AN: Here's chapter 2! Please review!
It proved to be a very difficult task to get the demon to Sasuke's chambers. He thrashed around, tried to head-butt the servants, and attempted to whip them with his tail. But his efforts proved in vain and he was dumped in the prince's chambers.
Sasuke entered his bed chambers not long after the demon was left there. When he opened the door he was granted with the sight of the demon hopping towards the window in hopes of escaping.
"You will most likely die if you jump through the window. It's quit a drop," said Sasuke while startling the demon so much he fell to the stone floor. "It's either that or you will become paralyzed from your spine breaking."
The demon turned his head in order to glare at Sasuke. His ears bent back and the hairs on his tail stuck out. He tried to get back up but he was only able to sit upright.
Sasuke walked across the room to a table scattered with papers. He removed his coat and draped it over the chair at the table. He sat down and stared at the demon with the blank face Uchihas were known for. The demon, exhausted from all the struggling, twisted his self to face the prince and glared back at him. This continued for a few minutes before Sasuke broke the silence.
"I am going to give you a deal. I will remove your gag and allow you to have some food and water if you will promise to remain silent. If I hear any sound come out of your mouth other than the sound of you breathing, I will put the gag back on and no food or water for the rest of the night. I doubt those hunters thought to feed you on your journey here. So I would consider accepting this deal."
Sasuke then waited for the demon's response. The demon sat there and stared at Sasuke. And stared. And stared. Then when it seemed like forever, he finally gave a small nod.
Sasuke got up from the chair and walked across the room to where the demon sat. Slowly, he reached for the gag and untied it. The second the gag was removed the demon yelled and screamed so loud Sasuke felt as if he were to go deaf.
"The second these damn chains get off me I am going to rip you in half! There is no way in hell I will ever let you or anyone else control me! You have no idea what you have unleashed you bastard! I will-"
Sasuke applied to gag back on and muffled the rest of what the demon was going to say.
"I gave you a chance. Until you decide to do as I said you will have no food and no water," said Sasuke. He then turned back and retreated to his chair.
"Guard!" yelled Sasuke while looking at the demon.
The door open to reveal a soldier dressed in the simple red and black colors of the kingdom.
"Yes my Lord?" asked the soldier.
Still looking at the demon Sasuke answered, "Inform my father I would like to eat in my chambers tonight. Have a servant bring my dinner up. I also feel very famished tonight, so I would like twice as much."
"Yes my Lord. I will have it sent up immediately." The soldier shut the door and the sound of receding footsteps could be heard.
Sasuke glanced at the demon to see his response. The glare he received by the demon could rival one of an Uchiha's. The demon simply refused to give into this arrogant prince. He was a free spirit. There was no way he would stand to be confined. Not even his own mother could keep him under control.
But he was so hungry. Those damn hunters wouldn't feed him or give him any water. They would just be laughing around their warm campfire and taunt him by dangling meat just out of his reach. So instead he bit the hunter, which resulted in the gag. Maybe if he only stays quiet long enough to get fed and water.
Sasuke decided to start working on some of the paper work that was piled on his desk. The room's light slowly faded as the sun sank into the land. Candles were lit and the curtains were drawn.
While the demon was mulling over on what he should do, a servant arrived with Sasuke's food. He moved the papers out of the way to make room for the food. It was a rather large plate piled high with chicken, potatoes, and a variety of vegetables. Another plate was full of plump slices of bread. A jug of water and a goblet were set on the desk
The servant left once everything was set. Sasuke started eating while the demon practically drooled over the mouth-watering food. His stomach growled for not being the one able to eat. Sasuke glanced at the demon once he ate his fill. Not even half of the food was gone.
"Seems I wasn't as hungry as I thought I was," said Sasuke with a sigh. "It's such a waste to throw this food away. But it can't be helped."
The demon practically started crying at the thought of all that wonderful food being thrown out.
"That is, unless you decide to follow the deal I made earlier. I will give you a second chance tonight. But if you do not stay silent, the next chance you have will be tomorrow evening."
The demon, starving from going so long without food, once more gave a nod. This time though, with a more defeated look upon his face. He felt degraded for having to listen to this bastard of a human.
Sasuke crossed the room to where the demon sat and pulled him up to his feet. Still with his feet bind, he hopped over to the desk. Sasuke pushed him into the chair and untied his gag. The demon said nothing. He sat at the desk with his head hanging waiting to be told to eat. Sasuke refilled the goblet full of water and sat it in front of the demon.
"You can eat and drink as much as you like. If you are still hungry when all the food is gone I will simply call for more. I only ask you for one more thing," said Sasuke.
The demon lifted his head to look into Sasuke's eyes. He had beautiful eyes, thought the demon. They were coal black. Although they had the steely look as did his older brother and father, his held kindness and warmth. The demon was reminded of the clear night sky when he looked at Sasuke's eyes.
"I want to know your name."
With a hoarse voice from little usage the demon replied, "My name is Naruto."
Sasuke smirked at his first sign of being tamed. "Go ahead and dig in then."
Naruto tore into the food. He was absolutely starved. Sasuke chuckled at the sight of Naruto. He strode over to his dresser and pulled out two pairs of night clothes. He set one pair aside on his bed and changed into the other. It consisted of a simple open neck white linen shirt and a pair of black pants.
By the time he finished dressing, Naruto was finished eating and leaned back in the chair holding onto his now full stomach. His face was relaxed and his tail danced in happiness.
"There are guards in every corner of this castle," Sasuke stated. "You will not be able to escape. So I say you give up any notion of leaving tonight because I wish to sleep in silence without the clattering of your chains. If I have any thought that you will try to leave or harm me in my sleep they will be left on."
Naruto was confused. The only way for him to keep the chains quiet would be to keep still all night. Like hell he will. He'll just have to rattle them until the prince goes mad.
"I will remove them as long as you will remain in these chambers. If you try to escape, I will not be able to keep you from being killed by the guards. My father may allow you to stay with me, but if it seems you are rebelling or harm anyone, he has ordered for you to be killed," stated Sasuke.
"I will not be turned into a slave. I am a demon and I have pride," said Naruto angrily.
"I am a prince and I have saved your life. If you have so much pride, you will repay your debt to me. That means you will listen to me and do as I say or you will be killed."
Naruto's ears bent back in anger as he hissed at Sasuke. His sharp canines gleamed in the light "I would rather die than become a slave!"
"Then do as I say and you won't! I have no reason to have a personal servant! I am well enough to do what I need myself!" countered Sasuke. His chest puffed and he flashed his own human canines at the demon. "It is not my intention for you to be a slave! On the front you will be my servant but only that in order to appease my father."
"Then why keep me here! Why not let me go home. I will not harm anyone," pleaded Naruto.
"That is not what I want. I am going to keep you here as my companion. I had a feeling that you would liven up this abysmal life in the palace when I first saw you. That is why you cannot leave."
"So I am to be a play toy to you then?"
"Yes, and you will appreciate it. After all, it's better than being dead, or being left to the hands of those hunters. Which is where you would have been if I had not asked for you to be my servant. At least this way maybe one day in the future if I tire of you, you'll have the chance to go back home," Sasuke said.
Naruto's eyes burned with hatred. How dare he be reduced to a play toy! But there wasn't much he could do. If he killed the prince he would most likely be killed himself before he escaped. If he just escaped he still would be killed. He wasn't a fully adult demon. He still didn't have the full strength of a demon to transform into his animal self. He didn't have very many options. His best choice was to make the prince's life a living hell in hopes of him being released. Though, the king did say if Sasuke could not tame him then he would be killed.
Finally, Naruto gave a defeated sigh. His rapidly twitching tail calmed and he lowered his ears. Sasuke noticed this and he grabbed the keys that were hooked to his belt and strode over to Naruto to unlock his chains.
"I will have a futon brought up. Change into the clothes I laid out on my bed. In the morning we will discuss what is going to happen and you will take a bath to get all this filth off you," said Sasuke softly.
With that Sasuke opened the door to talk to the guard and arrange a futon to be brought to his chambers. Naruto, glad to have the chains removed and tired from the past few days, gave in and changed into the clothes. He put the shirt on with ease but had to cut a hole in the pants with his claws for his tail to go through.
What would his father think of him now? A play toy to the human prince, he was a joke.
The futon was brought in and was put in the corner of the room to the left of the bed. It was as far away from the window it could be. Naruto and Sasuke lay down in their beds, both waited until the other fell asleep but they both soon fell to weariness and exhaustion and floated off into the land of dreams.