Prologue - Return
By Sharon Lee
Now the " Prince and the Raven" story is over, there's one more story. The story of The Knight and The Duck.
Fakir looked at the rippling calm water in front of him. Where are you Ahiru, you dumb
moron? Fakir asked in his mind. Why'd you have to leave? Now, I can't do anything without you. I can't
even write! It was true, ever since Ahiru had mysteriously disappeared one day, Fakir had been unable to
write a single word. Fakir had lost his ability to write. Fakir looked once more at the water, and saw two
images. The first one was an image of a duck with bright eyes. The second image was a girl with salmon
pink hair, with bright crystal blue eyes. "Ahiru!" Fakir whispered, as if saying her name could bring her
back.
A rapid drumming sound surprised Fakir. Fakir turned around, ready to spit at the person who had
shocked him, and was surprised to see Uzura. "Uzura!" He cried. "I thought Drosselmeyer took you with
him!" Uzura smiled. "Drosselmeyer let me return-zura. Said I was useless to him now-zura. Where's Ahiru-
zura?" A wave of sadness crashed over Fakir. "I don't know." He said. "Oh! Fakir love-love Ahiru-zura!"
Uzura cried, thinking she got it right. Fakir turned beet red. "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I
DON'T LOVE HER! I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT HER AS A FRIEND! I MEAN-"
A tap on the back made Fakir turn around. "What?" He snarled, his face still beet red.
His beet red face turned scarlet when he saw who he snapped at. He had snapped at a fifteen year old! With
salmon pink hair… and crystal blue eyes! "Ahiru?" He asked. "Is that really you? In human form? " The girl
smiled. "It's nice to see you again, Fakir." Fakir couldn't help but feel a smile widening on his face. He
quickly dragged her close to his chest as he hugged her. "Moron. Don't ever leave me like that again!"
Ahiru just smiled and Fakir held her tighter breathing in her sweet scent.