So... my second story ever posted... i was never meant to be a tsuna or a byakuran, so I'm sorry if they don't seem very in character...

~all mistakes are my own~

~I own nothing but the plot~

R&R please?

The small brown cat shook like a leaf, large brown eyes open and gazing around in fear. his ears were pressed back against his skull and his tail twined around his legs. He let out a pitiful mewl as he hid in the corner of the dark cage. He knew that something bad was going to happen when his father had sold him off to that clinic,a collar around his neck. he didn't realize the collar was designed to keep him in his animal form, to keep him restricted. he had cried the whole week after his mother had been run over by that wretched car, but there was nothing he could do to bring her back, there was no god on earth that could have saved him when he had walked out of his room in his animal form, when his father had grabbed him and clipped on the collar before unceremoniously throwing him into that cage. He should have run the night before any of it had happened, as he had been planning. that was no home. his father was an abusive drunk, and that had shown clearly.

Now, as he was carried away with his new 'owner' tsuna wondered if he would ever get the chance to change back into a human, would ever get the chance to be called his own name. He wanted mama back. he wanted his litter mate basil with him. he wanted to see his tutor reborn, and hold leon, said tutor's lizard. He wanted to run from the disciplinary chairman hibari, just one more time. he would do anything for just one more time.

But sadly, his pleas always fell on deaf ears. His mother was gone, and now he was stuck with a man, who tsuna had barely ever seen. all her had seen when before being placed in this cage, was a few white tufts of hair, much like his own in his human form.

It seemed like ages had passed when he was finally let out, but he was tentative when the cage opened, leaning forward and sniffing before placing a hesitant paw on the soft carpet of the room he was in. without hesitating, he darted for the nearest climbable object, bounding up it until he was too high for anyone to reach him, then he let himself breath, looking around with frightened eyes.

`"hey~ come on down from there. that's no way to greet your new owner. i was told you didn't have a name, but i have to see you to choose a good name." and just like that, ahead poked up around the china cabinet he was hidden on top of, and a hand reached out to grab him. Tsuna let out a pitiful meow, still finding it difficult to hiss in his kitten form, why it had never grown with him, he had no idea. "ne~ that's better, see? you are really cute you know." the man had spiky white hair, and soft purple eyes. he had a mark under his left eye that looked like an upside down crown, and a pearly white smile graced his lips. tsuna let out a tiny squeak as he was taken down from atop the cabinet and pulled into the man's arms. "i think i'll call you na-tsu~" tsuna flicked his tail, it was acceptable, considering what he could be called. He tensed when a hand ran down his furry flank and struggled in the hold, meowing pitifully. He admit that it felt nice, but it was strange, and he wasn't used to it. the hand froze when it reached his neck and the small collar, more like a piece of string with how much he had scratched it. The man narrowed his eyes and grabbed some scissors, snipping off the remnants without a moments hesitation. tsuna shivered at how close the dangerous tool was too his neck, trying to get as small as he could in the man's.

"ne~ my name is byakuran. i also have an albino hawk, but he doesn't normally come out." That sent tsuna's senses on the fritz, his claws coming out as he tried to get away, hide under something, as high places were now unsafe. Hawks were known to eat small animals. kittens were small animals. tsuna was prey in the eye of any bird that ate small animals. byakuran hissed out slightly in pain, rubbing where tsuna's claws had scratched him as the kitten ran off to find somewhere to hide.

that night Byakuran found tsuna hiding under his bed, the poor kitten terrified of his own shadow. The white haired man reached out and grabbed the kitten gently, pulling him out to set him on the bed, only to crawl up afterwards. He was in plain striped pajamas and he curled up on the bed with an elegant grace, back curving slightly. He pulled the kitten up to his chest and stroked his fur lazily, rubbing soothing circles until the small animal was fast asleep, before pulling up the covers around them and falling asleep after.

The following week continued much like that, until the 5th day came since tsuna arrived. He had leapt off the bed at the first sight that byakuran wasn't there, abandoning the warmth of the covers. he had been itching to turn into a human, but byakuran had always been in the house somewhere, and he never got the chance. Shifters were rare, and being one meant keeping your condition secret from everyone, and never shifting in front of others. He was lucky though, when shifter changed back, they always had on some semblance of clothing, normally for him it was a pair of soft white pants and a matching shirt. Tsuna always thought the clothes were comfortable, as comfortable as the skin he wore in his animal form. Tsuna let out a squeak when he saw a shadow pass by overhead, looking up to see, to his horror, the white hawk that he had been warned about that first day. He backed up in horror, claws digging into the carpet. He turned to get away when the thing turned back around to chase him, not realizing that he had backed himself into a corner.

"H-HEIII!" He screamed, his human voice coming out as hot tears poured down human cheeks. The hawk in turn landed on his knees, Purple eyes staring at him in wonder. with a small caw, the hawk flew off, into byakuran's bedroom. tsuna quickly changed back, happy that the clothes disappeared when he changed. He darted under the couch, sniffling his kitten sniffle and crying the tiny kitten tears. He was terrified, and very happy that this was one hiding spot that byakuran couldn't reach him in.

AN-

So? what do you think? did i fail? i probably did...

Either way, this is just the first chapter, i hope to get better as i get into this. I plan to update this about once a week, but i might get them in late sometimes, as i have other things i do during the day (namely school)

R&R please?