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"Fakir, where's Ahiru? She didn't come to class?" Fakir looked up from his stretches to the couple in front of him.

"No..."

"Is she sick? Did something happen?" Fakir stayed silent and kept his eyes on the floor.

"I...I hurt her...didn't I?" Fakir took a deep breath and nodded. Rue gasped. "Is she okay?"

"Yeah...I took her back home. Raetsel's taking care of her now. I got to her before her wounds could get too serious but she's going to be away for a few days." Mytho and Rue nodded and slowly went back to their stretches.

Once lessons began, Fakir couldn't keep his mind off of Ahiru. He probably wouldn't admit it to anyone else, but he was worried about her. Although she would make a full recovery, Fakir couldn't help but dwell on the fact that Ahiru was so close to having her heart ripped out.

"Fakir?" Fakir turned his attention to Miss Lorna standing in front of him. "You are living with Ahiru, aren't you? Do you know where she is today?"

"She's...she got hurt yesterday. She'll be away from class for a few days."

"I see...Fakir?"

"Hm?"

"Go." Fakir frowned with confusion.

"What?"

Miss Lorna crossed her arms and gave Fakir a gentle smile. "As a ballet instructor, I'm rather skilled in the art of 'observing' others in order to teach. I could see from a mile away that you are very unfocused today and if you lack focus and concentration with any kind of dancing, there's a possibility that you could get injured. Now that you've told me about Ahiru, I have a feeling that the reason for this is her. That's why, I want you to go home and take care of her."

"It's fine. I can-"

"Fakir, this is an exception that I'm offering for today only."

Fakir paused to consider this offer and finally, he nodded. "Thank you..." Miss Lorna nodded and turned back to her class. As Fakir left, he missed the sudden flash of Mytho's eyes.

When Fakir returned home, Ahiru was resting peacefully in her bed, and Raetsel was patiently sitting by her bed reading a book. When Fakir walked into the room, she noticed him immediately and greeted him. "Oh, welcome home Fakir. But, isn't it a bit early for classes to be over?"

"Miss Lorna dismissed me from class."

Raetsel giggled slightly. "I see...were you that worried?"

Fakir blushed and ignored her comment. He walked over to Ahiru's bed and sat on the edge. "Thank you for taking care of her Raetsel. I can watch over her for the rest of the day."

"Thank you very much Fakir. I had an errand to run for Hans anyway. I'll be back tomorrow, okay Fakir?" Fakir nodded and took Raetsel's place in the chair. He sat in the chair patiently, until suddenly Ahiru stirred. She opened her eyes slowly and once she saw Fakir, she pushed herself up on her elbows with a wince.

"Idiot! Your wounds haven't healed yet. Lie down." Fakir said as he gently pushed her back down by her shoulders.

"My wounds?" Ahiru obediently laid back down, but pushed her blankets down so that she could see her chest. Underneath her night gown, she could see bandages wrapped around her chest. "Oh yeah...." Fakir shook his head. She had almost forgotten what had happened.

"You Moron!" He hissed. "Why did you go and do something stupid like that? Why didn't you wake me up last night?"

Ahiru frowned. "Well, y'know, I was going to. But when I peeked into your room, you looked so tired and I didn't want to wake you."

"You idiot! Keeping you from getting yourself into trouble is more important than sleep. Mytho almost ripped out your heart!"

"Well...Well...!" Ahiru puffed up, trying her best to think of a come back. However, like always, Fakir was right and Ahiru couldn't think of anything to say except, "Well...but he didn't. You were there to help me..."

"And what if I'm not there? What if you're somewhere where I can't reach you!?"

"Fakir! Why are you making such a big deal out of this!?"

"Why!? Because you almost-!" Suddenly, there was a knock on the front door that silenced them both. Fakir sighed and turned around to go answer it. When he opened the door, he found Pique and Lillie holding a bouquet of flowers with a creme colored card stuck between them.

"H-h-hey there, Fakir. I'm sorry we eavesdropped but we couldn't help hearing about Ahiru's injury. So, we brought her some flowers and a get well soon card! Um, can you give them to her?" Pique held the bouquet out for Fakir to take, who simply nodded in return.

"So, Ahiru will be coming back to class soon right? Her injury's not that bad, right?"

"Yeah, she'll be back in a few days or so."

"Oh! That's so wonderful! I would die if I'd never be able to see Ahiru completely and utterly fail in class anymore!" Pique sighed and turned Lillie around. As Lillie happily skipped back to the dorms, Pique stayed behind and fiddled with her hands.

"Um...Fakir, if you don't mind my asking...could you be...a bit gentler with Ahiru?"

"What?"

"Well, I mean, I don't really know what happened, but even if it was Ahiru's fault that she got hurt, she's still hurt, you know? At least it's not as bad as it could be, right? So, maybe instead of yelling at her, you should just focus on helping her get better..." Pique dared to glance up at Fakir and saw that he was staring at her, slightly shocked. "Ah, but you know, that's just my opinion! Uh, see you tomorrow!" With that, Pique ran off to catch up to Lillie.

Fakir closed the door and stared at the bouquet in his hands. He sighed and headed back to Ahiru's room. "Hey, Ahiru, your friends-" When Fakir entered the room, he found that Ahiru had already fallen sound asleep. He smiled slightly and set the bouquet of flowers on her bedside table. Then, he quickly went to his room to fetch a quill and parchment before returning to his chair by Ahiru's bedside. Before setting his quill down on the paper, he thought , It's been a while since I last wrote a story...

Sorry this took so long to post! It was exam week so I was busy studying. *cough*lastminute*cough* But, anyways, I finally posted it! Not much really happened, eh? But I promise it's leading to something. :P Enjoy!