Sweet Delicacies: Fakir and Ahiru

By: Kazumi Kairi or Kairi-chan

A/N: This is my first one-shot collection of Fakir x Ahiru. This is an AU.

Sweet One: Apple Pie

Fakir always passes by the sweet shop whenever he runs into errands or searching for Uzura. And whenever he sees that shop, his eyes turn sour as he spotted one cake is on the display window. Apple pie. It's not like he hated it but it brings back painful memories. He wished that pie should never exist but he could never run away from it forever.

Until…

"FAKIR!" His thoughts stopped as he heard a familiar girl's voice. He turns around to see the person.

"Oh it's you, Ahiru." He answered in monotone as Ahiru nears him. The bubbly girl gasps slowly as she is collecting air to catch her breath. "Is there something you want?" he asked her.

Ahiru is still catching her breath so he just stares at her until he notice the box she is carrying. "What's that?" Fakir asked with eyes jarring at the thing she's carrying.

"It's Apple Pie!" she exclaimed cheerfully as she took out the apple pie from the box and shows him.

That cringes him hearing the word 'apple pie' while Ahiru is talking without realizing the kind expression he has. "Let me guess you want me eat this pie." He guesses as he earns a nod from her. "Forget it. I don't want that kind of pie."

Before Ahiru could say another word, Fakir walks away heading to the park. After he left her for fifteen minutes, he arrived there with few sweats on his head. He had never though Ahiru would bring up that topic. He wished it wouldn't happen. Fakir sat on the grass and leans against the tree that gives him a cool feeling. He always comes here to ease some bad mood including the apple pie. He stays there until spots Ahiru, with her cheeks puff like a puffer fish, is sitting next to him still carrying the apple pie in her hand. He was hoping she would leave him alone but it didn't.

"Can you leave me alone, Ahiru. I'm trying to rest here." He grumbles.

"Not until you eat this just one." She pouted cutely as Fakir stares at the apple pie that was in front of him.

Fakir sighs irritated then shot her his best glare, "I don't like apple pie and you can't make me." He told her.

However the duck-turned-into-girl didn't got scared of his best glare as she glares at him back, which is a failure for Fakir. "Have you even tried eating once?" she asked him with angry tone. Fakir tries to answer yet no words come out of his mouth. "Come on, Fakir at least try one." Ahiru insisted.

Fakir stares at the apple pie then to Ahiru then back to the pie again. The petite girl continues with her best pleading eyes until he gives up, which cheers her first victory. She takes out the spoon from the box of the pie. He takes the spoon while staring at it with few sweats on his temples until he takes a bite of it. His expression shows sour probably because the taste of the apple pie he is eating. But then his face soften as he felt the different taste he had ever encountered.

How come it doesn't taste bad when I eat it? He wondered.

"Hey this is good." Words came out of his mouth automatically. He was surprised yet he is more surprise when he took another bite of the apple pie.

"See I told you so!" she chirped. "You see… I worked really hard baking this." she revealed as she blush.

"You… bake this?" he said surprisingly while staring at Ahiru then to the apple pie. "No way. This silly duck made this? I didn't know you were good on cooking."

"I HEARD THAT, FAKIR!" Ahiru yelled at him angrily then her expression softens as she looks to his eyes. "Hey how come you didn't like it? The apple pie, I mean." she asked him sincerely.

The young knight turns his attention to Ahiru with a surprise look. "Where did you heard that from?" he asked her.

"I heard from Pique and Lilie you always throw them whenever your fan girls give you. Can you tell me why?" she replied with she fidgets her fingers.

The knight's thought pain when Ahiru asked a Pandora's Box. He wanted to shout at her then again when looks at the silly duck-turned-into-girl he could see her bubbly blue eyes were telling him something. He could not get a hold of his tongue as he sighs sadly. "You see… I used to eat apple pie when my parents was alive. They say whenever I had bad thoughts I would eat them to make bad thoughts go away. But after my parents died, I tried to eat some those like I always did. However every time I eat, it turns out worst as I still recalled those bad events." He revealed with a sad tone. "From that day, I've never eaten a single apple pie…"

"I'm sorry. Maybe I shouldn't force you to eat this pie." She said. Fakir looks at her with a questioning look. "Well you said you used to eat apple pie when your parents were alive and I- umm… well… you see… it has bad memor-ries… and…"

"True there are some painful memories in there but it doesn't matter now, idiot." He replied. "I don't feel pain since you've proven me that not all apple pies can be bad like before. Thanks, Ahiru."

Ahiru caught a rare sight from Fakir as she has never seen another side of him not even when they were in Kinkan Academy School or in Charon's house. Then the young knight noticed her strange stares. "What?" Fakir questioned her.

"You smiled just now, Fakir." She beamed into happiness.

"EH? No I'm not." He argued as tint of blush appears on his cheeks.

"Yes you are and I could see you're blushing!" she pointed out like a innocent child.

"I'm heading home."

"Ah! You're running away from me!!" she screamed as she follows him behind packing away the apple pie.

I've always thought that Apple pie causes nothing but brings back bad memories but I guess I was wrong… Since she's here for me, painful memories soon turns out really into good. Just like the sweet apple pie. Fakir thought happily as he continue running away from Ahiru.

END

A/N: I've never tried eating apple pie but I really wanna try eating once. This may be short but this is just the beginning.