Chapter V: The Knight, The Director and The Writer
It's the next chapter for my reader. Same story or same plot is out of my control. Hope you enjoy it
Disclaimer : I do not own Princess Tutu and other related characters. They just inspire me.
(Bold = flashback, Italic=Ahiru's/Fakir's mind)
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A tall boy in grey uniform walks pass black dark corridor, a big green book in his hug. The cold, dark with strange furniture along the corridor don't scared the green eyes boy, it commons for him. He finally arrives at a large tall blue wooden door with the only light from a couple of big candle on the top. He reaches the handle hesitately.
Must I give it to him? How's if he know my plan?! Will he…Huh…stay calm, Fakir…
He sighs and enters the room. His uniform turns instantly turns into black metal armor and the book burns into bright red with "The Project" letters on its front cover. An old weird clothed man has been waiting for him from his writing desk in the huge blue pale room.
Fakir knees, presents the book, "It has done."
"Well done, my son…" he grins, opens and starts reading the thick book.
"The scenery, the people and the plot had been fixed. It'll be fulfilled tomorrow, as you wish…" Fakir reports.
"Huh…You didn't put any traps again in this story like you almost done in the past, did you?" The big colorful feathers hated man rises one of his eyebrows.
Fakir smirks, "You own my half hands and even the characters life, how can I betray you?"
He laughs out loud, "Ha ha ha…That's my boy."
"You can call me anything, just don't you dare call me "son" or "your boy"…Lord Dorselmeyyer" He says, narrows his eyes.
"Alright, alright…what ever you want, because tomorrow everything will done. Now, back to your room! I'll finish the other simple job tonight." Dorselmeyyer states, more like chasing away Fakir.
The knight bows and walks back. His appearance returns to normal when passing the blue door. I didn't put any traps, just some simple tricks. He smiles, walks into the darkness back to his bedroom.
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Brown uniformed muscular man walks around Plasma, his duty guard the only gate enter the Silver class every night. One he never thinks before, a black suit ninja silently walks toward him. The silver haired ninja hits vital point on his body and paralyzes him. He uncovers his mask, "Coming!"
The other two black suit ninja show themselves from the wall, one has deep red eyes and the other has orange bangs at the corner of her head cover.
"Do the mission as we have planned and meet again here," Mytho says. The ninjas look each other, then nod and run to three different directions.
They have planned it this afternoon. Mytho looks for Dorselmeyyer, herself looks for Fakir's book and Rue deactivates "Slumber Magic" that Mytho had found a few days ago, a magic that control Kinkan's people at night.
Why I come here? Why I must meet Fakir, in this condition? Why I followed this plan at the first place? Yes, If I want to know the truth from my past and himself. I keep run to Boy's Corridor, smoothly of course. Unfortunately I had a parkour training when I was in junior high school, so this "ninja" mission isn't hard enough. I arrive at the edge of the corridor, unmasked my mouth and taking breath. My mind jumps to my mother's word…
I walked silently toward the front door, fully in black ninja suit. Waking up anybody will get me into trouble. I almost reached the knob…
"Having some business, Ahiru?" a soft voice froze me. I turned my head slowly, there was no one except my mother in her long white night dress, her green hair differed her from ghost.
I smiled clumsy,"Uh…I want to making sure the door has been locked,Mum,"
She closed, muttered, "I have known it would happen…"
"What do you mean, Mother?"
"You are going to meet Fakir and Dorselmeyyer, don't you?"
How did she know?
"The Knight has told it before…" She continued.
I closed, "What? Fakir has ever meet Mother? What did he tell you?"
"He returned my memories. Ahiru…..in the past, we weren't a family. Uzura and I, Edel, were just Dorselmeyyer's doll and we became your alley at the end..."
Why he didn't tell me anything? Why, Fakir?!
"He told everything about the story and that you would be the main character again and might be something changed, so I must keep you…"
I hugged her, "Anything happened, our family won't change, Mum…"
Edel caressed her daughter hair, "Dorselmeyyer is getting stronger. The main character is the key. That's I know from my past."
I hugged her tighter. "You should free Fakir. Now, make it true, stop the story!"
My mother released me. By that time, I was worry, not for myself, but my family. How could Dorselmeyyer dare using them this long time? Just then, I wiped my tears and ran as fast as I could to Masamoto.
I come back to reality, leaned beside Fakir's room. Just take the book as silent as wind and then go! I'm inspecting the door, trying to unlocked it, when a boy voice approaches me.
"Hey you there…What are you going to, huh?" I turn around my head, Fakir is leaning at the wall in the dark, narrows his eyes.
Damn, I am faound out! I pull out my blade, pointed at him.
"An amateur wants to fight the knight? Good enough…"
Nowhere, black fire surrounds him. When the fire's calmed, his appearance changed into black armored knight, completed with black long sharp sword in his palm. Is it magic? The fight begins.
He defenses my attack easily, like dancing in the war. The worst part, every his defenses, he kicks my back, like playing with me! Just in a few minutes, Fakir stands in front of me with his sword ready to cut my head from behind. Our body is a few inches.
"Now, who's this Mytho's agent?" he smirks, opens my mask.
I gasp, he widens his eyes,"…Ahiru?"
He releases his sword, steps backward and the ashes from black fire turn his normal appearance. His face is pale, fills with disappointed.
"No, no, no! IT MUST NOT HAPPENED AGAIN!" he's angry with himself, holding his head.
It confused me, "If I'm not the one you expected, I'll call Rue.."
He stares at me, depressed, "What? Rue is here, too?"
"Yes, and so is Mytho. I think you have guessed it." I say, crossing my arms.
It makes him more depressed and he sits down on the floor.
What's wrong with this boy? I step closer and squat in front of him.
"You are looking for The Project, aren't you? It's too late…" he mutters, his head still bowing
"It had to be Mytho and Rue, without you again! I've told Edel to save you!" He glares at me, anger on his eyes.
I remain silent.
He is going to explode, "It's my fault, It's my fault! I must not put that tricks if it just ruined this way! I had just obeyed his order and then..then…"
He gets my nerve. It's so annoying watching your "idol" like this.
"Just calm down a minute!" I clap his shoulder.
He seems calming. Now, it's my chance.
"Please tell me, everything you've hidden…"
He starts again, "No, it's my fault, it's my fault…"
I grab his shoulder harder, "Just tell me…"
We stare each other, then he sighs, "Alright…Apologize me in the first place…Mytho has told you many thing, hasn't he?"
I nod. "What Mytho got from his spying activity and half of his past was true…"
"A half?" I cut him.
"Yes...I became the Second person, the Knight or Protector of the Prince, the antagonist, right?" I almost nod, but it will so impolite. So, I just pay full attention to his story.
"Kinkan was cursed city by Dorselmeyyer. Mytho, The Raven, and Princess Tutu were the main character, we are his dolls. You thought me that we made the story for ourself and I use my power. It was my duty to do my best for the Prince, I was the Knight..."
In this story, he smirks pathetic, "I've known that I couldn't control Kinkan forever and made you became human again. Losing you...made me making a deal with that Real Raven. He promised me you would back and we would meet again..."
"...and you give your right hand for the condition..." I continue.
"Not all of it. After the deal, I died and when I woke up, I realized that he reincarnated us. I thought it was a good idea and I still had my power, but when watching what happen to whole world, not only Kinkan, I was depressed...
"He changed it all! War and ruins everywhere! And the most part... you changed Ahiru, you changed!" He pointed me, he is going to explode again...
"There were two of you. I was one of the biggest director of theater and there I met Princess Tutu as Evana Luracby. I thought I've found you, but I found you too, Ahiru! Both of you are same, and how I can kill one of you for the sake of Dorselmeyyer?!"
He is really depressed, the burning ashes sorround him and he mutters something strange. His eyes turn red, like trance!
All of sudden, I hug him spontaneously. He still rampages, trying releasing my embrace.
"Ssshhh...calm down, I wanna hear your story," I say as soft as I can. And it works! He slowly becomes silent and the ashes disappears to nothing.
"Dorselmeyyer broke his promise and all I remember two of you sacrifice yourself like already victimizing...I couldn't do anything even in this state..." He continue, leaned his head at my shoulder.
"You have endured so much pain than you could...You have worked hard." I try to cheer him up.
"...Forgive me, I just want to avoid you all from my mistakes..."
We remain in this embarassed position like forever for me. For my pride, I release first, staring directly to his eyes.
"Then, let's stop this story, together!" I say, flame in my eyes.
"Well...I've put some "tricks" in his story and hope it works...He is going to explode Kinkan..." I don't suprised, I have read the Project.
"Now, we must stop the Lullaby first..." he says, standing from his position.
"It's Rue's job..." I answer
"What? Not Mytho? It must have Mytho! Rue's in danger!" He yells suddenly and run to I think the Lullaby direction.
I chase him, match his speed,"What do you mean?!"
"I wrote down that Mytho turned the Lullaby because he is the main character, he can endure the magic. But it's Rue! You all are ruining my plan!" he answers, annoyed in his tone.
"Who says we are ruining your plan, ?! You that told us in the first place!" I reply him
"Heh, you just to idiot for this plan..."
"I can't hear you, Unfamous Writer?!"
"What did you say, Ms. Ruining Plan?!"
And just that, we are teasing while running to Rue. Such a night...
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I know, I have left this story almost 3 months and give you not too long plus "strange" story, I'll update soon and hope your opinions in review!. Rue is in danger, Mytho faces Dorselmeyyer and the story is totally ruin! What will Fakir and Ahiru do? Sorry for typo or other mistake.