After breakfast Ahiru and Fakir walked down to the pond and Ahiru had to change because it was colder than she thought it would be even though the academy was out for winter break. "I forgot how cold his place gets in winter though the last winter I had here was when I was a duck and I got could and couldn't craw into a warm blanket or even get a hug from my mother because I had already left the nest before winter." Ahiru had a sad look on her face and shivered form the cold air "Are you sure you don't wanna go back to the house and stay there instead of walking out in this weather I mean you don't seem to like the cold that much Ahiru." Fakir said with a little hint of caring in his voice. "No I mean I don't like the cold but I get use to it I lived last years snowstorm but I barely made the first few nights until I found a cave somewhere I don't even know where it is or where I was when I found it."
"Well at least you human again and can get hugs from people but don't expect to get one from me since you don't like me hugging you let alone touching you." Fakir was starting to regret saying that because he thought he knew the answer to it "I never said I didn't like you hugging me Fakir I was just caught off guard when I woke up and you had hugged me for a while because you woke me up when you started moving towards me last night but I ignored it and the next thing I knew I was awake and you were hugging me." I hope he doesn't catch on that I like him or I will never hear the end of why would he ever like me. "Wait so you mean you wouldn't mind it if I hugged you every once in a while?" Fakir asked thinking if she was starting to fall for him. "I wouldn't mind it that much." Ahiru said with a little regret in her voice. "Okay then maybe you wouldn't mind if I did this." Fakir said as he hurled himself at Ahiru and bear hugged her. "Eeekk! QUA-!" before Ahiru could finish Fakir covered her mouth so she wouldn't be stuck in her duck form for a week.
"Hey Fakir there's the pond!" Ahiru yelled running over to the dock by the pond which was now covered in ice from the cold. "Wow we haven't been here in forever." Fakir said happily. 'I think this might be the right time to tell her about how I really feel.' Fakir thought to himself. "Ahiru can I tell you something?" Fakir asked as the blush started to come onto his face so he just looked at his reflection in the ice. "Sure what is it Fakir?" "Well okay I have felt this way for a while and I wanted to tell you that I….I uh…..I um well you see I love you Ahiru." Fakir said looking down swaying his feet back and forth. "Really Fakir because i...i...I cant say it beacause I'll vanish" Ahiru said as they were both blushing bright red. "Ahhh Ahiru!" Fakir screamed as Ahiru hugged him and sent them flying off the dock and onto the hard ice covering the pond.