Another story for the collection :) This one was written for my friend  TheLeonard to show him the perils of his new rabbit form. It's a very informative piece. *nods* While not necessarily a vore story this does contain elements or themes which can cross into that territory. So please be warned if that makes you uncomfortable, might want to skip this one. Please forgive any editing or spelling mistakes!

I want to thank  TheUmbraArtist for another awesome pic to accompany my story <3 If you haven't checked her out, well you simply must. Make sure you check out the galleries of  TheLeonard and  Rhos who star in this story. They have some amazing works, and I enjoy writing these stories so much because I get to work with such interesting characters. Thanks for letting me write this ridiculous stuff :)

Starring
 TheLeonard
 Rhos

Art by
 TheUmbraArtist

Written by
 KrusaderOfCenty

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Leonard burst through the undergrowth, vines wrapping across his chest and arms as his large feet pushed to tear his body free. Heaving, panting, gasps of panic; the vegetation gave way to his struggles and he was running again, bounding between wooden giants and fallen logs. Humid air clung to his fur in a sheen mixing with dread sweat, the oppressive heat of the jungle stifling his thoughts. Eyes darting, head swivelling, long ears twitching. The snap of breaking branch to his left and he shot to the right, bounding away from what followed.

After some minutes with the sounds of pursuit vacant, the fleeing rabbit finally took a moment to catch his breath. Leaning his back against the buttressed trunk of an imposing old tree, he took stock and gave his chest the chance to ease its ache. The late afternoon sun slanted through the canopy far above, yellowed hues glinting off verdant leaves and mixing with the blooming flowers into new colours of splendour. Mysterious birds made their foreign calls, and the hum of a world incredibly alive ignored the traveller and his worries.

Mind in turmoil, his thoughts danced to a beat of mayhem. How had this come about? Where was he? Where was his dragon? Why was She after him? ….Why was it suddenly so quiet? Leonard’s pupils dilated in panic, ears tweaked in each direction trying to catch the barest whisper of intent from whoever may be lurking in the dense foliage. To his right, the sound of leaf matter being crawled over by some great bulk; to his left, a branch creaking under an immense weight.

All around him came the sounds of his encirclement, corralled against the towering column of jungle at his back. Between the leaves and branches flickered glimmers of oranged light against reptilian skin, gleams and shimmers through the underbrush. His head darting back and forth, eyes straining to catch sight of what paced unseen; each glint from camouflaged scale pulled at his attention. Leonard’s foot thumped against the hard packed ground at the base of the tree, terror trembled through him.

Just as his heart was near to bursting stillness swept back over the jungle, and the tense silence seemed to sigh and release the poor rabbit. Heaving lungs began to calm, and the fog of dread anticipation started to clear his mind. Perils fled and capture avoided, control of his body and mind was regained, as Leonard collected himself and made to leave the safety of the trees encompassing roots. With one hand resting against the hard wood structure of the aged tree’s base and looking over his shoulder, the rabbit rounded the gnarled wall, and there She was.

Her great uncoiled length hanging from the dizzying heights of the old tree that had so recently harboured his safety, fixed Her immense head at eye level with the startled hare. Shining serpent eyes of striking emerald hue locked on to his and staked his feet to the ground, all thought and reason fled before Her predatory stare. On some level in the back of his mind he heard Her humming as Her eyes continued to bore into his soul, but his whole body locked down in surprise and fear at the gigantic snake that had chased him down. A ripple of shock flicked up his back and stood his fur on end as Her tongue snaked from between pursed lips and flicked ever so gently against his nose, drinking in his unique flavour of distress.

The tickling invasion snapped the spell and Leonard made to flee, but no more than a single bound away from the imposing sight and again She was before him. Her vast bulk belying all Her speed, the hanging visage once again locked Her eyes with the quarry. Her gaze piercing his resolve, She poured Her will into his soul, drowning out the timid voices of reason and concern.

“Calm yourssself, little one…” the voice sang so softly for one of such size. Seemingly seductive sounds serenading his thoughts away. “Poor little bunny, lossst in the jungle... Ssso far from hisss home... Ssso ssscared... Ssso lucky that Kaa could find him… Ssso lucky She’s around…” As each elongated syllable washed across him, Leonard began to feel more at ease, his eyes still locked on the serpent’s slit eyes as they seemed to convey such empathy for his situation. As She crooned and cooed to him, coils of Her length oozed down from the branches high above, the shining scales sliding down silkily onto the jungle floor.

With the sound of movement behind him again the charm was broken, Leonard closed his eyes and shook at the fog occluding the threat; but the tendrils taking root in his thoughts were so much harder to cast off this time. With eyes screwed shut he made to argue with the sinuous ophidian, to barter for his release.

“Please, let me go! My dragon will be looking for me, and when she finds out what you’re trying to do she’ll…” at the mention of a muliebral rival the tip of her tail slipped across his cheek and under chin, caressing him into silence. Turning his head again he shied away from the satin words that slithered out to console him.

“Sssuch sssilly thoughtsss... There isss nothing to fear… Kaa hasss sssaved you… You’re her guessst… Ssso happy to have you… Sssee her sssmile jussst for you…” Still firm not to look at Her, Leonard shifted slightly to move away, slipping his head free from her tail and facing the ground. As he blindly shuffled away from his captor his foot caught on an exposed root causing him to stumble. Cracking his eyes to peak at the ground to see his way was all the opening She needed, Her bobbing head greeted his sight and jade eyes locked their grip on his senses once more and swept aside his sanity.

“Sssafe now... Sssafe is where Kaa wantsss you... Sssafe is where Kaa will keep you... Yesss you’ll ssstay with Her... Don’t resssissst Her…” as She spoke part of Her unending length pressed against his back, rubbing against him and reassuring him. Her humming song elusively caressed the edges of his hearing. A slight flex and Her weight shifted behind his knees, drawing him backwards against Her so that She took all his weight and gently lifted him off his feet. As She did so, her eyes never left his, Her head shifting to look down upon Her charge.

“Little one mussst be ssso tired from hisss day... He can ssstay with Kaa... Ssshe will keep him… sssafe... Sssafe while he ssslipsss into sssilent ssslumber... Sssleep…” The idea strayed into his mind; he could stay with Her for the night until he found his way home. There was no way any creature would dare to challenge the powerful basilisk; he could sleep for the night in safety. Apperception reassured him, so lucky he’d found Her.

“Yesss, sssleep sssoftly... Sssleep... Not a whisssper… Not a sssound… Ssssssshhhh… Jussst for me…” Blankets of scales surrounded him; serpentine loops wound around and kept him warm, snuggled tightly in Her grip. There was someone he needed to find, but he couldn’t remember who. But they would be fine, happy that he was safe and sound. Secure in Her grasp the little rabbit was hoisted into the air, lifted high up to further safety amongst the lofty branches of the ancient tree. No one could reach him here, no one could interrupt them. He became intensely aware of Her eyes once more, piercing through the fog that enveloped his mind, filling his thoughts with their intensity. The grey mists that occluded all other distractions turned into the nights shadow; blank and void except for twin emeralds shining in the dark, Her humming lullaby whispering and echoing through the empty expanses of his consciousness.

The twin lights of Her eyes shifted slightly and were replaced by the wide slit of Her mouth, tongue darting out and caressing his face. Lips forming his thoughts into Her words, each syllable shining the same vibrant red as the inside of Her mouth.

“Poor, sssweet little dear… Kaa will keep you clossse… Keep you sssafe…”

Her mouth parted wider as an edge of excitement grew in Her voice, anticipation soon to be realised. The crimson lining of Her maw pricked with rows of bleached white teeth, shining with the slaver of Her excitement.

“Ssso tired… Time to sssleep…”

Hot waves of Her breathe washed over his face as She grew bigger, swollen before him to blot out the rest of the world.

“Clossse your eyesss…”

The dying rays of the afternoon sun passed behind Her, a corona of light dazzled at the edge of his vision through hooded eyes. The humming song that had skirted clarity softly closed off the rest of the world from the lost rabbit, and its message sank deep into his subconscious.

“Trussst in mee…”

“Jussst in mee…”

“Ssshut your eyesss…”

“And trussst in mee…”

Devoid of reason, lost to the shaping of his psyche, Leonard’s mind drifted in a sea of viridian and rouge. Head lolling to the sides, he had no sensation of his feet disappearing into the serpentine maw. Legs slipping down Her throat as powerful muscles caressed him further into Her depths, steamy breathes rolling up the length of his body, damping his fur. The last of Her coils dropped away from the ensnared lapin, the tip of Her tail resting across his shoulders as it pushed him further down between the salivating expanse of Her jaws. With Her Prey nearly entirely consumed within Her length, the serpent queen allowed a chuckle to ripple along Her lengths; forked tongue dancing in jest as it lapped across Leonard’s face. Another victim caught with such ease, another meal whose soul was snapped up as easily as if Her mind had fangs of its own.

As her pleasure peaked Her body was raked with searing pain, a red hot burst of flame flowed and enveloped some of Her many coils. Writhing in agony similar to the flames dance across Her scaled flesh, the great serpent darted Her head back in forth searching for the interloper who snatched at Her joy. Eyes sweeping the sky another wave of pain washed through Her stricken body as a great gout of immolation flensed Her beautiful scales. But the last attack had revealed Her assailant, a young wyvern thought to contest Her meal, to challenge Her dominance in this jungle.

With a quick flex of muscles She exerted total control of her body, regurgitating the nearly consumed rabbit into a crook of branches in the trees expanse, then whipped her head around in time to writhe out of the way from the next attack. As the young dragon swept away for another pass Her gargantuan head lunged up with terrifying speed, iron hard jaws snapping closed mere inches from an outstretched wing. She would dine on this presumptuous lizard as well; no one marred Her beautiful scales.

Each pass of the wyvern to attack the jungle queen brought her within striking range of the coiled serpent, and the two duelled for a say in the dazed rabbits life. Leather browned scales wove through the air as only a dragon could, while lengths of jungle greens shied back and struck out from lofty perch. In one dive Rhos passed too near and the fanged maw scored a hit, closing on a hind quarter to rend and tear; wicked teeth plunged straight through plates of armoured hide but could not hold as the dragon plunged to escape the agony. A grin of wicked humour spread across Her face, there was only one queen of this jungle.

Python lengths wrapped around the branch which held her weight, constricting muscles looped through timber boughs clench tight to hold Her footing, waiting for the next mistake. Sensing the need to escape this duel, the younger female saw a weakness. She could not best the titan power of the basilisk, but Her throne was not on solid ground. In a near vertical dive the dragon aimed a spurt of fire right at the serpents face, and as She shied back the full weight of the wyvern slammed into the ancient branch. A groaning crack of splintering timbers, and the branch gave way beneath the onslaught of battling reptiles.

The snake monarch’s eyes shot wide in surprise and distress as She toppled from the jungles canopy, coils writhing in air as they fell to the floor below; Her vastness disappearing into the thick growth of the lush wilds. Relief and exhaustion washed across her body as the wyvern settled onto another of the trees branches, a moment to collect herself then her thoughts returned to her companion. There he lay, his mind still turned in on itself, the skirmish for his life a chapter lost. Gingerly taking him in her claws she set off into the skies, putting as much distance between herself and the jungle domain that belonged to the monarch snake.

Well into the night they came to rest on recessed of a great cliff face, the stone walls and vertical face giving safe quarter to the mountain dragon and her travelling companion. Placing him as gently as possible, she lay her body down next to his and waited for him to wake from his stupor; the hunt, the battle, and the retreat finally took their payment and in short order the dragon slept beside the prone rabbit.

Rays of morning light licked warmth across the rock face, and a stray beam caught the heavy lids of the dragon’s eye. Annoyed at the suns intrusion with great effort she heaved her eye open to glare at the world for intruding on her slumber. As she did so the first sight to greet her eyes was Leonards smiling face, happy to be with his dragon, but clearly confused and embarrassed at the glimmers of memory from yesterday’s events.

“Umm… hi.” A sheepish rogues grin tried to offer apology, “Er… I don’t quite know what happen~ urk!” The wyverns tail snaked out and coiled around the troublesome hare, wrapping tight around and pinning him against the dragons bulk; she silenced him with an amber glower then closed her sleep heavy eyes. Too early, there was time for excuses and apples later, for now they would doze. He wasn’t going anywhere, he was Hers.