AN: previous author's note still applies. R&R!

Love You All! Chapter 8 coming up.

Chapter 7

Meeting the Cullen's

(Serenity POV)

"I'm so sorry for my freak out Rain." I apologized to Rayna, after we made it back to the house and I had calmed down. It just seems like our emotions are running on high today.

"It's okay Ren…besides it's not like I was any better, I almost cleaned out the fridge." She told me, cracking a smile. Trying to turn our situation into humor, even though it wasn't funny, but that was just Rayna always trying to look on the bright side of things.

"I don't understand…never before now have we craved blood and now it's all I can think about. I just want the sweet warm nectar running down my throat." I admitted, hanging my head in shame.

"It's all a part of turning sixteen and reaching your full maturity." Katrina told us coming into the living room where Rayna and I where lounging on the sofa. "You just need practice controlling the bloodlust, it's hard but it can be done…I mean just look at me I've been controlling it for over two hundred years now."

"How do you do it mom?" I questioned. The hunger was so strong.

"It's easy I don't think about it. If you don't think about it, it won't be as strong. Just think of something else…I think it's time to teach you girls to hunt so you won't want to rip out the humans throats." Katrina said with a sigh.

"Alright let's get to it because Dad and Bella are expecting us today at three thirty." Rayna said getting up out of her seat. Ah, Rayna, always the eager one.

"Right you're going to need to be well fed if you're going to be around Bella and Charlie." Katrina agreed with her. Was I the only one that had a problem with killing animals? I guess so…but I guess it's better to fed on an animal rather than a human.

After four hours Rayna and I finally got the hang of hunting. Rayna discovered that she like the taste of mountain lion better than anything, but not me I went for the big grizzly bears. I don't know why but their blood called to me the most, not to mention they're really vicious so I didn't feel as bad killing them. Going up against a grizzly bear is like being in a kill or be killed situation. We also found out that Rayna was very clean while feeding, but I on the other hand, was another story entirely, I had gotten the bears blood all over my clothes, and looked like I just stepped out of a horror movie.

"Serenity why don't you go get cleaned up before we head over to your father's." Katrina suggested as we made our way back home.

"Yeah you're probably right, wouldn't want everyone to see me like this. They might think I just got through murdering somebody." I replied as I ran ahead at vampire speed back to the house.

I quickly discarded my old bloody clothes and jumped in the shower to wash the rest of the blood off my skin. While in the shower I quickly shaved and washed my hair as well before getting out and drying off. I then pulled on a pair of baby blue satin boy-cut panties and a matching demi-cup bra, a black cross-front mesh top, a pair of electric blue low rise ultra skinny shredded denim jeans, and my favorite pair of black knee-high lace up converse with electric blue laces.

(Rayna POV)

Today was not turning out anything like I imagined for my sixteenth birthday. It was supposed to be happy, not filled with confusion. I may not be as emotional as Serenity at the moment, but, that doesn't mean that I'm not an emotional wreck on the inside. Her battle with herself is on the outside, while mine is completely in my head. That's just how I've always been, I tend to bottle things up until the just explode out of me. I guess I just have a little more control over my emotions than she does.

My head perked up a little when I caught a whiff of an unfamiliar scent approaching our house. Who the hell could that be? Did Katrina invite someone over?

Ren! Do you smell that? I questioned Serenity with my mind because she was up in her room, and I was in mine.

Yeah…whoever it is there are more than one of them…you think mom invited over that friend of hers she was talking about? Came Serenity voice.

Probably... I'm going down to find out. Care to join me? I asked her.

Right behind you, Rain. That was good enough for me. I took off down the stairs, at human speed just in case it was a couple on humans, Serenity right behind me.

Katrina was in the living room with about seven other vampires, Serenity and I automatically went into defense mode, jumping in front our mother to protect her from the intruders. Great they found us already! Stupid Volturi!

"Rayna! Serenity! Simmer down! There not a part of the Volturi." Katrina hissed at us, and we just looked at our feet and apologized.

"Sorry…" I mumbled looking at my pink painted nails like they were the most interesting thing in the world.

"It's quite alright dear; it's understandable that you would want to protect your mother." Came the smooth voice of their coven leader. "I'm Carlisle Cullen…" he said introducing himself. He has short cropped caramel blonde hair and warm topaz eyes, just like our mother; in fact all seven of them have the same matching topaz eyes. He's wearing a white button down shirt, with a pair of black dress pants, and a pair of black loafers. "This is my wife Esme Cullen…" Esme has shoulder length wavy bronze hair with side swept bangs. She's wearing an emerald green knife pleat maxi dress and a pair of black caged pumps (with a five inch heel). "Our daughter Alice Cullen…" Alice has mid neck pixie cut charcoal black hair with emo cut bangs. She's wearing a faded yellow plunge halter top, a faded blue denim jean miniskirt, and a pair of faded yellow lace peep-toe pumps (with a four inch heel). "Her husband Jasper Hale…" Jasper has short shaggy emo skater dark golden blonde hair. He's wearing a navy blue ribbed tee, a pair of dark wash loose fit straight leg denim jeans, and a pair of slightly worn navy blue converse. "Our son Emmett Cullen…" Emmett has short kind of spiky charcoal black hair. He's wearing a white (wife beater) tank, a pair of black Nike basketball shorts, and a pair of white and black Nike running shoes. "His wife Rosalie Hale…" Rosalie has mid back straight layered dark golden blonde hair with side swept bangs. She's wearing a dark red open-back lace dress, and a pair of black crystal t-strap pumps (with a six inch heel). "And our son Edward Cullen." My eyes shifted over to Edward and my breath caught in my throat. He has to be the sexiest man I've ever laid eyes on. The only word I have to describe him is 'Adonis'. He has short tousled messy bronze 'sex' hair. He's wearing a black v-neck tee, a pair of faded blue loose fit boot-cut denim jeans, and a pair of black adidas skate shoes.

My eyes locked with Edwards and I couldn't help the blush from rising to my cheeks. I just hung my head letting my hair hide my blush. I then felt Serenity elbow me in the ribs, letting me know that I still hadn't responded to Carlisle.

After getting my blush under control I looked back up muttering another apology. "I'm Rayna Swan and this is my twin sister Serenity…of course you already know our mother." I replied pointing to Katrina. She was wearing a canary yellow chain-back dress, and a pair of black diamond peep-toe booties (with a five inch heel).