Bite Me!

Chapter I

^^Destiney ^^

_Destiney's POV_

The first thing I notice when I wake up is the coldness of the floor I am lying on. "Ugh.." a noise escapes my mouth as I try and roll over. All my joints are stiff from the coldness, I can't even feel my toes. The thin blanket that is barely big enough to cover my body has not been much help these past few nights.

The world went to hell years ago, after the war. The vampires grew tired of living in the shadows. Humans were not prepared for the upcoming of the vampires as they ultimately lost the war. Beyond being slaves and blood banks there was not much left for humans. Only the richest got to live free, even then they had to abide by certain rules.

My family is among the free, but my father messed up and got caught helping smuggle goods into the city for the slaves. His punishment was to give up either my brother or me. Since my brother is to become the head of the family he sent me away. That's how I ended up here, lying on the hard concrete floor of the pound. This was once a pound for dogs and cats, though that was when people had animals for pets. I used to have a hamster, Mr. Bubbles, but it wasn't allowed so I had to get rid of him.

I have two metal bowls, one with water and the other for food. The food they gave us was not bad in taste but had no smell. The food is small bits, it is basically kibble for humans. It had just enough nutrients to keep us alive, it has nothing in it to give us energy or make us gain weight, it to basically keep us alive and nothing more.

I have only been here for four or five days. There are other girls and boys here too. Most share kennels, but I am lucky and have not had to yet. The pet shop owner is an old grey-headed lady and her son, who she calls Conner. He doesn't seem right in the head though. The old lady is mean, she likes to pull some of the pets out and beat them with a leather whip out of spite. She lets her son use some of the girls in dirty ways. This is against the rules, and they can be punished for this, but no one seems to care about this very much. She does not let him do this to the ones who are virgins though, this is one of the advantages I have here. I do not have any blemishes such as scares or burns, this is because of my background. Therefore she does not beat me like most of the others because she can get more money out of me.

Some of the pets have been here for years, some months, and others only weeks. After two years the pet is put down or turned into a slave. I kind of hope that's what happens to me because the stories I've heard about being a pet are terrifying.

The clock on the wall says its 7:05 am, the shop opens in about an hour. The old lady brings around the water hose and fills our water bowls, then sprays us down to rid us of filth, but failing and just making us all cold. After she gets done spraying she instructs us to get into our day clothes. We all have two sets of clothes our night clothes, and our day clothes. The night clothes consist of light blue pants and a tank top, and the day clothes are different for the boys and the girls. The boys wear black knee-high loose shorts and a T-shirt, while for the girls a pair of black leggings that stop mid-calf and a V-neck T-shirt. All of us have one pair of black thin cloth shoes that resemble the covers that doctors put over their shoes before going into surgery.

After we are all dressed she feeds us the kibble and by this time it is 8:00 am, which means it's time to open the shop. Conner walks to the door and just stares out the window for a second before unlocking it. It's a slow day today, its almost noon and no one has been in yet. The boy across the walkway in the kennel across from me is Magness, he is a red-headed boy with light skin and freckles all over his face and arms. We talk sometimes or play charades, but today he seems kind of sickly. Probably from the cold, or maybe he has an infection in his wounds caused by the old lady. She likes to hurt Magness because he talks back. Just then he begins to throw up and I instantly know it's an infection. The old lady and Conner come to get Magness and drag him away. At first, I wonder where then I see them take him to "The Room", that's what the other pets call it. The Room is where the old lady beats them or puts them down.

I can feel tears wheal up in my eyes. I lay down and cover my head to avoid the old lady or Conner from seeing me cry. After about an hour of me silently crying to myself I begin to drift to sleep as I hear the front door to the shop open. I immediately set up and make myself presentable as does all of the other pets. I look to see a tall, pepper-haired vampire, he is quite beautiful as do all other vampires.

"Hello, Ezma," he says to the old lady, "I am here to find a pet for Adrian, he has been in need of a new one."

"Well take your pick Mr. Bekam, let me know which you choose and I will give you a price," the old lady replied, Ezma I guess her name is.

Mr. Bekam slowly walks down the walkway, glancing at all the other pets. Once in front of my cage, he stops. "Who is this?" He asks the old lady, eyes still on me.

"Her, that's Destiney, she's only been here a couple of days doesn't say or do much though. She's no fun."

"How old is she?" He asks the old lady.

"She just turned 18, Sir," she replies to his question.

"I'll take her," he replies sternly.

They both walk back up to the front desk to fill out the paperwork. I sit there shocked, the only thing I can think is 'this can't be happening, no, no!' tears fill my eyes. The old lady starts walking back with a leash and collar in hand. She opens the kennel door and grabs my hair to pull me out. Once out of the kennel she puts the collar on me and hooks the leash to it. I stand up and walk with her back up to the desk. She gives Mr.Bekam the end of the leash, which I now realize is bright blue. He must have just bought it because the ones the old lady usually uses are black.

He tugs a bit on the leash, and we walk out the front door of the shop. 'Is this really happening to me' is the only thing I can think. 

Wrote by: animalcrazy777

Edited by: WolfGirlHowl