Summary: Five teenagers blackmail the Pharaoh into letting them live in his palace. However, the Pharaoh got more than he bargained for. First of all, these are not normal teens. Then there's a love triangle... which could also be considered a love square... or maybe a rectangle... quadrilateral! Then a kidnapping, a war, a furball invasion, and crap I'm telling you the whole story! Just read.

A/N: Hello again. Sorry for the late update. There was a 3-day weekend and everything was a bit off. And I had a lot of homework...which I decided to do the night before... Anyway, I'll just tell you about the animals in case my descriptions confuse you. Akumu's and Netami's animals, Kiro and Kila, look like Kilala/Kirara from InuYasha. Ayame's animal, Kimi, looks like Momo from Avatar: The Last Airbender (yet ANOTHER thing from the show...) Tohru's animal, Monoke, looks like Mokona from...uh...many CLAMP animes. And Jackson (Tohru) wanted the name Monoke because he's a big fan of the movie Princess Mononoke. I just made the others up. Yeah. And Jami's animal, not named yet, looks like The Dash from Card Captor Sakura. There you have it. On with the story!

Chapter 7 Attack of the Furballs!

"Hmm. I wonder if they have any dangerous animals in these woods," Netami said.

"I don't know, maybe–ooo! Lemur!" Ayame said.

"Well, that's not exactly a dangerous animal," Jami said.

"Lemur! Mr. Lemur! Come back!" Ayame yelled chasing after it waving her arms.

"Is there something wrong with Ayame?" Netami asked.

"She likes lemurs," Tohru said.

"No kidding," Jami said.

"Dude, your sister ain't right," Akumu said.

"I know," Tohru said sighing.

"Aw! What a cute kitty!" Netami said.

"Hey, there's two of them," Akumu said.

He knelt down and looked at the two cats. They both had big heads and small bodies with three fluffy tails, but the male had gold fur and huge red eyes, and the female had pale pink fur with large purple eyes. The male hopped on Akumu's shoulder and rubbed his face against Akumu's cheek. Netami picked up the female and pet her head making her begin purring.

"They're pretty unusual. Hey Nature Boy, have you ever seen animals like these?" Jami asked.

"I'm sorry to say that I haven't."

"Hey, you guys! I caught the lemur! And it turns out that it's a Mrs. Lemur."

"Good for you, Ayame. You should be proud of yourself," Jami said sarcastically.

"I named her Kimi. I think that's a cute name."

"Wow, those are some big ears," Tohru said.

"They make her look even cuter!"

"Well, it looks like we won't be finding any dangerous animals. All we've been finding are -clears throat- cute...furry ones," Jami said grimacing.

"Did I just hear you say 'cute' and 'furry?'" Tohru asked raising an eyebrow.

"That's why I cleared my throat. Hey Nature Boy, looks like you've got a new friend."

Tohru looked down at his feet and saw what looked like a rabbit. It had white fur, a round body, long ears, and a green circle on its forehead. (Because Tohru's color is green)

"Hey there, little guy. You're sure funny-looking," Tohru said picking it up and perching it on his arm. "I'm gonna call you Monoke."

"We named ours, too. Mine is Kiro," Akumu said.

"Mine is Kila."

"A.K.A. Thunder Cat Jr."

"-Sigh- Whatever you say, Akumu."

"Yay! I win!"

"Looks like you're the only one without a friend," Tohru said.

"And let's keep it that way. It's fine with me. It was hard enough having to put up with you idiots. Now, I have to deal with little furry animals in addition to you guys," Jami said crossing her arms.

"You know, as your friend, I must be perfectly honest with you by saying you are really depressing," Ayame said.

"I'm used to it."

"So, how are we gonna sneak these into the palace?" Netami asked.

"You guys high-tail it to your rooms. If anyone's coming, I'll distract them."

"Thanks, Jami!" Ayame said.

"You're the best," Tohru said.

"I know. I'm just cool like that."

"Let's go before someone comes looking for us," Netami said.

"Why would anyone come looking for us?" Tohru asked.

"It's hard to not notice Akumu's presence."

"You're right. Let's go."

"Finally...!" Jami said sighing.

"Why are you so psyched to be leaving?" Ayame asked.

"I just wanna get outta here before one of those furballs finds me."

"Yeah. Good point."

"I can't imagine you with one," Tohru said.

"Thanks," Jami said sarcastically.

As they walked down the hallway towards their room, Jami saw Atem come around the corner. She turned around and told Ayame and Netami to hide. Akumu and Tohru were already gone because their room was closer. Atem looked up and he smiled when he saw Jami standing there looking at where the other two went. She turned around and "eeped" when she came face-to-face with him. He was holding something that was covered in a cloth.

"Hello, Jami. I've been looking for you," he said happily.

"Really? You've been looking for me? That's nice. Why...?" She asked shaking her head.

"Oh, well, I went out earlier to see if you were training, but you weren't. Then, I found out you had gone for a walk with the others. And when I was outside waiting for you all to get back, I found her."

"Um...'her?'"

He removed the cloth to reveal an animal with light blue fur and dark blue, half-lidded, tired eyes. She had long ears, a long tail, and a dark blue diamond on her forehead. The tips of her tail, ears, and paws were black.

"I found her when I was outside."

"Really? Um...what exactly is she?"

"She looks like some kind of dog, or a fox. I don't know exactly."

"That's nice. Um...why exactly are you telling me this?"

"I thought you should have her. She really reminds me of you."

"How is that?"

"Well, um, she's...blue."

"'She's blue...?' What does that have to do with anything? Are you saying I'm depressing, too?"

"No, you're not depressing at all. You're just more mature and calm than the others. I just thought she reminded me of you because, well, you have blue hair, she has blue fur; you have blue eyes, she has blue eyes."

"That's your reason?" Atem's eyes slightly widened at her remark. "That did not come out right."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be."

"I thought you should have her because you seem like a responsible person who would take good care of her." Jami's face saddened.

'He's trying so hard, and I'm just making him feel bad with my logical perspective.'

"-Sigh- Alright, I'll take her."

"You will? Great!"

"I'm just wondering, why did you have her covered up?"

"She fell asleep while I was holding her, and because I didn't want Teanna to see her. She would ask to keep her and smother her to death."

"Ah. That makes sense."

"Well, I'll leave her in your capable hands. I've got to go because I'm supposed to be doing some work."

"Okay," Jami said taking the animal from him.

"If I finish work early, maybe we can meet up later."

"Great...I can't wait," she said faking a smile.

Atem grinned excitedly at her and walked down the hall with his little whoosh effect. Jami narrowed her eyes and bore holes into the back of his head.

'Netami and Ayame better have not been watching the whole time. I don't sense them, so they must have made it without getting caught. It's not like we would get in any trouble,' Jami thought as she shrugged to herself.

She covered the animal with the cloth and walked towards her room. When she entered, she saw Netami and Ayame playing with their pets. She grimaced and sat on the floor, placing the bundle next to her.

"Uh oh, she's pouting. This cannot be good," Ayame said.

"What happened? Did he propose to you?" Netami asked.

Jami gave them a look that said something like, 'What are you talking about? Are you crazy?'

"Well?" Ayame asked. Jami ripped off the cloth. "Aw!"

"She's pretty cute. Did he give her to you?" Netami asked.

"Yeah, as a gift?"

"Don't ask."

"Why are you so mad?" Netami asked.

"He supposedly gave her to me because she reminds him of me. He also wants to meet up with me later."

"He likes you! Your boyfriend owes me ten bucks," Ayame said. Netami nodded.

"Great, now I've got one of these furballs!" Jami looked down and saw hers staring at her innocently. She then narrowed her eyes. "You'd just better not piss on anything."