Queen hazel

Chapter 1

"Hey, wake up, my Queenie! Time for our tea!" shouted Kai. 

I groaned.

What a terrible nickname for an elegant labrador! One who ate proper food! And one who is at a higher rank than the highest of the high! I need to sleep on a bed! Not a cushion! Oh, woe...

My owners are Sam and Rachel Rivers. Sam is a mechanic, and Rachel is a doctor. They've both been dream owners until recently. Two years ago, they adopted a boy called Kai. He's the start of all my problems. Ever since they got him, they've been paying less and less attention to me. Also, he has always loved drama so he dresses me up as his princess and sings weird songs.

I wish Kai would be more... you know, boyish! He should treat me like a queen! Yeah, Queen Hazel has a ring to it. He should tend to my every need, and kneel whenever he sees me! Whether he's playing football or something else, I would be carried around like a princess at all times! And all I would need to do was bark, and he would come rushing. Instead, he makes me TEA! DOGS DO NOT DRINK TEA! Ugh. We like chewing on bones, chasing cats, and being treated like ROYALTY. I wanted to be a normal dog, or better, a ROYAL one! A pet of the queen, perhaps! So I could be properly loved... The queen's corgis are soo lucky! I mean, I am loved and all, but I wish I was treated more specially...

Anyway, I had to go to Kai's drama class because the teacher suggested it. Something about animal interaction. Sigh... Oh well, at least the tea is sort of nice. HA! Are you kidding me? It's disgusting Ugh.

"My Queenie, have a sip of this delightful Jasmine tea! It truly does work wonders!" gurgled Kai in a British tone.

I had to bear 45 minutes of horror, but thankfully, the class was over. Time for Kai to go to school! Finally, the house to myself! But then...

"Awoooooo!" It was my friend, Rose! She always comes to visit from next door. I wonder what we'd do today. As I heard her steps coming closer, Sam came by.

"Hazey wayzey, why are you going out? You know it's forbidden!"

NOO! Sam had found my secret way out: a small trapdoor that I could just fit through in the back of Kai's drama room. Sam locked the trapdoor, and I heard Rose miserably padding away. I howled in sadness.

"Come on now, Hazel, Daddy wants to learn drama too!"

Ugh! I immediately ran out of Kai's drama room, and thankfully, no one called me back.

Great. No one in this frustrating family knew how dogs had fun. They never let me have fun. Last time, I saw a rabbit out in the backyard, and decided to chase it out. Like, that's what dogs are for, right? Well, Rachel spotted me, and practically SHOUTED at me for chasing the rabbit! She cuddled it close and whispered, "It's okay, Fluffy, I won't let that cruel dog hurt you."

Cruel? I was just doing my job! How was that cruel? Rachel used to cuddle me close, and tell me she loved me. Now that they had Kai, I felt like they didn't even care about me anymore.

I was completely deprived of all my delights. No fun, no friends, no love. NOTHING!! And I succumbed to Kai's nonsense! Oh, WHY?! I started chasing my tail to wear off my anger and frustration.

After a while, I heard the doorbell ring. It was Mandy, Kai's best friend. She comes every Thursday to play with Kai. And guess what? This time she brought Chestnut, her golden retriever. I circled her, sniffed her, then tackled her with a jump. Chestnut loves it when we play-fight, but this time she growled at me.

"HAZEL!!! What are you doing! You're ruining my fur! What do you think Moto Moto will think of me then!"

Since when did Chestnut care about looks? And who was this Moto Moto? Whoever he was, I would get revenge on him for turning my friend into this.

"Who is this Moto Moto?" I barked.

"Oh! He recently moved into the neighbourhood. He is, like, sooo totally hot. Just like his name! Moto Moto actually means Hot Hot. Hey, do you think he likes me? Like, who am I kidding, course he likes me! I'm so sweet and kind and pretty and funny and smart and..." Chestnut started blabbering.

Ugh! I am so sick of this! I ordered Chestnut to bring me to this Moto Moto right away. While Kai and Mandy were talking, we crept through the open door. We snuck past a few blocks and stopped in front of a shepherd dog. Now, I could see why Chestnut was so crazy about this guy. Moto Moto had sleek golden fur with silver specks, his eyes green like emeralds, his ears as soft as clouds... My eyes popped out of their sockets, and I (HEAR ME) almost started drooling over him too!

"Yo, girls, whassup! My, what pretty eyes you have!" Moto Moto flexed his muscles, his eyes twinkling as he flirted with Chestnut.

I had had enough! He might be handsome, but his personality was as pretty as dirt! Growling, I bunched up my muscles, ready to pounce onto him, but Moto Moto pounced first. Chestnut forgotten, we lunged at each other, teeth bared and eyes sparkling with rage. He bit first, really hard. I unsheathed my claws, swiping at Moto Moto's back. Chestnut watched on anxiously, and said in a small voice:

"Guys, you have to stop! You'll hurt each other!"

Neither of us listened. Moto Moto growled, slashing at my face. Luckily, he only managed to grab a handful of fur. I charged, ramming into Moto Moto. He lost balance and fell to the ground. I gave a howl of victory, and was about to pounce on him when I heard Kai's worried voice. Uh-oh, I bet you all my dog food that I was in deep, deep, trouble.