You're Mine

Author's Note: This is a YAOI story. That means a male x male romantic pairing. If that offends you, you might want to turn back now. This is also an animal hybrid story. For those of you familiar with things like nekos, kitsunes, inus, etc it's like that. If you aren't familiar with the concept a hybrid is person with animal features (usually ears, tail, personality traits, and sometimes physical traits.) My hybrids can also turn into their animal form. ^^ For all those that don't mind that, I hope you enjoy this story. All reviews are appreciated.

Disclaimer: I own nothing and make no profit off this story.

Educational Fact: Male African lions weigh 300 to 500 lbs. (120 to 226 kg), according to google. So yeah, it's possible that Naruto is 10-20 pounds heavier in animal form.

Chapter One

Sasuke was a hybrid. A hybrid was a human who had animal D.N.A. Hybrids typically possessed some animal features and sometimes personality traits. They were also able to transform into their animal counterpart for short periods of time. Hybrids were a diverse group. You had everything from insect hybrids all the way to elephant hybrids.

Yeah, Sasuke had trouble wrapping his mind around elephant hybrids as well. Fortunately, for the elephant hybrids, it just meant they were much bigger than the average human, had unusually large ears, and a trunk instead of a nose. That and their memory and physical strength was insane. Fortunately, their size made them slow.

Why was Sasuke pondering elephant hybrids so much at the moment? He was currently facing one in the Arena. The Arena was also known as Hell on Earth, amongst his fellow captives.

"If you yield, I won't kill you." Sasuke says in his lion form. (A large black furred African Lion.)

"You know if I do that, they'll kill me anyway." The elephant hybrid says, as he barrels towards the lion, also in his animal form.

"It was worth a shot. I'm not going to die here today!" He snarls and charges at him.

"I wasn't planning on it either." The elephant named Jugo says sadly.

That was when a loud boom went off. Sasuke and the elephant stopped in their tracks, stunned. It was a cannon, a warning shot from Konoha. Konoha was a member of the Five Great nations.

Each nation had played a role in the creation of hybrids. There were of course laws about hybrids. Fighting them for profit was strictly forbidden. But it still went on. There was a huge black market to watch hybrid fights. The modern version of dogfights.

"Do you think we are really saved?" Jugo asks Sasuke.

"I don't know." Sasuke says looking up as some planes hover overhead.

People begin dropping out of the planes, using parachutes. There had to be dozens of them. Most of them were hybrids. Some were humans, but all of them were packing major heat. Suddenly, one of the planes broadcasted a message throughout the stadium.

"This is Konoha's Rookie Nine Division. You are in direct violation of Rule 132 of the Hybrid Protection Act. Surrender peacefully and no one needs to get hurt. The owner of this operation is to turn himself or herself in within the next ten minutes peacefully or face risk forfeiting their life. All hybrids if you are able to move, please start to proceed into the Arena and form orderly lines. You will be taken to HQ, where you will be evaluated to see where you will be placed." Someone says.

The elephant moves behind Sasuke. It looked like they would be first in line. Sasuke could see the hybrids that weren't in their cells and those who were mobile starting to rush towards the Arena. Shit! This wasn't going to end well. People were going to be crushed to death.

"All hybrids please proceed in an ORDERLY fashion. Everyone is going to be escorted to H.Q. There is no need to rush the Arena and trample each other." The voice calls out.

Sasuke hears the elephant breath a sigh of relief. The lion hybrid realizes he had stopped breathing, while bracing himself for the stampede. He lets out the breath he was holding. Thankfully the message apparently worked. The hybrids were walking towards the Arena now, instead of running.

After a few minutes, several long lines had formed. Each line was greeted by one of the "Rookie Nine." His "Rookie" appeared to be an insect hybrid, a very quiet one. That was fine by him.

"I am Shino. Follow me." He orders as he leads them outside the stadium.

Once outside in the distance, he could see some cars approaching. Lots of them. So that was how they planned to move the hundreds of hybrids.

"You're being watched." The elephant hybrid murmurs.

Sasuke looked to see what the elephant was talking about. Then he noticed it. It was another Rookie. This one was a lion hybrid like him. He was in his human form.

Sasuke could see his tail flicking attentively and his furry ears on high alert. He was tall, easily taller than Sasuke's own respectable six feet. He was blonde with the most vivid blue eyes Sasuke had ever seen, like sapphires. He had sun kissed skin and Sasuke couldn't help but wonder how far that tan extended. He was also powerfully built. Yeah, he lived up to that whole King of the Jungle thing. This man would have been a challenge in the ring.

"Thanks. Sasuke," He murmurs to the elephant hybrid, offering him his name.

"You're welcome. Jugo." He replies, returning the favor.

Naruto had volunteered to go on the rescue mission. He couldn't believe that illegal hybrid fights were still going on. Hybrids shouldn't be forced to fight to the death for people's entertainment and profit.

"Damn they had an elephant going up against a lion." Naruto says to Shikamaru.

Shikamaru was a sloth hybrid. He was highly intelligent and a master tactician. But boy was he lazy. It wasn't his fault though. He was a sloth after all.

"They must have wanted to kill the lion badly. That's a death sentence since they were fighting in their animal forms." The sloth hybrid says.

"I don't think so. The way the elephant is carrying himself makes me think he expected to lose that fight." Naruto muses.

He wasn't just saying that because he was a proud lion hybrid and knew lions kicked ass. The body postures had shown that the elephant had resigned himself to his fate. That elephant thought he was going to die.

"If you are forced to fight long enough, you eventually go crazy. He probably figured he'd go down fighting." Shikamaru reasons.

Naruto couldn't help but look at the other lion. Clearly the other lion was male. He had an impressive silky black mane that would be the envy of most lions. His mane was darker than his fur. When the sunlight hit his fur just right, there was a slight navy blue tint to it. His eyes were red like rubies.

He was all sleek muscle. He was large for a lion hybrid in his animal form. But Naruto was pleased to say he probably had an extra 10-20 pounds of muscle on him. But Naruto was considered massive for his breed.

"Maybe. God, I hope he gets put in our unit." Naruto states.

"What a drag." Shikamaru says with a sigh.

"What's a drag?" The blonde asks.

"You are. Look I get that you prefer men. That's fine. I'm cool with that. Whatever gets you going. But he's been a fighter for who knows how long. It's quite possible the only life he remembers is one where he has had to fight to survive every time he gets in that ring. He's likely extremely aggressive. He's probably far more likely to try to rip your dick off than suck it." Shikamaru states bluntly.

"Ouch! Jeez you really know how to kill the mood!" The blonde huffs.

"Just pointing out the reality. First of all, you don't even know if he likes lions, lionesses, or both. Secondly, he's a trained killer Naruto." The lazy hybrid continues.

"Yeah. But so are we." The lion states undeterred.

"True. But we only kill as a last resort. This guy kills because he has to. He might even enjoy it for all we know." Shikamaru points out.

"Guess we'll find out." Naruto responds.

"Don't do anything stupid," The sloth warns him.

Eventually, all the hybrids get put into cars. A few hours later, they arrive at the base. Sasuke gets separated from Jugo. A fact that he wasn't entirely pleased about.

The dark lion had never had friends. Making friends that you might end up facing in mortal combat, was a dumb idea. But the elephant had seemed tolerable. Now he was alone again. Always alone.

"There's no way in Hell, I'm getting naked!" Sasuke informs the medic.

The medic was a flamingo hybrid. Not that Sasuke particularly cared what species she was. But seriously, pink hair? But he digressed.

She wanted him to change to his humanoid form, so she could check for injuries and run some tests. He was not getting naked. Sasuke was never going to leave himself vulnerable to attack by stripping down.

"I'm a professional. I just want to make sure there aren't any outward or internal injuries. There's really no need to be bashful." She states.

"I'm not bashful. I'm just not stupid enough to expose my vital spots to you or anyone." Sasuke growls.

"You are going to be difficult." She says as a matter of fact, more than a question.

"I'm going to be impossible. You can get any ideas you have about inspecting me without my clothes on, out of your head!" He snarls.

"Sakura, are you alright?" Naruto asks and comes rushing in having heard the sounds of an argument.

"Yeah, I'm fine. The patient is just being difficult about finishing the exam. He didn't hurt me!" The pinkette reassures Naruto.

"Oh. Is it the blood work? A lot of the rescues are fussing about that. I can't blame them though! I know that I HATE having blood work done." The blonde says.

"No. He just doesn't want to get naked. I can't check to see if he has any injuries under his clothes, if he doesn't." The Flamingo says.

"Oh well considering, what he's been through, I can understand the wariness." Naruto replies.

"Naruto, you aren't helping!" Sakura hisses.

"Hey. It's alright. Look we are both lions. Lions look out for each other. I'll stay here and make sure she doesn't try anything if it makes you feel better." The blonde offers to Sasuke.

"Do you have any idea how many other lion hybrids have tried to rip my throat out?" Sasuke demands with a snarl.

"Ouch. Alright. Maybe the whole sticking together thing wasn't big at the Arena. It's different here though. You'll see. We saved you, didn't we? You trusted us enough to come along, without protesting." Naruto tries to reason with him.

Sasuke had to admit the blonde had a point. He still didn't like it though. It went against every instinct he had.

"Yes, I did. Only because whatever you had planned for us, couldn't possibly have been worse than what life was like there." He replies.

"Well it's a start. At least you admit that you know you are safer here. Just take off your clothes. I'll make sure she doesn't try anything. Sakura's trustworthy. She'd never harm a patient." He continues.

"Like she could harm me. She's a fucking flamingo!" Sasuke scoffs.

"Then what are you so afraid of?" Naruto asks.

"…Good point." Sasuke says with a sigh and changes to his human form.

"That's better," Naruto says approvingly.

Now Naruto got to see what the dark haired lion looked like when he was in his humanoid form. Damn, he was even more gorgeous this way. He was a little shorter than Naruto, but still on the tall side. He had midnight black hair that was spiked in the back. His eyes were even more beautiful in this form, a smoldering ruby red. He was fair skinned, really fair skinned. Ironic he'd been fighting an elephant type, when he had ivory colored skin.

"For a fighter, you don't have many scars." Sakura observes, as Sasuke had transformed back naked.

The pinkette was trying to be a professional. But it was difficult not to notice his OTHER tail. Still she quickly gets the blood and skin samples, along with the measurements.

"Well it looks like surprisingly you are perfectly healthy. You could do with a few decent meals though. You are a little under weight. About five pounds or so," she informs him.

' "I don't have many scars because I won all my fights early. If I hadn't, I wouldn't be here." He states in a way that clearly implied, Don't fuck with me.

He was starving. But he wasn't going to admit that. Admitting you wanted or needed something was just asking for it. You never knew what price you'd have to pay in order to get what you needed. His stomach did it for him however, as it growled.

"Come on, let's get you something to eat." The blonde says.

"Naruto, he can't just walk around naked. At least let him get some clothes on first!" Sakura screeches.

"Oh yeah. As much as I love the view, she's got a point." He says to Sasuke.

Naruto, aka the blonde as Sasuke had dubbed him, reaches into a drawer. He pulls out a pair of pants and a t-shirt. The blue eyed lion hybrid tosses them at Sasuke.

"They should fit." He tells Sasuke.

Sasuke wasn't about to protest. Unless they were way too small, he'd deal. Decent clothes were in short supply in the Arena. He had learned a long time ago, not to be picky.

He throws them on quickly and follows the blonde hybrid. The other lion's tail was swishing as he walked slightly ahead of Sasuke. The other man was in a good mood judging by his body language. Rarely, did the Uchiha encounter a happy hybrid. Mostly because they had all been fighting for their lives in the Arena. No one could be relaxed when they knew the next breath you took, might very well be your last.

Normally, Sasuke would never allow someone to walk ahead of him. It was a position of dominance. But he had little choice in this case, he had no idea where they were going.

"You're thinking too much." He hears the blonde laugh.

"What?" Sasuke asks.

"I can feel you staring a hole in the back of my head. You're safe here. I'm just taking you to get some food." He reassures him.

"You're an idiot. You've exposed your back to someone you don't know." Sasuke tells him.

"I'm not an idiot. I know you won't attack me." Sasuke finds himself pushed against the wall, as he hears the other man say this.

Normally, Sasuke would have tried to rip the other man's face off at this point. But this didn't feel threatening. His eyes didn't carry the promise of violence. He seemed…amused? Sasuke snarls, not at all pleased to be the butt of whatever joke was going on in the blonde's head.

"What makes you think I won't?" Sasuke says, his teeth bared. (Which he admitted probably would have been more intimidating if he was in his animal form and not a t-shirt that was two sizes too big on him and a pair of jeans that were probably a size too small.

"If you were going to, you would have done it by now. That and I wouldn't recommend it. You would lose." Naruto says and whispers this into his ear.

Sasuke felt a shiver run through him. It wasn't of fear, not exactly. It was something else. The other lion sounded so confident that he would win if it came down to a fight. He should have been pissed on principle, but looking at the blonde…privately he admitted he likely had a reason to be cocky.

Damn he was beautiful. Naruto knew that he probably shouldn't apply that adjective to another man, but it was true. One look at those gorgeous eyes of his and Naruto knew he was a goner.

"You wouldn't last five minutes in the Arena." Sasuke scoffs, trying to regain his composure.

Naruto smirks. He'd seen that shiver. The dark lion was definitely into lions or at least his body was open to the idea. He was a fighter too. Even cornered against the wall, he was still a cocky bastard.

"Oh really?" He asks.

"Yes. You don't have a killer instinct. You got my back against the wall and I'm still breathing. What's wrong with you?" Sasuke asks.

"It's not like that here. You'll see. Come on, let's get you some food." Naruto says smiling.

"It's like that everywhere. Some places are just better at hiding it." Sasuke says, but was relieved when the blonde let him go.

He was really overwhelming his senses. Everything from the sheer size of the blonde lion, to his scent, and his strength was intense. If the Sun was given a humanoid form, Sasuke thought that Naruto would have been it. That golden mane, those sky blue eyes, and his warmth. He was so warm. His body practically radiated heat, like an electric blanket that Sasuke had stolen from one of the trainers once during a particularly cold winter.

The other hybrids in the hall were starting to take notice. Naruto they knew. He was one of the Rookie Officers. The golden lion had made a name for his bravery, strength, and willingness to do anything to protect his teammates. The dark lion, they didn't know. But it looked like Naruto was trying to get to know him, really well.

The female hybrids in particular, were rather excited about the suggestive way the blonde had pushed the other lion against the wall. No one could deny the raw sensuality of lion hybrids, especially not two adult males clearly just starting to enter their prime.

"Sakura, snap a picture." Ino mutters.

Sakura had followed the lions out. She hears the Swan Hybrid and nods. The pinkette snaps a picture. It'd be really good blackmail material for later.

Sasuke shuts his eyes. Damn it! Suddenly light just flashed in them. He roars his displeasure and his teeth start to elongate.

"Easy there! It's just a picture." Naruto tries to calm him down.

"I don't want my picture taken." Sasuke snaps.

"Alright. Alright. No more pictures." The blonde says, leading Sasuke off.

He wondered why the hybrid was so against having his picture taken. It was a shame really. He was too gorgeous not to try to capture on camera.

"So where are we hunting?" Sasuke asks.

"Hunting?" Naruto questions and looks baffled.

"Well I'm assuming we aren't hunting inside. I hope there is zebra. That's my favorite." He states.

"…You're joking." The blonde says.

"What you don't like zebra? Eh with your size, you are probably a buffalo guy." Sasuke says with a shrug.

"No, I mean they actually made you hunt down prey in your animal form?" The blue eyed man asks.

"Of course. It kept us fit. There's nothing better than a fresh kill." He answers.

"…Here our meat comes cooked." Naruto says.

Sasuke makes a face. That was so…tame. He wasn't a house cat. He was a lion dammit.

"Sorry, we are fresh out of zebra. How about a cheeseburger?" He asks the other lion.

"I guess I could try it." Sasuke says, he was hungry enough he'd eat just about anything really.

"You've never had a cheeseburger." Naruto states in shock.

"No." Sasuke answers and flails when Naruto drags him into the cafeteria.

"You can sit here. I'll get the food." He says.

"Alright." Sasuke says and sits down at one of the tables.

His felt uneasy. Sasuke did not like being surrounded by so many unfamiliar hybrids. He'd learned to associate the sight of another hybrid with a match. A match meant he was fighting for his life and at least some pain. It was a rare match when you could win without taking at least one hit.

Thankfully, the blonde soon returns. Sasuke grabs one of the cheeseburgers and bites into it. He was eating so quickly that Naruto wasn't sure if Sasuke even tasted the food.

"Sasuke, no one is going to steal your food here." He says.

It occurred to Naruto that Sasuke was eating that fast because he was worried someone would try to take it otherwise. That was just so sad. Sasuke gives him a dark, possessive look. The other lion was being territorial over his food. Oh well. He'd get used to it eventually.