A/N: Okay, so I really like the fanfics of human Bella & Edward meeting as little kids. I had an idea and I had to write it down, and here it is. In this story, they are about seven years old, and let's just say that Charlie and Renee are still married but were just separated & now Bella and Renee moved to Forks with Charlie.

Disclaimer: No, I am not Stephenie Meyer in disguise. Just a ninja.

EPOV

I could feel the subtle warmth from the sun radiating on my skin. The slight breeze was cool, and it ruffled through my already messy hair. The clouds had vacated the sky to leave a vibrant blue stretching from one side to the other. The weather was perfect for a spring day; incredibly uncommon for a rainy town like Forks.

It was Easter again, the time for receiving chocolate. Like the previous few years I had been living here, I would be participating in an Easter egg hunt that was held at the local park. Though, in the years before, the event had had to be moved indoors due to the rain. I don't know why the park even had play equipment; it was always out of use, constantly wet.

I held my mother, Esme's hand as we approached the starting place, Alice on the other side bouncing happily. All the kids in Forks around my age were there, yet there wasn't a very large number of people. I saw Mike talking excitedly to his friends, and as he noticed me he walked over.

"I'm going to beat you this year, Cullen," he said with a smirk. He often enjoyed competing with me, whether socially or in sports. In this case, he was going to try to get more chocolate than me.

"Unlikely..." I murmured while looking at my feet. I was really good at the Easter egg hunt; I had excellent vision and I could run faster than most of the other kids. But unlike Mike, I didn't see any reason to boast about my talents.

"Edward's gonna win!" Alice piped in. She had a tendency of guessing the outcomes of whatever she could, and she was normally right. Her words gave me confidence, so I then looked up and walked away, with her trailing behind me.

We were all handed small bags in which to put our chocolate eggs when we found them. Easy enough. With that, we all ran in opposite directions. I quickly found several eggs; under benches, on tree branches and on top of the swings. There were so many of them scattered around the park.

As I continued running about searching for chocolate, I was distracted by an unfamiliar girl's hair some ten metres in front of me. I slowed to a walk as I watched her running. She must have seen some eggs because she had her arms stretched out in front of her, as if to grab something she had not yet reached. A smile was visible on her face, making dimples in her cheeks. Her glossy brown hair was tied into pigtails at either side of her head by ribbons.

For some reason, I suddenly had the urge to reach out and stroke her hair. Then out of nowhere, she suddenly tripped. A few eggs spilled out of her bag. She didn't have very many, but I was willing to share.

I hurried over to her and offered my hand to help her up. From the corner of my eye I saw Jessica pick up some eggs that the girl must have been running towards. The girl looked disappointed, but accepted my hand for support.

"Thanks," she mumbled as a blush rose on her cheeks. She picked up the few eggs she had and replaced them in the bag.

"Looks like someone beat you to them; you can have some of mine." I grabbed a small handful from my own bag and pushed them towards her. She eyed them and cautiously responded.

"No, it's fine, they're yours..."

"Don't worry, I have heaps. Really, just take them," I added with a smile. She reluctantly took them. "I'm Edward, by the way."

"Bella," she responded, gesturing towards herself.

"Did you just move here? I haven't seen you before."

"Yup, and I'm here to stay." She smiled brightly. It was a good thing she's here to stay, because I felt like I wanted to spend a lot more time with her and become her friend. There was something about her that was attracting me towards her, almost like a magnetic force.

I looked into her brown eyes and as she stared back, I saw shyness. Her face was beautiful and it felt as though I could stare at it forever. I noticed a long piece of grass in her hair, so I moved my hand to brush it away. I could smell her scent from our proximity. It was a lovely scent, so I inhaled it deeply.

The chocolate didn't matter anymore.

Just then, Alice made her presence known as she broke the silence. "Hi, I'm Alice," she stated happily.

"I'm Bella," she said once again.

"We're going to be great friends!" Alice exclaimed. Bella smiled in response, with a look of relief on her face.

"I'm looking forward to it then," she responded in a serious tone. And I could tell she meant it.

"So, shall we go back now?" Alice asked. Her gaze flew back and forwards between mine and Bella's faces. I shrugged and grabbed Bella's hand, leading her back towards the parents of various kids.

My mother was busy chatting with a woman I had not seen before. It might have been Bella's mum. As the three of us reached them, they broke away from their conversation. Both pairs of eyes accessed Bella and I, her hand in mine. They exchanged a look of pleasure, though I don't know what the big deal was.

Mike came over once again, this time accompanied by Tyler.

"So, how many d'you get?" he asked me.

"Who cares?" I replied.

"You scared you lost?"

"I really don't care, you 'win.'" I really couldn't be bothered spending time talking to Mike when I was so focused on the new friend I had made.

A look of pride spread across Mike's face, but as his eyes flickered to Bella it quickly diminished. Tyler also became aware of her, and his mouth turned up into a mischievous grin.

"Another challenge for you..." I heard him whisper to Mike. The hand in mine flinched as Mike nodded in agreement.

Alice pushed them a few metres away. She may have been small, but she was quite strong. Once she thought she was out of our hearing range, she spoke to them.

"You can't steal Bella from us. Friendship is not a game! Why don't you find your own friends? We found her first, so she's OUR friend," she said in a hurried manner. This, however, did not appear to discourage them. In fact, it did the opposite. They now looked more determined.

They couldn't steal Bella from us, as Alice said. That would be terrible! I only just met her, but it felt like she was already a good friend.

"Mike's an idiot, please don't be his friend. Whatever he says in attempt to make you his friend will be a lie or something..." I had to make sure she would be MY friend.

"If you and Alice are my friends, I have no desire to be Mike's." Relief. That was a good enough answer for me, at least for now. Perfect weather, perfect day.