The man, my mate, carrys me back into the room.

"We knew she had to be a shifter when we found the clothes in the vent. Now I guess we know what kind." He says as he sets me back on the hospital bed.

"This is her?" The beta asks pushing away the lady who was cuddling him.

"Yep." My mate nods petting my head with one finger.

"And youse can smell her over the yucky batty smell?" He asked earning him a spank from the lady telling him to be nice. I start chirping in a laugh at him. Until my mate's finger taps my head and I look up at him.

"It's not nice to laugh when other littles get in trouble." He tells me and I huff but stop chirping. "How about you shift for me little bat?" I shake my head no. "Please? I can't exactly talk to you like this... Or at least you can't respond."

"Alpha, she probably doesn't want to shift without clothes." The lady says and I squeak nodding.

"Here." My mate says removing his shirt and dropping off next to me. It smells so good I can't help but jump into it and roll around causing them all to laugh. I squeak angrily at them and my mate picks me up but I'm mad at him so I bite his finger causing him to drop me back onto his shirt. He looks at his finger where a little blood comes out and back to me. Uh oh... He looks mad.

"Ohhhhh someone's in trublllllleeee!" The beta taunts giggling.

"You come with me. Well be in the next room. Once you get her to shift just call and I'll come check her out." The lady says before dragging the Beta out. I'd laugh at how funny it looks with how big he is if it weren't for the angry man looking down at me. I try to hide in the shirt but he scoops me up.

"You do not bite me little girl. Now shift so we can have a conversation." My mate says and I shake my head. "Now little one, Don't make me force you." He says and I cock my head to the side. How could he force me? "I am an Alpha I can order you to shift but it will hurt. I don't want to hurt you so shift." I gulp and grab his shirt with my feet before squeaking at him. I guess he understood my meaning because he didn't stop me from flying into the bathroom. It hurt a bit but I made it.

I shift and put the shirt on but I can barley see considering I didn't go home for my goggles.

"Ummm... I'm done." I whisper at the door.

"Come here little one." He says and I get nervous. He may not like that I don't see well.

"Could... Could you help me?" I ask turning pink. This is so embarrassing!

"Sure baby what's wrong?" My mate asks instantly by my side.

"I just don't see well in this form." I tell him and I can see his blurry head nod.

"Oh blind as a bat right." He says and I scoff.

"Bats aren't blind! They can see but in the dark echolocation is just more useful. I'm an anomaly." I correct him.

"Sorry I was misinformed. Thank you for telling me." He says but I can hear in his voice he is trying not to laugh at me.

"Don't laugh at me or I'll bite you again!" I threaten.

"Bite me again and I'll spank your bottom red." He counters and I shut my mouth.

"Up you go." He says as he picks me up causing a slight panic until he sets me on the bed. "Kelly you can come in now!" He yells and I hold my ears whining. "What's wrong baby girl?"

I just whine not wanting to make any more noise. "Please talk to me!" He is getting louder only making it worse.

"Alpha please." The lady whispers. "Bats have exceptional hearing. It can be hard for young shifters to control. Yelling hurts her."

"I'm sorry my baby bat. I'll try to keep it down." He whispers and I look up at him slowly lowering my hands.

"Cool." The beta says from behind the lady.

"What?" I ask.

"Your ears." My mate responds.

"Oh." I feel my bat ears and focus on changing them back. "Loud noise messes with me... That and bright light."

"How do you know so much about bat shifters?" I ask the lady.

"A friend of mine from med school was one... Not many of you left." She looks sad and I look away.

"So you're like a vampire?" The beta asks and I growl.

"I'm not a leech you dim whit! Vampires can't even shift into anything! They are just self centered, genocidal, maniac, leeches! How dare you call..."

"Hush." I feel someone stroke my hair and lean into his touch. "Mind explaining what that was about?" My mate asks once he has me seated in his lap and calm.

"Nu uh." I mumble feeling kinda out of it. Thinking about the vampires is emotionally draining.

"The vampires have been hunting bat shifters down for years. The bats are so low in the shifter hierarchy no one knows or cares. It's amazing a baby batty like you has survived. How old are you?" The lady explains.

"23 but no one believes me." I answer.

"Cause you lying." The beta says and the lady shoots him a look.

"WA? It true! No way we the same age! She look like a baby." He defends himself.

"Says the guy who is acting like a baby." I shoot at him.

"From the girl sittin' in her daddy's lap!" He yells.

"I don't have a daddy." I yell back.

"Knock it off both of you." I feel my mate's growl and quiet down. "We'll talk about that later for right now let miss Kelly look you over." I nod and the lady comes over to me and starts her exam.

I squirm through the whole thing. I hate doctors!

"All done." She says FINALLY! "You need to do a better job cleaning your ears little one. She has an infection in them. I'll prescribe some drops for that." She says and I nod not too happy about that. "She is also under weight. Have you been eating?"

"When I can get something. It was hard getting a job at first but I'll be getting my first paycheck soon so I'll do better." I say and she looks at the man doubling as my chair.

"That won't be necessary, princess. I'll be taking care of you from now on."