Master pulled us into the house by our arms, shutting the door behind us, his closed fist pressing hard on our burns. We both screamed out in pain, crying for release of it. Master smirked and let out a dark chuckle, "Did my little pets have fun out there in the sunlight?"

I bit back a whine, "Yes, my Master."

He brought us down to the lab, nearly pushing us down the stairs as we went. "Lab tables, both of you."

We did as we were told, sitting up on the cold, metal. I could see Isa's was still coated with a thin layer of blood; he grimaced as he saw it. He slowly brought a finger to the stained spot on the metal and traced it. I barely noticed him shudder.

Master strolls in behind us, in that dreaded white lap coat. The coat that I'm sure will be stained with blood soon. "It seems you two are in a bit of pain."

We both whispered, almost at the same time, "Yes, Master."

He walks to Isa, who is slouched in his spot, bent over resting his elbows on knees. My friend looks up to him, "Master..?"

Master didn't say anything back, Master circles to behind the table and looks closely at Isa's back. He drags a finger down the burning red skin and relishes in the high scream of pain. "Master! Stop, please! It- It hurts!"

"How many times have I told you; you do not to order around your Master!" Our owner yelled out, giving a sharp smack to Isa's side. My friend shrieked out in agonizing pain.

Isa had tears dripping down his cheeks, "Sir! I am sorry! Sorry, please! It stings!"

Master walked back around the table, standing between us, facing Isa. He took my friend's jaw in his hand, moving his head up to look into cold grey eyes. "What have you done to deserve no injuries, no pain? Tell me, mutt, why do you deserve it?"

Isa closed his eyes and whispered, "I- I do not…"

"Exactly, you have done nothing. If you deserved no pain your families would not have given you to that Slave Trader. You would be pitiful Halloween Town peasants, instead of drugged, experimental pets."

I looked to the floor, listening to Master's cruel words.

"You two do not realize how lucky you are, you may be experiments here, but do you know what other slaves endure? They are used as gardeners, servants, until they are of no more use. Then they are disposed of. Do you want that, Isa? Do you want to be killed? To be rid of the life I have blessed you with?"

My friend shook his head, "No, no, I do not want to die… I have yet to see so much."

"You think you will ever see it?" Master said with a laugh. "What do you want to see, my pet?"

"I would like to see the town's centre."

"Oh, would you? You wish to see the town, my pet?" He spun to face me, "And you?"

I mumble out a quick response, "Yes, I would." I brace myself for a sharp hit, but it never comes, I look up to see my Master standing between us, arms crossed.

He smiled cruelly, "I do need to go into town for some ingredients, but I am not sure. I don't know if my pets deserve to come with me. They haven't been very loyal."

Isa looked to him, "We will…"

"Oh?" Master arched a brow, turning to my friend.

"Yes, my Master… we will behave."

"If I take you to town with me, you must act like good little slaves, and do as I say." He turned to look at me and I nodded.

I sighed lightly, "We will, I will obey you, Master."

"Good. Then you two will be coming with me on my errands tomorrow. We will me a few colleagues of mine, and you dogs better behave yourselves."

We actually got to the center of town a little after sunset, and Isa and I were panting from walking in the sun for a few hours. Master had took one of his horses, it's a shame really, that he treats the horses better than he treats us. He left the horse in a stall by the front of the town and was now walking in front of us.

Isa walked with his arms crossed over is bare chest, the fading light made our sunburns less visible though. We both looked around at everything, it all being new to us. We were both acting like overly hyper puppies. One minute a strange building would catch our attention, then a weird tree, funny.

We followed Master to a huge stone building and he pushed the door open. "Ari! Get out here, I need to speak with you!"

A huge guy wearing ripped up, dirty jeans and a t-shirt stepped out of the back room and drew close to us. He has long, rugged scars up and down his arms, and he had long black hair. "Oh, Vince, 'ow are you? What do you need from ol' Ari?"

Master pulled my arm so I would come forward, he did the same to Isa afterwards. "I am fine."

Ari moved forward and gripped my jaw in his hand, jerking my head to the side roughly. "Oh? Are these those experiments you've been workin' on?"

"That they are." Master moved forward to stand between Isa and myself. He gripped a fistful of Isa's hair and yanked back on it, pulling his head back with it. My friend let out a short yelp in response. Master smiled, "This one, his name is Isa. He seems to be very loyal. He follows orders of those he knows are more powerful than him."

Ari nodded, "Aye. What is his story?"

Master hissed in Isa's ear, "Listen up, mutt, this is the only time you'll hear of your past."

The other man raised a brow, "Well, Vince, where'd you find 'im?"

Our Master looked up to Ari with a smirk, "Find him? Oh, I never found him. I paid good money for him."

"Really now?"

"Yes," Master motioned to have his friend and himself sit down. Isa and I kept still, standing in our spots. "I got Isa and Hayley about a year apart. Isa was rejected by his family, he was born into a peasant's family here and they noticed something odd about him when he was born."

Saix rose a brow and looked to me silently, while Ari mumbled, "Somethin' odd?"

"They noticed that as a child he seemed to attack most things that moved. Strange for a child, don't you think?"

"I thought you'd said 'e was a werewolf..."

"Oh, he is. But his family didn't know. They weren't werewolves themselves after all. He came from a family of travelers from another world." He looked at Isa, "It's where the elf ears and hair color come from. But, after his mother left him on the street, that Slave Trader found him. A few months later, the child was sold to me."

Ari nodded, "I see, what when 'e was sold?"

"I had the child do chores until he was about ten. We had to wait, wait until he was ready and his body had grown. Then the experiments could start. Little Isa learned very fast... that you do not fight back to those who are stronger than you. That you do not attempt to fight back..."

"The scar?"

"Yes, that's how he got the scar. The mutt tried to fight against me, he had to learn. That he was a failure, that he was not wanted by anyone. That he is lucky to be alive."

Ari nodded slightly, "And the girl...?"

Master gave a laugh, "Yes, her."

I stared at the floor, y'know, I really didn't want to hear this... how I was abandoned by my family and sold to this monster. Sure he got the information from that Slave Trader... but it could be wrong, right? I mean, really, he could have told him the wrong stuff, coulda got stuff mixed up.

I let out a light sigh, trying to block out Master's voice as best I could. But, what could I focus on if not the voice? I could keep to my thoughts, I suppose...

"The Trader told me that her mother had twins, a boy and girl. But she died shortly after giving birth. The father was left with the two and couldn't handle it. Said he had to get rid of one, it ended up being her. The boy takes the family name, pass the name on, the family lives longer. The father left the girl on the street, mind you, they lived in a simple farmer's town."

Ari hummed lightly, "He left the child to die?"

My eyes closed tightly, and I felt a hand fall on my shoulder. I looked up, opening my eyes slightly to see Isa looking at me with concern in his eyes. We both were silent, our eyes doing the talking. He was saying that it was gonna be fine, no matter what Master said, because that was the past and it's over now.

I gave a faint smile, telling him I knew, it was all just hard to hear after I'd forgotten most of what happened. I didn't know truth from lies here, though from what my memory serves me, what he's said so far was true. Though, my memory is nothing to brag about.

Master shrugged, "I suppose, the man left her, and raised the boy. The Trader found her when she was older, however. She was around five when he found her."

Ari rose an eyebrow, "She survived on the streets fer five years, did she?"

"She did. Though, the Slaver did say that he found her near death when visiting the town. Strange though, she recovered quite fast by the Trader's reports. He had said that she seemed to go against orders, acted out on her own." I could practically hear the smirk on Master's voice. "I think she's learned by now." I looked up to him with a glare, and snarled.

Ari let out a laugh and nodded in my direction, "Doesn't seem as so, Vince. She looks in her own mind to me."

Master turned to face me and he growled out, "Perhaps she needs training."

I barked out at him, "You have no right in talking about me that way!"

He jumped up from his seat and moved quickly toward me. A fist tightened in my hair and yanked my head back, a yelp tore from my throat. Master growled, "I am your owner you do not speak out against me! Understand?"

I bared my teeth, "Yes, I understand. But I won't follow! As long as I can fight back, I will!"

He pulled back on my hair even more, "Oh, I know you still have pride, while Isa's has faded. Why do you think I brought you here?"

I tried to pull away, not going to give him an answer...

Master just forced my head back again, "My friend here is a Slave Trainer. A very skilled one at that. He will show you discipline, show you two that you are not to fight me."

Isa looked up, confused, "Sir..?"

"Isa, you're being trained here as well. I know you are loyal to me, but your wolf side will be tamed."

My friend nodded, "Yes, Master."

I could feel my fangs growing in my mouth, and I snarled, "You can't do this to him! He obeys you as it is!"

Master threw me to the ground before Ari, I caught myself on hands and knees. I looked up at him, eyes glowing.

Ari smirked, "Now, now. Put away the wolf part, girl. You're here to be trained, not to fight."

Now, he shouldn't be so sure about that...