Sensei, Aishiteru
DaCuteSnowbunny

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~ Her Rabbit Love ~

"Zero, can't we take her home?" Yuuki pleaded in her sweetest voice, her puppy eyes in place. Zero couldn't meet her eyes, because he knew he would be a goner if he did.

"No Yuuki, we are not getting a rabbit." he said firmly, his jaw set. Yuuki pouted and her eyes shined with moisture.

"B-But, how can you say no to such a cute face?" Yuuki exclaimed before shoving the rabbit closer to Zero's face, who's eye twitched slightly. Indeed, the snow white rabbit is incredibly cute, though it seemed to be frightened out of it's mind as Zero stared at it.

"Yuuki, rabbits are a lot of work. You barely manage to get all your homework done, and don't forget your prefect duties." Zero reminded her, causing Yuuki to visibly deflate. Suddenly turning on her heel, she marched towards the mahoganette that was staring blankly at the guinea pigs.

"Shiki-nii-san, don't you think she's adorable?" she demanded her cousin, lifting the rabbit right up to Shiki's face. Shiki stared at the rabbit for a moment before making a reply.

"Not particularly, I'm not that fo-"

"She is adorable isn't she?" Yuuki pressed while giving him a meaningful stare. Shiki looked at Zero, who was standing behind Yuuki. Zero was still firm on his decision and shook his head. Looking back down at his cousin, who was giving her best puppy eyes and pout, she held the rabbit close to her chest, as if her life depended on the poor thing.

"Shiki-nii-saaaan." Yuuki whined, her eyes glittering.

"Just remember to clean out it's cage regularly." Shiki said in acquiescence and gave a little sigh. Yuuki cheered loudly and hugged him tightly before waltzing over to the counter, and picking out all the items needed to take care of a rabbit.

"You're such a sucker for puppy eyes." Zero commented.

"Says the one who couldn't even look her in the eyes." Shiki shot back.

"Hmmm, I didn't know you liked rabbits." Shiki observed as he watched Rima feed Shiro-chan carrots, a smile on her lips.

"I like guinea pigs better, but it's impossible to not like her. She's too cute." Rima stated fondly as she continued to fawn over Shiro, who happily munched away at the carrots. After being suckered into buying Shiro, his house became her new home seeing as Zero absolutely refused to keep her in his home. The rabbit was indeed adorable, but it monopolized his girlfriend's attention so often he came to envy it just a little.

No wonder Kiriyuu didn't want to buy it for Yuuki.

"Rima, if you feed it too much, it'll become fat." Shiki said, in hopes of getting Rima to leave the rabbit. However, his words seem to have the opposite effect; she lifted the rabbit and fastened the rabbit leash to it.

"Don't worry, we'll go for a walk to burn it off." she said simply before coaxing the rabbit to go for a walk with her, leaving Shiki no choice but to follow sulkily after his girlfriend and Shiro.

After one full week of having Shiro monopolize Rima's attention, he thought desperate times called for desperate measures. Which means it's time to call Ichijou.

"Ichijou-san, I have a slight dilemma."

"Why hello Shiki-kun! How can I be of service to my dear best friend?" he replied in a bright voice. Shiki can almost see his best friend's sunny smile.

"It's Shiro."

There was a slight pause on the other line before Ichijou said anything. "Shiro? As in, Yuuki-chan's rabbit? Is she sick?" he inquired, his voice sounding slightly concerned.

"No, the rabbit's fine."

"Then what's wrong?"

Shiki hesitated for a moment, choosing his words. "It's too... cute."

There was a stretch of silence before Ichijou burst out laughing, increasing Shiki's level of impatience as he waited for Ichijou to calm down. "Shiki, you wouldn't happen to be... jealous of Shiro-chan would you?" he asked in a teasing manner, but still managing to get a slight blush from his best friend. Shiki's silence answered Ichijou's question, causing him to chuckle heartily.

"If it's bothering you so much, why don't you just tell Rima-chan you feel a little neglected as of late?" Ichijou suggested simply.

"I can, but as long as Shiro's there, I won't get her undivided attention." Shiki said in a moody voice.

"Possessive much Shiki?"

"Are you going to help me or not?" Shiki snapped, to which he was told to wait ten minutes, as Ichijou already had the perfect plan to fix the situation.

That evening, Zero found Shiro sitting on his bed and happily chewing on his pillowcase. Seeing a note on his bedside table, he grabbed it, the message being:

Dear Kiriyuu-kun,

Shiro-chan has been missing Yuuki-chan severely and fell into depression. To better accommodate her, we have moved her to your residence so Yuuki-chan can attend to her more often.

With your best interests at heart,
Ichijou Takuma.

Zero felt a vein pop in irritation as he glared at the rabbit, who was oblivious to world and continued to happily chew on his pillowcase. He looked at his window and thought about chucking the thing out, but then thought about how upset Yuuki would be if she found out. Sighing in defeat, he took the rabbit by the scruff and put it back in it's cage as Yuuki's voice echoed from downstairs.

"Zeeero! Shiki-nii-san told me Shiro-chan's here!" she said in a very excited voice as she ran up the stairs.

And so Zero now must compete with the rabbit for Yuuki's affections.

That evening, Rima was thoroughly disappointed to find out that Shiro was moved to Zero's house. Since she was not close with the boy at all, she could not go and visit just to see the rabbit.

"Awe, don't be so sad Rima-chan, I'm sure Shiki will have something else to cheer you up." Ichijou said with a knowing smile as he patted her shoulder. After Ichijou had pressured Shiki into introducing her to him, they met formally and the two have become rather good friends.

"You wouldn't happen to know what that is, would you?" Rima asked, her eyes narrowed slightly with suspicion. Ichijou merely waved his hand and laughed airily before replying, "Not at all!"

Soon after, he left the house saying he had an appointment with someone and bid the two good day. Wondering why Shiki was still hiding in his bedroom, she ventured upstairs to find out. After knocking, the door opened to reveal Shiki.

And a pair of fluffy bunny ears atop his head.

"Shiki, what are you wearing?" she asked him, an amused smile on her lips.

"Rabbit ears."

"Why?"

He blushed slightly, his eyes averting slightly before replying. "Because this rabbit needs some tender loving care too." His request was granted as Rima tackled him into a hug.

"How sly of you." she said, a smile on her face before the couple shared a kiss.

And there you have it! :) Hahaha, I couldn't resist putting this in. There's a veggie garden in my backyard, and it attracts lots of rabbits. XD Gave me a little inspiration. :P