Chapter 5 The rising.
"Um, Scourge, why is that collar on your neck?" Atem's voice was filled with concern as he eyed the collar around Scourge's neck. "Because I am not going to leave my heritage wasting away. I will NOT be bullied by jerks like Wheeler anymore." She has a point, but wouldn't we just get in trouble? Atem thought. " I can read your thoughts Atem. Who cares about trouble? Nobody wants us anyway. Our life is a mess and it's about time we fixed it." " Atem knew she was right. He reached in his pocket and pulled out a black collar studded with the same things Scourge's had, except for the rat's skull. It had once belonged to Bone, Their father's deputy. Their father and mother had both been werecats. Atem put it on, and it was a perfect fit. He knew he shouldn't be bullied by humans who are too stupid to hunt for themselves. They never got meals at the orphanage. They always had to hunt for themselves. All the other kids got whatever they wanted. It wasn't fair. So they weren't going to allow any crap from anyone. Ash saw them and put his collar on. It was black and looked like Atem's except that it had belonged to their, mother, Brick. That did NOT make it girly. It looked as vicious as the others. He put it on and joined his siblings as the bell rang and they rushed inside the school building.