Chapter 5:
"Erika is a very kind person," Ahiru said braiding her long hair, the clothes given to her by Erika tucked under her arm. They were walking back along the path that Uzura had led them down.
"Yeah," Fakir said distantly, he was wondering what kind of story Erika was telling and what would be in store for them. He then realized something, "where's Uzura?" he asked looking around, "Did you see her when we came back up?"
Ahiru shook her head. "Here," he handed him his shirt.
"Thanks," he was looking back at the distant cottage, straining his ears, trying to hear the sound of her drum tapping away. They continued walking till Fakir realized something, "you can't come back to my dorm, my roommates are awake now, and you have clothes so there's no need."
"Ok" she said, "I'll be at the pond."
"I'll come get you when they leave." They continued for a while till the path split and they parted ways.
Ahiru soon came to her pond and saw a girl standing on the dock talking to herself. Ahiru hid behind a tree and listened.
"I love you! No, too bold," said a familiar voice, Ahiru instantly recognized that it was Pike! "Ummm… I like you a lot, Fakir," Fakir? Ahiru knew that in her time with Pike she had a crush on Fakir, but why did she feel sad?
"Pike, Pike! Big news!" cried yet another familiar voice happily, Lilie, "I saw Fakir sneaking out of the boy's dorm with a girl!"
Uh-oh Ahiru thought.
"What?" Pike asked her voice cracked.
"A girl! A girl!" Lilie said cheerfully, "a formidable rival has appeared! Oooh, Pike, you're so cute in your unrequited love!"
Pike was silent, and then Ahiru heard her walk away towards the dorms with Lilie behind her chanting "Battle! Battle!" behind her.
Ahiru leaned against the tree and slid down.
…..
Fakir stopped and watched Ahiru disappear into the forest. He pulled on his shirt and button it up and continued on. He soon came to his dorm. He heard people awake inside.
That's strange, he thought, why is everybody awake so early in the morning?
His question was soon answered when a group of girls spotted him and ran over to him.
"Fakir is it true?" asked a small blonde haired girl.
"What?" he asked, wondering what it could be.
"That you were sneaking out of your dorm with a red headed girl?" asked a girl with messy blue-green hair.
He was stunned. Who had seen him? "n-no, it's not true," he stammered.
"Then why are you coming out of the forest?" asked the blonde.
"I was feeding the duck," he lied. "It was hurt so I brought it back to my dorm, but John scared it so I chased after it. It got away though…"
"Oh that's too bad…" said the girl with blue-green hair sadly, "maybe we can look for it together later?"
"Yeah…" Fakir said, not listening, peering over them, looking at the fray of girls behind them, at least half the girls in the school had either gloomy or frustrated looks on their face. Oh no, he thought.