Once Bianca arrived the three of us piled into Leah's car and headed to see Emmett. Leah didn't drive as fast as Jasper. The car remained oddly silent. Bianca and Leah were keeping their thoughts close.

"What's going on?" I finally asked.

"Nothing," Bianca and Leah said in unison.

"That's convincing."

"There is a lot to talk about. I think it would be better to do this all at once," Leah pacified.

"Fine."

I stared out the dingy window trying to keep calm. I felt like I was headed for an ambush. Leah had harped on me for months to get to know Emmett and Rosalie. I had resisted, so would she feel the need to take matters into her own hands. Would she force us to get along... She didn't seem like the type, but I wasn't sure as we crept closer to the house.

"Be nice," Leah warned as she pulled up to the house.

I glared at her, but got out of the car. Alice and Jasper were outside waiting for us. Leah hugged both of them.

"How was your visit home?" Jasper asked.

"It was entertaining." Leah smiled. "Jasper, Alice, this is Bianca."

Alice hugged her immediately, surprising Bianca. Jasper gave her a nod, but made no motion toward her.

"You said we needed to talk," Jasper stated opening the front door.

"Yeah, Sam and Edward wanted me let you know what was going on, but I think Katie should go first."

Jasper led the way through the living room into the quaint dining room. A large round table sat in the middle, Rosalie and Emmett were already there.

"Emmett, Rose, this is Bianca. We will be watching out for her," Leah hinted.

"Who?" Rosalie asked.

"Seth." Leah beamed. "Be prepared to see a lot more of him."

"How do Sue and Charlie feel?" Jasper asked.

"Ecstatic. They love her."

"Am I the only one who doesn't know what is going on?" I asked sitting as far from Emmett as I could get.

"Leah's brother, Seth, and Bianca are together," Alice said.

I could feel there was more to it, but I didn't want to press the matter. I was happy Bianca found someone. She was an amazing person and if Seth was anything like Leah, she wouldn't be mistreated.

"Seth wanted you all to meet Bianca," Leah began. "But that isn't the only issue. But before I start, I wanted Katie to work things out with you guys."

"Leah, I would feel more comfortable waiting," I said.

"Yeah, we need to hear what's going on," Emmett said.

She shrugged her shoulders then continued.

"Sam and Embry have been tracking a few...um...people through Forks. They are familiar and we wondering if you have come across anything?"

"Familiar?" Emmett asked.

"Yeah, friends from Italy," Leah stated rolling her eyes.

"This proves my theory," Emmett burst out. He stood up, his chair hitting the floor as he stomped toward me. "Who are you working for?"

"What?" I shrunk as low as I could in the high backed chair.

"Who sent you to look in on us?"

"I don't understand. I am not here for anyone."

Leah pulled Emmett away. "Edward finds it a little strange as well, but I told him I didn't think she had anything to do with it. She didn't even know what she was, Emmett." Leah looked at Jasper. "What do you think?"

They began talking about me like I wasn't there.

"She's not lying. She's afraid." Jasper turned toward Leah. "What do you mean she doesn't know."

Leah cocked her head toward the living room, and Jasper followed.

"Have you noticed anyone else with her?" Alice asked.

"Just that Aiden person, but he has been gone for some time," Emmett answered.

"What should we do?" Leah asked, but Emmett and Rosalie were looking at Jasper.

"What? Wait...Are you trying to deal with me?" I felt like I was in some bad mob movie.

"You haven't been completely honest with us, and now there are people from Italy in Forks. It seems like there may be something going on," Leah stated flatly.

"What do people from Italy have to do with dealing with me? Why does it matter if they're in Forks? What the hell, Leah?" I yelled, standing from my chair. Maybe this is the reason she wanted me to go first. They could get my story before they dealt with me.

Emmett turned me toward him. "Start talking and maybe we will let you live."

"Let me live." My voice trembled as the words barely escaped my lips. How did I get myself in this situation? How did I go from friends to enemies in one moment? No one defended me, no one stood up for me. I could see he meant his words. His eyes bored into me. I sat back down, twisting my fingers together.

"Whatever I say will not matter to you. You already mistrust me, you hate me. So do what you have to do."

Emmett growled, but stepped back from me. His hands fisted at his side. "Start. Talking."

"What do you want to hear? That my mother didn't want anything to do with me or my brother…That the sperm donor couldn't stomach I was a girl and left my mother to die…That by sure luck, someone cared enough to get me and Matt to safety…That my life is so fucked up that I can't really be around people without fear of being hurt or hurting them…That my brother thinks I'm a monster, and blames himself for it….What!? What do you want me to tell you that will change any impression you have!?" I stood in front of Emmett yelling at him.

Emmett look ashamed.

Leah got between us. "That's not how I thought this would go."

"Why don't you start from the beginning?" Alice asked.

"Why?" I scoffed. "So you can feel sorry for me, feel better about yourself? My life has not been easy, but I survived, Matt survived. You really want to hear all the crappy things that happened to me…all the horrific things that my life, my family's life, has experienced…and to top it off I find out that I'm part of some crazy hybrid sect of the vampire world. So tell me, what could I say that would make this any better for anyone in this room?"

I hadn't meant to be so indignant. Everything just poured out. Emmett pushed past Leah, grabbing my hand. He was so angry I blacked out instantly, not even having time to pull away from him.