It was almost 7 and I had finished typing up all of my notes that I had made that day in therapy. It was time to unwind and hang out for a little bit. I made some soup on the stove. Then went to the living room and turned on the television. Yesterday was grey's anatomy, and apparently yesterday some singer named Taylor Hicks won a singing contest, that I did not care about.

I found a rerun of CBS's Two and A Half men, one of the earlier seasons. It appeared that Jake got in trouble at school for drawing a picture, and Alan went down to the school to talk to the principle. He asked Charlie to run his office for him. Jake's picture turns out to be making fun of a young girls breasts, and Alan has to explain it to his mom while Jake talks to the principal. Meanwhile, Charlie turns Alan's office into a brothel. I laughed. This was great.

The doorbell rang.

"It's open," I said.

Carlisle walked through the door.

"Hey, what's going on?" I asked.

"It's 7:25. The council meeting starts at 8. I figured that I could take you to the council meeting."

"Oh. Right, it is Friday," I said. I got up and put my dishes in the sink. "I was going to go to Port Angeles tonight. Maybe I can go next Friday."

"Serina, you are one of them."

"But I don't want to be one of them," I said, turning around to face him.

"And hiding here will make that happen? You must face who you are."

I stared into his eyes, and saw nothing but loving concern. I sighed, "I'll grab my jacket."

We pulled up to a small bonfire on First Beach. Carlisle parked the car, and we both got out. As I walked towards the wolves, I could not help but feel like I was trespassing on some sacred ground and that I would soon be ripped apart by them.

"What are you doing here?!" growled Paul, standing up.

"She is one of us, Paul," said Sam.

"She had not phased," objected Paul.

"It's only a matter of time," said Billy. He motioned for me to approach.

"Call me if you need me," said Carlisle, "or get Sam to bring you home. He seems to be the gentlemen."

"Okay," I said, and walked closer to the pack. I turned when I heard the car door shut, and watched Carlisle drive away.

"It's nice to see you again," said Emily. "Help yourself if you're hungry."

I grabbed a hot dog and a water, and went to sit by her and Sam.

"That's all you're going to eat?" asked Seth.

I looked down at my food, and thought that maybe I could get more. I shrugged, "I might get seconds, if I am hungry later."

"First, I would like to know what you have been told about werewolves, Serina," asked Billy.

I bit into my hot dog, and took a sip of my water to wash it down. "Well, I have been around wolves all of my life. From my observations, their magic comes from the land, and you were able to shift your spirits from your bodies into wolves. Through the generations, the ability merged and you turned into wolves. This ability is passed down by a gene that seems to be recessive. To be a werewolf, you must have the gene, be of proper age, and the land is threatened by the presence of vampires. For some reason, thirteen can be considered a proper age, although Sam was eighteen when he first phased. Also, it doesn't matter of the vampires intent because the Cullens caused many of you to phase, although they harmed no one. This is different than other wolves I have been around. From what I have heard, you have to be sixteen and someone must be in imminent danger but whatever. What I cannot get is why I am a werewolf? Why am I suddenly reacting to blood like this?"

"You are well learned," said Billy. "What did Carlisle say?"

"That my body is in transition and it is rejecting blood."

"What do you know happened to you," said Billy. "Tell us your story."

"Well, there is a powerful group of Vampires that were considered royalty in both the human world and vampire world alike that was formed in the around 1150 BC in early Rome. Their leaders were Aro, Marcus, and Didyme, Aro's sisters. They created the laws of vampires, and created the riches and splendor of vampires. They fought several covens, and they gained many powers, creating the guard, strong vampires with special powers that do their bidding. They had slaves and free in their coven, and you can earn your freedom.

"Anyway, about 1470s my grandfather was a Duke of Milan, and he was a tyrant. His people tried to overthrow him, and they were too much for his army. He sent word to Aro, begging him for help. Aro sent the guard and they subdued the people the people. In gratitude, my grandfather gave them whatever they wanted. Aro took my mother as his prize. She was twelve at the time. My mom lived with the Volturi until she was twenty and then Aro bit her on her birthday. She joined the guard, and was one of Aro's favorites. Somehow she got pregnant and had me. I lived there until I was bitten when I was 16, by Caius. Then I was trained as an assassin. In the 1700's Carlisle came to stay with the Volturi. He bought us from Aro and Caius, and freed us. We lived in Italy until we came here."

"You were slaves?" asked Seth.

"Yeah," I said. "But it is okay. When Carlisle freed us, we stayed with him for about a century and he taught us how to be free. Then women were allowed to go to college, and I enrolled at Oxford to study psychology in England, and my mom went to Italy and studied history. I worked in a research lab studying psychology in England, and it was fascinating, but I got a job at a museum in Italy. That was right before Carlisle called me to come help you guys. Now, my mom is a History professor at the University of Bologna."

"That's so cool," said Jacob.

I sighed. "I wished I knew what my father was doing, or even who he was. At least I know he was a werewolf."

"Maybe now that you know, your mom will tell you the whole story," said Billy.

"Doubtful," I thought.