Sorry for not updating in a while! I've been busy to search for work. But I will make it up to you by publishing chapter 3, 4 and 5 here. Disclaimer. I don't own Princess Tutu or it's characters. Just my OC.

Act 3: Human heart

At school Fakir was dancing alone in the training room. Neko-sensei was pleased for Fakir's sense of hard work and passion while he danced. Fakir was practicing hard every day in order to become a great dancer. The young male was moving fast in his dark suit and with grace he jumped up high and landed on his toe perfectly.

"Bravo!" clapped Neko-sensei. I'm sure that you will become even greater in a couple of years. Could it be that Fakir-kun might be in love? If that's the case…then you will soon get m-married! "

Neko-sensei's aura got creepier and the wedding march was playing in the took some nervous steps behind and said:

"Well…sensei…it's not the case. I mean. Even if I'm in love, I won't be able to marry her anyway. "

Neko-sensei stared at Fakir and saw that Fakir had a deep sadness in his eyes. He has never seen Fakir that way, he thought that he didn't care about marrige that much, since he rejected Neko-sensei's offer to take extra classes in love and marrige.

"But even though I can't marry her, I will still only love her and no one else. Even if we will never be able to have a family together, she will never be alone." Fakir said.

Fakir smiled back at Neko-sensei and took his towel to dry himself from all the sweat. He was thinking about getting to the lake to bring Ahiru back home and feed her. Poor duck must be starving and she's been waiting for him all day.

But suddenly, he heard a scream and he felt that Ahiru was in danger.

"AHIRU!" Fakir screamed and ran as fast as he could to the lake.

" Does it hurt, Ahiru? Does it hurt to once again be a human?"

Ahiru woke up. She was lying in the water. She was moving slowly. It was late and the sky was dark and clear. She could see the stars in the sky. Beside her, Engel was smiling.

"You're pretty, he said. You're pretty as a duck too, but now you can smile for me."

Ahiru was standing up, without realizing that she was human and that she didn't wear any clothes.

Engel was smiling embarrassed and said:

"Eh, it might be a bad idea for you to stand up, since you don't have any clothes. Don't show your body too easily for boys. "

An embarrased Ahiru turned red in her face and sat down in the water. With her arms she was covering her chest.

"I'm a girl again? But how?" Ahiru asked.

"It's because you wished it from all of your heart." Engel said.

He gave her a school uniform from the Kinkan academy. Ahiru put them on while Engel was looking away.

" I have to tell Fakir first. But I'm afraid that he might get mad at me and believe that Drosselmeyer is behind this. I promised Fakir that I would accept my true self. " Ahiru said.

"Well, you're a duck with a human heart, is it wrong to be both? Is it wrong to dream for something else? You're not only just a duck. You're a girl too, that dreams about love. Fakir doesn't have to know everything yet. He will understand." Engel said.

Ahiru was still worried. She didn't want to lie to Fakir. She felt bad about it, but it seems like she didn't have a choice.

"Come with me to the music class instead. Then he won't find out that easily. In the meanwhile, you can figure out how to tell him. "

"The music class? But I can't sing and I can't play any instrument! Ahiru said with panic in her voice. "

"If you go to the ballet class again, he will surely find out. The ballet students doesn't hang out with music students that much. You would be safe there. Besides, you won't be alone, I will be there too." Engel said.

" Will I be able to become Princess Tutu again?" Ahiru asked.

"Of course you will, but only if someone is in danger. This is your new necklace" Engel said.

Engel showed her a necklace that looked like a swan. It was a memory of her being princess Tutu that had to sacrifice everything in order to save Mytho so he could save everyone from the monster raven. She and Fakir saved everyone with their united powers.

"AHIRU!" she heard Fakir screaming.

"You should go now!" she said to Engel.

"See you tomorrow then, my princess."

Engel kissed Ahiru's long red tail and Ahiru blushed. There's no way that Fakir would have showed his feelings for her in that way. Ahiru felt troubled. Does Engel have feelings for her? And why would Mytho's brother come to her of all people?

Ahiru quacked and became a duck again. She had to hide her clothes, before Fakir sees them and finds out about this.

Fakir was running as fast as he could. He could have sworn that he heard Ahiru screaming. But that wouldn't be possible, since she was a duck now. The lake was dark and empty and Fakir jumped into the lake. He was swimming under water in order to see if she was there. A duck can't drown, can it? Fakir was thinking.

Ahiru found a perfect hiding place for her clothes. It was in a bush next to the lake. But then she saw Fakir shouting and looking for her under the water. He was really worried.

" QUACK!" Ahiru said. She jumped into the lake and swum towards Fakir.

"AHIRU!"

Fakir embraced her under the water and smiled. He finally found her safe. He was afraid that some animal would have eaten her as food or that a hunter has shot her.

Ahiru didn't know that Fakir was that worried.

When they reached the air Fakir took a deep breath. He smiled to Ahiru and said:

"Don't scare me like that. I thought something happened to you. It was like you were screaming. But you can't scream like that now, can you? Let's go home."

He walked out of the water carrying Ahiru in his arms. Ahiru was looking at the moon. It was bright and big and mysterious. Who is Engel, the boy that danced with her? And why did he help her?

Engelbrekt was hiding behind the scene as he watched Fakir carrying Ahiru in his arms. His eyes were filled with anger and hate when he saw them together. Then an evil grin showed up in his face.

"I will soon get my revenge against my dear brother Siegfried, who thought that he would get the throne for himself. How could he even marry a raven, is he out of his mind? He should have chosen Ahiru from the first place. But since he made his choice, I will now take my chance. Princess Tutu will be mine and I will kill Fakir with my own hands. "

"Oh my…it seems like Fakir is not the only one that cares about Ahiru. He seems to have a rival. Will he stand a chance against Mytho's brother, who wishes to see him dead? I guess we have to wait and see to the next time" Drosselmeyer said.

To be continued.