Author's Note: Okay so just to set the story up; Maura and Jane are 10 years old and in the fourth grade. They both are in the same class and go to the same school. The story starts before they are friends. This is also going to be told mostly from Maura's point of view. Also this is my first Rizzoli and Isles fic. I actually haven't even finished watching the show. (I know i'm horrible i'm on season five leave me alone) so hopefully this isn't to terrible. Reviews are amazing. Please let me know if you would be interested in a chapter 2. Also if any of you have a better title it would be must appreciated.

Maura Isles sat on the stairs of the school reading a book like she did every day at recess. Today was particularly windy, which had started to annoy Maura as the wind kept blowing past the page she was on and ruffling her dress. Sighing, she rubbed her hands over her dress to smooth out the wrinkles for the sixth time. She picked her book up again, but this time was interupted by the sound of her name.

"Maura! Come play with us!" The voice belonged to Annie, one of the girls in Maura's class. Annie sat in front of her in class and sometimes asked for help when she couldn't figure out a difficult math problem. Since she never got an invitation to play before, Maura gladly accepted.

Annie brought Maura and two other girls to the monkey bars. "Maura the monkey bars are my favorite," Annie exclaimed.

"Oh, I personally do not enjoy them," Maura said.

"What? How?" One of the other girls asked.

"I just don't feel comfortable with heights," Maura explained.

"Don't worry, we will help you," Annie said. "They won't be that scary if I hold your legs."

"Yeah I guess," Maura said still hesitant. "But I can just watch."

"No, you have to go," Annie said already pulling her towards the first bar. "Please, just go once. For me."

Maura placed her hands on the first bar. "You promise you will hold on?"

"Of course. Take your legs off the jungle gym." Maura did as she was told, and felt Annie's arms grasp her legs. "See it isn't that bad."

"Don't let go!" Maura screamed. She felt terrified.

"Calm down Maura it isn't even that far to the ground," One of Annie's friends said. "Also you have to reach for the next bar."

Maura took a couple deep breathes before she took her hand off of the bar. Annie's arms supported her and she was easily able to get her self onto the next bar. "See it's easy," Annie said. Maura felt more comfortable this time and she got on to the next bar and almost felt confident enough to go to the next one. At this point she was half way done. However, one of Annie's friends decided to climb on top of the monkey bars and was sitting right where Maura needed her hands to go.

"Sorry, but could you move I need to get to the other side," Maura said kindly

"Just go around me," the girl responded, not moving. On the side Maura was not facing, Annie's other friend had also climbed on top of the monkey bars making it impossible for Maura to get off either way.

"Please can one of you get off so I can?" Maura pleaded. At that moment Annie decided to let go of Maura's legs, leaving her dangling in the middle.

"Sorry, my arms are tired."

"Annie!" Maura screamed.

"Just jump down!" the girls told her. Maura became increasingly scared.

"Please Annie, I can't," Maura said, on the verge of tears.

"Okay, I'll get you off," Annie said, she spread her arms wide and ran straight into Maura to knock her off as if she was a baseball on a tee. At the same time, the girls on the top worked on prying Maura's fingers off the bars so she would fall to the ground.

Maura landed on her side with dirt on her dress and woodchips in her hair. She bit her bottom lip to keep from bursting into tears.

"Well that was fun," Annie said. The other girls started to laugh. And for once in her life, Maura broke the rules and ran into the school without asking a teacher. She headed straight to the bathroom and felt the tears on her face.

Crying in school was incredible embarssing, even for Maura. So she used a paper towel to wipe away the tears. One of the toilets flushed behind her and Maura suddenly became aware that she was not alone. A girl with a mess of black curls surrounding her face walked out of the stall and to the sink.

Maura was around five inches shorter than Jane Rizzoli, so Jane was able to see the top of her head and the wood chips which remained in the girls hair. "Hey Maura," Jane said. The two girls were not really friends, they had actually never spoken before. Jane was usually too busy playing soccer with the boys to ever really notice her. All she knew about Maura was that she was really smart and was always reading. "You have wood chips in your hair. Let me help you," Jane said and before Maura could respond she began pulling them out of her hair.

"Thanks you," Maura responded.

"What happened to your dress?"

"I.. fell off the monkey bars," Maura answered

"Oh is that how you got the wood chips in your hair?" Jane asked. She had finished with Maura's hair and grabbed a paper towel to help get the dirt out of the dress.

"Yes."

"That must have been some fall, how did it happen?"

"Well," Maura began, "I'm kind of scared of heights, so Annie was helping me across and then her friends climbed on top and they stopped helping me. Then Annie sort of just pushed me off." Maura had to bite her lip again to stop from crying.

"That's so mean! I've always hated that girl! Do you want me to beat her up for you?"

"What? No Jane you don't have to do that," Maura said, but even the gesture started to cheer her up.

"I could get my little brothers to do it, that way we won't get in trouble," Jane suggested, her eyes gleaming.

"No, please don't," Maura said, although she couldn't help but realize this was one of the first times she was considered a part of a 'we'. "Thank you for the offer though and for helping me."

Maura sat in her living room reading when her mother called her into the kitchen.

"Maura, I got a call today from your friend Jane Rizzoli's mother," Maura's mom told her.

"Why would she call?"

"It appears Jane has requested a sleepover with you,"

"Really?"

"Yes, for tomorrow night. I've already accepted the offer. However, if you do not want to go I can call her up and tell her you have changed your mind."

"No, that's okay. I want to go."

"Okay, her mom will pick you up from school tomorrow and I will come the next day to pick you up from her home," Maura's mom explain. "Would you like some tea?"

"No I'm okay. Thank you for letting me go."

"Of course. I'm going to bed. Don't stay up to late,"

"I won't. Thank you mother. Good night," Maura said, she couldn't believe Jane would invite her over. She really didn't have any reason too. They were hardly friends. Maura didn't care though. She knew Jane was a good person and if there was anybody at her school she would want to have her first sleepover with, it would definitely be Jane.

"So Maura, you're coming over tonight, right?" Jane asked, sitting at Maura's table for lunch. Usually Maura sat alone and read, but she welcomed Jane's company and put her book aside.

"Yes, thank you for inviting me," Maura said.

"Yeah of course. So what do you like to do?"

"Well I like to read."

"Hmm.. That sounds cool, but we can't really do that together."

"Yeah I guess not."

"Do you like sports?"

"No, I'm not really the athletic type. However, I will participate if that is what you like to do."

"Okay well I'm sure we will find something we both like," Jane said. Jane had already finished her lunch and was watching outside as all the other kids who had finished eating were enjoying recess. Jane's group of friends had already started playing soccer.

"So you have younger brothers?" Maura asked, remembering the conversation they had in the bathroom.

"Yeah, Frankie and Tommy," Jane said.

"Do you have any siblings?"

"No, I'm an only child," Maura said.

"Oh I so wish I was an only child," Jane said. Their conversation was interrupted by a boy with sandy hair coming up to the table.

"Hey Jane are you going to play today? I really want to win," the boy said.

"You can play Jane," Maura said, "We have all of tonight to spend together."

"Are you sure,"Jane asked.

"Of course. I really want to finish my book anyways," Maura said.

"Okay," Jane said standing up from the table.

"You can play too if you want," the boy told Maura.

"Oh I'm not that into sports, but thank you for the offer."

After school Maura followed Jane to the spot where she always met her mom. Jane's mother was giving juice boxes to her sons when the girls met up with her. "Hi Ma, this is Maura," Jane said, as her mother hugged her hello.

"Hi Maura, it's nice to meet you,"

"It's nice to meet you Mrs. Rizzoli," Maura said. "And you must be Frankie and Tommy?" Maura guessed.

"I'm Frankie and he's Tommy," Frankie explained. "What kind of juice do you like?"

"Oh yes, I almost forgot to give you your juice boxes," Angela said. "Maura do you like grape or apple?"

"I would prefer grape, but apple is good too," Maura said.

"Good, because I love apple," Jane said handing Maura her juice box.

"Okay, is everyone ready to walk home?" Angela asked. She got four head nods in response as the kids were all drinking their juice so they started to walk home.

"I love your dress Maura," Jane's mom said, "I wish Jane wore more dresses."

"Ma!" Jane complained.

"I'm just saying, it would be nice if you dressed up more often,"

Jane made a face which made everyone laugh.

Because it was such a nice day out, Angela made the kids play outside. The boys played catch on one side of the yard while Maura and Jane sat in the grass and talked. "So did you finish your book?" Jane asked.

"Yes I did," Maura said.

"Was it good,"

"Yes it was,"

"What book was it?"

"Little House on the Prairie"

"Oh I've read that book," Jane said.

"Really?" Maura said surprised, "I didn't know you like to read."

"Well yeah I do sometimes," Jane said shrugging her shoulders up and down as if it was not such a big deal. "Hey want to play monkey in the middle?" Before Maura could answer Jane ran in between her brothers and tried to intercept their catch.

"Jane no!" Tommy screamed, he threw the ball over Jane's head to Frankie. Jane turned to face him with her game face on. Frankie, just as competitive, chucked the ball as hard as he could. Unfortunately he missed Tommy's arms and instead hit Maura right in her face. For three seconds the yard was silent, before the Rizzoli's all rushed to Maura's side.

Maura was sitting down with her face in her hands. She didn't want to seem weak or cry, but the impact of the ball was so sudden she could not help it. Maura sobbed quietly, but she could hear Jane and her brother's freak out around her.

"Maura, Maura are you okay?"

"I'm so sorry I didn't mean to hit you!"

"We should get Ma."

"Oh God I think she's crying."

"No Janie we can't tell mom she will be mad at me," Frankie said, suddenly terrified.

"No she won't, it was an accident."

"Okay, I'm getting Ma," Tommy said running inside.

"Maura can we see your face? Is it okay?" Jane asked. Maura removed her hands from her face, but continued to cry even harder.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," Frankie said.

"Jane what is going on?" Angela said. Walking over with Tommy. "Oh sweetie," she said once she got a look at Maura.

"Let's go inside okay?" she said gently, because Maura was so small Angela was able to pick her up even though it was her face which was injured. The kids followed her inside to the kitchen where Angela sat Maura on the table. "Janie get some ice!" She instructed.

"We don't have any Ma!" Jane said, looking through the freezer.

"Okay, then get some frozen peas," Jane handed her mom the bag and she gave it to Maura who was still crying.

"Frankie get some tissues," Angela said to Frankie who felt so bad he had started to cry too. She took two tissues out of the box Frankie gave her. Giving one to Frankie she said, "it wasn't your fault, don't worry, Maura is going to be just fine trust me. Why don't you and Tommy go to your room and play there okay?"

Angela then started to wipe the tears off of Maura's face. "Janie, water," she called out to Jane who got out the water and another box of grape juice. Maura finally started to get her tears under control and Angela wiped them off her face. "Does it hurt a lot sweetie?"

Maura shook her head no. "Here Maura I got you water and some more grape juice," Jane said.

"Thanks." Maura managed to say weakly. Holding the peas to her face.

Angela kissed the top of Maura's head and pulled her into an embrace. "Do you want to call your mom and go home?"

"No don't go!" Jane pleaded

"Jane if she wants to she can."

"But the sleepover has barely started. She hasn't even slept over yet," Jane pouted.

"I want to stay," Maura said.

"Yay!" Jane said dancing around the kitchen in a happy dance. Maura and Angela laughed at her.

"Okay, then," Angela said taking Maura off the counter.

"Come on I have a great idea," Jane exclaimed pulling Maura into the living room.

Jane's idea was to make a fort with the sofa and pillows. She grabbed a sheet from her bedroom the make the roof and pulled up the sides of the couch to make it more cozy. "Isn't your mom going to get mad we ruined the sofa?" Maura asked.

"No she won't. I'll put it back later. Plus my mother loves you," Jane said.

"How do you know?"

"Because she never lets me sit on the kitchen counter,"

Jane had finished the fort and crawled inside with Maura.

"Do you want to change into PJ's and then watch a movie in here? Maybe Ma will make us some popcorn."

"Oh sure! What kind of movie's do you have?"

"We have a lot," Jane opened up a cabinet near the tv to reveal a massive movie collection.

"Wow!"

"Yeah I know,"

"Oh my god you have Breakfast at Tiffany's"

"Oh that's one of my mom's favorites. I've never actually seen it."

"It's my favorite movie ever," Maura exclaimed.

"Well I guess we have to watch it,"

"No we don't. Not if you don't like it."

"My brother hit you in the face, plus you are the guest. You get to pick the movie."

"Okay, thank you."

"Oh by the way. Can we put the peas back in the freezer? They are dripping all over the fort."

"Yes sorry," Maura laughed.

Jane informed her mother on her sleepover plan while Maura was getting changed. Angela brought the girls some more pillows as well as pizza and popcorn. Jane set up the movie and then climbed into the fort to wait for Maura. "Ma?" she asked.

"Yes Janie?"

"Do you think Maura likes me?"

"Of course I do. I really like her too"

"But even with Frankie hitting her in the face,"

"Yes she probably still likes you."

"Good," Jane said.

"Hi," Maura said standing outside the fort.

"Oh you even sleep in dresses," Jane said noticing Maura's PJ choice.

"Yes," Maura said hugging a stuffed tortoise to her chest.

"What's that?"Jane asked pointing to the toy

"Oh.. umm it's my stuffed tortoise," she said.

"Do you sleep with it every night?" Maura suddenly felt nervous. As if Jane might be making fun of her for having a security toy.

"Umm…"

"Because I sleep with my stuffed elephant every night," Jane said pulling it out from underneath her.

"Oh you girls are watching Breakfast at Tiffany's! That is my favorite movie," Angela said, sitting in front of the tv.

"It's my favorite too!" Maura exclaimed, suddenly realizing how much she liked Jane's mother.

"Can I watch with you?" Angela asked.

"Ma no! Come on," Jane groaned.

"Okay, fine. I'll just watch in my room," Angela said.

Maura had the biggest smile on her face throughout the movie, while Jane, on the other hand, was bored during most of it. "Did you like the movie?" Maura asked when it was over.

"I liked the ending. She went after the cat. That was nice I guess."

"You hated it."

"Yeah I'm sorry."

"That's okay. I'm sorry I made you watch it."

"No, at least now I know I don't like it. Anyways, I'm sorry you got hit in the face."

"I'm sorry I cried."

"Why are you sorry about that?"

"Because I feel bad about it."

"Why?"

"Because I just met your family and they were all so nice and I just cried."

"Don't be sorry about it Maura," Jane paused. "Can I ask you a question?"

"Yes."

"Why are you so formal?"

"What?"

"With your speech and stuff."

"I'm not formal," Maura laughed. "Maybe you are just extremely casual. Now can I ask you a question?"

"Sure."

"Why did you invite me here?" Maura asked. "We barely know eachother."

"Well I just really want to be your friend," Jane said, smiling.