Khloe's POV:
There was a noticeable lack of pets at the dinner table.
I tried not to think about it too much until I finished my food.
Nico told me that I had to eat to help me feel better faster, so I wanted to hurry and do so before the reality of what happened to all of them could hit me.
So many of them were gone, just overnight. Like a massacre.
And no one but me seemed to be too bothered about that.
Sometimes I forget that this was a common occurrence for every vampire in here.
As far as I know, all of the pets that were here yesterday morning will be replaced with new ones by tomorrow.
"So I guess 7 was t
Khloe's POV:"It's snowing," I said quietly, eyes growing wide as I stared out the window.I watched as the small white flakes fell soundly as the sun set behind the mountains, mindlessly setting down my sketchbook and sitting up onto my knees.It had been so long since I had seen this sight, I had forgotten how much I loved it.It was just so calming, watching each snowflake slowly fall to the earth."Really? Already?" I heard Nico say behind me.He was beside me within seconds, setting his hands on the window sill near me as he leaned forward towards the window.I put my hands near the window, feeling the cold air that came through it as Nico's eyes scann
Khloe's POV:When I woke up, there were only two things that first registered in my mind: that it was too early for me to be awake, and that Nico was moving to get out of the bed.And apparently part of my brain decided that the latter wasn't ok and decided to quickly wrap my arms around his arm before the reasonable part of my brain could fully wake up.He stopped moving once I did, which surprised me enough to make me open my eyes a little bit.The first thing that I noticed was the small amount of light visible through the curtains on the window, showing the sun was just barely beginning to rise.My groggy eyes then shifted up to Nico. He was just sitting on
Khloe's POV:I looked out at the extensive line that held everyone in this city that was both old enough and healthy enough to give their blood.Whether they were willing or not wasn't really their choice.If it was then I doubt anyone would be here.This collection wasn't like the typical blood donation where a doctor gets the blood from your elbow. No, the vampires running the operation got the blood from the person's neck with a larger than usual needle so the process wouldn't take that long. Something about the oxygenated blood that traveled to the brain peeked the vampires liking enough for them to only want to take from that spot.I let out a quiet sigh, crossing my arms against my body in an effort to feel a bit warmer.
Khloe's POV:The blood collection was slowly coming to an end, yet it couldn't seem to come fast enough.I never remembered the collection ever taking this long, then again I guess I've never had to stay the whole time.I held my arms against my stomach as it grumbled in hunger.Although Nico and Xander received a lunch, us pets weren't as lucky. The small portion Nico was able to give me wasn't nearly enough to tide me over.And poor Doe hasn't had anything.Hungry and tired, I leaned back against Nico's chest, noticing how his grip tightened on me for a moment as I did.Waking up as early as I did this morning was never easy for me.
Nico's POV:The middle-aged vendor sent me occasional glances as Khloe looked through the assortment of pastries through the glass case.I just stood silently by the cash register, waiting for her to decide what she wanted.I had planned on visiting the pharmacy after this to restock on certain items once we were done here.However, it seemed like Khloe was having difficulty deciding what she actually wanted.If she wanted to go here out of all the places in this city then I guess it's understandable for her to take some time to decide exactly what she wanted.Seeing that she would be looking for quite a few more mi
Khloe's POV:I let out a sigh of relief as we entered back into Nico's warm room.The rest of the blood collection went by quickly and luckily without any other sort of incident.Although Nico had been quieter than usual ever since the incident with Samuel happened.I wasn't really too sure why, but I could tell that he wasn't mad at me about anything so that eased any major worry that I had about the subject.Still, the silence was off-putting and caused me to mirror it ever since it began.I slowly made my way over to the foot of the bed as Nico headed straight for the closet.
Khloe's POV:I sat at Nico's desk, pencil in hand as I sketched... nothing in particular...Nico was gone. Today was his last busy day before he got a long break from work, and today seemed to be an insanely busy one.He had left soon after breakfast and he had said that he wasn't sure when he'd be back.Well, it was long after lunch and he still wasn't back.I sighed, plopping my head down onto the desk as my pencil fell against the paper.I didn't even bother to move the hair that fell in front of my face as I did.It felt like it was too quiet in this room. Too quiet and too empty.Which was weird be
Nico's POV:The halls of the castle were silent and empty, as they should be at this time of the night.That dreaded meeting went on way too long as they usually did, leaving me tired and in a bad mood.Luckily it was the last one for a while, finally giving me the ability to tend to other things in my life.I paused once I reached my door, wondering if Khloe was asleep in there.She better be, it would be unhealthy for her if she wasn't.I know that she has difficulty sleeping without me, but maybe the safety of my room was enough to get her to sleep.Being as late as it was, maybe exhaustion alone would have put her to sleep.