AN: Cute fic featuring the rikkai boys but with a twist! Yanagi and Akaya both play parts in it...of course. Enjoy and review lovelies!

Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis, New Prince of Tennis, or any characters mentioned!

Rikkai- Baby Bunta?!

Yukimura blinked, staring at the small red-head in front of him. Large, amethyst eyes stared back in wonder from a small, round face. After a moment of holding the curious, sparkling gaze, Yukimura's eyes shifted to the regulars grouped around the two of them. They came to rest on Yanagi Renji. Yanagi stared back, undaunted by his friend. Yukimura sighed.

"Another experimental juice, Renji?" Yanagi shrugged, tapping his pen against his notebook.

"I will admit, it was one of my drinks. However, I was not the one to give it to him. It was in my locker when I came out to practice." Yukimura nodded and his eyes scanned the group again. This time Niou Masaharu was their victim. The trickster raised a silver brow before grinning and holding his hands up.

"I know what you're thinking buchou. But it wasn't me this time." Yagyuu was able to vouch for his partner's whereabouts for all of practice as well. When the captain's eyes made a final round, they landed on a very guilty looking Kirihara Akaya. Raising a blue brow, Yukimura took a step towards the junior when there was a tug on his shorts. Looking down, blue met amethyst once more and Yukimura stooped, coming face to face with Marui Bunta. Well…a child version of the gum-chewing, volley genius. This version did not know them the way his teenage counterpart did and he looked around at all of them nervously.

"Marui?" Pretty eyes grew wide and tiny lips pursed as chubby arms crossed the child's chest. Even Sanada was impressed by the child's glare.

"Bunta." Yukimura blinked for what felt like the thousandth time that day.

"What?"

"My name Bunta. I'm six years!" The little boy held out the correct amount of fingers and Yukimura could hear Yanagi scribbling away.

"Ah. Bunta then. I'm Yukimura Seiichi and it's a pleasure to meet you. Was there something you wanted Bunta?" The little version of their tensai looked nervous again, fidgeting with the hem of his too-big shirt before his little arms came up and intense eyes stared straight at the captain. Yukimura chuckled, gently patting red hair.

"Ah. I understand." The bluenette lifted the boy into his arms, propping him against his hip. Small hands gripped his shoulders and Yukimura felt a strange surge of affection for the red-head in his chest. He broke his stoic captain façade and cooed gently at the child, making him giggle, and little hands came to rest on his cheeks as he bumped their noses together. The others stared at him strangely and he cleared his throat before turning his attention to Rikkai's other baby. Akaya fidgeted, glancing up at his captain under his lashes as his cheeks flushed. It took only a minute or two of staring before Akaya growled.

"Aaah! He called me seaweed head again and wouldn't stop teasing me! I just wanted to…to get back at him! I didn't know Yanagi-senpai's juice would turn him into a baby! I-"

"Not a baby!" Little Bunta wriggled in Yukimura's arms, glaring at Akaya. Yukimura patted the angry child's back, rocking him a bit.

"He didn't mean it Bunta-chan. Did you Akaya?" Sharp blue eyes left no room for argument.

"…no…sorry." Bunta thumped his head down onto the pretty blue-haired boy's shoulder, pouting as his little fists dug into the jersey beneath his fingers. Akaya huffed and continued.

"I just thought he'd take a drink expecting water and that it would get him because…well." Akaya cast a glance at Yanagi. "Well, no offense Yanagi-senpai, but the juice is disgusting…I didn't mean to…" Akaya had tears in his eyes and he sniffed. Yukimura sighed, handing a protesting Bunta off to the one closest to him which was Jackal.

"Why me?" As much as the poor doubles player loved his partner, he didn't know how to handle the child version. He flinched as his friend squealed happily and began patting his head.

"Baldy! Baldy! Baldy!" Jackal began crying, his "why me?!" mixing with his tears. Sanada awkwardly took their volley specialist while Yukimura took their little devil off for discipline. Sanada held the child out at arm's length and the pair stared at one another before Marui's eyes began to water.

"Oh no…" The small face scrunched up. "No…Marui, tarundoru…no!" The child wailed at the top of his lungs, flailing his little arms as fat tears rolled over his plump little cheeks. Sanada's eyes were wide as he frantically looked to his teammates for help. Yagyuu came to his rescue, chastising him for how he was holding the boy, as Yukimura returned to retrieve Yanagi, asking about a remedy. The data master nodded and went off. Yagyuu spoke gently to the child and the cries died down to sniffles. A chubby little finger was jammed in Marui's mouth as he stared with wet eyes, fascinated, at Yagyuu's glasses. He was just reaching up to touch the frames when Niou bent in close and his hair caught the child's eyes. A small gasp left his lips and he thrust himself towards the trickster.

"Bunta-kun!" Yagyuu's voice was slightly jolted, fearing for the boy as he almost fell from his arms. Luckily, Niou caught the child before he could fall. Small hands shoved themselves into his silver hair and Niou grimaced, grunting and holding Marui awkwardly as the child tugged and pulled on his hair.

"Hey, watch how hard ya pull, brat!" His comment went unnoticed as Marui giggled and gasped again. His arms stretched out again and Niou realized that Yukimura, Yanagi, and Akaya had returned. The boy's sparkling eyes were locked on the captain and his little fingers made grabbing motions towards the older boy. Yukimura smiled, accepting the child into his arms. Marui wrapped his arms around the slim neck and squeezed hard, laying his head against his shoulder and sticking his tongue out at Akaya. Even with the odd situation, every regular had to laugh, even Akaya. Niou scratched his head, rearranging his rat tail.

"Marui's gonna be pretty embarrassed when he's back to normal." They all laughed softly again before Yanagi offered up a strange looking liquid in a small cup. Marui flinched back from it, shaking his head but Yanagi persisted. Marui buried his head in Yukimura's hair.

"No. Noooo! Don't want it, 'Mura-san! Ucky!" Finally, Yukimura, betraying little Marui's trust with a sad face of his own, pulled the child away from him and the two forced it down his throat. The child coughed after he swallowed it, shivering and crying softly as he wiped at his nose. After a minute, the boy's body slowly began to grow and pretty soon, Marui Bunta, as they knew him, was back in front of them. The volley specialist blinked a few times, looking around at everybody in confusion.

"Why are you all staring at me? What did I do?" The team just smiled back, sighs of relief passing through each of them. Knitting his brows and giving a contemplating gaze, Marui gasped, pointing a finger and first Yanagi and then Akaya.

"You two! Yanagi, how could you make something so gross! And YOU! Bakaya! How dare you! I'm…you turned me into a child!" Everybody laughed as they realized that Marui had remembered his adventure. When Marui felt a weight in his hand, he realized that he still held Yukimura's hand. He met his captain's eyes, blushing pink and looking away quickly, dropping the hand as if it burned. With a taunting giggle from said captain, practice was called to an end and, as the other regulars gathered their things, Yukimura patted Marui's shoulder.

"Don't worry Bunta-chan. I think you were an adorable child." The tensai's face turned a darker shade of pink and he ran towards the safety of the locker room, leaving his captain giggling on the courts.