Chapter 2

As Yasu approached Kakashi, she could see the pure hatred in his eyes. The binding jutsu she had placed on him was clearly aggravating him. Yasu smirked and set down the bandages on the small table next to the bed.

"If I release you, will you hold still?" she asked, sitting on the edge of the bed next to Kakashi's head. "Or do I have to sedate you?"

Kakashi sighed. "It's not like I could actually do anything."

"Fine then," Yasu said smoothly. She fitted her hands into the sign of the tiger and quickly released the jutsu. Almost immediately, Kakashi turned onto his side, fully facing Yasu. At the same time, Yasu let her hand fall to Kakashi's hair and she began gently stroking it. Kakashi's initial reaction was to recoil, and he slowly did so. Yasu sighed.

"I should have known," she said, "That you wouldn't trust me. Shame." She looked up as Itachi entered the room and sat on the other side of Kakashi. Kakashi simply turned onto his stomach, not particularly caring what they did to him anymore.

The first touch of icy water stung.

Kakashi's muscles tightened and he carefully drew back. Yasu gently placed her hands on Kakashi's shoulders, stilling his movement. "Quiet," she said softly, caressing the rock hard muscles in Kakashi's overworked shoulders. "We're trying to help you." Kakashi could feel the cold water running over his milky white skin, slowly erasing the traces of the dark red that had been staining it just a minute ago. Yasu continued running her hands over Kakashi's body, taking note of his physical features.

Excellent build, she thought, slowly appraising Kakashi. Built to endure. Perfect; nothing less. Beautiful structure, everywhere. Flawless symmetry, minimal scarring, considering the work he does…She frowned and moved even more slowly, taking in every tiny detail. I have to get him out of Konoha's hands. They possess too much in their possession of him. And if I am forced to relinquish him, I want a lot in return. The Akatsuki is getting weaker and weaker as we go along; we need power like his.

"Lady Yasu."

"Hm?"

Yasu looked up, somewhat startled at Itachi's voice. "What?"

Itachi smirked. "For an S-ranked criminal who overthrew the leader of the Akatsuki without breaking a sweat, you have a gentle touch." Itachi gestured to Kakashi. "He's asleep."

Yasu looked down, surprised. She focused the Byakugan half of her eyes, trying to see what she had done. Her eyes retraced the path of her hands, searching just as carefully as before.

"I kept hitting relaxing points on his body, I guess," she said, shrugging it off. Itachi shook his head and finished wrapping Kakashi's arm in bandages.

"I think he'll be fine with this, but if it won't suffice, here are the bandages," he said, tying the final knot.

"Where are you headed?" Yasu asked, reaching across Kakashi's back for the bandages.

"Training," Itachi replied smoothly. "I managed to scare everyone off for an hour or so."

Yasu simply sat there for a moment, still stroking Kakashi and taking him in. There was so much to see; he was perfect in every way! She didn't want to wake him, not yet. He looked so innocent when he was sleeping, like he could never do anything wrong and never had. And he was simply mesmerizing to watch. His chest slowly rose and fell with every drawn breath, and every now and then he would shift his weight. Yasu continued stroking Kakashi possessively, reflecting on what he had said earlier.

I belong to no one… I submit to no one…

I am no one's.

And Yasu had replied, "You're mine. You belong to me. You're my property. Accept that, and life will be so much less difficult for you."

He had told her again, "That is how I survived: by allowing no one to possess me, to own me, to claim me and to dominate me. One does not survive simply by existing for the sake of other's will; no, we exist for something, whatever it may be, but it cannot be for another's will, because when they do not want you, what happens?"

Yasu had not been able to answer.

"Exactly."

Kakashi's next shift of weight brought Yasu's attention back to him. She carefully lifted him into her arms, hoping that she could steal one more moment with him. She could feel him waking up, and she knew that once he did, she wouldn't be able to control him. He held him to her chest and waited. If he woke up in her arms, he might start to trust her.

"You're crazy if you expect me to trust you."

Yasu looked down, hardly surprised. She was beginning to get used to Kakashi's surprises, and she was also beginning to like them. Kakashi's eyes were closed, and he had pressed his face into her shoulder. "And I'm not submitting to you; I just know that you're not going to let me go."

"Make it easy on us both, Kakashi," Yasu said warningly. She held him at arm's length, trying to read his face. But the only expression he wore was one of bland disinterest that said he didn't really care anymore.

"I thought I was making it easy on you," Kakashi muttered, avoiding her eyes. "I have yet to protest the unfairness of the situation and start begging you to let me go home, despite the fact that that's the only thing I want right now. I have yet to tell you what faggots you all are, and what nasty traitors and horrible assholes you are to hold me here against my will. But hey; how can I, when you can take my life at any moment? How can I, when you force me to bow to your will? How can I, when all you ever wanted was to possess me, to own me, to claim me, to dominate me, and to show me that free will is an illusion, and love is nothing but a waste of time? How can I, when all every whore here ever wanted was the chance to get at me in bed? How can I, when all everyone here wanted was me, and sex?"

"Is that what you think I want?" Yasu asked, surprised. "You think that we brought you here just to rape you?"

"It's what Itachi brought me here for." Kakashi's bitter voice struck like a knife at Yasu's heart. Itachi? Well, he is notorious for getting what he wants by force, and without scruples, but still…that's a little too far, especially if he went through with it and Kakashi was unwilling.

"Did he actually-?"

Kakashi nodded, still stubbornly refusing to meet Yasu's eyes. Yasu slid her hand under his chin and lifted it, forcing Kakashi to look her in the face.

"You told him no?"

Kakashi yanked his head free and nodded again. Yasu sighed. If he wanted to get away so badly, she may as well let him. Kakashi didn't even move much as she released him; he just laid down next to her and turned onto his other side, turning his back on her. Yasu sighed and stood. She may as well let him sleep, and from the looks of it, he was ready to sleep for days.

A/N: Hehehe, I left you hanging! What's Kakashi going to do? You know it's something…so hit the review button to find out! This time, I want TWO reviews. Not hard, people! This is what you get for making this almost a hundred hits and the most reviews!