A/N- Hello all who read this~ :)

I swim forward in the shallow pond, my webbed feet kicking lightly beneath the water. If you didn't already know, i'm a duck. However, i was once a girl. i'd like to revert back to being a girl if i could however, the red pendant that gave me that power is now gone...

But now I'm completely content with my fate. Because i have hi-

"Duck!"

The dark-haired boy waves and grins at me as he runs up to my pond.

Fakir!

I attempt to yell out to him, only for it to come out as a sharp quack. I sigh heavily and look down in a despondent manner.

I hate not being able to talk to him.

I find myself being depressed lately. I thought I had made peace with my judgement and yet... I find myself wishing to be a girl more and more. Drosselmeyer is gone and the story is over. Fakir still writes though, and I enjoy listening to him read his stories to me.

"-uck... DUCK!" He yells, picking me up and cradling me gently. I quickly snapped back to reality and gazed at him. He's in his school uniform and I realized he's going home. He visits me in my pond often afterschool, he always says "i wish i could bring you to my dorm…" But the school won't allow pets, especially not mischievous birds like you! You'd probably get me into all sorts of trouble." He laughs. I pout and shrug it off like always. This time he notices my mood and pats my head affectionately.

"What's the matter Duck? Are you hungry?" He muses. I glare up at him and scoff. I should bite his finger for that! I flap my wings and fall out of his hands into my pond, bobbing gently on the surface. I don't see it but, Fakir has something on his mind. I can feel his gaze on me as if testing his uncertainty. I wish he would just tell me whatever he has to say….and surprisingly, I got my wish.

"Hey do you miss... Being human?" He asks, unsure of my reaction to his question. My eyes widen immensely and I swim over to him. Silence is present for a while, until I break it with a small, hesitant "...quack."

I stare up sadly at him and he understands my answer immediately. He then gets up and glares forward, at no one in particular. Eyes burning with fiery determination he whispers, "me too.." I look up at him in surprise and blush lightly. (Can ducks even do that?!) He's usually not so open with his feelings.

"-AND I'M GOING TO FIND A WAY TO BRING YOU BACK!" He shouts while running towards the boy's dorm. I just stare at him from the pond before diving under and smirking, he's so shy! If Pike and Lillie were here they would be teasing me relentlessly...

That thought made me sadder. Ever since i reverted back to a duck, Fakir told me that no one can remember me when he asks about me in school. I bob my head to the water's surface and mull over the situation. Fakir only has a few months left before he finishes school. He wants to dance, and he wants to write a book as well. I hope he'll do both…I love his dancing and his writing.

I smile and go under once more.

A/N Thanks for reading :D