Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis or any of its characters. I only own my crack muse.
Warning: Shonen-ai fic. Crack. Slightly AU.
Pairing: SanaYuki
Sana Puppy
By: Gwynhafra86
Chapter 2
"How rare…Yanagi-senpai is actually running laps around the courts even though practice hasn't started yet. He sure is hardworking." Akaya stated in amazement.
It was a normal Rikkai practice session. In other words, the regulars were all present in the courts by 6am, even though it was a holiday that day and they didn't have classes. As usual, Niou, Yagyuu, Jackal and Marui were together. Niou was saying something to Yagyuu, who sighed and shook his head at him. Marui was having cake, and trying out different gums before deciding which gum he would be chewing on during practice. Jackal was polishing his head before getting up to do some swings.
Yup. Everything was just as normal…aside from the fact that the Master Yanagi was doing laps around the courts even before the rest had arrived.
There was one other thing out of the ordinary. Their usually punctual vice captain was nowhere in sight, and their smiling captain had a slightly murderous aura around him that morning.
Kirihara bounced up to the captain. "Yukimura-buchou. Where's Sanada-fukubuchou?" He asked innocently.
The aura had, if anything, become stronger, and both Niou and Yagyuu dragged Kirihara away from the captain, least they become short of one second year ace.
"Sanada will not be coming today because of some…personal reasons." Yukimura shot a demure smile at Yanagi…who promptly assigned himself another 10 laps as a bonus. He turned back to the team, not commenting on the shiver which had run through them. "I'll be taking over his duties too for now."
They wisely dropped the subject, picking up their rackets and heading to the courts for practice. It was a good thing too, since that was a subject Yukimura was trying not to think about as well. Thanks to Yanagi's foolishness…and Inui's too (He made a memo to write a letter to Tezuka about this. Hopefully the Seigaku captain would see to it that his teammate's folly would not go unpunished), he was now short of one vice-captain.
Yukimura sighed. Currently, Sanada was staying in his house, Yukimura worried if the puppy was fine. What if it dirtied the place? What if it broke the flowerpots? What if it chewed on their shoes? If anything, Yukimura would call it a day earlier today. He wanted to check on his new pet. The sooner the better.
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"I'm sorry, but what did you say, Renji?" Yukimura asked. He must have heard wrong. Granted, the chibi cap did look familiar, but it couldn't be…
"Genichirou drank Inui's Special Inuki Juice…and…turned into this…" He stated, avoiding the puppy's snapping jaws as he did so.
Yukimura remained smiling calmly, not in the least bit disturbed by that news, as if it was perfectly normal for vice-captains to turn into cute little black pups. "I see. So if we give him the antidote he will turn back into Genichirou then?"
"About that." Yanagi scuffed his shoes lightly against the floor. "I'm afraid there is no cure…or at least Sadaharu hasn't been able to come up with one yet. I'm not sure when he's going to be able to come up with one and according to my calculations it won't be for another two months or so…" He chanced a glance at Yukimura.
The smile never faltered. Neither did that calm demeanor. However, the temperature surrounding them seemed to drop mysteriously. Yanagi took a look at that smile, and gulped.
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Yukimura sighed. As Renji had mentioned, they couldn't keep Sanada in the dorms now, and they certainly couldn't leave him wandering in the streets either. He couldn't help wondering if it was still Sanada inside. At some times, the pup seemed to understand what he said, and other times, the pup would do something completely un-Genichirou-ish, like chase its tail, or try to mark its territory around Yukimura's room, though Yukimura would take the pup to the gardens before that happened. It was a good idea to take Sanada-pup in after all. Who knew what would happen to him if he had been left to wander the streets. They need to keep him safe until they could find the cure for him.
He gave another sigh as a fight broke out amongst some of the team members. Again. Probably thanks to some prank by either Akaya or Niou. Where was his vice captain when he needed him…
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The pooch in question was currently running down the road, padding steadily in the direction of Rikkai Dai.
In actual fact, Sanada's mind was still very much his own, and while he would like to say that he had total control over this canine body, sadly, his body seemed to have a mind of its own too. There were plenty of times Sanada's command to his body had been overwritten by what Sanada would dub as "stupid puppy instincts". First he would be walking somewhere, and the next moment, he would find himself marking somewhere to be his, or at least the pooch's, and no matter how his mind screamed commands for that humiliating act to be stopped immediately, his pup body just wouldn't listen.
Well…most of his actions were still very much his own, as long as stupid pup instincts did not kick in. He was able to avoid trouble so far, even as he followed the familiar trail to Rikkai Dai. Or more accurately, he followed Yukimura's scent, his dog instincts kicking in and making him wag his tail all the way…oh kami…he felt like a perv…
After making sure the road was clear, he snuck into the school compound, keeping to the bushes to make sure he wouldn't get caught. Pets weren't allowed in here after all. He was on a mission, his usual mission, actually, which was to keep an eye on his club's precious captain. Even if he was in this form, he wouldn't allow himself to neglect his duties as vice-captain.
With much difficulty, he managed to squeeze through what looked to him as a whole forest - when it would have been only flowers if he had been in his human form – and situated himself at the best spot possible, giving him clear view of the courts. He gave an unhappy growl at seeing everyone at practice…everyone except him. Scanning the courts for the culprit responsible for his current condition, he noted with grim satisfaction that at least that guy was doing laps.
His eyes found Yukimura very quickly, and he lay on his belly, rested his head on his front paws, and kept watch over the captain throughout practice. Yukimura seemed perfectly fine, even with his absence, and Sanada couldn't help feeling a twinge at that. The captain was as cheerful as ever, it seemed, smiling to the rest of the club members and pointing out all their weaknesses during practice. Even when he had to handle the club alone, Yukimura performed his duties flawlessly.
He waited until practice is over. Eventually, the non-regulars had all left, and Yukimura was giving some last minute advice to the regulars. Sanada decided that he should leave too. It was better if he get back to the house quickly before Yukimura noticed that he had snuck out.
Right at that moment, a small, yellow butterfly flitted out of one of the buds. Even as Sanada felt his canine-body tense, his ears twitch, and his tail began to wag, he knew that he was going to be in big trouble.
Surely enough, stupid pup instincts kicked in, and his puppy side chased after the butterfly enthusiastically, yapping happily as it did so. Using all his willpower, Sanada fought to regain control over his body, and he ended up having a tug of war with his instincts over the controllers. Somehow, thanks to that, his legs seemed to have frozen, and he tumbled and rolled heads over tails all the way down the hill he had been on, landing painfully on his butt with a yelp. For a while he sat there, his head still spinning from all that action, and when his head had cleared, he looked up…
…and found all his regulars looming over him.
Kirihara picked him up by the scruff of his neck, ignoring his rather harmless sounding snarls as he turned around and called out to Yukimura. "Yukimura-buchou. It looks like we have a baby wolf around here."
"A baby wolf is called a pup, Akaya." Yagyuu corrected.
Jackal looked warily at Sana-puppy. "Are wolves supposed to be so small? It looks almost like a dog instead. But if it really is a wolf…" He looked around, half expecting a large wolf to gobble all of them up for taking its pup.
Yukimura had been speaking with Yanagi, and both of them looked over, spotted him and instantly came over to rescue him. "Gen!" "Genichirou!" Both Yukimura and Yanagi called out at the same time.
Kirihara turned his attention back. "Heh. This little guy's named after our fukubuchou? It even has a cap that looks like his, but they're as different as heaven and earth." He tossed the puppy into the air, caught it, and tossed it again, causing Sanada's puppy side to yelp with fright. "See. This guy's so easy to bully."
"Akaya. It's not good to bully a little puppy like that. Besides…I believe it might be the captain's pet." Jackal warned, noticing the slightly murderous aura leaking from Yukimura again. Kirihara wisely handed the puppy over to the captain.
Yukimura patted the puppy soothingly. "There, there, Gen. You're alright now."
"How did you come upon this wolf cub?" Marui asked curiously before jamming another piece of cake into his mouth.
"That's not a wolf." Yanagi cut in. "That's a German Shepherd, the all black type, and…"
He was cut off as Akaya bounced over to Yukimura, watching the dog with renewed interest. "Oh. So it's supposed to be a fierce breed of dog. It's so tame though." He poked Sanada in the nose, and received a growl in reply.
Yukimura chuckled. "Maa. Gen could be quite fierce if he wants to be, I'm sure."
"It's a he huh…" To Sanada's absolute mortification, the sophomore ace lifted his tail up and, "Yup. It's a male." At that moment, Sanada swore the devil Akaya would be running laps for a week…once he managed to get his human body back first, of course.
Niou smirked. "Akaya. You don't honestly expect a female to be named after Sanada now, do you. But then again, if he was, that would make him Yukimura's…"
"You would want to stop right there, Masaharu." Yagyuu said warningly. Niou gave the dog another smirk, but decided to drop the mischief.
Sanada swore he was going to get Niou after this too…
Yukimura smiled. "Well. We'll be taking our leave now. Practice will be as usual tomorrow." With that, Yukimura took the puppy back home.
All along the way, Yukimura remained quiet, and Sanada couldn't help worrying that the former was angry. He had snuck out after all. Yukimura didn't say anything to him, not even after he had reached home, taken off his shoes and headed to his room. The captain merely put him on the bed and headed out for dinner. Sanada gave a soft whimper, hiding his face behind his paws and keeping his ears down. He blamed his puppy side for those actions though.
Yukimura eventually returned and found him like that. He gave a sigh, coming over to sit on the bed before scratching the puppy behind the ears. "I admit that I was a little mad at you for leaving the house, but you don't have to look so forlorn, Gen. I was worried, because anything could have happened to you."
'Nothing would happen to me. My mind is still my own…' Sanada tried to convey that through his eyes since he couldn't say it, but somehow Yukimura misinterpreted and thought that he was hungry. He gave Sanada a dog biscuit, and watched as the puppy ate it eagerly.
"Don't do that again, Gen. That's all I'm asking." The blue-haired captain said.
Sanada never thought that he would feel more conflicted. Yukimura's words were absolute. Or at least to him they were. However, it was his duty to keep an eye on the captain. He had never shirked that duty before, so why should he start now just because he was a puppy?
Yukimura got back to his feet and stretched. "Well then, it's time for a bath. Come on, Gen."
'I can take my own bath, Yukimura…' Sanada gave a yip as the blue-haired boy scooped him up, heading to the bathroom. Despite his hapless puppy struggles, Yukimura bathed him all the same, scrubbing him all over. It was…absolute torture…
He thought Yukimura would let him go back to the room after that. He certainly hadn't been prepared to see the captain start undressing in front of him. Yukimura! Tarundoru! Just because he was a puppy now it didn't mean that Yukimura could get that relaxed with him around. The captain probably thought that there was no harm in sharing the tub with a puppy.
'Don't take those clothes off! My mind is still human! Gah! Stupid puppy eyes! Look away! I command you to look away!' Sanada roared mentally. His puppy side was incredibly honest, unlike his human side, and when his puppy side liked something, it would follow its instincts. His poor captain probably didn't realize he was doing a striptease in front of his very conflicted vice-captain.
It didn't help that Yukimura turned around to pick him off the ground, cradling the puppy to his chest and heading to the bathtub. If puppies could have nosebleeds, Sanada would have died in a puddle on the floor right now.
He did the next best thing then. His eyes rolled up into his head even as he gave a squeak and fainted dead away.
To be continued…
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