Disclaimer: I do not claim to own Princess Tutu, Fruit's Basket, or Hunger Games.
Hey, this is the first time I've ever done a crossover so it might not be too good, but cut me some slack. Also, if I messed up on some of the character's appearances, it's because it's been a while since I watched these animes. And you have to give me some credit, it's it a pretty interesting idea: combining Princess Tutu, Fruit's basket, and The Hunger Games. By the way, this is set before the epilogue in Mockingjay. Happy reading!
"Well, Duck, congratulations! We're lost." Fakir sighed. The small duck waddling beside him on the path quacked a response that only he managed to understand. "Yeah, yeah, I know it was me."
He walked up to a small house and was about to knock when the door burst open and an angry-looking guy with orange hair ran into him. Duck quacked indignantly and Orange Hair sprang back up first, "Hey, who the hell are you?"
Fakir slowly stood and brushed himself off, "We were just going to ask for directions, but, since we obviously won't be helped here, we'll be on our way." With that, he picked up Duck and began to walk away.
Suddenly, a girl with long, brown hair ran out of the house, "Kyo!" She then saw Orange Top and visibly relaxed, "Oh, hi, Kyo."
She then noticed Fakir and Duck, who had stayed to see what was up, "Oh, hi. I'm Tohru Honda. Can I help you?"
But there was yet another interruption as a boy with light, purplish hair ran out and Kyo sighed, "Oh, great, now Yuki's here to confuse things even more."
Yuki just ignored him and turned to Tohru, "Ms. Honda, you forgot your jacket." He handed her a brown coat and she put it on, even though it was obvious that she wasn't leaving anymore.
Duck quacked loudly at Fakir and he remembered why they were there, "We're looking for a place called Panem. Can you point us in the right direction?"
Fakir groaned as one more person came through the door to interrupt, "Hello, there. I'm Shigure and I see you have met everyone else." He shook Fakir's hand and Fakir gave him a slight smile, happy to finally talk to someone with some sense. Shigure continued, "Now did I hear you mention Panem? I was actually planning on going there myself. District Twelve to be exact. I have an old friend who lives down there."
Fakir happened to know that District Twelve was destroyed, but couldn't tell Shigure that. It was something you had to see for yourself. He made a decision, "Well, then, we could travel together, but if you're going to that particular district, I would recommend a dagger or some form of protection."
Shigure nodded in agreement, "Then it's settled. Would anyone else like to come?"
Tohru wanted to come so Yuki and Kyo had to come to protect her and, in the end, everyone ended up coming. It took about three days to reach District Twelve and, when they finally made it, Shigure was speechless. Duck quacked quietly and flew unsteadily up to balance on his shoulder. She rubbed her head against his and tried to comfort him, but to no avail, the mark of the firebombs had taken its toll.
Tohru walked so she was face-to-face with Shigure, "I know that I can't understand what you're going through, but I have lost someone close to me before. I eventually moved past it and I know you will too. And I know this is unfair, but I have to ask you to quickly go past it. Leave it behind…please."
As they were standing in their own little world a girl with dark-as-night, black hair and gray eyes came to stand beside Fakir, looking towards Shigure with a detached air, "We all have to go through it sometimes." She walked over to Shigure and laid a hand on his shoulder, "Who was it? The person you knew that died?"
Shigure looked up at her with watery eyes, "Haymitch. Haymitch Abernathy was his name."
The girl smiled brightly, "Well, my name is Katniss and I happen to personally know your friend who is very much alive." Shigure brightened and they all followed Katniss to a neighborhood of mansions that showed no sign of damage from the bombs. She led them to a house at the end and gently pushed open the door.
"Shigure! What are you doing here, you old dog?" A voice boomed from inside where apparently Haymitch could see them while they couldn't see him.
"Well, well. You picked a good day to be sober!" Katniss said, teasing him. A not-too-fit man strolled down the hall and Shigure embraced him, happy that his friend was alive.
Fakir interrupted the reunion, "Um…not meaning to be rude, but I need to speak to a man by the name of Peeta Mellark." Katniss and Haymitch looked at him quizzically and Katniss beckoned for him to follow her while she walked out of the rich home and two doors down to an almost-identical place.
Katniss knocked and the door was opened by a stocky boy with ashen blond hair and pale blue eyes, "Hello, are you Fakir?" Fakir nodded and was shown inside, accompanied by the smell of fresh bread and pastries.
Fakir sat on a couch in the living room and looked at Peeta, "If you wish to dismiss Katniss please do so now because I have no time to lose." Peeta shook his head and Fakir began, "I have a favor to ask of you and, so, must tell you my story for you to understand. I was born with the sole purpose of protecting a boy prince who I named Mytho and all was well until a girl named Duck suddenly became a nuisance. Mytho had shattered his heart to defeat an evil raven and Duck, in the form of the beautiful Princess Tutu, was determined to put it back together again. Eventually she had to give up, even the shard that kept her human and became a simple duck, defeating the raven in the process. I vowed to stay with her and I have repeatedly tried to turn her back to human, but to no avail. Even the skill that I inherited, the ability to write things into reality was never able to help her. Now I ask you to use your art to help me focus my writing so that I can turn Duck back to a human. Will you help me?"
Peeta and Katniss made eye contact and Peeta shrugged, "I will help you." Fakir smiled and got out a pen…
Twenty minutes later, Duck woke up from her nap on an armchair and the first things she noticed were three paintings leaning against the wall: One was of a small duck, another was her in human form, and the last was Princess Tutu. The second thing she noticed was that she was human! She screamed, "Fakir! Fakir! I'm human! I'm me!" She then noticed the necklace and held it in her hand. It was the same as when she had given it to Mytho to finish his heart. She focused really hard and suddenly became Princess Tutu. Tohru and Katniss, who had been talking when they heard Duck, both gasped when they saw her.
"Wh-who are you?" Tohru asked.
She laughed, a cheerful, bell-like sound, "I am the little duck that traveled with Fakir. He somehow found a way to turn me human again and now I even have the option of being Princess Tutu again. I'm so happy!"
Tohru smiled at her happiness and Katniss murmured, "A bit girly, don't you think, Tutu?"
Tutu smiled and light swirled around her, hiding her from view. As Duck, she hugged Katniss and continued running down the hall, "I have to tell Fakir!" She saw Yuki and Kyo walking slowly down the hall and ran by them, hugging Kyo as she went and causing a boy and a cat to stare at her as she continued to run at full speed through the house. She sharply cut a corner and, trying to stop her progress on the smooth floor, slid into a doorway and right into Fakir. Duck threw her arms around him, "Fakir! I'm human again! I'm human again!"
He smiled and looked over her shoulder at Peeta, who was sitting at a desk , "Thank you for this. It's been a long time since I've seen her like this." Peeta smiled back at him.
Duck turned to face Peeta, "So you were the one who made those paintings. They were beautiful. Thank you for helping." She wrapped her arms around him and he blushed. Fakir laughed at Peeta's obvious discomfort and gently removed Duck from him.
I'll try to update soon. I'm still figuring out what the main plot twist will be, so if you could leave suggestions in the reviews, that'd be cool. Well, hope you like my story. Happy reading!
