Chapter 2

When Naraku woke he found himself lying on a large sheet of news paper. It was bigger than his bed. He was also in some kind of jail. There were no windows and the walls were metal. Standing up he walked towards the entrance surprised that his body jumped up while he moved.

He tried to call for help but no words came out his mouth. A silent screamed left his moth when he remembered what had happen.

That guy did this to him.

He ran around the cage panicking. His heart was beating faster than normal.

"So you're awake." Sesshoumaru's giant face appeared outside the door.

Naraku tried to curse him but all that came out was a loud hiss.

"I guess that means you are angry." Sesshoumaru pushed big carrot into the bars. It was huge. Naraku had never seen something so big. "A little treat to calm you down."

Naraku glared at him. This couldn't be happening. It must be a trick. Maybe a drug or hypnosis was making him see this. But he could feel his long ears and curved spin. He could even move his tail and twitch his nose. He could smell things, he usually couldn't smell. He could smell an old rug in the corner and the plant on the window.

"I have big plans for you Naraku." Sesshoumaru brought a chair over to his cage and sat down in front of him.

Naraku notice that he wasn't wearing his suit anymore but a red robe. It hung loosely around him. He must be in the guy's house.

"I have never turned a human into an animal before. In all honesty I thought the change would have killed you. You sure do make a cute Rabbit."

Naraku packed all the way to the end of the cage. His tiny body was tense and his hair stood on end.

"No need to be afraid. I'm not going to hurt you. Though I probably should considering what you and your friends did. Do you have any idea how much it's going to cost to fix my car and replace the birds? Not to mention how you humiliated me and ruined my show."

Naraku tried to apologize but the other only heard soft animal noises.

"I'm sure your trying to apologize right?"

Naraku nobbed his head. His huge ears were hard to control. They made him lean his head to the side.

"Well apology not accepted. But don't worry, I am not cruel. I won't harm you. In fact you are going to be the star of my show. Imagine what I can do with a bunny that thinks like a human."

Naraku shook his head violently. He didn't want to become this guy's play thing.

"Training will start tomorrow. For now…." Sesshoumaru opened the door to his cage. "I'll let you walk around for while if you promise to behave."

Naraku hoped forward.

Sesshoumaru reached in quickly and grabbed him by the scuff of his neck. He was lifted up and placed on the floor.

"There is a cat litter box in the bathroom, so don't leave any pelts on the floor."

Sesshoumaru lived in a humble one room apartment. Nothing special.

"This isn't my home by the way. I don't have a home. I move from place to place. I go where my manager finds me jobs." Sesshoumaru walked over to the sofa and sat down. "The furniture is rented so don't chew on anything."

Naraku was still on the floor. He moved slowly. This new form was weird. He couldn't walk without his body hoping in the air. But he was fast, very fast. Once he could walk he started running. He ran around the whole apartment. He must have been going thirty miles an hour.

If he hadn't known this change could be permanent he would have actually have thought this was fun. It was almost like he could fly. He was so agile now.

The deep chuckled made him stop running. Sesshoumaru was looking at him amused.

"Don't mind me. Keep trying out your new body. It's best you learn how to use it soon."

The black bunny looked around. It was too much to hope for that the front door would have a doggie door.

Seeming to know what he was thinking Sesshoumaru spoke up. "There is no escape. I made this house bunny proof."

Sesshoumaru grabbed a note book and pen. "Since you like running so much maybe I can have you do some flips and twirls on stage." He started writing.

Before the magician went to bed he put Naraku back in the cage again.

"Good night Naraku. Sleep well. You have a big day tomorrow.

….

Naraku woke to feeling his body being moved from his cage into another cage. Sesshoumaru lifted him up and carried him outside. He was then placed in the magic man's car in the back seat.

They drove for several minutes before the car stopped and Naraku was carried into the building he had violated yesterday.

He was carried back stage where the cage was placed on a table.

"Hey Sesshoumaru." A young boy said. He was sweeping the floor.

"Good morning Kohaku."

"You alright. I know yesterday was pretty bad."

"I'm fine, I even have a new act for the show. Look"

The boy looked into the cage. Naraku tried to talk or communicate but the best he could do was move his arms back and forth and squeak.

"Aw he is so cute. And I like how you got a black rabbit. The white rabbit thing is so played out. So are you going to pull him from a hat or something?"

"I don't know what I'm going to do with him but I'm sure I kind come up with something a little more unique."

He took Naraku into his dressing room and placed him on a dresser.

"Alright little guy. The show is in three days. We have a lot of work to do."

Naraku hissed at him from within the cage.

"None of that now. Do a good job and I might turn you human again."

Sesshoumaru opened the cage

Will he really turn me back?

Naraku hopped forward onto the table. He sniffed the air smelling things he shouldn't be able to. He could also hear people outside. He heard the straw of Kohaku's broom scratch against the tile floor.

When he saw that Naraku wasn't going to run or fight, the magician clapped his hands excitingly. "Now let get down to business. For the first show we will start with something small, just till you get the feel of it performing."

He grabbed a hoop. "This will be a classic. You can jump through a burning hoop."

Naraku ran back into the cage. He hissed when a hand tried to get him.

"Ok the hoop won't be on fire. How about a bubble hoop instead?"

A floppy ear poked out of the cage.

"Yea, you can jump through a bubble hoop into a bubble trampoline." Sesshoumaru started to write down his crazy idea in his journal.

….

For the couple of day Sesshoumaru and his bunny practice none stop. The black rabbit would fall asleep as soon as he was placed back into his cage.

One night while Naraku was jumping about the house he saw the news on the TV. It was about him. They were looking for him. His eyes widen when he saw Bankotsu on TV talking about him. He even showed the reporter a picture of them at the beach. Naraku had his arm wrapped around him and both of them were wearing their beach shorts.

Sesshoumaru picked him up and placed him on the sofa next to his lap. His hands ran over the bunnies back.

"Is that your boyfriend?" he asked.

Naraku knob.

"He looks worried." Sesshoumaru rubbed his ear gently. Naraku flinched but relaxed into the touch.

….

The night of the show Naraku felt his heart want to beat out of his chest. He had saw a glimpse of the crowed when they walked in. There were so many people.

He helped himself calm down thinking that if he screwed up they wouldn't think much of it. After all they thought he was just a rabbit. But what would Sesshoumaru do? He turned him into an animal the last time he messed up his show. Would he turn him into a worm if he messed it up again?

Naraku was kept in a small cage on the stage till it was his turn. His part was simple, very simple.

When Sesshoumaru pulled off the blanket covering him all he saw a bright light. The lights of the stage blinded him. It took him time to recover, but thankfully Sesshoumaru loved to talk on stage and was giving him some made up back story.

Suddenly the music cooled down and the lights turned to him. Everyone was watching him. Slowly the music began to play.

He watched Sesshoumaru blow a bubble that formed into a perfect hoop amazing the crowed. He also made another hoop that was oval shape. It magically floated sideways in front of the first bubble.

Naraku looked around. He used to be sitting in one of those chairs. He used to love to figure out how magician did their tricks, but this was no trick. Everything was real.

Sesshoumaru gave him his signal.

Taking a deep breath the bunny ran down the long table and bounced off the edge through the bubble hoop. The trick was that when he landed on the next bubble he didn't go through it. In fact he bounced off it like a real trampoline. He did one summersault in the air, just enough time for Sesshoumaru to take off his hat and catch him with it. Smiling the magician turned his white hat to the audience to show that it was empty. The crowd cheered and clapped.

Naraku found himself back in his cage in Sesshoumaru's dressing room. He blinked a few times before the world became clear again. How is any of this possible?

He waited another half hour before Sesshoumaru came back hold a bouquet of flowers.

Smiling he tossed the flower to the side.

"There's my little star." He chimed. Sesshoumaru walked up to him and lifted the box high.

"They loved you. You did magnificently."

Great so turn me back.

Sesshoumaru pulled him from the cage and lifted him up over his head. "Wasn't it amazing? Didn't you love how they looked at you, how they cheered and clapped?" He said excitingly.