PRINCESS TUTU

Once Upon a Happily Ever After

Mukashi Mukashi

There was a Writer and a Princess- no, that's not right….

There was a Knight and a Girl - no that's not right either

Once upon a time, there was a Duck………..

Chapter 1: The Teacher (The End? Or the Beginning?)

"What are you talking about!? Of course I am willing to help you! I would do anything to help Mytho!" That would be Fakir. Sometimes I think he takes protecting me a little too seriously, although as a Prince, I guess I have to be extra careful, and since I'm not, he does all of it for me.

The question that was asked was from Ahiru, she is no longer a duck, I have asked how, many times over, but no one seems to want to talk about it, including Fakir and Ahiru. And yes I do know, Ahiru and Princess Tutu are one and the same. To tell you the truth, it didn't really surprise me all that much.

Well anyway, back to my bickering friends.

"I only suggested that you help with the seating! Jezze! "I smiled, and Ahiru saw it. "What are YOU smiling about, Prince?"

Boy was SHE crabby today.

"Nothing Ahiru, nothing at all."

'Although, you should be planning your own wedding not mine.' I thought with another, slightly more evil smile.

I have been trying to get Ahiru and Fakir together ever since she was brought back to being a human, but they are always bickering about SOMETHING! Like my and Rue's wedding for example. They have been fighting about 'who gets to do this….' Or 'who gets to sit there……' It can get really frustrating!

"Let's go play-zura!" That was good ol' Uzura! (Who wasn't so little anymore…)

"Um, Uzura, I have to plan the wedding, but…. If you're good, later I'll show you the dance I was practicing!" Uzura's face lit up, and she nodded vigorously and ran out of the Hall.

"Now, as I was saying, I want the Hikamaru's over there at table 3, and the Higuirashi's over there at table 11, and are you even paying attention to me?" He had been.

For a while.

He was then just watching Ahiru run around and point to the placemats and tell him who was going to sit there, he seemed entranced by her movement, as if she was as graceful as she was when she was Princess Tutu.

Although, I must admit, she was getting VERY good at her dancing. Maybe practicing with Fakir helped a little. They always denied it, but everyone saw the smiles on their faces as they let their bodies move as one, we all just smiled and shrugged it off.

Well, everyone except me and Rue that is.

"Rue-chan? What ARE you doing?" Ahiru asked me, as I rummaged through my closet.

"Ahiru-chan, I'm going to find you a perfect dress for the wedding. Being the bride's maid is a very important job! You have to look your best, don't you?" I asked her, as she sat down, nodding fast.

'Ah! Here it is!' I watched Ahiru's face as she held the dress up to her body. She gasped and stepped back, holding it out in front of her.

"Oh! Rue-chan! I couldn't! It would bring up bad memories!" She looked at my face, and then she sighed, and continued. "Mytho doesn't know yet, how could I break it to him on his wedding day?"

I gave her a look of faint disbelief, she got it then.

"Oh, well I kinda knew he knew, but he never said anything!" She looked at her old Princess Tutu dress.

Sighing, she went into the bathroom and put it on, and put her hair up, she looked like Princess Tutu, but she still held some Ahiru in her.

I smiled and ushered her out.

Ahiru's P.O.V

I was walking out of Rue's room, to mine across the hall, when I ran straight into somebody; I fell over and didn't look up right away.

"Watch where you're going, baka! I was walking here!" I looked up, there was Fakir standing there, looking absolutely dumbfounded.

"Why are you wearing that?" His voice slightly cracked, and with slight horror, I guessed he was thinking something along the lines of Mythos losing his heart again.

"Oh, Rue-chan told me to put it on, I'm going to wear it for the wedding, what do you think?" His facial expression was slightly calmer, and he smiled.

"Baka, you shouldn't wear that." He told me bluntly, smirking slightly.

"WHAT! I will wear whatever I want to, you insufferable jerk!" I was only a little mad…..

"Well then, I have to go." And with that, Fakir left, leaving me on the floor, and still steaming.

"Fine then, you big jerk! Don't be a gentleman and help me off the floor!"

"May I be of service, my young lady?" I turned around to be greeted by a handsome boy about my age, he had black hair and the greenest eyes I had ever seen.

"Ano, um well not really, I mean well I was just trying to get my friend to apologize, but that will never happen, so no, sorry to have bothered you, I better get going."

'Idiot! Stop yammering on about nothing!!'

"Let me help you up, it's the least I can do." His voice was kind, and I felt as if I had heard it before.

"O-Ok, thanks. Hey, do you dance?"

'WHERE DID THAT COME FROM??'

"Actually, yes I do, why? Are you a dancer also?" I smiled and nodded, looking at him again, I saw that his face was almost perfect, and the way he held my hand when he helped me up, AH heaven, he was so gentle!

"I am improving a bit, but I'm still not very good. Oh, what's your name?"

"My name is Yuuki."

"So, are you new here? I haven't seen you around here these last few months." I was only a bit curious.

"Yes, I came with my parents, who are you here with?"

"Oh! Well, I'm Rue-chan's best friend, well I guess It's Princess Rue, but she's always Rue-chan to me, and oh, I'm sorry, I'm always blabbering…" Yuuki just shook his head with a smile.

"So you are Ahiru?" I nodded, and looked at him with the unasked question in my eyes. "The doorman and I were talking, and he said that you wouldn't mind having a dancing teacher." My whole face lit up with a smile and I nodded energetically, smiling.

"Yeah, would be willing to teach me? That would be so great! When can we start?" Maybe this time I can't be only a little excited……

"When you change, we can start right away." Yuuki said calmly, though he had a smile on his face.

"Ok!!" I jumped to my room, and changed into my leotard and put my hair up in a bun, and ran back out.

"I'm ready to learn sensei!!"

"Follow me then. We will be practicing in the gym, ok?" I nodded again and launched myself to the gym.

"Ok, Ahiru, you can do this, I trust you and I know you are ready, ok?" It had been three days after I had first met Yuuki and my dancing was so good that I almost cried when people started to talk about how well I was with him as my teacher.

The only person that didn't seem at all happy was Mytho…. I can't even begin to think why though. Fakir was also very distant. Same as Mytho, I couldn't fathom why he was acting like that.

"Ok, I'm ready!" He put his hands on my waist and lifted me up, as I arched my back and put my arms over my head. He spun slowly, and then put me down. He had a smile on his face, as did I.

"You did it! You were great!!"

"Thank-you, thank-you very much!" I bowed, and took Yuuki's hand as he spun me around, and dipped me down. I was about to get up, when Yuuki leaned forward and without much hesitation, pressed his lips to mine.