Angel-chan: Hey everyone it's been a while *smiles*
Fakir: Yeah four week and two days to be exact (-_-)
Angel-chan: Yeah sorry about that I have been busy with schoolwork and Final Projects. Luckily, Finals are over with all of school with it and I get a week off as well. So yeah I decided to start writing with the speed of light *grins* Oh and since no one entered the small co-author contest I guess I'm going to be have to finish on my own *smiles/sighs* oh well heh and here I was thinking I can have someone "by my side" and finishing the rest of this story. *shrugs* oh well
Ahiru: Eh~ really~? And here I thought people were going to enter *small pout*
Angel-chan: *pats Ahiru's head* it's okay Ahiru there is always next time. *smiles* Alright well since the it's been almost two months if I remember correctly since I last posted up a really chapter.
Fakir: Yeah two months to long
Angel-chan: *glares at Fakir* Shut it Fakir…
Ahiru: Fakir are you trying to get her mad…
Fakir: Whatever…
Angel-chan: *hits Fakir on the head* I said shut it Fakir and let me talk for crying aloud
Fakir: *knocked out*
Ahiru: *sweat drop*
Angel-chan: Now than as I was saying before that idoit interrupted me I am sorry to have to keep you all waiting. So if you please Ahiru-chan. *softly smiles*
Ahiru: *smiles* Sure. XXxStrawberryAngelxXx does not own Princess Tutu or Shugo Chara!
Angel-chan: Well enjoy everyone ^-^
.:Normal POV:.
It has been weeks but the day was finally here. The day of the final performance has finally come and everyone is scattered around trying to get the last finishing touches done before curtain time. The costumer dressers were running around trying to get everyone into their respective costumes. "Has anyone seen Ahiru-chan!?" called out a girl who had a white summer dress in her hands.
"What! She's not here yet!?" Everyone gasped to think that the main girl in the play is not here yet. "B-But that's not like her she never misses a play especially if she's starring in it?" The students nodded as they started to get worried.
"Does anyone know where she lives?" Someone asked this caused a people to start chattering that they do not know. "I do…" Everyone turned towards where the voice came from only to see Fakir standing there fully dressed in his knight costume.
"It's Fakir-kun…"
"He knows where Ahiru-chan lives…"
"I'm not surprised those two are almost always towards now." The girl who was supposedly to dress up and get Ahiru ready walked up to Fakir with begging eyes.
"Please…Please Fakir-kun can you go get Ahiru-chan without her we can't start the play." Fakir looked at the girl with a blank expression on his face. With a blink of an eye, his blank expression was gone and a small grin graced his lip astonishing everybody in the room.
"I guess there is no other way…alright then I'll be back." Saying those final words Fakir walked out of the room and left to the Tsukiyomi's household.
.: The Cruse to find True Love:.
Inside the Tsukiyomi Household everyone was running around the place whether be it the house or the café. The one person that was going completely insane at this point was our dear Swan Princess. "WHERE IS IT?!" Ahiru shouted in anxiety. Turning the room, she was currently in upside down. Tears started to weal up in her eyes making them look glossy Ahiru tried to fight back the tears but with each passing second, it was getting harder and harder to do that.
"Without that necklace I won't be able to perform in the play" A single tear slip out as it cascaded down her right cheek. She took in a deep breath as she wiped away the tear quickly got out of the room to search in another room. While everyone was still searching for the necklace no took notice that someone was at the door.
"Hello?" It was Fakir. As he entered into the house, he notices that everything was a complete mess. "W-what happen here?" He walked in further as he did he stumbled into Rima.
"Hey Ms. Mashiro what is going on here?" Rima stopped on her tracks to see who called her.
"Oh it's you…Fakir…well it seems that Ahiru lost her pendent and she's turning the house upside down…She will not stop until she find the pendent." Fakir's eyes widen. Her pendent? B-but how? Fakir looked down at the older women.
"Have you checked everywhere?" Rima nodded her head. "Was she in the back house?" Rima thought it over.
"I wouldn't know…I didn't stay that long yesterday like I usually do. Amu or that stupid cat might know…but you're going to have to find them I have to keep looking for it here." Fakir nodded as he saw the petite women walk off somewhere else. As for Fakir, he did what Rima told him he went to look for Amu or Ikuto and to his luck, he found them both.
"Ah Mrs. & Mr. Tsukiyomi." The loving couple turned around to meet Fakir. "Fakir-kun…When did you-" Before Amu was able to finish her sentence Fakir cut her off.
"I heard what happen from Ms. Mashiro." When hearing those words the couples, face became depressed. "I also heard that you all have checked the whole house and have found nothing…But I'm wondering if Ahiru had at any point gone to the back house yesterday." Both the pinkette and the bluenette looked at each as if trying to remember if their child did in fact go there yesterday.
"If I remember correctly Ahiru did tell me that she was going to be at the back house for a little practice before the play today." Amu spoke out.
"Yes I remember that as well but it came around midnight and I saw that Ahiru didn't come to her room. So I decided to go check on her only to find her asleep on the chair…but she was in her duck form," Ikuto added. Fakir nodded at the new information.
"I see…" Fakir took a small pause. "There might be a possibility that Ahiru might have dropped the pendent there but you must have not seen it for some reason." The couple looked at each other with the little hope that they had in finding the pendent there but before they were able to speak another word there was a loud scream follow by a crashing sound.
"ARGH~! WHERE IS IT?!"
"We have to find it quickly or else Ahiru won't be able to hold back her feeling any longer," said Amu. "Fakir please go and check it the pendent is there and quickly. We'll try and calm down Ahiru here." Amu told Fakir as she started to head out the room and going towards where Ahiru was as for Ikuto he stayed behind with Fakir.
"I'll go with you four eyes are better than two." Fakir nodded as they both started towards the back house in a quick pace as well. When entering the two-story house they both decided to spilt up in order to find the pendent in a much quicker rate. Ikuto was taking the first floor while Fakir took the third floor. When getting to the third floor Fakir swiftly scanned the room in case he might be able to fine it just like that. However, that was not the case at this point; Fakir was not able to see the pendent. So he started to go around the room when seeing nothing he started to recollect his thought.
"What was it that Ikuto said…?"
'…So I decided to go check on her only to find her asleep on the chair…' Fakir's eyes widen as he turn to face the chair. He slowly walked over towards the chair but when getting to the chair there was nothing on top of it.
"It…might be…" Fakir bent down to looked under the chair and to his luck; there under the chair was a beautiful ruby pendent lying gently on the ground. Fakir took the pendent into his hands with a smile placed on his lips. He stood up and ran out the door of the studio.
"Mr. Tsukiyomi! I found it!" Fakir shouted out as he ran down the stairs towards where Ikuto was standing. He looked over his shoulder as his eyes directed towards the ruby pendent.
"The pendent," Ikuto speed walked it over towards Fakir as he looked at the pendent in his hands. "Take it…take it to Ahiru quickly. Then both of you take off towards the school okay." Fakir nodded as he ran out of there in search of Ahiru. When entering the house it wasn't that hard because Ahiru was losing it with each passing second.
"ARGH~! IT HAS TO BE HERE!" Ahiru fumed out as she threw a book out the room. "Ahiru sweetie please calm down…I'm sure it'll turn up soon." As Fakir was entering the room, he saw Ahiru turn around as she did he saw crystal drops flying off her skin.
'She's…She's crying…'
Ahiru opened her month to retort to Amu only to stop herself when she saw Fakir there standing on the doorway. She quickly turned on her heels and gave her back towards him. Amu looked over her shoulder with hopes in her eyes she fully faced Fakir.
"Fakir…dear did you have any luck in finding it?" Fakir regained his composure and looked straight at Amu with a proud smile. "Yes we did." Fakir extended his hand and opened his palm to reveal the one item that Ahiru was searching so madly for. When revealing the pendent Amu gasped earning her the attention of Ahiru. Ahiru look a glance over her shoulder when her eyes landed on the red jewel her glossy eyes widen as she rushed over towards Fakir. She took his open hand into her slim ones as new tears started to form on her eyes.
"Hey…you okay?" Fakir asked however, instead of getting an answer he received a hug from the girl. "Thank you…Thank you so much Fakir…" Fakir was dazed from the sudden action she took but he regains his poise and soft smiled at the girl and returned the hug.
"You're welcome…Now come on we have to get going or else they cannot go on with the play." Fakir pulled her away at arms-length as he cupped her face and wiped her tears away with his thumbs.
"O-okay…" She answered as she gave him a soft smile. Fakir then placed the pendent to its right full place; around her thin neck. Fakir then looked over Ahiru shoulder to look at Amu.
"We'll be going now Ms. Tsukiyomi." Amu nodded giving them both a small wave as Fakir led Ahiru out of the house and rushed towards the school.
.: The Cruse to find True Love:.
"Where are Fakir and Ahiru?" Students whispered as they looked around worriedly in hopes that their teacher did not hear them. However, that hope died as soon as they heard her voice.
"Where are my main actors?" Angel's words flowed out of her lips like tress sap sweet and long making everyone freeze up in their spots not daring to look towards their favorite teacher.
"I asked everyone a question…Where are my main characters?" From the sea of frozen bodies, two bodies emerged from them. Mytho and Rue were already into their costumes ready to go and waiting for their scene to come. Angel raised an eyebrow as to only seeing half of her main characters standing before her.
"Two of the main characters are here where are my other two?" Her tone got harsher and deadlier making everyone cringle in fear. "Is no one going to answer me?" She looked all around the room as she slightly glared at them. Within the crowd a boy was pushed out sold out by his own classmates. He quickly looked around panicking wondering who pushed him out giving his back towards the fuming teacher. She towered over him making him freeze up he slowly looked over his shoulder dreading to look at his teacher in the eyes.
"Tell me Mr. Rin Otagamine do you know where Ahiru Duck and Fakir Knight are?" The boy –Rin- hesitated for a second when he finally decided to shake his head.
"Are you denying me the right to know where your fellow classmates and my students are?" The dear boy trembled in fear as he could see the fumes coming out of her ears and nose. Just as he was about to open his month to speak to his petrifying angry teacher the backstage door slammed open to reveal the two awaiting main characters. Everyone cheered as others let out a breath that they did not know they were holding. Angel looked up towards Ahiru and Fakir giving them a blank look however her stare was hard. Ahiru looked towards a different direction while Fakir stared at her dead on.
"Just where were you two…And Ahiru you're supposed to be in your costume already." Ahiru lowered her head a bit lower than what she has it.
"Answer me." Angel said in a harsh tone. "I was here in the morning get ready for the play when the Rona came out of Ahiru dressing room asking where Ahiru was. I overheard and told them I would go see if she was still at her house…and then…" His sentences faded into silence. Angel waited to see if he would go on but he did not.
"And then what?" Fakir was about to speak when Ahiru beat him to it. "And then that when he found out that I was going around my house destroying everything in sight looking for my lucky ruby pendent." When Ahiru finished saying that her eyes widen slightly and that is when she understood everything.
"Alright…Go and get change Ahiru and quickly…" Ahiru nodded she was then guided through the crowd by Rona into her dressing room. "As for you Fakir come with me…"
.: The Cruse to find True Love:.
Angel led Fakir into the small office once the door was closed Angel got straight to the point. "What happen when you got to the house?" Angel asked as she took a seat behind the desk as Fakir took a seat in front of it facing Angel.
"When getting to the house no one answered the door which was usually since Amu would always answer the door if not her then it would be Ikuto but either of them answered so I entered. The first thing that I saw when I entered was that house was turned upside down by Ahiru." Angel's eyes widen slightly.
"…b-but how? And why…?"
"That's exactly what I asked myself as well when I saw what was in front of me. Soon enough Rima came run from the hall going towards some other place I called her out and asked her what was going on turns out Ahiru was destroying the house in order to fine her pendent." Angel nodded.
"So where was it?"
"It was in the back house she was practicing last night and Ikuto found her there sleeping on the chair in her other form. When I went to go check it out the pendent was under the chair." Angel nodded once again.
"Alright then…Well everything seems to be fine now so let get back to the other Ahiru should be finished dressing already." Fakir nodded they stood up and walked out of the room only to come face to face with a breath taking girl. The girl was none other than Ahiru who was in her 'costume'. When in reality she had send her dresser out to get her something and while she was gone she quickly transformer into Princess Tutu. Angel smiled at the sight that was in front of her while Fakir was gawking at her magnificence. There were no words on how to express her beauty that Fakir just stood silent. Soon enough Ahiru started to feel that intensive stare coming from Fakir she looked over towards him only to find him looking away as quickly as possible having his face glow a tint of red making Ahiru give out a light giggle only for her to hear.
"Good everyone one is ready and the show is about to start…So PLACES EVERYONE JUST TWO MORE MINUTES STILL SHOW TIME!" Angel yelled out getting everyone to start moving and putting the character's in place. Within those two minutes, everything was in place and ready to go and just in time. The performers got ready and went to their places for the first scene. Chattering could be heard from behind the curtains but it was soon cut short when a booming yet calm voice a women spoke out.
"Please take a seat the play is about to begin…" Just when the person finished saying that the lights from the audience faded into pitch black as the curtains started to rise up as they rise up the same voice spoke out once again.
"Once upon a time there was a man that died. The man's work was the writing and telling of stories however, he could not defy dead. The last story he was working on was about a brave and handsome Prince…"
A bright light was shone onto the dark stage to reveal Mytho the prince.
"…who vanquishes a crafty Raven…but now it seems that their battle will go on for eternity…"
"I'm sick and tired of this." Cried out a loud masculine voice.
"Cried out the Raven…"
"I'm sick and tired of this as well!" Cried out Mytho.
"Cried out the Prince as well…The Raven escaped from the pages of the story and the Prince pursued the fell creature. In thy end, the Prince used a forbidden magic to seal the Raven away by shattering his own heart. Will the Prince regain his heart of forever be a heartless hollow person that has no emotions of any sorts...?" Soon the lights shined down onto the stage lighting up everything and showing a cute yellow duck with big blue eyes. This took everyone by surprise they would have never thought the play would start with a…duck…
"Quack~"
.:The Cruse to find True Love:.
It was about five hours into the play and the audiences were holding onto their stomach from do much laughter. Not only was the play a tardy/romance but a comedy as well. Angel had changed the plot a bit in order to get people interested. To add on into their luck that night was the night of a full moon giving Ahiru the chance to transform into her three transformations. At this moment, the play was on an intermission so the audiences were out to go to the restroom, get some snacks that were being offered, or they just waited in their seat for the play to continue. As for the performer's, they were in the back taking a break and eating some snacks chitchat about how the playing is coming out great. As for Ahiru she was in her dressing room catching her, breathe from all the transformations. "I never thought that all these transformations would wear me out…" She gave out a heavy sigh when a knock was heard Ahiru looked over towards the door.
"Come in…" The door slowly opens when full open it revealed Angel and Haruko. "Ahiru-chan you were remarkable out there to think you would be able to exceed my expectations like that." Angel said with a smile.
"Yes simply wonderful my dear Ahiru-chan" Spoke out Haruko as he walked in deeper into the room. Ahiru stood up and smiled at her beloved friends.
"Thank you, you two." Haruko walked up to Ahiru and handed her a small box wrapped in a beautifully printed fabric. Ahiru took the small wrapped box into her small hands.
"Here I made these for you especially made just for this day." Haruko said bring her another smile onto her lips. "Thank you Haruko." He simply smiled at the girl as she unwrapped the box when opening the box he saw that what was inside were five chocolate taiyaki's. Ahiru took on into her slim fingers and bit off the tail.
"Just like Ikuto…" Angel softly spoke out as she shook her head with a smile.
Ahiru took the last bite to her snack and wiped off the crumbs off her face. "Thank you for the snack."
.:The Cruse to find True Love:.
The intermission passes and everyone got into place and started from where they left off where Ahiru and Rue ran into Ms. Edel who was playing a cute little tune that was cheerful and playful. Both Ahiru and Rue looked towards where the music was coming from.
" Miss Edel…" Ms. Edel walked closer with a small smile on her face as she kept on playing the little cheerful tune.
"Good evening Ahiru…Good evening Rue." Rue was quite surprise to know that The women she had never met in her entire life knows her name.
"How is it that you know my…" However, Ahiru cut off Rue with a bright smile on her lips.
"Oh she knows everything even the fact that I'm a bir-" Ahiru quickly stopped herself from finishing her sentence as to not mention that she is a bird to Rue by covering by her big mouth. Rue's eyes widen for a slight second as she then lightly glared at Ahiru.
"Say what?" Ahiru simply laughed nervously.
"Anyway she's nobody suspicion." Ahiru reassured Rue as she flashed her a nervous smile. However, Rue did not buy it.
"She is to." Ahiru disregarded the comment as she turn to look at Ms. Edel.
"Miss Edel we were looking for Mytho and we saw him here but something really wired happen just now. He walks into dead-end with a funeral perception and then just vanished." Ahiru pointed out as Miss Edel simply smiled softly.
"A story in a story." When saying these words Ahiru got confused.
"Huh…? A story?"
"There once was a maiden with a beautiful heart and maiden's fall in love." Miss Edel went on.
"Your story has nothing to do with finding Mytho." Rue said with an irritated tone.
"But unlike her beloved this maiden was not noble born it was a love that was never to be requited." Miss Edel kept on going as if never hearing Rue's words.
"I just said-!" However before Rue had another chance to speak out another word Ahiru quickly covered Rue's mouth.
"Wait Rue! So what happen to the maiden Miss Edel?" Ahiru asked.
"Devastated the maiden took her own life." Both Rue and Ahiru gasped in sadness.
"If her love wouldn't be requited in this world then she would be reborn and see it fulfilled then…However, her fiancé never came and the maiden took another to the world of the dead instead. This is the maiden tragic story within the story. Here in this town there was a maiden who met the exact same fate. As in the story she fell in love and just as in the story she lost hope and just as in the story she took her own life and then…" Her words faded into the misty fog that started to consume the stage as Ahiru stare at Miss Edel with sadden eyes.
"Is the story going to become real?" Ahiru asked.
"The story will become real in this town where reality and stories intermingle." Just as Miss Edel finished saying her sentences, a church bell was heard.
"Just as in the story Mytho will be taken in that man's place…" Ahiru said softly.
"I won't let that happen." Said Rue with a confident voice.
"It's started…" Miss Edel said as she pointed towards a direction making the girls look towards where she was pointing. Just as they were about to turn the red velvet curtains drew down cutting the viewer's off from what were the girl's about to see.
Angel-chan: Yay! Finished *smiles*
Fakir: Finally!
Ahiru: And you made it bigger than the last one.
Fakir: Yeah and I'm surprised.
Angel-chan: Screw you Fakir…but yes I did and I'm happy with it. And Again I'm like so so so so so so SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOO Sorry to have made you all wait for this chapter and I would understand if you would all want to kill me. However, this story is coming to an end soon just like two to three more chapters left.
Ahiru: eh~? Really?
Angel-chan: *nods* yup. Well enough about that Ahiru if you would please.
Ahiru: *Smiles* Please R&R everyone and tell us what you think might happen?
Fakir: And make this damn girl make a squeal- *hits on the head*
Angel-chan: Shut it Fakir *glares* Sorry everyone this boy is talking nonsense. Well see you. *smiles*