Chapter 14

Lexi hit them all out of the air in one clean motion but by the time she had the man was already in the air. At first she thought he was heading for her but her landed on the half cover of the bus. Lexi, Quinn and Ash all turned to look at the same time. Lexi heard a voice from below.

"Lexi, behind you!" Lexi turned quickly in time to see two other men diving at Quinn and Ash Lexi stepped forwards with her arms outstretch and caught the men in the chests. She flipped the men over her arms until they hit they're heads on two bars. They fell to the floor but recovered quickly. Lexi saw Quinn and Ash turn so she jumped and flipped backwards onto the roof until she was facing the first man. He smiled at her in the same terrifying way as before. "Who sent you?""A friend," he said. Suddenly Lexi noticed two small round lumps on his head. Lexi then realised the were furry. Lexi looked down at the man who had been watching her. "Like them?" he asked. "You could have some of your own if you want." Lexi heard a crash from beneath her and suddenly saw an arm land on top of the roof.

"Could you guys keep it down!" Lexi looked back up and saw that the man suddenly had more hair over his body. His clothes seemed to be turning to hair as well. Every part of his body changed apart from his terrifying gaze. Lexi looked at everyone on the ground as they had started screaming again. When she looked back at the man he was now a fully grown bear. Lexi went to step back but her foot slipped off so she placed it back. All this time the bear was getting closer and closer. Lexi didn't know what to do until the bear swiped at her side. Lexi took the hit unknowing how strong it would be. She was knocked sideways and rolled off of the roof. She landed on the ground just metres away from the screaming people. Lexi saw Quinn and Ash were now only fighting one man. Lexi rolled onto her feet in time to see the bear prepare itself for a jump. By this time all the other day breakers had joined her side. As it's feet left the bonnet Lexi jumped up and hit it square in the chest. The bear was sent flying backwards into the bushes. Lexi landed on to bonnet and looked out for any sign of the bear. She couldn't see him move so she took the time to jump down and kill the man Quinn and Ash were struggling with. When she got down she noticed he had turned into a small ring tailed lemur. Lexi took out her stick an quickly stabbed the monkey while it was stuck under a seat. Quinn and Ash were breathing heavily.

"Seriously dudes it was a monkey."

"It moves fast," Ash said defensively.

"So do you," Lexi said. Then she heard a noise from the bushes. She jumped on top of the roof followed by Quinn and Ash. Lexi looked and watched as the bear jumped higher that any normal bear and landed on the roof. Mid jump it turned back into the man and Lexi say he had blood streaming down the right side of his face. Lexi still had her stick so she held it up high to the man's throat. "I'll ask you again. Who sent you?" The man smiled. He then put his hand up to his head. He then suddenly grabbed the other end of Lexi's stick and pulled on it so hard that it came out of her hands leaving splinters in them. The man then swung the stick high so Lexi had to duck. He managed to hit Quinn who fell off the roof and onto the ground while he then swung glow making Lex jump and tripped Ash. After Quinn hit the ground James and Morgead jumped onto the roof just as the man stabbed Lexi in the stomach. Lexi almost lost her balance but caught the stick to balance herself. As she did the man pulled on it again which drew her closer. He managed to spin her and hold a sharp wooden point to her neck. Everyone froze as he did. Lexi then looked at James.

Make sure no one gets hurt. James frowned in confusion but then she felt the man pull her away. He half lifted her half pulled her off the bus and into the bushes. She saw he made sure no one moved. He pulled her for a few minutes and stopped when they came to a clearing he then dropped her onto the ground. She landed with her feet under her. She rubbed her neck where the wooden knife had poked her a few times. Then she looked at her hands where there were several splinters.

"What do you saw then? Want a set of ears?"

"Excuse me?"

"You can shift into any animal you want."

"What?"

"My dear you're a shape shifter." Lexi laughed.

"Actually no. I'm a vampire. You know fangs and everything."

"I'm not wrong. You have a certain essence about you." Lexi stood up and laughed harder.

"You're insane!" Lexi heard a noise behind her. "Guys you can come out now." From behind her all the vampires from the circle daybreak appeared. Ash and Quinn were laughing so much Lexi saw they're eyes were watering. "Have you heard this guy? He thinks I'm a shape shifting vampire." Lexi, Quinn and Ash continued laughing while everyone else just watched. Suddenly Ash and Quinn stopped laughing and frowned a her.

"Oh my God." Poppy said from the edge of the group. "Are they…."

"Ears," James finished.

"What?" Lexi said smiling. She then realised they were all looking at her head. Lexi lifted her hand to her head and felt two round fluffy circles. Lexi whined slightly. "What is that?"

"Lexi you have ears on top of your head," Quinn said quickly. Lexi turned to the man and saw he was smiling whilst leaning against a tree.

"Told you so." Lexi heard a scream behind her. Lexi turned to see Poppy was pointing to her back. Lexi turned her head and caught the tip of a long tail.

"What the hell is going on?" Lexi shouted. Lexi turned in a circle and caught sight of the tail. Lexi started to panic and turned to the man who was stood casually. "What have you done to me? Whatever you're doing just stop it! Stop it all I'll-" instead of saying anymore words her voice turned into a growl. She tried to talk again but another growl came out. Lexi turned and looked at the others and whined. Quinn stepped forwards and put his hands on her shoulders.

"Calm down, you'll be fine." Lexi turned and saw Ash push the man up against the tree.

"What are you doing to her?"

"Please it's all her. She's just trying to make us sympathise with her. Oh look at me I'm so sad I have so much power and my daddy wants to hurt me," Jez said mockingly. "Well too bad. These guys may be falling for it but I'm sure as hell not." With that Jez turned and walked away. Lexi looked back at Quinn then felt a sharp pain in her stomach. Another pain shot through her back, and then her arms, her legs, her head, all over her body she felt as if her bones were moving without her control. She managed to push Quinn back as she fell to the floor. Her elbows clicked as they turned and from her fingers sprouted large claws. Millions of short hair grew from Lexi's body until she was covered with them. She closed her eyes briefly and when she opened them everything was in black and white. Suddenly the pain stopped and she lay still for several minutes. Lexi then looked up to where Quinn was stood.

"Lexi?" he asked stepping closer. Lexi growled at him to stay back. Quinn stopped moving and stepped backwards. Lexi then slowly rose to her feet. She found that she was on four feet and felt comfortable. She turned her head and saw her body was long and her tail hung down. She guessed she was some kind of cat but she couldn't tell what. Lexi turned to the man who was stood changing and growled at him. After a few moments the man was a bear again and was looking at Lexi. She opened her mouth as if she was going to shout but all that came out was a large roar.