Hey peeps, thanks again for all the comments on my story here. I love them all. I have been stuck on what to do next so I decided to skip some. In this chapter Bella is going to be 10. There may be two or just this one chapter with her being 10 then I will skip again to right before she is 16. Thanks again and keep reading. JenCullen28.

Chapter 26: Friends

Bella's P.O.V.

Well we have live here in Denali, Alaska for five years now. I just turned 10 and going to Denali Peak middle school. I know I am only 10 but I am in 5th grade because I am really smart because of my wonderful family. They have been teaching me along with me going to school has helped me get to the 5th grade. I was in 3rd grade but everything was way to easy so here I am a 5th grader in school. I have been here a couple of weeks and have made a lot of friends. We also found out that there is this other family just like my family but they have a little girl my age but she looks way older. They call her a half breed. When my dad found this out he had been asking Jade's parents questions about how Jade was even born. I found out that her mom was a human when her dad a vampire got her mom pregnant and well Jade came out of that. We did not know that vampires can get human women pregnant until now.

Jade is just like my family but her skin is a little softer, her eyes are a very beautiful deep blue color. She is my age like I said but she looks to be 15 because she grows at a fast rate but she is still one of my best friends even tho she is in the same grade as Edward and Alice. Her mom and dad are just like my family, they only drink from animals. I have asked dad if I could be like them when I get older and he told me that when I get older he will talk to me about it. When I asked dad that Edward over heard me and would not talk to me for a couple of days and when he did start to talk to me boy he was mad. I let him yell at me when we were away from the family and since then I have not said anything about me wanting to become like them or at least not around him. I have yet to find a boyfriend, because I am afraid that they would be just like Morris. I have been afraid of boys since then. I have another best friend that is in my class with me, her name is Karen. Today we are going shopping with Alice because it is Saturday and no school.

"Bella, its time to get up. Your friends will be here in an hour and you need to be ready," mom Rose told me.

I opened my eyes and saw my beautiful mom looking at me with her gold eyes. I smiled at her and raised my hands up and she hugged me. She then pulled me out of bed and placed me on my feet. She held me for a bit so I would no fall from being pulled out like that. I looked at the end of my bed and saw that she had picked my clothes out today. I looked at them and smiled at her.

"Mom, you know I can pick out my own clothes," I told her with a smile on my face.

"I know sweetheart, but I wanted to help. Your getting older and soon you wont need my help any more," mom told me.

"Mommy Rose, don't say that. I will always need your help. I love you and will never not need you," I told her.

I then went up to her and hugged her tight and then started to get dressed. I walked into my bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror. I saw that I have gotten taller, skinner, and my hair is not past my butt almost to the back of my knees. I have not had a hair cut ever, I mean I have had trims but that is it. I love my hair its the best part of me that I think. My eyes are a deep chocolate color like my mom and dad, or so I was told. Dad and mom told me about my real parents and we even gone back to Forks, WA so I can see where they were laid to rest. They also gave me a lot of pics of my real mom and dad. They were so pretty and hansom, I wished I could still have them here with me. Then I thought about that and my family now. They took me into their lives when I was just born and have carried for me since then. So they are my real parents now. I will always keep my real parents with me at all times but I will always be thankful for the Cullen/Hale for taking me in.

I got done getting dressed then headed downstairs when I tripped on the next to last step. I saw myself falling and closed my eyes waiting for the ground and pain but then I felt nothing but cold hands on my arms. I opened my eyes and saw Edward holding me and I was just inches away from the floor. He stood me up and smiled really big at me.

"Bella, if I had not seen Alice's vision you would have fallen flat on your face. Please be careful coming down those steps. I don't like to see you hurt clumsy Bella," he told me.

I gave him a hug and thanked him again then went into the kitchen where mom Esme was cooking me breakfast. I sat at the kitchen island and she placed a plate of eggs, bacon and toast in front of me with a glass of orange juice. I was almost done when there was a knock on the door. I finished eating when Jade and Karen came into the kitchen.

"Hey Bella you and Ali ready to go shopping?" Jade asked me.

I was going to answer her but Ali (Alice) beat me to it.

"Yes we are ready to go. All Bella has to do is grab her bag then we can leave," Alice told us.

I was getting ready to get it when I saw mom Rose take off at vampire speed to get it. I just shook my head because she could have been caught by Karen. Karen is human like me and don't know about my family like I do, its to dangerous for her to know. Mom Rose came downstairs at human speed when she saw us girls in the living room. She handed me my bag and I gave her a kiss.

"Mo-Rose, are you sure you don't want to go with us? We are going to Anchorage to there big mall there," I told her.

"Bella, me and Emmett has things we have to do today, so maybe next time little sister," Rose told me.

I smiled at her then looked at Karen who was talking to Jade. Wow, she did not catch that almost slip up. I almost call Rose mom in front of her, wow I really need to watch what I say. I gave mom and dad a hug then us four walked out of the house and into Ali new car. I hated the color but it was a very sweet looking car. Its a 911 Porche Turbo, its yellow in color which I don't care for but Ali loves it. So we all got in and waved at the family when we took off. Ali had her music blasting and we all were singing at the top of our voice and just having so much fun. I was in the front when Ali stopped singing and had the distant look in her eyes. I watched the road making sure she was driving okay and she was. A few seconds later she smiled at me and started to sing again.

The dive to Anchorage was long but fun. Its a 3 hour drive but with Alice driving it took us an hour. I looked at Karen and she was smiling really big. Ali pulled up into the parking lot of the mall and we all got out. Before we walked in I grabbed Alice by the arm and pulled her to the back of the car.

"Ali, what did you see?" I asked her where Karen could not hear me.

"Nothing to concern yourself with right now, its okay. So lets go shop and have fun," she told me.

She then locked her arm with mine and we walked up to the other girls where they locked their arms with us. We all walked in that way. When we got in we were talking about anything and everything. We started to shop for several hours. I looked at the time and it was noon and I was getting hungry, so I looked at the girls.

"I don't know about you guys, but I am getting really hungry," I told them.

Jade and Karen shook their heads yes and I saw Ali make a face but then she nodded her head to. Ali took our bags to the car while the rest of us walked to the food court. But before we got there a group of guys stopped us.

"Hey young ladies, would you all like to have fun with us?" one of them asked us.

I went to answer them but then we heard someone growl and I saw Ali. She was giving them all death stares and they all took off really fast. We all laughed at then as they tripped a couple of times trying to get away from Ali. Alice is a really sweet girl but when you get on her bad side you better run like those guys did. We all laughed on our way to the food court. When we got there we looked around to see what we wanted to eat. I wanted pizza and Ali said she would share one with me, I told her okay. The others picked out their food and we found seats away from everyone. We put our trays down and started to eat and talk. As we were eating Ali started to smile really big and I knew something was going though her mind. She took a couple of bites and made faces while she did it. We all got done eating and her smile got even bigger if that was even possible, which was.

"Hey girls, you want to have some fun?" she asked with the real big smile on her face.

We all looked at each other smiled and then nodded to her.

"Okay, this is what we are going to do. We are going to play a game of truth or dare but without the truth part. So we are just going to give each other dares. So what do you all think?" she asked.

I just shook my head because I had a feeling that this is going to be fun but in the end we are going to be kicked out of the mall. I looked at the other girls and they both nodded and I did to.

"Okay since I am the oldest then I go first. Jade I dare you to be my slave and do what I say though out the mall," Ali told Jade.

"Okay Ali, I will go along with you but you will have to be mine the next time we come to the mall if we are not band from it," Jade told her.

Ali agreed and then told Jade to carry her on her back. Jade turned around and Ali climbed on top of Jade and held on. We started to walk and people were looking at us funny. Then I was Jade's turn. She looked at me and smiled and I knew I was in trouble.

"Bella, buy some PJ's then put them on. Then buy a teddy bear and go to a store that sales beds. Then find a bed that is fixed up and climbed in. Then when a employe ask you to get out of the bed tell them to be quiet because you are trying to sleep. Then you can get up and wear the PJ's for the rest of the time we are in the mall," Jade told me.

I know I was beat red when she said that but I did what she told me. We walked into store one and I bought me some PJ's with pooh bear on them. Then we went to a toy store where I bought a teddy bear. Then I went to the bathroom and changed into the pj's and walked out. The girls started to laugh at me and I felt myself turning red again. We walked though the mall and were getting more stares. We found a store that sold beds and we walked though it and I found a king size bed that was fixed up really pretty and I pulled back the covers, climbed in and closed my eyes. Then not long after I climbed in I felt someone shake me and I opened my eyes to see an employe.

"Ma'am, you can not sleep in this bed. Its for show only. So please get out of it and leave the store before I call the cops," the lady told me.

I then smiled at her.

"Will you please be quiet, I am trying to sleep," I told her.

I closed my eyes for a minute and then opened them up again and saw her walking away and Ali stopping her. I got out of the bed fixed it back the way they had it then me, Jade and Karen walked out of the store. Ali followed us out smiling at us. She then climbed back on to Jade's back.

"I told the lady that it was a dare and she said she thought so and was not going to call the cops on us," Ali told us.

We still had Alice to do a dare and Karen to do one so I picked Ali to do the next dare.

"Ali, I dare you to go though the mall yelling I LOVE YOU really loud and give random people hugs and telling them that you love them. Do that to five people and then you will be done," I told her.

She smiled really big, jumped off of Jade's back and started to run around yelling I LOVE YOU really loud. Then she hugged three guys and told them that she loves them. Then she hugged two girls and did the same to them. Even one of the girls told Ali that she loves her to. We all started to laugh really hard after that. After we caught our breaths we still had one more dare to do. Ali climbed back onto Jade's back and they looked at Karen who looked really nervous.

"Karen, I dare you to sing and do the actions of I am a little tea pot in the middle of the mall as loud as you can. You only have to do it one time then we will leave to go home," Ali told Karen.

Karen went pale but nodded her heard. We walked to the malls fountain and she stood on the wall and started to sing and do the action of I am a little tea pot. When she went to do the pour me over action she lost her balance and fell into the fountain. We all ran up to the wall and saw that she was okay, she was laughing so hard. We started to laugh also until we saw a security guard coming to us. Karen got out real fast and we stood there with our heads down when the guard came up to us.

"Girls, the fountain is no place to play. So I ask you all to please leave the mall and don't come back for two weeks. If I see you or another guard see you, you will be kicked out for good. Do you hear me?" the guy asked us.

We all nodded and acted like we were sorry. He then walked away and we did to, by the time we reached the doors to leave we were all laughing so hard. We got to Ali car and then Ali looked at Karen.

"There is no way you are getting in my car wet. Get out a outfit that you bought and well hide you so you can change into it," Ali told her.

So Karen pulled out some clothes and we opened the back door to the car and Jade walked to the other side to hide the other window. Me and Ali stood in front of Karen where she started to strip down. We had our backs to her so we could see if anyone tried to see if they could see what was going on. 5 minutes later she was dressed into her dried clothes and we put her wet clothes in a bag. We got in the car then and took off for home. We got home around 4pm and the guys came out to carry our bags for us. We got in the house and mom Rose was looking at Karen.

"Karen, why did you change clothes?" she asked her.

Then Ali told the story of us playing just dare and everyone laughed except for mom and dad. They were not very happy after they find out that we got kicked out for two weeks.

"Well girls, Jade and Karen parents said it was okay for them to stay the night but since you all got in trouble at the mall I don't know now," mom told us.

"Mom, we are sorry. It was just fun and games till Karen lost her balance and fell into the fountain. Please let them stay, you can ground us during the week. Please let them stay and us have fun?" I asked starting to cry.

That always got mom all the time when I start to cry.

"Okay Bella, they can stay, but for the next two weeks till you all are allowed to go back into the mall you will be grounded. Meaning, you will go to school, come home and do your home work. No TV, computer or shopping for two weeks. You can read, listen to music, and help me around the house but that is all you can do," mom told us.

Me and Ali nodded our heads and then hugged our mom. Then we went to my room and put up my many bags of clothes. We made room for Jade and Karen's clothes also. Mom then called us to eat and we all came downstairs. The whole family sat at the table while mom served us some spaghetti, garlic toast and juice. I watched as my vampire family played with their food to make it look like they ate some of it. After diner me, Karen, Jade, Ali, and mom Rose went to my room and closed the door. I made a sign and put it on the door. It read, NO BOYS ALLOWED!. Then we turned the radio on and started to have fun. We played games, and talked about boys and all. It was getting late so mom came up and told us that it was going on midnight and that we had to get to bed. So I had room for one girl and we pulled out one fold away bed and set it up. Rose and Ali went to their rooms. Karen climbed in bed with me because Jade would make me burn up. For some reason she runs a hotter temp than a human, dad is looking in on that. We told each other good night and fell asleep not long after.

Well peeps, what do you all think? I hope you like it. I had fun writing it. So tell me what y'all think of it and vote please. Thanks for reading. JenCullen28.