I hope you're happy, b4e….

Chapter 7

Nikias came to a stop, not far from Forks, in an secluded forest.

"Where are we," Dawn asked.

"Ah, just about fifteen miles due east of the Cullens'," he replied, calling on the directional skills he had worked so hard to acquire.

"Should we start, th-" Her jerked up, as her body tensed. "What's that?" She murmured.

Nikias, too, listened. He heard the faint sound of snarling. "Are you thirsty?" He asked her. She in turn, shrugged. "Let's go see what's around."

Edward sensed them before they came. Bella was still hunting; she would kill anyone that got in her way. As would any vampire – it was just instinct. But she wasn't a normal vampire, was she?

Running around his wife's crouching body, he searched for who was interrupting.

Nikias knew there was an approaching figure – who was it? He thought he heard a rustling in some nearby bushes. Stepping towards them…

Edward was waiting for the right moment to strike, when a head peered over the leaves of his hiding spot, some nice bushes.

"Edward?!"

The sound of his name made him hesitate, but only for a moment. He pounced. He couldn't tell who or what he was jumping, but they could pose a threat to Bella, nevertheless…

"Dude! What th-" Nikias yelled. "Get off me!"

Edward looked down at who he had captured and found a flailing Nikias. "Oh, sorry." He curtly muttered, and got off.

"Thank you," Nikias replied, with a sneer. He straightened up. "Why are you here?"

"We're on our honeymoon."

"Ah… So, where is the happy bride?"

Edward's eyes widened. "Bella!"

Bella looked up with recognition. She dropped the body of a deer, and walked toward the voice that called her name.

"Bella! There you are!" Edward came up to her, running. Two figures were behind him, but Bella didn't care as to who they were. "Are you done?" He asked her.

"Yeah, I just finished up my fifth."

"Fifth? As in five whole deer?" He grinned. "Aren't you worried that you are going to get sick?"

"Nice to see you again, Bella," Nikias commented, coming into full view.

"Hello, again," Dawn greeted, following Nikias. She went forward to Bella for an embrace.

Althought unaware to Bella, Edward knew why she had done this. Dawn wanted to see what Bella's 'gift' was. It had more than a week since she came to their school and touched his arm; she must not be able to read minds anymore.

After letting go, of Bella's reluctant figure, Dawn suddenly grasped her head as if she had some sort of headache. She crumpled to the ground.