Rue and Mytho woke up early, deciding to go see Ahiru and Fakir for breakfast since they had a lot to talk about and a lot that needed to be figured out. However, when they got to the door, there was already someone waiting there for them.

"Edel!" Rue moved, almost as if she was going to defend Mytho, but realized she didn't have anything to do so with except a fierce fighting stance and a pendant she couldn't control. Fakir and Ahiru came out after hearing the shout, Ahiru squinting sleepily before she perked right up, Fakir having bedhead and glaring at the woman. The emerald haired woman moved back, letting Fakir and Ahiru join Mytho and Rue.

"Zura? Oh, um, no, I'm not Edel." The woman laughed, covering her mouth. She looked very much like Edel, but there was something... off about her. She didn't look like a doll. Eyes reflected the light, fingers moved through the air gracefully, without any sort of forced movements, and she seemed to be blushing a real shade of pink. She was wearing a knee length dress, green hair long and allowed to fall down her back freely. "I've been told by Mr. Meyer that I look like her though... Better, of course." She showed a sweet smile to the four, hands clasped in front of her before she took a good look at Fakir. "Oh, you've found the different seeds then." Squinting, she seemed to be analyzing him. "Two sorts at least. You're still missing two..." The woman turned to go, starting to hum.

"Uzura, wait!" Ahiru was the one to speak this time, fidgeting slightly. "What... what are you talking about?" She swallowed, holding onto Fakir's arm, feeling reassured when she felt Rue's hand on her shoulder. Uzura turned and looked at Ahiru, seeming to consider her and the pendant that she wore now, a lovely rainbow colored egg with a star of light reflecting in it.

"The seeds of chaos and destruction. Those are the two that have been already found by the Princesses of Hope and Dreams... Chaos for Hope, Destruction for Dreams. I wonder what'll happen for the Prince and Knight though..." Uzura let out a giggle, this time walking away, not turning when Rue and Mytho tried to call her back. She disappeared around a corner, leaving the four to stare in her wake.

"...Seeds of chaos and destruction? And there's still more?" Rue glanced at Ahiru, who frowned and looked thoughtful. "And... That means Fakir and Mytho... will also collect them? But what do we do with the seeds?"

Fakir felt for the pouch he had found to put the drops in, having placed the red seed of destruction in it with the seed of chaos. "I don't know. I suppose we'll have to wait and see what happens." He smiled a little and once again the couples went off on their own paths, Mytho and Rue taking a scenic walk through the park and watching the rising sun, but feeling lost and hopeless at the same time.

"Does this mean we'll get to see you and Fakir in tutu's and toe shoes?" Mytho began to blush, looking alarmed. "Hehe, I'm only kidding Mytho." Rue began to close her eyes and Mytho took his cue, leaning in and giving her a sweet and tender kiss to her mouth, holding onto her upper arms.

As Ahiru played with Mr. Cat's kittens, Fakir sat at his desk, looking over his writings. "Ahiru... Don't you think it's kind of fishy?"

"Mr. Kitten's breath? Yes, quite so, but we give them tuna an awful lot." Ahiru moved the kitten's paws gently, making it dance in the direction of Fakir, who began to blush as he attempted to maintain a serious expression, regardless of her adorable attempts to ignore what was going on around them.

"A-Ahiru... um..." Momentarily distracted, he let out a sigh. It could wait until later. After writing down some notes on a piece of parchment, he moved over to Ahiru and joined her on the couch, stroking her head as he watched her play with the kitten. Ahiru looked delighted, leaning against him, enjoying a quiet morning of nothing important going on. After all, whatever battle that was going to happen, it could be delayed if the danger was not immediate, right? Or maybe they were all just delaying the fight because they didn't want to know how the story ended this time, too worried they did not have the power to stop Ahiru's fate.

Slowly the day passed and turned to night, but it was with a heavy red sun that the sky darkened.

Rue and Mytho returned to their room, their sweet and stolen kisses continuing from their pleasant day out together. "We never did have a proper honeymoon," Rue said softly, watching Mytho blush and clear his throat.

"T-true, very true." He took another kiss from Rue's lips, a hand trailing over her figure. They were both adults, this was normal... He guided her to the bed, pulling her hair back from her neck and giving tentative kisses to her white skin, sitting on the edge of the mattress with her as the night wore on.

In the morning, Ahiru woke up stretched out over Fakir's lap, his hand resting between her shoulders. He had fallen asleep several times that day, as had she,, before they both fell into a deep sleep, the cats curled up wherever they could find room on the couch. Sitting up, Ahiru looked at the clock, surprised that it was almost ten and they hadn't heard from Rue and Mytho. As she tried to move away from Fakir without waking him, his eyes opened. Blushing, Ahiru began to apologize until she was silenced by Fakir leaning forward, his hand moving along her neck and back of her head, grasping her hair as he pulled her down for a kiss. They stayed like that for a moment until a voice called out from the bushes under the window, "Way to go Fakir, kiss your woman!"

Pushing away from Fakir, Ahiru went to the window, throwing it open and seeing Pike and Lilie crouched down, hands on the edge of the sill. "...Morning Ahiru!" Pike smiled warmly as Lilie stared up at Ahiru, and then away, crying. She stood and bolted, Pike staring after her. "Huh. I think Lilie is so overcome with emotion about how nice you two looked." Pike tilted her head before smiling at Ahiru. "I better go chase after her. It was nice to see you again!" Pike bolted as well, leaving a cloud of dust after her as Ahiru stared.

"Anything good?" Fakir came to stand behind Ahiru, kissing her temple. Ahiru didn't have words for what just happened though, instead choosing to lean against Fakir and let him wrap his arms around her waist.

A couple hours later, Mytho and Rue came by, holding hands and enjoying brunch with the other two, seeming a lot closer than they had before. Ahiru wasn't trying to stare, but it was hard to not notice, however it was even harder to pinpoint what had changed about them.

"Oh, that reminds me." Fakir ran his fingers through his hair, resting his chin in his palm after. "Uzura. Why does she look like she's human? And she mentioned a Mister Meyer, who is that..."

Rue looked contemplative, toying with the necklace she wore, the white gem seeming odd, but matching Ahiru's rainbow colored egg. The wings in Rue's pendant looked strange, mysterious, yet adorable at the same time, the star-like cut in Ahiru's that reflected light making it appear just as unique.

"...Do you think she has something to do with all of this?" Rue nibbled at a pancake, waiting for the answer.

"Yes," all four said in unison before they laughed together.

"I think we should go back to the shop today," Mytho said, toying with his eggs. "I think there's something there still, maybe in the back, even if it's closed in the front."

"Agreed," Rue said. Mytho and Ahiru nodded, both eating their food as the four began discussing the weather and what to wear, one of the cats trying to steal a sausage on a plate.

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2016 A/N: ...So I apparently never noticed chapter 9 and 10's stories were ODDLY SIMILAR... I fixed it, but it shortened 10 by a lot, sorry!