DISCLAIMER: Although Twilight's not mine, I truly wish it was. -sigh-

BPOV

"Bella, honey. I'm gonna' walk the dog 'kay?"

"Yeah Mom!"

"You be in before dark alright?" Renee walked out the door at that moment, a jingling ball of white fluff not too far behind her. I giggled, jumping up from the grass of the front yard and picking up my puppy. His name was Bounce, a tiny Japanese Spitz. He was thirteen weeks now, and some would consider that unlucky. I wasn't superstitious though. It was just a number, and numbers don't hurt.

A long pink tongue slid up my face - jaw to forehead. "Bounce!" I shook my head and set him back down on the pavement again in a huff. As I folded my arms he stared at me, head cocked to one side, with his tongue hanging out one side of his open mouth. A little doggy-grin. My disgusted face melted into a smile as I watched him and reached down to scratch behind his red collar, just how he liked it. I could never stay mad at him, he was too cute for his own good and he knew it. Bounce closed his little brown eyes, obviously enjoying the attention. We'd gotten him at eight weeks, and the progress he'd made since then was pretty astounding. His fur had grown longer and thicker, but was at an awkward afro-like stage now. He'd grown slightly taller, and much more energetic. That's how he earned his name; he was always bouncing off the walls.

Renee ruffled my hair, giving me a parting grin. "We'll be back in half an hour or so." I nodded eagerly, sitting back down on the grass in the front garden as I had before. I heard her footsteps on the concrete matched with Bounce's paw pads as they left, the sounds slowly fading away with the spring breeze.

I sighed gently, rising from my stance and running to the edge of the garden. My eyes scanned the empty street, noting only next-door's cat, Tom, and the few parked cars by people's driveways. I grinned as I saw a white ball prance round the corner at the end of the road, and skipped back to the garden to retrieve my stash of flowers from under a large and leafy bush. It was my Mom's birthday tomorrow, and being nine years old you don't get much pocket money. Instead of buying something I decided to make her present. It wasn't much. Just a small bouquet, but Renee always loved anything I gave her. She was so appreciative that way.

I wandered around the garden, carefully selecting more flowers from areas where Renee was less likely to notice. That made everything far harder of course, but after ten minutes or so of hunting, I gathered the masses of vivid colours and brought them to the centre of the garden. Sitting cross-legged, I laid them gently in front of me - yellows, oranges, reds, and pinks - and smiled slightly. Looking upwards at the sky, I noticed the darkening hues that spread across it."You be in before dark alright?" My small features morphed into a frown. I'd have to be quick then. Taking three pink flowers in my hand, I began surrounding them with the reds, then oranges, and finally the yellows. I closed my eyes, inhaling the scent for a moment. It was so wonderfully sweet and fresh, with a little...I sniffed again...honey? Each flower smelt different, beautiful in its own way, but combined? It was amazing. Mom would love it.

I stood up happily, pleased with my success, burying my face in the bouquet. My wavy brown hair fell over my shoulders and eyes, cloaking me. She'd be home soon, and I still needed to hunt up a vase. Just to see her face tomorrow, her happiness...

I giggled.

I turned.

I gasped.

The carefully crafted bouquet slipped from my fingers, each flower twirling silently to the ground.

A/N: Review me? I'll send you a puppy! Yeah…reviews = puppies

Okay, so that's basically an amazingly long prologue xD. I have no clue if anyone will like this or not, so I'm posting this to find out I suppose. Don't worry, Edward's in here, he appears in the first chapter ;] Yep, ten year old Edward (Babyward, awwh)

Bella's puppy if you're curious:

http://cdn-www (DOT) dailypuppy (DOT) com/media/dogs/anonymous/Wilson_Japanese_Spitz__