A/N: Hi, I tried updating as fast as I could. I'm still not used to writing in general, but I'll still try.

stargazer: Damn you beat me to it. I was actually going to explain why Naruto calls him that later on (although it's rather small), but I'm just going to let it come naturally in the story. Thanks though!

Also thank you everyone again for reviewing, favoriting, and following. Also I forgot to thank the readers! So thank you everyone.

It's kinda short, but enjoy.

Warnings: Master/Slave relationship, blood/cuts

Disclaimer: I do not own anything.

Weeks had gone by. Sasuke would do chores with the maids when Naruto went out. And since that day, Naruto had never let Sasuke stay with his damn cousin alone. He made sure that atleast one person was there with Sasuke, because he knew that Kyuubi wouldn't do anything with the presence of another.

Sasuke started to get used to Naruto's stress, but he noticed how much worse it was getting. He had no idea how someone could become so stressed, especially a master, he just believed they had easy lives. Sasuke tried his best not to irritate his master, but sometimes it would fail. This caused Sasuke to become irritated. He had been trying his best throughout the weeks, but was met with disappointment. He didn't know why, but he wanted to try his best for his master. Maybe it was because he was given more freedom than ever before that he wanted to give some thanks. But most of the time, Naruto wouldn't even acknowledge Sasuke's work.

Sasuke was upset. He wanted some praise, although in the back of his mind he knew his status as a pet hybrid, he doesn't deserve it. But the blonde said he would reward him. He knew he shouldn't have expected too much.

He started to disobey. He would "accidentally" break dishes, created a mess while he ate, or intentionally taking a long time to do a simple task. He did whatever he could to annoy the blonde even more. It wasn't hard for Naruto to notice the misbehaviour of his pet.

"I'm sick and tired of your shit Sasuke." Naruto had said when Sasuke broke another one of Naruto's dish when he was asked to put them away. Sasuke didn't give any sort of reaction. He just stared at the broken glass in front of him.

"Are you listening to me?" Naruto glared at his pet, but Sasuke turned his head away to avoid any kind of eye contact. This caused Naruto to snap.

"You will look at me when I talk to you!" He roughly grabbed his chin and forced him to look up. Sasuke winced a little, but he met Naruto's glare with one of his own. Naruto let go of him.

"Do you know what happens when you step on broken glass Sasuke?" He crossed his arms. "I say we find out right?" He leaned back onto a table in the kitchen they were currently in.

"Go on," He started, "step on it. Show me what happens when you disobey."

Sasuke didn't move.

"Oh? Are you choosing to disobey again?"

Sasuke realized what he got himself into and started to panic. Was he asking him to step onto the broken glass? Surely not, but that's what he had said. He gripped onto the oversized navy blue sweatshirt he was wearing, looked down, and shook his head.

"Good, then get on with it." He pointed to the broken glass.

No! He couldn't possibly mean that! Sasuke looked up at his master to see if that's what he truly meant. The stare Naruto gave him told Sasuke that he was dead serious. Sasuke started to have wished that he never behaved like he had been. His heart rate had picked up so fast, while Naruto's was a slow steady beat. He watched his pet, waiting to see what he would do. Surely he didn't think the kit could do it. If he couldn't do it, he would have just spanked him until he couldn't sit. Stepping on glass was such a cruel thing to do, even to Naruto. But he was so tired of Sasuke's behaviour. He let the kit decide his fate; to step on the glass, or to face a possibly harsher, unknown punishment.

Sasuke started trembling. He didn't want to do it. Who would? He had brought this upon himself. He was just a pet, and he acted as if he had some right. He knew he shouldn't have brought it this far. He took in a deep breath and bit his lip.

Naruto watched every moment. He started to tap his finger on his crossed arm. Sasuke saw this and started to panic even more. He felt that he was running out of time. He brought his right foot up and noticed it was trembling. He gingerly placed it onto the glass, earning him a hiss of pain. He felt tears sting his eye as he put his weight down to bring the other foot. He could hear some glass breaking from the weight as they made a crunching noise. He knew that his feet would be messed up after this.

He brought his other foot on top of the glass. Another crunch. Sasuke tried grabbing onto something to lessen the pain by lifting himself, but there was nothing. He could feel warm blood coming out from the bottom of his feet.

"Good," he heard his master's voice, he had forgotten he was there, "now stay there for a couple minutes."

Naruto honestly didn't think Sasuke would go through with it. He cringed inside when he heard the glass crunch, but again, he was pissed at Sasuke.

Sasuke was crying at this point. Tears dripped from his eyes and onto the floor. He squirmed around trying to somehow relieve the pain, but instead hurt him more. He wiped away at his tears furiously.

After a couple minutes, which felt like hours to Sasuke, Naruto told him to get off. Sasuke stumbled forward, glass embedded into the bottom of his feet. Blood was flowing out of them. He fell to his knees, old habits immediately took over, and he bent down and kissed his master's feet, tears still streaming down. He was apologizing to him for being so disobedient at the same time thanking him for the punishment, something he had to do many times before.

Naruto showed a face of indifference.

"Will you behave from now on?"

Sasuke nodded as he sat up, ignoring the pain in his feet.

"Good." He took Sasuke's collar off and picked him up bridal style and brought him upstairs. Sasuke had no idea what was going on. Hundreds of questions and possibilities flashed through his mind and he prepared for the worst. Naruto brought him to the bathroom, sat him down and turned the water for the tub on.

"It's my responsibility to punish you, but it is also mine to take care of you." Naruto bent down after picking up a small metal tweezer. Sasuke currently sat on the floor of the bathroom. Naruto pick up his slave's foot and quickly brought out the glass that were in it. He did the same for the other. Sasuke had gasped and winced during the whole thing. His tears started to dry and thankfully his blood spillage had ceased. Naruto threw the tweezers and glass away.

"Take your clothes off and go into the tub. Make sure to wash your feet, then you'll go in the shower to clean the rest of your body. Just soak for ten minutes."

Sasuke was worried for his semi bloody feet, but obeyed anyways. He crawled to the tub which was an upper level in the bathroom. It requires just a couple steps up to the bathtub that was embedded into the higher level. He climbed through the steps and at the top he took his clothes off. He wondered if he should take the cuffs off as they were leather, as Sasuke knew they would get destroyed. He didn't know how to get the blonde's attention, he was busy doing something and his back was to Sasuke. He didn't feel like going all the way over there (it's a big bathroom mind you) since he had already made it to the tub. Instead, Sasuke just gave a soft mewl.

This definitely got the blonde's attention. He quickly turned around, "Did..did you just make a sound?" He looked shocked.

Sasuke for some reason got embarrassed. He looked away and his cheeks started turning red.

"Oh god." Naruto couldn't believe it. He had never heard something sound so..cute. He covered his mouth with his hand. For some reason, that soft noise that came from the kit's mouth, it made Naruto want to be gentle. It had such a sweet tone to it that he still couldn't believe that it had come out of his recently disobedient pet. He couldn't even believe Sasuke had made any sound at all. Then he wondered if he had pushed Sasuke too far. This wasn't the case though, Sasuke had been punished much worse, but the blonde didn't know that. But Naruto almost felt bad for punishing him like that. He wondered if the kit made that noise out of pain.

Instead he asked, "Did you need something?"

Sasuke held out his wrists trying to indicate if the cuffs should be taken off. Naruto got the gist of it. Ah so he just wanted my attention. He walked over to Sasuke and took the cuffs off. He was still a little shocked at Sasuke, so he ended up staring at him and liking the naked kit.

"For some reason, it's easy to understand you."

Sasuke, flustered, he wanted avoid his master's stare, so he quickly made his way into the tub. He put his feet in the water, but Sasuke was taken aback from the temperature and almost fell backwards.

"My god Sasuke! What's wrong with you?" Naruto had been braced to catch Sasuke due to sharp reflexes.

Sasuke pointed at the water, trying to tell his master that it was too hot. It had surprised Sasuke to no end.

"What's wrong with the water?" Naruto ran his hand through the water. "It's just warm water Sasuke." He tried grabbing the kit and putting him in the water. "Don't be so difficult Sasuke. We've already had enough problems today." He sighed.

Sasuke experimentally tried sticking his foot in the water again, but quickly drew it back out. It was just too hot for him. He looked up at his master and shook his head. Naruto thought about it before coming to a conclusion.

"Are you trying to tell me that this water is hot?" Naruto asked and once again couldn't believe it when Sasuke nodded his head. This was the first time Naruto had actually seen his pet bathe in any way he realized. "Have you been showering with cold water all this time." Sasuke nodded.

"From now on, you will use warm water. Understood?" Sasuke hesitated before nodding again. "God, how can you stand that." He looked at Sasuke. "Go in Sasuke, it's not going to kill you. You need to clean your feet, you wasted too much time already."

Sasuke definitely didn't want to anger his master any further, so he slowly went into the "hot" water. At first it stung a bit, but then after being settled in, he relaxed in it. He had never felt so nice and warm before. His feet continued to pain him, he didn't want to touch it.

"Hey Sasuke.." Naruto said softly as he bent down and sat on the small steps. "I made you go in here so I can heal your feet, and it'll probably be good for your body in general. I'm going to pour salt into the water. Like I said, it will help clean your body and heal your feet." Naruto paused. "It might sting a little."

Naruto didn't wait for a response from Sasuke, as he poured large amounts of salt into the tub. The salt started to dissolve and mix due to the water coming out of the faucet.

Sasuke soon felt it. The intense pain on his feet stinging him like mad. It felt like he was feeling the same pain again. He nearly shrieked and tried scrambling out of the tub.

"Stop that Sasuke!" Naruto held Sasuke down, getting his clothes wet in the process.

Sasuke was grabbing Naruto's back, pleading eyes looking up at the deep blue eyes above.

"No Sasuke." Naruto sternly said.

Sasuke continued to thrash around, trying to get out of the damn salt water, but Naruto held him down. Soon Sasuke became immune to the pain and let go of his master. He sulked into the water and glared at it.

"Good boy." Naruto messed Sasuke's hair in between his ears.

Sasuke shut his eyes at that, but he felt a very small sliver of happiness being praised, although the circumstances were a bit odd. His glare immediately softened.

Sasuke ran his hand through the water as he sat and waited until his master said to come out. Sasuke caught a glimpse of his feet, and curiosity overtook him and looked at the damages.

He winced at what he saw. There were several gashes and open cuts on each foot, and they were both bright red. This had definitely taught him a lesson He worried how he was going to walk, if he even could.

Naruto told Sasuke to get out and go into the shower. Sasuke crawled there and the blonde decided to take a shower as well since his pet got him wet earlier. He stripped from his clothes and stepped in with Sasuke.

Sasuke jumped as he wasn't expecting his master to come in with him. He found himself staring at the toned body the blonde had, envying him. Sasuke wasn't kept well during his life, so he was rather skinny and weak.

Sasuke felt really small compared to his master. He was sitting on the ground, unable to stand up, and it felt like the blonde was towering over him.

"Hey, be careful about your tail. I don't want to step on it again."

Sasuke quickly looked away and held onto his tail, not wanting to experience it being crushed again. Naruto grinned, as he knew his pet was admiring his body.

Sasuke felt very uncomfortable being in the shower with Naruto. He managed to huddle himself in the corner of the area, facing away from the blonde.

"Don't hide Sasuke. Make yourself useful and scrub my back."

Sasuke kneeled his way over to hit master who sat on a small stool. Naruto gave him a soapy scrub and Sasuke cleaned his back while Naruto wash his own hair. Sasuke tried his best not to look down there.

Soon it was Sasuke's turn to wash his hair. His ears had gone flat due the the water. Sasuke didn't mind being in water, but he didn't particularly enjoy it.

Naruto made Sasuke take the seat he was on so he could wash the kit's back. Sasuke obediently sat down, covering his private area. Everything was all odd to him. Never had a master wash him before. He had washed his previous masters, but none of them took the time to wash him.

It felt nice. Although it was a little bit rough on his skin, the feeling of being washed was nice. He started to purr softly.

"You like me touching you, don't you." He tilted Sasuke head backwards so he was looking up at the blonde. Sasuke eyes widened in surprised and his cheeks started to flush.

"Cute." He said before letting go of him.

Sasuke rinsed himself off before sitting himself back at the corner. His feet started to sting again. He hugged his knees and waited for his master to finish.

"What are you, shy?" Naruto stood in front of Sasuke, his toned skin glistening from the water.

Sasuke gave him a confused look. He was just waiting for his master like he had before. He would get out of their way and wait for them to finish.

Naruto thought Sasuke was trying to hide his body from him.

"Remember I own you." He smirked. "Including your body."

Naruto put a hand a little above and to the side of Sasuke's head, looming over the kit.

"How about you show me everything I own."

Sasuke shuddered from both being out of the water's warmth and Naruto's dangerous tone. He was used to being naked around people, but when one asks to exhibit his body, it's displeasing. Sasuke look away from the blonde and started to slowly spread his leg, hands between his legs. Naruto wasn't going to do anything to him right? Sasuke just barely spreaded his legs. It was enough.

"Remove your hands Sasuke."

Sasuke started to turn a light shade of pink before removing his hands to the side. He felt shame well up inside of him.

"Ah there it is. Not bad for a hybrid."

Sasuke almost glared at him. What did it matter?! Being a hybrid or not. Sasuke gave a light, angry huff.

"Don't be mad." Naruto patted his head. "Good job on obeying. Now let's get out." Naruto stepped out of the shower first and Sasuke followed.

Naruto gave a towel to Sasuke and one for himself. Sasuke on autopilot, walked on his knees to his master and started to dry him.

"Hey I gave you that so you can dry yourself, not me." He smirked. "Unless you really want to."

Sasuke felt dumb at his master's comments. Everything he had learned from his previous masters almost didn't apply to anything to his blonde master. It was like training all over again, if this was even considered training. Sasuke wasn't really told much what to do. He just did what he was told. It was almost as if he had to guess what his master wanted.

Sasuke winced at the sudden pain he received from his feet, and Naruto noticed this.

"Let's bandage your feet." Naruto walked out of the bathroom and came back clothed and a shirt for Sasuke.

Naruto handed Sasuke the clothing and he slipped it over his head. Naruto suddenly picked Sasuke up, scaring the hell out of him, and sat him on one of the steps near the tub.

The blond lifted Sasuke's foot and looked at it. "It seems fine, we'll check it again tomorrow."

He grabbed some cotton, gauze, and ointment. He applied the ointment to Sasuke's foot, earning him a flinch from his kit. Then he placed the thin cotton on it and wrapped it with the gauze. His repeated the procedure with the other.

"There." He breathed out. "Don't pick at it."

Sasuke nodded. He was thankful, so he bent down and kissed his master's feet again. Naruto grabbed the kit's leather cuffs and placed it back on his wrists rather tight. He messed Sasuke's hair and left. Sasuke sat there on the hard ground staring at his master leaving.

"Hey are you coming or not." Naruto turned back to his kit.

Sasuke wore a dumbfounded look, he tried standing up, but found it too painful.

"Looks like you're going to have to crawl." Naruto smirked at his pet.

Sasuke had a hard time crawling around his master's house. Sasuke had his collar put back on, but like his cuffs, it was tight. It was uncomfortable for the kit, as it was tighter than what Orochimaru had done when he was bought. He tried pulling at it but the little bell would jingle.

Naruto had heard and saw the kit doing this. "Trying to remove the collar Sasuke?"

The poor kit jumped in surprise and quickly shook his head.

"Ah that's good to know."

Sasuke looked down and continued wiping the floor he had been assigned to do.

"Hey Sasuke, would you like to go outside? Like a walk yeah?"

Sasuke shot hopeful eyes up at his master. He loved being outside, as he was always stuck inside his masters' homes.

"I'll take that as a yes. Finish what you need to do and maybe I'll let you go outside."

The kit nodded and briskly tried finishing his chores.

Naruto was upstairs in his office finishing up his work. His pen signing paperwork and agreements that his father had sent him. And of course, he was stressed. Soon he would have to take over his father's company and all the pressure had been put onto him. When Kyuubi had given him the idea of getting a hybrid, Naruto rejected it at first. He didn't want to take care of anything, but Kyuubi was so persistent. Naruto went out to buy one in agreement that Kyuubi would shut up about getting one. He had called Orochimaru (Kyuubi's suggestion again) and told him he would pick one up. That was when Sasuke had caught his eye. If he was going to get a pet, might as well get a good looking one. He already had the maids to look at, so having a boy would change things up a bit.

He will be honest in that having Sasuke did help with his stress. It was like having a pet with added benefits. Naruto didn't mind if Sasuke didn't talk, but he would be angry when he didn't obey. He took advantage of his status and put Sasuke in his place. He tested the limits of his kit and was content.

He wanted to make Sasuke into his perfect little pet.

Sasuke made sure to do a good job. Despite his feet, he was in a good mood. He wanted to go outside so bad and at least get some sun for his extremely pale skin.

Naruto came downstairs to inspects Sasuke's work, and he was satisfied with it.

"Good boy." Naruto decided to actually start praising Sasuke.

Sasuke almost felt his mood go up at that praise, and he almost smiled at his master. Naruto had something else in his hand that Sasuke didn't notice before. He peered over to see what he was holding and saw it was his leash.

Sasuke then remembered the first day he had been bought and was forced to crawl on all fours. He did not want his now healed knees to experience that again. He wore a look of horror on his face as Naruto clasped the leash onto Sasuke's collar.

Naruto lead him not to the front door, but a back door. He opened the door and Sasuke was relieved, but stunned. Behind this big mansion, was a huge garden and a big open field. Sasuke felt the heat of the sun, but the cool wind against his body. He enjoyed it so much. It was almost as if he was absorbing the nature around him.

Underneath Sasuke was all grass, so it was softer on his knees.

"Where do you want to go first Sasuke." Naruto decided to let Sasuke do what he wanted, but still holding onto the leash because he couldn't trust Sasuke yet.

Sasuke pointed to a bed of flowers and made his way over there. Naruto followed behind. Sasuke was very happy, but he didn't show it on his face. He smelled all the different flowers in front of him.

Naruto thought Sasuke had actually looked like a pet sniffing his flowers. He watched him smell different flowers and noticed how much his tail swayed around. He guessed that Sasuke accidentally inhaled some pollen as he gave a small sneeze. Again. And again. His ears had flatten during the sneezes and something about it was just too cute and innocent.

Was he always this cute? Something took over the blonde and he hugged Sasuke from behind, startling the kit. Naruto noticed what he did and felt like he needed to make an excuse for some reason.

"Ah, there was a bee." And he let go of Sasuke. Naruto almost laughed at himself on how he acted.

Who knew such a pet could have such an effect on me. I will enjoy having him with me years to come.