A story from my AO3

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"Yurio? We're here," Yuuri said to the carrier gently.

The car pulled into the rocky drive way of the old fashioned Japanese house and the young scientist turned off the car.

He unzipped the black bag and was meet with the glaring green eyes of the iguana. Yurio looked like he just woke up and the lizard was always grumpy when he was woken up.

Yuuri chuckled, "Sorry boy, I'll leave you be."

Just as he was about to rezipped the bag, Yurio slapped the hand with his tail and climbed out of the bag and ventured his way to his rightful spot on Yuuri's shoulder.

"I forgot you hate that thing," the man gently leaned his cheek on the iguana affectionally.

Yurio returned the favor by leaning against his master's cheek before pulling away.

With his iguana, happy for the attention, Yuuri got out of the car and greeted the movers who followed him all the way to the house.

One of the movers were trembling at the sight of the yellow iguana glaring at him, as if he was sizing up the man and daring to try something towards Yuuri.

"So… Um you want us to take the boxes in?" The man with the receding hairline asked.

"You can just leave them in the hallway."

The moving man nodded and he and his coworker did just that after the doors were unlocked. Yuuri took care of handling Yurio's habitat out of the van.

After an hour, the boxes were in and the movers left after being paid leaving Yuuri and Yurio alone to unpack and settle in. he walked in the house breathed in the smell of wood and varnish. It was a three room house with one toilet and bathroom. The main room was large with wooden floors and a glass sliding door. It had a small kitchen with a gas stove with a sink and a refrigerator.

"Well, what do you think Yurio?"

Yurio looked around and sneered.

"Not interested huh?" Yuuri chuckled and walked around the spacious room. The only possessions he had moved were the ones on his room.

"Maybe I'll use this space for the bed room and the bedroom for my research. It's great for you too Yurio. All the space so you won't be in your habitat all day."

The iguana just sat there on Yuuri's shoulder, blinking and looking around. He then focused his attention outside towards the glass doors and hissed, startling his master.

"Yurio!?"

The iguana leapt off the man's shoulders.

"H-hey what's the matter?"

Yurio continued to hiss towards the door and tried to claw his way out before he was picked up. He resisted and tried to break free from Yuuri's hands without biting him.

"Is there something out there?" Yuuri asked calmly, "I'll check."

That only made the iguana more agitated to the point of smacking Yuuri with his tail.

"What's wrong?"

Yurio continued to hiss until Yuuri had enough and put the iguana in his habitat.

"Maybe it's the move, why don't you stay in there and relax or…," Yuuri went to a box that Yurio's name on and pulled out a t-shirt and sweat pants, "You help me unpack and I'll make some pirozhki. What do you want?"

The iguana glared at him before climbing out of his habitat. He walked to the middle of the floor and began to transform. His lizard body stretched until it resembled a human body, his head changed into that of a human boy nearing manhood and he had blonde hair. The only things left behind to prove that he truly was were the yellow patches of scales that appeared in random parts of his naked body, his hands were completely covered in yellow scale with claw like fingernails and a large iguana tail just above his buttocks.

Yuuri gave the lizard boy the clothes and turned around to give him privacy.

"I'm only doing this for the pirozhki!" Said Yurio with a gravelly voice before he coughed a few times, "Damn, my throat hurts!"

"Well it's been three years," Yuuri commented as he moved his small dresser near the corner of the room.

It was a secret between the two that Yurio was a very special iguana. He could turn from a lizard with glaring green eyes into a boy with pale blonde hair, glaring green eyes and with a love for cats. Yuuri discovered this when he was fifteen and eating a pork cutlet bowl, Yurio wanted a bite but when Yuuri wouldn't give it, the iguana transformed into a boy and opened his mouth. After a scream or two, Yuuri discovered his pet's secret and promised go never tell anyone. Ever since then Yurio would transform whenever they were alone, they would usually play video games or watch TV.

Three years ago, Yurio chose to stop transforming when Yuuri's sister kept coming in at random times and it was a hassle to constantly transform already so decided to stay in his iguana form. Yuuri understood and just continued his daily life.

He hoped that this move would let Yurio walk around more in his human form.

Yurio finished putting on the clothing he was given and stretched his long legs a bit before standing up and walking towards the boxes. He chose to pick up the lighter boxes for precautionary measures because he didn't want to break anything. If he did, he would lose the chance of eating his favorite food again after three long years.

"Just open them, I'll put everything away and things up," Yuuri said, "I'll plug in the laptop for you to watch a movie later."

Yurio blushed a bit and mumbled, "Thanks…"

He did as he was told, he used his nails to cut the tape to open the boxes.

"Since you can talk now, why were you acting up just now?"

Yurio gulped when he felt the parental stare of Yuuri at his back.

"….. I thought I saw a rat! You know I hate rats!"

"Yurio…. You better not be lying to me," Yuuri said sternly.

"I'm not!" The boy finished cutting open the boxes and transformed back into an iguana to signify that he won't talk to him for a while.

The man rolled his eye but he still kneeled and gave his arm for Yurio to climb on before cradling him in his arms.

"Turning back into an iguana won't help you this time young man," He said calmly, "I will demand an explanation later."

Yurio glared at him before he was put back in his habitat.

"You're lucky we just moved in here, otherwise we wouldn't be having pirozhki for lunch later."

He left the door open in hopes that Yurio might want to come out later. Yurio did eventually and walked out still in his form and looked out the sliding glass door.

He glared out into the forest and locked eyes with a pair of ice blue eyes.

'I know you can hear my thoughts, stay away from pork cutlet bowl!'

He heard a deep chuckle within his thoughts, a heavily accented voice echoed in deep vibrations.

'Is that any way to talk to me? Your king?'

'You're no king of mine! I'm warning you! You have to go through me to get to him!'

He heard the voice chuckle again before he disappeared into the woods.

Yurio continued to glare at the woods before he heard Yuuri's voice again.

"I'm going to the store Yurio, if you want to come with me you the drill."

The iguana turned around and walked into the messenger bag Yuuri used whoever he wanted to bring his friend with him to outings.

"We're only getting ingredient for lunch and dinner so no begging for snacks alright?"

He received a small hiss from the bag.