Wow, it's been so long since I updated this. I'm so sorry. But April Fools Day is a good day to make up for it, right? -Rin

Chapter 2

April Fools Day happened to be Niou Masaharu's favorite holiday, and he celebrated it almost religiously. His friends always grew wary as the end of March approached and April first drew nearer. But little did they know that Niou expected this April Fools Day to be better than ever. He had a plan that would enable him to prank the whole school, all at the same time.

Niou woke up at an ungodly hour the morning of April first, before the sun had risen, and snuck into the school before it was unlocked to set everything up. He went to the nearest bathroom and plugged the drains of all the sinks, then turned on the water and let them fill.

When the sinks were full, Niou shut off the water and put a few special things into each sink. When everything in that bathroom was arranged perfectly, he moved on to the next bathroom, repeating the process there. Niou hit every bathroom in the school, boys', girls', and even teachers' bathrooms.

By the time he finished, the sun had risen, and students would soon begin trickling in for morning club activities. Niou snuck out the back and waited for a few more people to arrive before he strolled in through the main doors, looking as if he had just gotten to school.

When everyone had arrived, just before the first class began, the first scream rang out from one of the girls' bathrooms. Niou only smirked and headed for the side door. As much as he would have liked to stay and watch the chaos he had engineered unfold, the plan wasn't quite finished yet.

Yagyuu Hiroshi had noted the absence of his doubles partner in the first class of the day, but assumed there was a reason for it, though probably not a good one.

When Niou reappeared in their second class, Yagyuu raised an eyebrow in question. Niou grinned, and Yagyuu sighed.

"I take it the fish are your work?" Yagyuu had seen for himself the bathroom sinks full of aquarium gravel, plastic plants, and fish. Niou shrugged.

"Maybe." But they both knew it had been him. The corners of Yagyuu's mouth tilted up into the smallest of smiles.

"Impressive." Niou smirked. Wait 'til you see the second part.

The day went on, and no one knew what to do about the fish. Niou enjoyed hearing everyone discuss their theories on how they had gotten in the sinks in the first place; aliens, a yakuza gang, you name it. He'd also heard that Yukimura had named the fish in one of the sinks in the second floor boys' bathroom, and declared them his pets. Sanada should enjoy that. He snickered to himself.

School ended with the fish still swimming circles in their sinks (although Yukimura had found a water-tight container and taken his new pets home), and Niou thought the day a success so far.

Now for phase two of the master plan.

When Yagyuu got home that afternoon after practice, he didn't see Niou lying in wait in a tree. Niou inched closer to the trunk on the branch he was lying on while Yagyuu unlocked the front door and went inside.

Yagyuu took off his shoes and went to his room to sort through his homework and see what needed to be done. Niou watched him through the windows, waiting.

Yagyuu put his backpack and tennis bag down on his bed, then took off his Rikkai regular's jersey and folded it, setting it next to them. Niou crawled along his branch, closer to Yagyuu's bedroom window. Yagyuu turned and left the room, and Niou swung in through the window, silent except for the soft thump of his feet of the floor. He dropped to the floor and slid under the bed, quite proud of his stealth.

Yagyuu returned to his room and changed out of his practice clothes. Niou, hidden under the bed, could see only his feet. When the feet left the room, heading for the bathroom, Niou slid out from under the bed and slunk after them.

Yagyuu had decided to bathe before he did his homework, so he went to the bathroom, feeling a little prickling sensation, like he was being watched. He disregarded the feeling and went to get a new bar of soap from the cabinet above the sink.

But when he saw the sink, he stopped. There were fish in it. Three goldfish, to be exact. With a sinking feeling of dread, Yagyuu turned around, slowly, to check the bathtub. It too had been made into an aquarium, with a large black and orange fish staring at him from inside it.

Yagyuu began to sigh, but nearly choked when he heard a small snicker next to his ear.

"Puri~" Niou whispered into his partner's ear, amused that he had made Yagyuu jump. Yagyuu turned around and frowned at Niou.

"Take these fish out of my sinks." Niou faked a pout.

"But you haven't even seen them all yet, Roshi. Shall I give you a tour?"

"No, you shall take your fish and clean all this up before my parents get home." But it was too late. They both stopped when they heard the front door being unlocked and opened.

"Hiroshi, sweetheart, I'm home!" Niou smirked at the addition of 'sweetheart,' and Yagyuu glared at him and called back.

"Welcome home, mother." He turned back to Niou, whispering loudly. "Do something!"

Niou only shrugged. It took about thirty seconds for Yagyuu's mother to call out to him again.

"Hiroshi, why are there fish in my kitchen sink?" Yagyuu had looked away for a second, but when he turned back, Niou was gone, leaving him to deal with the fish by himself. Great.