Again I would like to say that if have not read the Hika-chan's beginning part to this story, go read it now.
Also, again this is my stab at the story and I hope you like it :)


Ahiru woke in the middle of the night. She didn't know why and trying to think back to her dream to see if that was the cause was making her feel uneasy. She sat up and looked back to Fakir. She began to recall the events that happened only mere hours before and smiled. Ahiru then felt an image flash through her mind. She tried blinking it off but then found herself becoming very dizzy. "I need some fresh air." She said to herself. She took one last look at Fakir before walking out of the room and downstairs.

She opened the front door and let the cool breeze wash over her face. It made her feel better. Then another image flashed through her mind but this one caused her pain. She held her head as the pain subsided. "What's happening to me?" She asked herself. It wasn't too long before she shook that off and looked up into the sky. "How pretty…" She smiled contently. And then it happened again. She didn't understand what they were or where they were coming from. 'Could they be memories?' she thought. 'No. They can't be. They are human memories. I had always been a duck.' Coming out of her thoughts she noticed that the snow fall froze.

"What…?"She thought aloud. That when she heard the evil laughter of the sadistic monster; Drosselmeyer. Her eyes widened and she whipped around and sure enough she saw him. "No…." She whispered. "It's good to see you too my little Ahiru. It has been a long time hasn't it." He said to Ahiru with a grin on his face.


All Ahiru could do was stare at him with the mixture of shock and fear in her eyes. When Drosselmeyer saw this, he frowned. "Now, now don't be that way. I'm not here to put you in a story or anything. I am here to ask you what you thought of my messages since you haven't really answered them." Drosselmeyer said while looking around the house. When Ahiru heard this, she became confused. "What do you mean? What messages?" She asked.

He then turned and looked at her. "Why, the memory images that I've been sending you." He said with a sigh. "Memory? What do you mean by memory? How could I have human memories if I've been a duck all my life?" Ahiru asked with both confusion and anger in her voice. Drosselmeyer chuckled. "A duck was needed in my story and when I was searching for characters I stumbled upon you. Lost and scared. You were desperate and would trust what anyone said. So I chose you." He began as he walked toward Ahiru who just stared at him. "You wanted help and I gave it to you, in my own way. I turned you into a duck and turned you back for the story's purpose. I suppressed all your memories and since now that I am dying, I decided to give them all back. So to answer your question,-"He had gotten very close to Ahiru by now and then he leaned down to have eye contact with her. "You are and always have been human." He said with and evil grin on his face. Drosselmeyer then snapped his fingers and Ahiru's eyes widened as everything came rushing back. She gripped her head in pain. Everything. All of her memories coming back to her. All at once. It was too much for her. She started to scream but not loud enough for Drosselmeyer. Speaking of whom was just standing there watching in delight. He began to hear the gears starting to turn again. Drosselmeyer sighed. "Well I'd loved to stay and watch the show but I must be going now." And with that, he left. Immediately after Drosselmeyer left, Ahiru threw herself backwards against the wall, released her head and slid down with tears streaming down her face.


Fakir stirred in his sleep. She felt over to where Ahiru was or where he thought she was but when he didn't feel her his eyes shot open. "Ahiru!" He practically shouted. Ahiru, who had been in her own thoughts, staring out the window, jumped. "Fakir, what's the matter?" She asked with her voice full of concern. Fakir hugged Ahiru tightly which caused her to blush. "Fakir!" Fakir hugged her tighter in response. "I was afraid something bad happened to you." This made Ahiru blush even more. "Why would you think that?" Fakir pulled away and looked her in the eye. "I had a nightmare that Drosselmeyer came back and used you in one of his stories again." Ahiru gasped quietly at this. She gave him an apologetic look. "I'm sorry…" she said in a soft voice. Ahiru wrapped her arms around him and began to tell him about how she woke up not to long before and hadn't felt good. She told him about how she just went to cool down and when coming back up saw that it was even prettier out the window. "You looked deep in thought though. What were you thinking of?" Fakir asked looking out the window only to see that the snow had stopped.

Ahiru sighed. Of course she couldn't tell him about Drosselmeyer because she knew he would be very upset. Though how much it pained her not to tell him, she had to lie. "I was just thinking about my human life now. My life with you and how much a treasure it." She ended with a yawn. It wasn't a complete lie. She had in fact been thinking about her life or lives I should say. She had been comparing her memories to her current life. "How much was different?" and "how much stayed the same?" she asked herself multiple times.

Fakir looked at and kissed her forehead. "Looks like somebody's tired." He said, leading her to the bed. Ahiru rubbed her eyes and gave him a small smile before climbing into bed. Once Fakir got comfortable, he pulled the blanket over them and they both drifted to sleep, not knowing the events of the next day.


Thats all for now. Please review! I will only update if I get at least 1 review hopefully 2 but all i'm asking is for one.
Please tell me wat you think. And thank you again Hika-chan for leting me adopt this story.
-Hitomi Child of the Moon