Paul the Shape Shifter by Catherine Burton (reading rainbow books .TXT) 📕

I smile and kiss the top of her head.
“I hope that you are going to stay with me forever. I can’t imagine my life without you in it.” We walk upstairs.
“And I can’t imagine my life without you in it even though we have only known each other for about twenty-four hours.” We reach my parents room and I take off my jacket, top, and pants. Dawn strips all the way but I would expect that from her. I get into bed and she gets in on the other side. She scotches over to me and holds me.
I turn so we are face to face, “Goodnight Dawn. See you in the morning.” She kisses me sweetly and I kiss back. We smile at each other and we fall sleep.
We wake and I get a shower as Dawn gets a bird bath, she shape shifts into a small bird and I turn on the sink to have a light flow of water. I finish and she is done too. We head back to my room and get dressed. I finish and head down for breakfast. I get out some cereal and milk. I also get bowls and spoons. Dawn comes down and sits at the counter.
“Why the hell are we having that again?” Dawn asks.
“Do you want something different then?” I ask in reply.
“Please,” she replies. I turn and get out some eggs from the fridge. I get out a pan and I turn on the stove. I crack the eggs and put them in. I go over to the pantry and get some plates then to the silverware drawer and get two forks. I place them down on the table and head back to the stove to check on the eggs that are about done.
“Could you bring over the plates so I can put some of this on them,” I say as I hold up a spoon full of eggs. She comes over with the plates almost as soon as I said for her to come. She places the plates on the counter and grabs the spoon out of my hand. She takes about twenty spoons full when I say, “Hay, save some egg for me. I have to eat too.” Dawn put down the spoon and heads to the table. I pick up the other plate and put on o spoon full and a half on my plate. I place my plate on the table and head back to the stove. I pick up the pan and spoon, head to the sink, and place them in. I look at the clock and see that we only have twenty minutes until we have to head out for the bus. I sit at the table and finish in a minute. Dawn is only half way done when I finish. I head to the front door and unlock it. I hear a glass plate being put in the sink and Dawn comes over to me. I pick up her bag in one hand and mine in the other.
She pushes me until we reach a wall and starts to kiss me, hard and passionately. I kiss back with the same passion. She starts tugging at my hair and I put my hands on her lower back to pull her in closer to me. She unzips my jacket and I tug it off. I throw it on the floor as she takes off her shirt. I do the same to mine. She comes and starts to kiss me again. I kiss back and I start to pull down her pants.
“The bus is turning on the street, we better hurry,” Dawn says. I wonder how she heard that over the beating of our hearts. She quickly pulls on her shirt and goes to the closet to get her jacket. I pull on my shirt and put on my jacket. I pick up our bags and wait for her to come out. She suddenly comes sprinting and is at the end of the drive way in less than ten seconds. I lock the door and head down to Dawn and Tyler.
I feel this wave of nausea fall over me. All I remember last seeing was Dawn running to try to catch me and hear a horrendous crack. Darkness sweeps over my vision.

Chapter 5

I wake but I cannot open my eyes so I leave them shut afraid that I had died. I feel a soft squeezing on my right hand. I hear her, Dawn.
“I knew they would come. I should have told him we could have been far away from here. This was just a warning. They will get more aggressive now. Why am I so damn stupid? I should have been the one hurt, not him. He does not have anything that they want. They can easily erase his memory, but I have known for too long and the only option would be to kill me,” Dawn says. I am wondering what she is talking about. I want to get up but I know I am too weak. I feel her let go of my and hear her leave. I hear someone come back. No it is two people.
“I’ll get the bandages,” says Tyler, I think. Why is he here?
“Good I think, if he wakes, this will be the last time I have to do this,” Dawn says. I hear a groan come from Dawn. I wonder what that was about. I feel this sharp pain on my arm like it was being cut in half. I think Dawn puts her arm over my cut. I feel my warm blood fall from the cut.
A minute has past and Dawn says, “Done, now he should heal fast but just bandage it.” I sense a hand come near my arm so I grab it. I hear the crushing of bones.
“Shit! Paul it’s me Tyler! Let go, that really hurts. Fuck man my bone is dust practically,” Tyler says and I release my grip. I sit up and open my eyes. I see Tyler hold his limp arm as Dawn kisses me.
“Tyler, I am so sorry,” I say.
“It will heal in no time but that hurt man,” replies Tyler.
“Dawn, what the fuck happened in the first place?” I ask.
Dawn replies, “The Sacion, the ones who don’t want the prophecy to come true, are far more powerful than anyone you could even think of. They only want us dead. This was their way of saying ‘We found you two.’ I thought that I could get us away before they could find us. I never wanted you to be hurt so I told them that they can kill me two years after I meet you and you would live. But, if we have the child then we both live. They will try to watch our every move so that I don’t live. I think that they don’t want to wait two years. I want us to leave tomorrow to another place where a friend of mine is waiting for our arrival. I just needed a day to get stuff packed. We need to leave in the morning. I just hope that we are the only ones who can go.” Dawn turns to Tyler and kisses him on cheek and continues, “Tyler please stay out of trouble and stay safe. I don’t want anything to happen to you while we are gone.”
“Alright, I’ll try to stay under the radar,” Tyler says with a smile. Tyler moves to the other side of my bed. He leans down and kisses me on the lips. He says, “I just wanted a good-bye kiss from you Paul.”
“That’s alright, I guess, that you did that,” I reply. He smiles and kisses me again. I push him away lightly.
“Come on; don’t say you didn’t want to kiss me again. I am just a good kisser,” Tyler says with a smile. I flip him off and try to stand. Dawn comes over as I almost fall. I take it slower this time and I slowly walk to the door when I realize that I am in my room.
“Well are we going to pack or what? Wait, Dawn you need some girl cloths. We can go out now if my car is still in the garage. I have some money,” I say to Dawn.
“Sure, I guess that would be better than your stuff,” she replies. I say good-bye to Tyler and head for the garage. I get into the car and turn on the ignition. Dawn gets in on the passenger’s side. I press the garage door button and go. I turn to the left but quickly shut the garage door. I continue down the street and turn right. I go straight for a mile then head left to the mall. I find a good spot near the entrance. I get the keys out, get the money from Dawn, and get out of the car. I walk over to her and wrap my arm around her. We walk through the parking lot to the mall. We walk in and I notice someone, Aaron.
“Aaron, what the hell are you doing here?” I ask. I stand in front of Dawn.
“Can’t I be at the mall with my friends?” Aaron replies. I notice a scar on his face and a lip piercing.
“Are you trying to look like a punk or something? It’s kind of disgusting.”
“What the hell do you mean? At least I have friends and don’t put my arm around my cousin like I’m dating them.”
“You little…”
“Enough,” Dawn interrupts me. I look at her. She shakes her head and grabs my wrist. She walks and I am pulled. Before I can say anything Aaron sticks his hand out and grabs Dawns breast. She stares at him as he smiles. “Remove your fucking hand.”
“Come on, your no fun,” Aaron says.
“If you don’t remove your fucking hand, I’ll do it for you.” At that moment she grabs his hand and crushes it.
“Ah, what the hell bitch?” he says as he holds his crushed hand.
“You didn’t remove your hand and I did it for you.”
“Did you have to go and break my hand?”
“You wouldn’t have listened to me so I hurt you.”
“Now it’s your turn for the hurt bitch.” Aaron grabs Dawn by the throat and lifts her. She doesn’t scream or anything which kind of bothers me. Suddenly, Dawn’s skin changes and she shifts into a boa constrictor. She slithers down Aaron’s arm and coils around his neck. Aaron gasps for air but Dawn tightens her grip. The guys around them grab at Dawn and try to get her off Aaron. One guy shifts his hand into a bear claw and swipes at Dawn. He cuts deeply into her and she shifts back into a human. She falls to the ground bleeding.
“Dawn!” I shout.
“Told you bitch,” Aaron says when he is back to breathing normally.
“You’re so dead,” I say to Aaron.
“Go ahead and try.”
“Outside, just not here.”
“Ok.” Aaron and his group walk outside and I pick Dawn up. She opens her eyes and smiles. I notice that all the blood from the floor is gone and she’s not bleeding.
“I’m ok, see?” Dawn says as she lifts her shirt a little. I don’t see anything, just her soft skin. I smile and I put her down. We walk outside, ready to fight.