Thanksgiving with a Shifter Part 2

The oven dings and the pies are done, the turkey needs craving and I get the honor this year. When I finishes carving the turkey I rush up to my room, I pull my note book out of the desk drawer. Flipping through the pages, Shifters is where I stop. I read the page. "Shifters can take the form of anything that's living, silver burns them to the touch and fire is the best way to dispose of them. They have the ability to read the minds of those they are mimicking, so watch for camera flares, and the presents of a googy skin like substance. " I flip the page. "Side note on powers... Aside from the mimicking they have been known to have super strength and speed."

I throw the book back down. "Shit." I run to the living room. "Jimmy where is Claire."

Jimmy doesn't pull his attention from the football game. "There in the kitchen."

Mom sees me. "Ben can you grab the nice silverware from the cupboard and set the table."

I smile. "Sure no problem, hey Claire would you like to give me a hand."

My mom replys. "Come on Ben I need her help."

I shake my head. "It will only take a second, then she can help you."

She nods. "Fine."

We both walk over to the cupboard and she grabs the plate and I grab the silverware. She places a plate at every chair, then I place the forks and spoons down, as she goes to leave I finally speak. "Can you place the knives down while I go get the napkins."

She shakes her head. "Can't you do it Ben I need to help your mother."

I smile as I toss a knife at her, she naturally catches it to protect herself, as it touches her skin it starts to burn her. I grin. "I know what you are!"

She drops the knife and rushes towards the back door. "Lets take this outside ass face." I have to give to this shift it has really picked up on her social ques. She smacks me across the face sending me flying out the window, I groan as I try to stand. She leaps up onto the window seal. "Come on Ben come play with me."

Jimmy comes around the corner with his football. "Guys what's going on I heard a loud crash." Claire leaps at me from the window seal but a football smacks her in the face and she misses me by inches, it didn't do much from pissing her off.

Smiles. "Wait your turn Jimmy your next."

I tackle her to the ground. "don't touch him you bitch." As we struggle around on the ground she shakes me off, I hear a soft pop as I hit the ground. I try to stand but my vision is blurry causing me to second guess my footing. When I do finally stand she smacks me across the face sending me crashing back through the window.

While I push my self back up I pick up the silver knife and dive back out the window. I roll to a stop inches away from her. She lungs at the same time I stab forward. The knife easily cuts through her cloths and into her chest cavity, Blood goshes out as her body begins to desolve. "Jimmy go get the shove and some"

When we get done cleaning the mess of red and tan goo. I notice something in the bush that Miss Thomsons cat was. Me and Jimmy both look at each other. Jimmy whispers. "Ben check it out."

I nod and walk slowly toward the bush. "Jimmy stand back." I push some of the push aside and laying face down her hands tied to gather and her month gagged. "Claire." I shout. "Wake up." I cut her bonds and give her alittle shake.

She groggily nod. "How was dinner."

Me and Jimmy look at each other. I smile. "You made it back just in time."