A/N: So it's the first chapter and it's boiling hot out!
Yuki: Yikes….it sure is, even water with ice feels hot now….
Kyou: Yeah, well I'm the one with fur for this story!
Seliphra: It's true, he has kitty ears and a kitty tail now!
Yuki: Before we start, we should warn you, there is graphic yaoi, lemons, fluff, graphic violence, language, incest, angst, mentions of rape, OOC-ness and AU.
Kyou: Thank whatever being up there that she(Seliphra) doesn't own us(Fruits Basket)!
Seliphra: No, but I DO own an adorable little Yuki plush-toy with him in a rat costume!

- Chapter 1 - Meeting

Yuki looked about quickly, and nodded once to himself in conformation. None of his instructors were around so a quick peek wouldn't hurt much, right? The woods before him were off-limits. He knew this. They had been off limits for as long as anyone could remember, but none of the students knew why. He sighed softly to himself, he was a Mage after all, and he could defend himself if he had to. He stepped in quietly and after four or five more steps he relaxed a little. Nothing had jumped out to kill him yet so he continued. It was really quite peaceful actually and Yuki found he rather liked this wood. It took a full minute for him to realize that the birds had stopped singing though and he took his bearings again. He was starting to relax again when,

"Well…if it ain't one o' those damn mages…." Yuki spun to face the speaker and gulped lightly. He had brilliant orange hair and dusky orange eye's with pupils like a cats. He also had an orange cats tail swaying behind him and two triangular cat ears on his head, currently perked upwards in interest. It could mean only one thing…he was staring at the Werecat.
"Y-you're a fighter," He said stupidly and the one before him smirked a little,
"What was your first clue?"

"You're the Werecat though, Kyou right? …You're supposed to be level I"
"Level I? You better start running then, huh?"
"Get away from me, you won't harm me!" Yuki ordered. Fighters were trained to listen to mages, all mages but their own most of all.
Kyou glowered at the young mage before him now.
"What makes you think that I'll even listen, damn mage? What makes you think I won't just kill you where you stand?"

"Because you can't, stupid fighter" Yuki replied, shrugging one shoulder. He was acting a great deal braver than he felt. He tried to remember what he had in his pockets, maybe he had something he could use as a binding item? Well, given that this fighter was a Werecat, he would hate the only thing Yuki had, but this was quickly becoming a matter of life or death.
"Shall we prove that theory? The one where I can't kill you? Yeah, lets test that one!" And then he lunged.

It was akin to hitting a brick wall at top speed. Kyou bounced backwards and hit the ground with a sharp yelp of pain and then glared at the mage above him. He was surprised to see the shock written on his face.

"Damn you, a barrier spell, huh? Nothing another few hits can't handle," He chuckled to himself lightly before lunging for the mage again. This time the silver-haired teen flinched and his arms rose instinctively to protect himself. Mages were not given combat training. Kyou growled loudly in frustration when he bounced off harmlessly again. The mage looked up at his, a small sparkle of recognition in his amethyst eye's now. He pulled something out of his pocket and began to mumble a spell. Kyou tensed himself, waiting for the attack he now knew what coming, starting to hit the barrier from where he was standing. He froze when he heard the words though,

"Suggero lemma ut meus res" (Attach them to my being) The mage's palms glowed white with the magic and then faded and Kyou looked at him.
"Now then…." the other mumbled looking from what was in his hands to Kyou and back again.
"Oh, HELL no you are not putting a binding on ME!!" He growled and lunged again, bouncing uselessly off the barrier again. The mage raised his hand, palm pointing at Kyou and said,
"Infligo sicco!"(Knock out)The last thing Kyou saw before the spell took effect was the mage smiling cheekily at him.

Now that he was out cold, putting a binding item on him would be easily done. Yuki just wondered why the fighter had bounced away like that. He hadn't had enough time to raise a barrier to protect himself, yet this fighter could not get near him at all. He shrugged to himself before tying the binding item on to Kyou. The thing he had chosen was now unbreakable by all but him, irremovable. He sighed at it though, for the only thing he had had was a black ribbon with a bell on it. His Fighter, for Kyou was going to be stuck now, would have to wear the bell as a chocker. He looked at his wrist then, having sensed a pulsing magical energy from it and his eye's widened. He's wearing a limiter? Yuki thought, his awe quite apparent upon his face. Yuki nodded then, a limiter made sense for the Werecat, as they were known to be quite powerful. One of the fighters cat-ears twitched and Yuki smiled at the sight. Maybe now life would get more interesting. The unconscious teen stirred then and opened his eye's blearily to look up at Yuki.

The first thing Kyou was aware of was his head hurt. He opened his eyes and saw someone in front of him so he looked up. It was that damned mage! Just his face made his anger flare and he shot up in to a seated position now, a soft growl emanating from his throat.

"Good morning! My name is Yuki by the way,"
"Why the fuck would I care what your name is?!" Kyou retorted it was when he spoke that he felt it. One hand shot to his neck and…
"The hell?! You BOUND me?! What the FUCK did you put on me damn it?!"
"A bell."
"A WHAT?!?!"
"A bell, on a black ribbon," The mage named Yuki shrugged, "It seemed appropriate given you're a cat and all,"
"Oh, that is it, you are DEAD!!" Kyou yelled as he reached for the limiter he wore. They were beads around his wrist which helped keep his strength at a reasonable level.

"Stop," The mage ordered and Kyou froze, "good boy, you will not remove your limiter now, will you?"
"Wh-why am I-?"
"Because, stupid cat, I'm your mage now, I bound you to me,"
"What the hell for?!"
"You will recall you couldn't hurt me yes?" Kyou flushed a light shade of red. He would have killed the mage where he stood if he'd been able too.
"Yes," he growled,
"Good, then you're not completely useless. I'm your destined mage. You can't even get near me with the intention to do harm to me."
"You've gotta be kidding me….a wimpy mage like you is my destined? Oh, well that's just great, I have ALL the damn luck!" Yuki seemed surprised by Kyou's use of sarcasm.

"What, never heard sarcasm before?"
"No, I mean, yes but….not from a fighter." Kyou just snorted in contempt before Yuki spun and began walking away.
"Come on then Kyou, you're my fighter now! You have to protect me!"
"Protect yourself damn it! I ain't doin' it!" And with that he sat where he was.

Oh boy, this is going to be tiresome. Yuki though in annoyance.
"I said come with me. I'll have to punish you if you don't."
"Go ahead! You can't punish me if I never leave this place! You're not even supposed to be in here!" Yuki gulped. His fighter was quite correct. If his instructors found out….well they would now that he had Kyou.
"Fine then. I'll go alone, but being your destined mage and all, if I get myself killed, you die too." He reminded and Kyou stared at him wide-eyed. The fighter knew full well that he was speaking the truth, he was just coming out of a level I trance. Fighters only became level I when they had no mage, had survived the death of their mage.
"You can stay here I suppose…eating bugs and not bathing if you want to. I really don't care one way or another, but even if I take the bind of your stuck dying if I do now,"
"FINE! I'll go with you, but ONLY because I don't have a choice!" When Kyou reached his side Yuki hit him upside the head with one hand.
"Hey! The hell was that for?"
"Disobeying my order earlier. Next time I punish you it'll be a LOT worse," Yuki growled as he led the way out.
"Fuck. This sucks."

A mere two hours later Kyou was busy glaring at the wall when she approached him.
"U-um….s'cuse me…." Kyou turned to glare at her now, stopping when he realized it was another fighter.
"Yeah?"
"Um…is it true what their saying? Are you really a…level I?"
"I was, I'm not now though,"
"Oh….how did you change back?"
"I got bound."
"Really?! I can't wait 'till I get my mage! Oh, I hope it's Hiro…."

"Listen kid-"
"Kisa"
"Okay, Kisa, listen, having a mage isn't all it's cracked up to be, okay? I mean it's not like we're on their level. We ARE just tools after all,"
"I know that! But Hiro….he's always nice to me. So….who's your mage?"
"That one," Kyou grunted, pointing to Yuki who was training with his mage class mates. He barely supressed a sneer of contempt for the mage.
"Yuki? I hear he's the top of the class, the best mage they've ever seen…."
"Yeah right, idiot didn't even think to erect a barrier when he went in to the woods."
"Oh. U-um….are you the Werecat?" and Kyou could only look at her incredulously for a moment before,
"Are you an idiot?"
"I-"
"Can't you tell just by looking? Are you-"
"Kyou! Enough!" came Yuki's voice and Kyou found he was unable to insult the girl any more.

"Yes, master," he called, making sure that the word master was dripping with sarcasm. Yuki only shook his head and returned to his practice. The younger fighter scurried off somewhere, apparently upset by Kyou. That had, of course, been his intentions. He hated it when people asked so many questions like that, it was irritating! Kyou returned to glaring at the wall. He had nothing better to do, seeing as Mage's weren't supposed to receive a fighter for another two weeks. He now had a lot of boredom to look forwards to. Oh well, at least he could fight in tournaments again….in another six months anyways.

First chapter finished!!!

Seliphra: I hope you liked it, and it will be getting better, I promise! I have got no inkling as to how long this will be, but it won't be short!
Kyou: A COLLAR?!
Yuki: Hey, it was all I had!
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