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  Rating:
      Explicit
  Archive Warning:
      Underage
  Category:
      M/M
  Fandom:
      Supernatural_RPF
  Relationship:
      Jensen_Ackles/Jared_Padalecki
  Character:
      Jensen_Ackles, Jared_Padalecki
  Additional Tags:
      Younger!Jensen
  Stats:
      Published: 2012-03-05 Words: 8611
****** The Life and Times of a Bunny Named Jared ******
by spiders_stars
Summary
     From the day Jared was sent from his pack he understood he was not
     good enough, a cursed were with the weak form of a bunny not strong
     enough to prove value. Jared had all but given up on ever finding
     someone to share his life with until the day he was rescued by a boy
     named Jensen.
It was very challenging being a bunny rabbit.
Actually, being a bunny wasn’t really that hard. Being barely a foot tall and
reduced to traveling through a steady series of hops, that could get a little
weary. Especially when the minute the sun set you were around six feet tall
again but well, that wasn’t really the important thing at the moment.
Currently, Jared was lamenting his bunniness because there was a giant mutt
chasing him and somehow it was gaining speed on him. Maybe he shouldn’t have
had that extra carrot for breakfast. Jared had never really had to hop for his
life like this before.
And just when Jared thought he was gaining speed - haa stupid mutt - one of his
long, tan floppy ears caught under his leg and Jared went tumbling head over...
paws. Really.
Oh god, Jared was headed for the big cabbage patch in the sky. He was doomed.
He was going to be some big smelly mutt’s lunch and it was going to be a very
painful, fang-filled death. This was going to hurt. Jared didn’t handle pain
well - which was probably surprising considering it wasn’t exactly a pleasant
sensation to shrink to miniature form every morning and reverse the process
come sunset. Jared should be used to pain, maybe even enough to not fear death
via monster-beast with the bad breath.
Jared gave up hop-running because, what was the point? And crouched down,
trembling and bracing himself for the end that was clearly just around the
corner.
“Tom Marvolo Riddle!”
All at once the barking and snarling stopped, the heated, foul breath was
vanishing, and Jared could feel the vibration of the ground as the giant mutt
ran off, yapping happily.
For the love of all the carrots and radishes in the garden patch, Jared was
saved!
“Look what you did, Voldemort! How could you scare this little poor little guy!
Look how he’s still shaking!”
The voice was closer now and Jared’s nose twitched. Were there two giant
beasts? How could he possibly out-hop another attack? The tremble in Jared’s
body was back, so strong the grass around him began to shake.
“Oh no, Mister Bunny, it’s okay, you’re alright. Look, see, Voldemort won’t
hurt you, he’s just an idiot sometimes.”
All of a sudden the ground beneath Jared was vanishing but not because he was
growing tall again - Jared could feel the sun still beating down on his golden
fur. Warm hands were shuffling along his body, twisting until Jared was staring
into eyes greener than the grass that he loved nibbling on the most, the stuff
that grew nestled by the edge of the lake.
His savior was just a boy.
“Hi there, little guy.” The boy grinned at him and his teeth were bright like
the cotton from the trees, his skin speckled with little brown dots like the
warm dirt Jared liked to rest on. “My name is Jensen and I’m really sorry my
dog chased you, I don’t think he would have hurt you or anything.”
Jared begged to differ, honestly; that giant beast was about to clamp his
rotted fangs right into Jared’s neck. But this boy had such pretty big eyes and
a trusting smile, the kind Jared wasn’t sure he’d ever really seen before.
But then, Jared wasn’t sure when he last saw a human face, outside his own
reflected in the lake on nights when the moon was bright and full in the sky.
Jared was pretty sure his face looked much older than the one in front of him
now. And his hands were definitely bigger than those that were framed around
his currently much smaller body.
“You can stop shaking, Mister Bunny, you’re safe. I promise.”
And then the boy named Jensen was pulling him close and hugging him against his
chest, thin fingers stroking through Jared’s fur. It felt delightful. If you
had asked Jared - when he could answer of course - he would have insisted he
did not like being petted. But then, no one ever really had before so there was
that.
“Come on, little bunny rabbit, let’s take a little walk. I could show you my
home! You seem a little lost out here all on your own.”
Jensen started walking and Jared considered all the reasons he knew this was a
bad idea. These fields were his home, the lake not too far through the trees,
the big open sky, the miles of seclusion where no one would see or hear him as
he changed from bunny to human and back.
But the boy’s arms were so warm, tight and comforting around him, and Jared
easily burrowed into the curve of his elbow. Maybe Jared could just rest here
for now. Jensen would have to set him down eventually and then Jared could take
off into the woods to hide away.
As long as Jensen didn’t send monster dog after him.
~~
“Look what I’ve found!”
The excited call of the boy had Jared starting, his bunny form twitching in the
thin but strong arms that gripped him. He hadn’t meant to drift off to sleep,
honestly, but Jensen’s touch had been so comforting and Jared couldn’t remember
the last time another person had held him or spoke to him.
Now though, it was officially too late to make a quick getaway. Jensen was
holding him up with fingers gripping tight around his middle and Jared found
himself blinking up at two people that had to be Jensen’s parents. And he was
definitely inside; the air smelled different and there were walls behind them.
“Isn’t he adorable? Have you ever seen a bunny rabbit with such long ears? Can
I keep him? Please? I promise I’ll take care of him and clean up after him and-
”
“Another one? Really, Jensen?” The man asked and Jared watched as he smiled. It
must have been Jensen’s father, but he didn’t look upset. Mostly it was just a
pleased amusement, like Jensen had told some type of joke.
“I don’t have a bunny.” Jensen pulled Jared back against his chest, cradling
him close. When they shifted Jared could look down and he spotted the source of
the clattering he’d been hearing.
Monster dog, of course, was joined by two other dogs and though both were
smaller than the crazy beast that had nearly made him a fluffy snack, they were
still bigger than Jared. This didn’t really seem like a good environment to
call home.
“And what about the dog who must not be named? And Mr. Baggins? And Tootsie?”
Jensen’s mother asked and when Jared shifted again he could see the woman
beginning to chop up a large carrot.
Oh. Maybe this wouldn’t be such a bad place to stay for a bit. Just for the
day. He’d be gone before sunset, before his secret could be revealed.
“They all sleep in their kennels and I can put Mister Bunny in my room with the
door shut, they won’t get at him. Please? He’s so friendly, he’s let me hold
him this whole time without even trying to get free. He wants to be my pet,”
Jensen pleaded and there was such affection in his tone it shocked Jared like
nothing had before.
No one had ever cared for him like this.
It was quiet for a while and Jared wondered if Jensen’s parents were about to
say no. Then at least Jensen would take him back to his field; he’d be safe
there. Well, as long as the beasts didn’t come back to gobble him up.
“Alright, Jensen, fine. You can keep the rabbit, but you’ll need to take
complete care of it, like you do all the others. Deal? Any mess it makes is
your responsibility.” Jensen’s father finally spoke up and the air suddenly
rushed through Jared’s fur as Jensen spun him around in excitement.
“I understand and I promise, I’ll clean up any mess. I swear! Come on, Mister
Bunny! Let me show you my room!”
“Don’t take too long, Jen, lunch will be ready soon.”
As they spun around Jared caught sight of the carrots once more and he perked
up when Jensen reached out for a handful before running out of the room, feet
clambering loudly. Jared wasn’t sure how long it took to get to Jensen’s room
but when he was finally set down it was on something soft and squishy and the
bright orange pile of carrots was placed there before him.
Jensen was rambling about something but Jared busied himself nibbling at the
carrots instead of listening to the words. He could definitely be okay with
spending the day here at least and once the sun started setting, he’d find a
way out.
~~
“He’s just so cute.”
Jensen had a little sister with the same big eyes though they didn’t seem
nearly as green. Currently the little girl - who Jared thought was called
Mackenzie - was poking her fingers through the cage Jared had been placed in.
It was apparently dinner time and Jared had spent all afternoon with Jensen,
which he’d officially decided was not a bad thing.
Plus, Jensen was very good about providing tasty treats. Like the carrots or
celery or some type of oat that had made Jared’s whiskers twitch with
happiness.
“What are you gonna name him?” Mackenzie asked and Jared looked up from his
bowl of water.
Jensen had many pets that Jared had been introduced to so far. Like the three
dogs - one of which seemed to have many names including Voldemort, Tom Marvolo
Riddle and the dog who must not be named - four turtles that had even weirder
names like Frodo and Pippin. Then there were two birds named Bert and Ernie and
a really fat cat named Garfield that was still glaring menacingly at Jared from
his perch across the room.
Safe to say, Jared wasn’t all that confident in Jensen’s ability to name him.
Not that Jensen was going to keep him. No, Jared still had every intention of
escaping his cage sometime in the very near future and making a break for it.
Once he figured out how to open the latch with his ears.
“I haven’t decided yet. I need some more time to think on it. But I’m sure it
will be excellent once it comes to me.”
“They always usually are,” Jensen’s dad laughed, the family at the table
joining in.
They were an interesting group of people unlike Jared any Jared had ever seen.
Certainly not like his own clan but then, those people were only a very, very
vague memory. Sometimes when the moon would rise and Jared would sit at the
base of the giant oak tree he’d tell himself a story about the family he
thought he once had. He’d speak for hours until his throat hurt just so he
remembered the words and the truth.
But sometimes it was just easier to stay silent and forget.
“You just make sure you don’t neglect your other pets just because you have a
new one, alright Jensen? We all know how insufferable Voldie gets when he
doesn’t get at least a walk a day.”
There was another name for that crazy beast. He must be some type of mega-
monster and one name alone couldn’t possibly describe him. Jared glanced
wearily toward the back door and scooted to the farthest corner of his cage,
just in case.
~~
The moment the cage door was lifted Jared hopped out, preparing to scamper
across the carpet and make some daring dash up the stairs. Then it would just
be a matter of darting around the three giant mutts and out the doggie door.
This was a completely workable plan, even if Jared’s chest was starting to feel
a little tight and sunset was just around the corner.
“Hey, whoa, where are you off to in such a hurry, little guy?” Jensen asked as
he darted around Jared’s hop-fleeing and swiftly shut his bedroom door.
Jared was a very unwise bunny. It was a miracle he had made it this far in his
life. Once upon a time someone had told Jared how pointless he was, how he was
destined for nothing beyond a swift and sure death. Jared had tried his hardest
not to believe it, but now? Well, all the signs were pointing toward exactly
that.
What would happen when night came and Jared changed? Would Jensen’s parents
slaughter him in his human form or would they wait until he was a bunny once
more, then they could save his pelts.
“It’s okay, little guy, you’re gonna sleep in here with me. Maybe I’ll even let
you share my bed. I’ve just got to get changed. So you wait up here.”
Jared was scooped up off the floor and placed on the bed and he watched as
Jensen started pulling off his clothing. He had never seen another person bare
before and his nose wiggled as he considered Jensen. Jared supposed Jensen was
a very cute boy, though Jared didn’t have much to base it off of.
“I love summer, when I can get away with wearing just my boxers to bed.” Jensen
laughed as he shoved off his pants, kicking them to the side and pushing his
underwear down a moment later.
Naturally, Jensen’s body was smaller than Jared’s, his cock half-hard, and
Jared watched as the boy stroked casually over his hardening flesh. Jared had
done that before, touched himself in such a way, but he’d never known that it
was something everyone did. It was oddly comforting and if Jared could have
smiled, he would have.
Then, as Jensen began to pull on his boxers, the pressure in Jared’s chest
expanded. His long ears twitched and he stumbled over a large wave of blanket,
scampering toward the edge of the bed. It was a long drop down but Jared simply
took a breath and leaped off the edge, colliding hard with the ground and
squeaking in protest.
“What’s the matter? Oh Mister- dammit, I really need to name you - where are
you going? What’s wrong?”
Jared ignored Jensen’s hurried questions and darted toward the only place that
seemed safe, which happened to be under Jensen’s bed. He could feel the change
coming, his little body stretching and morphing, and his heart was racing for
an entirely different reason. Jensen was such a wonderful boy, so nice and
sweet and friendly and beautiful, and Jared had always wanted a friend.
The bed was plenty big enough when Jared was in bunny form but now his body
stretched out, head almost peeking out from the bottom half of the bed. Jared
twisted until he was pressed flat against the wall, hiding in the shadows, eyes
fixed on Jensen’s bare ankles and feet out in the main part of the room.
“Bunny, what’s wrong? Why are you hiding?” Jensen cooed softly and in the next
moment his bright green eyes appeared, warm smile. “Come on out, you know I
won’t hurt you.”
Jared did want to climb out from under the bed. He wanted to curl up in
Jensen’s lap and feel the smooth thin heat of Jensen’s fingers stroking through
his fur. Only, he didn’t have any fur anymore, and that was really the issue.
“Look what I have for you. Aren’t you hungry?” Jensen was holding out a carrot
and Jared’s stomach grumbled unpleasantly.
He was very hungry actually, as he usually was when his body was bigger, his
stomach stretched out. The carrot was bright orange and Jared knew from the
selection he’d had earlier that it was incredibly tasty - free from the dirt
usually caked on the ones he found out in the woods. Jared was torn, his heart
slamming hard with nerves against his chest, his stomach growling and twisting
unpleasantly.
In the end his hunger won out.
Sucking in a quick breath Jared pushed forward and reached out, taking the
carrot from Jensen’s hand and bringing it quickly forward to nibble on. When he
risked a glance up Jensen was staring at him, his eyes wide and watering, lips
parted with obvious surprise.
“What... how are... are you...” Jensen skidded back, still staring at Jared
barely hidden under the bed. “You’re human.”
“Only sometimes,” Jared whispered, giving up on trying to hide any longer and
sliding out from under the bed. He was naked but it didn’t seem to matter much,
it wasn’t like he wore clothing when he was in bunny form either. “Only when
the sun goes to bed at night.”
“Holy shit. How is that even possible?” Jensen’s cheeks were a bright red, his
eyes wide, and Jared tilted his head down to look at the place Jensen seemed to
be staring.
He had no idea what was so strange about his lap, Jensen’s body was just like
Jared’s, only smaller. “It’s a long story,” he ducked his head down and spoke
quietly, trying to curl his body even closer together. Jared usually didn’t
care either way what form he was in, he could handle both, but for the first
time in as long as he could remember, Jared truly wished he was a bunny just so
he could hide.
“Well, um...” Jensen shifted until he was slowly standing, clearing his throat
and inching forward uncertainly. “I’m not... going anywhere. And uh, you
definitely aren’t while you’re looking like this. Are you... hungry? Cold?
Thirsty? Hey... do you have a name?”
Jared hadn’t anticipated this reaction. He’d really expected Jensen to freak
out, to scream, and for Jensen’s parents to run downstairs only to find him
with a naked grown man. But Jensen was simply being sweet, like he had been all
day, and Jared’s heart fluttered with a hope he’d never experienced before.
“Jared.” He cleared his throat as he answered, unaccustomed to speaking with
someone. When he told himself stories at night, spoke so he wouldn’t forget the
words, it was mostly a whisper.
“Jared,” Jensen repeated softly and stepped toward his desk, grabbing something
from inside a drawer then crossing to Jared. For a moment he hesitated then
sank down on the edge of the bed, patting the spot beside him. “Come sit up
here, it’s more comfortable. Um, none of my clothes will fit you but I guess
you could use a blanket...”
“My skin bothers you?” Jared asked and slowly pushed up onto the bed. It wasn’t
as soft as it had seemed before when he was in his rabbit form but it certainly
was nicer than the floor. “My body makes you red like that?”
A nervous laugh fell from Jensen’s lips and it was pleasant enough Jared smiled
in response. He wanted to hear Jensen make that noise all the time. Jared
watched as Jensen’s eyes slid over to him once more, lingering on his cock, and
it occurred to Jared that maybe he had everything backwards.
“My skin pleases you?” He suggested and the red on Jensen’s cheeks stretched
out, crawling down his neck and over his shoulders. “You think of me as mate.”
“W-what?” Jensen’s voice squeaked, his hands flailing out as he scrambled
across the bed and away from Jared. “M-mate? No way. No. I mean, holy fuck,
Jared. Ten minutes ago you were this tiny little bunny with giant floppy ears
and now you’re this old man sitting naked on my bed and saying crazy things
like mate.”
Jared wasn’t entirely sure why but something about Jensen’s words made him sad
and his shoulders slumped, his head tilted down. Deep down he knew that he must
be older than Jensen, they came from different worlds even, but Jared liked to
think they had some type of connection. And he remembered the stories about
mates, he’d always hoped that his mate would come find him one day, even when
no one else was ever around.
“I am sorry,” he whispered and grasped a shirt that was hanging off the edge of
the bed, laying it over his lap that seemed to bother Jensen the most. “I
thought... maybe you would want Jared, me, would want to be with me. I can go.”
He stood, ready to creep up the stairs and maybe even out the doggie door like
he had planned to do earlier when he was still a bunny but he didn’t get that
far. Jensen’s hand came out to curl around his arm and Jared stopped to marvel
at how small it looked now. Before, Jared nearly fit completely in Jensen’s
palm, now that hand couldn’t even wrap the width of his forearm.
Jensen seemed to be noticing the same thing, his eyes fixed to the place his
hand covered Jared’s skin, before he slowly looked up and cleared his throat.
“No, I’m sorry. That was so... that was horrible of me to say. I’m just,
really, really surprised. It’s not every day the animal you rescue suddenly
turns into this gorgeous, giant man.”
Gorgeous sounded much better than old and Jared stared down at Jensen before
sitting back on the bed beside him. “The dog who must not be named has never
turned human for you?”
To Jared’s great delight, Jensen exploded into laughter, his eyes shining
bright with amusement. Jared couldn’t ever remember seeing someone laugh quite
like this before and he joined in, thrilled by the way it made his body heat
up.
“No, thankfully that giant beast has remained a mutt.” Jensen continued to grin
even as his laughter faded. “Really though, I’m sorry about the old comment.
Just um, you’re clearly older than me but you don’t really look old. Do you
know...?”
“No. Not really. I am... many seasons, they pass through. Snow, sunshine, rain,
heat, wind, leaves, snow. It’s been... many of those seasons since I was cast
out.” Jared pursed his lips and tilted his head down. He realized his lap was
bare once more and he focused on finding something to cover himself with
instead of thinking about the whole cast out thing. That was too painful.
Jensen seemed to understand how much Jared didn’t want to talk about it though.
He laid a small hand on Jared’s back and rubbed softly, not asking any other
questions for a long while. When he did, it had nothing to do with Jared’s
history. “Would you like this candy bar? I doubt you’ve ever had chocolate,
huh?”
Blinking down at the offered candy, Jared tried to search through his memory.
He thought, maybe, when he was younger he’d been given something wrapped in the
shiny paper like the item before him but he couldn’t recall the taste. Only his
stomach growled and his mind insisted it would be an amazing thing to try so he
nodded and reached out, fumbling with the wrapper until it opened.
“It’s called Snickers. It’s one of my favorites. It’s got chocolate and nut- oh
no don’t shove it all in at once! You could choke!” Jensen’s hands reached out,
trying to grab the candy from Jared but he’d already shoved the entire bar
between his lips.
It was a lot to chew but the taste was unlike anything Jared had ever
experienced. It was sweet like honey, but richer, thicker, sliding down Jared’s
throat with each painful swallow. Jared couldn’t get enough of it. “Thfis reffy
gnnf.”
Jensen grinned, big and bright and shook his head. “Not really sure what you
just said but I’m gonna take it as a good thing. Wait here. I’m gonna go get
you some water.”
The boy left the room swiftly and Jared watched him go, jaw starting to ache
from the chewy chocolate he was working his way through. He really enjoyed the
sweet but he was relieved when Jensen returned carrying his glass of water and
that still lingering smile.
“Here you go. I brought you an apple too.” Jensen closed his bedroom door and
turned the lock, walking back to Jared and offering it out. “The fruit will
probably be good for you after the giant chocolate bar.”
Jared wasn’t entirely sure how a fruit could counteract chocolate but Jensen
seemed wise. So he took the fruit and the water, sipping from it. “You are old?
How many seasons have you seen?”
“Um... I’m fourteen. That’s not like, really old or anything but I’m pretty
smart. At least my parents say so. I’m going to be a vet. Do you know anything
about vets?” Jensen climbed up on the bed, tucking his legs under his body. “I
guess you probably don’t know much about a lot of things, huh?”
Shaking his head, Jared considered Jensen, adjusting the blanket over his lap
so he could turn to the boy. “I don’t know... many things. I’ve been alone...
I’ve been by myself for so long.”
“Really? All alone?” Jensen frowned and inched a little closer, sliding his arm
slowly around Jared’s shoulder. “You don’t have any family out there in the
woods? A whole family of, um, of bunnies?”
“No. Not everyone is bunnies.” Jared shook his head and considered telling
Jensen his story. He hadn’t ever told anyone before and though he knew the
words, he wasn’t sure he could express them to Jensen. He wasn’t even sure if
the words were in a human language, maybe Jared had been speaking some secret
language that belonged only to his previous world, the life he could only
vaguely remember.
“Maybe you can tell me about it?” Jensen asked after a while when Jared didn’t
explain further. His small fingers stroked over Jared’s arm, his smile warm and
soft, fond, like Jared was still in his bunny form and needing comforting. “If
you want to?”
Jared had given up on the hope that he might one day tell his story to another,
that one day he would even see another human, so the idea of finally telling
someone everything was a little daunting. But even if Jensen really didn’t want
him - he seemed curious, maybe he was just satisfying the urge to learn all he
could - Jared felt like he couldn’t pass up the chance to finally say the
things he’d buried for so long.
“The clan has always had many weres,” Jared began quietly, picking at the edge
of the blanket covering his lap. “Weres change: by sunlight they are animal by
moonlight they are human. There are panthers and lions, dogs and wolves, birds
and bears... so many animals. They are strong, they fight, they hunt and
provide for each other. But not the bunny. The bunny is weak. The bunny will
not provide for the clan. The bunny must be released. The bunny will not
survive.”
Jared was nearly chanting the same words that had been spoken to him at such a
young age. It was all Jared had ever had to go on, the only details about his
past he could recall with certainty.
“You mean... they released you because you were a bunny?” Jensen sounded
shocked and when Jared looked up, his bright green eyes were sparkling with
unshed tears. “They just... kicked you out because you couldn’t provide like
they could?”
“Bunny is weak. Bunny brings... shame and dishonor to clan. Jared is bunny,
Jared must go.” In effort to make himself smaller, to hide away, Jared pulled
his legs up to his chest and held them tight, not caring if the blanket slipped
away.
“Oh, my god,” Jensen gasped and lurched forward, threw his arms around Jared in
a tight hug. “I’m so sorry Jared, that’s horrible! I can’t believe your clan
would just send you away like that! How old were you?”
Jared scrunched up his face in confusion. The age thing seemed so important to
Jensen and Jared wanted the touch to linger, wanted Jensen to never pull away,
so he tried to remember just how old he was when he’d been sent from the clan.
“Children change at six years, to weres, their animals are revealed. It did not
take long for my weaknesses to be clear.”
“Goddammit,” Jensen spat so suddenly it surprised Jared, causing him to jump
back. “Oh no, sorry, I didn’t mean to yell at you. I just, it really pisses me
off, that your family treated you like that. But they were so wrong, Jared.
Look, they said you were weak and they abandoned you but you still managed to
survive, you’ve lived all these years in the forest by yourself. You’ve
overcome all those odds! That makes you amazing, Jared, seriously.”
Jared had never considered it that way before. But Jensen was right. He had
managed to survive when the stories said he couldn’t, when he had thought he
was nothing but a weak bunny that was no good for the clan. For the first time
in his life Jared felt true happiness swell through him and he looked over at
Jensen with a slow grin.
“You think I am amazing? You think I am worth... more?” Jared pushed forward
and slid his arms around Jensen, hugging him hard.
They toppled back on the bed and Jensen laughed, squeezing his arms around
Jared in a hug just as tight. “I barely know you and I think that.”
For a while they laid there in silence and Jared marveled over how nice it felt
to have Jensen in his arms. The boy was warm and comforting a way no one ever
had been before. It made Jared’s skin tingle and he rested his head in the
crook of Jensen’s neck, breathing in his scent.
“Will you stay here with me?” Jensen asked some time later, his fingers
stroking slowly through Jared’s hair.
Jared pulled back from the boy, watching him curiously. Jensen may think he was
amazing for surviving as he did but Jared knew there still wasn’t much a bunny
could do. What value would he have to Jensen? “But your family? They would not
like me, as human. They would not want a stranger to share your room.”
“We won’t tell them.” Jensen shrugged, shifting his body away from Jared as he
rolled onto his side. “I’m alone down here in the basement, they have no reason
to come down and well, I lock my door.”
“But I am unwise.” Jared frowned, glancing down at Jensen’s smaller frame as he
shifted away from Jared’s gentle touch on his chest. Jared still didn’t
understand the touching thing, the bare thing, and why Jensen’s cheeks got so
red sometimes.
“I can teach you everything. And I’ll only be away from home during the day
when you’re already in bunny form so it’ll be okay. Please, Jared? I hate
thinking of you all alone in that forest again. Let me provide a life for you.
You could be happy here. With me.”
They would be together then. Not as mates, no, Jensen didn’t seem to like that
idea much. But maybe they could be like family. Jared could not remember his
own family, he thought Jensen would make a great addition though.
“Okay. I will stay.” Jared nodded, grinning when Jensen beamed at him in
response.
~~
Jared’s stomach growled unpleasantly and he pulled his legs tighter up against
his chest, arms wrapping firm and secure around them. It had been a few weeks
since he’d met Jensen, come into his world, since his entire life changed. Most
days Jensen would disappear for a few hours, off at school or with his family,
then he’d be back in the evenings to finish his school work.
Night time was their time. Jared could listen to Jensen speak for hours. It
didn’t matter what Jensen spoke of - the world, school, technology, food -
Jared couldn’t get enough. And he was learning, too. Jensen was teaching him to
read from little kid books; he even left the TV on during the day and Jared had
discovered it wasn’t that hard to change the channel by bouncing on the remote.
Tonight, though, was different.
The day had passed, Jensen had left that morning as usual and Jared had watched
random programs on the TV to pass the time even though it made his little eyes
hurt after a while. Then Jared had heard footsteps on the stairs and he’d
perked up, leaping across the bed and down into his cage just in case - Jensen
explained his mother wouldn’t be happy if Jared was free from the confines.
Usually it was Jensen, Jared was expecting him, but for the first time it was
actually Jensen’s mom. She carried a small dish to his cage, dipping down to
set it inside then muttering about the TV being left on. The room was cast into
silence and darkness as she left and Jared sniffed at the carrots in confusion.
The hours passed and the sun set the rest of the way, Jared returned to his
human form and Jensen didn’t appear. Jared tried to remember if Jensen had said
something the night before that explained his absence, maybe he had something
at school he needed to take care of, but it had been one of those nights when
Jared had been far too distracted by the shape of the boy’s lips as he spoke.
Sometimes Jared thought about Jensen like he would a mate - or he was pretty
sure he did, it was hard to be completely certain since no one had ever
explained the mate thing to him entirely. There were even times when his flesh
would get hard and he’d be so tempted to reach out and touch Jensen somewhere
other than the arm but Jared was fairly certain the boy wouldn’t like that
touch.
After all, Jensen never seemed to think of him in the same way.
The loud footfalls of Jensen’s family upstairs scared Jared and he had decided
to hide in the closet, the place he was tucked away now, praying that Jensen
would return soon. It was so dark and cold and lonely in this room without
Jensen there and Jared had been hoping they could go outside once Jensen got
home earlier because Jared was missing the sunshine. Houses weren’t built for
creatures like Jared. He wanted to hop, run, play in the grass.
But mostly he just wanted Jensen.
~~
“Jared?” Jensen called out the moment he opened the door and even though Jared
knew that voice, he was too scared to move from his place in the closet.
“Jared? I’m so sorry, I forgot I told Mitch at school that we’d work on our
project tonight. I told my mom to come give you some food... Jared? Where are
you? Shit. Please still be here. I can’t lose you, please Jared, please be
here.”
Jared could hear the rustle of bedsheets, Jensen’s quickening breath as his
words grew more frantic, and Jared’s heart sped up. Jensen sound so scared at
the idea of Jared being gone and it caused the lingering fear and uncertainty
to slide from him. Pushing forward, Jared tumbled out of the closet, tripping
over Jensen’s shoes and collapsing hard down onto the ground.
“Oh, thank fuck,” Jensen gasped and hurried forward, stooping down to help
Jared up. The moment Jared was on his knees Jensen was pressing forward and
throwing arms around him in a tight hug. “I was so scared you’d left.”
“Me too,” Jared whispered, curling his arms around Jensen and burying his head
in the boy’s neck as he so often liked to. “Scared you wouldn’t come back.”
“I’m so sorry, as soon as Mitch reminded me about the project I kept trying to
think of a way to tell you but, of course, I couldn’t rightly ask my mom to
tell a bunny why I was going to be home so late.” Jensen laughed as he pulled
slightly back from the hug, staring down at Jared still on his knees before
him.
When Jensen’s finger tips grazed along Jared’s jaw, Jared leaned into the touch
and closed his eyes, inhaling shakily. Like so many times Jensen’s gentle touch
sent heat curling thick through Jared and his chest shook with another deep
breath. “I understand. School is important.”
“You are important.” The breathy note to Jensen’s words had Jared’s eyes
fluttering open, blinking up at the boy. Jensen’s bright green eyes were fixed
down on Jared’s lips, his tongue sliding out to slowly drag along his own lips.
“I think about you all the time, Jared... I told my friend Dani, at school,
that you’re my boyfriend. Is that... are you mad that I did that?”
Jared understood the term boyfriend, he’d seen it on TV, and he was fairly sure
that was a lot like a mate. The idea of Jensen being his mate had Jared’s heart
racing all over again and he pulled the boy close, rubbing their noses
together.
“Um...” Jensen murmured then laughed softly, threading his fingers through
Jared’s hair and pulling back an inch or two. “What...?”
“A kiss.” Jared’s head titled slightly to the side as he considered Jensen. “It
was unpleasant?”
“Oh! Oh, no. I mean, it was very pleasant. Just... that’s how bunnies kiss,
Jared. Don’t you remember seeing on TV, how humans kiss?” Jensen’s smile was
familiar, that one he got whenever Jared was wrong about something but he still
found it sweet. “Would you like me to show you?”
“Yes, I would.” Jared nodded, wetting his lips like Jensen did.
The boy’s green gaze was fixed on Jared’s lips as he moved forward and Jared
could see that red blush crawling up Jensen’s cheeks. He wondered briefly if
Jensen had ever done anything like this before but then those full plush lips
were sliding across his and Jared couldn’t think of anything else.
His hand lifted to press against the small of Jensen’s back and he shuffled
forward on his knees, trying to get closer. Jensen’s fingers in his hair
tightened and he pressed closer, sliding his lips with more force over Jared’s.
With a gasp, Jared’s lips parted and Jensen’s tongue suddenly slid forward to
move across his own, swirling them slowly together.
Jensen tasted like chocolate and soda - that one really fizzy kind Jensen had
let Jared taste the week before - and something else Jared hadn’t really
experienced before. The heat of Jensen’s body was amazing and Jared inched
closer, slipping his hand under Jensen’s shirt to press their bodies together
even further. He wanted to feel all of Jensen, wanted to kiss along every inch
of his skin, wanted to spread the boy out and learn everything.
“More,” Jared gasped as he pulled back from the kiss, blinking his eyes open to
stare up at Jensen. “I want more.”
“Okay.” Jensen nodded quickly, stepping back so Jared had room to rise to his
feet then pulling him across the room to the bed. “Okay. More. Um. Like what?”
“I think you’re the one who knows what they’re doing here.” Jared laughed
softly, allowing Jensen to drag him across the room and dropping down onto the
bed. “Will you be my mate?” He asked in a rush, hoping Jensen would consider
mate just like boyfriend. It meant a lot to Jared to have the title, though.
Jensen bit at his kiss swollen lip, fingers playing along the edge of his shirt
then slowly pulling up. “What does that mean to you? To be your mate?”
Jared wanted to be the one removing Jensen’s clothes. He’d thought of it so
many times over the last few weeks and he couldn’t resist reaching out,
snagging the edge of Jensen’s shirt and pulling up. The boy’s arms lifted
automatically and Jared watched the smooth, creamy skin bunch and pull as
Jensen twisted free from his shirt. It caused the blood to rush in Jared’s ears
and it took him a few minutes to remember that Jensen had asked him a question.
Then the boy was stepping in, gently kissing his jaw, and Jared jerked up to
look at him. “To be my mate? It means... you would be mine. You would stay with
me. You would be with no others. We would be together forever. And I would
breed you.”
“B-breed?” Jensen choked on the word, staring wide eyed down at Jared as he
stepped back. “Um... but I... I’m a guy. You can’t really breed me.”
“Oh yes, I know.” Jared nodded, laughing softly when Jensen’s entire face
deepened with that adorable flush. “But we can still... what is that word
humans use? Oh, fuck. We can still fuck, though you cannot carry my child.”
“Jesus,” Jensen whispered, swaying into Jared’s body, arms looping around his
shoulders. “Yeah, um, yeah. I’d like to do that. I’ve uh... been doing some
research. I mean, even before you came around. I’ve been thinking about guys
for as long as I’ve been getting turned on... but you... god every night you
lay with me in bed and you’re so big and naked and warm and I just-”
Jared couldn’t hear any more. Jensen’s words were making his heart race and he
lurched forward, slamming his mouth against the boy’s. Instantly Jensen moaned
into the kiss, pressing forward between Jared’s legs and sliding his hands down
Jared’s back. The way Jensen kissed, so eager and insistent, had Jared’s cock
instantly hardening and his legs spread wider to bring Jensen into his body.
The rough scratch of Jensen’s jeans on his sensitive skin caused a shudder to
slide down Jared’s body and he gasped into the part of their kiss, head tilting
back. Jensen’s lips moved to drift down his jawline, trailing the slope of his
neck into his shoulder, and Jared worked his hands between them to tug at the
boy’s button and zipper.
“So you will?” He moaned the question, shoving at Jensen’s jeans and boxers
hard enough they dropped to pool at Jensen’s ankles. “Be my mate?”
“God, yes,” Jensen laughed shakily, stepping back and free of the material. “As
long as it’s okay that I call you my boyfriend to my friends.”
Jared grinned, the action fading as his gaze drifted down to scan across
Jensen’s bare form. He’d caught glimpses of the boy naked before but it had
certainly never been like this. “Yes,” he finally murmured, dragging his
fingertips down Jensen’s side. “You may call me whatever you’d like.”
In the next beat he grasped Jensen by the side and spun him, tossing the boy
down on the bed and sliding over his body. Jensen was panting, staring with
dark eyes up at him, and Jared shifted until he was almost completely covering
the boy. His hands dug into the mattress above Jensen’s shoulders and every
time he moved his cock brushed against Jensen’s inner thigh.
It was already perfect.
“We don’t have to fuck right away,” Jared murmured, lowering himself so their
lips could come together in another slow, quickly deepening kiss.
As their tongues twisted and slid together Jared’s hands roamed down Jensen’s
body, mapping along his flesh, touching every inch he could. The heat of
Jensen’s cock was radiating from him and Jared curled his fingers around the
base, slowly stroking up, dragging Jensen’s hips off the mattress. Jared broke
from the kiss because he had to see Jensen’s body reacting beneath his, he had
to see the flush of pleasure on the boy’s face.
Jensen’s lithe form was constantly squirming, twisting along the mattress as he
worked his cock up into Jared’s hand over and over. “I-I want,” he gasped and
clung to Jared’s shoulders, nails digging hard into the flesh. “Want you to
fuck me. Please. I’ve... I’ve put my finger in me before, just one, in the
shower... thinking of you.”
Jared wasn’t one hundred percent certain what Jensen meant by that but he liked
the way it sounded, the way Jensen’s words were breathy and laced with a deep
plea. So he nodded and pushed up, sitting back on his heels and considering
Jensen. “Will you show me what to do?”
“Ye-ah, of course.” Jensen nodded and quickly sat up, reaching out for his
nightstand and tugging the drawer open.
When he offered a bottle of clear liquid up to Jared, there was that always
lingering deep blush and Jensen was biting down on his bottom lip. Jared took
the bottle, flipping open the cap and letting the liquid spread across his
fingers. When Jensen dropped back down and spread his legs Jared sucked in a
quick breath, surprised by how hot that looked. “What should I...”
“Start with one finger; you need to slowly work it into me.” Jensen’s arms slid
down and Jared watched with rapidly widening eyes as the boy’s fingers gripped
along his ass and spread the fleshy cheeks apart. “I’ll tell you when to add
more. You’ve got to make enough room for your cock to fit.”
Glancing down at his own hard, red-flushed swollen cock, Jared decided not to
tell Jensen just how impossible he thought that might be. Jensen’s hole was so
small, his entire body was small compared to Jared’s and the last thing Jared
wanted to do was hurt his new mate. The first touch of his fingertip against
Jensen’s hole seemed only to please the boy however; at least if Jensen’s long
moan was anything to go by.
Hearing and seeing the pleasure on his young mate’s face boosted Jared’s
confidence and he slowly slid his finger forward, watching with rapt
fascination as it disappeared inside Jensen’s body. He took his time pulling
the digit free and sliding back, working the muscles further apart like
Jensen’s instructed. The way Jensen rocked his hips down to meet each press
forward of Jared’s finger had Jared’s hips thrusting forward eagerly and he was
only relieved when Jensen told him to add another.
By the time Jared had three fingers inside the boy, Jensen’s body was dripping
with his sweat, his stomach smeared with fine lines of white liquid that kept
seeping from the tip of his cock. Jensen was nearly trembling and Jared dipped
down, lapping along the liquid on Jensen’s stomach to try and calm him.
“Fuck,” Jensen groaned, his entire body shuddering. Jared knew what was
happening when Jensen’s cock twitched and thick white sprayed from the top. His
own cock would do this when he touched himself thinking of Jensen.
But he’d never seen it happen without touch and Jared lapped up that white
liquid as well. “I’ve made you feel good?”
“Fucking amazing,” Jensen panted, carding his fingers through Jared’s hair in a
touch not unlike a pet - like how he’d touch Jared during the day. “Made me
come without even touching my dick,” Jensen laughed softly and when Jared
pulled back the boy was smiling sleepily at him. “I’m ready for you now. Want
you to put your cock in me.”
The very idea had Jared shuddering with a wave of want and he nodded quickly,
pulling his fingers free and using the bottle of clear liquid to slick up his
throbbing cock. He’d never wanted someone like this before. Even when he was
lonely, all by himself in the middle of the woods on the darkest nights, his
body had never known this type of longing.
Jensen’s hole was puffy red and slippery and Jared watched the way it stretched
wide as he slid the head of his cock forward. When Jensen tensed though,
Jared’s eyes snapped up, his free and clean hand lifting to brush down Jensen’s
jaw. “I don’t want to hurt you... Jensen, I love you. You are mine. My mate.”
“You...” Jensen moaned softly and lifted his legs to wrap around Jared’s waist.
The action caused Jared to sink even further in and Jensen sucked in a slow,
steady breath, his entire body relaxing beneath Jared. “You really love me?”
“Yes.” Jared nodded, focusing in on Jensen’s red swollen lips and dark eyes to
keep from losing control and thrusting his hips down into the boy. He slid
forward another inch and managed a small smile. “You make me whole. You save
me. You are mine.”
“Jared...” Jensen’s fingers drifted along Jared’s jaw, the smile flickering off
his lips as Jared sank the rest of the way into him.
It was tighter than Jared expected after all the time he’d spent working his
fingers into the boy. The firm grip of heat and muscles around him was the best
thing Jared had ever felt and he dipped down until his forehead rested against
Jensen’s, breathing in every breath Jensen let out. Jared could spend forever
like this. So many years he’d been alone, feeling empty and hollow, and now he
was finally complete with Jensen’s form connecting them together, giving Jared
hope and love and perfection.
“I love you, too,” Jensen murmured countless minutes later then he rocked his
body back, causing the pressure around Jared to shift. “Please, take me. Claim
me as yours. Breed me.”
Jared’s animal instincts suddenly kicked in and he did just that. In a flash
his hips were moving constantly, cock drawing almost completely from Jensen’s
body only to snap hard back in, their skin slapping together. The softest,
quietest moans fell from Jared’s lips where they were pressed to Jensen’s neck
and his entire body shook each time he drove hard forward, needing to claim all
of Jensen’s body as his own.
“Fuck. Fuck. Oh god, yes, Jared. Just there, oh. Oh yes.” Jensen chanted
through pants and moans, clinging to Jared’s back and rocking his hips up as
much as he could to meet each of Jared’s thrusts.
Then Jared’s angle changed and Jensen called out loudly - far too loud to keep
them from getting caught. Jared pushed up enough to cover Jensen’s mouth with
his own, aiming to hit that spot in Jensen over and over because it seemed to
be the best for the boy. The legs around his waist tightened, Jensen arching
his body so much he was nearly completely off the mattress and hanging from
Jared’s body instead.
Jared’s orgasm was fast approaching and he considered working his hand between
their bodies to stroke over Jensen’s cock. Before he could though, the wet heat
of the boy’s release was once more spreading between them, Jensen coming for
the second time without being touched, just from the feel of Jared’s cock
slamming into him over and over.
That along with Jensen panting into his ear tipped Jared over the edge. He
pumped his release into Jensen as if he really could breed the boy, his thrusts
taking on a near brutal quality until he couldn’t take any more.
Collapsing down on Jensen, Jared panted against the boy’s sweaty skin,
listening to the race of his pulse in his ears.
“Jared,” Jensen whispered after a while, the name coming out strained and
breathless.
Jared jerked back quickly and rolled to the side, smiling weakly down at Jensen
as he gathered him close. “Sorry. I... that was much better than I knew it
would be. You... you are a perfect mate. I have waited a lifetime for you.”
“God, you’re amazing.” Jensen laughed softly and pressed closer, sliding flush
against Jared. “I’m so glad my dog almost killed you.”
Jared snorted and tucked Jensen under his chin, holding him as close as
possible. In the morning, Jensen would wake with a ball of fluff tucked into
the curl of his arms but for now, Jared would hold him close and kiss his
overheated skin.
Maybe being a bunny rabbit really wasn’t all that challenging.
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