Title: Friends for Eternity

Summary: What if Bella and Edward have been best friends since they were born? This is a story on how they grow up as kids and into teenagers where their feelings for each other start to blossom. (All Human)

Disclaimer: I (unfortunately) do not own Twilight, New Moon, or Eclipse they are all owned by the very talented Stephenie Meyer.

A/N: Okay, so here's another story I've been thinking about doing for a while now. I hope you guys like it! Bella is nine and Edward is eleven. Each chapter will probably increase by a year. So, for example, in chapter two, Bella will be ten and Edward will be twelve. Enjoy!

Preface

Edward leaned down to kiss me softly on the lips. This was something that I really wasn't expecting. It was magical though. The best kiss I've ever had… I guess that's understandable though. I mean, besides him the only other person I've ever kissed is Jacob. It's hard for me to believe that all this is just happening now. I mean, we've been friends for so much longer, why didn't it happen sooner?

Chapter 1: Friendship

"Would you just do it already?" Jacob asked me.

I looked down at his chewed gum that sat in the palm of my hand. "I don't wanna play truth or dare anymore!"

"You're just chicken."

"I'm not a chicken."

"Baaaaccchhh! Baacchh!" He was mocking me, making noises.

I swallowed then picked up his gum and popped it into my mouth and started chewing. It surprisingly, tasted the same as if nobody had already had it in their mouth. "There. I'm not chicken!"

"Well, it took you long enough."

In the background, I could hear my daddy talking to Billy. They were joking about Jacob and me growing up and falling in love. Ew! Jacob is gross, okay? Boys are sick. Well, not all of them. Edward is my best friend and he's not gross. I just play with boys because it's not like there's very many girls to play with around here.

"Okay, it's your turn. Truth or dare?" I asked.

"Hmm… Since I'm not a sissy like you, I think I'll take a dare." He answered me, acting cocky.

"Okay, fine. Um… I dare you to," I hated coming up with dares, it was so hard. "I dare you to… kiss me." I said, knowing that he would. I planned to run from him as soon as he got anywhere near me.

"Ew, I'm not kissing you!"

"I thought you weren't chicken!"

"I'm not!"

"Then prove it."

"Fine," He mumbled then leaned down and was about to kiss me when I turned around and started sprinting away from him.

As I was running, I turned around and saw him catching up with me. "Hey! I'm not going to lose this dare just because the person I'm suppose to do the dare on is running away!"

My head was still turned around, looking at Jake while still running at the same time. As soon as I whipped my head around, Edward was standing right there in front of me. I tripped over my shoe laces and Edward quickly picked me up, putting me behind him. Jake came to a stop a few seconds later, trying to get to me.

"Just leave her alone already." Edward said to him.

"No, we're playing a game and she has to come out so we can finish it." Jake said. I stepped closer to Edward, burring my head in the crook of his arm.

"Well, it doesn't seem like she wants to play anymore so just leave her alone."

"And what if I don't?" Jake asked.

"I'll put your head into that mud puddle over there."

I smiled. Edward would always stick up for me no matter what.

"Fine, I'll leave her alone." Jacob said then turned and stalked off towards the porch of my house.

"Thank you!" I squealed at Edward and threw my arms around his waist. He hugged me back for almost two seconds before pushing me away.

"You're welcome; now stop hugging me like that."

"Oh, come on. I know you like hugging me; I'm your best friend!" I yelled.

"You are not my best friend." He said stubbornly.

"Yes I am, admit it!"

He sighed. "You're my best girl that's a friend. How's that?"

"Good enough."

He nodded then started crossing from my backyard into his own. We've lived right next to each other for as long as I can remember.

I walked slowly, watching him. He walked over to his tree and started climbing up to get into his tree house. I ran after him and looked up as he was climbing.

"Can I come up too?"

"No."

"Please? I'll be quiet!" I begged.

"Fine, but if you ever tell any of my friends you were up here, you'll regret it."

"Okay!" I said excitedly and scurried up the ladder and into the tree house with him.

"So… what do you do up here?" I asked.

"I don't know. I come up here when I'm bored of it I'm thinking."

"Oh, okay… Thanks for making Jacob leave me alone."

"You're welcome. I don't like that kid."

"Why not?"

"Because he's mean to you."

I shrugged. "He's not that mean. I can deal with him and when I can't, then you can." I said truthfully.

He smiled. "That's true."

We were quiet for a few seconds then I went and looked out the window of the treehouse. "Oh, pretty."

"What?" Edward asked then moved over towards the window too and looked up. "I don't see anything."

I pointed towards the sky at the twinkling stars. "Right there! Look at the stars. They're really pretty tonight."

"You're such a girl." He said then moved away.

"Well, you're such a boy." I said back.

"Yeah, well, at least I wouldn't run away if someone was trying to kiss me." My mouth dropped open.

"You were listening?"

"Well, there was nothing else to do. I can't believe you put his gum into your mouth! That's disgusting."

"It was a dare!"

"That's still gross and then you had to dare him to kiss you. What's up with that?"

"Well, I couldn't think of anything and I remembered that the last time you and I were playing truth or dare, I dared you to kiss me but you wouldn't, remember? You still owe me for that since you chickened out!"

"I did not chicken out."

"Did too!" I yelled.

I could tell that he was starting to get angry. He moved closer to me, making me back up the wall of the tree house. He lifted my head up and pecked me on the lips, making me jump.

"There, are you happy?"

"I can't believe you just did that!"

"Well, you wouldn't leave me alone about it."

"You just kissed me!" I yelled in disgust.

"Shhh! Why did you dare me to do it if you didn't want me to?"

"Because you would make this really funny face. I didn't really want you to kiss me!"

"Well, I did. I have your first kiss." He said almost proudly.

"No you don't! That didn't count!"

"Oh, yes it did." I could tell he was just doing this to annoy me and to amuse himself.

"I'm going to erase it!"

"You can't erase a kiss."

"Oh, yes you can!" I huffed angrily then started climbing down the latter of the tree house and ran inside my house. I went into the bathroom and started brushing my teeth.

About an hour later, after everyone went home, Charlie and Edward came inside the house. Edward was going to spend the night tonight since his dad, Carlisle, had to leave early tomorrow morning for the hospital for some meeting. Edward got ready for bed and laughed at me when he passed the bathroom and I was still brushing my teeth.

"Goodnight Bella. I still have your first kiss!" He called from the guest bedroom.

"Night Edward and no you don't!" I called back as I snuggled into the covers on my bed and went to sleep.

A/N: I hope you guys liked it! If you have any questions then let me know! I will also update my other story soon.

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