Cam's POV

Slowly the girl nodded. Claire! This couldn't be real, could it? Claire was sitting here in front of me right now after so many months of us worrying. She was alive and not exactly healthy but not ruined. She could still be fixed. A little blood shed isn't so bad if you consider all the pain everyone has went through. But what had happened to Claire? Sure, she had given us a little information but as I stated it was little and didn't help much.

"Claire?" I asked. She didn't respond. "Claire, what happened to you?"

She looked away from me and to the ground. "Nothing," she said, though it sound as if she was on the verge of tears. "You should leave."

I shook my head. "No, we will not leave you like this, you're hurt, and need help," I said with nothing put concern. I looked over at the guys, out of all of them Derrik seemed to be functioning the best. "Call and ambulance." He nodded and turned to Josh.

"No!" Claire screamed shooting up from her spot on the ground to a standing position. "I will not go to a hospital and you will not stay!" She looked back into my eyes. "You will not risk your life for some freak."

I shook my head, completely surprised at what she'd said. "Claire, there are a lot of words to describe you but freak will never be one of them," I smiled. "It never was and still isn't.

A tear leaked out of her eyes. Her lips moved but she was speaking to low and fast for me to even hear her.

Sighing, I put an arm around her shoulders. "Fine, no ambulance," I said regretfully, "but how about a hospital? Get you all cleaned up, make sure you're not seriously injured?" I hoped she would agree.

She shook her head. "No hospital," she whispered.

I just nodded, not wanting to push her. "Fine, no hospital. I'll just take you home and get someone to come to you," I smiled at having thought of the idea. Fine, if Claire doesn't like hospitals then no hospitals, but either way I was getting her to a doctor.

She pulled away from me. "Haven't you been listening to me!" She yelled her voice cracking. "You all need to leave! If they come back they'll take us all!"

I looked at her completely shocked. Shaking it off, I walked up to her cautiously, in case she decided to blow up again. "Claire, calm down," I said in an attempted to be soothing. "No one is going to hurt you. Everything will be okay."

"Fuck if you think everything will be fine!" She yelled. My eyes widened and I'm sure everyone else looked the same. Claire Lyons, sweet kind Claire Lyons, had just cursed. That was the sign that told me she was hurting and needed help.

I took a deep breath, trying to think of what to do. "We'll leave," I said, a plan already forming in my mind.

"No!" Derrick screamed.

I held my hand up to quiet him. "If you see a doctor so we're sure you're okay. If everything checks out fine, then you're free to go and we'll stay away from you. But if your injured you stay at least until your are in perfect health again. Does that sound like a deal?" I knew that this would work. I had seen Claire's injures and knew no sane doctor would let her go untreated. Once she saw her friends and family again she'd never want to leave.

"I'm not going to get you to leave any other way will I?" Claire asked with pleading eyes. For a second, I believed her, I believed that we were all in extreme danger. Then I realized that even if I was, Claire need help first and I was going to have to help her. I nodded. Claire sighed. "Fine."

I smiled and grabbed her hand, giving it a squeeze. Claire jumped a little, but otherwise was unphased by the gesture. Derrik walked up next to me and gave me and odd look. I just shrugged, saying this was the best I could do and I'll figure the rest out later. He nodded, likely understanding me exactly and walked ahead.

Claire cringed as we walked out of the ally. "You okay?" I asked her.

She nodded. "Too loud," was her only answer.

I raised my eyebrows. How was this too loud? New York City may be loud but we were on one of the least busy streets, so it wasn't loud at all. What was wrong with her?

"There you are." I looked up and saw that Massie, Alicia, Dylan, and Kristen were walking up to us with shopping bags in hand. It was Alicia who had spoken. "Josh, when I got your call that you were in an ally I freaked out." She pouted.

Josh just smiled at her. "You had to see this," He said then looked at me. "Cam, let her go."

"I'm not a dog," Claire muttered to me.

I chuckled. "I know you're not, we're just excited," I claimed. I pushed her forward a little, towards Massie. "Now go show them."

"Show us what?" Massie asked, taking the leadership role and stepping forward, in front of the others.

Claire lifted her head. "Hi," she said almost silently.

Massie's head snapped up to look at Claire. "Who might this be?" She asked, disgust radiating from her voice.

I saw Claire stiffen. Her face became red with either angry or embarrassment. "You know you don't have to be a bitch about seeing some that's a little different than you!" Claire snapped at them. You could hear the anger in her voice.

Massie gasped. "Claire?" She asked. Dylan, Alicia, and Kristen gasped. Claire continued glaring at them but nodded. Massie's eyes widened. "Claire, I'm sorry I didn't know." Massie looked at her with concern. "What happened?"

Claire shrugged. "Stuff," she said as if it was nothing.

Kristen stepped forward and touched Claire's cheek. When she pulled her hand back there was blood on her fingers. "You need help," Kristen went in her back and pulled out a tissue. "Here." Kristen smiled and put it on Claire's cheek, trying to clean up the blood.

Claire flinched but otherwise said nothing. Massie stepped forward. "Claire?" She said ones more. Claire looked at her. "Look, I'm sorry we missed you, we all missed you," she looked over at me, "Cam especially."

I smiled. "Thanks," I whispered.

Claire's face softened. "Massie," she said. "I missed everyone so much!" She said running into her arms. Massie hugs her, which is odd for her, but makes sense. She must have missed Claire since they had been friends. Soon all the girls were in a hug. This was good, this would make Claire come home.

"Well looks like the little bird girl found some friends."

Claire froze. Slowly she turned around to looked at the person that stood behind us. I turned with her. Standing on the other side of us were three really big dudes. The looked like the kind of guys that would be in a chicks magazine not on the street. Why was Claire acting so afraid of them? And why had they said little bird girl?

"Go away," Claire said determined. She took a step forward and stood her ground.

"Awe, look the little bird girl thinks she can take us on," the guy in front laughed. "Isn't that cut I left on you enough from reason to come through?"

Claire gulped. I would not let them hurt her! Apparently the others were thinking the same because Chris took a step forward.

"Dude!" He yelled. "It's not cool to hurt a girl!" He told the guy.

The one in the front, who I now assumed was the leader, just rolled his eyes and looked at the others. "This is how you deal with an annoying brat in your way," he said then grabbed Chris and tossed him against the wall. Chris hit the wall with a thump and fell to the ground. He didn't move.

"Chris!" Dylan called out. She started to run to him but Kristen stopped her.

The leader turned back to looked at the rest of us. "Now let's get the bird girl," he said.

I assumed he was taking about Claire so I stepped forward. "You're not touching her!" I told them.

The guy looked at me and laughed. "Fine, we'll take all of you," he said. The guy smirked and raised his hand over his head like he was going to hit me.

"Claire! NO!" Massie screamed. I looked back to see and saw Claire running up to me. She slammed into my body with such force I swore it could have been any quarterback. I fell to the ground but looked up at the moment that the guys fist collided with her side.

Claire let out a loud shriek before falling to the ground.

Claire's POV

I still can't believe I agreed to see a doctor. I hated them so much since being in that laboratory. They had brought me into a room that looked like a surgery room. I remember them putting me under but could still feel a lot of the pain. Ever since then I had hated all scientist and doctors, what had Fang called them? Oh yeah whitecoats.

As we walked out of the ally, I heard all the sounds of New York City. It was so loud hear. The sounds had been muffled in the laboratory but now, it was so horrible I cringed.

"You okay?" Cam asked.

I nodded. "Too loud," I muttered, not willing to explain it. I saw Cam raise his eyebrows but he otherwise ignored it.

"There you are." It was Alicia. I knew her voice anyway. I looked up through my hair and saw the Pretty Committee walking up to us. "Josh, when I got your call that you were in an ally I freak out."

Josh smiled at Alicia, I guess they were still together. "You had to see this," he said looking over at Cam and me. "Cam, let her go."

"I'm not a dog," I said pissed off.

Cam chuckled, thinking it was a joke. "I know you're not, we're just excited," he said thinking that was an excuse for treating me as if I was a dog. "Now go show them.

"Show us what?" Massie asked. She stepped forward being the leader of the PC as always.

I lifted my head up. "Hi," I whispered already knowing what would happen. Because of the way I looked Massie would reject me.

Massie's head snapped up to looked at me. "Who might this be?" she asked disgusted. She must still not know it was me.

I stiffened, though I knew this would happen, my face became red with anger. "You know you don't have to be a bitch about seeing someone that's a little different than you!" I snapped.

Massie gasped. "Claire?" she asked me which earned a gasped from the others. I nodded, glaring at them. "Claire, I'm sorry I didn't know!" Massie said with concern in her eyes. "What happened?"

I shrugged. "Stuff," I said like it wasn't important at all.

Kristen stepped forward and touched my cheek. Her fingers were cold and I winced as she ran her hand through the cut I had gotten from an eraser. When she pulled her hand back there was blood on her fingers. "You need help," Kristen went in her bag and pulled out a tissue. "Here." Kristen smiled and put it on my cheek, trying to clean up the blood.

I flinched but otherwise said nothing. Massie stepped forward. "Claire?" She said ones more. I looked at her. "Look, I'm sorry we missed you, we all missed you," she looked over at Cam, "Cam especially."

I let my face soften. "Massie," I said. "I missed everyone so much!" I ran into her arms. Massie hugged me, which is odd for her. Massie usually didn't show emotions, so this meant she really cared. Soon all of the Pretty Committee was hugging me. It started to feel normal again.

"Well looks like the little bird girl found some friends."

I froze. Slowly I turned to looked over at the eraser that had spoken. It was the one who had jumped me earlier and his two buddies.

"Go away," I determined. Taking a step forward, I stood my ground.

"Awe, look the little bird girl thinks she can take us on," The leader laughed. "Isn't that cut I left on you enough from reason to come through?"

I gulped in memory of how painful it was when his claw cut throw my skin. I looked around at the others and saw Chris took a step forward. Please don't, I begged.

"Dude!" He yelled. "It's not cool to hurt a girl!"

The leader just rolled his eyes and looked at the other erasers. "This is how you deal with an annoying brat in your way," he said then grabbed Chris and tossed him against the wall. Chris hit the wall with a thump and feel to the ground. He didn't move.

"Chris!" Dylan called out. She started to run to him but Kristen stopped her.

The leader turned back to looked at the rest of us. "Now let's get the bird girl," he said.

I knew I had to think quick. I couldn't let anyone get hurt but I couldn't fight them, I wasn't strong enough. I had to do something though. If my friends ended up the same way I had then I just die.

"You're not touching her!" Cam said taking a step forward. Shit no! Cam!

The guy looked at Cam and laughed. "Fine, we'll take all of you," he said. The guy smirked and raised his hand over his head ready to hit Cam. I watched as it turned into a fury claw in a split second and knew I couldn't let Cam go through the same abuse I had.

Breaking Massie's grip I ran forward. Cam's jacket fell off my shoulders the moment I started to run.

"Claire! NO!" Massie screamed. Cam looked back at me. I slammed into him as hard as I could. He fell to the ground. I tried to move but wasn't fast enough.

The eraser's claw collided with my side. I shrieked in pain. It felt like knifes lined in poison were slicing through my body. It was hell, worse than the small cut to my face. I lost my balance and started to fall. The last thing I heard before blacking out was someone calling my name.

I decided that I was going to involve the Flock more. They will make their first appearance in the next chapter. Also I'm going to be making this a kind of different story than what you'll expect. But still, I hope you like it. If you think this is good so far please review because I'm starting to think this story isn't that great. Please review guys.

P.S. I changed the title to Damaged Angel, you'll see why in later chapters.

~Bella ;)