Demon Prince

Chapter 1

Caleb woke up earlier than usual  on the morning of his 10th birthday as he was so excited at the prospect of meeting his demon pet.

Caleb was a Demon but not any Demon, he was the Demon Prince. Caleb had black short hair and pitch black eyes. He looked human except he had black wings on either side of his shoulders, similar to a bat's but much larger. He looked just like his father. His mother looked a little different, she had black hair but her eyes weren't black they were red just like all female Demons.

Each Demon had their own Demon pet which they met on their 10th birthday. It could be any pet such as a cat, lion, tiger, leopard, eagle, snake but each pet was always fully black and was usually the same gender as the owner.

The pet chose their owner, they could sense who would be good for them and who they would protect. Once a pet chose their owner, they were bonded for life.

If something ever happened to either of them they would be able to sense it. Their bond was strong and unbreakable unless one of them died.

Caleb secretly hoped he would get a wild cat like a leopard. He got out of bed and flew to the bathroom. He could walk but Demons rarely walked, they didn't need to when they could fly.

When Caleb came out of the bathroom, he got dressed into a black top and trousers with black shoes. Then he flew into his parents room. His parents were fast asleep buy Caleb didn't care, he jumped onto their bed.

"MUM, DAD WAKE UP," Caleb screamed with excitement.

A few seconds later, he heard groans from his parents.

"Caleb what's going on? Why are you awake so early?" Caleb's father asked sleepily as he opened his eyes to see his beloved son.

"Dad today I get to meet my Demon pet, I can't meet him without you remember?" Caleb told his father.

"There's plenty of time left yet," the King replied

"I know but all the best pets will be taken," Caleb said.

"You know that's not true. The pet will choose you, you don't get to choose," the King told Caleb.

"What if I don't get a nice pet? What if no pet chooses me?" Caleb asked and looked horrified at the thought of not getting a pet.

"That won't happen Caleb sweetie, a pet will choose you and it will be the best pet ever," the Queen told Caleb as she sat up.

"Really Mum?" Caleb asked with hopeful eyes.

"Of course sweetie," the Queen confirmed and hugged her son who hugged her back.

"Mum, Dad we have to go, I want to meet him now," Caleb said as he pulled his parents arms to get up.

"Ok Caleb, give us 10 minutes and we'll go," the King said.

Caleb jumped off the bed and flew out of his parents room.

10 minutes later, Caleb's parents came out of their room all dressed and ready. Caleb was in the hallway waiting for them eagerly.

When Caleb looked up to see his parents coming towards him he ran towards them. Caleb got in between his parents who each took one of Caleb's hands and then the three of them flew together to the hall where the pets were waiting to meet thier owners.

When the three of them reached the hall,  they flew inside. The hall was already full of other 10 year olds with their parents. They all had their pets and once they saw the king and Queen arrive with the Prince, they left leaving the royal family and a male demon alone.

Harry was the one who took care of the pets until they would choose their owners. His soulmate had died many years ago so he devoted his life to taking care of the Demon animals.

"Harry where's my pet?" Caleb asked as he walked towards Harry

"He must be around here somewhere your majesty," Harry said while looking around at the animals that were left. There was only a black Lion cub a Jaguar left, they both had a collar around their neck with a sapphire stone in the middle.

"So which one is mine?" Caleb asked as he looked at the animals curiously.

"There is only one way of finding out. You have to touch them and if their stone illuminates then it is your pet," Harry said as he gestured Caleb towards the young Lion and the Jaguar.

Caleb hesitated. The King put his hand on Caleb's shoulder and walked with him towards the animals. Caleb reached out putting one hand on the Lion cub's back and the other hand on the Jaguar's head. Nothing happened and Caleb turned away in disappointment.

"I'm not getting a pet am I? They don't want me," Caleb said sadly and flew out of the hall. The Queen flew after him.

"Caleb wait," the Queen said. Caleb stopped and flew into his mother's arms. The poor boy cried his heart out.

"Why Mum? Why didn't I get a pet? Did I do something wrong?" Caleb asked when he stopped crying.

"Of course not, you've done nothing wrong," the Queen told Caleb.

"Then where's my pet?" Caleb asked.

"I don't know but I'll make sure you find your pet by the end of the day. You go to your room and I'll sort everything out, ok sweetie," the Queen said.

"Ok Mum," Caleb said sadly and flew to his room. He lay on his tummy on his bed while tears fell out of his eyes and wouldn't stop.

Suddenly, the bedroom door opened but Caleb didn't hear. Someone put something soft next to him and then left the room. Caleb didn't realise any of this but then he felt something soft move against his tummy. He turned to look and what he saw was shocking.

It was a black Panther cub, Caleb thought it was really cute so he stroked the Panther's fur and it purred while something under the panther's chin illuminated. Caleb lifted the Panther's chin up, it was the collar around the Panther's neck that was illuminating.

"You're my pet aren't you," Caleb asked the Panther. The Panther obviously didn't answer, he just snuggled into Caleb's hand.

Caleb picked up the Panther which fit perfectly in his hand.

"I'm going to call you Jett," Caleb said.

Then Caleb flew out of his room to look for his parents just as his tummy rumbled. He decided to get some breakfast and headed towards the dining room where his parents were already seated at the dining table.

"Caleb sweetie there you are," the Queen said.

"Mum I found my pet," Caleb said and showed Jett to his parents proudly.

"That's great Caleb, what have you decided to name him?" the King asked.

"Jett," Caleb beamed with pride.

"That's a great name, it suits him," the King said.

"Sweetie why don't you come and sit to eat with us, you must be hungry," the Queen suggested.

Caleb took a seat next to his mother and put Jett in the seat next to him. A servant served him with food. It was french toast with a chocolate milkshake. Caleb began eating but kept glancing at Jett who was looking at Caleb expectantly.

"Mum what do Panthers eat?" Caleb asked his mother curiously.

"Mostly meat but ocassionally fruit," Caleb's mother replied and then ordered a servant to get some meat for Jett.

The servant left and came back a minute later with some small chunks of raw meat. It was placed next to Caleb.

Caleb took a piece and put it next to Jett's mouth and he immediately took the meat into his mouth and swallowed quickly.

When Caleb and Jett had finished their breakfast, Caleb carried Jett to his room where Jett instantly fell asleep leaving Caleb thinking about when he would turn eighteen and finally get his Demon abilities.

All Demons got special abilities at the age of eighteen that allowed them to do extraordinary things. Caleb fell asleep dreaming about his future to come.

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