One Thing
Chapter I: First Conversation
First I thought it would be one shot, but I like serial! Thanks to choose this series for your reading. It's my first fanfics about Princess Tutu. Same story or same plot is out of my control. Hope you enjoy it
Disclaimer : I do not own Princess Tutu and other related characters. They just inspire me.
(Bold = flashback, Italic= Ahiru's mind)
Hello, I'm Ahiru Akibara, one of student in Masamoto Senior High School. It's as same as other senior high school, but the different is the class and the students. Every years, this school just achieve 60 students for Economic Class and 25 students for Silver Class. Everyone (from 14 to 18 age) can be Masamoto's student, if they have a talent and impress Dorselmeyyer, the Headmaster. The class separated in two by a big white wall(you can see the full description on my newest image) The Front is Economic Class, separated again in three subclass (science, social and language) with usual payment, usual facilities and usual students. The backyard, behind the wall, is Silver Class, you can say it as Elite Class. It has all facilities for King and Queen, can't touch by economic class. The students just in one class and live there like in academy. They aren't like economic students that can "go home and back to school", they can't go out of academy without any reason until their 3 years study finished. How can I know about it? It's all because of him, the only person that can escapes from…what he calls : JAIL
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Yeah..… I go home earlier again! Thanks to Headmaster Dorselmeyyer that give us faster learning hour for one week full! It's because every people at school is in preparation of our school 60th anniversary, which held on this Saturday.
As usual, I go to Raven Lake which is at the city park, playing bubble, catching butterfly, playing water with Uzura (my little sister), or other kids playing. The city park never quite, especially with me. I have played there after school since I was 10th. I have no idea why I like going to the lake. Besides playing there make me relax, throw out stress after learning in Masamoto High School, I always curious about a boy.
Yes, a boy that I never know his name. He's always there, sitting under oak tree beside the lake, writing something, also since my first day in Kinkan, five years ago. It doesn't mean we never talk, once…
I played bubbles with Uzura. We danced like child (Uzura still 3rd an I was 13th), turned around and I hit him whom walking home. We both fell down and I was going to help him collect his papers.
"Um..sorry, I do not mean it." I apologized.
"No problem," he said chilly.
Unfortunately, I looked at one of his paper. It was written "The Prince and The Raven". Just that I could read and he took it away.
"Thank you," he said, started go away.
I take its chance, "May I ask you something?"
He stopped, still backed me."Whatever, but I'm in hurry"
"Do you always come here? Every noon?" What a stupid question, Ahiru! He would just answer "yes" or "no"!
"Yes, every day" and that the last sentence come out from his mouth.
Now, the tall boy with green dark eyes, sits under the same tree, but…he isn't writing! He is blowing bubbles, playing with Uzura! First, I freeze on my feet, watching the boy plays happily with my own sister, and he is smiling! Second, I take Uzura from him as fast as ghost and interrogate her.
"How can you just play with him?!"
"Huh?" she cocks her head to right.
"You know I never talk or interact with him since that time. And now you easily play with him!"
"It's fun playing with him," she said happily
I would complain again if there wasn't his voice, right behind me.
"We just play bubbles, I do not harm her."
I turn around. He stands behind me, hand in pants.
I freeze."I..I…I don't say you're bad boy or what. It just…"
"She said that she was waiting for her sister and getting bored. So, she asked me to play with her." He continues.
"So, we can play together?" Uzura asks with her puppy eyes.
I just can sigh and smile, "Ok, today we play with…."
"Fakir" he answers spontaneously
"Ahiru" Yes, I got his name, Thanks Uzura!
Soon after that, Uzura plays with bubbles that blowing from my bubble pistol and his pistol, too. I think the first conversation can make a different, but we keep silent, like every day I play here, he just writes something. No talking.
I turn my head and stare at him a few minutes, there is something different, but what? His hair? Check. His cold face? Check. Story papers beside him? Check. His clothes : white shirt with blue blazer and grey pants. I clap my hands, he is wearing Masamoto's uniform.
"Are you Masamotos's student?" I ask, starting conversation.
"Yes, you either, right?" he replies.
Where he knows? I look down. I'm still wearing my grey uniform.
"Uhm...yeah. But, I never see you at school, yet,"
"I'm silver class."
"It's not a reason for your absence. Like you never get out of class."
He smirks, "You know, Silver class is a luxury class, has its own cafeteria, gymnasium, basketball court, swimming pool, even privacy room, like in a palace, everything serves to you. So, there is no reason to go out."
"You go out."
"What?"
"I say, you go out, you do not stay there like other silver class students that live beside our economic class. I think they can get there is very lucky."
"Take back your mind." I surprise with his words.
He stops pulling out bubbles. "Almost of silver class students didn't get there by their own will. Some because of their parents, pressure from other friends or coming from noble family. There, we press to learn every time like a machine. Actually, we can't get in or out from our own room easily like me, it's just because of Dorselmeyyer….."
He widens his eyes, realizes something, "Argh….I talk to much, don't I?"
"No," I reply. "It's just like you finally can speak up your problem. If you think those are secrets…Well….., I'll keep it dark."
I stare at him and he stares back.
I wanna see your peacock-cock…your peacock – cock..
My cheeks get red. It's my handphone ringtone!
I hurry check my blue hand bag, where is it? Where is it?
He hands me a white blackberry. "Here is your handphone, you drop it when you first get your sister out of me," I take it faster than light, a call from Rue.
"Hello?"
A long silent and suddenly….."WHERE ARE YOU, AHIRU? I CALL YOU TEN TIMES, SENDS MESSAGE TWENTY TIMES AND YOU JUST SAY"HELLO"?"
I close the speaker with my hand, "Excuse me, Fakir" and run away as far as I can.
"Why are you so angry? You can break my speaker and my ears!"
"Don't say you forget again."
I confused, is there something I left after school?
"It's two o'clock. We must have been practice vocal group for school anniversary fifteen minutes ago and you are the pianist!"
I remember know.
"Get hurry, Mr. Cat has been little upset."
"Ok, ok, I'll be there in five minutes." I close the phone.
I come back to the tree and there is just Uzura, open-closed my hand bag.
Reading my mind, Uzura says, "Fakir said that he was in hurry and leaving just a few minutes ago."
I sigh, I hope we can talk more, but it has became first step.
I start to come back to school, but there is a piece of paper lay down in front of me.
I take and look at it closer. "The Prince and The Raven Last Page…"
I read it more. It is…..
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That's first chapter. I decided to make a one shot, but inspired by other plot in my mind. Guess what will happen with Fakir and Ahiru, and what is Ahiru reading? Sorry for typo or other mistake. Hope 4 ur review