Hello there! I hope dear reader, that you enjoy my story.

The inspiration for this story came to me when I was absentmindedly wishing I could see Rito in a "neko"-esque mode. Because I unabashedly (well slightly bashfully) think he's a cutie-pie. And Kotegawa's tsundereness with Rito is adorable (not to mention I thought it would be funny if she, as our resident discipline lady, had a nosebleed).

Ah but of course, I don't own To Love-Ru or To Love-Ru ~Darkness~. The manga/anime/storyline and characters are sadly not mine. All of that belongs to Saki Hasemi. Only the plot of this little fanfic I can claim.

So saying, please continue onto the story. :)

Today, the third of May, was her birthday.

And on this birthday, Kotegawa Yui had her first nosebleed.

...She never meant to have one you know! Nosebleeds were for those shameless boys who would look up girl's skirts, leer at those dirty magazines, make perverted jokes, and would overall have no sense of morality or discipline. She didn't do any of those things, and as the head of the school's Disciplinary Committee, was the epitome of a model student.

Yet here she sat in her room, her blood only trickling now, but happily reminding her of the person naked and unconscious on the floor.

Yui reached up and grabbed a tissue off her desk. She held it up to her nose as she began to recall the morning that led to this... incident.

:3

Yui stretched in bed and allowed a small smile to slip onto her face. Today was her birthday. True, she didn't really have anything to look forward to, really. Her stupid Onii-chan would likely only remember about halfway through breakfast, after her mom wished her and her dad handed her a small present that she'd open after school. Lala and the others would most definitely continue their shameless acts (no doubt in an attempt to celebrate her birthday), so she wouldn't have any peace at school. And it wasn't like Yuuki-kun would know it was her birthday either...

Yui blinked at the last thought, and a second later, her cheeks began to burn. Where had that come from? She definitely, definitely, didn't care if Yuuki-kun wished her or not. He was the most shameless boy in her class after all, and each day she'd end up lecturing him about school rules and proper conduct. And the day after, he'd just end up breaking a dozen more again. Without question, Yuuki Rito was definitely the most perverted monster she had ever met.

...well...

So maybe she wasn't being entirely fair. He had saved her from those delinquents, hid her from the eyes (and hands) of the perverted principle, helped her carry things, apologized sincerely whenever he was forced into a perverted act or two...

Maybe he wasn't an entirely bad person. But he kind of was... but he really wasn't...

"Ahh geez...!" Yui angrily pulled the covers and hopped out of bed. What was she thinking of Yuuki-kun so much for anyway! She shook her head vigorously, slapped her cheeks lightly twice and nodded to herself. Yes, today was her day and she wasn't going to spend it thinking about confusing things like... him.

Yui took a deep breath and smiled lightly, looking around her room. It was somewhat bare, other than the assorted cats that lay on the chair, desk, bed and even the floor of her room. Stuffed animal cats, that is; she never got to have a real one, something about her parents being allergic. Still, she wished. One day she would absolutely get a cat.

Petting one of them wistfully, she grabbed her crisp uniform from the closet and proceeded to the bathroom. After brushing, a 'quick' shower ("YUI HOW DAMN LONG ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE?" "SHUT UP ONII-CHAN! AND DON'T CURSE!"), and other such grooming later, she came out, feeling refreshed and ready to face the day. She just needed to make a quick stop back to her bedroom, grab her books, and then she would eat breakfast and head to school. Or so she thought. But when she opened the door, she stopped right in the doorway.

Suddenly sitting in her room was a huge present, wide and moderately deep, with white wrapping paper and a huge red ribbon around it, tied neatly into a bow on top. A tag was attached, with the words "To the Diligent Kotegawa Yui-San, hope you have lots and lots of fun 3". The "From" area was left blank.

Yui blinked, gasped, and closed the door behind her quickly, "What in the world...?" She stood in stunned silence for a second before her brain came online again. Who could have...? She knew it wasn't her parents, and her Onii-chan had no idea what day it was... but to be sure...

"Onii-chan!" She called loudly through the door, "Did you come into my room?"

"Why the hell would I!" He snarled back, just as loud, "I was down here waiting for you to finish up in the bathroom! Thanks for telling me you were done by the way..."

"Yui darling," The voice of her mom pipped up as well, "Yuu-kun and Papa have been waiting here with me for you to come down. Don't worry, I won't let them pull any pranks on your birthday!" She said cheerfully.

"Woah, today is her-"

"Yuu-kun! How did you forget again!"

Yui let out a quick sigh of relief before tensing again as she looked at the present. Her mom was never any good at lying, so she knew that all three of them were innocent. Anyways... how would they have been able to fit that in her room anyway! The door and window were way too small for it! The only way it could have possibly fit in... as stupid as it sounded... was through space technology. And she knew only one person with the particular capability of making such a instrument.

Most of the problems that Lala caused at school started because of some device or another that the alien princess had invented. And Yui was sure, one-hundred percent sure, that one of the thousands that Lala had made was the reason that this 'present' was sitting in her room right now.

A boiling anger came over Yui and she stomped furiously over to the box. That Lala! And Risa. And Momo... and the rest of them. Did they really have to do this so early in the morning? If they wanted to prank and make fun of her they could have at least waited until she was actually at school... Yui began to tear at the ribbon and wrapping paper, and after a minute or two of doing so, she was finally at the lid. But then she clutched the sides of it tightly, and hesitated. ...Maybe she should wait until she could talk to Lala about it? Then again, it was Lala. The alien would most likely nod and smile at Yui's scoldings, and then do something perhaps even worse than what was waiting for her inside this box. It was better if she just got this over with, scolded Lala at school, have Lala seriously sorry for what had happened, and then not have to go through this again anytime soon. It really seemed like the better option...

...and her humanity made her curious as to what disgusting, weird, dangerous or combination of the three item was waiting for inside. She couldn't help it, and she reminded herself that not many could. Yui just had to see what was inside. She could just open it really quickly, take a second to stare and then put the lid back on, hopefully before anything happened.

So with these pieces of logic, Yui lifted the lid to the first present of her birthday.

And her brain shorted out completely. Because in the box lay none other than Yuuki Rito. An unconscious, naked Yuuki Rito who was outfitted with several interesting items.

A pair of fluffy cute animal ears topped his head; they matched the color of his hair. Attached to... she couldn't tell where... was a long furry tail, also the color of his hair. It was curled up and afforded the boy some modesty as it lay on his most... private part. A green bow tied around it did most of the work, with two cute jingle bells topping the bow off. But the most embarrassing thing she found was the matching green collar around Yuuki's slender neck. The gold identification under it was inscribed with the words "Yuuki Rito, Property of Kotegawa Yui" and under that "Seven Days".

Someone had given Yuuki-kun cat ears and a tail, declared him her property, and sent him to her as a present.

...

YUUKI-KUN IS NAKED! CAT! IN MY HOUSE! NAKED! WHA...? CAT EARS! MINE? NAKED! HOW...? CAT! TAIL AND BOW! WITH BELLS! YUUKI-KUN!

Yui opened her mouth, attempted to say something several times, and wound up closing it again. This was repeated several times, accompanied by the pinching of her face and the slapping of her cheeks. But every time she did so, she would still see him lying there.

Finally she found her voice, "Yu-Yu-Yu-Yu-Yuuki-kun?" Well, somewhat found her voice. Yui leaned down into the box and raised a shaking hand toward his face, determined to focus only on his face and keep her dignity intact.

But then he moved first.

Yui froze as Yuuki stirred and blinked his blurry eyes. He squinted at her, still clearly disorientated, "Kotegawa?" Yui was about to reply when suddenly he propped himself on one elbow, a hand coming up to her face. His soft fingertips slowly caressed her cheek gently as Yuuki smiled up at her, "It is Kotegawa! Mornin Kotegaw..." But then his voice blurred as he fell back into the white sheets he lay on top of, slipping into unconsciousness again. Yui watched as Yuuki turned onto his side, clutching the sheets tightly as his ears twitched adorably. His tail unfurled as he curled up, sound asleep.

The bells on his tail rang in time with the blood that began to gush out of her nose. However, Yui was able to get one word in before she fainted. A word she had never used before.

"...Moe~*"

And thus, Kotegawa Yui had her first nosebleed.

*Mmm, basically a kind of way of saying cute, but I kind of see it as a more otakuish way of doing so. Not one Yui would really ever use. You can have good ol' glasses moe, tsundere moe, etc. etc. I'd say this one would be neko (cat) moe. Isn't the best explanation, but hopefully, readers know what the word generally means.

Hope you enjoyed the prologue!

I'll be continuing this story (the "mystery" aspect of it might be bad! As a warning!) but my updating schematic isn't consistent, as another warning.

Please feel free to review!