A week had passed since the whole situation with this new Downworlder species coming to light. That is what the Clave were calling it. They had no idea what to call them.

Izzy had been in the lab for nearly a week trying to figure out what kind of teeth they were, she even studied the pictures they took. But still they had no idea. It was causing tension and anger between everyone, because they couldn't figure it out.

Lexi had a look herself, maybe a new breed of Vampires? But in the back of her mind, every time she looked into her new mirror, hanging above her chest of drawers, she couldn't help lifting up her lip, checking out her teeth. It was just a hunch.

But there was a new species of Downworlders, and Lexi knew she was part of it, somehow.

She blocked out everyone. Her Parabatai, her other friends, Alec who tried talking to her several times, but she didn't want to bother reliving all the emotions that came with a break up.

Training with Hodge, reading a book or playing games on several electronic devices. But training removed her anger and stress from Alec, but Hodge got the worse of it.

"Okay, this time, try to not sprain my ankle please" He spoke holding his large fighting baton.

"That was an accident. I tried kicking your leg, but instead I aimed for your ankle. And I said I was sorry" She explained spinning the baton around in her hand.

"Because you're distracted, I know what's on your mind" He spoke watching the brunette raise her eyebrow. Her heart sped up, no one knew about her and Alec, except from her small group of so called friends. She didn't know what to call them right now.

"What's on my mind then?" She asked

"That girl who attacked you, since that attack, you haven't been yourself"

"Maybe it's mother nature" She said smirking. Hodge looked at her before shaking her head

"If so, is training advisable for...that?"

"It keeps my mind off of things, okay? Just train me okay?" She asked before swinging the baton again, slowly moving her feet, as they moved in a circle. Hodge looked at her before swinging his baton towards her face. Grabbing the baton, she blocked his move, and pushed off his pressure.

"Good. The block was too late though" He said standing up straight

"I am trying out a new move. If you block late, does it affect your strength to push back your enemy? It didn't affect me" she smirked at him before swinging her baton towards his face, as he blocked it. They continued to fight, until Lexi got the right move. Swinging the baton from the bottom to up towards his baton as he held it horizontally, she knocked one side out of his hand causing him to partially let go of it, raising her leg, she kicked him in the stomach. But horror struck out as she kicked him to the other side of the room, causing him to crash into the wall and onto the floor.

"Jesus!" She said dropping her baton and covering her gaping mouth. Running over to Hodge, she helped him up "I am so sorry!" she said panic spiked in her tone.

"Don't be, it's part of training. But no one has ever done that to me. I know you have a strength rune, but still, that was still too powerful even with it" He explained.

Something was happening again, something was happening to her. Standing up, she looked at Hodge "you should get yourself checked out, I need to...use the bathroom" she said quickly leaving the training room, past Alec and Jace as they watched what happened.

As she entered her bedroom, she closed the door and placed her hand against the wooden material, a sigh escaping her mouth.

"Getting stronger quickly" A voice broke the silence, before she whipped round seeing the same girl she saw at the beach.

"How did-?"

"How did I find you? Or how did I get in?" she asked standing up from the vanity stool. "I followed your scent through sensing" she explained "Our kind hasn't been discovered yet, Shadowhunter's haven't discovered us, so their technology doesn't discover us when we break in or enter" She smirked crossing her arms "You come in every day and the alarms don't go off, proves my point"

"Who are you?" Lexi asked getting angry at this girl.

"Azalea, I was named after the mermaid statue in Virginia, Norfolk"

"Are you-?"

"No I am not a mermaid. But something more evil" she smirked, her eyes turning white with dark black pupils.

"What do you want?!"

"You killed my friend! She was doing her job! And you killed her!"

"I was protecting myself! She tried killing me!"

"Because you're a danger to our kind!" The girl launched at Lexi. Dodging the move, she moved out of the way and turned around, before being pinned to the bed, the girl's hands over her neck.

Lexi found it hard to breath. There was fury in the girl's eyes; she was desperate to kill her. Turning her head, Lexi saw her seraph blade. Reaching her hand out, she tried anything. Things had been happening when picking things up, so this was just a quick theory. The blade slowly moved, but it wasn't enough. Closing her eyes she focused on what was happening, she had to defend herself. Her power was building up inside of her, whatever it was; she was ready to release it inside. Opening her eyes, the power released, causing her to breathe as the girl was flown from Lexi's body and towards the large wooden door, breaking it down. The lights flickered as she released her blast of magic, the institute shook a little, but no alarms were triggered, yet again.

Gasping for air, it still felt like the girls hands were around her olive toned neck. Taking a few deep breathes, she felt herself going. Her vision blurred, until she saw someone running in, taking a hold of her face within their hands. They had black hair, the person's fringe covering a bit of their eyes.

"Lexi!" Their tone was blurred, but she knew that person was shouting. As her vision came back and everything was being restored, it was Alec in front of her.

"Alec?" She asked frowning, before realising what had just happened.

"You okay?! What the hell was that?" He asked

Lexi frowned before looking at the door. Azalea escaped! Quickly standing up, she was a little shaky, but Alec held her up.

"What's going on?"

"The girl, where did she go?" She asked

"Lexi what-"

"Alec! Where did she go?!" She shouted at him

"Out the door, then right" He told her frowning. Lexi nodded before running out of the room, standing over the door, and down the halls. She continued to run, she felt like she knew where she was going, but she didn't exactly know how. Lexi didn't stop running, until she turned around the corner and saw Azalea running down the halls. She couldn't escape, she was lost, a smirk appearing on Lexi's face.

"Going somewhere?" She asked focusing on the girl, suddenly the girl stopped suddenly as if she banged into something. The girl banged on the 'thing' blocking her from moving, before turning around. "Your friend started something, and she lost, I think you have a death wish"

"I wanted my revenge for my friend"

"And revenge is trying to kill me and then running off. Exit was the other way" she informed

"My revenge already started when things started happening to you, I just want to make it worse. Make you go crazy" She smirked.

"Well people know by now, to never piss me off" She said gritting her teeth before feeling herself heat up, fists forming in her palms. She was angry. The brunette remembered something a while ago with the vase in her room. It was just a theory she wanted to test out on the girl who tried killing her.

Putting her palm out, she focused, before slowly moving her fingers in towards the palm of her hand. The girl then looked uncomfortable, she started sweating, and a small groan came from the enemy. Moving her fingers at a slow pace with a strong hold, the girls face was turning red, slowly peeling revealing skin.

"Stop it!" She shouted gripping her face. Putting her hand down, she remembered another move involving a mirror. Making the quick hand gesture, from fist to palm with both hands, the girl exploded into ash. The lights flickered again through the institute as she released the power.

Sighing in relief, Lexi rubbed her head before feeling another presence.

Looking to her side, she saw Hodge standing behind her.

"Lexi, we need to talk..."