A/N: This is my first fic for the Free!dom (yay!)! This idea wouldn't leave my head and I just had to write it! If you spot any mistakes, let me know. Though I've been writing for quite sometime, I still tend to miss things...^^ This story is AU in which Iwatobi Swim Club are all nekos (sorry, I can't remember how to do a kitty face XD) and Rin is older. I would say more, but I think it's best if you read to find out ;) You can also read this on AO3 too!

The main pairings in this fic are: MakoHaru, RinMako, and ReiGisa

The side pairings/one-sided pairings are: RinHaru, ReiMako, RinSeiTori (I may add more)

Disclaimer: I do not own Free! or any of the characters.

Warning(s): This is yaoi and will contain mature themes, language, etc. There are scenes that will feature bondage and dub-con. If you're not into that, I'll give you a heads up ahead of time.

"Come on kitty, kitty...meow for Daddy one more time."

"..."

A slap echoed throughout the bedroom.

"I said meow you stupid cat! I paid too much money for you to be silent!"

Haru glared at the bedpost in the Playroom, still refusing to give the man thrusting into him what he wanted. He wasn't the first client of his that was angry at him for not pleasuring them like they wanted him to, and he was certain that he wouldn't be the last. He tightened his grip on the bed sheets and let out a warning hiss when the man gave him another hard slap to his rear. One more hit and the man's blood will paint the walls of this room crimson. His captor's form of punishment be damned. His hiss seemed to satisfy the client and Haru grunted when the man tightened his grip on his hips and fucked him harder, hitting that spot inside him with every push forward. He felt his jaw begin to ache due to the pressure he was exerting to keep his mouth shut, to prevent any sounds of pleasure from escaping. Bastards like this man didn't deserve to hear them, especially since the sex wasn't consensual... When the man behind him moaned as he found his completion, he sighed in relief when he looked at the clock on the nightstand. This ordeal was over. He could finally get to have what he was waiting all day for. He waited for the man to pull out of him and growled when he flipped him over instead. The man stared at his half-hard cock in confusion as he narrowed his eyes at the sweaty man above him.

"Your hour is up. Let go."

"But you didn't come yet, kitty."

Haru's tail bristled at the word. He hated being called 'kitty'. He was a neko, not a pureblood. When the man lightly released his arm, he pushed the man away before darting off of the bed and towards the door. He used his tail to open the door and he bolted down the hall of the mansion, ignoring the man's calls for him to come back.

He ran into the room that held his sanctuary and locked the door behind him. He looked around the room and smiled when he declared it safe. He walked over to the large bathtub and used his paw to push the plug into the drain and his tail to turn on the water. Once the water reached the level he liked, he turned off the water and jumped in, splashing water onto the floor. He purred at the feel of the warm water washing him clean of that horrid client's scent. As he fully submerged himself into the tub, he allowed himself to remember how his lapse in judgment caused him to be here in this hellhole of a home.

When he was younger, he had an owner. He lived with an old widow who took him in after she found him abandoned in a cardboard box by his mother at the age of 3. She loved and treated him like her grandson, not as a pet. She also taught him how to talk and everything that he needed to know about his kind and the human world. It was with her that he developed his obsession with water and never-ending craving for mackerel. He was happy with her and their life together, until a few weeks after he turned 13. He spent a few days at the beach and returned to his home to find it empty. When a man he'd never seen before shooed him out of his house, he realized what happened. The old widow, his lovely owner, died. He tried explaining to the man, who turned out to be her son, that he was her pet, but the man didn't believe him, especially since he didn't find any papers in the house saying he was registered to his mother and he wasn't wearing a collar like the law required all registered nekos to wear at all times. When the man threatened to kick him if he didn't leave, he fled the only place he called home, feeling abandoned once again. That was the last time he allowed himself to cry.

Since then, Haruka walked the streets of Iwatobi alone. He didn't bother with trying to find another owner since nekos 13 years or older were rarely taken in. He was 17 and he felt it was too much effort to try and beg humans to take him in. He didn't have any friends or hunting companions because they couldn't be trusted. Strays had a code to follow after all: fight or be beaten, kill or be killed. Strays not only had to fight amongst themselves to find and steal food, but fight against the humans that wanted to catch them, sell them as sex slaves, or kill them for the fun of it. After all, there were no laws to protect unregistered nekos. To avoid any conflict with humans or other strays, Haru lived by the beach, swimming in the ocean to find his meals and sleeping under the dock when he was tired. He only went into the town when he felt like stealing mackerel from the fish market or sneak into the sports store for a new pair of jammers when the pair he wore became too worn out. His daily regimen allowed him to survive and avoid everyone successfully...until summer started.

Summer was the worst season for any stray because of the heat and the increase of humans being outside. Haru knew this hot and humid day in July wasn't going to be a good one when he was woken up by something pulling his tail. He opened his eyes and saw it was a little boy and girl that were playing with it, not meaning any harm. On a normal day, he didn't mind children petting him or pulling his ears or tail since he knew they were harmless, but the morning humidity and not catching anything to eat yesterday because there were too many people on the beach caused him to act differently. He hissed loudly at the boy and girl. As they ran off calling for their mother, he quickly stretched his limbs before taking off, knowing that it was going to be trouble when the children returned with their mother. He ran into a shaded alleyway, hiding behind a pile of boxes to catch his breath. He inwardly cursed when he heard a growl. He looked in the direction that it came from and sighed in annoyance. He really hated dogs. They made too much noise. Haru rolled his eyes at the threat. He sized up the dog and knew that if it came down to a fight, he could beat him, mainly because swimming made him faster and stronger than the average neko and the dog was overweight. The Doberman gave a final growl before lunging at him. He dodged the attack and lightly smirked when the dog crashed into a garbage can. Served him right...

"Hey, what's going on back here!"

Haru turned and saw a human further down the alleyway carrying a broom heading in his direction. He sighed and ran out of the alleyway and down the street, slower than he was earlier. He caught a glimpse of a tree out of the corner of his eyes and ran towards it. He latched his claws on the tree and proceeded to climb it until he found a branch that would support his weight and keep him hidden from humans and the sun's rays. He stretched out on the branch and sighed in irritation when he heard a ripping noise. He looked at his pants and frowned when he saw a hole on the back of his thigh. He ruined his favorite pair of jammers. He laid his head down on the branch and closed his eyes, ignoring the rumbling sound his stomach made. Now he had to go into town and sneak into the sports store and grab another pair...along with a piece of mackerel.

He waited until it was dark before making his way into town. It was easier to get to what he needed when all of the stores were closed. He found a piece of mackerel waiting for him behind the grocery store. The man that worked in the meat department liked to leave him pieces and hid them in a spot only he could find after he caught him trying to sneak inside a few weeks ago. He even went out of his way to grill them for him. He found a piece of cardboard and clawed "Thank you" into it and stuck it in the hiding spot before he made his way to the store that sold his jammers. When he arrived, he noticed that the back door was closed and frowned. Normally, they left the door cracked. He used his tail to turn the knob and sighed in relief when the door opened. He opened the door wide enough for him to slip in. He never noticed the red light flashing above the door. He made his way to the aisle that held what he was looking for. He frowned when he saw that the store now carried different styles of his black and purple jammers. He picked out all of the jammers that were his size and ran to the changing room. Though it was dark, his eyes were able to adjust and he picked the pair that fit him best: black jammers with purple lines running down the sides that cut off at the knee. Even though the looked exactly like the others he wore before, this pair, along with the others, fit him differently.

His ear twitched when he heard voices outside of the changing room. He looked at the door and saw light coming in through the bottom and frowned. Usually no one was around when he came in... His ears and tail stood straight when he heard the sound of boots against the tiled floor getting closer to him. He wished he chose the bigger changing room since he could've hid underneath the bench in there. He flinched and inwardly began to panic when the curtain was pulled open, revealing two adult men that he'd never seen before. He figured that they had to be the owners by how angry one of them looked.

"Well, will ya lookie here! It was a damn neko this entire time breaking in and stealing our merchandise!"

He lowered himself to the ground in surrender when the other man glared at him. Though he'd rather bite one of them and try to escape from the store, he knew the odds of him succeeding were very slim, especially since the changing room wasn't being enough for him to pull off that kind of maneuver.

"Should we turn him over to the authorities?"

He flattened his ears as he stared up with watery eyes at the one called Johnny, silently pleading for him to say no. Turning him in would mean he would get euthanized and he didn't want to die like that.

"Nope."

Haru slightly smiled at the man, grateful that he spared his life.

"I'd feel bad letting a cute little neko like him being killed. I got a better idea… Put him in the truck."

As the walked away and the other lead him towards their vehicle, he felt himself getting excited at the thought of them adopting him and not cautious like his mind told him he should be. He knew he should've taken the opportunity to run away when they exited the building, but he didn't want to and the man was close enough to catch him if he ran. He jumped onto the backseat and the man secured him before getting into the driver's seat as the other one got in the passenger seat. As they drove away from the store, he wanted to ask where they were going but decided against it since he thought it would be rude of him to do so since they spared his life.

A few hours later, he grew bored of staring out of the window at the trees passing by. It didn't help that it was quiet entire time. He looked at both of his new owners and decided to get to know them a little better. He decided it was best to thank them first, that way they knew he was a humble neko.

"Thank you for deciding to take me in."

He inwardly smiled when he saw both men flinch. He gathered that they didn't realize he could talk since he didn't say anything earlier.

"...It's fine." The driver said back. Haru raised a brow when he heard the hesitation in the man's voice, like he wasn't sure if he was suppose to say that or not. He felt his stomach twisting, an instinct that something wasn't quite right.

"Where are going?"

He frowned when the men stared at each other before looking straight ahead, not saying anything. Were they ignoring him?

"Where are we going?" He asked again, only this time the tone in his voice demanded an answer. He was starting to feel that getting into the truck was a bad idea...a very bad one.

"Don't worry, we'll be home soon. Just relax." The man sitting in the passenger seat said, lightly chuckling. Haru took note that the man said that without even looking in his direction, not even through the rear view mirror. He glared at the man sitting in front of him. He was lying. About what? He wasn't sure of just yet... He turned his attention back to the window and his eyes widened in curiosity when the trees changed to a tall, brick wall. He looked out of the windshield and stared in shock at what he saw as he felt himself become excited all over again.

"Ah, here we are."

Haru awed in amazement. The men's home was huge! He could bet that they had a large pool in the back yard. His tail swayed back and forth when the truck pulled up to the elaborate iron gate, Haruka read the sign next to the gate on the brick wall and his eyes widened in horror, the excitement he felt draining out of him completely. These men weren't keeping him at all. He overheard stray nekos talking about this place, the place of no return: Matsuoka Mansion.

He sighed, not wanting to remember the rest of that night yet. Haru's ears twitched in annoyance as he was brought of his memories when he heard someone knocking on the door. Knowing it was one of Rin's lackeys, he made no movement to get out of the tub. He wasn't surprised when he heard the rattling of keys and the doorknob turning. The door opened and he saw that it was Nitori, one of the caretakers at the Matsuoka Manor. Haru looked at him before sinking back into the tub. The gray-haired boy knew better than to try to force him to get out. He was pretty sure that he was still tending to that scratch he gave him on his arm last week.

"H-Haruka please get out of the tub! You made your client angry!" Nitori said as he inched closer to the tub. He flicked his hair out of his face before responding.

"No."

"L-Look, I don't want to cause any trouble! I know how much you like the water, but-"

When Nitori was close enough, Haruka used his tail to splash water all over Nitori, inwardly smirking when the gray-haired teen starting coughing.

"Then leave."

Nitori sighed and used the towel he was holding to wipe his face off.

"Please get out of the tub Haru. He's going to get mad…"

Haru snorted. His captor could get mad and threaten to punish him, it still wouldn't make him get out.

"I don't care."

"Haru…"

"Is there a problem, Nitori?"

Haru's ears flattened as he turned his attention from Nitori to the smug, red-haired bastard that defiled him leaning against the bathroom door. He let out a warning hiss as red eyes looked him over, filled with amusement and traces of lust. He looked like he was ready to devour him. It was then that he remembered that he didn't grab his jammers when he left the Playroom. This wasn't going to end in his favor...not with him it won't.

22 year old Matsuoka Rin had it all. He had the money, the fame, the respect, and a beautiful neko that was wanted by all that no one could touch. He had everything he could want, yet it still wasn't enough. None of it excited him anymore as of late. His neko was his usual source of entertainment, but he was in Tokyo for the past three months with his little sister, keeping her company while she furthered her studies in college. His boredom was broken a week after his neko left when two of his clients brought him a gift: a slender, short black-haired, blue eyed neko they caught wandering around in their sports store. At first, he was going to tell them to take him back, but when he scratched his hand when he reached out to touch him, he changed his mind. Those ocean blue eyes of his, narrowed with rage...he wanted to own, to make them submit to his every command, just like he did on the first night they met.

"Matsuoka, I want my money back! That stupid neko of yours wasn't worth it!"

He looked at Haru and grinned before turning around to respond to his pissed off client standing in the hallway with a nervous Seijuro behind him. He could tell by his demeanor that he tried to calm down the irate client, but he wasn't successful. No matter, he'll deal with him just like did the others that complained about his new pet. Just because he was young and looked good in his black suit and red buttoned down shirt with his hair pulled back in a ponytail didn't mean he was a pushover that didn't know how to run his business.

"I find that hard to believe since he is one of my best sellers."

"Well I asked him to meow and he didn't! That's blatant disrespect!"

Rin cut his eyes at his client. This one was a piece of work and was slowly starting to piss him off.

"Really? That's your problem with my neko?"

"Yes! It took me forever to come because he wouldn't do it!"

Rin smirked. He found his loophole.

"Sorry, but I don't give refunds over a pet not meowing. As far as I'm concerned, you got your money's worth since you came. But, since I'm feeling generous, I'll give you another pet to play with, on the house."

He raised a brow in confusion when he saw how excited his client became at his offer. Normally his clients liked it when they received a free session, but not like this. He wouldn't be surprised if the client started drooling because he was so excited.

"C-Can it be that neko that's usually with you? H-He's so gorgeous that I can't help but wonder what his mouth feels like when he's purring on my-"

Rin cut his client off with a fierce glare before punching him in the gut, enjoying the choking sounds the man now lying on the floor made. Everyone knew that he was off limits. The neko he was referring to solely belonged to him and was more than just a neko to him. To suggest playing with him for free was a huge insult to him and the Matsuoka name, and he didn't take being insulted very well.

"I take back my offer you piece of shit. No one fucking touches my neko. Mikoshiba, get this fucker off of my property. And if he tries to come back, kill him."

Seijuro grinned before picking the man off of the hallway floor and helping him down the stairs. Rin let out a sigh before turning his attention back to his lovely pet. As he walked towards the neko, he noticed that the claws he retracted earlier before the interruption were back out again. He smiled at the empty threat as he reached the tub and kneeled down to be at eye level with his pet.

"That's the 17th client that I had to throw out because of you. Luckily for you, I haven't had to give a refund. Personally, I don't give two shits if you don't meow for any of my clients. That doesn't phase me whatsoever. Why? Well it's simple, really."

Rin smirked as he leaned in and kissed the angry neko, loving how he made every inch of fur on him bristle in pent-up frustration and anger. He pulled away and grinned in delight when saw Haru's beautiful blue jewels glistening with hatred towards him as he gently ran his finger over Haru's cheek. He continued downwards until his finger touched the leather collar with the dolphin charm attached to it. He needed that hatred to build up, that way when Haru's hatred caused him to finally make a mistake, he will enjoy every second of delivering his punishment to his delicate body. After all, good things come to those who wait. He looped his finger through the collar and tugged the neko closer to him, leaving barely an inch of space between them.

"I know you will meow for me. Won't you, Haruka?" He whispered as his fingers toyed with the dolphin charm hanging on the collar. Haru turned his head away from him in clear refusal to answer. Rin chuckled as he grabbed Haruka's chin and turned his head back towards him. He wanted to see the struggle in those blue eyes and he became giddy on the inside when he saw it. The beautiful blue they once were turned dark and murky.

"Well then, let's hear it. Meow, Haru, since you forgot that it's rude not to answer when I ask you a question."

"..."

"What was that? I can't hear you. Is a mouse stuck in your throat? Maybe I should get it out for you..."

Rin grinned in triumph when the neko let a low meow, full of submission. He could tell how much it wounded the neko's pride to let that sound slip out of his mouth by how Haru started to shiver, which was perfectly fine for him. The faster the neko learned who controlled who, the faster he could make him his. He nibbled on the raven's ear before whispering into it.

"Good kitty."

He chuckled at the neko's growl and quickly moved his face away when Haru tried to swipe his face with his claws. He ignored Haru's high pitched hissing and stood up, fixing his suit before turning his attention back to Nitori.

"Get Haru to bed, would you? I don't need him getting sick because of his weird obsession with water." Rin said as he patted the neko on his head. He laughed when Haru's claws missed him again.

"Yes Rin-sama!" Nitori said with a small smile. Rin glanced back at Haru before walking out of the bathroom. When he closed the bathroom door, a pang of guilt hit him in his chest. He'd forgotten that his neko comes back tomorrow...and he wasn't going to be happy when he found out about Haruka. He made him break a very important promise to his special neko...or was it his own selfishness that made him do it? He let out a sigh as he pushed his bedroom door opened. He stared at the empty pet bed in the corner as his guilt continued to grow when he closed his eyes saw his neko's breath-taking smile, full of happiness. Hopefully, he will understand...