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.
Khloe's POV:I jumped as the door slammed against the wall, followed by one of the worker's loud words."Rise and shine ladies! The quicker you wake your asses up the quicker we can load up and haul you guys back home!"I heard a lot of the pets murmur after he spoke, some in positive ways, and some in negative.I for one just rested my head back against the side of the cage.I hadn't slept in over 48 hours and It was beginning to show.All I wanted was to hurry up and go home.Back to Nico and back to where I could comfortably sleep.
Nico's POV:I felt Khloe's body relax as I set her down onto the bed.She curled up into the blankets almost immediately.As much as I wanted to spend time with her after being away from her. I could tell that she needed sleep more than anything.I already had the feeling that she wasn't going to get much sleep, but I'm glad that her exhaustion was the worst thing that happened to her.And, well, I needed to talk to Xander.I needed to thank Doe.If she hadn't done what she did, well...I tried not to dwell on that, knowing that the mere thought of it would