The Twilight 25 Round 2: Missing Moments

by SubtlePen

Missing moments and alt POVs. A series of drabbles, exactly 100 words, for Twilight 25. anything goes but mostly canon pairings. Darkness, angst, fluff, lemons, all pairings, a little of everything, each chapter based on a different one-word prompt.

20. Lithe

The Twilight Twenty-Five, Round 2
Prompt: Lithe
Pen name: SubtlePen
Pairing: Bella
Rating: T

Disclaimer: I do not own the Twilight series, or any of the characters created by Stephenie Meyer. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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LITHE

The other girls were pretty. They had pretty hair wrapped in pretty buns. They had floaty skirts, shiny satin slippers, pretty hands. They pointed their toes just the right way, arched their arms just right, tilted their heads just right.

I looked down at my hand-me-down shoes and scabbed knees and frowned. Madame barked at me. I reached for the barre and stumbled, and the girls behind me giggled. My body just didn't move right. I wanted it to, but I just wasn't good enough. I looked at the other girls and knew it was a waste of time trying.