I got this idea the other day and couldn't resist writing it! Anyway, if you like it, please review! I've decided to send the best reviewer for each chapter a preview of the next chapter! In case you're reading my other stories, this applies to all of them. Oh and Edward's parents are the Masens, not the Cullens, and Edward is an only child.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight.

Edward's POV

"Hey, Edward," Jasper said as he sat down next to me on the bench in my family's garden. "Why are you so bummed out?" I sighed. My cousin could always tell my emotions, no matter how hard I tried to hide them.

"You know," I answered dully.

"Oh, it's her again, isn't it? Edward, don't take this the wrong way, but Tanya is never going to love you back, so just forget about her!"

"I can't, Jasper! That's like me asking you to forget Alice! It's impossible!"

"No it's not, Edward. First of all, Alice loves me back, so it's different. Secondly, it's not impossible; the only reason why it's so hard is because you aren't trying to let go. There's someone out there who's perfect for you. Someone who will love you back." He pulled a letter out of his pocket and unfolded it. "Someone who just might be at this party tonight." I looked at the letter.

Dear Mr. Eric Yorkie,

You have been invited to the Swans' seventh annual ball at the Swan residence on August 14 at 7:00 pm. Bring your friends and this invitation with you! We hope to see you there!

Charles Swan

"Jasper, we can't go to this!" I exclaimed. "You know my parents hate the Swans! How did you get this invitation anyway? Who in the world is Eric Yorkie?"

"I have my ways," Jasper said with a mischievous grin as he slid the letter back into his pocket. "So, are you in? It'll be fun!"

"Jasper, someone will recognize us." Honestly, it sounded kind of fun, but I didn't want to get caught.

"That's why we have these!" He pulled out three masks from his pocket.

"And where did you get those?"

"Emmett found them."

"So Emmett is in on this too? I should have known," I said, rolling my eyes.

"Come on! You know you want to! It'll only be for a few hours, then you can go mope again some more about Tanya."

I sighed in defeat. "All right, but that doesn't mean I'll like it."

Jasper grinned at me. "You never know, you could end up meeting the girl of your dreams tonight."

I snorted. "Yeah, right."

"You'd better go get ready; Emmett wants us to leave in an hour." I nodded and stood up from the place I'd been sitting all day long and headed back inside the house. Little did I know, this would be the night my life changed.

Bella's POV:

"Bella! Bella, darling, get in here!" my mother called from downstairs. "Oh, Esme, where is that girl? Bella!"

"Coming, Mom!" I called out and started for the stairs only to trip on the first step. If only I didn't have to wear heels all the time; life would be so much easier. I walked more carefully this time down to the living room where my mother waited with Esme.

"There you are!" my mom exclaimed. "I have something I need to tell you!" She turned to Esme, who looked as clueless as me. "Esme, this is a private matter. I'm going to have to ask you to leave. No, never mind, stay. I want you in here for this." Esme smiled and we waited for Mom to continue.

"Well, I just talked to your father, who just talked with a certain man." She wiggled her eyebrows and I groaned, wondering who she was going to talk about this time. My parents had been trying to get me engaged lately, but they didn't understand that I wanted to fall in love before getting married.

"Who was it?" Esme exclaimed.

"Jacob Black!"

Esme squealed. "Ooh! Such a fine man, that Jacob Black is! Tell me, what did he want?"

"He asked for Bella's hand in marriage!"

Esme squealed again and ran over to hug me. "Oh, Bella! This is great!" She pulled away and started rambling on about how muscular Jacob is. I sighed and rolled my eyes.

"Mom, I'm not ready to get married. I'm only seventeen! I want to do things with my life, maybe go out and see the world, before even thinking about marriage. And when that time comes, I want to marry someone I love, not just a rich guy who's related to the king." Both women stared at me for a few moments, then my mother laughed. Esme looked at me sympathetically.

"Oh, Bella, if only it was that simple! Let me tell you a fact of life you'll need to get used to: women don't get many choices and love isn't one of them. You'll marry who your father decides is best and have kids. You'll grow to love him and a few years from now, you'll be thanking us for picking someone as great as Jacob. Not to worry, though; the engagement isn't official. Yet."

"But what about Angela?" I protested. "She married Ben because she loved him, not because her parents picked him!" Mom looked disgusted at the mention of my best friend.

"That girl you call a friend is nothing more than a poor farm girl! Poor, unimportant people can marry any other poor, unimportant people they want to! No one cares about them or what they do!"

My jaw dropped open at the words she used to describe my friend. "Angela may be a farm girl and not have much money, but that doesn't make her unimportant!"

"Ugh! You know what, Bella? You'd better watch that attitude of yours! We have a party in a few hours and I'd hate to ban you from it."

"I don't care! I don't even like parties!"

"Isabella Marie Swan! You will go upstairs and get ready this instant or I'll have your father deal with you!" I turned and headed for the stairs. If Dad found out about this, he'd force me into a marriage right away and I really didn't want to deal with that.

"It'll be all right," I heard Esme's soft voice say from behind me when I reached the top step. "Your parents are good people and they love you; they'll make sure to choose the perfect man for you."

"I sure hope so."

Okay, for those of you who have read Romeo and Juliet and are wondering who plays who, here's a list of characters already mentioned:

Edward- Romeo

Bella- Juliet

Jacob- Paris

Jasper- Benvolio (Romeo's cousin)

Emmett- Mercutio (Romeo's friend)

Esme- Juliet's nurse (for those of you who haven't read it or seen the movie, this isn't like a nurse that we think of now days, but more like a nanny)

Renée- Lady Capulet

Charlie- Capulet

Tanya- Rosaline

Eric- Just a random person I decided to add

I'll let you know who everyone else is once I get to them. Oh yeah, and I know that it seems kind of weird that I called Charlie "Charles," but he'll only be called that when he's trying to be formal, so his friends will call him Charlie. Also, I know the thing with Tanya and Edward was the other way around, but she was the only logical person I could think of to play as Rosaline. Edward and Bella meet in the next chapter! Anyway, I think I have most of the characters figured out, but if you have any ideas for who should be who, please let me know! Thanks! :) Oh and don't forget to review if you want a sneak peek!