Hi! Okay, is anybody else completely ecstatic that the first chapter of "Breaking Dawn" comes out tommorrow? I know I am! I probably won't be able to sleep tonight. That's how obsessed I am. It's quite sad, really. Anyway, here's chapter 7!

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or any of the other wonderful books that SM had writen. I only own Ryan. :)

Enjoy!

"Alice." I stated to myself. I could smell her approaching along with the rest of my family. I hadn't gotten very far; I guessed that she must have seen me, even though she didn't seem to see Ryan. I growled. Ryan. I knew he was no good, right from the start. I stopped, knowing that I was lying to myself. Ryan and I had been close friends since my new birth. That was almost a hundred year friendship; I wouldn't have thought that it could be broken so easily. And all over a stupid human.

A few moments later, my family came into view, with Alice in the front, running faster than I'd ever seen her run before. When she reached me, she didn't stop like the rest of them. She kept running right past me in the direction of Ryan's home. I knew how to get there; I'd been there before, many times. Carlisle stopped in front of me and put his hand on my shoulder. I shook it off. I was not in the mood for comforting. Esme paid to regard to my rude gesture towards Carlisle and she stepped forward and engulfed me in a huge hug. I didn't have the heart to push her away.

"Edward, it'll be okay. Alice saw that Bella will be okay." She mumbled in a motherly tone. I relaxed.

"COME ON!" Emmett thought. "Stop hugging and MOVE!"

"Edward. That's my sister. We have to find her quickly before it's too late." Jasper thought, looking at me straight in the eye. I nodded, gently pushing Esme away. She moved and stepped back.

"Shall we run? Or get the cars?" Carlisle asked. I shook my head and turned, sprinting in the other direction, towards Bella. They followed me, since they hadn't the slightest idea of where it was. It could be confusing running through the dense forests at night without a scent to follow.

About five minutes later, we stopped at the front door of the cabin. Alice was waiting for us.

"We can't go in. There's blood." She said. I already knew that; I could smell it; and it infuriated me. He did not do what I thought he did.

"I think we can handle it." I said between clenched teeth. I had recently hunted and it wasn't totally overpowering me, yet.

"I'll have no problem." Carlisle agreed.

Esme shook her head in doubt. "I don't think I can handle it." She said.

"I can. I've been around her when she's bled before. The scent doesn't bother me." Jasper said. I could hear his thoughts and they were all centered on Ryan's death. I welcomed the feeling.

"I. Can't." Rosalie said, strained. She wasn't breathing. She turned to Carlisle and he nodded. She ran to the opposite side of the small clearing surrounding the house.

"I don't want to take the chance." Emmett said, following after Rosalie.

Alice nodded. "I know I can't. If I were to go in, I saw tragedy. Guess only you three can handle it." She walked over to Rosalie and Emmett with Esme.

"Come." Carlisle said softly, walking towards the door.

"Gladly." Jasper snarled. He was sending out waves of anger. It definitely wasn't helping the situation a bit.

I followed them inside and saw what I had feared; Ryan was lying next to Bella on an enormous bed with his back to us. He must not have heard us enter. So much for superhuman hearing. The sight that concerned me the most was Bella. She was laying in an unnatural position with the covers up to her neck. But the worst was the pool of blood that had soaked through the sheets at the bottom. Jasper roared at the sight of his crumpled sister and launched himself at Ryan.

He turned his head slowly as Jasper jumped. He smiled and within a second, he was off of the bed and on top of Jasper. He cried out in pain; Ryan was twisting his leg upside down. I ran to his aid, flinging him off of Jasper and against the wall. Carlisle raced to my side and put his hand to Ryan's throat. He smacked him with his other hand. This surprised me; Carlisle was normally a non-violent man. His behavior was drastically different. It was probably from the waves of livid anger rolling off Jasper; his eyes were wide and vicious. It was disturbing to see on his normally calm face.

I turned my attention back to Ryan. He was squirming under Carlisle's strong hold on his neck.

"What did you do to her!" Jasper screamed, running forward and punching him in the face. Ryan screamed in pain before his face smoothed.

"What do you think?" He asked sarcastically. That was enough to set me off. I kicked him in the gut and sent him flying through the wall. Carlisle flew with him, since his hand was still holding on to his throat. As soon as we were outside, away from the blood, Rosalie, Alice, Esme, and Emmett rushed to our aid. Emmett planted his foot right on Ryan's chest and leaned all his weight on it; I heard Ryan exhale in a fast gust from the impact. I smiled at his pain.

"Answer me!" Jasper commanded from above his head. Ryan just smirked stupidly. Rosalie roared and threw herself at him, biting down hard on his arm. He screamed. Carlisle held out his hand. She growled, but stayed put, not breathing.

"I'll kill him, I swear I will! He did the same thing to Bella that happened to me! He has to die!" She thought viciously. I turned to her and smiled. She glared back at me. I knew her hatred wasn't directed towards me personally. It was focused primarily at Ryan, and Royce, her ex-fiancée.

Carlisle looked at me out of the corner of his eye. "Do you think you can handle this? I want to go check on Bella." I nodded. With that, he strode swiftly to the cabin.

Jasper bent down so that his face was dangerously close to Ryan's as he whispered menacingly. "You hurt my sister. Now, I'm going to hurt you." In a blindingly fast movement, he sent Ryan flying from a powerful kick at his head. In an instant, he was next to him again as he punched him straight in the jaw. He flew ten feet in the air and then fell on his knees. He glared at Jasper, and Jasper glared right back.

Just then, I heard a scream. It was Bella. We all turned to see her looking out the window, pale and frightened. While we were distracted, Ryan snuck up behind Jasper and before I could shout a warning, he threw a punch at his head. Jasper fell to the ground, and when he didn't move, Ryan raced away, into the forest. Rosalie snarled in fury and took off full speed after him. I followed suit along with Emmett. Alice and Esme were heading back to the cabin to help with Bella. I hoped she was okay, and I also hoped that Ryan wouldn't get away from me again. The one advantage I had this time, though, was a way to corner him: three full grown vampires.

So? Was it awesome or what? This chapter is devoted to my friend Laura, who, although thinks I'm a crazy person, talks with me when I need to talk to someone about my writing. And, thanks to MrsSarahCullen858, who will most likely help me continue this story, and I hers.

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Kendra