Love Forevermore

One wish

It had been almost a year since Prince Mytho's story ended with a happily ever after with Rue. However, what of the knight turned storyteller? Or the duck who lighted the way for everyone's happiness with her hope, knowing she would not have her own happily ever after?

It was another beautiful day out on the lake some ways beyond the gates of Kinkan Town. On the lake, floated a single yellow duck with baby blue eyes and a large feather that stuck out on her head; her name was Ahiru. Ahiru paced the lake with her head down and a worried look on her face.

"Where is he?" she thought, "He's late. I hope he's okay…"

She soon heard footsteps coming her way. Her head popped up with curiosity only to smile as she saw a man with emerald green eyes and long black hair. "It's Fakir!" she thought with joy as she swam as fast as she could to the pier. But she was swimming a little too fast…

"Ahiru!" Fakir shouted, "Hold on, you're swimming too-…" SMACK! "Fast…"

The duck had gone beak-first into the pier. "Quack… Ow…" the little duck said. Fakir started to laugh due to the look on the fowl's face. That is, until she flew up and started attacking him.

"Ow, come on Ahiru, I need to get writing," he said as he took her to the chair. He opened his satchel and took out a few sheets of paper, a bottle of ink, and a quill with a duck feather. He placed the duck on his lap once she had calmed down.

After a short time, he looked down to see his duck had fallen asleep. Sadly, he was still trying to think of what to write. The page was still blank and the quill did not move; all he could do was think of the past.

"It's already been a year since the battle, huh…? It doesn't even feel that long ago," he said to himself quietly. He remembered his time protecting Mytho when he used to attend the academy, then his memory quickly went to the pas de deux he shared with Ahiru in the Lake of Despair. Remembering his promise to her…

"That's fine, isn't it?" he asked, "After all, that is the real you. And even after that time comes, I will stay by your side forever…"

"Fakir…"

He came back to reality again. It had been a while since he thought about the promise. After thinking about it… "Why did it sound as though she wanted to say something? What would she have said…?" He looked at the sky and saw it was starting to get dark. He packed his things and looked down to see little Ahiru sleeping soundly. He lightly poked her to wake her up.

"Ahiru…"

"Quack…?" she barely opened her eyes. "Let's go home," he said to her with a sad smile. She got a worried look in her eyes as if to ask him what's wrong, but he told her not to worry. So, he picked up his stuff and carried her to Charon's house.

"I'm home," he said to see Charon had just made dinner. "Welcome back, Fakir," the man said, "Luckily I got bread today for your duck."

They sat at the table to eat their dinner, but it was a little too quiet that night. "What's wrong you two?" Charon asked, "Usually you're both a little more talkative."

Fakir was still thinking about that moment during the time of the story, and if Ahiru was trying to say something to him after he made his promise. It was bugging the daylights out of him. Ahiru was worried about Fakir since he didn't talk at all the rest of the way home today.

After they finished eating, Fakir told Charon he was going to his room and bid him good night. The little duck followed after him and saw him at his desk. He looked troubled and she didn't like it, so she flew to his desk and quacked, trying to say it's ok. He smiled at her, knowing she wanted him to feel better. He patted her head and tried to write again.

"Quack, quack, quack! Fakir, look, a shooting star!" she said pointing up at the sky with her wing. He looked up and saw the shooting star before it disappeared. He looked at the duck and saw she was wishing for something. And he decided to make a wish as well.

"I wish," he started in thought, "I wish that Ahiru could talk to me again…"

"I wish," the duck thought, "I wish I could stay with Fakir, forever…"

They both opened their eyes and headed to bed. "Quack quack. Good night Fakir," she said to him. "Good night Ahiru," he replied before they closed their eyes in sleep.

Ahiru found herself back at the lake. A bright light shined before her as it took the shape of a beautiful girl. "Who are you?" the duck asked.

"I am Princess Stella, of the stars," the girl smiled, "I'd like to make your wish come true, but in exchange, you must help make other wishes come true. Will you?"

The duck nodded. "Very well, little duck… I shall see you again very soon." Before the princess disappeared, she placed a small star-shaped pendant on the duck with a crystal heart in the center. "Your wish… shall be granted…" were the last words Ahiru heard.

In another world, a cogwheel began to turn. An old man jumped for joy. "Another princess, eh?" he said, "Well, this should be very interesting indeed."

Princesstutueternal: This is my very first fanfiction. It isn't that good, I'm sure, but I hope to get some feedback... Until my next chapter. ^