+Princess Tutu: Kapitel des Vogels+
Author: hakuchou-san
Disclaimer: I do not own Princess Tutu.
Author's Note: Oh my god, I went to Metrocon! Woo! I kinda-but-not-really "met" Luci Christian, and I heard Chris Patton talking for a few minutes before we went to see the chess match (which was uber-long, by the way). And I got a Mokona hat! Squeel! Well, anyway, thank you all for reading my story. You don't know how much it means to me to know people like my story! So, peace out and enjoy!
In the previous chapter: Ahiru and Fakir were invited to Mytho and Rue's wedding. They had fun on the beach and hanging out with each other, unbeknownst to the fact that they were being watched. Then, Mytho was pushed out of the window, and Ahiru was turned back into Princess Tutu to save him.
Chapter Two: A Rewritten Story
Part One of Two
Tutu and Mytho slowly floated back down to the ground, softly landing in the sand. "Prince..." Tutu smiled, then gasped as she heard Fakir call her name behind her.
"Ahiru! W-wha...how...?" They were all astonished at seeing Ahiru human again, all except Uzura, who was too busy observing the girl looking down at them from Mytho's window.
Tutu looked down at herself. "Wh...q--QQUUAACCKKK!"
She turned back into a duck just as easily as she had turned into Tutu. Eh? Why--how did I turn into Tutu again?
As Ahiru turned back into a duck and lay on the ground, confused, Uzura said, "Oooh!", and went to the edge of the sand to scoop up a handful of water. Fakir bent down to pick Ahiru up just as Uzura poured the handful of water on Ahiru's head. She was yet again turned back into a human. Fakir was already used this, but didn't have time to turn around, because as Ahiru changed back, she accidentally kicked him in the face. Rue looked at Ahiru, shocked, then turned to Mytho and shouted, "DON'T LOOK!"
"I'M NOT LOOKING!" Mytho called back as he turned around. Ahiru blushed and Fakir was laying on the ground, clutching his forhead. Rue went over to Fakir and ordered, "Take your shirt off."
Fakir glared at her. "Why? You already have Mytho. Why would you want to do it--"
"NO, YOU IDIOT! I MEAN GIVE YOUR SHIRT TO AHIRU UNTIL I GET HER SOMETHING TO WEAR!"
"WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO DO IT?"
"Ah, u-um..." Ahiru stammered as she shivered. Rue noticed that, and she bent down and ripped off Fakir's school jacket. She tossed it to Ahiru, who quickly put it on. The bottom went down to her mid-thigh, and the sleeves went over her hands.
"Hey! Rrrgg..." Fakir grumbled as he stood up. He had a big lump on his forehead. Rue walked over to Ahiru and asked, "Are you alright?"
"Yup!" Ahiru stated with a big smile. "I'm fine! You don't have to worry about me, Rue-chan!"
Rue smiled. "The same old Ahiru..."
"Eh?" Ahiru asked.
"Oh, uh, nothing." Rue helped Ahiru up as Uzura tapped her drum. Fakir walked over to Ahiru, taking in the sight. She was slightly taller than she was before, since it had only been a few months. But he was still a head taller than her.
Ahiru gasped. "Oh! Fakir, how'd you get that bruise on your forehead?"
Fakir covered his face with his hand. She's completely clueless...
"Um, Mytho?" Rue called. "You can turn around now."
Rue rummaged through her closet of dresses. Ahiru sat on her bed. The window was wide open. Ahiru got up and walked over to it. She leaned out and looked at the ground below. This is the same window Mytho fell out of. But why would someone want to push him out?
"Aha!Rue practically shouted. She pulled out a bright yellow dress. It wasn't special or anything, just a plain yellow dress with sunflowers on it. "Here." Ahiru walked back over to Rue and took the dress. "I'll be outside when you're done." Then she walked out.
Ahiru began to change into the dress. She took off the jacket and thought of Fakir. Fakir...I wonder if he wrote my story for me. When I changed into Tutu, the look on his face...it held neither anger nor sadness. Just confusion, and...happiness. She smoothed out the dress, and folded the jacket. Well, I'm glad he's happy that I'm human again. I am too. Now I can talk, and I might be able to do ballet again with Pique and Lilie...
She walked out the door while clutching the jacket, and walked to the dining hall with Rue. It was already too late for the tour of the castle grounds, and it was now lunchtime. They reached the hall, and the cook said nothing to them. Ahiru couldn't help but stick out her tongue at the cook, who raised an eyebrow, confused.
They walked inside, and Ahiru gasped. There was a huge, long table with tons of seats. Plates of food were covering the entire table. Ahiru didn't notice how hungry she was until now, and her stomach grumbled loudly. Rue giggled, and walked over to where the boys were. Fakir and Mytho looked up, and Fakir instantly blushed and turned away. Ahiru was confused by this, and Mytho and Rue looked at each other, each bearing evil smirks on their faces.
Fakir and Mytho were sitting across from each other, and Rue quickly sat down next to Mytho, (intentionally) leaving Ahiru no choice but to sit next to Fakir. She pulled the chair out and sat down, still holding the jacket. Fakir didn't take one glance at her or say anything, and Ahiru frowned. Mytho whispered something to Rue, who giggled. Fakir heard though, and his face turned red. "THAT'S NOT IT, REALLY! SHUT UP!"
Mytho and Rue cracked up as Ahiru sat there confused. Then she remembered the jacket. "Oh! Fakir, thank you for letting me use this!" She held out the folded jacket, and Fakir quickly took it and put it on. This time, Rue whispered something to Mytho, and they both laughed. Fakir heard once again, and yelled angrily, "I WASN'T THINKING THAT! STOP MAKING THINGS UP!"
Then, Ahiru noticed many other people were sitting at the tables, too. She saw people from Kinkan Town, including Pique and Lilie. She noticed Neko-sensei eating some fish. He scratched behind his ear with his paw and went to some chicken. She also noticed some people she had never seen before, like a girl who looked a little older than her and her sister. The girl had short hair and bows in it, and she pushed her plate away. "I can't eat this, I'm a vegetarian." The girl next to her, who was her sister, put her somewhat curly black hair out of her eyes and glared. "Stop complaining and eat."
Ahiru turned back to her food. It looked kind of good, but smelled familiar. It looked like chicken, and when a cook passed by, Ahiru asked, "Um, excuse me miss, could you tell me what this is please?"
The cook smiled and nodded, saying, "Oh, yes, dearie, it's roasted duck."
"QQUUAAA---MMPH!" Ahiru slapped her hands over her mouth and ran out of the dining hall. The cook, thinking Ahiru was a little girl, said, "Why, yes, the sound ducks make is 'quack'." Rue, Mytho, and Fakir all heard this, and they quickly spit out their food and pushed their plates away with disgusted looks. They didn't eat anything else for the rest of the day.
Ahiru wanted to play at the beach again with them, not as a duck, but at a girl. She jumped in the water and splashed Fakir, who was sitting a little off from the water. Fakir threw sand at her, and Ahiru squeeled. Mytho and Rue sat in the sand too, and smiled at how adorable Ahiru was. "C'mon! Come in too, you guys!" Ahiru giggled and fell back into the saltwater. Mytho got up and walked toward the water. As Ahiru stood up in the water, rubbing her eyes, Mytho came up from behind and threw Ahiru on his shoulder.
Ahiru squeeled and blushed, laughing as Mytho spun around and dropped in the water, Ahiru with him. Rue noticed what Mytho was thinking, and turned to Fakir, who obviously had on a look of jealousy. "Well, go play with her!" Rue exclaimed. "Before Mytho completely wins her heart."
"And why would I care if he did," Fakir grumbled in a tone that showed he obviously cared. Rue just laughed and pulled him up. "Hey! W-what're you doin--AACCKKK!"
Rue pushed Fakir into the water with a splash. Mytho and Ahiru looked up from their game, and Ahiru laughed. Fakir sat up in the water and glared at Rue. "I'm gonna kill you..." As he stood up, Mytho took his arm and pulled him back into the water. Everyone laughed, and Fakir stood up again and glared at Mytho. But this time, Ahiru jumped on Fakir's back and knocked him over. Then, this was when Fakir started to laugh.
Mytho, Ahiru, and Fakir were all splashing each other when they heard a distant voice. "Prince Myyyyttthhhhoooooo!"
They all turned to see Hani rushing over to them. Fakir mumbled, "Oh great..."
Hani reached the shoreline and called out, "Prince! A message has arrived for someone named Fakir, but I don't know--"
Fakir raised his hand, saying, "That's me." He walked out of the water and took the letter from Hani. He ripped the envelope open and groaned when he saw it was from Aotoa. Ahiru and Mytho walked out, and everyone-- except for Hani-- crowded around to read the letter.
Fakir,
This is urgent. You must come back to Kinkan now! It's an emergency!
From,
Aotoa
P.S.: HURRY!
Everyone was confused by this, and trying to imagine what could be so important that they had to leave right then. "Well," Fakir started. "You read the letter. I'm afraid we have to leave."
"Sorry we couldn't stay for the wedding ceremony," Ahiru apologized sadly.
Mytho said, "No, it's fine. Just keep in touch with us, okay?"
The both of them nodded and went to dry off and change.
Hani turned to Rue and Mytho and said, "You must be crazy to think I'm driving those two again."
He ended up driving them home anyways.
Ahiru smoothed out her dress as she sat in the carriage. This dress was pink with a bow in the back. Uzura was coming home with them. Hani was silent the entire way, and Fakir fell asleep again. Ahiru looked over at Fakir's sleeping face. He had on a faint smile, and he looked peaceful. Ahiru smiled and turned away.
Then she heard someone say her name. She turned to Fakir, who again said, "Ahiru..." in his sleep. Ahiru blushed and looked away, trying to convince herself that it was just a figment of her imagination. But she looked over and saw him say it again. Uzura, who sat between the two of them, said, "Why's Fakir saying your name-zura? Could it be you two are love-love-zura?"
Ahiru ignored her comment. Ahiru stared intently at Fakir to see if he would say anything else. And he did. "...you moron..." Ahiru glared at him and turned to look out the window. "Hmph! Even in his sleep he thinks I'm an idiot..." Well, it's not like I thought he was saying that because he like me. Nope! I wasn't thinking that at all!
Ahiru picked up Uzura and stepped out onto the cobblestone. She turned to Hani and said, "Thank you for the ride, Hani! You're really nice." Hani instantly turned red and rode off. Ahiru ran to catch up to Fakir, and put down Uzura to let he walk.
Ahiru was lost in her thoughts. Kinkan Town didn't look any different. She was so busy thinking that she ran into someone. "Oops! I'm sor--" That's when she noticed what she had ran into was furry. She looked up and gasped. Towering over her was a giant bear. "A-a b-b-b-b-be-b..." The weird thing about this huge bear was that it was wearing normal clothing. Ever since the story ended, there hadn't been any animals around. She knew this because sometimes she would walk around town. But then she remembered seeing Neko-sensei at the castle. He was in his animal form, she just didn't really notice since it seemed so natural. Are there animals now because...another story has been started?
The beard huffed and growled, "Excuse you, miss." She walked off, with three little bears trailing beind her, all of which looked at her and said "hmph!" before walking off. Ahiru looked after them, and gaped at all the other animals around her. As well as humans, there were armadillos and kangaroos, any animal you could think of. The only animals who weren't part human were the birds. Luckily, she couldn't really see any ravens.
She noticed she had been seperated from Fakir and Uzura, and panicked. "Oh my gosh, what am I gonna do? I don't see them anywhere!" She was about to call out their names when she felt a hand on her shoulder. "Moron. Don't get lost like that."
Ahiru pouted as Fakir took her hand and led her to his house. When they got inside, Fakir went up to take a shower. Ahiru changed into her school uniform in the room since she thought the dress was too pretty, and decided to save it. She only started slipping on her top when Fakir walked in.
They both stood there for a few seconds, in shock. Then--
"EEYYYYAAAAAHHHH!"
"It's your fault for changing in my room!"
"Where else could I change? You were hogging up the bathroom!"
"You could've waited until I was done!"
"And you could've knocked first!"
Ahiru and Fakir were still fighting about the changing incident when they heard a knock on the door. Fakir went to answer it as Ahiru sat at the table, red from her anger and her embarassment. Fakir opened the door to see Aotoa there. "Fakir! Did you notice?"
"Notice what?"
"Another story has been started! Drosselmeyer must be involved! Maybe--"
"Your point?"
Ahiru looked back at Aotoa, who was insanely happy at this. "We must get you two registered at the academy again! Come one!"
And with that he dragged both Ahiru and Fakir out of the house.
I'm afraid that is all for today. Is a fun story awaiting us? A sad story? Or maybe...