"You sent for me?" I asked as I stepped into Aro's luxurious study. My cool voice echoed throughout the room.

His blood-red eyes studied me for a moment. "Yes, Jera, I did. As you have already been informed, you are to have your own team of vampires for let's say different kinds of assignments." I nodded my head. What was he getting at? "Well, we have finally found a fourth person to complete your team."

My ears perked up at this information. This was exciting; I'd have more stuff to do now besides sitting around all day playing silly games. I was also glad that I would have a small team. Too many people just slowed me down. "Who would that be?"

"Her name is Rita. She's a shape-shifter. I think you'll find her easier to get along with than Connor." We both smirked at this.

"That's wonderful. Thank you. When will I meet her?" There was a quite knock at the door. I lifted an eyebrow, impressed by the timing.

"Come in," Aro told our visitor. Turning around, I watched as one of the grand wooden doors opened. "Jera, this is Rita. Rita, Jera," he introduced us. I studied the brunette. Her hair color reminded me of Bella's. However, hers was stick-straight and fell just below her shoulders. I noted that her eyes were green. Being a shape-shifter, I assumed she changed her appearance often.

She held out a hand. I took it. Smiling devilishly, she said, "I believe you'll find me quite capable."

I matched her smile, wanting to have fun. "Panther," I instructed. Her form quickly slickened into that of the cat I asked for. "Emu." She quickly turned into the quirky bird. "Grizzly bear." I couldn't help but think of Emmett as she changed into the lumbering bear. "Me." I soon found myself looking at a replica of me. "Impressive," I said, finalizing her position on my team.

Rita returned to her normal state. "Thanks." She then flashed me a cheesy grin. Aro was right. She was much more amiable than Connor. Then again, a baby chimp with a rash was more agreeable than him.

"You two may leave now," he told us. "Introduce her to the rest of your team, Jera." I nodded as we briskly exited his study. The only noise was the clicking of Rita's stilettos against the stone floor.

We both exhaled, deeply once outside the presence of Aro. He had the air about him that didn't make me feel comfortable enough to even breathe. "Can you not wear those?" I asked, pointing to her shoes. They quickly turned into a pair of flats. "Thanks," I told her. "It's just kind of weird to hear people walking. I'm not used to it anymore."

She bobbed her head up and down. "I know what you mean. This place is sometimes so quiet."

I laughed. "It's always quiet." I led her to the room where Connor, Luke, and I always hung out. The two boys were sitting there, flicking fire and lightening at the stone wall. "We have a new member," I announced. Both their heads whipped towards me and Rita. "This is Rita. She's a shape-shifter. I think you boys are old enough to introduce yourselves," I said as I went over to lounge on the leather couch.

"I'm Luke. I like lightening," he said, making a small bolt pop out of his hand. I rolled my eyes at his childish introduction. He probably had done that just to spite me.

"Connor's the name. Fire's my specialty."

Rita giggled and joined me on the couch. "Nice to meet you guys. Where are you from?"

"America," Luke and I responded simultaneously.

"Dublin," Connor said, proudly.

"Nice, I'm from Germany."

"That explains the accent," I said to her.

She covered her mouth and giggled. "Is it that noticeable?"

I shook my head. "But I do believe Rita's not a very common German name," I pointed out.

"Yeah, I probably was adopted or something." Rita waved the notion away. "Not like it really matters." She paused for a moment, looking around the room. "What do you guys do for fun around here?"

Connor frowned and wrinkled his nose. "Absolutely bloody nothing."

I shrugged. "He's actually right." I smiled though. "However, with you around now, we'll probably get to do something."

"Like what?" she asked excitedly.

"Missions. Fun stuff like that."

Rita changed her hair into a spiky pixie cut, turning the color red. "Sounds good. I haven't had fun in ages."

"I'd be surprised if they could find something interesting for us to do," Connor snorted.

She rolled her eyes at him. "You are disagreeable, aren't you?"

He smile and nodded. "You've got that right, birdie."

Crinkling her nose, she responded, "Don't call me that."

I slapped my forehead. Now that he knew that bugged her, Connor would be calling her that constantly, like the way he called me Captain from time to time. Luke was suddenly nuzzling my neck. "Relax," he murmured to me. "She'll figure out everything soon enough." I inhaled his sweet scent and relaxed a little.

Rita was studying us curiously. "Mates?" she asked Connor.

"Unfortunately," he responded.

Frowning, I knocked him off the chair he was sitting on. She giggled at the site. "Are you like a telepath?"

"Telekinetic," I corrected. "I used to be a telepath."

She cocked her head to the side. "Used to?"

I nodded my head. "It's really hard to explain, and really, I don't have an answer for how or why."

"And your eyes are blue…because?"

I snickered at the interrogation I have received many times. "Once again it's a mystery."

"She's very mysterious," Luke inform her. He kissed me on the cheek. "That's one of the reasons why I love her."

Rita sighed at us. "I want to find my mate," she said dreamily.

"Cheer up," Connor suggested. "You've got whole fucking eternity to find that special one. Isn't that just chipper?"

"Bitter," I muttered under my breath in response to his little speech.