Disclaimer: everything in this fic, the characters, other things mentioned, are NOT mine, or Nana-chan's... or Ya-kun's...

Nanashi: (huggles her neko-Kaiba plushie) except this... thanks again, Hyatt Insomnia! (huggles the plushie somemore)

Yasuo: (anime sweatdrops) er, right...

Warnings: shounen-ai, and maybe some over-cuteness... by the way, it's Tristan/Kaiba, alright? (nods) alright... and watch out for Kaiba's little bit of cursing, too...

Nanaki: WAI!

Yasuo: yeesh... (anime sweatdrops, and gets out of glomping distance from Nanaki)

Nanaki: hey!

Nanashi: (snickers) oh yeah... and I fix, I fix... thank you for the info Chibi Honda Chan, and Honda Katsuya (bows in thanks)

Kaiba winced, as a strange tingling sensation ran through him. Like he was getting his blood circulating again. Then he noticed he was laying on the ground. So he slowly, and groggily, lifted his head, looking ready to kill that damned kid.

Unfortunately, the redhaired teen's bloodlust wouldn't be satisfied. The kid was gone. He looked around, in confusion. Where'd that kid go? And why did he suddenly feel so small?

Kaiba looked at himself, seeing a furry rust-colored body, where his body was supposed to be. The CEO was suddenly hit with a sense of dread, as he slowly pulled his upper body up, to try and sit up. Only he felt his legs take a strange position, leaving him sitting in a very peculiar way. The dread was growing.

Swallowing, he looked down, seeing two furry paws. Apparently his, the same rusty red fur. Then he looked down at his left side, another paw at the end of his newly acquired left hind leg. Slowly, he turned his head to look down his right side, only to see another rusty red paw at the end of his right hind leg.

Then Kaiba felt something curl around his leg. Something warm, furry, and... disturbingly flexible. Gah, it didn't feel normal!

Kaiba jumped to his feet, a sharp yowl escaping his mouth. As he spun around hastily, eyes darting wildly back and forth. Then he anime sweatdropped.

What the hell was that sound? Did he actually say that?

Confused, he sat back down. Only to have that same freaky furry thing wrap around him. Willing himself to sit still and not panic again, Kaiba looked down, the furry thing curled around his leg was huge, and puffy. Kaiba stared at it, stunned. Alright, so he had a tail now too. And it scared him. And since he was scared, it made his fur stand on end, resulting in the puffy tail.

Embarrassment set in, when he realized he just jumped around, howling like a fool, because of his newly acquired tail. Kaiba reluctantly looked around, hoping no one saw that.

He anime sweatdropped. One witness.

A huge slobbering dog. With really sharp teeth, by the looks of it. Whether it was Kaiba's instinct, or his new body's instinct, he turned tail, and ran as fast as his four paws could carry him.

With good reason. The dog took chase, growling and barking.

Kaiba suddenly felt terrified, so he pushed himself to run faster. Why the hell did that damn kid turn him into a kitten!..?

oooXXXooo

Tristan whistled cheerfully, as he headed home. Ah, beating Joey at Tekken4 really made his day, sometimes. Good duelist or not, Joey was lousy at videogames.

Hearing some barking, Tristan paused and looked across the street.

Blankey? Tristan frowned, Blankey somehow always managed to get out of the yard.

"Hey, Blankey?" he called. The dog ignored him. Tristan grimaced, and started after his dog. Something had Blankey a little too riled for his liking. Probably chasing a cat, like always, Tristan thought, with a roll of his eyes.

After a short sharp whistle, that Blankey failed to hear, Tristan uttered an annoyed, "dogs..." to himself. Then, "Blankey... hey, c' mere...!" he called, picking up his pace to catch up to her.

oooXXXooo

"Get away from me, you stupid mongrel!" Kaiba thought, turning a sharp corner. Only to run into some trashcans. Unable to think of a better idea, he hastily scrambled between the trashcans, in attempts of hiding.

But the dog was relentless in its pursuit, and tried to barge into the small red kitten's makeshift fortress, knocking all the cans over. Kaiba anime sweatdropped, and turned to try and run again, only to tumble over a pile of trash. While trying to wade through the garbage, Kaiba didn't get far, as he suddenly fell over. He cringed, seeing that three of his paws were tangled in the string of an old yo-yo that was thrown away.

"Damnit!" Kaiba began to struggle. He was kicking his paws, in hopes of getting free. Then his eyes widened. That dog. It practically sauntered up to him. As if it knew it won. It almost appeared victorious, as it towered over him, tongue lolled out, panting with triumph.

Kaiba swallowed, awaiting the worstcase scenario, as he closed his eyes.

"Hey, Blankey... what's the matter with you?" a slightly familair voice asked. "How'd you get out, this time?"

oooXXXooo

Tristan grabbed hold of Blankey's collar, lightly pulling her back. Then he noticed a rust-colored kitten laying on the ground, tangled up in some string. "Oh... that's what you were after..." he said quietly, raising an eyebrow.

Blankey barked, as if proud of her catch.

Tristan patted Blankey on the head, smiling. "You should start picking on animals your own size, Blankey... have I taught you nothing?" he mock-scolded. Then he lowered himself to one knee. "Hey, little guy... you okay?" he said, gently.

The kitten slowly looked up at him. Tristan blinked at the deep blue eyes the cat had. Wow, that was... pretty, actually.

And oddly enough the kitten was eyeing him suspiciously. And even a little defiantly. Tristan gently reached out for the kitten, only to smile in some amusement, as he tried to squirm away.

"Hey... relax... I'm not gonna hurt you..." Tristan assured, softly.

oooXXXooo

"Touch me, Taylor, I'll make you regret it!" Kaiba thought, as he tried to back up. Damn, the yo-yo string was getting tighter. This wasn't normal. CEOs did not wiggle like this!

Two large warm hands gently grabbed him, then Kaiba found himself cradled in Tristan's right arm, against his chest. So the CEO started struggling with a little more effort. Then, getting a little desperate, Kaiba bit Tristan's hand.

"Put me down, now!" he commanded, glaring up at the brunette. Though it was becoming obvious that Kaiba couldn't speak, he had to try.

Tristan winced slightly at the tiny, yet sharp, fangs in his hand. But he tried to ignore it, as he started removing the string. "Fiesty little guy, aren't you?" he asked, already sounding affectionate.

Kaiba loosened his jaws' hold a bit, staring up at Tristan, as the brunette was patiently undoing the knots.

"Man... how'd you do this?" he murmured, almost to himself. He eyed Kaiba, "sorry if Blankey scared you... she's harmless... just a playful mutt, that's all..."

"He talks to animals... unbelievable..." Kaiba thought, distastefully. But then again, his voice was pretty nice to listen to... almost comforting...

"There we go..." Tristan said, as he stood up, still holding Kaiba to his chest. Then, with his free arm, he picked up the trashcans again, and tossed the yo-yo back where it came from. Kaiba couldn't help but feel a sense of comfort, seeing Tristan smile at him so warmly.

Then the mongrel started barking. Kaiba glared down at her, "what's wrong, mutt...? Jealous...?" he thought, smugly. Then he anime sweatdropped, feeling his face heat up. Where'd that come from?

Tristan stroked Kaiba's chin gently. "No collar... I'm guessing you have no owner..." he commented. Then he looked around, "but then again... I might be wrong..."

Kaiba blinked, why was he petting his chin..? Hey... it felt kinda nice... Kaiba closed his eyes. And started to purr. The CEO-turned-kitten felt a rush of discomfort. It felt nice, but the way things seemed didn't strike him as... appropriate.

Which abruptly stopped his purring. Purring while getting unwanted physical contact wasn't Kaiba's style. So, he bit Tristan's hand again.

Tristan looked down at him, confused. "What's with you?"

Kaiba anime sweatdropped. Doesn't work so well the second time around, does it?

Tristan smiled, raising the kitten a bit, to look him in the eye. "You either bite because you're scared... or you bite because you like me... right?" he asked, playfully.

Kaiba blushed, "what?" he thought in alarm.

Tristan held Kaiba out to Blankey, "what do you think, Blankey...? Should we take him home with us?"

Kaiba stared hard at the dog, as she barked cheerfully. "I'll kill your dog if it touches me..." he thought, while giving Tristan a look.

"Blankey likes you... so... I guess I have a new pet..."

"I'm no one's pet!" Kaiba hissed. Tristan blinked.

"What...? You don't wanna be my pet?"

"Not like this..." Kaiba thought, almost snootily. Then he felt himself blush again. Where'd that come from? Then Kaiba suddenly had a big, pink slobbery tongue lick him!

Kaiba anime sweatdropped, his entire backside was soaked with dog slobber. His fur was no longer smoothed down, it was sticking up, and damn it felt uncomfortable.

Tristan laughed, "yeah... Blankey likes you..."

"Disgusting!" Kaiba thought, while glaring at the dog, then he hissed at her. He had to anime sweatdrop yet again. He was getting a little too used to this body, already.

Tristan then cradled Kaiba close. "Well... let's head home..." he said, using the back of his fingers to try and smooth the red kitten's fur back in place, ignoring the dog's drool.

Kaiba sighed inwardly, well it was better than living on the streets, he guessed. Then he blinked, as the discomfort of his fur was melting away with each light stroke of Tristan's fingers. The CEO-turned-kitten was also noticing how warm Tristan was. The bodyheat soon making him tired. Yawning, Kaiba let his eyes close, then he dozed off.

Nanaki: WAI! (squeals...)

Yasuo: (runs away from Nanaki) no more glomps!

Nanaki: (glomps... Nana-chan) WAI! I SO HAPPY!

Nanashi: (anime sweatdrops) I noticed... (pushes Nanaki away) ... sorry for the lack of plot development... I just wrote while in a sappy mood, so (bows in apology) gomen...

Yasuo: (eats a pixi stick)

Nanaki: Ya-kun! Thief!

Yasuo: mwaha?