Hello! Now, I know what I said yesterday, but I managed to get inspiration for Chapter 4 today, so I thought I'd post it.

But after this, I won't be updating for a while, as I said.

Enjoy and please review!

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Chapter 4

All of a sudden, Leah heard soft paws touch the floorboards, and someone walk over. She unsheathed her Guardian Sword, got it to its proper size and gripping it tightly. Where is she? I can't see too well. She ran a hand through her hair, fury burning inside her. "Where the fuck are you!?" she yelled.

Aaron snarled, "Come on out, bitch! We're ready for you!"

A familiar, musical feminie laugh came from in front of them. This was followed by a heavy sigh, "It appears that, even after all this time, you two still can't seem to control your language" she said. The fox appeared in half-shadows, clothed in her trademark cloak. She drew the hood back, and her silver eyes shone in the semi-darkness.

Leah wasted no time in lunging towards her. But, she was soon blinded by a bright flash of light, and, to her surprise, only collided with air. The girl quickly stood and turned around, "Fuck! I forgot about that" she muttered.

Genevieve reappeared in front of Aaron, who immediately attempted to grab her. But she moved swiftly out of the way, and winked at him. In seconds, she had disappeared again. Aaron growled under his breath, and then went over to a small cupboard. He snatched something from it. Leah, from what she could see of the item, could tell that it was a black crossbow.

The girl roared in fury, "Come out and fight, Genevieve! You're a coward for hiding!"

She laughed bitterly, appearing before her. The fox placed her paws on her hips, "Fine, if you must take the fun out of it" she spat.

Leah's eyes flickered to over her shoulder, and saw Aaron, with the crossbow aimed at Genevieve. He fired an arrow, and it travelled at amazing speed. However, to the girl's shock and anger, she could only watch as Genevieve whirled around and placed a paw in the path of the arrow. Her eyes flashed, and the arrow snapped into two. It fell to the ground.

Leah, having gotten the second of distraction that she needed, attacked. She placed a foot on the fox's chest, knocking her to the ground, and pressed the Guardian Sword against her jaw. She glowered down at her, and pushed her hair back from her face with her free hand.

Genevieve simply smirked, and wrapped a paw around the tip of the Guardian Sword. Leah felt a second long powerful jolt of electricity course through her body. She gritted her teeth and attempted to still her now shaking legs. No! I can't pass out! Not now!

But it would not have mattered. For her enemy had already moved from her hold. She swiped at Leah's face with her sharp claws, causing the human to hiss in pain. Blood trickled from the claw marks, down her cheek and neck, and onto her clothes.

Leah ignored the burning pain in her cheek. She turned to the fox and narrowed her eyes. Before she could do anything, however, an arrow struck Genevieve in her right shoulder. A few spots of blood dripped from the wound. The fox gave a snarl of pain and surprise, and her eyes shone an even brighter silver. "How dare you!" she growled.

Leah clasped her hand around the scruff of her neck. "Let me ease your suffering" she sneered. The girl was just about to kill her, when her eyes locked with Genevieve's. She was suddenly transfixed by the silver eyes, which she could have sworn flashed blood red. But, it was for no longer then a second, so she was not sure if she had been seeing things.

What she was sure of…was that she could no longer move.

It took only milliseconds for something to accompany that…pain. A scorching, horrible pain that went through her entire body. Leah let out a small scream, and found herself realising the fox, out of agony. What the fuck is happening to me!?

Aaron, seeing his companion in obvious pain, growled low in his chest. He was about to shoot another arrow at Genevieve, but she quickly disappeared in a bright flash of light. The boy still remained tense, for he thought she would reappear. But then, he remembered something. Genevieve's smart. She knows when to give up. She'll be resting that wound.

Aaron ran over to Leah, and caught her mid-fall. The girl looked up at him, eyes heavy from pain, "Shit! What happened!?" she snapped.

The boy pursed his lips, "Genevieve used her more advanced powers on you" he answered gravely.

"More advanced powers!?" Leah responded questioningly.

Her companion replied. "Yes. Genevieve…isn't what you think. She's," he sighed, "She's a Shifter." Noticing the confused look on the girl's face, he continued, "I'll explain later. I need to get those wounds fixed first."

Leah walked shakily over to the one bed as instructed, and sat on the edge. Seeing nothing else to do, she waited patiently as Aaron sat beside her, and pulled down one sleeve of her shirt. She growled, "What do you think you're doing!?"

He pressed a finger to the small gash in her left shoulder, "Does that hurt?" he questioned.

She hissed through clenched teeth, "Yes."

"There's your answer" he replied.

The boy tore of a sleeve of his shirt, and wrapped it around the wound, tying it securely so it would not come undone. He asked, "Does that feel better?"

"Yeah" responded Leah. Then, she asked, "So, you said that Genevieve isn't what I think?"

"Unfortunately. Like I said, she's a Shifter. They're powerful beings that, although they remain in the one form, can teleport and have many unusual abilities. Genevieve is a High-Shifter. This means that her magic is incredibly strong, and she has an unlimited amount of it. She, like all Shifters, can control some form of magic, and can also make you feel as though you can't move, and can make you feel immense pain" Aaron explained.

That was what Genevieve made me feel. Leah inquired curiously, "How come I've never heard of Shifters?"

Her companion answered, "They usually keep to themselves, and don't really interact with the rest of the supernatural world that much. Well, expect for Genevieve." He stood, and sighed heavily, "Get some rest. You have a lot to process" he said. Without another word, he walked into the elevator.

Leah stared for long moments even after the elevator doors closed. I couldn't have said it better myself. I have a lot of shit to think about.