Modified: How It All Began (ORIGINAL)

35. Death threats

I peel my eyes open at the sound of an engine in the distance, I look towards the house to see Osiris' car pull in, I pull my wings back to my back startling Midnight awake, I quickly stuff her down my shirt between my breasts and take off into the sky holding her tight to my chest.
I quickly land just as Osiris comes out of his car, the farmers come out too to greet him, I take Midnight out of my shirt and settle her on the ground, I look up to see Osiris smiling down at me,
"How you been Belle?" I puff out air as I look towards the farmers,
"It's been alright except yesterday when their dog attacked me", I say with a smile, Osiris tenses and looks over at the farmers, they smile at him as Penny wobbles past them and heads straight for me with her arms outstretched, I smile down at her disappointed face since I haven't picked her up yet, she goes around and starts to grab at my tail.
The farmers update Osiris on the news of what's happened throughout the past few days when Osiris seems to remember something and turns towards me,
"I will be coming in a months time as I'm quite busy but if anything urgent happens", he turns to the farmers "don't hesitate to call me and I will be right down", they all nod and smile at him as he turns back to his car, they give eachother a series of goodbyes and be safes when he turns to me again,
"Be careful Belle you don't know what could happen", he says sternly I quickly nod my head and watch as he gets in his car and takes off down the driveway and onto the street.

After about an hour of messing about with Penny I eat my breakfast and start my laps around the property, I reach a point in the fence where there seemed to be a nest of some kind, I touch down just by it wary in case the mother is nearby, I move the bits of hay away and peer down into the hole, my eyes widen as there are four little bob cat kittens huddled up together shivering and bony, I blink as I poke one, It lifts its head up and gazes up at me, then all of a sudden it comes to life mewing at me and trying to come towards me then they all wake up. They look to be about four maybe five weeks old, I tense at the thought of the mum abandoning them, I look down and pick one up, it's ribs visible though it's thin skin and it's hip bones looking sharp as it almost protudes through its skin, I begin to gather them up in my arms and decide to walk back to the farm instead of fly.
I walk up to the door and lightly knock, Danny opens it and gasps as she looks in my arms,
"Oh my lord", she says as she lightly touches one, it turns around and hisses at her,
"Ooo fiery one", she adds with a chuckle,
"My mum and dad are at the shop handling business and I'm busy with Pen could you take these down the road to the wildlife centre please, we can't keep them here", she sadly says as she gazes down at them huddled to my chest, I nod and begin to walk down the driveway and onto the street and to the direction of the centre.
On the way down a few cars seemed to slow down and stare as they went past but they never said anything which is good, I get to the centre and walk in I go straight to the counter to a surprised looking assistant, I blink at her as I lay the kittens on the side,
"I found them", I simply say, she quickly nods and goes into the back, I'm about to leave when I hear someone snicker from behind me,
"She probably killed the mum", I slowly inhale at the persons words and turn my head to look at them,
"Yeah I'm talking to you freak, surprised you haven't been kicked off the farm yet, she's probably killed half their cattle and their daughter by now", I pin my eyes at the girl,
"How would she like it if we inflicted it on her? Make her feel the pain of all the innocent lives she's claimed already", this makes some people gasp and the teens just smirk evily at me, one of them drags their hand across their throat and points at me, I flick my wings and and start to head out, I get out the door and I'm starting to head up the street when I hear the door jingle open, I turn around and scowl at them,
"I wouldn't follow if I were you", I growl out my wings shuddering,
"What you going to do? Go all animal on us? Scum", they spit out, I growl and take off into the sky.
I land in the driveway and stalk towards the tree, I sit at the trunk and start to ponder if me being without Caleb was a good idea after all, I start to hear twigs snapping in the forest  and I stand ready to take off when the teens emerge from the woods heading straight for me, I start to stalk over to them.
"Look what the cat dragged in", one of the teens snicker as they stop their walking, I stop just in front of them,
"Your trespassing", I say as I glare at the teens,
"And? What you gonna do tell the police?" They all start laughing and slap eachother on the back,
"I won't but they will", I say as I indicate behind me to where I know the farmers are starting to head over I suppose with a shotgun as I hear the click of it being cocked back. I take a menacing step forward,
"If I were you wouldn't come back again", I say with a growl,
"We will be prepared", one of them adds and they all begin to jog off.

I'm in the living room with two police officers as they question the family,
"So they were threatening her?" One of them asks the mother, I roll my eyes as I flick my wings with frustration, I can't help but notice how their hands aren't too far away from their guns everytime I flick my wings in frustration,
"Ok I think that will do for today", Mr lanction says eyeing me and then looking back towards the officers,
"Ok well if anything else happens tell us, we have already got the others in jail", he says as he starts to be herded outside by the farmer, I let out an exasperated breath as I watch their car pull away.

I soon race back outside and into the tree followed by Midnight, she huddles up in my lap like every other time as I watch the tip of the sun disappear through the clouds then reappear again, my eyes droop closed as I reminisce about the events of the day, no doubt I'd be able to handle myself against them puney human teenagers but if they had weapons it would be a whole different story.