Shattered

Chapter 1: Kat

My summer had changed quite a bit from last year. Mostly for the better of it. Now I have a reason to use my deathly powers. You don't go around telling everyone that you're half demon, half shapeshifter. You have to show them. Now I could. I was being recruited for an assassin's group called Shattered, but I have to train for a week. Today is the last day, and I expect to be one of the chosen six. If I wasn't, I'd just have to show everyone how much havoc I could wreak.

But, let's forget about what is or isn't going to happen. I'm too busy kicking ass. My name's Kat, and I'm half demon, half shapeshifter...just telling you in case you hadn't figured it out. I have grace like a cat, and can slip by anyone without being heard. My nails are as sharp as knives, and can easily rid someone of their head. I shift into a dark black wolf with silver covering my underbelly. And these powers are just what's helping me kick ass. Today, I have to sneak by sound activated alarms, and then get through a hallway of lasers. Staying human, I walked toward the alarms. I slid my shoes off, and then my shirt and pants. I stood there in blood red lingerie; although it would have been safer to go naked, I figured my undergarments wouldn't be making any noise against my skin. They were much too tight to make any noise. I walked towards the lasers in the dark. I guess I forgot to mention I can see perfectly in the dark, didn't I? I easily passed the alarms, but the lasers would be a little bit harder. I rolled under the first and quickly lept up, the second laser nearly singeing my leg. I ducked, rolled, and lept my way through the lasers, finally making my way to the last laser. Well, lasers, plural. There was one a few feet off the ground, and another one above that, about three feet up. The gap between them was much too small to jump through, and it would be too easy to roll under the bottom one. Setting my left foot behind me, I pushed up toward the wall. My right foot hit the hard bricks and I shoved off the wall, toward the top laser. I turned my body in a 360 spin so that my back was once again over the top of the laser. I arched my back over the laser, and felt a flutter against my skin as the laser skimmed the back of my bra, causing it to fall off. As soon as my feet made it past the laser, I did a tight backflip, landed on my feet, and reached up to catch my falling bra. I pushed the button on the wall; shutting everything down, and walked through the hallway to my clothes. I pulled my skinny jeans on, and slid my shirt on over my bare chest. I threw my broken bra away on the way to my room, where I awaited the call to the main lobby. I couldn't wait to find out who my five partners-in-crime were.