Early in the winter morning, a student of the drama club entered the ballet room

"Excuse me, Neko sensei? Can I talk to you for a minute?"

"Ok, class, just start stretching for a while."

The most students in the class were wondering if what was going on. They talked amongst their selves but Neko-sensei just listened to what the student is talking about.

"What do you think they're talking about?"

"Oh I don't know…why ask me?"

"Wow that's a great idea!" Neko-sensei suddenly burst out. Lilie suddenly pushed Ahiru downwards while doing the split, causing Ahiru to shout as her bones were trying to kill her. But both Lilie and Pique were able to put their hands on Ahiru's mouth. "Ok class listen to me" neko-sensei started while clapping his hands to break the commotion that caught the attention of the students "The drama club likes to invite our class to join "The Destiny of the princess" for this year's act. The story is about a Princess who was betrothed to a prince since she was a little child. But after seven years, the princess and the prince met and both of them didn't like the idea. Then a knight was able to save the princess from danger. This knight fell for the princess but the princess didn't notice the feelings of the knight. Yet there's more - an enemy who likes the prince tries to kill the princess." Neko-sensei paused "Please join. If you refuse to…please don't hesitate to tell me or else…you'll have to marry me!" He started to scratch his ears using his feet.

'The story sounds so familiar to me…oh I know, it is the story I wrote last night!' Fakir told himself as he turned his head to see a small group of yellow and pink-haired girls cheering for the salmon-haired girl on the floor. He blushed bright red at the site.

"Go Ahiru! You can do it!" Cheered Pike and Lilie

"Noooooooo" Ahiru falls on the floor

After the class, Ahiru went to Fakir, while Fakir was on his way to the library for some book reading.

"Good morning, Fakir! I hope that you're not busy right now. Anyway, are you going to join the play? I-I mean you're great dancer a-and you could get the lead role. Don't you think?"

Fakir didn't reply. However, he blushed and directed his eyes to another direction.

From afar, Fakir turned his head and saw Rue with the prince walking. He stared at Rue as if he was going to kill her

"You must join the play with me, we might get the lead roles" Rue said sweetly while walking with Mythos "and we might get the hearts of the people in there"

"Anyway" Ahiru interrupted "I need to go now. Bye!"

But Fakir did nothing and just stared back at her as she ran away.

"Hey Ahiru!" Pique and Lilie came running towards her. "I thought you are with your lover? "

"Ah…"

"You were with him a while ago…so what did you talk about? Don't worry, we'll help you to fight for the one you love" Lilie giggled

'What should I do? Should I join the play? I don't even know if the prince will join with Rue or not, they might do something unexpected.'

"Ahem!... Fakir why are you alone here in the Library?...Why don't you try to read outside? … It will be much more comfortable"

"This is fine."

"Oh…I see…ok then…I just want you to know that you are expected to join the play not only you but Mythos as well. You will be one of the four main characters if you join the play. If you don't want to join, just talk to me and I will be the one to talk to them…ok?"

Without saying a word, Neko-sensei left Fakir with the thought

"Hi Edel, I don't know if I should join the play. I-I mean I am not a good ballet dancer but the drama club wants me to join"

"Ahiru!"

"Yes!"

"Can you please join the play coz you're the only one who can talk to Fakir and we're all afraid of him, he's grumpy"

"Hey! He's not grumpy!" While flapping her arms "well sometimes…at least but he has a good heart!"

"That's why you should join."

"I'll think about it."

"Ok!...hope to see you there!"

When Ahiru was on her way to the girl's dormitory, she saw the play's poster near the drama club building on an old bulletin board. She didn't know what to do.

Then, what looked like a doll appeared somewhere in the dark and started walking towards the light which revealed a tall girl.

"Light may come even when everything seems dark" Edel started "Life has Hope even when life seems over"

"Huh! What do you mean?" Ahiru looked at the Edel

"This stone of hope will help you understand things. It will show you things that deep inside you would only know." Ahiru then looked back at the poster

"Huh? I don't really understand you Edel...what do you m…E-Edel? In the brief moment, Edel was gone like a bubble that disappeared into thin air.

Ahiru ran through the whole Ginkan Academy still thinking about the mysterious words Edel said to her. She stopped running without noticing that she stopped in front of the Drama club's building.

"Hey Ahiru! I'm glad that you decided to join the play"

"Yeh"

"Here is the application form…you can fill it up right here."

"Oh…thank you"

"Can I have one of those applications for the play?"

"Fa-Fakir! You're going to join? That's great!"

"I'm done."

"Me too!"

"The audition will be next month…so please do all the requirements."

"Oh yeah!" Fakir just kept on walking. "The only requirement is we have to dance to the sound of nutcracker…I thought she said all but that's only one! Ahiru giggled.