Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight.

A/N: Okay I know some middle schools start in fifth grade but in this story the middle school holds grades six, seven and eight.

Bella POV –Eleven

Today is the day of my very first dance. I was nervous, to say the least. I was at the Cullen's, as usual, but with Alice. She was helping me get ready. At the end of the school year, our middle school always had a big formal dance with all three grades. Emmett and Rosalie had already been to this dance last year and they had been trying to scare us. And it certainly worked on me. While Alice curled my hair, Rosalie told me horror stories from previous dances.

"So then the girl…her name was Ella. She was wearing heels for the first time," Rosalie was saying. She eyed my navy blue high heels with a nervous expression. "She was eleven and it was her first dance. She was walking up to the cutest boy in the whole grade. And guess what she did?" Rosalie paused for dramatic effect.

"What?" I asked, terrified.

"She tripped. And fell flat on her face in front of the entire school. Everyone made fun of her and laughed at her for the rest of her life. She had to transfer to private school and now she only wears black and shaves her head." She nodded and gave me a wide-eyed, serious expression. "All because of her very first dance."

"Oh no! I'm such a klutz, I'm going to be just like her!" I yelled. I was close to tears, which was not good for the mascara Rosalie had forced on me. "I'm not going. Sorry Alice you'll just have to dance with Rose cause I'm not going!"

"Bella, she was just trying to scare you. That never happened. Tell her Rose." She scowled at Rosalie who was laughing hysterically at my panic.

"I just made that up Bells. A girl did trip at the dance, a few people laughed but everyone forgot by the next day," she said, still giggling.

"I hate you Rose," I pouted. She stuck her tongue out at me.

"All done Bella. Take a look at yourself," Alice announced. Alice was wearing a yellow, mid-thigh length thick strap tank top dress. It had a round neckline and ruffles at the bottom. Rosalie was wearing a bright purple, super short tube top dress. The whole thing was sort of ruffled and she looked about seventeen with her make-up and hair. I walked by both of them and looked in the mirror. My dress was a navy blue halter dress with a bubbled skirt that clung to my mid thighs. It lifted my nearly non-existent bust and made me look older. My hair was in waves down my back and my make-up was impeccable. I smiled when I realized I looked beautiful. (A/N: All three dresses on profile)

"Wow guys!" I exclaimed. Rosalie and Alice both came and stood next to me, so all three of our smiling reflections were looking back at us from the mirror. And I must say, all three of us looked beautiful. Today, I felt equal to Rosalie and Alice.

"Wow Bella. You sure don't look eleven," Rosalie teased.

"Yeah and you look about twenty-five," I joked back. Rosalie rolled her eyes.

"Well Bella I think you might need to bring a stick with you to beat off all of your admirers," Alice said with a satisfied smirk.

"Same to you missy," I replied.

"Well let's go. The boys are all in the kitchen," Rosalie said. They both helped me as I stumbled down the hallway. Heels were hard to get used to.

"Oh boys!" Rosalie called in a seductive voice. Her and Emmett had been flirting constantly, loving to tease each other, but never going further than flirting. But for those reasons Esme and Carlisle also didn't let them hang out in Emmett's room by themselves. Just in case.

"What is it Rose?" Jasper's annoyed voice called back.

"We're ready! Prepare to be amazed!" she called. We were waiting at the top of the staircase to make a "grand entrance." Rosalie turned back to me and Alice. "Ready girls?"

"Totally!" Alice squealed. I nodded, praying I didn't trip down the stairs.

"Okay. I'll go first then Alice and Bella last," Rosalie said.

"Why do I have to go last?" I pouted.

"Because, you look the most different," she answered. "Ready or not, here we come!" she called to the boys again. And with that she strutted down the stairs. When she reached the bottom, catcalls and laughter came erupted.

"Lookin' good Rose!" I heard Emmett yell.

"You know it!" Rosalie replied, giggling. "Get your butt down here Alice!" she called. Alice gave me a quick hug and danced down the stairs. She too was greeted with catcalls and laughter.

"Wow Alice you don't look like a six year old," Emmett said. I could just imagine Alice sticking her tongue out at him and I giggled.

"Alright Bella, stun us with your beauty!" Rosalie called. I took a deep breath, holding onto the railing, and went down at a much slower pace then anyone else. When I finally reached the bottom of the stairs Emmett yelled and cheered along with Jasper. Emmett was in black pants with a white shirt, unbuttoned a bit to show off his chest. Jasper was in black pants and a red shirt, a navy blue tie in a messy knot hanging off his neck. I looked at Edward last.

His normally messy hair was a bit neater, not much though. His eyes were shining and his mouth was open, his jaw dropped. He was in black pants too and a tan shirt. He looked taller and older, more like an eighth grader than a sixth grader.

"Wow, our little tomboy cleans up nicely," Emmett commented and I blushed, walking down the last few steps. I walked over to Edward and plopped myself on the chair next to him. He was still watching me with a stunned expression on his face.

"What?" I asked nervously.

"N-nothing," he said, looking away quickly. Esme, Carlisle, Charlie and Claudia and John Hale were all there with cameras.

"Oh Bells you look beautiful," Charlie said gruffly. He hugged me slightly. "My little girl's growing up."

"Dad," I groaned.

"Go stand with your friends. I want pictures," he said. I went over and stood next to everyone. First we took pictures of the girls, then the boys. Then the two Hale's and then the two Cullen's.

"Let's get one of Bella and Edward," Esme suggested. "We can hang it next to the picture of them in the mud when they were babies." She laughed. I blushed. There was a picture of Edward and I hanging on their wall, when we were both about two. We were both in just diapers and sitting in a big mud puddle, mud all over our hair and faces. We were hugging and grinning big, toothy grins. It was so embarrassing. So Edward and I stood next to each other and I wrapped my arm around his waist and he wrapped his arm around my shoulder. I leaned into him and smiled, a perfectly natural, easy, happy smile. Click. We broke apart after a few pictures.

"Okay now we need all of you!" Claudia said. So all six of us lined up. Emmett and Rosalie put their arms around each other and made silly faces. Alice and Jasper stood next to them, their arms wrapped comfortably around each other, about a step away. they were both smiling, not too big, but happy, warm smiles. I wrapped my arms around Edward's neck and hugged him close for the picture. Click, click, click. All of the parents took pictures.

"Can we go now? We're going to miss the dance," Alice complained. The adults laughed.

"Go get in the car," Carlisle instructed, grabbing the keys. We were taking the Hale's minivan. All six of us raced outside. I found myself in the back, squished between Edward and Jasper. Emmett was in the passenger seat and Alice and Rosalie had gotten the bucket seats. I was nervous already, that I would fall or something and Edward, seeing the look on my face, took my hand in his and squeezed it gently.

"You'll be fine Bella," he said soothingly. I gave him a weak smile. Alice and Rosalie blasted the radio on the way there and we all sang along. When we reached the school, we saw most of the other kids waiting outside in the twilight light, dresses sparkling and boys looking by far much cleaner then usual. Angela was wearing a simple black dress and Jessica was wearing a pink one. They both came over and hugged us when we arrived.

"You look amazing Bella!" Jessica gushed.

"You do too," I said. Then she went over to Edward.

"You look really handsome Edward," she said with a giggle.

"Thanks. You look…nice," Edward replied. I narrowed my eyes at Jessica. Was she flirting with Edward? Rosalie had run off to say hi to some other girls and Emmett was laughing with some of his football (A/N: American football, not soccer) buddies. Alice and Jasper were whispering to each other and Edward was standing there, looking awkwardly at Jessica who was beaming back. I walked over to Edward.

"Ready to go in?" I asked cheerily, entwining my fingers with his and giving Jessica a nasty look. She looked taken aback. I quickly gave her an apologetic smile. I knew I was overreacting. But Jessica was my friend and Edward was my best friend. It would be weird if they were boyfriend and girlfriend.

"So ready," he answered quickly, pulling me to the table where they were taking the tickets. "Thanks for that," he added, his lips at my ear.

"No problem," I answered with a smile. Alice and Jasper appeared behind us.

"So Edward I just heard Jessica and Lauren gushing about how hot you are," Alice said casually. "And apparently both of them are going to try and corner you into dancing with them for a slow song." She and Jasper giggled. "And I heard them saying if that didn't work they'd go for Jasper." Jasper stopped laughing immediately and the color drained from his face. Jasper couldn't tell people no, he always felt so guilty. So basically he would just try and avoid them all night, same as Edward.

"I'll just have to avoid them all night," Edward pouted.

"I'll help you out when I can," I promised. He smiled back. We all made our way into the gym where the music was playing. A few of the braver eighth graders were already dancing but I was too nervous to dance yet. Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper, Alice, Edward and I all sat down at a table and chatted until the dance floor was filled with people about a half hour later. Emmett and Rosalie got up to dance. When the first slow song came on I saw Lauren making her way over to where Edward, Jasper, Alice and I were sitting.

"Here comes Lauren," I whispered to Edward. He groaned. Lauren was wearing a too short, too low red dress and too high heels. She came over to Edward and attempted to give him a sexy smile but she had something green on her teeth so she failed miserably. I covered my mouth with my hand, trying to hide my laughter.

"Hello Edward," she whispered, her voice low.

"Hi," he muttered.

"Would you like to dance with me?" she asked in the same slow voice. I assume she was going for sexy but she just sounded like she had a cold.

"Um actually I was just about to dance with Bella," he said rapidly. He kicked me under the table lightly and I moved my hand away from my mouth, trying not to laugh at Lauren's expression. "Right Bells?"

"Right Edward. Sorry Lauren." I stood up and Edward and I walked to the dance floor, giving Lauren a little wave on the way. I was giggling loudly by the time we reached the floor. We went near Emmett and Rosalie and Edward put his hands on my hips and I put my hands on his shoulders. We were just rocking back and forth, the typical dance style of kids our age. But I liked the feeling of being close to Edward, it was comforting and familiar. We were dancing pretty close, our bodies maybe three inches apart, but it didn't feel awkward or anything. It just felt right.

"Thanks Bella," he said after a while. Rosalie was smiling at me. She raised her eyebrows suggestively and I shook my head. Rosalie was always telling me to "make a move" with Edward but we were just friends. Best friends, sure, but still, just friends.

"My pleasure," I answered, flashing him a grin. The song ended and he led me back to our now empty table. While we were sitting there talking, a tall boy with long hair came over to us.

"Hi," he said nervously.

"Hi. Do I know you?" I asked in my politest voice.

"Um, no, I'm new to this school. I used to go to the school up in La Push," he answered. "You're Bella Swan right?" I nodded slightly confused.

"How do you know?"

"Our dads are friends. I'm Jacob Black," he said, holding his hand out to me.

"Oh! I remember you," I said, comprehension finally dawning on me. "Yeah, you used to go fishing with us. I stopped those ages ago though. How are you?"

"I'm good," he answered. His smile was warm and slightly goofy looking. "How are you? I haven't seen you in so long."

"I know, I hate fishing so I stopped going with Charlie. I'm good too. This is Edward, he's my best friend," I said, introducing them. "Edward this is Jacob, an old family friend." They shook hands and Jacob turned his attention back to me. I wondered why he was here.

"My dad decided I should switch to this school instead of the one in La Push, I don't know why. I was looking for a familiar face," Jacob explained my unasked question.

"Well you found one," I said, smiling at him. Another slow song came on. Lauren and Jessica were both nowhere to be found.

"Do you…wanna dance Bella?" he asked. I giggled.

"Okay," I said, blushing.

"Wait, I thought you were going to help me avoid Jess and Lauren?" Edward whispered to me. He was frowning.

"They aren't around right now. I promise, I'll save the last dance for you. But…he's kind of cute Edward," I said with another giggle. Edward's frown got bigger.

"Fine," he said stiffly. He threw a dirty look at Jacob and I gave Edward an apologetic smile.

"Last dance," I reminded him. He nodded, not taking his eyes off Jacob. Jacob led me to the dance floor. He put his hands on my waist and I put mine on his shoulders, the same way I had with Edward. But it felt kind of different. We danced further apart and it wasn't nearly as comfortable, probably since I didn't know Jacob as well. He smiled at me.

"You look really nice Bella," he said, blushing.

"Thanks. You do too," I said. He smiled at me.

"How come Edward is your best friend?" he asked randomly.

"Oh I don't know. We've been best friends since we were babies. I love him," I answered.

"Oh. I…" he hesitated for a moment and then leaned down to whisper in my ear. "I don't think he likes me very much." I was all too aware of the step closer he had taken to whisper to me. I shuffled my feet away, trying to put a bit more space in between us without making him feel bad.

"Nonsense. He's just worried about me. He's very protective, like a brother," I said. I saw Edward sitting at the table, his elbows on his knees and his face in his hands. He was looking at the floor, his face in a frown, his eyes sad. I wanted to run over and hug him, make him feel better. The song ended and I removed my arms from Jacob's shoulders. "I'll be right back." He nodded and I walked over to Edward. He looked up and gave me a sad smile when he saw me.

"Hey," he said.

"Hey. What's wrong?" I asked.

"Nothing."

"Edward. I know you better than that. What's wrong?" I repeated. He looked up at me.

"You know you look really beautiful tonight?" he said slowly. I blushed, pleased, a smile creeping onto my face.

"Thanks Edward," I said quietly. He still looked kind of sad, so I held his hand and smiled at him. He smiled back.

"Bella can you promise me something?" he asked.

"What?"

"If I tell you I don't like a guy that you like…will you at least take it into consideration?" he asked.

"Of course Edward," I said, taken aback. "Your opinion matters most to me. You should know that." He smiled at me.

"Good."

"Alright kids this is the last dance of the night. Grab someone and make your way onto the dance floor. No sitting around."

"Care to dance, kind sir?" I asked Edward in a joking voice.

"Of course, my lady," he replied. He took me by the arm and we made our way onto the dance floor. The song Arms of An Angel by Sarah McLachlan came on and Edward wrapped his arms around my waist and I snaked mine around his neck. Our bodies were just touching, ever so lightly. Emmett and Rosalie were next to us and Rosalie was resting her head on Emmett's chest as he held her close. Jasper and Alice were dancing too, but not as close as Edward and I. About halfway through the song I started singing. My head was resting on Edward's shoulders so I was singing softly into his ear.

"And this sweet madness. Oh this glorious sadness, that brings me to my knees. In the arms of the angels. Fly away, from here," I sang softly. I had my eyes closed and I sang the rest of the song, right into Edward's ear, right to him. At the end of the song, everyone clapped and cheered, making their way out of the gym. But I kept myself wrapped in Edward's arms.

"You have a pretty voice Bella," Edward said softly. I kept my arms around his neck and smiled at him. He grinned back.

"You guys ready to go?" Rosalie asked. She was standing beside Emmett. Alice and Jasper were next to them.

"Yeah," I answered, slightly breathless. Rosalie rolled her eyes.

"Then come on. Charlie is here and Carlisle and my dad," she said. Edward finally moved his hands from my waist and I moved mine too. I was slightly disappointed that we had to stop. dances were fun, even for klutz's like me.

"Come on Bella," Edward said softly.

"I'm coming," I grumbled. He chuckled and grabbed my hand, pulling me with him. Right before we left he turned and kissed my cheek.

"Thanks for the dance Bella," he said. He squeezed my hand one last time. "And you do look really beautiful."

"Bye Edward." He drove away and I was left watching, a goofy grin on my face and my hand on the spot where he had kissed.

A/N: So Bella and Edward are preteens now. And this is like exactly what my first dance was like, except ours isn't formal. Hope you guys like it and remember to REVIEW!