The Last Ones

Chapter 7

A/N its hitting the fan. What do you guys think will happen?

Mannix dodges the flying metal bullets and unleashes a growl. I see his teeth grow and his finger nails get longer. But the police stare dead at him with fear, shock, and sadistic humor in their eyes. They throw their guns down on the ground. What are they doing? Werent they winning? Then the police cheif screams and grips his head. I notice small claws grow out of his hands and then get longer. His screams turn inhuman and he grows fur. His fur is white and the sun bounces off it, making me squint. I hear the same screams come from next to me. As i glance over, i notice Mannix is shifting and screaming as well. The other police shift into wolves, big ones with red eyes and black fur. I gasp when the white lion and black lion clash. Like good vs evil or light verses darkness. But i dont have time to stare long as the wolves circle me, their growls making me shiver. I shift as Mannixs deafening roar rips out of his bloody mouth. "Mannix!" I roar once shifted. His sleek black body is covered in sweat and crimson. Mannix roars as he gets tackled by the white lion. Then i feel a sharp pain as one of the wolves rips at my face. Stop staring at Mannix or else you wont ever get the chance to stare again, idiot. I growl as i swipe my clawed paw at its face and it backs off.  Only one more wolf and then we help Mannix. I leap ontop of the remaining wolf and we crash to the ground. Our limbs tangle and i feel its teeth brush agaisnt me. I growl and bite at it, but i miss everytime. Then i hear a quick snap and the hound ontop of me goes limp. I roll out from under the bloody body and scan for Mannix. I gasp as i see him standing over the white lion. Thoughts rush through my head, my muscles go tense and my muzzle is hanging open. He stands there growling down at the cowering cat beneath him. If i werent so shocked i would chuckle but as my eyes become glued to the scene, Mannix steps back. The white lion leaps away and rushes back to the police car. The kids that i had forgotten about scream and scatter. The lion shifts back into the police cheif, starts the car, and zooms away. Mannix has anger linger in his eyes for a few more seconds and then turns to me. His eyes soften and he relaxes. "Mannix." I softly growl at him. I shift back into human and shiver. The sun was starting to sink towards the horizan and mannix's blue eyes looked black. "Mannix." I say quietly at first, then alittle louder,"Mannix." I reach out and put my hand on his plush black mane. Even in lion form, he is taller than me. So over 5 feet. He glares at the teenagers hiding behind one of the abonded police cars then sighs. He shifts back into human form and i take it all it. His shirt, black with alittle blue i hadnt noticed before, is ripped. His black jeans are covered in dirt and both his sneakers are untied. I sigh and bend to kneel. I tie his shoes while i hear his mumble. "What do we do with those kids?" He asks me in a defeated tone. I just shrug and move on to the next shoe. "We could kill them." He says inocently. I drop the laces and glare up at him. "Mannix, are you out of your mind?!' I stand back up and brush off my jeans. I clench my fist and prepare to hit him when i relize he is just joking. "Aleris, calm down please." He says as he places a dirty hand on my shoulder. I lean my cheek agaisnt it and think about the last time we had cuddled together. We had almost kissed. "Mannix...." But a teen cuts me off."Who are you people! Take whatever you want and leave." Its the girl, Alon i think. I turn to face her when i notice the thing standing behind her.

A/N It may have taken a while but i had to go to little rock for a drug and achohal prevention conference. It was fun.