Title: A New Challenger Appears
Anime Series: Uta No Prince-Sama

Series: Part 2 of the Kitty!Pri Series; Chapter 1;
Summary: In which a particularly vain boy learns that being the best, the cutest and the most awesome at everything sometimes gains you fans you 'really' don' t want.
Rating: G
Genre: Romance/Drama

Pairings: Natsuki(Satsuki)/Syo

Disclaimer: This is being written for the sheer enjoyment of writing, I make no profit other than the fan's enjoyment of it

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If there was one thing that Syo knew from a young age, it was that he was talented. He was told that at every turn, with every single thing he touched.

He was told he was talented at the violin, at singing, at dancing, at walking! Syo was a cute, sweet, egocentric little nightmare, and his parents almost regretted the moment they actually gave him lessons to blossom that talent, as Syo became a bragging little brat that turned away even the most determined friends.

Not even the boy's adorable little ears and tail could prevent people from seeing his nasty interior. Even allowing for the 'children will be children' motto, they could see that Syo was a nightmare.

"Really, Syo-chan, was that necessary?" his parents would ask him when he put down another's violin playing so hard that the child started balling their eyes out.

"Of course, he wasn't as good as me, he shouldn't be saying he is," Syo told them like it was obvious.

The only part of Syo's life that wasn't instantly trashed or delegated to 'less than' was his younger twin brother, Kaoru. Although, that being said, it was probably only because Kaoru wouldn't let him.

"Don't touch my violin! You 'suck' at violin!" Syo would bellow.

"That's mean, Syooo! How will I get better if I don't play?" Kaoru would complain, and eventually Syo would break down and teach him a few things, the two of them standing so close that they almost appeared like two sides of the same coin.

When they stood like that, their ears would flicker in unison, their expressions would almost match and their tails would twist around each other, bringing them closer and closer.

Those moments were the only times that Syo wasn't raising hell for everyone around him. As much as his parents loved him, it was also nice to have a few minutes free of Syo's drama.

Now, Kaoru was a completely different thing. It wasn't that Kaoru wasn't talented in his own way, it was just that Kaoru's talent rested more in people than in the physical, which nicely balanced them out. Eventually, they were hoping, Kaoru's sweetness would rub off on Syo's brashness and not the other way around.

One day, at a large, neighbourhood picnic, they had the biggest scare with Syo as of yet.

There was a moderately-new family that moved in a few blocks down, which was one of the reasons for the picnic, and their son was… unique.

"Natsuki-kun, this is Syo-chan," they'd introduced, and less than a second later, Syo was being chased by the boy.

"SYO-CHAN IS SO CUUUUUUUTE!" the boy had squealed, pulled a net out of 'no where' and started chasing Syo around.

"Ah! NATSUKI… kun…" his parents had attempted, but the boy was long gone, along with Syo's screaming back. "I'm so sorry, he does this occasionally. He really does love cute things."

"And our Syo-chan is undoubtedly adorable," she'd admitted, although the worry in her voice as obvious.

"I'll… try to find them, I'm sorry again," Natsuki's father bowed to them, chasing off after Syo's desperate cries.

That night, Syo had boarded himself up in his room, crying his little lungs out.

"I DON'T WANNA BE CUTE ANYMORE!" Syo had sobbed over and over again, his parents unable to console the child, who viewed them as being 'the things that forced him to be cute!'. Instead, it was Kaoru who came into his brother's room, curled up on the bed with him and ignored the multiple smacks to his face in an effort to curl around his brother's sweet form.

"Imma chop off my ears," Syo had threatened. "T-that way everyone can tell us apart, and I-I won't be cute anymore!"

Kaoru had bitten his ears at that moment, and Syo had let out a most… curious sound, his body seeming to go limp in his brother's grasp. "Nuh uh, brother… I like your ears too much. You wouldn't want to do anything to make me sad, would you?"

Syo hadn't said anything more, although his whimpering cries carried on for most of evening, until he passed out in his brother's arms.

When she'd gone back to check later, the two of them were curled into each other, Syo's head buried in his brother's chest, their tails wrapped loosely around each other in sleep.

Her smile was infectious, as both parents soon arrived to adore on their sons, eventually getting a camera to take a picture of the image.