"Hey Kavi, do we have enough raspberry pies for this afternoon?" Haven asked into the phone, slipping a tee shirt over her head. "What do you mean we're a few short? We need all the pies we can get!" Haven panicked as she tied her hair back into a low pony tail. "Yeah, I'll see if I can find some… That joke was NOT funny" The white haired girl walked out of the bedroom. She hung up her cell phone and walked into the kitchen, putting some bread into the toaster.

"I'll be back around noon," Haven called to her housemates as she grabbed the finished toast and ran out of the apartment.

"Wait, Haven," Nagisa called after the girl, but she was already gone. He turned back to his remaining housemates. "Does anyone know where she's gone?"

Fia came out of her room with a calendar clutched to her chest. "I think she's gone off with Comp. Sci. Club to celebrate 3/14, Pi Day… If you want, we can all walk over to where the math, robotics, and computer science clubs are hosting an event for it on the other side of campus." She smiled slightly.


"3.141592653!" A large group of college students in matching t-shirts cheered on the other side of the quad. Up front a familiar white-haired girl could be spotted cheering enthusiastically. Next to her stood Kavi, cheering just as loudly.

Karma, hands in his pockets, gestured with his chin towards the crowd of cheering college students. "Found her."

Placing her hands behind her back, Fia turned to Nagisa. "Why don't you go check out the displays?" she asked. "I'm not huge on crowds, but you go on ahead."

Nagisa walked up to the crowd and found Haven.

"What's going on here?" He asked her.

"We're celebrating Pi day!" Haven smiled, "since pi is the most famous and widely used irrational number. Behind us is a large board of digital number displays. It shows the first one thousand digits of pi. Do you want to program the flashing pattern for one of the numbers?"

"Um… Sure. Why not," Nagisa shrugged. Haven led him over to a nearby tent set up with several computers.

"This is a drag and drop program based off of the C+ language. You can control the intervals in which the light display is on and off," Haven explained with a smile. "If you need any more help, just call me or anyone in this t-shirt," she pointed to the black shirt she was wearing, which had a pi symbol printed on it.

"So, how do you do this?" Nagisa asked. Haven stayed to explain the programing and walk him through it. Once he seemed to get the hang of it, Haven left to help others. Shortly, Kavi walked over.

"How's the programing going?" He asked.

"I think I get it," Nagisa replied.

"Also, there's something I want to tell you," Kavi leaned over to take a look at Nagisa's screen. "I like Haven, but she likes someone else. I'm giving him till the spring dance to make a move before I do. This is for her sake, not his." His voice was determined, but not cocky or malicious. "Have fun at today's event," Kavi smiled as he walked off.

A little while later, Haven came by. "Do you want to keep working on the program or is it ready?" She smiled.

"Year, I think it's ready," Nagisa said as he got up.

Haven disconnected a clear case the size of an altoid tin containing a green computer chip from the computer. "This is called a raspberry pi," she explained. "It contains the data for sequence you just programmed. We will connect this to the display and it will flash according to the code you gave it." Haven walked away. A few moments later, she came back. "Go look at the display and find your number," she smiled.

Nagisa went to look at the display and found his number. The '2' flashed and faded like a heartbeat.


"Pi Day without pie? Where's the fun in that?" Karma smirked.

Fia shrugged slightly and tucked a loose lock of hair behind her ear. "I think it's a very well-rounded event."

"Was that a bad circle joke?" He shot her a look.

"Hehe, maybe?" Fia rubbed the back of her neck in embarrassment. "I think it's great they have something to be so enthusiastic about…" she murmured.

"Don't you?" Karma asked. "Your music and art?"

Laughing dryly, Fia stared at the earnest group of kids, all wearing Pi Day shirts. "Maybe. I do like cooking though. It's so… universal and fundamental." She closed her eyes and breathed deeply as the wind whipped her hair and clothes about her. As the air settled around her once again, Fia turned towards Karma with a smile. "Speaking of food, what would you say to having raspberry pie for today's dessert?"

"I think I'm going to be sick of pie after today," he sighed. "You don't seem too into this event. You wanna go somewhere?"

"Sure," Fia replied. "Where to?"

Karma bit his fingernail for a brief second. "How about the field?"

Humming, Fia nodded slowly. "That sounds peaceful." She smiled, the first truly contented one in awhile.


Nagisa went for a walk after leaving the Pi event. He needed time to think about what Kavi had told him.

"Hi, Nagisa," a voice called from just off the paved path. The auburn-haired girl rolled onto her stomach and smiled.

Karma tilted his head back on the grass. "Hey, Nagisa. What's up?"

"Not much," Nagisa waved to the pair, "Can I talk to you guys?"

Fia and Karma sat up and exchanged glances.

"Of course," Fia said with a slight smile. "Wanna sit down?"

"Sure," Nagisa sat on the grass next to them. "At the event, Kavi told me something and I'm not sure how to take it…"

"Haven's coding buddy?" Karma asked. "What he say to you?"

"He said something about liking Haven, but she likes someone else. So, he's not going to make a move until the spring dance," Nagisa explained.

Fia shifted so that she could tuck her knees into her chest. "She likes someone? Who's that?"

Karma stared at her. "It's Nagisa, obviously. Why else would Kavi approach him?"

The Italian pouted and threw some grass at her redheaded counterpart. "I just want to make sure and be careful, especially after what happened the last time I got involved in Haven's lovelife…" She turned back to Nagisa. "Well, are you going to make your move, Nagisa?" Fia asked tentatively.

"I don't know what to do…" Nagisa looked at his friends, "How does Kavi know that Haven likes me? Did she tell him? But that doesn't sound like her."

Karma rubbed the back of his head. "So that's what that was about. You didn't notice that she's been a little more awkward around you - discounting the toddler time, of course."

Nagisa looked at Karma with surprise. "You actually pay attention to her?" Karma looked at him begrudgingly.

Running her hands through the grass absentmindedly, Fia hummed. "Considering Haven hasn't liked anyone before, and that she isn't particularly fond of change," she said slowly, "I think it makes sense that she's put a little distance between you two… I don't think that should deter you, though, Nagisa."

"How do I even approach her? We all know how well Benny's attempt went," Nagisa sighed.

"Idiot." Karma smacked Nagisa upside the head lightly. "You really are clueless, aren't you?" He ignored a protesting pout from Fia.

"What was that for?" Nagisa protested, "I'm not as adept as you in this field."

"You approach her like you did us. Openly and honestly," Karma said flatly.

"Without being brash, but calmly like you are now," Fia added with a smile.

"I'm still worried about how she might react… she was in no condition to give Benny any sort of answer for about a week," Nagisa replied.

"In Haven's defense, Benny did kind of proclaim his love to her… In her face… Loudly," Fia mumbled.

Karma sweat-dropped. "Maybe avoid the big L-word for now, Nagisa. Or, you could try to break her."

Fia's eyebrows knitted together. "Karma?"

"You can do something so friggin' romantic that she has no choice but to accept it 'cause she's so mentally-broken," the redhead said flatly as he rolled his eyes.

"Karma…" Nagisa and Fia sighed together.

Smiling wryly, Fia placed her hand reassuringly on Nagisa's arm. "Nagisa, you know yourself, and I think Haven might have opened up to you in ways she hasn't to me. I think you should just take some time to think about it and go with you think is best. I've learned that sometimes we need to make decisions and just stick by them." She smiled and handed Nagisa a red tulip. "Believe me, a declaration of love," Fia explained. "I hope it brings you luck."

A cheer came from the direction of the Pi day event. The three looked over to see Haven running towards them. "We finished! All of the first one thousand digits have been programmed. Come and see!" She called to them.

The four housemates made their way back to the display where a large orange pi sign glowed. Each number flashed in a different sequence, making the pi sign appear to be shimmering. "They're serving raspberry pie now, if you want some," Haven smiled.

Fia smiled softly at Haven and Karma, who were making their way towards the dessert. "Pi is like love," she murmured.

Nagisa peered over at her. "How so?"

She laughed lightly. "It's irrational but it's beautifully unique and infinite. No matter your view on either, they both still make things come full circle, perfectly. Isn't that a strange but wonderful feeling?"


Haven smiled as she bid her friends farewell outside the apartment. Today had been exhausting, but so much fun. Helping at events like today's always made her feel like she was part of something bigger. It was a good feeling for her. She made her way to her bedroom, humming happily.

As she entered, she noticed Gisa-kun was on the center of her bed. He was holding a bag of white-chocolate chip cookies, each with a pi sign written on it in frosting. She smiled and picked up the bag.

"Happy White Day," she read the tag attached to it, "From: Nagisa."


Sitting at the kitchen table, Fia flipped through the pages of her portfolio. Entirely immersed in looking over her paintings, she didn't notice that a plate had been set down in front of her until the chime-like clink of a fork caught her attention. Fia closed the portfolio and looked up to see Karma sitting across from her with an amused expression and a covered plate.

"What'cha doin?" he asked.

Fia blushed and held the portfolio to her chest. "Just looking at some old paintings," she explained. "I have one I really like in here of dandelions. They remind me of someone important."

Raising an eyebrow, Karma leaned forward and propped his chin on his hand. "You've been very melancholy lately. Nostalgia, much?"

The Italian nodded slowly. "I just… Never realized how much responsibility I had put on me when Felix and Felicia left," Fia admitted. "I thought I took those on myself for a sense of purpose or to protect my siblings - I'm not really sure. All I know now is that I wasn't as willing a participant as I thought…"

"Wish I could relate," Karma said, "but my parents up and ditched me."

Trying to change the subject, Fia pointed to the dome plate cover. "What's that?"

Standing, Karma shuffled the objects towards Fia with a hand. He removed the dome and rubbed the back of his neck.

Green eyes widened, shining with the reflection of the green dessert in front of them. "Green tea roll cake, whipped filling, white chocolate drizzle, and strawberry flowers?" Fia smiled at the fluffy cake and then up at her blushing companion. "What's this for?" she asked.

Karma moved the pastry aside and revealed a Japanese desserts cookbook. "Happy White Day," he mumbled.

Fia laughed happily, a melody that filled the room with a tranquil air. She brought a strawberry to her lips with rosy cheeks. "Thank you, Karma." Holding the strawberry out to him, Fia giggled and grinned. "But, I'd love nothing more than to share this with you."


Narrator: Oh! An ultimatum! This is exciting!

Nagisa: (sweatdrops)

Narrator: Next time, someone comes to visit. This will be a 'pun' time.

Haven: (groan) Does he have to come?