Hello everybody! ^^ Welcome to my Karneval Fanfic! A quick warning about this fanfic: it will have sporadic updates and not be updated as often as my other stories. It is not prioritized until after at least one of my other stories are finished. Until then it will be updated every so often or if I get major inspiration. A little note also about this fanfiction, if you take it at face value, I think you may just miss out on some fun little tidbits later on. (If I can pull it off of course.) =) I do not own anything in Karneval with the exception of my OC.

Please enjoy the first chapter! ^^

The young boy laid in the green grassy field with his sister, feeling drowsy. He glanced at her form, his movements mirroring hers. As their eyes met, they understood each other, both sharing questions in that one look. They froze when they felt the breeze carry a small sound, something no one else but them could have heard. Mirroring each other once more, they looked up at the sky and reached up. Only they could hear it.

"Nai, Shi, If I were…" The breeze echoed their memory.

"Karoku… Where did you go..?"

"Nai… where are we going?" The younger girl asked, holding his hand tightly as they wandered the outskirts of a town. "Do you really think Karoku would have come through here?"

Nai glanced at the girl who was practically a reflection of him. The only honest differences between them (besides the obvious) was that her hair was longer and her body a bit more feminine than his own. It's not like Nai would know something like that though. To him, she was someone who always had to be by his side, as well as Karoku.

His precious "little sister".

"I don't know…but maybe we could find someone who knows where he is…" He replied to her, a bit uncertain.

The girl frowned at this and opened her mouth to say something, only to pause and stare at the figures in front of them.

"Well, well… Looks like we didn't have to go far to fulfill Mine-sama's wish." A man smirked, grabbing Nai and shoving him to the ground.

Another man was immediately behind his sister and grabbed her wrist. "And there's two of them, even better." He laughed cruelly before throwing her over to join her brother. "Tie them up, we're going back to the mansion."

The men with him wasted no time in doing so, roughing them up a bit and forcing them to walk down an unfamiliar path to a mansion.

Both siblings were exhausted and battered by the time they got there.

"Move it!" one man shouted, shoving them into a large room.

The girl whimpered softly as men grabbed her by her hair, forcing her head up. She could barely register that they had done the same to Nai.

"Oh my! They're both so adorable! But I don't remember asking for two… I only asked for a boy…" a woman exclaimed.

The men immediately threw compliments towards the woman. "Mine-sama you're even more beautiful than yesterday!"

"We thought you would appreciate having a pair for twice the fun! Look, they even look alike!" The men holding the siblings forced their heads up higher.

The woman called Mine only laughed, "You're right, thank you for you're hard work!"

One man tugged at Nai harshly while another mirrored his actions on his sister. "Your names!"

Nai struggled and shrunk back, "Na…Nai…" he only spared a glance at the younger girl by him, who struggled to scoot closer to him.

"I want to see Karoku…"

"Shi…" the girl murmured softly, eyes getting watery.

But their reactions did not deter Mine at all, it only made her squeal lightly. "Oh, they're both so cute and innocent!" She turned to the men and smiled, "For your reward I'll crush your enemies for you."

The men thanked her and assisted her in throwing Nai on the bed, chaining his hands, then tying Shi to the bedpost.

When they left, Mine was immediately upon Nai, smiling sweetly. "Don't be nervous! We'll play lots together…aren't you happy?"

Nai looked at Mine confused and uncomfortable. "This feels horrible…and you're heavy…"

"How am I horrible and heavy?!" Mine shouted, hitting him in the face, angered.

Shi stood up and struggled, seeing this. "Nai! Don't hurt Nai!"

The woman glared at the small girl, gripping Nai's wrist all the while. "Hah?!" She snapped before her attention was drawn to the choker around Shi's neck. "What is…?"

Mine looked down at Nai, noticing the bracelet around his wrist. "They both have Circus ID's? But that's impossible… They're both supposed to be orphans!" She looked closer at the bracelet on Nai's wrist, snapping the boy back to reality.

"Ah… That's Karoku's…" he told her, trying to pull his wrist back.

Mine looked at the bracelet seriously. "Did they find us…?"

Shi paid little attention to Mine's words, focusing more to the ceiling behind her. She could have sworn she heard someone up there.

Seconds later, a loud booming was heard from the far side of the mansion.

Mine glanced behind her in annoyance before getting up. "I'll be back to play more my cuties." She told the two sweetly before walking out the door, shutting it behind her.

Once the door clicked, Nai immediately got up and went to Shi. "Shi…" He looked her over worriedly before undoing the ropes keeping her to the post; her hands were still chained however.

Shi opened her mouth to thank him when another explosion above them happened, resulting in her hugging her brother close in an attempt to shield him from the debris falling.

From the hole in the ceiling, an older boy jumped down, his fall slowed by the cord until he could safely land on the floor. When he detached the cord, he lifted the goggles from his face, allowing them to lazily rest on the side of his head. His icy blue eyes turning to look at the twins.

Both twins couldn't help but stare at the boy, curious and in awe. But after a moment, Nai opened his mouth to speak. "Um..!"

The boy, however, merely walked past them and began sifting through Mine's things on her shelves. "Damn only junk…" he grumbled as he began tossing books and other little things once he deemed them so.

It was only after a few moments did Nai speak up. "Um…"

"What?" the black haired boy asked, still shifting through the shelves.

At this point, Nai lost his nerve, leaving Shi to ask softly. "Are you going outside..?"

"What?" The boy repeated, finally taking the time to look at the two.

"We want to get out too… but…" Shi held Nai's hand for support, keeping her eyes low to the floor.

After a few moments, the boy smirked, "Hm… you two have some interesting things."

Nai saw his line of sight and looked at his own bracelet then Shi's choker.

"I won't mind getting you out of here." The boy continued. "But only on one condition. You two give me that bracelet and choker."

Nai smiled happily, "Sure, but it's Karoku's, so if you ask him and he says it's okay, then you can have it."

Shi, on the other hand, was skeptical. "This…is Karoku's… I won't give it to you without his permission." As she spoke, she took a few steps back, causing Nai to look at her worriedly.

"Shi…He'll ask Karoku… we just have to go outside." Nai spoke to her gently, taking her hands in his again.

After a moment, Shi nodded slightly and looked at the dark haired boy. "Okay… only if you ask Karoku…"

At this, the boy smirked and took out his gun. "You two have got yourself a deal."

And with that, he shot their chains in half, needing only a shot each to break them.

"Are you with Circus?"

The three of them turned to see that Mine had returned.

"Damn, she's back." The dark haired boy muttered.

"No… you can't be with them," the woman continued. "You look more like you're of a petty thief maybe?"

At this the older boy raised his gun, pointing it square at Mine's chest.

"And what if I am?"

His question seemed to amuse her, as she smiled coyly.

"It's fine. Run away…" At this her whole body appeared to tremble, and her neck elongated as it moved in unnatural, disturbing motions. "Let's play a game of tag." She giggled, her voice even changing and becoming distorted to the shock of the three who watched.

Her skin turned a sickly gray and her arms elongated, snapping in certain places to create extra joints. "But I will catch you soon!" Mine laughed, her teeth now sharp and menacing.

The dark haired boy used both hands to aim his gun. "What the hell are you?!" He shouted, keeping his gaze directed onto her. But it was only after a few moments that he recognized how ill prepared he was to actually combat such a creature.

He turned to the twins and shouted at them. "Come on!" and began running to a corner of the wall.

Shi immediately began running after him, while Nai glanced at the transforming Mine for a moment before following close behind.

The boy pulled a small device out of his pocket, clicked it, and then threw it at the wall, making it explode to create a large enough hole for them to run through.

Nai swiftly grabbed Shi's hand as he kept pace with her and finally began running a little ahead, closer to the older boy they were following.

"What are we going to do..?" She asked as they turned the corner, her long hair whipping behind her.

The dark haired boy looked behind him to tell them to shut up and just follow him, but he caught sight of a man in a dark suit running after them.

"Damn. This way!" He shouted, abruptly turning a corner and running into a dimly lit room.

Nai ran quickly, holding Shi's hand tight and hid behind the boy, who happened to be hiding behind some wooden crates.

When the man finally caught up, he began shooting into the room.
"Come out!"

The older boy wasted no time and shot out the lights.

Shi peeked over the boxes to see the man turn his attention to down the hall.

"Mine-sama! I've cornered the intruders in here!" He called out to the woman, who was chanting as she wandered forward.

Upon seeing her form, he paled and stared. "Mine-sama…?"

The woman smiled crudely and launched herself at him, using her long arm to grab him and pull him towards her.

The three of them watched the shadows play the scene out against the wall from behind the crates; the man's screams filling in the few blank spots the shadows were unable to tell them.

Finally, Mine walked into the doorway, carrying the man, now lifeless, under her arm.
"Well…that didn't work out like I expected." She giggled cruelly, "I have to eat properly for me to have my speed."

Shi took in quiet, strained breaths as she watched, her brother just as pale as she.

"What is she…?" The older boy thought, watching in shock as Mine lifted the dead man to her mouth and bit savagely into his neck.

It seemed like hours had passed before she finally dropped the bloody man to the floor.

"I said it was a game of tag, not hide and seek remember?" she sneered, looking into the dark room.

"You have to run around more!" With that, she threw her arms into the room, easily breaking the boxes inside.

But the moment she broke the boxes, the dark haired boy dashed to the side, reached into his coat and threw some detonating devices at her, allowing them to explode at her feet.

The woman screamed as the floor crumbled beneath her, falling to what they assumed was her doom.

However, the explosion was big enough to blow out the corner of the room, revealing the night sky above.

Nai looked up at him, perplexed. "Um…what happened to her…?" He turned to the boy, confused.

Shi semi-crawled to Nai's side and gently gripped the side of his sleeve, finally making eye contact with the dark haired boy.

The boy looked between the two of them, thinking.

Nai looked at him worriedly, "Umm…"

Finally, the boy extending his hand to them, to which Nai smiled happily and immediately took it, accepting the help to stand up.

"I'm Gareki. And you?" He asked

Nai responded eagerly. "Nai. I'm Nai."

Gareki finally turned to the younger sister, and extended a hand to her, smiling slightly. "And your name?"

To Shi, his smile was a bit unpleasant, like it wasn't a smile to comfort her. It seemed like he was smiling more to himself and whatever he was thinking. Shi looked down, refusing to meet his eyes or even take his hand.

"Shi…"

Gareki frowned slightly; this girl was going to be a bit more difficult to deal with than the boy.

Immediately Nai bent down and tilted his head. "Did you hurt yourself Shi? Are you okay?"

Shi shook her head and moved to stand up, but before she could do so, Gareki had reached down, and easily picked her up, holding her in his arms.

"This is your sister right?" He asked Nai, glancing to him.

Nai nodded a few times. "We're…twins." He explained meekly.

Shi squirmed in Gareki's arms, only for him to purposely pretend to nearly drop her then hold securely again.

"Just stay still and don't cause trouble, we'll be able to move faster this way." Gareki looked her in the eye as he spoke. "If I let her run, she'll be too slow to keep up with me and Nai, she almost got us caught and killed earlier."

Shi met his gaze without wavering,

"Don't lose Nai." She murmured before allowing him to carry her without too much a fuss.

As they quickly made their way down, Gareki had to keep reminding himself that he was carrying someone.

"She hardly weighs anything. I could probably even pass her off to her brother and there wouldn't be too much of a problem… but if I did that then there's the possibility of losing both of them if we were to be caught…Better safe than sorry."

Once they were finally on solid ground, Gareki picked up the pace.

"Hey don't fall behind!" He shouted to Nai over his shoulder.

Nai kept his pace behind him, not faltering when they turned the corner and ran down the alleyway.

Shi peeked over Gareki's arm, making sure Nai was behind them, her eyes showing the worry she wasn't completely able to show back at the mansion.

She then turned her crimson gaze to the boy carrying her, staring at him as if analyzing him. She couldn't help but think back to her dear person.

"Karoku…Where did you go…?"

Well didn't that make for a slightly tedious chapter? ANNNYYWAYS I hoped you enjoyed and look forward to chapter 2 ^^

Comments and constructive criticism is always welcome!

See you later!

~Tokala