The phone call to the Cullens had been interesting. They had suggested that they could host the "get together" at their home, however, I wanted this conversation to take place where I had the high ground and that meant my house, well more specifically my backyard.

Next, I had to call the wolves. 'I hope Jake hadn't opened his big mouth.' I fished my cell from my jacket and scrolled through the contacts. I was wavering between Sam, Paul, and Billy. 'Who should I call?' Finally, I picked a number.

It rang and rang and rang...I was starting to think that no one was home when suddenly it was answered.

"Hello, Black residences."

"Hey, Billy...This is Danny."

"Oh, how are you doing kiddo? Are you needing to talk to Jake? He isn't here right now."

"No, no Billy I'm doing pretty good. Actually, I was wondering if you could arrange a meeting with the pack tonight."

"Why do you need to have a meeting with the pack? I'm sure you could just go over to Sam and Emily's to talk to everyone."

"That's true but I want them to come over to my house or at least the bonfire area behind it."

"Why do they need to go there?"

"I need to talk to the pack as well as the Cullens and I know that you don't want them on tribal land. And before you say you don't know what I'm talking about I know that they are Vampires or Cold Ones or whatever."

There was a long pause after that little tirade.

"Child I think you should come over and talk to the Sue and I about what you know."

"Billy I will tell you and the other elders but first I need to have a meeting with the supernatural beings that are running around before I talk to you. I have already talked to the Cullens and they have agreed to come here. Now I am asking you if you could arrange for the pack to come. I am only going to tell this story once and I refuse to tell it on anyone else's turf but mine. If they are going to come they need to be there by seven tonight. There will be food so they don't have to worry about that; Billy only the pack are to come."

With that, I hung up the phone. I knew that was a bit harsh but this was not going to be easy for me. I rested my head against the cold steering wheel and my knuckles turned white for a little while before I began to relax. How was I going to tell them about what had happened? How was I going to explain that I was no longer the same person I once was? Even better how was I going to explain what happened all those years ago? This was going to be a very long day.

The drive to the house was pretty peaceful except for my phone going off every two or three minutes. Apparently, Billy had called Sam and Sam had called Paul, because every member of the pack was blowing up my phone. I just wanted to have a little time together with my thought so I turned off the stupid thing. That probably wasn't my best idea considering I was looking at three very irritated wolves scattered around on my porch. Before I even turned off the car my door was janked open and a vibrating Paul was standing there. However, before he was able to open his mouth Sam pulled him back and was telling him to calm down or to take a run. Paul stomped off into the woods. I could hear clothes tearing and then nothing.

"Danny, you want to tell me why you wanted to set up a meeting?" Sam asked as he ran his hand over his face look as exasperated as I felt. I grabbed my keys and got out of the car.

"Because I need to explain a few things to you and to the Cullens."

"Why would you need to explain anything to them?"

"Simple they are a part of my life too and all of you need to understand a few things."

"How are they a part of your life? How do you even know them?"

"Simple they saved me when all of you abandoned me!" I snapped the control over my emotions had finally been torn asunder from how they were acting. I hated being questioned.

"If you, any of you, actually want to know what happened to me, where I have been or anything come tonight and listen. Otherwise, I don't have time for this."

I slammed the door in Sam and Jared's face. If I hadn't been so upset I would have found their expressions priceless, but at this moment I was just angry.