Percy wondered who the strange lady was. He was also wondering where he was,and why his mom had left him there. "Okay Percy,it's time for a nap."the strange lady said. She picked him up and put him in a crib. Another baby cried from across the room. The strange lady sighed,left and went to take care of her.

Percy sighed. He was bored. After a while the strange lady had fallen asleep in a chair. She was snoring loudly. He could hear her from here. It was a miracle that the other kids had fallen asleep. Percy was watching a fly buzz around when he heard a hiss.A golden-brown snake was watching him. It's beady black eyes glittered as it slithered forward...

The snake tasted the air,searching for prey. There! A scent,human. No,there was something else,something...different. The snake shook his head. It was not important. What mattered was his lunch,and the means of getting it. There were other humans,but he decided to have a go at the unusual one. It seemed tasty. He slithered into the building. He saw his prey and slided toward it. He hissed in pleasure. The child noticed him,and it's eyes widened. But instead of crying out in fear,as he had expected,it gurgled and laughed. Laughed! Stupid child. It would soon learn it's lesson.

He coiled up and lunged,fangs bared. But the child's hand shot toward him. It closed around his windpipe,choking him. The snake squirmed and tried to escape. Before,he had wanted a taste of human flesh. Now his only wish was to live. But it was too late. Darkness closed around him as the snake's life dimmed,then went out.

Percy laughed. The snake was a fun toy. So far he had tied it into knots,swung it around his head like some sort of mini cowboy,and smacked it on the bars of the crib. Now he was trying to figure out what the fangs did. Were they for decoration? Maybe they could be used to entertain others. Then it hit him. The snake had shown it's fangs when it saw him. They must be used to say hello!

There was a knock on the door. The lady awoke with a jerk and went to answer the door. Percy glanced up at her for a moment,then returned to his toy. He heard footsteps coming but he ignored them.

"AAAHHHH!"screamed Percy's mom. He looked up,startled. His mom had a mixture of fear and anger on her face. He wondered why she looked so worried. He was only playing with his new toy. Percy examined her for a moment,then returned to his game. He was going to take the scales off and play with them. Now,he needed to find out how to take them off...

Sooo,how did you like it? Please review if you would like me to continue.

R.I.P. snake.