Chapter 12

"Why does that matter though?" Stephen asked lifting his brother. Lexi froze and remembered something her father had told her.

"Green for the earth, blue for the sky, Red for the fight, and gold for the eye."

"What the hell does that mean?" Stephen asked. Lexi felt tears fill her eyes as she remembered.

"It means he's like me… and he's going to die." Everyone froze and stared at her.

"What do you mean you're going to die?" Quinn asked quickly.

"My eyes are blue, cursed by Hellewise. His are green from the last shape shifter revolution. He must've been hit by one of the curses to put them down. The golden eye is for a relative lost to the night world by being cursed and the red eye is for the final fight."

"So?" Quinn asked.

"When the wild powers are found, they're going to be used, but that kind of power doesn't come from anywhere. At the time four will die. One human, one witch, one shape shifter, and one vampire. Lexi looked at everyone in the room. "I'm the vampire and I have a horrible reason that Luke here was going to be the human but now he can't be and I think that means that it's going to be off balance and one of the wild powers are going to die." Lexi looked at Stephen who was looking between Luke and Lexi with tears in his eyes. "I'm sorry but I think he was meant to die in that fire, someone realised they had gone wrong so they had to kill him."

"Is there anyway to tell?" Lexi shrugged.

"He might have some kind of powers. I mean it's the curses they need. They feed off the power that's why they wouldn't of killed us because the earth needed to save them." Lexi felt a tear roll down her cheek. She suddenly felt a cold wave of energy run through her. Lexi turned around and saw there was a green flame that wasn't in her control. She looked at Luke who had his head in Stephen's shoulder. Lexi turned back to the flame and stared into it. She thought she saw a face in it. Lexi looked at James who was looking at the flame. "Did you see that?" she asked.

"Lexi there's nothing there," he said. Lexi turned back to where the flame was and saw it was gone.

"But the flame," she whispered to herself. James put his hands on her shoulders.

"There was no flame Lexi." Lexi shook free of him then sighed. She turned to the others and realised she was still with day breakers. She stepped back and left for her room. As she lay in her bed she thought of her father. She somehow fell asleep.

She woke up the next morning to a phone ringing. She sat up quickly when se realised it was hers. When she lifted up the lid.

"Hello?"

"I need to speak to you." It was Hunter. Lexi stared at the phone.

"Where?"

"I'll find you. Just stay away from them damn day breakers." Then he hung up. Lexi stared at the phone for a while then set it back on her dresser. She looked outside and saw it was early. Lexi was still clothed. She opened the door and listened out for anyone awake in the house. There was no sign of life so she snuck out to the front garage. She managed to pick the lock and find one of the bikes. She tried to find the keys but couldn't see any. She suddenly had an idea. She sat on and focused on the ignition. She put her finger next to it so the tip was just touching it. She suddenly felt a spark come off her finger. As it did it hit the ignition and soon enough the bike started. Lexi smiled to herself as she kicked of the ground. She sped out of the driveway and back into town. Lexi felt her hair blowing behind her and saw several heads turn towards her. She ignored everything but the wind and the road. She decided to go to the oldest graveyard she knew. She parked her bike in the car park and then waited on the bench closest to the exit. After a while Lexi saw a man walking up the path. Lexi recognised her father immediately and stood as he arrived. "What news do we have?"

"None really. Although there is one boy I think could be important to us. His name is Luke, he's eight give or take, and I think he's like me. Well he would've been if he hadn't been bitten by a vampire."

"Interesting. Have you seen his power?"

"I'm not sure. When I found out I saw a small green flame and I thought I saw a face but I don't think it had anything to do with him. No one else saw it but me."

"Well I'll certainly have to meet this boy. Maybe you can bring him to me."

"There's a problem."

"What?"

"He has an older brother… he's very protective and he knows what we all are. I don't think he'd trust me to take him."

"Then take him as well. Let them die together." Lexi suddenly had a vision of them all standing in a large cold room. The next thing she saw was Stephen holding Luke's dead body in his arms. He suddenly glared at her with tears rolling down his cheeks. Lexi didn't know why but the thought hurt inside her head. She instinctively raised her hand to her head. "What's wrong?" Hunter asked quickly.

"Nothing just a headache. I haven't eaten in a while. I'm glad I got away from them I'm not one who likes sipping out of a blood bag."

"Well why don't we go for a father daughter hunt? It'll be a chance for you to practice your magic."

"I can't I'm betting they've already realised I've gone by now. Soon they'll be splitting up to find me. Quinn yelling at Jez not to take the crossbow."

"How many have you managed to persuade?"

"All but Jez she thinks that I'm there for revenge for Lily." Lexi stopped for a moment then looked at her father. "I'm not there for that am I?" Lexi was the same height as her father and was now looking straight into his eyes.

"Of course not." He then looked away from her back to the road. "They're coming." Lexi heard the sound of distant engines rumbling. Lexi sighed and smiled at her father.

"Time to start the farce again," Lexi laughed. Hunter nodded to her and the next second he was gone. Lexi sat back on the bench and waited for the others to find her.

"I swear to God when I find her!" Jez was yelling.

"I thought you were meant to stop her bringing that, Stephen's voice said.

"I tried but you try stopping her when she's like this," Quinn said.

"I told you we should hide the key from her," Ash said.

"If it was up to you you'd be the only one with a key," Thierry was speaking now. Lexi turned as they all came into view. Jez looked furious with the crossbow slung over her shoulder.

"You!" she yelled at Lexi.

"Morning sunshine," Lexi chimed leaning back.

"Don't you sunshine me! Where is he?"

"Where's who?" Lexi asked acting confused.

"Who do you think? You're precious daddy of course." Lexi snorted with laughter.

"Please I don't think I ever called him daddy. That was more Lily's thing."

"I would say something here but I'm utterly confused," Stephen said. His brown hair was messed up and spiky from a mixture of morning hair and helmet hair. Morgead was stood behind her and stepped forwards to take the cross bow off her. Ash put his arm in front of him to stop him.

"Wait this is getting interesting they might start wrestling." Lexi glared at him. He dropped his arm and Morgead stepped forwards.

"Jez calm down," he said.

"How can I calm down when I'm the only one smart enough to realise she's trouble. She's already ran away once."

"Please if I wanted to run away, I'd be long gone. I just needed some air. Everything was getting too soppy and so unrealistic. Some people live and some people die. That's how life goes, and I forgot that for a while so I thought I'd bring myself here to remind myself."

"Likely story," Jez said.

"Actually I think it's true. It's what she used to do when she was younger," Quinn said looking at Ash who was nodding.

"I swear sometimes she used to talk to dead people."

"Honestly I'd rather talk to them then you two. Then again at that age all you could say is bitey-bitey," Lexi said looking at Quinn and Ash. Lexi saw both of their cheek start to go red.

"Am I the only one who's not insane? Okay then what would your father say if he knew you were hanging around with the circle daybreak? He obviously knows by now so why hasn't he attacked?"

"Probably because he doesn't know where you are," Lexi said shaking her head. Jez opened her mouth to speak but Morgead put his hand on her shoulder. Lexi suddenly hear a noise from the distance. She stood up and looked around. There didn't seem to be anyone there. Lexi spoke to the others without moving her head. "Back up extremely slowly and when you get to the gates, run."

"What now?" Jez said. As she did several people stepped out of the shadows of a tomb. Lexi didn't look at them but watched them out of the corner of her eye as several move came out from various other places. They were all surrounded.

Let them get the boy. Lexi recognised her father's voice in her head. She then turned to Stephen who had moved to stand next to her. Leave him. He's jail bait. Lexi ignored the voice and reached into her pocket. She brought out a small wooden stick which elongated when she pulled. The stick was almost as tall as her. Lexi could see everyone but Stephen had some kind of weapon. Lexi pushed him behind her into a small circle of the vampires.

"I guess it's play time," Lexi said just before three vampires lunged her way. She caught the first in the back of his knees with her stick as another one reached her. He tackled her to the ground. Lexi managed to move her stick as he did and stab it through his shoulder blade. Lexi hit his heart directly and she saw him start to mummify on top of her. She pushed him off and removed the stick as another vampire was lunging towards Stephen. Just as the vampire was flying over her she stabbed upwards into the Vampire's leg. She pulled her stick out and rolled before he could land on her. As she stood up she saw Morgead had been disarmed and was fighting with his fists. As he leaned back to dodge the vampire's fist she stepped on the back of the vampire on the floor and flipped over them. She turned and stabbed him through the heart so hard it went straight through him. Morgead grabbed the stick from the other end as the vampire of the floor got up. He staked him through the heart with ease and then threw the stick back to Lexi who caught it just in time to stop another vampire that was jumping for them. She staked him by pushing the stick behind her under her arm. Lexi looked around and realised there were more heading towards them. Quinn's phone started ringing as another wave of vampires started heading towards them. Lexi staked a vampire heading towards Stephen.

"Answer his phone," she said quickly dodging another vampire. Lexi turned as she saw something flying towards her mid section. She knocked it away with her stick as another came flying at her. More and more came flying towards her. She knocked each away with ease. Lexi then looked up and saw a girl heading towards them. Her hand was outstretched towards them and her eyes were glowing gold. Lexi felt herself go numb. Lexi turned to the others. "Get out of here all of you!" she yelled.

"What about you?" Quinn yelled back. Dodging another vampire.

"You need to get Stephen safe and I an hold them all back. Go!" as she yelled it Stephen hung up.

"Luke's gone missing," he said. Lexi looked back to the girl in time to see another stick flying her way. Lexi felt power surging through her and everything became brighter. "You're eyes." Lexi guessed that they were glowing green like the other girl's. Lexi stepped away from the group then surrounded them in green fire. She then sent out a telepathic order for the vampires to stand down or be killed. Some vampires stopped fighting and retreated back to the shadows but others kept running towards them. Lexi sighed then sent out a wave of energy turning every vampire into ash. Lexi saw the wave reflect off of the green flames around her friends. Inside they were all stood breathing heavily. Lexi turned to the others.

"Get him home. I'll deal with her," she said gesturing to the other girl who was still getting closer and closer. Quinn nodded and grabbed Stephen by the shoulder. Morgead took the other shoulder and started walking towards the exit while Jez and Ash kept alert for any other attacks. Lexi turned around and saw the girl was now only a few metres away and had stopped throwing sticks. Lexi stood strong away from her and looked directly into her eyes. The girl was doing the same. A large wind blew between them as the air picked up around Lexi. The girl looked as if light had started to radiate from her. Lexi felt her hair lift from her shoulders and back. She ignored it and spoke to the girl. "You don't have to do this."

"You can stop now your friends are gone," the girl said.

"I wasn't doing it for them. You directly attacked me and that was the most stupid thing you Have ever done. Now you can stop now and I'll take you back to the daybreak house or I'll kill you."

"You know you can't do that Elexis. I'm needed just as you are."

"We maybe needed but we're not exactly wanted and I'm not as expendable as you. So you can come in peace or I'll kill you now." The girl seemed to get angry as suddenly a large beam of bright light came flying towards Lexi. "Big mistake." Lexi send a large amount of wind towards the girl knocking her off her feet and sending her flying to the ground. The large beam off light was scattered in the air and sent through many different headstones.