Note: Yeah, yeah, I know, another one of these. Well, there are just so little stories on Dark Cloud, and so far (I might be wrong) there has not been a Toan x Max fanfiction. Well, my first thought was, "Maybe no one thought of it." My second, "Maybe no one, and I mean ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, likes this pairing" and my third thought, "Is there a rule that this pairing is not allowed?...Nah."

Anyway, I still risked it. As Sakuma Ryuichi says, "Those who criticize cannot harm those who create."

Disclaimer: I own neither Dark Cloud 1 or 2, they belong to Sony. Neither do I own Titanic, it is a famous romance/tragedy in 1997.

Warnings: Shounen Ai. Pairing: Max x Toan. Claire fans, I apologize greatly because Claire will be shown as a spoiled character. If you dislike, do not read. A little note to add, as Titanic is a tragedy, this story might end in a tragedy even though there's some humor. Beware.

Introduction

Palm Brinks was quite the town with big events here and there, held by Mayor Need. The Mayor always thought of impressive ideas for celebrations. This year, he went over his head and designed a priceless cruise ship in which everyone had to take the Blackstone trains to the edge of the city to board it. This year, his dear daughter planned to celebrate due to some sort of news, in which was unannounced and made the townspeople curious. She wanted to make it BIG. Dear daddy, of course, would pay millions for his daughter's happiness.

The colossal Titanic floated on the Caribbean blue waters, awaiting all those who were high-ranking to step aboard. People swarmed the dock, eager to travel the seas on a newly-built, expensive ship.

There he was, Maximillian, the "rich tyke" of Palm Brinks, standing next to his sophisticated father, Gerald. Stewart, their butler, and Adel, their maid, held the luggage behind them. Max's white dress shirt and maroon vest wrinkled as random people ran past him. His father dusted off his usual suit as commoners rudely swept by him. Two pairs of green eyes trailed high up the sides of the Titanic.

"Father, Mayor Need really did it this time," The boy laughed, "I wonder how much money's left in his piggy bank."

"Maximillian Daedulus! Manners!" Gerald scolded in a whisper.

The natural azure ceiling made the day pleasurable even though Max disliked the fancy festivities to come, whatever they were. The Palm Brinks residents, and a few outsiders gathered around, walking up the metal stairs and into the ship. Speaking of outsiders, let us travel to a near bar where the piano tinkered its tune. There sat Toan Midmorning at the counter, a boy from the village of Norune, opening another bottle of liquor. No, he was not drinking…his companion, Ruby, was.

"Ah," The lavender-haired dame sighed, nearly drunk, "Thanks for-the boozes…ya know, ya talk less. Learn to-be-a babboler lig ME"

Now, Toan was a fine young man wearing his usual rural-styled clothes without his verdant cap, distinguishing him from the crowd. He tapped on his wrist, like an invisible watch, signaling that he was busy and wanted to know why she dragged him to a bar on their trip to Palm Brinks. If she only wanted to consume alcohol with his money, he would leave quickly. The woman was rich enough from the money her lover, King, gave her, but would not pay for her own grog.

"Wat?" She faced him, scowling, "I know, I know, time! The Titanic willeave zoon. Dun worries, I got ta tickets, and we'll run dhere"

She pulled out two tickets from the chest area of her rose and gold outfit, casting it to Toan. Well, that explains her valise and luggage. Customers threw glances at the woman, eyeing her revealing garments. Ruby patted her hair, making sure it was still tied to resemble a fan. Toan caught the thin papers, examining the information written on them.

Departure time: 1:30 PM

The boy snatched Ruby's wrist, rolling up the tight fuchsia sleeves, staring at the mini clock wrapped around it. The time read: 1:26 PM.

"Agh…" Toan groaned, hauling Ruby and her baggage out the bar.

"Oh my gosh! Ya spoke in public!" She yelled in shock," It was a groan, bud it gounts as tawking!…Where're we goin'?"

Toan pushed hundreds of denizens away, bowing slightly for apology. The barkeeper rushed out of the tavern, yelling for bill payments. As a good citizen, Toan threw a bag of gold coins back to the barkeep, accidentally striking him on his bald head. The boy could not help but laugh a little, then proceeded towards the ship, still yanking Ruby.

He charged past the blonde-haired boy, oblivious to their fates suddenly intertwining.

"Commoners are quite uncivilized," Gerald complained arrogantly.

"Father," Max argued," These 'commoners' are only rushing to board the Titanic. Not everyone has to walk behind you while you lazily stroll to the ship."

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Author's note: There's the intro, now, go read Chapter One and review or else! By the way, I made up their last names if you haven't noticed. I know, they're horrible. I can't think of any good ones.