Airmed's Survival

Their Pet, Beat

Hi. I'm Airmed. I'm a wolf-human hybrid. I have been locked up and have been forced to pretty much be a circus clown. Here is my story where I must learn the magical beings and existents I never would've thought could've been placed on the face of Earth. Here is my story.
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I was curled up by the big, red wolf that I shared the cage with. He was nice. He understood me. But he wasn't a hybrid. He was a full out wolf. We were in Paris. The Keepers put our cage outside and tourists were snapping pictures. The flash irritated me, and I lashed my claws through the gap between the metal bars at a woman. My claws ripped through her camera and it fell to the ground, making clicking and hissing sounds.

She only laughed and began to stroke my head. I suppressed a growl, but snapped at her hand, making her retreat about three inches.

"Doggy!" A little girl squeaked. Eerrggg...

I bent down to let her pet me but when her father smacked my nose when I licked her hand, I growled and stood up. I was taller than most humans. I glared down at him with my dark blue eyes.

"Hit me again I'll rip your hand off... With my teeth!" I growled at him. He screeched and backed away, bumping into people on the way, his daughter smiling at me.

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Later that Night

"Hey, mutt!" I heard the cackle of one of The Keepers.

"What..?!" I growled without turning around.

"Stop being a bad dog. Your scaring people," He ordered.

"Good," I retorted.

"We're taking you tomorrow to a petting zoo. You'll stay there for good." He spat, Then added, "Your dog friend will be put down. In other words, dead, since your too stupid to get it." I growled and flexed my claws, whipping around and stood in front of him. The only thing keeping us apart were the bars.

"If you so dare to even touch Celtic..!" I challenged. He only cackled his menace laugh and walked off.

I lay down beside Celtic, stroking his paw. "I won't let them touch you...." I whispered. He wimpered and licked my hand, falling asleep. Sleep almost won me over,too, when the door of the cage swung open.

A Keeper drug me out and I thrashed violently, clawing at him. Celtic began to rise and run to me, but The Keeper slammed the door on his face. He barked and growled, biting at the bars.

"I-it's okay Celtic... Go back to bed..." I managed to tell him. He wimpered and slammed himself against the bars, trying to break them.

"Celtic..." I barely whispered before something hard met my head and my consciousness abandon me.
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I awoke tied up with A Keeper smiling evily at me with a whip in his hand.

No... No.... Please, no....

"You want to bark and growl? Scare off tourists? You will learn, pet!" He lashed the whip and it left its mark, stinging like flames.

I wailed in pain, but he paid little attention. This went on for two hours until they finally threw me back in the cage.

Celtic rushed to me and licked my back, cleansing the lashes.

"Ahhhh..... Ughhhnnnn..." Tears streamed down my face. Just then, an old lady passed, staring. I almost growled, but held my tongue.

"You deserve better," she whispered before throwing in a bag with bandages, ointment, and bottled waters. She unlached the lock and smiled at me, walking off.

I stared after her, half grateful, half confused.

I reached my hand around to smear the ointment on my back, then I wrapped the bandage around my torso, feeling the pain oozing away. I saved the rest of the medicine and water and pushed the latch making the door open up. I smiled at Celtic and I jumped on his back, holding onto his neck fur, feeling the fresh air.

"We are free, Celtic!" I exclaimed. He barked happily but stopped sharp.

A Keeper stood before us, with chains and a whip.