Memo: despite what you may think, this story is not completely random. Rats hit puberty near the age of four months, and normally have several litters by the age of one.
Yuki wasn't always so untouchable…
Shigure was sitting at the kitchen table one day, balancing his pencil on his nose while waiting for someone to come home from school. He figured that Kyo would run off and he knew that Yuki was staying after school for a student council meeting. But, while he wasn't sure about Tohru's whereabouts, he had guessed she would go to Hana or Uo's house. So, he sighed, it was back to trying to please his editor. Then the door slid open. Tohru schlepped into the kitchen, a distant look on her face.
"Hello, my little butterfly. Did something happen? Come tell Shigure all about it," the gossiping dog quaintly ordered.
"Well…Whenever we see Akito at school, Yuki becomes very uncomfortable, but, Haru pointed this out to me, Akito is always so… suggestive. I don't think Yuki likes it. Why doesn't Akito just leave Yuki alone?" said the clearly distressed girl. A lecherous glint lit Shigure's eyes.
"Yuki wasn't always afraid of Akito, you know. Actually, when Yuki was younger he was quite a raunchy little rat. Yuki's parents didn't want the information to get out that Yuki's inner rat was taking a larger toll on their son than an of the other zodiac animals. So, they went to the head of the family for help. Yuki was about three of four the first time Akito and Yuki had one of their little sessions. See, in order to ease Yuki's sexual tension, Akito would…"
(30 minutes later, and Shigure is still going on with his explanation. Tohru sat on the floor, her lime eyes wide with shock, her mouth slightly open and watering.)
"and then Yuki would take Akito's-" Shigure was cut off by the door opening again. "Why hello, Yuki. How was your meeting?"
"The meeting was tedious," the rat said in a weary tone, "How have Miss Honda and yourself been spending your afternoon. Miss Honda? Is everything alright?" He asked, concerned.
"Everything's fine, Yuki," the mutt smirked up at Yuki in a feral manner, "I was just telling Tohru about your relationship with Akito before your fear of him."
Yuki growled and launched himself across the table at Shigure. Just as he had begun to strangle him while muttering obscenities, Tohru pulled them apart; Yuki becoming a rat and Shigure becoming a dog.
"Sorry, sorry, oh so sorry…" Tohru apologized bouncing around the room.
"I'll get you for this, mutt," Yuki hissed at this elder cousin.
"Alright," the dog sighed, hanging his head, "come get me in my office in about fifteen minutes; I'll be ready for you." He said before trotting off. Yuki glared minutely at the pooch before muttering,
"Fine."