Another Boy Love tale. Read but don't post if you aren't I nor Tetsu. Any posts made will be deleted without warning if they are not from either of us.

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It was a warm day out and yet the young man standing outside a restaurant was in a long trench coat with a hat pulled down as low as it would go. He was staring at the tables outside that people ate at waiting for someone to leave so he could sneak off with the scraps. It'd been over a day since he ate and he was starving with no job he had no money to spend on food. The scents that reached his nose made his mouth water.

Finally!! Someone was leaving and there was a nice share of food still sitting on their plates. He walked over casually, his hands greedily grabbing the food and stuffing it in his pockets. Too bad he hadn't the sense to look around before he begun to do so..

"Hey you!!"

The hat clad head shot up at the cry and his grey eyes looked around. He spotted a police officer running at him and he took off darting past diners with exquisite speed. He ran down the street, and when he thought he'd lost him turned down a back alley to hide in the shadows to eat the stolen food. He sighed in delight as the flavorful morsels filled his mouth as he began to eat, his stomach rumbled in thanks for the food he gave it in swallowing. "Mmn.."

He paused he heard voices outside of his hide away, there were more people looking for him now. Why send so many after someone who had merely stolen food that had technically been paid for? He bit his lip, it must have been his attire then. Cursing he moved further into the alley his foot bumping a trash lid and sent it clattering to the ground. His hair stood on end a moment as everything seemed to go silent. He went running down to the other end of the alley, running into a back clad officer when he was looking back over his shoulder. He felt his hat get pulled off as he struggled against the officer's grip. "Let go of me!"

Beneath the hat lay grey-white hair, messed from hat head and two black dog ears pressed against his head in fear.

"Just as I thought," the officer said, the same voice who'd called out to him. "A free dog-breed. Escaped from one of the markets have you? We'll be returning you then."

He struggled but the grip was too tight around him. Within a manner of minutes he was in the back of a closed off truck and being driven to the nearest market. When asked his name he merely growled as the trench coat was removed to reveal stolen clothes and a white and grey bushy tail that hung to below his knees. "Your master could name you then." The human said and he was carted off to be stuck in a cage for customers viewing. He ran at the door trying to get out. He gasped as a club was jabbed through the bars catching him in the ribs and knocking out his breath. He moved to the back of the cage whimpering and fell to the ground to curl up in a ball.

The renegade pup's stay in the was possibly short lived as a tall, broad shouldered man came to the market. His shoulder length red hair pulled back in a tight tail low on his neck and his amber eyes searched the cages for what he was looking for.

A small, collared female trailed behind him, taking a few steps to each of his long strides, her short white hair framing her face. Her hazel-green eyes looking around the cages curiously, she might have been seeking someone out while her Master looked for another pet, but it was hard to say.

Adjusting the collar of his shirt, Koija paused as he eyed one of the dog-breeds curled up in the back of a cage, raising his head a bit before he pushed his glasses up on his face to peer through them. "What's wrong with that one?" He asked one of the tradesmen, looking curiously for any sign of ailment in the curled up youth. "I want a closer look at him." White hair, black ears. He liked that type of combination. It looked like the boy hadn't been there very long, he wondered if he would be more trouble than he was worth. He didn't enjoy pups that caused him more trouble than he'd invested in, thus he didn't own but the one, however, he thought there should be someone else in the home to keep Amari company rather than leaving her alone whenever he was required elsewhere for work. He couldn't always take her along after all.

"He was just caught, he'd been living in hiding presumably," the attendant told the redhead as he fiddled with the keyring for the key to the cage the pup the man had taken interest in. "We had to get a little rough with him when he was trying to force the cage door open."

Grey eyes were watching the three outside the cage, his ears perked up to listen. When the cage door opened he pushed himself away from the man who had come in to drag him out. He fought the hands that grabbed him but they pulled him up to stand and dragged him out of the cage where he fought to escape more.

His eyes were wide as he stared at the red head his eyes flickering to the collared dog-breed that was with the man. The clothes he wore were close fitting and appeared new in black jeans and a white fur collared gray vest. The attendant waved someone else over to help him keep the pup from struggling too much stronger than some humans can be.

"He is still a little wild," the attendant said.

"Hopefully not too rough." He muttered as the man brought the pup out and another had to join him just to detain him from getting away. "Hmm." He reached out after a moment and gently, though firm with his gesture, held the youth's chin, lifting it a bit to look him over a little better.

"What's your name, pup?" He asked after a few moments of observing. "And how old are you?" He was obviously fascinated however, and Amari was already getting the other collar ready for the boy, one that matched her own.

The pup's face didn't show any worse for ware from the treatment of his jailers, but they were smart enough not to touch the face. Jovi tried to jerk his head away even as he struggled against the two holding him tight. He glared at the redhead trying to will him to do something to get the two to let him go so he could run, he didn't want to be anyone's bloody pet.

He growled angrily in response to the question and got an elbow into his side for it. A gasped whimper escaped him and his eyes looked away. "It's Jovi.." He made a face at the man and decided to stop struggling. Perhaps he could escape after he was sold, the collar would be enough not to make people chase after him.. Still he glared at the man scathingly. "I'm nineteen."

The boy had a bit more spirit than he personally cared for, but he thought with some work, Jovi would be a decent pet and a good companion at home for Amari. "Jovi hmm? A good age too... I'll take him. Amari, hand me the collar, please." He commanded, carefully unlocking the collar so he could place it about Jovi's neck, the leash already attached to the ring in front, locking it in the back once more so the men could let Jovi go and Amari could give them the money for his new pet while Koija held the leash firm, not giving him much slack at all, but enough to stand nearby comfortably.

Jovi tried to pull away from the oncoming collar as the attendants held him tighter as it was clasped around his neck. Once the attendants released him he was back to his flurry of trying to escape even as the leash restrained him from going anywhere until he ran out of breath and so he contented himself to glare hatefully at his new 'owner' until he was able to try escape again.

"Very good, I wish you luck in taming him," the attendant said counting out the money and nodded.

Koija held the leash tight as the boy struggled, allowing him to wear himself out as he waited for the transaction to be complete. "Thank you." He stated, tugging the leash gently to get Jovi to begin walking. "Come, Amari." He stated, pausing just long enough for her to keep pace with him once she'd caught up.

"My name is, Koija, Jovi. However, you will call me 'Master' until you have used the right to use my name." He said while they walked back in the direction of his home. "Have you ever had a master before, Jovi?"

Jovi resentfully followed as the leash pulled him along, the leash always taut between Master and pet as he tried to dig his heels into unrelenting ground as he was lead wherever the man was leading him. He glowered at the thought of calling the redhead 'Master' and he only felt more hatred towards him and this situation. His grey eyes looked to Koija's other pet, Amari resentfully. Who wanted to be a pet so willingly?

"No, and I don't want one now," Jovi snapped to answer Koija's question, pulling at the leash to underline his point. His hand moved up to feel the collar trying to find the clasp to see if it would be possible to get undone now that they were outside the market and it's guards.

The leash had been slipped around the width of the collar itself, thin enough to not be a bother to his neck, but strong enough not to rip with the strain just walking him home was putting on it.

"I don't see why you're so against the idea. You'll have a bed, a roof over your head and food, if you don't piss me off." He tugged the leash a bit again as he turned a corner, his other hand gently resting against Amari's back now, stroking the fabric idly.

Jovi was trying to pull the leash loose from his neck cursing softly to himself as he stared at the back of the redhead and made a face at the man. He couldn't believe he'd allowed himself to be caught and now he was the new pet to some self assured human. Dragging his heels he was going to make certain the man wouldn't have an easy time with him and he was damn well not calling him 'Master.'

He cursed as he was tugged around the corner and made a face against the affection he spotted towards the other. "You tell me. Would you like to be a slave to someone? We're not bloody animals, we're at least as intelligent as humans and should be treated with the same respect. Not as bloody pets."

Jovi made a face of disgust towards Amari his lip pulling back as a growl escaped him and he jerked back on the collar again fingers trying savagely to get the clip to the leash free from his collar. "That's the thing about you humans... If the species isn't human enslave them."

"And when you earn my respect, you will be treated with it. Right now you're merely acting like a squabbling brat who didn't get what they wanted in the toy store." Koija retorted in a sharp tone. "You should be grateful to have me as a master, Jovi. Any other man would have beaten you down for that tongue of yours by now."

"Now see here, Jovi." Koija stopped in the walkway and turned to his new, stubborn brat of a pet. Leaning in close to the boy's face, he held his jaw with a firm grip. "I would gladly let you go, right here and now if you'd like. But I will not buy you again if you wind up behind those bars once more. I can find another companion for Amari. Where would you rather be? In the warmth of my home or curled up in the back of that cage again. The next owner to come across you might not be as forgiving as I am."

"That's not what I meant!" Jovi mumbled even more frustrated with the human, his ears laying back on his head as he fumed. "We should be as free as you bloody humans without having to live in hiding. We should be treated as equals and not be forced to walk around on leash and collar like you treat other animals that have less intelligence than you, we're part human as well you know." Jovi's voice grew quieter as he spoke to himself his last comment on the matter. "Why I should be proud of it, I don't know."

In some ways it might have made Koija make more sense to Jovi if he had beat him into submission. It only set the young pup to become even more suspicious of the man as he glared stubbornly at the redhead, he knew of other uses humans bought them as pets and he'd prefer the beating. His feet stopped in his tracks once the man was in his face his lips pulled back to show off his sharp canines in fear as much as in anger.

"I'm twenty and have been free all my life, don't you think I can take care of myself?" Jovi growled his grey eyes shining hatred for the man he didn't know lumping him in with all humans. "I was only caught because I let my hunger get the best of me and some over zealous cop who seemed to see through hat and trench coat."

"I'm done arguing with you." Koija sighed. At least in public. He dindt care much for making a scene and they were almost home. Releasing his jaw, he pulled away and began to walk again. Amari glanced back at Jovi, frowning faintly. She didn't think she liked him much at all, he was rude and judgmental of her master.

When they arrived at his small home, he had Amari unlock the door and let them in, handing her the leash as he took his jacket off so Jovi wouldn't be going anywhere. She was small but she was strong. The large red head took it back after a moment and asked her to go make them all something for lunch.

"Do I have to keep you on this leash or will you stick around?" He hissed to Jovi, looking down at him.

"Hmph," Jovi wasn't any less annoyed nor any more sure of himself than he already was as Koija released him. He caught Amari looking at him and his chin stuck forward stubbornly his gaze was cold for the moments he was looking at her but he looked away and followed along like the bad little pup he was.

He looked at the small house unimpressed as he was lead in the small abode. He began to shift uncomfortably his eyes taking in what he could from where he was standing finally silent he'd even missed the chance at trying to get away from the girl. His ears perked up at the mention of food, he'd still not been fed and his stomach betrayed him as it rumbled in anticipation. His grey eyes returned to Koija, his feet tried to carry him away from the tall readhead even as his leash began to pull taut.

His eyes flickered to where Amari had disappeared to but once the leash was off he wanted to run. He gave a stiff nod though figuring it'd be smarter to eat first and find a way to run later, perhaps he'd wait until night so he'd less likely get spotted.

He carefully moved behind him, unlocked the collar and slid the leash off of it, but the collar was locked back into place. It had space for the man's name to be scribed upon it when he got a chance to have it done, and it already had return information on it in small print.

he hung the leash up and motioned for Jovi to walk with him. "Come on. I'll show you around. It's not big, but it will hold us all comfortably." He explained. It was a small home, but had two levels. The lower level held the kitchen, bathroom and living room. Upstairs there was the master bedroom and two smaller bedrooms, one was empty and the other was occupied by Amari. "The bedrooms are upstairs, for now, you'll be staying in my room with me."

His hand lifted to run over the unfamiliar material around his neck a look of distaste still present as he waited almost patiently for the leash to be removed. As fear settled in yet he remained quiet as he got a quick tour of the small place but anger quickly returned when he learned of the sleeping arrangements as he spun to glare at the man looking even more disgusted.

"What?" Jovi said rather too loudly for the small place but he wasn't about to lower it as he seethed. "It's bad enough that I'm your pet but I have to sleep in your room!? I don't bloody think so. I should have thought you were a perverted one!"

"What? I-What're you talking about?" Koija couldn't help but laugh at the pup's reaction. Him? A pervert? Perhaps to some extent, but not unnaturally so! "You'll have your own bed, Jovi. I just don't trust that you'll stay through the nights if I allow you to have your own room so soon. There's one waiting for the day you finally settle down, but for now, I'd like to keep my eye on you. Even if you ran, you'd only be dragged back here as soon as someone caught you. I'd rather not have you dragged back to my door kicking and screaming."

Amari called to her master for them to come for their meal; sandwiches and soup, some iced tea and water to accompany it. Koija came into the dinning area of the kitchen and sat down, waving for Amari to do the same. "Come eat, Jovi."

Jovi narrowed his eyes untrustworthy as the man laughed at him even as his body shifted into a defensive stance. His body slowly eased of the tension it held but he didn't look to trust the man any more and remained suspicious of the redhead's words. It disturbed him the man had seemed to read his mind, but he wondered how the man would know if he tried to leave when the man was asleep. He kept any mention of escape or curiosities of how the man would learn a secret however. He didn't have any further words for the man but his ears twitched at the sound of Amari saying food was ready.

Jovi followed the man sitting down at the table drooling at the sight of food and yet any of it he touched he sniffed at suspiciously as if he expected some sort of poison would be added to it.

"If you don't want to eat it, I'm sure Master will have it for you." Amari stated in her soft, cool voice as she watched Jovi sniff at the small meal she'd made them. She frowned briefly and her ears twisted back when Koija scolded her for her tongue only to ruffle her hair affectionately, as if to tell her things were okay.

She pouted slightly as she ate now, Koija picking up his own. "She's right though, if you don't eat it soon, I'll eat it for you." The red head chuckled, watching Jovi examine the food suspiciously. He doubted Amari would ever poison anyone her Master was interested in.

"Hmph.. makes me sick," Jovi glowered at the both of them and the display. If he hadn't been starving he might have lost his appetite at the blatant show of affection. When his nose only picked up common ingredients though he took a bite ignoring Koija's comment entirely. His mind instead focused on how he could get out of this situation as his body reacted to the food and ate quickly. It would be quite obvious he hadn't eaten for days and was used to fighting over food with others.

It was more of a habit of his to check the food that was prepared with intention of it being shared with him. One less mouth to feed and the clothes off the back of the pup who was killed was some peoples thought of fun on the street. Still the worry of not being poisoned was only a small thing to look at as a good thing of being enslaved, he still didn't want it.

"Jovi, don't eat so fast." Koija warned, but he doubted the boy would listen to him. "if you eat too quickly, you might make yourself sick." It was obvious that Amari wanted to say something about that, but she bit her tongue instead to keep quiet, returning her attention to the last of her food.

Koija was almost done eating as well. It wasn't a huge meal after all, just enough to be filling for most.

Jovi finished off his food and looked less than satisfied, but it did take the edge off. He looked as if he hadn't even heard Koija when eating, nor had he listened if he had. He didn't look sick though when he was used to eating quickly when he had the food to do so. Licking his lips of the remnants as well as his fingers for any crumbles he glanced up at the other two at the table his grey eyes suspicious about what they were going to do for the rest of the day.

When all three were done, Amari stood to clean the table, but Koija waved for her to sit down. "Jovi, take the dishes to the sink, please." He doubted he would, and there was a hint of a knowing smile on his lips. Eventually Jovi would have to learn to obey however, might as well start now. It wasn't like he'd asked the boy to do so unkindly.

Amari rose a brow at this and watched Jovi curiously. She doubted he'd do it, just waiting for him to make a fuss, a scene. Then Master would have to punish him.

There was silence for a moment after Koija's request as Jovi stared at the redhead and felt Amari's eyes watching him. He squirmed with indecision of what to do as he wondered what the punishment would be if he decided to disobey instead of doing as told. His eyes narrowed though, he wasn't going to be scared of the redhead though and act skittish about disobeying. He wasn't going to be easily broken, if ever.

"Your other pet is so keen to do it, let her." Jovi said with a sneer, his tongue darting out to wet his lips briefly as he took his chances. "I don't do menial tasks."