Hope everyone enjoyed the first chapter. I tried to write this as soon as I could. hope no one had to wait too long.

Clocks ticking toward death.

Naruto rolled over sleeply in the hey as he pulled a pelt over his cold opened his eyes a slight bit and noticed was alone. Imideatly he tried to open the door, but it was locked. He looked around the room. The basket from the night before was full again. There was a note next to it to, which he opened .

"Dear little bunny,

I have gone out. I will be back later today. I left you some food. Make it last all day, because I will not be back until it is late. There is a bathroom behind the door to the right with a bath if you would like to clean up. Keep yourself entertained somehow.

-Itachi"

"So his name is Itachi?" thought Naruto to himself. "What a strange name for a wolf." He closed his eyes and lay back down on the bed. Usually he would eat that basket of vegetables in a second, but he felt like he would just be fattening himself up for the wolf. His ears twitched slightly. "This isn't the type of situation any animal should go through," thought Naruto. "I wish he would just put me out of my misery." Then the small rabbit slipped into dreamland.

He awoke hours later not knowing how long exactly he had slept. He first noticed how dirty his hands were. The had an extremely thick layer of grime on them, but that's what happens when your pulled through a dirt roof. Then he noticed or rather remembered that he was still locked in the room awaiting his death. Since he couldn't really change the fact that he was locked in a room Naruto decided to take a bath like Itachi had previously suggested in his letter.

The bathroom seemed normal for the most part. It just appeared to be a normal bathroom except for the huge bathtub that was in the floor. All along the edge were candles, soaps, perfumes, bath oil, and bath salts. He couldn't help but wonder why a wolf would have all of that stuff.

As Naruto turned on the water he put a few drops of the lavender bath oils in the tub. The heavenly aroma filled the whole bathroom. Once the bath was full Naruto striped off his clothes and lowered himself into the tub. The water was at the perfect temperature for Naruto. He lowered his head all the way under the water getting his ears wet before quickly bringing himself up for air. "If only I had a match," thought Naruto to himself. "Then this would be perfect." His eyes scanned the bathroom for just one match. His eyes caught a half broken match by the side of a candle. Even though it was broken in half there still was a chance that Naruto could use it.

He struck the match once against the floor. It didn't work.

He struck the match against the floor a second time. It didn't work.

He struck it against the floor a third time. It burst into flames.

Naruto had just barley managed to get one candle lit before his fingers hurt so badly that le let go of the half of the match. That particular candle smelled of roses as it burned. Naruto basked in the smell of both the candle and the water.

The water was cold when Naruto finally decided to get out. As for the candle it had gone down significantly. He shook out his clothes before putting them on (they still had dirt on them) and left the bathroom. It must have been late because there was Itachi sitting on the bed of hey. He threw a paper bag at Naruto, who stumbled as he caught it.

"New clothes," said Itachi coolly. "There orange I figured it was your favorite color because you wear it in such a large quantity." Naruto went back into the bathroom and changed into the clothes that Itachi had gotten for him. (I'm being lazy right now and not going to describe the clothes. It is just what he wears in the series for your info). The clothes fit comfortably and Naruto did like the way they looked on him. They were more he then his old clothes. He roughly stuffed his old clothes into the paper bag and walked out of the bathroom.

"Thanks for the clothes Itachi-san," said Naruto quietly as he sat on the bed.

"You smell…" Itachi took a deep breath. "Fantastic." Naruto blushed slightly as he played with one of his ears. "But why, little rabbit, didn't you eat anything?"

"I ended up taking a nap," Naruto paused. "When I woke up I took a bath, like you suggested, but as soon as I came out…when I was going to get something to eat…I saw you."

"Hn," said Itachi as he looked over at the basket. "Then perhaps it would be best if you ate now." The way Itachi said that sounded more like an order than a suggestion. With that Naruto sat down and began eating the food in the basket. "Little bunny," Itachi cooed. "You look delicious this evening." A shiver ran up Naruto's spine as Itachi said that. "Oh, I forgot. Calling something you plan on eating delicious isn't exactly a complement is it little rabbit?" He shook his head. "My apologies little rabbit."

"Why do you keep calling me that?" asked Naruto as he took a big bite into the carrot he was holding. "My name is-"

Itachi interrupted, "no." Naruto had a confused look on his face. "You –never- name your food."

"But your not naming me," Naruto tried again. "It's my name."

" Doesn't matter," said the wolf bluntly. "If you get too close to your food it will no longer taste good." Once again he gave a confused look, which made Itachi sigh. "If you will imagine, little rabbit, a carrot." Naruto tilted his head to one side and looked down at the new carrot he was holding. "Lets say you named that carrot," he pointed to the carrot in the little bunnies hand, "Sam. Soon you begin to talk with Sam the carrot and telling him all your secrets. Then one day you get hungry. You're too hungry to go out to find some vegetables to eat when you notice Sam. He looks juice and he would be big enough to feed you for a while. Eventually temptation takes control of your sense of wrong or right and you bite off a piece of the carrot. It tastes better that you imagined, but then you realize you just ate your best friend, Sam. The once sweet testing carrot turns biter in your mouth. Then you have to live with the fact that you killed your best friend before their time."

There was a long pause. Naruto put his carrot back in the basket.

"I'm not hungry any more," Naruto's face turned a slight green tint as he said that. He couldn't even look at the carrots in the basket.

"Sorry to have ruined your appetite little bunny." Itachi looked over the rabbit once, "little bunny how would you like to look around my cave with me?"

Naruto's bunny ears perked up. "Really? I would love to get out of this room for a while!"

Itachi smirked slightly. " Then lets go." He grabbed the key that was around his neck and unlocked the door. Together the pair walked down the many halls going into rooms occasionally before continuing on their way. Naruto noticed that many of the rooms were in fact bedrooms. It didn't make much sense to the little rabbit. He couldn't help but wonder why someone who obviously lived alone had so many bed rooms.

"I-Itachi –san…?" said Naruto in barley a whisper. The wolf in response turned toward the small blond rabbit.

"What is it little rabbit?"

"I… I was just w-wondering," he paused, "why dose someone who lives alone have so many bedrooms?"

Itachi was quiet for a moment before answered, " Well little rabbit it is simple. I didn't always live alone. The black wolves all lived here before I killed them all." Naruto's face went pail. "Now that they are all dead I have many spare rooms. I thought that all the fur pelts on my bed made that obvious…" he trailed off.

Fear is a horrible thing really. It can cause people to do extremely stupid things on occasions. In nature fear, with the rush of adrenalin, can give people the power to fight or flight. Naruto, a rabbit, who was extremely afraid, ran.

He wasn't thinking at all. He was consumed by fear. Naruto had barley made it down the hall when Itachi caught the collar of his jacket and pulled him back. The tinny rabbit was crying.

He managed to say a sentence between his crying, "I-I don't w…. wanna d-die."

Itachi sighed," I told you that I'm not going to kill you yet." The wolf picked up the sobbing rabbit. He was carrying him back to the bedroom. Somehow he managed to open the door and lay the little rabbit on the bed of hey.

Naruto was still crying. "You…you are going to kill me soon. It doesn't matter if your not today …or tomorrow…b-but you will. I – I wish you would just eat me now! The waiting…*hic* is killing me."

Itachi moved is head to Naruto's ear and whispered, "do you really want me to eat you now?" Naruto nodded. "How do you want it?" He put his mouth against the rabbit's throat so his teeth were barley grassing the skin. " I could tear through your wind pipe…or," he moved his hand over to Naruto's head, "I could just break your neck. Which would you prefer little rabbit?"

"Please…please just make it quick I can't take it anymore," Naruto cried as he shut his eyes tightly. He desperately wanted this all to be over. This was what he imagined what hell would be like. He waited for the sweet relief of death to come. Instead he heard Itachi's voice.

"No." Naruto's eyes shot open. Itachi was looking down at him with that same plain expression on his face. " Why should something as weak as you get to be happy?" He was growling, " If I'm not happy then you shall not be happy."

Naruto tried to plead to the wolf, "I'm not happy here that is why I want to die!"

"But death would make you happy," Itachi words were like venom. He mover moved onto Naruto his legs straddling the rabbit's hips and his arms by the boy's shoulders. " Do you know what would make me happy little rabbit?" He asked in a whisper. Naruto shook his head. " A toy would make me happy. Let me play with you all winter and in spring I will release you or kill you if that is what you would prefer."

"And if I say no?" Naruto squeaked

"If you say no. …Hn, I suppose I will just have to torture you. First ill rip of your right ear the left and after that-"

"Fine!" Naruto began to cry again. "Until the end of winter."

" That's a good bunny," said Itachi as he lowered his head to the blond's neck. "Move your head up my little toy." Itachi began to kiss the tender parts of Naruto's neck moving gradually lower. When he got to the boy's shoulder blade he bit down hard making Naruto yelp. He kept his jaw-clenched tightly refusing to let go of Naruto's flesh. Naruto was squirming under the wolf.

"W-ah...are you doing?" Naruto managed to say. Itachi didn't answer, but bit down even harder. More tears fell down the younger boy's face. Itachi finally released the bite.

He licked his blood stained lips before replying, "I'm claming you. It is sort of a predator thing." He dug his nails into the bite mark and Naruto screamed. "If you think -that- is painful then you won't be able to finish in one piece." He unzipped Naruto's jacket and ripped the thin tank top he wore underneath. His head moved straight for his left nipple as he began to bite it roughly.

Naruto was crying really hard. Everything that Itachi did caused the little rabbit excruciating pain. It had only been two minutes and the young boy's whole upper body was covered in scratches and bites.

Itachi had just started to unbutton Naruto's pants when he heard a whine. He looked up to see Naruto's frightened face. It was obvious that his little rabbit wasn't enjoying this as much as he was.

"What is it my little rabbit?" asked Itachi as he once again bit lightly on Naruto's shoulder.

"I-I don't think I want to go any further," sobbed Naruto. That angered Itachi. He bit down hard on his shoulder and the boy gasped. He released after a few seconds.

" If I don't claim you physically then the bite will mean noting," said Itachi after a moment. "That and I'll rip your ears off." Naruto whimpered under the older boy, who in turn kissed him affectionately on the cheek. "I'm not going to lie to you my little rabbit, it is going to hurt-a lot."

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That's all for this chapter. I'll continue the smexyness in the next chapter. And btw please leave comments it helps me write a better story and it makes me feel good. Thaks to LovelyMystery and BonneNuit for leaving the fist comments it meant a lot. hey this might be a little weird to ask, but dose anyone know why they call them bunny rabbits instead of just rabbits? i think i know why, but i'm not sure...