The Rat of Tennis

Found

Kiyami: This chapter's a little shorter than the rest. I'm considering whether to sneak in any romance in here. I might save the romance for my next Furuba/PoT crossover…Yes another one. Ayame plus Kaidoh equals Much chaos.

I didn't like how this chapter turned out. Then again I rushed because I knew my Ryomamas (It's a holiday in my book.) presents would distract me...

Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis or Fruits Basket.

POOF!

Yuki flapped his good, right hand at the smoke surrounding him. After the smoke cleared realization hit him. He was naked…in front of Momo and Ryoma.

Ryoma lowered his hat so it covered his eyes. Momo was looking at Ryoma than Yuki alternately while wondering whether he was seeing things.

"D-did that rat just turn into…Yoh?!" Momo asked Ryoma who was just as confused as he was.

"Gah! I'm naked! Clothes! Get out!" Yuki shouted, suddenly feeling very self-conscious.

Momo blindly threw a towel and quickly left the room with Ryoma.

"Did something happen in there?" Taka asked being one of the first to return from his search.

Momo stared at Taka, scratched his head, and shrugged. "I have no idea." Momo wasn't sure whether the rat really had turned into Yuki. It all seemed so unrealistic.

Yuki stepped out of the clubroom with a spare set of clothing on. He looked just as confused and surprised as Momo and Ryoma.

"…Was I just a…" Yuki started.

"Yup."

"And was I just…"

"Yup."

"And the smoke and…I'm confused. What just happened?"

"Oh uh your clothes." Taka offered Yuki's clothes back to him.

Wordlessly Yuki grabbed them and went back into the clubroom. He left the others to figuring out what exactly happened.

"Haru, are you sure you know where you're going?" Ayame asked with his voice beginning to border a whine.

"No, I'm not sure where I'm going, but I think Yuki's this way." The cow replied.

A car stopped right next to them. The cow and the snake stopped to see who occupied the car.

"Shigure, Hatori! How nice to see you!" Ayame smiled at his two friends.

"Get in the car you two." Hatori ordered through the open window of his car.

Ayame hopped into the car and took a seat behind Hatori. Hatsuharu sat next to Ayame.

"Where have you been?" Hatori demanded.

"Oh we went looking for Yuki of course! Silly, I told you I'd find Yuki." Ayame blurted out although at the start of this search he was the one who forced Haru to swear on secrecy.

"Akito's angry because you left." The dragon stated while lighting a cigarette.

"Akito's a growing boy. I'm sure he's going through phases. You know, Hatori, you're the doctor and all. The boy has hormones and such." Ayame reasoned.

"Well we should at least continue searching for Yuki." Shigure piped in from his seat.

"…Fine."

The car rumbled away from the used path in the wilderness. It headed off in the direction of the city.

"Uwah! You're kidding!"

The remainders of the Seigaku tennis club were gathered in the clubroom. It was late and the streetlights had already flickered on.

"I'm not lying! The rat that Sakuno was talking about. It turned into Yoh! A rat can't do that…it can't." Momo was having a hard time convincing the skeptical group.

"Yoh, is it true? What Momo's talking about." Tezuka asked hoping this matter could get cleared up so they could leave.

"Surprisingly…Yes."

"Come on, Yoh-Yoh, turn into a rat. Let me see!" Eiji asked while jumping excitedly in front of Yuki.

"I can't. I even put some effort into trying." Yuki was trying to relax on one of the benches.

"It's late. We'll call it night for now. Early morning practice tomorrow." Tezuka announced.

It seemed as though mostly everyone still didn't believe the whole rat turning into Yuki thing. No one pushed that matter any further while they packed up their stuff.

"Are you ready?" Taka asked.

"Yeah." Yuki dumped hurried love letters confessing their love for him in the nearest trash can. Fan girls…he hated them.

The walk back home was silent between them. Taka was still trying to understand the whole rat thing while Yuki was still reviewing the events that had taken place.

Let's see. I bumped into Sakuno and then I became a rat. I went into the clubroom and I changed back. No clothes and in front of Momo and Ryoma…how embarassing…Yuki sighed at his misfortune. The world seemed to be out to get him lately. First the injuries, turning into a rat…could life get any worse?

Yuki was almost afraid to find out.

"Hatori, I'm hungry. Can we get something to eat? I'll die if I don't." Ayame exaggerated.

He was the one who had planned on this yet he was the one who complained.

They had drove around most of the city and now it was late. Hatori, being easily annoyed today, parked at what seemed to be a suitable place to eat. A sushi shop.

"Sushi?" Haru questioned.

"I haven't had any good cooking in a while. Oh, Tohru, I miss your lovely home baked treasures." The dog muttered quietly.

The group of four entered the sushi shop.

Yuki couldn't cook if his life depended on it. Everyone could tell. Taka had attempted to show Yuki how to make something simple, but fear of starting a fire quickly refused the offer.

Instead Yuki chose to help out by cleaning the tables and seating the customers who walked in. It was a simple job that he could do easily even with the burden of his arm cast.

Yuki talked leisurely with Taka. The door opened and Yuki turned to get back to his duty. Once his violet eyes saw the newest customers, it felt as though someone had chucked a rock to his head.

Suddenly a blast of memories hit his unprepared mind. Lightning quick flashes of events that ranged from happening a month ago to when he was three. It hurt his head and the pain of it all brought him to his knees.

The pain did not end there.

"YUKI!"

Someone hugged him so tightly he couldn't even breathe properly. His broken bones were in excruciating pain from falling into the misfortune of being by his chest.

"Hurts…" Yuki managed to get out.

The person who was hugging him did not lessen the grip, but actually increased it. He had very long silver hair that smelled of some sort of flowery shampoo. The person was dressed in red, but that was as far as his eyes got before the person stared him in the eye.

"It's you." He exclaimed making Yuki's ears ring from the high volume. Finally someone pulled away the man who Yuki almost immediately thought to be quite annoying.

"Thank you." Yuki looked up to the man who had pulled away the silver-haired one.

Just as Yuki got up another hugged him. This was a more subtle, gentle hug. This one had the decency to be careful of the broken bones. The last man of the group joined in with this hug with several chuckles.

"…Yoh?" Taka looked rather confused from his spot in the room.

"Please get them off of me."

The ones who were hugging him pulled away almost reluctantly.

"Now do you mind explaining yourselves? It's not every day you get suffocated by strangers." Yuki sent a glare towards the silver-haired man.

"Y-You don't remember us?!" Ayame shrieked and acted as though he was about to faint.

"Amnesia. Most likely from the beating he received from Akito." Hatori explained.

A sudden surge of hatred and even fear swept over Yuki. He had no idea why he felt so angry just by hearing that name.

"How about we talk over some nice, fresh sushi?" Shigure suggested with his stomach rumbling.

"I'll start it off by introducing us. I am Sohma Shigure, your novelist cousin." Shigure pointed to himself. He made his introduction rather short since he was very hungry.

"Hatori."

"I'-" Hatsuharu never got to finish what he was going to say.

"I am Ayame, your most dearest relative, your most handsome of handsome of brothers! Haruhatsu and I come from the distant, distant lands of Paprika. We're royalty you know." Ayame said no more for one reason. Hatori had shoved a wasabi roll into his mouth.

"Shut up and eat."

"…You have got to be kidding me." Yuki muttered.

"Hm? Kidding?" Shigure's mouth was stuffed with food.

"That man…It's not possible. How am I even related to that man?" Yuki pointed at Ayame.

"I find myself asking that sometimes." Hatori replied.

"It's spicy, Hatori!" Ayame sobbed.

"Personally I rather not believe your story." Yuki returned to his chore of cleaning the tables. It was a good thing tonight wasn't as busy as other nights.

"Water! Water!" Ayame tried to pry the full glass of water from Yuki's hand.

"Tell me two things that should help convince me about your story." Yuki challenged.

"Oh! Oh! I love guessing games!" Shigure thought for a moment before coming up with something. "You turned into a rat. Am I right?"

"…" Yuki dragged Taka to a part of the room where the four Sohmas couldn't hear them. "They know. They know I can turn into a rat. Either they're telling the truth or they're stalkers."

"But are you sure that…you can turn into a…rat?" Taka was having trouble believing the rat story.

"Yes, I'm pretty sure I was sane when I did become a rat. Momo and Echizen…they were there to see it."

"Anou…if they're family then you should go back with them."

"Trust me, I rather stay here."

"Damn it all! Where are they? I want them to report to me in this room by the end of the hour? I don't care how you do it or what happens…just do it! Got that?" Akito seemed to always be in a foul mood now. He had failed though, failed his own plans. He wanted Tohru gone from their lives and even had thoughts of Yuki being dead. Now the cursed members of the family had started to rebel against him and his control on the family was quickly slipping. He needed, no he wanted Yuki back only to make an example of the rat.

An example of Yuki would be the perfect thing to put the family back in order.

Hatori's cellphone started to ring furiously. Reluctantly he answered it. He listened to what the caller had to said while whispering some words. Shigure looked curiously at Hatori, eager to know.

"Who was that?"

"It doesn't matter we have to leave."

"Why? What about Yuki?" Ayame did not want to leave his brother at a time like this.

"He stays here. It's better for him if he does. At least until after he's healed and recuperated. I don't even want to imagine what will happen to him if Akito gets his hands on him."

Yuki and Taka returned from talking. Hatori got up and picked up Ayame from the floor. Ayame's quest for water had yet to be achieved.

"We're leaving."

"I hope you take your idiot along with you."

"We'll see you again, Yuki." Haru gave one last gentle hug.

"It's Yoh."

"Yuki."

"Yoh."

"Yuki."

"We're leaving." Hatori impatiently called from the door.

"Bye!" Yuki smiled and waved, glad to be rid of Ayame.

Kiyami: Hm…Where are you my long lost inspiration?

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Edit: Rushing is bad. I'll have an edited version up later when I can pry myself away from my video games.