Author: Lil Nezumi
Disclaimer 1: Love the characters, but I don’t own them. Enough said.

Disclaimer 2: I am very sorry to all the writers of the CHIBI stories in Yu Gi Oh, but it’s too cute an opportunity to mess with my favourite Fruits Basket pair. Your stories are inspiration.

Warning: shounen ai, yaoi (boy/boy romance) and if you don’t like it, lump it and don’t read this.

A/N: I have been reading quite a few CHIBI stories from the Yu Gi Oh section of the FICs and I thought that I would like to do one for Faruba. I always wanted to see if Kyo could look after a super cute Chibi Yuki.

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CHAPTER 1

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Tohru made her way home from work one evening in the company of on Sohma Yuki. They were about to turn off the main road, when they heard the screeching of tires on the pavement.

Tohru was the first to notice the elderly lady trying to get out of the way. She grabbed Yuki’s arm and pointed the old woman out.

Yuki, without thinking, rushed out and shoved the old woman out of the way. Noticing that she was old and somewhat frail he realized that to minimize her injuries he would have to wrap his arms around her, which he did. PYON and there was the rat.

Tohru looked around to see if anyone noticed the strange occurrence, but there was no one else about. The old woman was sitting on the sidewalk in a little daze and even the car had disappeared into the night (ugh, cliché).

She made her way to where the woman was. “Are you all right?” she asked the elderly lady.

“My such kind words. I haven’t heard anything like that in a long time”, replied the old woman. “Where is the one who saved me?”

“I think he’s a little shy”, Tohru said. Trying to hide the rat as she was slowly stuffing Yuki’s clothes into her large bag.

“I’m still here” a voice came out. “Lady, are you really alright. We can see you to the emergency room, if you’re not”.

“I really am quite all right”, the old woman responded. “Well for such a good deed, young man, I will grant you one wish”.

“A wish?”

“A wish?” echoed Tohru.

“Yes. Only one wish, but it will be temporary. It will only last for about one week.” she answered.

“Well, I don’t really want to wish for anything. Can I give the wish to Tohru-san?” he asked. Later on he will regret this choice, but no matter.

“Of course”.

“Well, Tohru-san the wish is yours.” he says.

Tohru never one to pass up an opportunity to get Kyo and Yuki to like one another, thought seriously about her wish and how to phrase it.

The old woman was looking at her expectantly, knowing that the young woman was going to wish for something good and quite possibly unselfish. She knew that this girl was different.

As for the boy, the old woman smiled and affected not to notice the aura of the Sohma curse glowing from behind the girl. She could clearly see things like that and it was in her nature to notice those things.

During this time Yuki had changed back, but was not noticed by anyone, not even Tohru when he took her bag and started to put his clothes back on.

Then Tohru spoke, “I wish that there was a way for Yuki and Kyo to get along better.”

“That’s kind of a general wish”, replied the old woman. “Perhaps if you specified a bit more. I need to formulate an idea for how to get them together in order to get along.”

“Well, perhaps if one needed assistance and the other helped”, said Tohru.

Yuki gave a little cough and said, “Tohru-san that’s a dangerous thing to wish for. What if it meant one of us being sick or hurt?” He knew that all Tohru wanted was to help them stop their fighting. He was him tired and really could use a break from the semi-constant battles with the stupid cat. He did give away his wish, but thought that Tohru’s wish was almost the same thing that he would have wished for.

“Oh, I didn’t mean it that way”, she said, “I’m not sure what I mean, but I don’t want them to be hurt in any way”.

The old woman thought about this for little bit and then gave a little mischievous laugh, “I know what to do.” With those words she turned to Yuki, looked him up and down. “Place the palms of your hands on mine” she said.

Yuki looked at Tohru with a little apprehension. Then placed his hands palms down onto the old woman’s. She looked him in the eyes and he noticed that they were deepest blue, storming up and ever changing like the clouds. He was mesmerized.

Tohru looked on patiently. She knew that whatever happened would be for the good of both the boys, and a little peace in the house for Shigure didn’t hurt either.

A violet glow formed around Yuki’s hands and slowly spread around his entire body. Suddenly, he was shrinking into himself and the glow became a blinding light forcing Tohru to look away.

Once the light disappeared, leaving them in the semi-darkness of the night they heard the old woman say, “One wish was granted, one body was changed. One to depend upon the other, until one week has passed. I liked your wish Tohru-san, fare you well. All of you”. Laughing she disappeared into the night.

Tohru shook her head and looked around for Yuki. She was about to start worrying when a tiny little hand took hers. Looking down she saw the results of her wish.

Looking back up at her was a tiny little boy not more than two or three years of age. He had shiny silver hair and large purple eyes, slightly glistening with tears.

“Kawaii...Yuki!” she exclaimed. She knelt down to his level and said, “I’m sorry. I didn’t know that the old woman could do this.”

Yuki was still looking at her with the biggest eyes, “I wanna go home, but ummm.... who you?”, he asked softly, afraid that she might hit him for taking her hand and talking to her.

She just gave him a warm smile, continued to gently clasp his hand in hers and said, “My name is Honda Tohru and who are you?”

“.Shohma..Uki”, he replied.

“Sohma Yuki?” she asked. She was still looking at him when a huge smile lit his face because he’d been understood. She smiled her normal everyday kind smile “Let’s go home” and complete trust he continued to hold onto her hand, as she led them home.

When they arrived home, Tohru knew that she would have to explain this. Once their shoes were off, they walked into the house. Kyo was sitting at the Kotatsu (low table) and Shigure was reading a paper.

“Yuki are you hungry?” Tohru asked.

“A wittle”, came the reply in tiny voice. That voice caused both Shigure and Kyo to look towards Tohru to find the source. Tohru just made her way into the kitchen, she was quickly followed by a shy little gray shadow still clinging to her hand, which they did not notice.

“Do you guys something too?” she called out.

“Of course”, replied Shigure in a confused tone, wondering who spoke with the childish voice.

“Yeah”, was all she would get from the redhead. Kyo was also confused, but refused to let it show.

Putting together quick snacks and tea she remember to bring a small glass of milk for Yuki. Returning to the Kotatsu, she sat down and began to pour tea for them.

Kyo was about to take the glass of milk when Tohru took it before he could and said, “That’s for Yuki”. Placing snacks on a small plate and the glass of milk in front her little gray shadow, who was sitting beside her.

Shigure watched this exchange, not knowing what had come over Tohru when he finally noticed the chibified Yuki. His eyes grew huge and his mouth went slack at the sight of something so tiny a completely cute.

Kyo looked at Shigure and said, ”What’s the matter with you?” He couldn’t see anything because Tohru was blocking Yuki from his view. Kyo looked back at Tohru, when he too finally saw Yuki.

His jaw dropped at the sight Yuki struggling with both hands to drink the milk from the glass.

“Tohru-san, would you please explain this?” Shigure asked. He was still looking at Yuki finish his milk, when he smiled at the milk mustache on the boy.

Tohru proceeded to tell them of the encounter with the old woman, she did leave not out any details, from the point where Yuki saved the old lady all the way up to Yuki being granted one wish. She even told them that Yuki gave his wish to her and that what she wished for was for the boys to get along a bit better.

Throughout this recitation Yuki was looking around himself with open curiosity. He kinda knew that this was really ‘home’, but the people here were big and kinda scary. Mind you he decided he needed to look around a bit more, so he got up and started wondering about the main rooms.

Poking his little nose back into the kitchen, looking in the living room, sneaking a peek up the dark stairs and then making his way back to the dining area and the other sitting around the kotatsu.

Yuki was standing and looking at Shigure with minor interest. He was a big man with dark hair, but his smile reminded him of puppies. “Puppy”, he said looking at Shigure.

Shigure cocked his head to one side and lifted one eyebrow. Yuki started giggling at that. Shigure just straightened himself and smiled back. “That’s the first time I have ever heard him do that”.

“What’s so great about Yuki laughing? You sound like he invented it”, questioned Kyo. Yuki looked at the direction of voice and let out a huge gasp.

“Oooooohhhhhhh!” he said in awe, eyes wide and happy.

Everyone turned to look at Yuki. He was just staring at Kyo, his face beaming like a light-bright with the biggest and sweetest smile on his face. He made his way towards Kyo looking, not at Kyo’s face, but at Kyo’s hair.

Kyo starting to frown, asked “What is it?”

“Wed”, Yuki said in a breathless sigh. He finally reached Kyo, lifted his hand and started to pet Kyo’s hair. Laughing at the way it felt under his hands, soft and springy, he continued to pet the brilliant red hair.

Kyo had a look of shocked horror on his face, which caused Shigure and Tohru to laugh. Kyo flushed a little at that, but didn’t stop Yuki. He didn’t want to admit that it felt nice, so he turned his face to look Yuki in eye and scowled.

Yuki giggled at Kyo’s scowl, continued to smile sweetly, looking him dead in the eye, said, “Pweety, wed. Wed i’ me favwit cowwer”. He kissed Kyo on the cheek saying, “Night night”, crawling into his lap, curling up and falling asleep.

Kyo was shocked. “What do I do now?” His face was turning as red as his hair. ‘His favourite colour is red’, he thought, looking at the sleeping chibi. ‘Geez, why is he so kawaii like this. I want to hate him, but I can’t’.

Shigure was still laughing with tears in his eyes now, “I guess that’s one way for them to get along better. Ne, Tohru-san?”

She was no better off. “H..h...hai!” she said, trying to catch her breath. During all of this she had gone to get her camera and snapped a couple of pictures. “It’s too kawaii for words.”

“It is kind of late”, she said, after she regained control of her voice. “Why don’t you put him to bed?” Kyo just glared at this suggestion. “I can’t pick him up, he’ll change”.

Kyo just continued to glare, but wrapped his arms around the sleeping little chibi and took up the stairs to his room. Tohru and Shigure just followed them up.

“You’re going to need to change him”, says the dog. “His clothes are hardly comfortable for him to sleep in,” which only earns the dog another glare.

“I’m not doing this with an audience, so both of you out”, shooing them out and shutting the door, he turns to look at Yuki with his glare. His glare softens at the cuteness of Yuki. ‘Well all chibis are cute, but terribly annoying’.

Outside Yuki’s door, Tohru says, “Good thing it’s golden week and we don’t have school”. With that she and Shigure high-five one another and make their own way to their rooms to go to sleep.

Kyo manages to remove Yuki clothes and slip him into one his PJ tops. Tucking Yuki in, looking towards the door, making sure that it’s still closed, he leans in and gives a soft kiss on the top of his head before going to his own room.

Before falling asleep, Kyo thinks ‘This is going to be a long week’. Ten minutes later, Kyo is fast asleep so does not notice the door to his room open and close. Nor does he feel the small body crawl into bed with him, but he does roll over to curl around it protectively.

The little boy heaves a contented sigh when the arms wrap lightly around him and falls back into a dream filled sleep.

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TBC...