A/N: For some reason, this chapter contains too much fluff.

Chapter 4: Consent, Compromise, Compassion

Elunatee POV:

I regain consciousness. I noticed there's something on my back. Avery is sleeping peacefully on top of me such a serene sight. She, was also the one capable of extreme cruelty. This was not what I expected at all. When I said I would do anything. I slowly move around hoping to gently wake her up. Will this happen every time I try to feed her? I don't think my body can take it.

I hear her mutter while sleeping ,"Why is my bed moving?". I move a bit faster to try to wake her up. She rouses from her slumber. Jumps off me and looks at me. She says, "Don't WORRY. You're STILL alive." Is the torment about to start again? I start crying again I ask while sobbing "What do you want now?" She says, "Simple, we are going to talk terms and conditions. What do you want me to do? what I'm willing to do, what's going to happen. Now, let us begin. What do you want me to do? I can't imagine I'd be just eating carrots in your room for the rest of eternity, I will starve myself if it comes to that.

I feel extremely relieved and say, "I'm expected to take you with me everywhere. You're supposed to participate in nearly everything that I do and to follow my commands. Other owners discipline their pets when they don't obey some of them do it anyway for sadistic pleasure."

Avery replies, "Now, that I know what's expected of me in general. I expect YOU to help me return home when opportunity arises if it ever does. If you don't agree. This will be the end of our relationship. Now, until we have an escape opportunity. We'll remain here."

I consider her request and reply "I will help you return home. If opportunity arises I don't even know where Zootopia is or how to get there. I've heard predators like myself are treated horribly there and prey rules over all. It's just like the reverse of the situation here."

She says ,"That's probably what happened in the past. Zootopia as it is now accepts predators and prey. Most of them live together happily. I promise, I will be your friend if we make it there. Now, that you've accepted this request of mine. Let's move on. What do you want me to do today?"

I think of an extremely simple request "I just want you to act obedient in front of my parents and to show up to the dinner table today and eat there, while wearing the collar."

She says, "Is there, anyway that you can get a collar without those painful spikes?"

"Maybe in the future but not today. My parents will expect you wearing a collar."

"I will wear the collar with spikes but only today. You will not shock me. If you do, the moment we are alone again, we'll have similar session, like the one we had today."

I hear my parents coming home and say "Quick, can you take the collar off me? I will put it on you." She takes the collar off me. It feels painful as it is being removed. I put it on her trying not to hurt her too much. I quickly put on one of my shirts. I unleash her from the room. I leave the leash inside the room she gives me the remote.

She says, "It's show time." We head downstairs to greet my parents.

"Mom, Dad look, I've trained her. She's obedient now!", I said to my parents. Mother says "We'll see about that. Let's see what tasks you can make her do." Mother grins evilly.

Father says ,"You must demonstrate how well trained your pet is to us. This will be so much fun. You get to show off your skills and explain the results of skipping school for an entire day."

I look at Avery in the eye trying to communicate that I didn't plan for any of this. I hope she stays obedient.

I ask my parents, 'What would you like her to do?"

My parents are surprised that she ate at all. Mother tells me ,"Take a carrot throw it on the floor and she will eat it." Our tasks are spelled out for us. I go to the fridge to grab a carrot. I throw the carrot on to the floor and watch Avery eat it.

Father remarks "So, you can feed a pet after all. Maybe, there's hope for you yet!"

Mother watches this. Then makes a remark, "How about discipline? What happens if you shock her? Does she remain or run away? Go on, shock her for twenty seconds. I want to see what happens."

I'm given the choice of either disobeying my parents or to shock Avery and deal with the consequences later. I choose to use the remote on the lowest setting for twenty seconds. I hope she can forgive me. I can hear her cry after ten seconds. She stays still after I stop shocking her.

I use the opportunity to pursue one of her other requests. I said to my parents, "See, she didn't run away. Is it possible I can have one of those shock collars without spikes? I believe she has earned it as a reward."

We move away from the door and sit down in the living room.

Mother replies, "Certainly, if you trust your pet enough to remain up here while you go down to the basement to fetch a collar. I won't be stopping her, if she tries to run away."

I take a leap of faith and place my trust in her. I go downstairs return with a taming collar that doesn't have spikes and a remote as well. I take off the collar with spikes around her neck. She cries a bit as the collar is slowly removed. I put the new collar around her, and put the old one in my pocket.

Father puts his head against the sheep using her body as a pillow. He says, "I am amazed at how well you've managed to train your pet and it's not even been a day yet! The real test is will she go willingly to school with you?"

My parents look at the time and head outside. It was time to prepare dinner. Their pets are going with them. We are left alone again. They are out of sight. Avery says ,"So, you shocked me with the collar even though you promised not to… Do you know, what happens now?"

I reply, "Yes, I await my punishment for breaking our deal."

She says, "SPLENDID! Such a good tiger holding your end of the bargain." My body presses further into the sofa. "Don't worry, I know that you didn't do it of your own free will. You had to keep up the act nothing will happen." I sigh in relief.

My parents return home. They've found some deer from the street it seems. We sit down at the table. The deer is placed on the table alive and unharmed. My parents bring out two bowls of carrots, one for Fluffy, one for Avery and a bowl of grass for Cotton. Father says, "Go, ahead son you've earned it. The first bite of unharmed prey. Go,ahead eat a leg." The deer has the look of resignation in his eyes.

I take a bite out of the deer. It now cries out in distress and has three legs. Blood flows freely on to the table. My parents take their turns each eating a leg. I was given the remaining leg. The deer is now crying from pain. This is the first time. I wonder why prey don't fight back or try to run when they are taken off the street.

We take turns taking bites out of the deer until there's nothing left. Fluffy and Cotton have finished their carrots. Avery still hasn't started hers. I ask my parents "Is it okay if I bring Avery to my room to discipline her because she's not eating again?" We leave the dining table and go up to my room. I bring the carrots she didn't eat with me. "What's wrong? why aren't you eating?"

She says, "First, you will sit down on the bed. Do, it NOW!" I sit on the bed and waited for the next command. She moves and sits in my lap and cries into my shirt. I place my paw on the back of her head and gently pet her.

I say ,"There, there it'll be okay. You'll be safe with me. That won't happen to you. I promise." I pet her for five minutes. It seems like she's back to the bunny that I know and says "Now, you will feed me the carrots." I stroke her ears while I feed her the carrots.

I tell her, "I am sorry, that's just the way things are. How is it like in Zootopia?"

She says, "Predators don't eat prey anymore, only bugs and fish and plant stuff"

I respond, "Does it actually taste good?"

She replies she doesn't know but hasn't really heard complaints about the food within Zootopia. She asks, while sitting in my lap, if we could watch TV together. She says "I want to watch children shows."

I say ,"That's a very bad idea." She's persistent so I turned on the TV and switched to a children's TV series. The Throne of Flesh the Television depicts:

A long line of animals of varying species. They are all prey. Lining up one by one for the stage. The people at the bottom watching this were predators of all species. At the top of the stage was a table. A lion stood at the top of the stage carrying a sword. A bunny is the first animal to approach the table. He places his paw on the table. The lion swings the sword in a magnificent arc. The rabbit screams in agony and moves off the stage. Another lion takes the paw and throws it to the ground. The lion shouts "NEXT!".

Avery runs out of the room clutching her stomach. I chase after her. I see her puking into the sink. I see fear in her eyes. She stutters, "that's not a children's show."

I gloat, "I tried to tell you it was a bad idea but did you listen? No." She walks shakily back to the room with me. She sees the pile of hands has grown considerably now. I quickly shut off the television.

Avery now sits on top of my bed and says, "For gloating at me take my collar off. NOW!' I remove the collar from her. I put both the spiked collar and the normal collar on the desk as well as two remotes.

I lay on the bed with her. She says in a commanding voice, "There's something I want to try." I get up from the bed and rush to my desk preparing to put one of the shock collars on myself. She says, "Oh, I didn't want to do any of that… DON'T WORRY!" I am confused by her strange behavior. I go back to the bed and lay down beside her.

She says, "I've been stuck wearing the same clothing every day since I've taken. I want new clothes and a bath." I tell her to wait here I go into my parent's room and look for Fluffy's clothes. Thankfully, my parents aren't in their room. All Fluffy's clothing turns out to be pink. I grabbed shirts and pants and went back to my room.

I give her Fluffy's clothes. She says, "Now, I want a bath." I lead her to the bathroom and tell her to go in she says "What, you expect me to wash myself? You are coming in here with me."

I say, "Aren't we too young for this?"

"Bunnies wash each other all the time. Now, come on hurry up!"

Here, we are floating in a bathtub scrubbing each other's fur. She says "Your paws feel very comfortable. Come give me a massage." I blush and feel extremely awkward and move my paws gently back and forth on her back. After a couple minutes, she says "Now, it's my turn." She gently moves her paws back and forth on my back.

After a few minutes, I suddenly tell her, "I feel clean enough." I get out of the tub. She takes a towel and prepares to dry me off. I keep thinking in my mind, "this, is innocent, this is innocent". She says "Now, it's your turn." She points to a towel. I use it to dry her off. I put on my clothes. It turns out Fluffy's clothing is too big for her. She doesn't want to wear her old clothes. We come back to my room. She's now sitting entirely naked on my bed.

She says, "Because, there's nothing for me to wear. Why should you wear anything? TAKE EVERYTHING OFF NOW!" I heed her command and begin to undress. "I don't want to sleep on the floor tonight. This is how it's going to work. I am going to lie on the bed. Turn off the lights then wrap yourself around me."

I end up spooning a naked rabbit while being entirely naked myself. I feel her soft fur against mine and her calm and content breathing. I see a big smile on her face. I reach for some blankets to cover us and fall asleep trying really hard not to think of my situation.