Phantom DLizz requested that I do a rewrite of A Little Love but with Niou so I decided to do a sequel. I would also like to apologise to Phantom DLizz for not being able to make Niou the uke. I just can't do it, my brain goes into meltdown (the bad kind) whenever I think of it. Hopefully, Niou being chibi and more innocent will make up for it. I would also like to say that this fic won't be updated as quickly as A Little Love since I haven't got as much pre-written and I've got a load of homework and coursework on the way. I've got the general layout in my head though! This is set about three weeks after Marui turned chibi.

Disclaimer: Prince Of Tennis belongs to the genius of Konomi Takeshi.

A Little Love 2: The Mini Trickster

Chapter One

"Game, set and match! 7-5, Niou-senpai wins!" Akaya called out as Niou smirked at Marui who was sitting on the ground, panting heavily. It was Sunday afternoon, a regulars only practice and Niou and Marui had just played a match. Niou jumped over the net and helped Marui to his feet, hooking an arm round his waist as the duo walked over to the bench.

"Damnit, 'Haru, did you have to go all out? I'm shattered…" Marui moaned as he collapsed on the bench. Niou shrugged as he handed Marui a packet of gum and grabbed the sports bottle standing next to him.

"Sorry Bunta but after missing out on a whole week of tennis you really need to practice." Niou said as he lifted the bottle to his lips. Yanagi looked over at that moment and his eyes opened.

"Niou, wait!" He called out but it was too late. Niou swallowed a large gulp from the bottle and almost immediately turned green. He dropped the bottle, the cap falling off, and fled towards the bathroom. Marui blinked in surprise and looked down to look at the liquid dripping on to the ground. The puddle was a bright blue but it changed after a couple of seconds to pink.

"Hey, this looks like the stuff that turned me chibi…" Marui said, paling slightly before jumping up and running after Niou. Yukimura turned to Yanagi.

"Renji, I thought I told you to get rid of this stuff. Why do I see it here at practice?" Yukimura asked, his smile slightly strained. Yanagi gulped slightly as he closed his eyes again.

"Well, the effects of the juice were rather interesting so I decided to keep a sample to study. I was going to take it to Sadaharu's to study after practice." Yanagi explained Yukimura sighed.

"Just get a cure ready while you're there. We'll talk about this disobedience later." Yanagi fidgeted slightly and Yukimura's eyes narrowed slightly. "Renji?"

"Sadaharu's computer crashed and he has lost a lot of data, including the cure." Yanagi mumbled, backing a way slightly when Yukimura clenched his fist.

"Genichirou?" Yukimura said with his best 'you-are-so-dead' smile. "If you may?" Sanada nodded as he stepped forward.

"Tarundoru!" He yelled as he slapped Yanagi across the face.

"Thank you Genichirou. Renji, just do what you did last time and make a cure." Yukimura said. Yanagi twitched slightly again. "Renji, what is it?"

"The recipe wasn't originally mine and after what happened I decided to delete it. After I deleted it, I was about to get rid of the juice when I decided to study it. Sadaharu also had the recipe but it was erased when computer crashed. I need the juice to make the cure and since there is now only a tiny bit left, we will have to be extremely careful and it is going to take several days to figure what it is made of and how to remake the cure…" Yanagi trailed, honestly starting to fear that Yukimura might kill him. The captain smiled too sweetly to be innocent.

"Genichirou?"

"Tarundoru!"

Whilst all of this was going on, Marui was looking for Niou. He found him quickly enough, in the bathroom where Niou was hanging on to the toilet in an eerie reflection of what had happened to Marui just several weeks before.

"Oh 'Haru…" Marui whispered worriedly as he knelt down next to the Trickster, pulling his boyfriend into his arms and hugging him tightly. Niou held his head in his hands.

"My head feels like it's splitting…" Niou groaned. Marui frowned sadly, burying his nose in Niou's hair as he comforted the boy as best as he could. He held Niou as the pain from the changes his body was making finally overcame the Trickster and he passed out. Marui shifted slightly and pressed a kiss to Niou's sweaty forehead. He looked up as the rest of the team came in. Yukimura knelt down next to the duo, placing a hand on Marui's shoulder and gently stroking Niou's hair.

"What are we going to do?" Marui asked quietly.

"Well, we were planning on going on that training trip tomorrow so we can take Niou with us and his parents won't have to find out." Jackal said slowly as he thought. "The only problem is tonight and finding clothes for Niou to wear." Yanagi cleared his throat and everybody looked at him.

"I still have the clothes that Marui used. There was a 0.02% chance of this happening and I thought that whilst there was still a chance I had better keep them." He said.

"That just leaves what to do for tonight. Is anybody's family out tonight?" Yukimura asked. Yagyuu raised his hand.

"My sister is at a sleepover tonight and my parents have gone to see a play and won't be back until late." He said as he pushed his glasses up. Yukimura nodded and with Marui's help got Niou on to Yagyuu's back.

"Well, that's everything sorted. I'll see everybody tomorrow then. Except you, Renji, I want you to stay here with Inui-san and concentrate on making a cure." Yukimura looked at Yanagi who nodded. With everything sorted, the team started to leave. Yagyuu looked at Marui.

"Marui-kun, would you like to sleep over as well?" He asked. Marui shook his head glumly.

"I can't. It's my little brothers' birthday and I need to get home." He said depressively. Yagyuu nodded and started to leave but was stopped by Marui quickly grabbing his arm. "Tell him…please tell him that I'm sorry, okay? Please?"

"Okay, Marui-kun. I'll tell him." Yagyuu promised. Marui nodded his thanks and, after leaning up and kissing Niou on the cheek, he let go of Yagyuu's arm. Marui watched as the doubles pair left, feeling sad. He had hated being younger and he had the feeling that Niou wouldn't appreciate it anymore than he had.

Marui sighed as Yagyuu and Niou went round a corner and out of his line of sight. He grabbed his bag, looking at the gum that Niou had given him before shaking his head and putting it in his pocket as he started to make his way home. For once in his life, he didn't feel like eating sweets.

A/N: Well, I hope you enjoyed this! Until next time!