Disclaimer-I own nothing except the words...

Warnings-Yaoi, Language, violence, prolly a crack fic. Rating for later chapters. A/U

Author's Note-Just a little fic while I'm working on my main ones. Let me know what you think though.

The silver haired teen ran as fast as he could and didn't stop until he was deep with a forest. The teen walked for a bit and then once he found a place that looked far enough in he collapsed to his knees. Riku hudled in a small ball as he recalled what had happened.

He remembered waking up in some sort of lab. He was on a cold metal table and there was some person watching him. Peering up at the man he grimaced.

"Oh Hello there, I'm Dr. Ansem. Your in my lab," the man called Ansem said.

"Ehh...hurts..." That was all he could say.

"Oh yes it will for a few more minutes but after that you'll be fine. We preformed some tests on you and well you've survived," he sounded cheery.

"...T-tests?"

"Yes...to but it simply, we injected you with something and now you have some...animal characteristics. It was really an unexpected twist," he was still so cheery.

"...Animal..." Riku said quietly.

"Yes you now have fox ears, blunt claws and some other things we'll have to test you for," He sounded so professional.

"Uh..." Riku lifted his hand and seen white blunt claws. Reaching up he touched something soft and fuzzy, it gave him chills...wait...it was attached to him.

"Well come along son, we need to test somethings," Ansem said.

Riku was helped up and followed the man into another room. Looking down he noticed he was nude. Reaching out he grabbed the man's lab coat and motioned down to his naked body.

"Oh yes. I'd forgotten. Come along I'll give you clothes and then we'll test you."

Once Riku had gotten a pair of scrubs pants to wear he was lead into a room with an eye chart. After they tested his eyes they wrote something down then lead him to a treadmill. Riku stepped on it and was hooked up to some devices that measured things the 18 year old didn't understand. He simply was too incoherent for this. Riku followed orders and did what he was told for the next 10 minutes and even after he was off the treadmill all he did was follow orders.

After what seemed like eternity they sat him down and Dr. Ansem sat down across from him. "Well along with what we mentioned earlier you have enhanced eyesight and speed. Everything else seems normal. Go with that young woman and she'll show you to your room. Once your settled we'll send you in dinner." Dr. Ansem stated firmly.

Riku turned and walked over two a pretty brunet woman who smiled sadly at him, "Come along."

As they walked she kept an eye on the teen. They walked down a long white hallway and eventually she pulled out a key and unlocked a door. She escorted him into the room watched him sit down on the small cot.

"Are you feeling okay?" she asked kindly.

"Sore...what's y-your name?" he asked quietly.

"I'm Arieth...I'll be here to take care of you from time to time," She smiled sadly again.

"I-I'm Riku...why are you sad?"

"Your the first that's survived the doctor's experiments," She sighed, "I shouldn't say this...but you need to get out. He will kill you."

"What?" Riku's eyes shot up.

"Once I go to get your food, I'll leave the door open. Go down this hallway and take a left keep going until you see an exit sign. You have to move fast...he as cameras everywhere. Take this with you," Arieth handed him a scalpel and left the room, leaving the door open like she promised.

Riku looked around quick and ran out the door and down the hallway. Riku didn't stop when he heard a voice yelling at him, he quickly made the left and continued running. Riku reached the door but was grabbed by a big man. Thinking quickly he kicked at him and sliced his throat with the scalpel. The man dropped him and clutched his throat, blood was everywhere, Riku ran through the door and kept running until he reached a small village.

Running up to someone he started to ask for help but all he was met with was a blood curtailing scream. Covering his fox ears he ran off and hid behind a building. Panting the teen crouched down and watched as people watched by talking about the bloody figure the woman'd seen, he assumed it was him.

After the commotion died down he quietly made his way into someone's yard. Seeing clothes on a line he reached up and grabbed a pair of blue jeans and a white beater. Darting behind a bush he pulled off the scrubs and wiped the blood of his body. Once he got what he could off he put on the clothes he'd acquired. Riku crept around the village being sure to keep out of sight. Eventually he found a small shop with clothes in it. Creeping inside he grabbed a pair of shoes and ran out the door once the clerk seen him and started yelling. Riku ran and dived into a cluster of bushes before he put the shoes on, surprisingly enough the stayed on his feet.

Then Riku heard voices, they were getting louder. "Hey there he is! The freak who stole my shoes! Get him!"

Riku ran as fast as he could away from the screaming people and into the woods. He'd tripped a few times and torn up his pants and his arms but he was okay.

Riku stopped trying to recall what else happened and got up and kept walking through the forest. The silver haired teen kept walking until he reached a small spring. Riku dropped to his knees and dipped his hands in the cool water. Timidly he took a sip before he washed the dried blood of his face. Moving upstream of that area he drank more water. Once he'd hydrated himself enough he cupped some of the water in his hand and looked at himself. His right fox ear twitched and he sighed. Curling up by the water he closed his eyes needing rest.

Riku awoke when he heard a warm chuckle near him. The silverette shot up ready to fight the person who was near him.

A tall redhead spoke softly, "Hey, calm down there killer. Didn't mean to wake yah, just moved you near my fire. Didn't want you to freeze."

Riku eyed him for a minute before he relaxed, "Who are you?"

"Name's Axel," The redhead grinned a Cheshire cat smile.

"I'm...Riku," the teen said softly as he stared at the fire.

"Hm... want something to eat?" Axel reached into his duffel bag and pulled out a granola bar. Axel tossed it to Riku before he leaned back on his sleeping bag.

"T-thanks..." Riku opened it and took a bite as he glanced over at the redhead, "Why are you out here?"

"Oh uh... I'm kinda a traveler... I really don't have a home or anything," Axel grinned.

"Oh," Riku said as he finished the food, "Why aren't you flipping out?"

"Why are you into that sort of thing?" Axel joked, "Seriously though I know what happened to you. Some doctor named Ansem right?"

Riku nodded, "How do you know that?"

"My brother was a test subject of his...I hate this little town, but somehow my wanderings have brought me back here," Axel sighed.

"Oh... I'm sorry," Riku wrapped his arms around himself.

"Cold man?" Axel asked as he unzipped his coat.

"I-I'm okay..." Riku said even though he was shivering.

"Here," Axel said as he walked over to him and draped his long black coat over Riku's trembling form. Riku put his arms in the sleeves and looked up at Axel.

"Thank you."

"Don't worry about it, kid," Axel said as he sat down next to him.

"I'm not a kid," Riku said softly.

"Oh yeah? How old are you?" Axel glanced at him, he's so beautiful.

"I'm 18...what about you?" Riku looked up at him timidly.

"I'm 22...heh," Axel smiled.

"Oh..." Riku yawned.

"Tired?" Axel asked as he looked at him.

"Yes..." Riku sighed.

Axel moved over to where his sleeping bag was and motioned for Riku to come to him. "I'm not going to hurt yah. Just come here."

Riku did what he was told and walked over to the redhead. Axel pulled him down by his hand and Riku immediately blushed at the contact. Riku laid down in the large sleeping bag next to the warm redhead.

"So what was up with the blush?" Axel asked as he yawned.

"I-I don't know..." Riku looked up at him.

"You act like you've never been touched..." Axel joked.

Riku looked at him innocently, "I havent been... not unless I was being hit really."

Axel's eyes softened drastically, "You're serious aren't you?" When Riku nodded Axel wrapped his arm around the teen. Riku tensed but relaxed once a warm, comforting feeling came over him. Riku looked up at Axel's smiling face.

"Why?"

"You look like you need someone to protect you. And I plan on doing so," Axel smiled softly at the teen.

"Oh...okay," Riku sighed as he curled up close to the older male.

"Hey Riku?" Axel asked softly.

"Yeah?" he looked up at him,

"Stick with me for a while. I'll watch out for you and stuff alright?"

"Okay...thank you...Axel," Riku smiled softly against Axel's clothed chest.

"Dont worry about it,"Axel said as he held the teen tightly to himself. The urge to protect him surged through his body as he heard Riku whimper in his sleep. After a few hours Axel glanced down at the sleeping beauty in his arms, he did understand how people could be so afraid of him, he was simply gorgeous. Finally deciding nothing was going to happen to the young man he let sleep over take him.