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fruits basket (oc): yuki sohma

Maybe now all looks dark

Who; Yin

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What; An unexpected discovery
Where; The park
When; After unexpectedly turning into his Rat form after battle
Warnings; None, will change as needed.

He had no idea what happened or now long he'd been running. After the battle with the machines with Miss Aerith, she either hugged him or bumped into him or something and then he realized what had happened. Was it the magic from her? No, it couldn't be. But whatever it was or whatever happened, he realized he had four legs and began scampering, leaving his clothes behind.

And as he ran, he swore he ran past Yin but he kept running because he had to be safe. Now that he was bite sized any cat or anything could come prey on him and there wasn't anything that he could do about it. Finally though, he saw a patch of high grass and ducked in behind it, hoping nothing was on the other side to eat him.

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Yin's head perks up at the sound - she definitely heard something. She's been carrying around a canteen of water for just such occasion, with things having been a little more exciting than usual.

After dipping her finger in, her specter peers from a nearby puddle, looking right to the rat.

"..." She doesn't think is a normal rat, is it? Not in this place. "Do you need help?" she asks as she starts to approach, slowly and carefully.

Yin's voice hit his ears and Yuki ducked down. He then sighed at himself because of course he'd forgotten she had help with seeing things. But he attempted to get a little further into the grass.

"No, I'm fine."

He didn't want her to see him like this.

Yin's head perks up. She knows that voice, doesn't she?

"Yuki?" He says he's fine, but there's something in her, something more stubborn, that doesn't feel assured. She should see him through the specter, but she doesn't. Instead, she hears rustling when he moves further.

Instead of letting it go, like she would have, before, Yin takes a step forward, her observation spirit turned in Yuki's direction, waiting for the grass to rustle again so she knows where to head next.

Damn it, she recognized his voice. Miserably he sighed, because he'd talked to her plenty, so of course she could.

He could clearly see Yin moving towards him which wasn't what he wanted. The cold calculating part of his brain told him it was more advantageous to have her near in case there was a stupid cat wanting to eat him or anything else predatory for that matter. However, it was almost better to be eaten than have Yin see him like this.

Then again..he might attempt to make this seem like the one time thing he hoped. And then he immediately rejected that thought because he didn't want to lie to her. A sighted person could clearly see what he was, and there was no honour in an attempt to deceive one who wasn't, even though her specter could clearly see for her. She was a good person like Miss Honda and Machi, so she didn't deserve that. So he'd go for neutral and fortunately (or perhaps unfortunately) Hatori wouldn't be here to erase her memory even though he only did that on orders. And fortunately Akito wasn't here.

"I'm fine, just..got turned into a rat. I'm sure I'll be fine in no time."

But, he'd be naked and that was a problem.

Edited 2024-01-11 08:18 (UTC)

Unfortunately, for Yuki, yes, Yin recognizes Yuki by sound, but that's an indicator of how she's come to recognize him, and care, even if her type of care and concern remains muted compared to most people's

"How?" Yin asks, her voice softer than usual, a slight but curious, perhaps. She gets close, and, slowly, knees on the ground by Yuki. Her observer spirit vanishes, so at least Yuki won't have to worry about her seeing him naked.

"People get turned into rats here?" That's a new one, on her.

"I'm not really sure how." And that wasn't a lie. All he knew was that he got shocked by the metal thing, Miss Aerith hugged him and then he ran. his curse had been broken before he arrived, so this was new to him too.

His ears then detected her and he moved his little face towards hers, wondering what Yin was doing. "I can't really say if they do, but I haven't seen it happen to anyone else as far as I know."

That was a truth too. He didn't want to lie to Yin at all for any reason.

Yin isn't sure what else to do for him. He's small, smaller than Mao was (as Mao was a cat) and maybe being on the ground wasn't the safest place for a something so little?

She puts out a hand, palm up.

"I can take you somewhere safe?" she offers, unsure. Otherwise, she's here to make sure no one harms him, and cats stay away, and sit there until Yuki is himself again.

He's trying every avenue he can to think of how to explain this to her later, but so far nothing is coming. But as he's pondering this, he sees her hand.

And as mad as he was at this place for making him transform somehow, he knew he needed to get out of here and get his clothes. So he looked at her hand and up at her before moving.

"Are you sure it's okay with you?"

"Yes," Yin says with a nod. This does not seem like a safe place for someone so small, and it's the least she can do for her friend. Even as a Doll back home, it was her job to be on the lookout and find safe places.

She doesn't have clothes that are as tall for him, but she can still get Yuki back to the apartments.

Patiently, her hand remains outstretched, ready.

Slowly after a quiet sigh, Yuki crawled up into her hand.

"I was facing robots with Miss Aerith. I can show you where I was, so I can get my things back."

He didn't want to say clothes, but it was clothes and his sword. Those he would need, especially if more monsters showed up. He'd have to protect Yin.

Yin nods her head.

"I will get them," she agrees. She starts to head in the direction she was pretty sure she heard Yuki come from.

"Tell me which direction." So far, though, she's doing fairly well in avoiding anything, recalling the view she had seen not that long ago.

His eyes looked around after Yin agreed to get the clothes. Turning his small head, he recognized a part of a fence. "It was pretty much a straight line that I took, so you're going the right way."

"Thank you," Yin tells Yuki as she continues her sure and careful pace. Her legs move deliberately to make sure there is nothing in the way, while one hand reaches out to feel for anything at arm's level, or move tall weeds.

Yuki kept his attention on the way they were going and turned his head after another minute. "Please take a right Miss Yin."

Hus eyes narrowed and allowed his bigger than normal ears to listen for the telltale sounds of the machines. But nothing was heard and he wasn't about to walk her into trouble.

Her ears - though not as good as a rat's, of course - were also on alert, but Yin hears nothing abnormal.

Yin's head tilts down at Yuki's voice, and she nods her head before turning right.

"Do you know how much further?" She can keep meters in mind with how far her feet go, usually.

Yuki kept his eyes peeled as she turned. Yes, this was definitely the place. "About twenty more feet. If you want, I can go from here."

There was the matter of waiting for his transformation back, which he figured was coming pretty damn soon.

"I will take you the rest of the way," Yin insisted. In 20 feet, a lot can happen. A cat could come out of nowhere.

It wasn't like her to get so stubborn or determined, though.

He didn't want to overburden her but he really was thankful that she'd been so accommodating in the first place.

"Thank you." It was all he could manage at the moment.

To Yin, it's no burden. He is light, and Yuki is...her friend, she thinks. It's still a concept she is learning, continuously, but if she goes by the stipulations so far, Yuki is a friend.

She walks closer and waits for Yuki to tell her to stop walking, when they're to his clothes. Hopefully, with her slow pace, she won't overcome them before he does.

"Right here is where they are."

He pointed with his little paw, but realized only her sighted ghost thing might see it. Jumping down, he hurried and dragged his clothes as best he could to a nearby bush. Fortunately he transformed back and did double time to get dressed.

When the weight of the little rat is gone from her hands, and to Yuki's words, Yin stops and waits, patiently. Her observation ghost is no longer available without her connection to water, so it can't watch Yuki, either. She does note something is different - she's not sure why she hears the rustling of cloth. A rat couldn't fit in Yuki's clothes.

"Are you you human again?

He'd just slid his pants on and nodded with a clear sigh in his tone. "Yes, thankfully." And hopefully whatever the hell that was didn't happen again, like ever.

A few seconds more and he was fully clothed. "Thank you, for getting me here."

Just in the nick of time no less.

"You are welcome," Yin tells Yuki. Her voice sounds the usual monotone as she looks in the opposite direction of his voice, unsure if it was appropriate to look now, or not, but there is a softer lilt to it, something subtle and barely there.

She has no reason for why she helped, other than she didn't want Yuki to get eaten by a cat. Maybe someday he will be willing to talk to her about why he turned into a rat, too. And maybe she will explain more about herself.

Once he was fully dressed, he dusted himself off and slowly approached her, trying to make enough noise to let her be fully aware of his presence. He lifted his hand, but put it back down immediately. She couldn't see him so he wasn't about to touch her.

"You really saved me back there. What can I do to repay you?"

This really was important. Yin saved his tail and everything else, and he couldn't just let this go without at least offering something in return.

Yin shook her head.

"I wanted to help. You don't owe me." Repaying debts was common in the world she comes from, so she's not a stranger to that sort of outlook.

He half expected the attitude and still was half surprised. However, he wasn't going to push it. "Alright, but if you think of something, just let me know, okay?"

That way the ball was in her court and there wasn't any pressure or anything.

It does help if that possibility is in Yin's hands, but she's still confused by it, in a way. No one tells Dolls that in her world. Sure, there was a Contractor in her group that showed her appreciation in the form of a little candy, but beyond that, it was unusual.

Perhaps it's a testament to how much she's formed in the City, or how much she likes Yuki, but Yin nods her head. If she thinks of anything, then.

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