A/N: So for the longest time I've been told to watch this anime. I finall did last night, and oh my God, it is among the cutest, most random things ever. Ahiru is by and by my favorite because of how endearing she is, so I had to give her a little tribute. First time in the fandom, and hopefully not the last, so feel free to leave behind concrit! Review if you like, it's fun!

DUCK-DUCK-GIRL

When Ahiru sleeps she dreams of the prince, but when she's awake she dreams of different things. She remembers sunny skies, pondside picnics with Pique and Lilie, and games played underneath the trees.

And Lilie would always always ask to play duck-duck-goose. It reminded her of home and Ahiru liked to see Lilie smile, the way she liked to see everyone smile.

And Ahiru would usually never run fast enough to escape, so she'd always be the one circling around Pique and Lilie. Duck duck duck duck duck duck, she'd say in a lulling voice, until screeching goose! when she thought they'd least expect it.

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Now, when she thinks about that, she wishes Lilie's duck-duck-goose was the only game she knew how to play.

She's stuck playing a game of duck-duck-girl now.

Far away, there's a man who isn't her friend at all but still calls her his little Ahiru-chan.

Far away, there's a man with the power to make her a lowly duck, but also with the power to make her a sparkling prima ballerina princess.

Far away, there's a man who's charged her with the task of returning Mytho-senpai's heart, because he knows she'll die if it helps him.

This much she knows.

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But the rules of duck-duck-girl are very confusing, and most days Ahiru doesn't feel like she's getting any closer to helping Mytho-senpai.

Far away, the man with the swirling eyes only says The show must go on and swirls Ahiru around even further, even faster, even tighter.

In duck-duck-girl Ahiru moves like clockwork. She's not used to it yet.

Then she remembers saying if there was anything someone as lowly as I could do for him…I wouldn't care if I died.

And she continues running running running, playing duck-duck girl, hoping nobody catches up to her.

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