Things were different in the lives of the Cullen Family. Because of Bella and her presence, The Wolf Pack saw us as a threat. There was another vampire out there in the wild after Bella, and she wasn't going to let up any time soon until Bella was dead. She lost her mate to a previous battle the Cullens had to fight for Bella, and now she wanted vengeance.

Her name is Victoria.

The sound of this vampire and her motive reminded me of the vampire I encountered half a century earlier who killed Wendy because she too lost her mate. Her face was in my mind as soon as I heard what was going on in Forks, and I had to remind myself that Bella was now our priority. We would watch her at her home during the night and take turns with the Wolf Pack, though the Wolf Pack was less pleased to help us. The Cullens, particularly Edward, had a history with the currently Work Pack. No one from the pack fifty years ago was still alive or around the area, so all of the men that I met were new. They weren't nice either, having me believe that there was no such thing as a good bone in those bodies.

Sam and I pledged our allegiance to the Cullen family, as if we never left fifty years back. Edward reminded us that this was not our place since we weren't there at the inception of the situation. But I reminded Edward that we are part of the family and we were there for any support needed.

May turned into June, having me take a step back and see all that has happened in the lives of the Cullen Family. I saw Edward going though the motions of wanting to hold onto Bella and keep her from a particular werewolf named Jacob, but Bella wanting to go out and see him. ONe afternoon on the 5th of June I was with SAm at the home when there was knock on the door. The rest of the family went out to hunt on their territory, and Edward was with Bella for the afternoon. Sam got up to go get the door as I read through the local paper about more killings in Seattle. The thought of more people being killed in avast pace both confused me and gave me a grave feeling vampire were a part of this whole ordeal. Whoever was doing this, it was not going to be overlooked by the Volturi,

"Emma." I heard from the direction of the front door. I looked up and saw it was Kate, standing next to Sam and having a small smile on her face. I smiled widely, getting up and walking over to her. She looked just the same as before, beautiful and radiant.

"Kate, it's been forever since we talked, how are you?" I asked her as I hugged her lightly from my spot. She hugged me back but said nothing, having me look at her with both confusion and fear. She was never this quiet, not around me. Something was on her mind, and it was serious.

"I came to talk to you and the family." She said aloud to Sam and I.

"Everyone's out hunting and Edward is with Bella." Sam explained to Kate as she walked into the living room, leaving the two of us behind her. I knew something was troubling her mind, and I wanted to know what it was.

"Then it's better for me to tell you in person than in front of the family and cause a uproar." Kate explained to the both of us, facing us once more from her spot about twenty feet away. Sam clutched my hand in his in case this was a serious discussion.

"The family has decided….we can't help you with this fight." Kate said to us, having me feel as though my stomach as fell to the floor. I looked at her with wide and unreal eyes, thinking she was making a joke to us and this was a lie. But seeing the look in her eyes, the look of intensity that she would always have: I knew she was telling the truth.

"What have we done?" Sam asked aloud, as though he himself as committed a crime. Kate shook her head and drew in a human breath.

"Irina is not one to let what happened to her mate fall easily. You see, when Edward was with us after he left Forks, a vampire came down to threaten Bella's life. He was with Victoria and was working for her to cover up her tracks. His name was Laurent, and Irina has feelings for him." Kate explained to us aloud, "However, he was killed by the Shape Shifters that live in this area, and it broke Irina's heart. Carlisle asked us to help, but Irina wants the Shape Shifters dead, all of them."

"Carlisle wouldn't let that happen." I said to her aloud, seeing her nod her head in agreement.

"He told me that he wouldn't allow such a thing to happen, and that's what made Irina not want us to help. It was either the wolf pack, or no help at all." Kate said to us, walking back over to us and having me feel a sense of grief. They were stuck in a situation to where they had to choose. I looked up at Sam, seeing him look down at me with the same pain in his eyes. They already made their decision, and we couldn't change it for them.

"If there was only a way you can help us." I started to say to her, but she shook her head.

"We cannot help you and your family. Trust me, if there was a way we could. But there isn't." Kate explained to me, having me nod my head. She paused for a second before walking over to the back door.

"I need to leave, your family will be back soon. Please tell Carlisle, and let him know that we don't wish anything negative on you and the family." Kate explained to me as we followed her to the back door. She opened it and then looked back at us, as if she was ready our minds and make sure we were both okay with the decision their family just made.

"Don't think ill of us. If it was up to me, I would help you in a heartbeat. Please know that." Kate said to the both of us, her voice was softer and more relaxed than minutes before. I scanned her eyes knowing that she was telling the truth, and this was hurting her as much as it was hurting us. She then smiled slightly and ran out of the back door into the wilderness. Sam and I watched her disappear into the forest and we both were silent for a moment or two. Things in this situation were going a bit down hill from here.

"Now what are we going to do?" I asked Sam aloud from my spot. It seemed as though we were taking one step back instead of forward.

A couple of nights later, the Cullen family decided to make a alliance with the wolf pack and help them train against Newborns. We fissured out a newborn army was coming to get Bella and the family, thanks to Alice and her vision of the future. There was more to this situation than I imagined, and thankfully we weren't going to be taking this lightly. Jasper was the best vampire to teach this, from his previous experiences with newborns back in the Civil War time. That night was the same night as Bella's graduation party, where Sam and I encountered some of her human friends. We had to explain we were distant cousins, which they believed right away.

I had to fight Jasper in the middle of the clearing and in front of the wolf pack, showing my skills in fighting and how to get out of a hold. Out of the females in the Cullen family, I was the strongest. I was able to lift Jasper over my head and throw him to the ground, though he was a bit faster than me. Not to mention my ability with weakened him slightly every time I touched him. But since this was a practice round, I tried my hardest not to hurt him as we would make physical contact with one another. Sam was just as skilled as the rest of the boys, though Edward took him down within seconds because of his telepathy. After we fought in front of the wolf pack, they each took in our scents so they won't be confused the day of the battle.

After the meeting with the Wolves, the Cullen family ran back to the home and Carlisle pulled Sam and myself aside from the rest of the family. I could tell he was just as serious about the whole situation as the rest of the group was. And knowing that he was father and the leader of the group, he wasn't going to let anything slide past him.

"If you two don't want to have any part of this, I understand." He said to the both of us, having me look at him with confusion in my eyes, "You two just came back to the family, and you technically didn't have anything to do with how this all started….but-"

"But nothing, Carlisle, we are staying with the family and helping in any way we can." I explained to him and I saw him look at me with serious eyes, "We've been gone for half a century and there is no way I'm going to let you fight this without us. You need us, Carlisle."

Carlisle paused and looked up at Sam, knowing that I was stubborn and not going to let this go his way easily, "What do you think Sam?"

Sam placed his hand on my shoulder, squeezing it slightly and keeping his eyes on Carlisle, "I'm staying here with my wife and my family. I'm not going to leave you guys."

Carlisle scanned the both of us, making sure we were making the right choice. I wasn't going to leave them, not again. It killed me leaving them so long ago, and to go through that same pain twice would be even worse. Carlisle then nodded his head head in what seemed like defeat.

"We will need every vampire we can find, and you two are pretty good fighters. Not to mention your ability can take out a nomad vampire with seconds. Newborns will try to kill you if they place their hands on you." Carlisle warned me aloud, having me nod my head.

"They'll have to try. They may be fast, but it's like you said: I can take them out within seconds." I explained to him. I knew this battle was going to be far more dangerous than any other fights I've been, and I know I may not be able to come out of it in one piece.

But this family needs me, and I know I need them when it comes to safety and allegiance. I owed this family, my family, my whole life or eternity. Sam knew the same, since he vowed to stay next to me throughout the whole fight and never let me leave his sight. I had to be prepared to use my powers against those, and not shield them anymore.

I had to be ready to be the predator once more. But this time, against my own kind.