+Princess Tutu: Kapitel des Vogels+
Author: hakuchou-san
Disclaimer: I do not own Princess Tutu.
Author's Note: Yeah, so I've recently found an interest in Hana Yori Dango. You guys should watch the live-action version, cuz, man, that Tsukasa guy is h-o-t!
And as I finish writing this chapter a few weeks later, I will like to add I've also watched all 49 episodes of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon during this week. My desktop backround is Sailor Moon sitting on a moon with her harp. And another new anime love I've recently found is... insert drumroll here... Mamoru! Yay!
And also, if I happen to type Mr. Cat in, although I'm using Neko-sensei, please forgive me. And on Gachou's name: I originally planned on her being a goose, and being able to go back and forth like Ahiru, but I decided that was like copying, so she's just an ordinary girl. By the time I was far up into the series to know that not all of their names were Japanese, Gachou just already stuck. In fact, I'm not even 100 sure Gachou means "goose" in Japanese, but, oh well...
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 Two of Two
"Ah! Oh no, I'm gonna be late!"
Ahiru dashed out of her dormitory door, past all of the girl's rooms. Two stuck their head out, and watched with a confused expression as Ahiru sprinted out of the dormitories. The purple-haired one said, "What's she doing? There's an hour left til class starts!"
The bubbly blond smiled, with hearts in her eyes. "She's so cute!"
Fakir pushed the covers off of himself and stood up. He started to walk to the bathroom when something caught his eye outside. He looked out the window and saw a redhead running at full speed, her long braid trailing behind her.
"Moron."
Aww man! Ahiru complained to herself. Why do I always have to be late? I tried so hard to wake up on time, but-- "OOWWW!"
Ahiru tripped as she ran and fell forward, unaware of the object that was in front of her. Both girls fell to the ground, Ahiru on top. She sat up and rubbed her head, and looked behind her. She had tripped over a rock. What was that stupid rock there for?
Then she heard a muffled sound beneath her. She looked down and noticed she was sitting on someone. She jumped off of the girl with an "Ack!" of surprise. The girl sat up and rubbed her forehead. She had yellowish-brownish hair, which went down to a little above her shoulder. She had two seperate strands in the front, and pink bows on the side of her head.
Ahiru reached her arm out. "Oh, I-I'm sorry, I wa--"
The girl buried her face in her hands. "Oh, world! What have I done to recieve such treatment!"
"EH?"
"WHAT CRIME HAVE I COMMITED TO HAVE SUCH A FATE BESTOWED UPON ME!"
Ahiru didn't know what to do. This girl was suddenly bowing to her, with tears streaming down her face. "I'M SORRY, I AM SO SO SORRY, I SHOULD'VE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION, REALLY, IT'S MY FAULT!"
Ahiru waved her hand and laughed nervously. "No, it's fine! It's my fault, I'm the one who ran into you. I'm the one who should've been paying attention. Really, it's okay."
The girl looked up, her dark brown eyes glistening with tears. "A-are you sure?" She asked, her voice quavering.
"Yes, I'm really sure! Sorry!" She said smiling. The girl smiled back and stood up, wiping the tears from her face. She was almost as tall as Fakir, making her much taller than Ahiru. Ahiru sweatdropped at the height difference.
The girl held out her hand. "It was nice to meet you, er, um..."
Ahiru looked at her confused for a few seconds, then realized what she was saying. "Oh! Uh, my name's Ahiru!" Ahiru took her hand and shook it, saying, "It was nice meeting you too..."
"My name's Gachou!" The girl smiled brightly, and Ahiru smiled back. She's kinda like a little kid... She thought to herself. "Well," Gachou took her hand back and started speaking again. "Do you know whe--"
"Gachou!"
Both girls turned to the source of the voice. An older girl with black, slightly curly hair walked up to them. "Gachou, I told you not to run off like that. Neither of us know our way around her, so stop acting so childish."
Gachou looked at the ground and quietly mumbled an apology. The girl didn't look satisfied. She grabbed Gachou's hand and pulled her toward the building. Gachou looked back to Ahiru and waved, shouting, "Bye! See you later!" with a grin on her face. Ahiru waved back. The other girl turned around. Ahiru's smile faded was the girl glared at her, her deep violet eyes penetratingly frightening. She turned from Ahiru and walked on, leaving Ahiru confused as ever.
She stood there and pondered. Did I do something to annoy her? I don't think so, unless she glares at anybody who talks to Gachou... wait... Ahiru was shocked. Maybe she's in love with Gachou, and doesn't want anyone to go near her. If that's the case, then that means she's really possessive, which means... we've got another Fakir on our hands! Oh no, Lilie is rubbing off on me. I mean, Fakir isn't that bad...
"Hey, you."
Speak of the devil, Ahiru thought as Fakir walked up to her. "What are you doing, just standing there spaced out? You're gonna be late to cla--"
"OH MY GOSH I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT CLASS WHAT AM I GONNA DO I'M GONNA BE LATE!" Ahiru yelled as she turned to run. But Fakir caught her by the end of her braid and yanked her back, resulting in pain. "OW!"
Ahiru rubbed her head as Fakir said, "Idiot, the bell didn't even ring yet. Don't get carried away."
Then, they heard the bell ring.
Fakir and Ahiru both bolted toward the building.
As everyone began stretching, Pique and Lilie looked around for Ahiru. Neko-sensei tapped some keys on the piano. Lilie cheerfully stated, "Oooh, Ahiru isn't here yet..."
"And neither is the wonderful Fakir," Pique said, glancing at the door.
"Oh my!" Lilie exclaimed. "Could it be she's skipping school with Fakir? Both of them, on a secret romantic rendezvous... oh, how exciting!"
Pique rolled her eyes. "Aw, c'mon. It's probably just a coincidence they're both late..."
Several minutes passed before the door creaked slightly open. A small foot emerged from the outside, and soon, Ahiru's head was visible, looking around to make sure the coast was clear. She turned and nodded to Fakir, who entered casually, striding over to Neko-sensei was Ahiru snuck in. Neko-sensei and Fakir talked as Ahiru tiptoed over to her usual spot. Neko-sensei's back was to the rest of the class, and didn't see her walk in late. She breathed a sigh of relief and Lilie and Pique high-fived.
"Wow, Ahiru! For once you got in without a proposal of marr--"
"Ahiru-san!"
Everyone's head sharply turned to Neko-sensei, who beckoned over Ahiru. She slumped and trudged over to Neko-sensei and Fakir. Neko-sensei raised a hand, and Ahiru flinched. But she relaxed slightly as she felt his paw patting her back. "Good job, Ahiru-san. That was the right thing to do. I'll excuse you're tardiness for today."
As Fakir and Ahiru walked back to their spots, Ahiru looked up at Fakir and asked, "Um, what did you tell him?"
FLASHBACK
"Oh no!" Ahiru sighed. "What am I gonna do? Neko-sensei will make me marry him for sure!"
"No he won't," Fakir said reassuringly.
"Huh?"
"Don't worry," he said. "I'll handle it. Just get to your spot as quietly as you can without attracting attention."
"Are you sure about this?" Ahiru asked, unsure of his intentions."
"It'll be fine, don't worry."
END FLASHBACK"
"I told him we were walking to class when we saw an injured bird lying on the ground. We were late because we helped it out." Fakir said, and turned toward the other side of the room. Ahiru looked after him and smiled.
"Okay, class, settle down," Neko-sensei said, trying to calm down the class. All the students were seated by the barre, the advace students seperate from everyone else. Everyone kept talking, despite the teacher's efforts to calm then down. Neko-sensei finally lost it, and he shouted, "IF YOU ALL DON'T STOP TALKING IMMEDIATELY, I WILL HAVE ALL OF YOU MARRY ME TOGETHER!"
Everyone immediately shut up.
"Ahem..." Neko-sensei coughed and continued. "Well then, today we have two new students joining us in the ballet class. Please do your best to make them feel welcome and DO NOT SPACE OUT WHILE I'M TALKING!"
Everyone's eyes turned to Ahiru, who snapped back to reality and turned red in the face.
"Ahiru-san, I excused you for being tardy today, but that doesn't mean I WON'T HAVE YOU MARRY ME!"
"I'm so sorry!" Ahiru shouted.
Lilie chimed in, dramatically saying, "Oh, no! Anything but that! What a horrible fate to befall someone!"
Neko-sensei rolled in circles on the ground as Lilie gave Ahiru a noogie. Once Neko-sensei finally calmed down, he stood up and turned his head to the door. "You may come in now."
Two girl walked in, both who looked familiar to Ahiru. Then she recognized them as the girls from earlier in the morning. The black-haired one was slightly taller than Gachou, and she looked as tall as Fakir, maybe even taller. She stood there with a melancholy expression on her face. Her and Gachou were both wearing the basic class outfits, but Ahiru had a feeling the girl next to Gachou was really good.
Gachou waved to everyone with a huge smile. "Hi everybody! My name is Gachou, and this is my sister, Melanctha! We're pleased to meet you!" The girl, who Ahiru now knew was Melanctha, nudged Gachou with her right elbow, and whispered something in her ear. Gachou apologized for something, and turned back to everyone and smiled. She looked among the crowd, and her eyes rested upon Ahiru. Ahiru smiled and waved, and Gachou waved back.
Ahiru turned to Melanctha, who had a blank expression on her face. It looked like she didn't really want to be there. Everyone else in class were whispering among themselves, either about how pretty Melanctha was, or how cheerful Gachou was. Ahiru was agreeing with them in her mind when she heard a thud to her left. She looked over to see Gachou sitting next to her. Gachou smiled and said "hi", and Ahiru smiled back. Melanctha sat off by herself, away from everyone else.
Some people turned around in front of us, one of the a boy. The boy asked, "Um, why are you so happy all of the time?"
Gachou's smile faded as she turned to the two people. Ahiru cocked her head to one side. Gachou glared at them and growled, "You got a problem with it?"
Ahiru's eyes widened. Eh? She was so nice before, but now... The two kids who asked that suddenly got scared looks on their faces and turned away. Gachou turned back to Ahiru. She thought Gachou was going to lash out on her too, but instead, Gachou gave her a smile. Ahiru smiled faintly and turned to face the other way, a little intimidated by Gachou.
I wonder what that was...
During class, various people went up to Melanctha, but she brushed them off. She seemed a little like a loner, sitting all by herself with that brooding look. Ahiru wondered how Melanctha and Gachou were sisters, since they were almost completely different. She sometimes wondered how they were related at all. Melanctha didn't talk to anyone, let alone talk at all. When class was over, she was the first one out. Ahiru looked to see where she was going, thinking she needed to go somewhere important, but Melanctha only entered the girl's dormitory.
Ahiru stood in one spot as people walked past. She was determined to figure out this mystery that is Melanctha. Why is she always alone? Why does she never talk? She knew she couldn't ask these straight out to Melanctha, so she decided to ask the person who seemed to know her best: her sister.
So Ahiru scanned the crowds for Gachou, but instead saw Fakir. She grinned and ran over to him. She tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Hey Fakir!"
He turned around and said, "Oh, hey Ahiru. Do you need something?"
Ahiru started walking by Fakir's side. "Um, well, kind of... have you seen Gachou anywhere?"
Fakir raised his eyebrows. "What, that weird kid who smiles too much?"
Then, all of a sudden, Ahiru saw a blur go right past her. She heard a smack and an "OW!" Once Ahiru had registered what had happened, she turned to see Fakir lying on the ground, holding his nose. "Fakir!" Ahiru rushed to his side and asked, "Are you all right?" Then she heard someone step behind her.
"That was my famous flying side kick. You should know better than to gossip about the new kid." Ahiru turned to see Gachou standing above them with a smug look on her face. Some people stopped to see what was going on... okay, just about the entire student population stopped to look.
Fakir looked up and took his hand of his nose, glaring. "What the hell was that for?"
Gachou put on an innocent look and stated, "Well, I was just looking around for my new friend Ahiru-chan when I heard you say I'm weird. And that really hurt my feelings, so I decided to punish you!" She said the last part with a smile.
"That doesn't mean you have to kick me!"
"You shouldn't be talking about people behind their back!"
"You need to control your temper!"
"DON'T YOU ORDER ME AROUND!"
"DON'T ORDER ME AROUND!"
"YOU'RE MAKING ME ANGRY!"
"I DON'T CARE!"
Ahiru just sat in the middle, not knowing what to do as they spouted off their insults and kept on fighting. Eventually, the other kids on campus began to disperse, realizing their fight wasn't going to end any time soon.
Fakir got up and walked toward Gachou, still yelling. Ahiru sighed and walked away, not knowing of the violet eyes that were baring into her.
Melanctha turned away from the window, letting the black curtains fall back into place. The room became dark, lighted only by a single candle on the table. She sat on her bed, vague memories overwhelming her. "What... what is this I feel when I see him? I feel as if... there's something important I need to do..."
But what is it? Why do I have this feeling that there's something important I need to remember? Do I have a special mission I need to fulfill that was my reason for coming here?
The old man rocked back and forth in his rocking chair, peering into a moving gear. Drosselmeyer cackled. "That's right, that's right! That special something you need to do will play a very important role in the fate of everyone! Ahiru-chan, you better watch out! Be always on your gaurd, ehehehehe!"