AN: Not sure what I'm doing with this right now. I may write another chapter and I might not. For now, however, I'm leaving it as complete. If you guys want more than I'll write some more. Please enjoy :D

Chapter 2

Iason walked into his apartment, his day having been a busy one. All he wanted was to come home to his pet and enjoy the evening. A few glasses of wine, a nice meal and then retiring to the bedroom. It was the perfect plan. Iason opened the door and was met with Daryl's greeting. The furniture seemed to shift nervously. Iason raised a brow in question, but the furniture only led Iason to the glass of wine that was placed on the side table in the living room. However as Iason reached for the glass he froze. The room before him was clean, yes, but empty. Deserted even.

"Daryl" Iason growled out. Daryl froze in place, ice filling his veins. "Where is the vase? And the sculpture?" Daryl's breath hitched and he stuttered out a few incoherent syllables. "Daryl" the blondie snarled, he stood up, towering over the young furniture. "Tell. Me." he punctured though the room.

"Well…Master Riki he…" Daryl managed to stutter out, even as every muscle in his body tensed at the sight of the blondie before him. "He broke them all Master." Daryl whispered, his eyes to the floor and his body hunched, as though he could escape the blondie's wrath. It seemed to work. The blondie rushed off, each footstep intentional and filled with anger. He ripped open the door to the bedroom only to find Riki longing on the bed smoking cigarettes. The room was filled with smoke, forcing Aizen to waft away the cloud that greeted him, with his hand.

"Riki" he barked out, anger rippling through his entire form. Looking at the young man on the bed the anger increased. Riki did noting more than empty his lungs, letting another puff of smoke fill the room. Iason snapped. He grabbed Riki's wrist, twisting it violently. He forced the mongrel to drop the cigarette to the floor, before he stamped it out. "What are you doing Riki?" Iason demanded. His voice was dangerous. Riki only shrugged at the man before him. Acting as though he didn't care.

"Explain it to me Riki." Iason twisted his pet's arm behind his back harshly. "Why?! Why did you destroy priceless ornaments that were gifted to me from planets you will never dream of visiting" he growled out. Iason tightened his grip on Riki's wrist. The mongrel could feel the bruise already forming on his wrist. He winced. However he didn't say a thing. Iason waited. Seconds passed and then minutes. When it was clear the mongrel was not going to speak Iason brought up the other arm and pulled his pets hair.

He dragged the young man, by his black locks, through the room. Letting the mongrel's body thump down the stairs he kept his arm pinned behind his back. He pulled him further and into a room that Riki loathed. Pain was a certainty. When one entered they would not leave walking.

"Are you sorry Riki?" Iason shouted, his voice echoing off the bare walls. He got no response from the mongrel. Iason raised the taming stick again. Ten strikes hit their mark, marring the already bloodied back further. The Mongrel didn't make a sound. Iason let his hand drop, the stick slipping through his fingers.

"Riki!" his voice adopted a tone of panic as he spoke. "Riki!" He strode around to the front of the mongrel, wishing to see his face. Riki's face was extremely pale and his eyes were shut. His breathing was extremely shallow. Iason panicked.

"Daryl, Daryl!" the blondie nearly screamed. "Get in here NOW!" the furniture's feet scattered along the floor in panic as he sprinted into the room. His eyes were wide and his breath ragged.

"Get me a Doctor and get me one now!" the blondie shouted. He then rushed back to Riki's side. He unchained the mongrel and held him in his arms. "It's okay Riki. It's all okay." Iason murmured gently to the unconscious pet.

Three days later and for the first time in thirty six hours Riki's eyes flickered open He had been awake once before, but he had not been aware of his surroundings, only confused and disorientated, mumbling his Master's name over and over again. He had been quickly sedated. As his eyes flickered open again he was much more coherent. However that was not necessarily a good thing. Riki found himself lying on a hard chest, blonde hair tickling his nose. He panicked. Riki threw himself off the bed in a panic. His heart was racing as he saw the blondie before him. He whimpered as he jolted his wounds on the cold floor.

"Riki" Iason mumbled, his voice filed with sleep. Riki whimpered again, this time in fear. The blondie sat up, his hair messily falling around his face. His eyes looked unfocused as he had just woken up. However as he saw the broken form of his pet lying on the floor they snapped into focus.

"Riki, you need to get back into bed" he said gently. He stood up from the bed and knelt down in front of the scared looking mongrel, attempting to make himself look less threatening. "Riki, come on pet." Riki whimpered at the word. Iason couldn't take the pain in the young man's eyes any more. He pulled him to his chest and ran a hand soothingly through the mongrel's hair. It didn't help. Riki only tensed at the touch, his senses screaming at him to get up and run. However his legs were frozen, he was unable to move. Iason pulled Riki into his arms, attempting to ignore the shaking that rattled through the young man. He stood up, keeping a tight hold on Riki. He placed the mongrel on the bed with soothing words. Riki only let out another small whimper.

Iason wrapped himself back around his pet, falling onto the bed next to him. He nuzzled into his pet's neck, ignoring the flinch that the mongrel gave. He tried to comfort the frightened man by placing gentle kisses on the back of his neck. However he soon felt the body beneath his hitching violently. Small sobs were emerging from the pet's mouth. Iason froze. He let his arms drop from around his pet and turned the young man around to face him. Tears were streaming down the tanned face and small shudders were running through the small frame as he attempted to control the sobs.

"Riki, Riki" he said gently. "Please look at me pet, please." Iason begged. Riki's fearful eyes flicked up to his Master's face. "Riki, please don't cry." He let his hand run along the boy's face. Riki's tears only came faster, even as he tried to stop them. Iason was beginning to panic slightly at the state of his pet. "Riki, please tell me what's wrong I want to help you please. Riki I…I love you Riki." Riki froze. The tears suddenly halted, his eyes wide and filled with awe and trepidation.

"You…" Riki forced out. His voice was rough and sounded fearful. "You love me?" It was filled with uncertainty and questioning.

"Yes, Yes I do." Iason confirmed; attempting to make himself sound as sincere as possible.

"Then…Then why do you treat me like that? Why do you treat mr like a piece of shit? Why…" Riki broke off as he descended into sobs. They streamed down is face, yet again. Iason pulled the still injured pet close to his chest.

"I'm so sorry Riki." Iason begged. His voice was filled with sorrow, but Riki was reluctant to believe it. He was terrified that Iason was going to hurt him again, although it was against his nature to stay quite.

"How can you be sorry. You've hurt me so much Iason. I…I don't know…I…" Again his words trailed off, he was unable to express his words fully.

"I can't explain how sorry I am Riki. I didn't mean to hurt you so much. I didn't want that. I just wanted you to love me and…and I didn't know how to show you. I love you Riki. I love you so much."

Riki could only stare at the man that lay next to him. He didn't know what to say. He didn't know how to express what he felt for Iason in return. He didn't know what he felt in full. He loved and hated him all at the same time. He just didn't know what he felt anymore.

"I-I-I can't. I don't"

"Shhhh" Iason soothed. "It's okay Riki. Don't say anything, just sleep." Riki let his eyes flicker shut listening to Iason's soothing words. "I love you Riki" were the last whispered words that Riki heard before he fell asleep.