Nobody could believe it. Ahiru is the princess and Fakir is the prince. The roles for the upcoming Sleeping Beauty were finally chosen and the shock buzzed throughout the whole school.

"Hey, did you hear? Ahiru was chosen for Princess Aurora."

"Wait. Ahiru? Really? I would have thought it would be Freya."

"Yeah, I know. Like, Fakir as the prince was sooo obvious. But Ahiru? What on earth were they thinking!? Don't they remember what happened last time?"

"Can't blame the teacher, she's new."

"Funny how they are going to be together for the same thing. Deja vu, no?"

"Weren't they on really bad terms? Like, I remember that he kept giving her that terrifying glare."

"Oh, poor Ahiru. She was scared out of her wits then. Not to mention really clumsy, too."

"To be honest, she is getting better. Not perfect, but not horrible either."

"Puh-leez! It makes me wonder how they keep her in that class in the first place. I mean, she's one of the worst ballerinas ever!"

"I know, right!? Her stupid parents probably pulled some strings so that their darling little girl can become a 'prima ballerina'. She is just the worst."

"Hey! Tha-at's a bit harsh."

"Well it's the truth! And I can't believe she's going to have a pas de deux with Fakir! Grr, I'm so furious! I should have been the one chosen for Princess Aurora!"

"Safe to say, any girl will die to be in Ahiru shoes. Seriously, that lucky duck."

"Mhmm, Fakir is so dark and mysterious, and handsome to boot! Thinking about him makes my heart pound."

"Kyaa! I can't help it either~!"

"Oh mah gawd, he's so hot~!" Giggles ensue.

"Oooh, someday, maybe someday, I will get to dance a pas de deux with him. And then we will fall in love, and get married and have three kids-"

"Girl, you're gonna have to wait in line."

"Excuse me?"

"I forgot, she's in the Fakir Faction."

"So what if I am? What are you going to do about it?"

"Then I'll win his heart before you can get to him."

"Heh, and here I thought that he already belonged to Mytho."

"WHAAAAAAT!?"

"Oo lala~"

"Mytho already has Rue! And as proof, they aren't here anymore."

"Yeah! The two love birds eloped to only God knows where."

"Weeell, remember when we realized that they were gone? Hmm? Fakir came back all beat up with a miserable look on his face. Makes you wonder what really happened~."

"You don't mean…Then, that time after Fakir's suspension-?"

"Aaand, from what I heard, he was left to bite the dust. He was going up against Rue's bodyguards. Hundreds of them. To the death."

Sharp gasps echoed in the air.

"I knew Rue might be a rich girl, but bodyguards?"

"It's true! There are accounts of tall men dressed in black roaming about that night."

"Honey, you are just ridiculous."

"I wonder, was Ahiru absent because of heartbreak? Because, you know, she was gone for a while. Right after Mytho and Rue had eloped. And didn't she like Mytho?"

"I heard that she liked both of them, that two-timing cheat."

"Okay, now you're just being absurd! You are obviously jealous of Ahiru!"

"So what if I am!? It doesn't help that all the other boys are only half decent. I might as well send a complaint to the main office about their decision!"

"Maybe we should all protest. You know, power to the students!"

"Yeah! Surely if we get enough students, maybe we can get them to change their mind about Ahiru as Princess Aurora!"

"Oh hey, what a coincidence. We were also about to that too. Maybe we should petition against it. And maybe gather all our supporters out on the school yard?"

"Awesome! That will definitely have an impact."

"Tell the others. Spread the word."

"Oh, this is so exciting. Love is definitely a battlefield~! Let's go!"

Shouts and laughter exploded down the halls.

Not long after that afternoon, there was the greatest uproar in the school's memory. It was when a horde of girls demonstrated at the school, demanding that Princess Aurora's role should be given to someone else. They had picket fences and angry chanting of some sort. All the other teachers were at a loss of words. Never has this happen for something as little as a ballet role. The demonstration was so disruptive, Miss Katze had to throw down an iron fist, metaphorically and quite literally. It was a prop for the production.

Miss Katze stood strong, wearing the most unrelenting glower at the whiny teenagers. She bellowed with a stern voice her proclamation.

"I understand, that you are upset with the ballerina I have assigned to the role of Princess Aurora. I am also aware of her reputation among her peers."

Murmurs and angry objections cried at the teacher. She lowered her eyes for a moment to give the students a sense of being heard.

"However!" Raising her voice louder, shooting dirty looks at every which way to the audience.

"I will like to remind you. Every. Single. One of you who were eligible, have in fact auditioned for the role. I have absolute confidence in my judgment and have the consent of another prominent ballet instructor. Therefore! Due to time restraints, the decision is final. This gathering shall be dismissed. Unless you will rather have a two weeks suspension for the severe disruption of school activities."

She glared down at all of them. "And it shall be marked in your records."

The wary girls grumbled and whimpered before they disburse across the campus. Like a passing of a storm, the school yard was empty once again and left the rest of the staff relieved.

A certain boy pushed his glasses up and let out a long sigh. He continued his stroll through the school grounds with a book in one hand.

"Honestly," he grunted, "If only those fools knew."


A/N: Haha, this was a silly piece I came up with. It was inspired by the Fahiru week word "Yellow" and Katchan00's "Glimpses". Then I went overboard with the gossiping nameless girls. Sorry if you felt frustrated with the dialogue. I purposely decided not to describe the gossiping kids because the nature of gossip is ambiguity. It could be any of students passing on the conversation to each other. Heck, there could be guys mixed in there too! I don't know how long after Fakir changed Ahiru back to a girl, so I'll give it like a little over one year? UPDATED: Adjusted the dialogue and other stuff.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. :(