Youth

Youth

Fakir had his arm over Ahiru's shoulders, pulling her close yet not to close as to keep from tripping. She grinned as they walked down the street, stopping now and again to look in windows. Her eyes glowed in amusement as she saw things that were pretty or shiny or interesting. Fakir couldn't help but a smile a bit as she would pull him over slightly to get him to stop and look at something.
"oooo! Fakir look at this!" She smiled, pointing to a bracelet with little charms, each one a different word inscribed on it. "It's so pretty!" Fakir looked at it, the silver charms with engraved and painted words of different kinds, "Love, faith, hope, trust, youth" He looked at Ahiru, eyes wide with joy and love for the trinket.
"Well, it certainly fits you" He said, taking his arm off her shoulder and walking inside. She followed him in, looking around the small shop as the smell of furnished wood invaded her. She saw many more bracelets, of all colors and types, necklaces and rings, scarves and many other accessories, but she wasn't as interested in those. She walked over the window displays hoping to see the bracelet, but it was gone.
"Where'd it go?" She pouted, the shop keeper looked over at her from sweeping the floor.
"The charm bracelet? Someone just bought it. Sorry." She went back to cleaning, as Ahiru walked back outside almost forgetting she had been with someone, until she saw him waiting outside the shop.
"Hi Fakir. Someone bought the bracelet." She pouted, wondering who had bought it, hoping that they were happy though, because they must have loved it too.
"Close your eyes." Ahiru blinked.
"what?"
"Just do it." Ahiru did so, and waited. After a few seconds her wrist felt a bit heavier, but like the wind had blown her sleeve down. "ok, open them." Ahiru opened her eyes, and saw Fakir had a bit of blush on his cheeks, she looked at her wrist and gasped.
"Fakir!" She kissed his cheek happily before she began to play with the charms, smiling and giggling, feeling how smooth they were. Fakir, whose face was now very red, just chuckled to himself. "Yup" he thought "Every single one of those words fits her."