Chapter 7

(AN: first thing first I'm so sorry for making you all wait then I said I would be posting this faster. you all deserve a big plate of cookies if you been with me scene the beginning and for good news this story is about half way to completion so if all you wonderful readers just sit tight and I'll get the next chapter out around summer time ok.)

Ahiru walk around the fairgrounds kicking up dust as she moves. "Ahiru over here!" Lillie's cheer full voice called out for her, looking around she spotted her two friends stand by a food cart the scent of pumpkins and apples wafted over as she made her way to them.

"Hey you guys." Ahiru rushes over to them "what are-!" Before could she could finish her question Pike shoved an apple pastry in her mouth.

"Shh we're watching Yara." Pike answered pointing over in the distant where Yara stood looking sullen talking to James!

"What is she doing with him!?" Ahirus jaw dropped the pastry falling to the ground.

"I know." Lille coed as Yara smiled at James taking his hand only for him to immediately tear it away.

"Who a quiet girl like Yara would be interested in a guy like James." Pike said as James green eyes glaring daggers into Yaras lavender gray eyes. She tries to say something but she was too far away from the group to hear, James only shakes his head before walking off.

"Go! Cheer her up with tales of you past failures." Lille pushes Ahiru in Yaras direction her two friends began to walk off some were else.

"Yara." Ahiru walks up to her tears forming in Yaras eyes.

"Go away." Yara said monotone.

"I just…"Ahiru began.

"Leave me alone." Yara hissed "Please stay away." She said running off. Ahiru tried to fallow her only to be startled by a low menacing howl.

"Quack!" she shouts grasping her mouth realizing mistake as she watched the world around her grower large at bright light engulfing her. She squinted her eyes shut as her body changed into a little yellow duck, squirming out of the pile of fallen clothes Ahiru ended up bill to snout with an old mangy looking dog "g-g-good doggy." The dog wheezes and pants, wildly thrashing back and forth before lunging at her "ah help!" she quakes flapping her wings as she fled, the dog close behind.

Ahiru barely managed to escape the old mutt by flying up to a low branch of tree the dog circled the tree several times before giving up. "Well, well what do we have here?" a voice called from underneath her Ahiru looked down to see Corvin smiling softly at her, she shifted herself back more on the branch. "You stuck up there duckling?" Corvin reached up to her Ahiru squirmed away but, in was in vain "got yeah !" he chuckled as pulled Ahiru off the branch ,and began to pet Ahiru who was now desperately trying to escape his grasp "oh calm down duckling ."He smiled walking away from the fairgrounds "don't worry I'm a friend to all birds." He patted her head.

"Let go of me." Ahiru quacked pecking his hand.

"Ouch!" Corvin hissed "fine I'll put you down." He scowling released her causing her to fall on her head.

"Ouch." Ahiru quacked land on her back watching Corvin walk away, his eyes steely and distant. Ahiru felt sorry for him, she tried to fallow him only to stop as she saw the feral dog from moments ago staring her down. Her golden pendent hanging from its mouth glowing brightly. 'That dog!' she thought her blue eyes staring back at the growling dog. "Give that back!" she quacked rush over griping the golden chain with her wing, the dog growling snapping at her causing it to release the chain. Making her fall back, the dog growling lunging at her once more, Ahiru quickly putting on the pendent transforming her into Princess Tutu.

The dog braked surprised by the change. "Please dance with me?" the angelic ballerina spoke. The dog looked at the princess confused braking once more bearing its teeth. "Let me help you." Tutu said gently, the dog jumped at her snapping and barking angrily. She instantly pulling out her fan the wild dogs claws getting caught in its white fabric. "These feeling aren't yours." she said a red glow engulfing the dog as the heart shard left it changing the old feral dog into a small sleeping puppy. She stared in shock at the change.

"I'm the feeling defiance, there is no need to explain, I'll go." The red specter of James heart said before vanishing. Tutu looked around Butterfly and Corvin where nowhere to be seen giving Tutu a strange uneasy feeling.