+Princess Tutu: Kapitel des Vogels+

Author: hakuchou-san

Prologue

Once upon a time, there was a duck that fell in love with a handsome prince. But his eyes always looked so lonely, and she wanted to do something for him. She wanted nothing more than to bring a smile to his face. That was it.

Then, one day, as she was swimming in her pond, a mysterious old man approached her, and gave her a magical pendant. It granted her wish to help the prince, and she turned into a human. The duck-turned-girl attended a ballet academy. Alas, she was not very good at dancing, or anything for that matter. She was clumsy, some thought pathetic, but she had a big heart, and wanted everyone to smile.

Fog.

On the outskirts of town is a misty, mysterious lake, barely visible in the morning through all the fog. There seemed to be so sign of inhabitants in this strange lake; only the occasional bird swooping down and nesting on a tree branch.

But that was it.

Except for one little animal, a small bird that spent most of its day there. Yes, it was a lonely creature indeed, with no one to talk to. Because, it could not talk, and the ones it could once talk to were gone. They did not remember her, that side of her that was once a human who walked and talked with them. The time in her life she could walk, and dance, and speak. But that time was long gone now, and all that was left was a sad, yellow duck, which lived in a deserted pond.

But perhaps, she wasn't so unhappy.

Once upon a time, there was a duck that was turned into a girl. She was in love with a prince, but that prince had lost his heart to protect everyone around him. All she wanted was to make him smile, so she had the ability to turn into Princess Tutu. She could never be with the prince, though. For if she spoke of her love for him, she's turn into a speck of light and vanish. That was the fate that was arranged for her.

One by one, very slowly, the pieces of the prince's heart returned to him. Fear, sorrow, pride, affection, love; bad feelings to have, as well as good. And with each returned piece, the prince fell more and more in love with the princess.

Or so he thought.

Because, her friends were happy, so shouldn't she be happy? The reason she had became a human in the first place, the person she loved so much that she had went back to her original form, he was happy.

With another woman.

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess. This princess was deeply in love with a prince. That same prince at no emotions, though, for they were all shattered as a handful of shards. She was happy with him, even though she knew he could never truly love her without a heart. Because just being with him was enough to make her happy.

But when the prince began to regain his feelings, he started to feel for another princess, and became more and more distant to the first princess.

And that really pissed her off.

The girl, the beautiful yet cold and distant Rue, was truly in love with Mytho from the beginning. They were perfect for each other, both one of the best dancers in the school, both admired and loved by their peers. Most would think it unfair that the prince picked her instead of the heartless duck, even after the horrible things she had done.

But the duck didn't think that way.

Because she believes that it was not really Rue who had done those things. It was Rue's alter ego, Princess Kraehe. Kraehe would do whatever it took to make the prince hers, but the little yellow bird knew, Rue would not have done the same things as Kraehe.

So she was happy Mytho and Rue were together. Because they truly deserved it. Besides, the duck wasn't completely alone.

Once upon a time, there was a knight who guarded the prince. But he did not last long, for he was torn in two by the monster raven. Even after he was reborn, he was still destined the same fate.

To not be able to protect the ones he loved.

He had shut the real him away somewhere deep inside of him, and put on a dark and cold exterior, and became somewhat overprotective of the prince. He thought nothing of love and happiness, only to protect the prince.

But while doing so, he had met another.

And he fell in love.

"Ahiru!"

The duck slowly turned to the source of the voice, recognizing the deep voice of her dear friend. She quacked happily as she saw Fakir walk up to her, the fog long gone now.

Fakir crouched by the lake while the yellow duck swam up to meet him. "You silly duck, what are you doing out here so early in the morning?" All he got as a reply was another cheerful quack. He chuckled hopelessly. "Ahiru, I still can't understand a word you're saying."

He picked her up in his arms and carried her back to his home.

Their home.

Author's note: Hello peoples! This is my first fanfic! Yays! Anyway, sorry if the first chapter was boring and short, but I promise, the chapters to come will be more long and interesting. I'm planning to make this a really long fic, maybe 50 chapters or so. But I might not finish it, 'cuz when no one reviews, I get depressed and I delete my story. But I've been working on this for a long time now, so please review! And if you think I need a beta, please tell me, since I type really fast and make mistakes easily. I'm hoping to update once every two weeks. That should be enough time for me to finish a chapter, since I have lots of spare time when I get home from school. So, I hope you enjoyed reading the prologue!