"Hey Jade, my name is Emily."

The words that greeted Jade Kaneli's new life. She didn't ask for the weirdness that had befallen her in the past 2 years, but yet she had it. I mean its not like she's ugly really, Jade is, for the most part, your average girl. She's 5'6", naturally tan, with emerald eyes. She has waist length blond hair with thousands of red, orange, black, white, and brown highlights. Jade is very pretty.

She is very athletic, but doesn't do sports at her school. She is a tad shy, but a loudmouth around her friends - all of them are boys. She always wears brown cargo shorts – boy style, and stretchy tank tops, with brown flip flops on her feet. It's what she's most comfortable in she always said.

You see, there is a reason Jade is so reserved and quiet around most people. You see Jade has a secret – a big deep dark secret. Jade is a werewolf.

She's only known it for about 2 years, but those two years were hard. She had to be very careful around anyone as not to erupt and transform in front of anyone. Jade was different too, in the fact she didn't grow to be seven feet or need to cut her hair. She looked normal as ever, and was thankful she didn't need to cut her long locks. Jade babied her hair - she loved it.

"Hi Emily." Jade responded.

"Welcome to my humble home. My husband, Sam, isn't here right now. He's out working with some people. But he wanted you to know that he's very excited to have you here. We're sorry to hear your parents abandoned you because of your condition, but I want you to know that out here your free to be you. You're not the only werewolf here."

"Are you one?" Jade asked curiously, dropping her duffle bag on the wood floor with a loud thud.

"No," Emily smiled, her face lighting up. "I am totally human. Sam is a werewolf, as is the boys you'll meet once they ever come home. They were working late today, or so Sam told me. Come, I'll show you to your rooms."

Emily led Jade down a very short hallway and to the right, where she opened the door and gestured for Jade to go in.

Jade walked into a very clean, polite looking room. There were pine floors, a simple double bed, and a knobby pine set of drawers shoved in one corner.

"I know its not much, but it's the best we have. How about you put your stuff away and tell me your story. Dinner's done, so I have no responsibilites until the boys get back." Emily sat on the edge of the bed and motioned for Jade to 'go on.'

"My story? You mean my weird werewolf story and all the crap I went through?" Jade asked bitterly, unzipping her duffel bag.

"Yup. I've always been curious about werewolf stories and how different people got started. Sam always tells one of the best stories ever."

"Ummm ok." Jade grabbed a pair of shorts and re-folded them as she spoke. "It all started about two years ago – when I was fourteen. I started to have high temperatures, but I wasn't sick at all. In fact I felt fine. But then we had our eighth grade dance. That was a disaster. So there was this guy I liked, and he was there at the dance. I asked him to dance with me, and he refused. He then proceded to ask the girl I hate to dance. I was quite upset, and ended up exploding and phasing into a werewolf for the first time. Nobody saw me thankfully, because I was behind the school."

"A dance?" Emily butted in, "Wow that's quite interesting. Please contine."

"Ok well needless to say I was scared shitless. I didn't want to tell my parents, for fear of what'd they think. I was just extra careful to not turn back into a werewolf. But of course, like all great laid out plans, it didn't work. My parents found out, freaked, and like put me under house arrest. I couldn't go anywhere. Eventually they let me go do some things, but I was strictly supervised."

Jade paused for beath and thought for a second. "I'm not sure why they decided to do this, but they just one day decided they were tired of taking care of a weird mutant daughter. They somehow found out about Sam, and shipped me here. They didn't even say goodbye, just dropped me off and drove away. Last time I saw them and its probably forever."

She finished her tale just as she finished putting her last shirt in the drawer. "Any questions?" she asked Emily.

Emily shook her head. "Nope. All I can say is your very brave. You matured very quick. I remember Sam used to be quite difficult about being careful in public. You seemed to manage quite good. That's gonna help you a lot to blend in with society. Also the fact you can to go Forks Highschool. Your not an native, so you don't have to go to school on the rez like the other boys do. You'll blend in society much better. Its lucky for you, finding us. We're glad to have you, and I just know the boys will love you. They're great, and I'm sure you'll like them."

Suddenly we heard clammering and lots of noise. "Oop, that must be the boys. Come, lets go meet them." She stood up and held out her hand. It was a very sweet gesture, something you'd do to a little child, but it conforted Jade. She took her hand and let Emily lead her out of the room and into their big main room.

Just outside the room, Emily dropped her hand. "Stay here, I'll get the boys settled down before I introduce you. stay here until I tell you to come out." Jade just nodded in agreement.

Emily walked in the room, and Jade could hear her talking to the boys. She didn't pay any attention to what she was saying though, because she was way to nervous about meeting these boys. Finally though, she heard Emily say "And here she is. You can come out now Jade."

Taking a deep breath, she stepped in the doorway and into the room, facing the boys.