NOTE- Chapter one. I didn't want to skip straight to Lizzy's teenage years so, here she is in kindergarten. Hope you enjoy the mindset of a 5 year old for a short while.

(LPOV)

"Lizzy! Please Lizzy." Jason repeated trying to get me to draw him a picture, but I didn't like Jason. He was always mean to me and pulling my hair. One day he even put glue in it! When I came home that day mom was a little bit mad, but dad! Well, dad just walked up and down the floor so many times that I was sure the wood would break and gobble him up. Just like a when the raindrops land in a puddle. The puddle just eats them up. Thank goodness that the floor held daddy, because I would have missed him.

"No Jason. Leave me alone." I said for the gazillionth time. Every day at art time this happened. Jason was ask, and ask until it felt like my head would pop. Everyone wanted me to draw them a picture, Mrs. Gish even called me a 'future artist'. It's not that I don't want to draw them a picture, except Jason. Once I even tried for my best friend Asia, but it didn't come out too pretty. When I draw it makes me feel good, and sometimes I just close my eyes and let my hand go all over the paper. And guess what? They always come out good. Mrs. Gish said it was because I was 'expressing my true emotions', I'm not too sure what that means so I just smiled.

"But Lizzy…" Jason whined and I tried to scoot my way past him. "Just one."

"Okay class, let clean up and get ready for snack. Ready? Set. Go!" Mrs. Gish said from behind us. Jason looked back, and his face looked sad. I used this time to run over to the tables. As I was running I saw my daddy standing at the door smiling. I stopped and waved at him as Mrs. Gish came over and opened the door him.

I guess he was picking me up early. It had to be something special, because mommy and daddy say that school is very important. While he talked to my teacher I went over to my cubby and grabbed my backpack, and put the art smock in the bin. Before I could turn around I was flying. Or at least I thought I was flying. I started to laugh as daddy whirled me around as we left the classroom.

When we got outside the classroom, he put me down on my feet. "Your hand m'lady?" daddy said as he bowed.

"Certainly sir." I said doing the same thing as daddy, before giving him me hand. I didn't exactly know what I said, but I saw it in a movie once. With my daddy leading me we got into the car and started on the drive home.

Even though it isn't allowed, I always sat up front when it's just daddy and me. I looked out the window and watched the trees fly by. Sometimes, if you looked close enough it actually looked like they were running from you, and not you zooming past them. I did this until dad spoke.

"Do you know what day it is today, Lizzy?" He said with his eyebrows up high. I giggled at this.

"No, I'm sorry daddy. I don't"

He shook his head. "Lizzy, there is nothing to apologize for. When did you learn manners of such a sort? Much too proper for a lady of your age." He shook his head like he was sad with me. "Well, it's Grandpa Carlisle's birthday."

"Daddy, how old is Grandpa?"

"Old enough." As he said this his eyes did not leave the road. My daddy was talented. Much more than other fathers. He could drive without even watching the road. I asked him why one day and he said it was because he was just that good at driving, and one day I might be able to do it too. I hope so.

"So what are we doing for Grandpa's birthday? Why didn't you tell me earlier? Do we have the things to make for me to make a card? Is Auntie Alice decorating the house?" I said this so fast, that I had to take a deep breath once I was done.

Dad just smiled, and at first I wasn't sure that he heard it all. "You will see, because it's a surprise, yes, and you'll have to wait till we get home to see." I smiled my biggest smile. My daddy always heard what I said. He was good at this too.

When we got home, he picked me up and ran inside. There weren't any decorations up or anything, so this had to mean we were going out.

NOTE- Nothing exciting will be going on for a while. I'm just setting the story up. No I didn't use elaborate details, because she is only five. Next chapter up on Friday I hope.

-Mom let me on the computer for "homework". Hehehe if only she knew. :D

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-Ariel