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Me and Bella were by the huge tree in my back yard. We had been playing hide and seek and she'd hidden here. It wasn't a very original place, but she was only 8. I was cleverer because I was 10 and that probably helped. We were sitting at the bottom of the tree, laughing with one another. We were best friends and even if her hiding skills were bad, she would always be my best friend. We'd always need each other. She had come to mean a lot to me. I loved her like my sister. She was much more fun than Em. He was mean now. He was huge too. It was a bit scary. He was a big teddy though, but Bella would never believe me. She was scared of him, even though she knew he and knew he was a soft touch.

"Do you wanna grab a drink?" I asked.

"Sure," she said, climbing up. We began to walk towards the house. I had no idea how we got into the conversation but soon we were talking about beating people up and I stupidly told her about Em and Mike Newton. That boy was a moron. He was picking on me once or being a loner and geek. Em told him to leave off but he didn't. Em wasn't so happy with being annoyed so he showed Mike how to stay away. I probably shouldn't have told her that. She'll never go near Em again. I'd have to tell him that it's because of me and not him. He didn't like being avoided. He wanted to be everyone's friend.

"I bet I could take you," She laughed as we got to the house. I opened to door for her and motioned for her to go inside before me. My mum had told me to be a gentle man and let her go first. It was what a lady should do apparently.

"Why thank you," She blushed, walking into the house. We climbed on the stools and I got two bottle of soda out of the fridge. We were under strict orders not to disturb there mum's. They had an urgent project and needed to think. They had to finish soon and it was worth mega bucks apparently.

"So you think you can take me?" I laughed looking at her. She could never take me. I was a boy, that made me better.

"I think I could."

"But I'm a boy. I'm better."

"You are not better just because you are a boy."

"Okay, but I am better."

"Are not!"

"Am to,"

"Are not!" We continued on and on and got louder and louder until a shout came out of the office telling us to keep it down.

"I could beat you up. I'll show you one day."

"You'd beat me up?" I nodded, I wouldn't, that was mean, but she could be a little scared of me and be expecting something. I could if I wanted to, I just didn't want to.

"I don't believe you. We are best friends. You don't beat up your best friends."

"I can. I will." I confirmed.

"Then we are not best friends. I don't want to be friends with someone who will hurt me. That would mean I would have to go to a doctor and I hate doctors unless they are you. And you aren't a doctor yet. You won't be for a long time."

"Bella, I don't want to lose you."

"Well, don't beat me up then."

"I would never."

"You just said you would?" she said, looking confused.

"I was trying to be a guy. Guy's are meant to be tough."

"I don't think you should. Guy's can be nice. You are a guy and you are nice most of the time."

"I'm not a normal guy though,"

"Yes you are."

"No. I don't want to box, or play football or beat up people. Mostly I just want to hang out with you. Em thinks that's weird."

"Don't listen to him. It's not weird."

"It is."

"Not. I'm meant to be into pretty pink things and dance around all the time but all I really want to do is put on my jeans and hang out with you."

"You wear pink sometimes."

"Not pretty though."

"You are always pretty." Her face heated up a little and nice little blush covered her face. I had never really called her pretty before but she was. She was cute, as Em called beautiful girls. She was pretty and my best friend and I would never beat her up, even if she could think I would.

What do you think? I don't have a beta, so sorry for the bad grammer and spelling and mistakes. I can't really read my own stuff and pick out the mistakes. Other's people work is another story. I would love to be a beta for someone else. I think that's fun. I just can't do it for myself.

What do you think? Short and sharp. R and R x