Nico's POV:
I let my fingers trail aimlessly against her back as I recalled what had happened that day.
"The funny thing is, I didn't go into that Pet Store expecting to leave with a pet," I admitted.
Khloe's head tilted up a bit more to meet my eyes, one of her brows raised.
"Really?" She asked.
I nodded.
"Really. I had no interest in looking for another pet until after the blood moon, and the truth is, I had gone into the store to look for another pet for Xander since I thought that he would be needing another one pretty soon."
I paused for a moment, trying to recall the exact moment when I had changed my mind. I remember it being a fairly quick decision.
Khloe's POV:I was jolted awake as Nico suddenly harshly pulled me close to him, followed by him immediately sitting up, his breaths heavy and drawn out.Which was very shocking, but at the time, I didn't quite process it since I had just woken up and only knew the fact that it was still the middle of the night.I didn't process that anything was strange until he hastily got out of the bed and into his bathroom.Something was wrong.I quickly pushed myself up onto my elbow, looking through the darkness to see if I could figure out what was going on.I was about to say something but paused as soon as I made out his figure in the bathroom.He was just staring
Khloe's POV:I tugged the brush through my hair as carefully as possible, working out the many tangles that had formed throughout the day.I usually brush through my hair after I get out of the shower, but Nico was adamant on coming into the bathroom as soon as I turned the shower off this morning, barely giving me time to put some clothes on.From then on I guess I just got distracted and forgot.I sighed as the brush caught on yet another large tangle.Turning my head towards where Nico was, I began to gently brush it out.He's been a bit off ever since this morning. Ever since his nightmare.He still hadn't offered to talk about it, and I'm pretty sure t
Nico's POV:I ended up sitting on my bed, back against the headboard and had Khloe sit with her legs on either side of me.I figured that given our height difference, this was probably one of the most comfortable positions for us to do this in.Khloe's eyes were pretty much glued downwards. It was obvious that she was nervous about this."Are you sure you want to do this now?" I asked softly.She nodded slowly before lifting her head."Yeah," she responded quietly, failing to hide her nerves.I repeated her nod as a response, leaning forward.I didn't want to do this. I really didn't.
Khloe's POV:Today was the day.The day that I was to be taken away for two days.The transportation for us pets was already here according to Nico so we only had a couple minutes left with each other before we had to go down.My fingers grazed the collar around my neck.It had been so long since I had had to wear this for such a long time...My fingers then trailed to the mark that Nico had made on me the night before.Luckily Nico walked out from the closet before I could begin to dwell back on that experience too much.I watched as he walked over to me, holding one of his grey hoodies in his arms.
Khloe's POV:The drive there took longer than I remembered it taking. Long enough for the sun to set.Even with the covering that Nico's hoodie gave me, and the warmth from the other girls behind me, the wind caused by the drive here left me shivering.I pulled the collar of the hoodie over my nose as the car rolled down to a stop, inhaling Nico's scent in an effort to calm myself down.I just have to get through two nights here.That's it. Just two nights, easy enough...I just have to get through this, and then he's going to take me somewhere.I kept repeating those kinds of things in my head, forcing myself to slow down my breathing.
Khloe's POV:The room where the cages were was a fairly large one. It resembled a garage with its cement walls and floor.This too was different from my previous visits, as was the pungent smell of bleach that the room contained.The cages were set in a horseshoe shape around the room and were pretty much the exact size that I thought they would be.Eight feet across, four feet back, and about five feet tall. Just barely enough room for each of us to have a little room to ourselves as long as we were sitting down.All of us had been placed into the cages, and since It wasn't that late yet, A couple Vampires were walking around us, watching to make sure we weren't going to try something that they wouldn't like.As far as I could hear, no one was. All I could hear was the quiet chatting amongst the pets.No one had stepped out of line yet.Doe and I each sat across from each other, facing each other from the far
Khloe's POV:I awoke in a cold sweat to someone harshly shaking me.All I knew was how fast my heart was beating, and that I had the undeniable feeling in my gut that I was scared.The fact that I opened my eyes to pitch darkness didn't really help with that either.The next thing I knew, I had a hand over my mouth and a body hovering above mine.So instinctually, I grabbed at the hand, digging my nails into it as I felt warm tears run down my face.A hiss of pain came from the person above me, partially snapping me back to reality."Ow Khloe!" Doe's sharp whisper sounded from above me.My entire body froze once
Khloe's POV:Doe didn't return for the rest of the night.Nor did I see her during the entirety of the morning and afternoon tests.The tests where they lined us up one by one and took every kind of sample you could think of before sending us back into our cages so they could process the results.I did what Nico told me to do, I stayed in the middle with my eyes down and somehow ended up being one of the first pets done with the tests.Luckily the vampire that met with me wasn't too forceful but...I rubbed the spot on my elbow that still ached after he had taken my blood sample.