Ahiru...
She kept her eyes closed. I don't want to wake up yet…
Ahiru…
Wait, Fakir?
She felt someone shaking her.
"Are you waking up?"
Ahiru slowly opened her eyes.
Where am I?
Ahiru found herself in a warm bed, and a well-lit room. This didn't look like any place she's seen before. Ahiru turns her head toward the someone waking her up.
She sucks in her breath.
"Fakir?"
The someone waking her up lets out a laugh. "Is that the only word you can say?"
What? On closer inspection Ahiru sees that this someone isn't Fakir.
He looks like him though. Instead of green eyes he has brown. A warm brown. And he has hair like Fakir's. But he wears it down instead of in a ponytail, like Fakir's. But it's also a deep, chocolate brown…
"W-What do you mean?" He smiles at her. "I saw you in the woods. I almost thought you were crazy. Dancing with an arm as injured as yours." Ahiru looks down at her arm. Fakir's shirt was replaced with a clean bandage.
Ahiru starts to blush out of embarrassment. "I-I was just dancing, I like to dance you know."
"…Sure. You're lucky I saw you there. It looked like you were going to drop dead anytime soon."
I wish… Ahiru turns toward the someone. "Thanks for that." He smiles. "Anytime."
"Oh! I'm Leo by the way."
"Leo…" "Yeah. It's a weird name, I know."
"Not really, mine's Ahiru."
Leo thinks about something. "You know, that name seems to fit you. You remind me of a duck."
Ahiru sits up quickly. "Well, not like I would know right? I mean, Iwasneveraduckoranything. Seriously, whoevercouldbeaduckandthenturnintoagirlright?"
Ahiru gives Leo a too cheesy smile. "That's just my name."
Leo laughs again. "You're funny, you know? I meant that in a good way. I like ducks."
Ahiru feels her face grow hot. He likes ducks…
A boy about 12 appears at the doorway. "Hey Leo, we have someone else who needs help too, remember? There's plenty of time to flirt with this girl later."
Leo's face bursts into red. "I'm not flirting! Just trying to strike a conversation. At least she could talk, not like that other guy you found."
This conversation was moving too fast for Ahiru. Flirting? But no, I like Fakir.
Ahiru sighed.
Fakir…
"Hey." Ahiru looks up to see Leo. "I'll be back soon, okay?" Ahiru just stares up at him.
"I-I mean, if you want me to."
Ahiru can't help her face give him a smile. She can't remember the last time she made someone uncomfortable. With Fakir it was always the other way around.
"It's okay, you can come back."
Leo's face seems to glow. "Nice. I'll be back soon." Leo gets up and leaves the room.
The boy rolls his eyes as Leo passes by, and enters the room.
"Sorry if Leo's giving you a hard time." Ahiru looks up at the boy. He looks like Leo, with the same brown eyes, but his hair is black, and straight. It's also long, by going down to his shoulders. "He's my brother."
Ahiru smiles. "It's okay, he's not. He just looks like he needs someone to talk to."
The boy rolls his eyes again. "Like I'm not enough." Ahiru giggles. The boy gives Ahiru a shy smile. "I'm Henrie."
"Ahiru."
Henrie just stops and stares intently at Ahiru.
"Ahiru…"
"Yeah, I know it's a weird name, like I explained to Leo."
Henrie is now whispering. "No, that's not it. The guy I saw in the forest, who I brought back here…"
Ahiru gives Henrie a look of confusion.
"Never mind. Get some rest."
Ahiru watches Henrie leave.
What was that all about? Ahiru doesn't give it too much thought however. She slowly drifts back into sleep.
Fakir, I miss you.
As Henrie leaves the room he's confused. Ahiru? But isn't that who that other guy said he was sorry for? Didn't he say he killed her? Then who is this girl?
Deep in thought, Henrie bumps into Leo. "Watch where you're going." Henrie looks up. "Did he say anything yet?" Leo sighs. "No… He woke up quicker than Ahiru but he still isn't talking. All he does is stare at nothing." Leo shifts uncomfortably. "It's kind of creepy if you know what I mean."
Leo ruffles Henrie's hair.
"Why don't you try talking to him again?" Henrie doesn't answer back, just walks into the room.
"Hey man, why won't you talk?" Henrie kneels by the bed. "I have a lot of questions for you, you know." Henrie stares at the guy's chest newly bandaged. "Like how'd you hurt yourself for one thing. How'd you get those weird looking scars on your body…"
Henrie looks up.
Ughh. He still won't talk!
"And also, what's your name? We got the name of the girl Leo rescued."
Henrie looks down. "It's the same name you whispered before you passed out you know. But I thought you killed her already or something. Cuz that's what you yelled too."
Silence.
"Whatever then." Henrie stands up, and moves toward the door. His back is turned. "Her name is Ahiru…" Henrie waits for the guy to give some form of comprehension.
Silence.
"Whatever." Henrie leaves the room.
Fakir was lying on the bed, oblivious to everything. His mind occupied with the same thoughts over and over.
Cowardly knight.
Worthless writer.
I'm sorry.
He barely noticed when the boy was leaving the room. Until he said the name.
"Her name is Ahiru…"
Henrie had his back turned so he couldn't see Fakir. Was too far away to hear Fakir whisper.
"Ahiru… But she's gone."
Henrie didn't see Fakir sit up, or hear his other whisper.
"She's alive?"
THAT'S END OF FIRST STORY PART! Please send me review! I have to know if it sounds good!
OH YEAH. I DON'T OWN PRINCESS TUTU. That counts for this part and all future parts of this story! ;)