Why the pack thought that a surprise birthday party for us-yes us as in myself included considering I was almost 17 now- with the vampires and Jacob Black would be something that I would enjoy astounds me.

At least Sahara was having a ball. She was attached to Renesmee's hip, greeting all the supposed vampires that had been present at the Volturi to do.

Don't get me started on why all these vampires I'd never met were here to supposedly celebrate late birthdays for two shape shifters and a human. Emileah and I were currently staking our claim of the couch in the corner. It was a no fly zone considering Emileah's smell, off putting disposition, and amounts of aggression she was putting out towards any vampire who got anywhere near our area.

"Hello, my name is Nina. I'm Nahuel's sister." Accept oblivious half leeches. Her accent was thick and each word sound as if it came out as separate sentences. I hadn't noticed her outstretched hand until Emileah fake coughed.

"Oh, sorry." I reached for her hand. "I'm Leonard. This is Emileah. We're Sahara's cousins." Her eyes lit up when I mentioned Sahara.

"Sahara is such a lovely friend to my Nessie." I internally question her possessiveness. "She's so happy and joyful. It is your birthday as well?" I thought the question was for Emileah but Nina kept her eyes solely on me.

It was a little uncomfortable.

"No, not really, mine's isn't for another few months and theirs was a few months back."

"Theirs?" She questioned. I motioned to Emileah.

"Hers and Sahara's." Nina turned to look at Emileah then and responded as if it were the first time she'd seen her.

"You look so much like my Sahara. You two could be twins!" I sighed. The girl was a little wacky. The conversation became more and more confusing as she seemed to forget minor details or screw up the connections between people. I was sure, though hopefully it was just my weaker ears, that I'd heard her call me her Lenny a few times.

Lenny. I officially hate that name.

"Excuse my sister." Nahuel finally showed up. "She has had too much alcohol and she tends to run off at the mouth." Nahuel's accent was noticeably lighter than his sisters. I watched as he towed her off to the bathroom. A few other vampires looked on with sympathetic eyes.

What did they expect? It was open bar night for the half vamps and non minority shape shifters.

Still not quite sure what a thing like that was doing at a birthday party for three 16 year olds but I'm not complaining.

I just had to make sure to stay clear of Collin when he goes on his angry drunken rampage.

I noticed that God mom and Tre were staying clear of the bar. It was expected of Tre, as he had a habit of being the perpetual designated driver in not touching alcohol but I'd known god mom to drink a little. I briefly wondered why she wasn't now. Then I noticed that Uncle Seth, Jacob, and Edward were gathered around each other laughing hysterically.

That was probably attributed the fact that Uncle Seth was a goofy drunk. I watched as the two wolves continually knocked back shots to keep their senses dulled. I was brought back to the couch when Emileah groaned under her breath. We were in identical slouched positions.

"How long do you think we'll be here?" Emileah asked me after not having spoken since we entered the house almost four hours earlier.

"Hopefully not as long as we were in LaPush." Emileah rolled her eyes though she didn't respond again.

"Here," A pair of keys was flung into the air and Emileah caught them easily. I looked over to see Rosalie standing halfway across the room. "There's a new cycle in the second garage."

"Thanks Aunt Rose." Emileah was up in a flash. I'd almost forgotten that there was one vampire that Emileah could actually stand. She bounded out the house without a second glance in my direction. I frowned, feeling more than just a little dejection.

Rosalie shrugged while flashing me a sympathetic look before turning back to her group of vampire buddies. My radio buzzed. Tre had given me one on the trip up. It worked like a walkie talkie but also had texting capabilities similar to a cell phone.

I just thought of it as a cell that could only call the rest of the pack.

You comin or what? –ERCF

I smiled at the radio text and jumped up following Emileah's same path out the door just as she revved the motorcycle's engine in the driveway.