I awoke to Woobie barking loudly. I opened my eyes slightly and sat up slowly. I blinked a few times and shook my fur.
"Shade. Shade!"
"What?" I snapped.
"Now's your chance to escape, some family bought you. When the cage opens, make a run for it."
"No, not without you!"
"Now isn't the time to get sappy and sweet!" He snarled.
"Fine." I sighed.
Soon, a man I couldn't recognize and a teen boy came into the room. A younger boy followed behind them. They stood in front of my cage.
"I wanna name him Jaw!" The small child screamed. I flattened my ears.
"No, Chase, we agreed you and Matt would decide on a name for her together."
"Why not name her.... Fang?" The father mentioned with a slight shrug.
"No!" The high-pitched voice screamed again. I hate the name, Fang. Ewe.
"Bandit?" The teenager reached for my cage without looking away from me.
"Maybe."
He stuck his hand into the cage and reached for me. I curled my lip in a snarl as a warning. He let out a soft cooing sound that comforted me. "It's aright." I sniffed his hand and leaned forwards. He brushed his hand down my neck. I looked him in the eye. His scent line was... different. It was... white. Rare... something comforted me around him. They then opened the cage door.
I hesitantly jumped down. I quickly ran for the door, only to be stopped by something that tugged on my neck. They somehow hooked a leash to my bandana. I then turned to Woobie. I ran to his cage, being choked slightly, then Matt had the leash and came closer to me. I began to chew on the bars slightly, whining. He soon caught on what I was doing and he whined as well.
"Daddy! Look! This doggy is pretty! Can we get him?"
"Now son-"
"Dad, look. They are obviously friends. I can keep her and Chase can have him."
"Please?" The child known as Chase pleaded.
"Okay. How much?"
"It says he is 100$. And Bandit is 150$."
The father let out an exasperated sigh and pulled out a card. They slipped a collar on Woobie with a leash and Chase held on tightly. Me and Woobie walked side-by-side.
"Sorry, something held me back in front of the older boy, M-Matt I think his name was..."
"Hey, you got me out of that place, it's fine." We were led to a small van. Chase climbed in the back of the vehicle and Woobie slowly followed him, being cautious.
Matt patted the seat and said my new 'name' a few times, "C'mon Bandit, it's perfectly safe."I looked up at him and sat down. "Just hop up there." He put one arm around my ribs and another around my stomach before he lifted me into the car. Once he got in and closed the door, there was another human there, a woman. She must've been the mother.
I paced back and forth in the car. The window rolled down next to Matt and I quickly stuck my head out of it. Of course, I was standing on his lap. Suddenly, the car stopped abruptly. To keep my balance, I lifted a paw and placed it back down. Matt was biting his lip and grunted, "Bandit... get... off..." I did as he told me to and stepped off. He then placed his hands over a spot between his legs.
"You stepped in his manliness, Bandit." Laughed the father.
"Why did you slam your brakes?"
"There was a wolf, huge one, too!"
I ran to the other window, careful not to step in the same spot on Chase as I did Matt. I looked out the window to see a wolf run into some bushes. It was Fang!