The next day, Selene woke up early. She grabbed her toiletries and went to take a shower. After her shower, Selene went back to her room to get dressed and get ready for the day. Once Selene was dressed, she went downstairs to start breakfast for her family. Selene decided to make waffles, eggs, bacon, sausage, and some oatmeal for breakfast. Leah had told her that since she had phased, her appetite had increased. And if Seth was going to phase soon, his hunger should have increased as well.

By the time Sue and Seth came downstairs, breakfast was ready. Seth smiled at his older sister as she set his breakfast in front of him, "Thanks, Sel," Seth said.

"You're welcome, Seth, what would you like to drink, juice or coffee?"

"Both."

Selene served him his coffee and juice then served her mother her breakfast as well, "Thank you, Selene."

"You're welcome, Mom. Is Leah going to be up soon?"

"Yeah, she got in a little late, but she'll smell the food here in a bit and come downstairs."

Sure enough, Leah comes bounding downstairs already dressed for the day in shorts and a tank top.

"Hey, Fish Brains, did you make breakfast?"

"Yes, Fenris, I did."

Leah looked at her sister oddly, then her eyes widen, right, Fenris, Norse Mythology. She scowled at her sister. Seth looked between his sisters confused; he knew that Leah had always called Selene Fish Brains, but Fenris was new. He was about to ask why Selene called Leah that when Selene set the syrup down in front of him and sat down with her breakfast, "Let's eat."

Selene didn't have to tell Seth twice; he poured the syrup over his waffles and started eating. As they ate in companionable silence, when they finished, Selene and Leah volunteered to take Seth to school while Sue was going to see the Elders. The Elders had told her the day before that they wanted to talk to her about Harry's place on the Council. Sue thought that since she was going, she might as tell them about Selene and Leah's plan. Before they left, Sue pulled Selene aside.

"I'm going to go talk to the Elders right now. Would it be alright if I tell them what you and Leah are going to do?"

"Yeah, of course, Mom. I seriously doubt they would object to having me part of the pack."

"I think you're right, but just in case, why don't you and Leah wait for a bit before talking to Sam. I'll call you after I talk to them."

"Okay, Mom."

Sue cupped her eldest daughter's face, "I'm glad you're back safely."

"Me too, Mom."

With that, Sue and Selene left, they took Seth to school in Selene's Land Rover while Sue drives down to Billy's house. They arrived at Seth's school, and he quickly jumped out, he waved goodbye to his sisters and went to hang out with his friends. Selene pulled out of the parking lot and went back to the house, "I thought we were going to go talk to Sam," Leah asked.

"Mom said she's going to talk to the Elders first and see what they say. If they want me to join the pack or not."

"They'd be crazy not to want you to join. You're the only one with real combat experience and then your godly powers."

"You never know, they may not like it," Selene said as they drove back to the house.

While the girls head home, Sue gets to Billy's house. She knocks on the door, and when the door opens, she notices that Old Quil is there as well, "Sue, it's good you were able to come," Billy said and moved out of the way so that she can come in.

"Hey, Billy, Hello, Quil, how are you?"

"We're good, how are you and the kids holding up," Old Quil asked.

"As well as can be expected. It's better now that Selene is home."

Old Quil nods.

"Yes, it must feel good to have your oldest home. Will she be returning East anytime soon?" Billy asked.

"No, things have settled down, and she wants to spend time here," Sue told the two elders, "So what did you want to talk about," Sue asked.

"Why don't we have a seat."

Sue nods and sits down on the couch in the living room. Billy wheels his way in the living room and puts his wheelchair in front of her and Old Quil, "The reason we asked you to come over, Sue, is that we wanted to offer you Harry's place on the council," Billy said to Sue.

Sue's eyes widen; she wasn't expecting that, but Sue was honored that the Council offered it to her, "I would be honored to take my husband's place."

"Good, we're glad you accepted. Now that that's settled, we wanted to talk to you more about Selene."

"What about her?"

"Sam told us that he was going to keep an eye on her to see if she phases. Since Leah phased after Harry's death, Sam seems to think that Selene will too since she has the gene from the Uley side."

"I'm glad you brought that up, Selene has already shifted."

Billy and Quil looked at each other, surprised, "When?"

"She told me that it'd been three years now that she's been able to shapeshift."

Quil caught the difference, "Shapeshift or phase?"

"Selene was blessed by Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. She's able to shift into any animal she wants. She also has that power from her father. He had limited shapeshifting ability like his brother."

Since the Elders were told that Poseidon was Selene's father, Billy had taken it upon himself to learn as much as he could about Greek Mythology, especially about the Big Three. So, he was somewhat familiar with Poseidon's powers.

"Can she shapeshift into a wolf?"

"Yes, she can, and Selene wants to join the pack. She told me that since she's a hero, it's her duty to protect the tribe and others from monsters."

"Will she be able to hear the pack?" Billy asked.

"Yes, she and Leah tried it yesterday, and she can block the pack from finding out her true identity."

"Good."

"So, can I tell her she can join?" Sue asked.

"If she can convince Sam, yes. I think she would be a great asset." Old Quil said.

"So do I," Billy said.

Sue thanked the two Elders and left. Once she was outside, Sue called Selene and told her to go ahead with her plan. So, now that they got the green light from the Elders, Selene and Leah put their plan into motion. The girls decided that instead of saying that Selene shifted the night before, they would say that Selene phased after they dropped Seth off at school.

Leah and Selene leave the house and go into the forest where Selene can phase into a wolf. They also decided that she would have to be naked for this, or else Sam was going to be suspicious, "Are you okay with that?"

"Please, Leah, I'm a demigoddess and friends with Aphrodite's kids, nudity is no big deal."

Leah laughed and wished her sister luck then she took off towards Sam and Emily's house. When Leah got there, she rushed into the house alarmed. The pack looked up at Leah when she came in, "Leah, what's wrong?" Sam asked.

"Sam, it's Selene, she phased," Leah said breathlessly.

The boys all looked at each other, "How is that possible; she's not full Quileute," Paul said.

"Paul, Selene has the gene from Sue, from her Uley side," Sam told him, "I was expecting her to phase, but not so soon. I guess Harry's death hit her just as hard."

Leah scowled at Sam, "Of course it did, Sam. My dad was just as much her dad as he was mine and Seth's."

"Alright, let's go help her, she must be freaking out."

The pack got up to go with Sam, but he held up his hand, "I think it should be only Leah and me. You guys are too loud, and you're going to frighten her."

The pack nods and sits back down for breakfast.

Sam and Leah shifted into wolves and took off into the forest. Instantly Sam could hear Selene's panicked voice, babbling about what was happening to her. Leah rolled her eyes as they ran; her sister was putting it on a little thick.

When they arrived where Selene was, they found a white wolf lying down with its paws over its eyes whimpering. Sam walked towards her very slowly as to not frighten her. When Selene saw him, she immediately backed away from him and growled, *it's okay Selene, you're going to be fine.*

*Who are you?*

*It's me, Sam.*

*Sam? What's going on, why am I a wolf.*

Sam began to explain what was happening to her and that it was perfectly normal since she had the gene. Selene listened with rapt attention; she slowly nodded and accepted what was happening to her, *Sam, how do I turn back into a human?*

*You need to think of your human form and will your body to take that form again. It may take you a while, but keep trying.*

*But, Sam, when we turn back I'm going to be naked!*

Again Leah rolled her eyes, *Sam, I brought Selene some clothes.*

Sam nods, *I'm going to leave you with Leah; she's going to help you phase back. Or do you need me here, Leah?*

*No, I'll help my sister, don't worry. And once she does, I'll take her to your house.*

*Okay.* With that, Sam left.

The minute they knew Sam couldn't hear them, Selene shifted back to her human form and got her clothes from where she had hidden them. Leah changed as well and then put her clothes on, "Man, I can't believe he bought it, you were putting on a little thick, Selene."

"You think so; I thought my acting skills were great."

Leah rolled her eyes and put her arm around Selene's shoulder, "Come on; let's get back to Emily's house."

The girls made their way to Emily's house, where the pack anxiously waited for their newest member. The minute they walked into the house, Jared, and Embry hugged Selene, "Welcome to the pack, Selene."

"Thanks, guys."

Paul crossed his arms and smirked at Selene, "I have to admit I never thought that you would phase."

"Why, because I'm a fatherless half-breed?" Selene asked.

Paul opened his mouth and closed it again. He was hoping that Selene had forgotten that he used to ridicule her because she wasn't a full Quileute and that she didn't know who her real father was, "Selene, I'm sorry-"

"Forget it; you were an obnoxious prick back then, I'm sure you've grown out of it."

"Think again," Leah said and crossed her arms.

Paul growled at Leah but looked at Selene, "No, Sel, I never should have said those things to you; I was only going along with my cousin."

Selene waved it off, "Forget it," Selene said as she walked past Paul and walked towards Emily and hugged her.

Emily was a little apprehensive about seeing Selene; she thought that her cousin would hate her as Leah did. But when Selene hugged her, Emily knew that everything was going to be alright. Emily returned the hug fiercely and congratulated her cousin.

"Thanks, Em."

After that, the pack sat down to have breakfast. Selene helped Emily serve the others since she had already eaten. Once all the food was served, Selene sat down next to Leah and had a little bit more breakfast. Sam kissed Emily when she sat down next to him then looked at Selene, "So, Selene, do you have any questions for me?"

Selene looked up from her plate, "Not right now, Sam. Leah explained to me that you guys are keeping the tribe safe from vampires and that there's a coven of vampires in Forks that you have a treaty with, so as long as they hold up their end of the treaty, they're off-limits."

Sam looked at Leah, "Excellent, Leah. Yeah, Sel, that's what we do. I'll help train you so that you can fight the vampires. The Cullens have recently returned, but there's a female vampire that has been after Bella Swan. She crosses into our territory all the time."

Selene's eyes narrowed, "The red-haired vampire is the one responsible for Harry's death, right?"

Sam sighed, "Yes, she is. But don't worry, Selene, we'll get her. We'll avenge Harry's death."

A little while later, Jacob comes into the house, fuming, babbling about how Bella was stupid for taking Edward back. He paused in his rant and stared at Selene, "Who are you?"

"Oh come on, Jake, don't you remember Selene Clearwater, Leah's older half-sister?" Paul asked.

Jake tilted his head and stared into Selene's sea-green eyes. His eyes widened, "Yeah, yeah, I remember, you were friends with my sisters."

"Yeah, how are Rachel and Rebecca?"

"Good, Rachel is going to school in Seattle, and Rebecca married a professional surfer and moved to Hawaii."

Selene nodded. Jacob was about to ask what Selene was doing there when Sam asked him what had happened. Jake told him that Bella was back and that he reminded Cullen about the treaty. Jake was a little apprehensive about talking to Sam in front of Selene.

"It's alright, Jake, Selene is our newest pack member," Sam informed him, and Jake relaxed.

They continued to talk about the Cullens and Victoria. Sam decided that they needed to double their patrols along the borders. He assigned everyone partners for patrol. Once breakfast was eaten, Sam said goodbye to Emily and set out on his patrol with Jared, while Jake left with Paul and Leah took off with Embry. Sam told Selene to take it easy for the day since it was her first phase; she was probably exhausted.

Sam couldn't have been more wrong. Selene wasn't used to being left out of the action, and she was restless. Since Sam wasn't going to let her go on patrol until the following day with him, Selene took it upon herself to train. Selene went home to change into her workout clothes, and she set out to find a secluded place to train. Selene decided that it would be best to train off the reservation where there was no possibility of running into someone or the pack. Crossing the border, Selene made her way into the mountains to find a clearing where she could be alone.

It didn't take long for Selene to find a spot. Selene looked around; it was a beautiful little valley between two mountain peaks. There was a sheer cliff with a waterfall cascading down from it, gathering into a little pond at the bottom. Selene smiled at seeing the waterfall and pond; this was perfect.

Selene stretched, she pulled her bracelet off, and it immediately transformed into Stormcaller, the trident Poseidon had given her. Selene got into her fighting stance and began going through her training exercises, sparing with imaginary enemies. Selene continued this for several hours until she was hot and sweaty. Selene tapped Stormcaller on the ground and turned it back into a bracelet. Selene put it back on then her wrist, as she made her way towards the waterfall to get a drink, she was suddenly hit by something hard enough to be thrown across the valley.

Selene jumped to her feet and spun around. She came face to face with a creature with the body of a lion, the face of a man, and the sting of a scorpion, a manticore. The monster roared at Selene and attacked her, slashing at Selene with its claws. Selene rolled out of the way and got back to her feet she pulled her bracelet off, and it turned into Stormcaller. She rushed the manticore, and the two clashed, the manticore bringing it's scorpion tail down to pierce Selene, but she blocked. The manticore slashed at Selene with its claws, catching her on the leg, Selene jumped back to avoid another blow. The monster slashed at her again, but Selene blocked its attack with her trident. Selene lunged for the manticore, but it maneuvered out of the way. The manticore shot poison out of its tail, Selene was barely able to avoid it. Selene twirled her trident and swung it at the manticore's head, knocking it back several feet. The manticore roared in anger that echoed throughout the valley, catching the attention of someone who was hunting in the area.

Emmett Cullen had just brought down a large male grizzly bear and was happily feeding on it. He had gone hunting by himself at Alice's suggestion after he had gotten into a terrible fight with his wife, Rosalie. She had been screaming at him for no reason, and it was starting to annoy him. That was something that had been happening more frequently, the fighting. Rosalie had been in a bad mood since the day that Bella and Edward started dating. It got worse when they had to move back to Alaska after the incident at Bella's birthday party. Rosalie was always taking out her anger on Emmett. After Bella had saved Edward, Emmett thought that Rosalie would calm down, but her temper got worse when Bella had asked to join their family, and she had been outvoted to stop it. Rosalie had been expecting Emmett to vote no, but when he didn't, her anger with him increased. Rosalie was starting to become unbearable. So, even though Emmett loved his wife, he had taken to avoid her as much as possible; otherwise, she would end up bitching at him for every little thing.

Now, Emmett relished in the quiet of the valley Emmett was in until he heard an inhuman roar. Emmett dropped his kill and listened more intently. He suddenly picked up on the sound of fighting, his curiosity getting the better of him, Emmett decided to investigate. Emmett made his way down into a valley, following the commotion. When Emmett was about to break through the treeline, he stopped short. In the middle of the valley was a creature Emmett had never seen before. It had the body of a lion, the face of a man, and the stinger of a scorpion. Emmett's eyes widen, and his instincts were telling him that this was a dangerous situation and that he should leave, but Emmett ignored them and hid behind a tree to watch and see what was going on.

Emmett gasped when he saw the creature battling a petite girl with black hair and tanned skin. From this distance, Emmett could see that the girl was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen and that she had the most vivid green eyes he had ever seen. She was holding a spear of some kind. Emmett suddenly caught the scent of the girl's blood. It was the most magnificent scent he had ever smelled; it made his mouth water but not in need to feed. It made him feel protective of the girl, and Emmett didn't understand why.

Emmett nearly rushed out when that thing tackled the girl and was about to pierce her with its stinger. Suddenly the creature screamed and turned to dust. The girl laid in the grass for a while, trying to catch her breath. Emmett slowly stepped out from behind the tree and made his way towards the injured girl. Instantly the girl jumped to her feet and was back on guard.

"You come to finish what the manticore started?"

"Is that what that thing was," Emmett asked, "And no, I only want to help."

Selene looked at the vampire, standing just outside the treeline. She smirked at him, "I don't need any help from the likes of you, Vampire."

Emmett stiffened, how did she know what he was? He still slowly made his way towards the beautiful girl, his hands held up in surrender, "I'm not going to hurt you, I promise. Only let me take you to my father so he can patch you up."

"Pass, as I said, I don't need your help."

"I think you do, that's a nasty looking gash, you could bleed to death."

"No, and don't come any closer."

"I only want to help."

"I don't care."

"At least let me take you somewhere safe," Emmett offered.

"I can get there on my own, thanks."

"How, you can barely stand."

"Easy," At those words, Selene smirked and took a deep breath. Her body suddenly morphed into a large bald eagle, and she flew away.

Emmett's mouth fell open as he watched the injured girl turn into an eagle with ocean green eyes and fly away. He tracked the eagle with his eyes until she was out of sight, "What the fuck is going on?" Emmett wondered out loud, "Who was that?"

Emmett was confused about what had just happened and had a lot of questions that he wanted to be answered. But there was one clear answer, Emmett had just met his real mate.