I'm ALIVE! Don't worry. Hmm, I see the last time I have updated this was...the end of January. Yessh, all I have to say was that I didn't really have the motivation to write anymore. The last chapter had very few people reviewing it, and I don't know why. I'll update sooner, I PROMISE, just as long as more people review. No review replies today :( But I just want to give a special thanks to James Birdsong, for reviewing every chapter. I just skip to the last chapter until I'll review it when I'm reading multi-chapter stories. I love all the people who review! Cookies and hugs and kisses for yousss!!

Fakir's POV

"Ahiru!"

I caught her before she landed face first on the ground. Rue didn't dare say anything; she just stared with wide, shocked eyes. Mytho, quiet himself, started trembling uneasily.

The atmosphere was frantic. We didn't understand what exactly was happening. We couldn't call for help; Kinkan Town wasn't exactly on the advanced medical system. The only sounds that could be heard was our panicked breathing.

I caressed her cheek with the softest of touches, using only the tips of my fingers. She looked so peaceful, regardless of our anxiety. She seemed so delicate at the moment, and I was afraid to even touch her. Impulsively, I reached out to trace the contours of her lips. How I longed for them…

Considering the state of shock I was in now, I would be in hysterics a few moments later.

I didn't know how long I sat there with Ahiru in my arms, but eventually, she was removed and carried upstairs to her room. Rue sent me out, despite my sore body. For what, I don't know; I really wasn't listening to her instructions. But I found myself being towed by Mytho through Kinkan Town, clenching money in my hands.

Ahiru's POV

You can see the love boring in their eyes as they stared at each other. The couple stood apart; yet, they were bound together. No distance could separate them.

"Oh!" I sat up, panting. As I glanced around, I realized that I didn't know how I got back into my room in the first place. Where was Fakir when you needed him? He was always by my side at insignificant times…

Suddenly, I saw a dark figure move in the darkness of the hour. The only form of light in here was the moonlight pouring effortlessly into the room.

"I see you're awake," A tense, feminine voice mumbled. Her voice held a tinge of relief. "Fakir has been worried sick."

She came out of the darkness, toying with something incomprehensible in her hands. She had dark hair--just like the girl in my dreams.

She stuck her arm out to shake my hand. "I don't think we had a first good impression. I'm--"

"Rue-chan. I missed you." I practically breathed out. The words were automatic, as if I knew her. Then, I pulled her into a tight hug. She wore a shocked face, but reluctantly embraced me back.

"How did you…?" She shook her head negligently. "There's no way. Fakir told me you lost your memory…"

I played with a strand of my hair idly and shrugged. "I don't get it either. It was like I knew you for most of my life. I knew you had to do something important in my life." My eyes widened eagerly at the thought. Was I already getting my memory back? I sat up on my knees. Almost immediately, I had a head rush and collapsed back down on the bad. Her warm hands instinctively flew up to check my forehead. "Rue-can. You have to tell me! I've already lost a part of my life…and I probably will never get it back. Maybe what you have to say will help. Please." I begged.

Her eyes fluttered and she looked at the ceiling. "This…may be hard to explain to you, Ahiru. I mean, I did know you," her hands silenced me at the response I was about to make at that, "but only a little. There was this particular person…who knew your life better than yourself, probably."

I must have looked confused because she threw back her head and laughed throatily. "He loved you, Ahiru. He known every last detail about you; the number of lashes you had or your favorite food. He would have done anything for you; he'd risk his life. You were the most precious and important thing in his life." She sighed inwardly, "I wished my love life would have been easy as yours. Everyone loved you. Me? I had to earn his love."

"So… Who was it?" I asked, more of demanded.

But it seemed like she didn't hear me. "I loved Mytho from the very start, but he never batted an eyelash at me or looked at me twice. I was nothing to him. I can't tell you the whole story right now, but someday, I'll tell you. Or maybe you'd remember it. You were a big part of him falling in love with me, Ahiru. I never got a chance to properly thank you for that. But…I'm sure you knew that, right?"

"Anou…" I trailed off. I didn't know what to say. Because I lost my memory, I didn't know what the heck she was babbling about. And it was usually me to do that sort of thing. She was practically telling me her life's story! Finally, I had the courage to shout, "Rue! Please tell me who the person is!!! I need to know these things…"

She blinked, as if waking up to the world for once. Then, she smiled. "That's easy. It's F--"

Suddenly, the door was pushed open by a tense-looking Fakir. "Ahiru." He looked as if he was finally letting out a deep breath. "You're okay."

I pursed my lips. "Hai. Why wouldn't I be?"

He rolled his eyes as if it were the most childish thing I ever said. "Baka. You're under my care, Ahiru. It is essential that I know how you're doing, whether I know you or not." He placed a tray of food in front of me. "You must be hungry. You slept for 12 hours straight."

"Twelve hours?!" I screeched. "I missed a whole day?! What is going on with me?"

Rue turned her head sharply at him. "I told you we should have woken her up. I knew for a fact that she was conscious. But what did you do? Nothing. You never listen to me, even when I'm right."

I could hear their incessant bickering even as they closed the door tightly and strolled down the stairs. I guess I had to ask another time then…

Drosselmeyer's POV

Well, well.

This is not good. Not good at ALL. If not, prepared to be spammed.

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Who wants an easy romance story? I think I don't. (Cue the cackling) This story isn't going to do well without some controversy, now is it…

anou - umm, errr, well
hai - yes
baka - moron, idiot

Please R&R, for me?