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This actually wasn't my first Princess Tutu fanfic, (answering "Rose" ) I had one before, but I decided to delete it because everything I wanted to happen pretty much happened in the first chapter and I had no idea what to put next... anyway, I am DEFINITELY keeping this one up, so enjoy and please review! It can be one or two words, I don't care!

His snow white hair, his hungry, dark eyes, his gorgeous, flawless face...well, most of him was the same.

What was different about this "older Siegfried" was that he was much, much taller than the child had been, and he was wearing The Gold Crown Academy uniform for the boys. Of course, this would have meant that he had aged like she had.

Also, he seemed even more handsome than the child had been.

Duck's wide blue eyes wandered down to his uniform. The complete outfit was a loose white uniform shirt covered with a black jacket, but he wasn't wearing the jacket. Instead, he wore the white uniform shirt with it unbuttoned at his well toned chest.

Her cheeks reddened when she found she could make out the prince's muscular form underneath, but she struggled to take her eyes away. She had never seen someone this attractive before – of course, she'd be a little curious, but she felt extremely shy and a little perverted at the same time.

As if realizing for the first time that she had dropped paint all over the ground, she gasped and took her eyes away from him as she dropped to her knees to try and straighten the mess up.

Duck felt the boy's beautiful, mysterious eyes on her and felt her blush deepen.

"Did I startle you?"

Duck felt her heart flutter. Even his voice was beautiful.

She looked up at him and stammered, "Eh.. heh, uh.. yeah.."
The prince walked toward her, his ruby eyes never leaving hers. Duck thought her heart would explode from all the excitement when he bent down so they were eye level. He paused for a second, smirking at as their faces became only inches apart, then lent down to help her gather her paintbrushes.

"Sorry to intrude. I was just exploring. My cousins and I are taking a look around the school."

Duck looked up at him, "...Could you be one of the Ravenwing family members...?"

He smiled, "So you've heard of us?"

He must be the boy Evangeline was talking about in math last block...

Duck blushed when she realized he was expecting a reply.

"...Oh, yeah, the whole school knows about you guys." she gave him a friendly smile, "You're really popular, actually."

The prince handed Duck all of her paintbrushes and she stood up, placing them on the table behind him. He stood up as well, standing about a whole foot taller than her. Duck felt shorter than usual.

Suddenly remembering her math teacher's request to be friendly to the transfer students, Duck shyly reached out a hand and looked up at him.

"My name's Duck Swanheart.. It's a pleasure to meet you.."

The prince surprised her, smiling softly and taking her hand in his. He pressed his lips gently to the back of it and the young woman was embarrassed to say she felt like a princess when he did.

"Well, my name is Mytho Ravenwing, and trust me, the pleasure is mine."

Duck blushed all the way to the tips of her ears. His bright red eyes slowly looked back at hers. Mytho seemed to be the perfect name for him. It was unique, but fit him perfectly.

"Oh... uh.." Duck laughed nervously until a devilish grin crossed Mytho's face and his eyes began to gleam.

"Apparently, Miss Swanheart... there's something you have that I need..." Mytho touched Duck's chest with a finger and traced it down the valley in between her breasts.

Duck stopped blushing and watched. "E..eh?"

Without another word, Mytho pushed Duck against the table she stood in front of and placed both hands behind her so she was trapped.

"Ah... what are you..."

"I'll be in a lot of trouble if I don't have it, so will you give it to me? Please?"

The way Mytho had said the sentence sounded more like a demand instead of a question. Duck thought hard for a moment before blushing furiously. Panicking, she brought her fists up and began to punch at his face, neck, and chest.

"Ewww! Are you pervert?! Get off of me! I'm too young for something like that!"

Mytho paused and his smile disappeared. It took awhile for him to realize that she had gotten the wrong idea about what he was asking for. He felt himself become slightly embarrassed and was sure it showed when his cheeks burned. He would have to turn this situation around so he could get her heart at a better time. It seemed to be a shame to kill her now, anyway.

"No, you idiot!" he yelled at her and pulled away, grabbing her fists, "I... I was asking you if you could be my guide around the school!"

Duck stopped struggling and gave a sigh of relief.

"Ohhh. Well, why didn't you just say that, then?" she frowned at him.

Mytho glanced away, "I was … getting around to it..."

Duck jumped off of the table and took off her apron, revealing her uniform.

"Nnn, I guess I've got free time.." she smiled. Maybe this was her chance to get to know someone popular before anyone else had. Pike and Lillie would be so proud of her. Now they wouldn't stop teasing her about not knowing any guys...

It was at that moment that Mytho noticed the very intriguing paintings hanging around the entire studio. They were dark, disturbing things, with each drawing having at least one, massive black bird in it. Anyone from Mytho's kingdom would have admired such a painting. It was one of the many things that attracted their attention.

The paintings were perfect descriptions of what kind of chaos Ravens were capable of causing.

Mytho's eyes wandered over to the beautiful woman next to him.

And yet, they had been painted by a human.

"Did you... paint all of these?" he glanced around the room again. Duck beamed.

"Yep... do you like them? Or... do you think they're weird?"

Mytho shook his head. Why in the world would anyone call such intriguing pieces of art weird?

"They're fascinating." he never lied about something he really liked.

Duck gave a soft gasp and glanced away, blushing in both embarrassment and pride. Mytho had been the only guy to ever say something like that about her artwork.

"Th... thanks..."

Mytho raised an eyebrow, "I'm the first person to say that, aren't I?"

Duck blushed and shook her head frantically, "No, of course not! Why would you think so?"

"Well.. I'll admit, they're not the prettiest things in the world..."

Duck fumed, " What! And who are you to be saying that?"

Mytho folded his arms over his chest and smirked, "Well, my cousins and I have been excepted into this Performing Arts School because we're talented in every subject."

Duck stopped fuming and stared at him in shock, "R...really?"

"Really."

"Really, really?"

"Really, really."

"Really, really, really?"

"Yes."
"Really, really, really, REALLY?"

"Yeah.."
"Really, really-"
"Yes! I just told you! Is it so hard to believe?"
"Well... yeah... I mean... most of the students at this school are only here because of a one or a few talents.. I'm just surprised... are you all really good at everything, or are you lying?"
"Why would I lie about something like that?"
"Well, in case you haven't noticed yourself, you seem pretty snobby."
Mytho glared at her and Duck shivered.

"Snobby? You barely know me..."
Duck felt herself smile softly, "You're right.. sorry."
Mytho stared at her for a moment, surprised she could smile so sweetly, and struggled to hide his light blush.

"Well, how do I seem to you?" she asked, leaning forward. Mytho's blush deepened and he pulled away.

"Uh.. what are you doing?"

"I'm just asking you a question... I'm not good with first impressions, but I've never asked anyone how they felt about me the first time I met them, so I thought I should ask."

Mytho stopped blushing, thinking of what he could say.

Well... she's... pretty.. bubbly, I guess...

"You're... peculiar."

Duck's jaw dropped. He'd said it so simply that she didn't feel special at all.

"Aw, come on... at least say I'm really loud, or something... you make me sound so lame."
"Ugh! It doesn't matter! Are you going to be my school guide or not, Duck Swanheart?"
Duck smiled again, "Sure, Mytho Ravenwing."
Mytho suppressed a smile. His name actually sounded really... good on her lips.

The bell rang for the lunch break to end. Duck laughed nervously when Mytho narrowed his eyes sat her and exploded.

"How annoying! If you hadn't have talked so much, I probably would have been familiar with half of the school by now."

"See, you are snobby!"

"No, I'm not, you're just difficult to stay patient with!"

"What's that supposed to mean?"
A group of girls stopped short in the hallway, staring through the door at Mytho, who turned around when Duck noticed them.

"Oh my gosh! It's Mytho Ravenwing!"
"Hey! My name's-"

"Who cares?! Would you be interested in joining our music club?!"
"We heard you play the piano very well!"

"Shut up! I told you guys, he wouldn't be interested in something like that!"

"Yeah! Come join our Drama Club!"

Duck gave a quick glance in Mytho's direction. He looked nervous, stepping backward as the massive group of girls tried to rush through the doorway at once. When they got stuck, Mytho turned around and glanced frantically around the room.

"Damn, I need to get out of here."

"Huh? Why? They're just fans, I mean-"

"The window! That's perfect."

Duck watched as Mytho rushed across the room to the big window with light streaming through. He pulled it open and without another word, jumped onto the roof and ran off.

Duck thought quickly. The girls fell through the door, screaming as they tangled themselves up on the floor and attempted to pull themselves to their feet.

"Wait, Mytho!"

"Come back!"

"Just sign this form and you'll be in the music club... FOREVER."

"You'll be so much more popular, too!"

"Uh... I think he said he was going to go sign up for band." Duck yelled over the noise.

All of a sudden, the girls stopped, stared at each other, and untangled themselves from the "net."

"Quick! Get him before he signs up!"
"We can't let him do that!"

"Yeah! Rip all of the forms to shreds!"

Once the girls had gone, and her room was silent again, Duck gave a quiet sigh before gathering her things and running off to her next block.

Meanwhile...

Edel glanced around frantically. She could pick up the smell of several, filthy ravens inside of the Gold Crown Academy and she knew they were up to no good. Turning a handle on the small container in her hands, she hid behind a tree and stared down at the four rings that held the power to destroy the demonic Raven King.

When Edel listened hard enough, she could hear the beautiful, humming bird sound of a 3 pure hearts within the academy. One of them was the strongest of all, and she knew she would have to find that one first.