"Fakir!" Ahiru was rushing home to give Fakir his pendant.

Charon came out of the kitchen. "Ahiru. Took you long enough." He then gave Ahiru a smile. "He's in his room."

She ran up the stairs and barged in his room. "Fakir!" Fakir was of course, writing.

He looked up, and found an "F" pendant in his face. "Here Fakir!"

Fakir had a bored look on his face. "What's that for?" Ahiru seemed taken back. "Isn't it obvious? It's for you!" To Ahiru it seemed perfectly normal to give Fakir a present on Valentine's Day.

Just then, Uzura showed up. And she of course saw the pendent. "Ahiru-san gave Fakir-san a present-zura!" She started banging her drum like crazy. "LOVE-LOVE-ZURA! LOVE-LOVE-ZURA! LOVE-LOVE-." At this point Fakir was covering her mouth and kicking the drum away.

"Fakir, you shouldn't be so mean to Uzura." Fakir gave Ahiru a frustrated glance. "You want her to keep up this racket so Charon hears?" He then threw Uzura out the door so she landed on the floor. "If Charon hears I'll never hear the end of it."

"So Fakir, do you want your present?" "Of course, how can I not? It would just be plain rude." Fakir took it and put it on.

"It looks like yours." Ahiru nodded. "The shopkeeper said it was probably meant to be." Fakir looked thoughtful. "Was she old?" "Yes. She said that you went in to look for my pendant." Why would that shopkeeper remember that? I'm sure she sees many customers. She's old also, so her memory would have to be bad.

While Fakir was deep in thought Ahiru was telling him how they both are signed up to for the Valentine's Day Dance. Fakir looked up at Ahiru when she mentioned the Valentine's Day Dance.

"What about the dance?" "Fakir! Haven't you been listening? I signed us both up for the Dance…" As Ahiru was explaining this she saw Fakir's face go in shock.

"What?!" Ahiru tried to backtrack. "I mean as friends. Charon said today could also be for friends…" Fakir wanted to yell at Charon. Why did he always want to start things like this?! "…And then I bumped into Femio who told me about the dance…" figures Femio would tell Ahiru about this. I have to remember to yell at Femio also. "...and then I got this pendent for you." Fakir looked at Ahiru. "As friends!"

"So do you want to?" Ahiru looked down. "I thought it would be nice to dance again like we did in the La-." Ahiru suddenly stopped talking. Neither she nor Fakir ever brought up that final Pas De Deux in the Lake of Despair.

Fakir noticed how she stopped suddenly, and why. He also didn't want Ahiru to be anymore uncomfortable than she was now.

"Do you really want to dance again?" Ahiru looked up, with a smile on her face. "Yes, it's been so long since I last danced, as a human."

Fakir knew she had a point, but acted like he was doing her a large favor. "If you want to, I suppose it'll be fine."

"Arigato Fakir!" Ahiru jumped up and hugged Fakir in thanks. "I-I'll dance wonderfully Fakir, promise." Fakir looked down at Ahiru. "Uh, Ahiru."

Ahiru immediately let go. She was blushing a violent red. "I'll go get ready now," she mumbled.

She ran out of the room. Fakir just smiled at her as she left. The simplest things always make her so happy. He also fingered his pendant. I should get her something as well. Fakir let his mind wander at this thought, then came back to reality.

AS A FRIEND! A present for her as a friend. Fakir didn't seem as convinced this time.

"Yes Fakir, hide your feelings, but watch what I have in store for you and little Ahiru-san at the Dance." As Drosslemeyer says this, a gear of Kinkan town appears. In the sky, there are Ravens, flying around. "Are you ready for battle, Failed Knight?

Hahaha!"

That's all for today. What kind of story awaits us? A happy story? A sad story? Or maybe...