Ok just a quick note on this story that it doesn't say in the summary. This just something that happened to me and some friends of mine so I did two versions of the story, one A2A and one The Vampire Diaries. Neither of them follows a specific series or storyline but all characters are either from LOM, A2A or are made up by me or Sailormoon1982, who I owe my fanfic life too :D! So enjoy and if you like TVD then be sure to check that one out too or my other stories
Masquerade
"How does it look?"
Alex stared at herself in the mirror of her bedroom; she was dressed in a black dress with a black lace mask on her face.
"I think its ok," She shouted back, "How's yours?"
Shaz walked out of the bathroom in a red dress with a red velvet mask on her face.
"Yeah, you look brill and so do I!" She laughed,
"Ooh the Jim's jaw will totally be hitting the floor and so will half the officers at the Police Masquerade Charity Ball once you walk in wearing that that!" Alex turned round and narrowed her eyes at her, god for my bff she is so annoying! She thought.
"Shaz, I told you! I don't like Jim like that; we are just friends and colleagues, end of!" Shaz smirked and rolled her eyes,
"Yeah, right whatever. You ready to go?" Alex nodded and they picked up their purses and walked out of the house to Alex's black Porsche. Getting in, Shaz said swiftly,
"So if not Jim then who?" Alex smiled nervously,
"Well, I'm hoping when I get there I'll just see someone and I'll know." Shaz looked puzzled,
"Know what?" Alex, who was still smiling, said,
"That they're the one! You know, love at first sight or something like that." Shaz laughed,
"Oh you mean like you see their huge sex appeal and then shit happens?" Alex rolled her eyes. Saying,
"Shaz, love isn't just about sex you know, it's about friendship and sweet moments and eventually sex!" Shaz looked at her like she was crazy. Shaking her head and saying,
"Alex! Sex is the best part! And it's about showing each other how much you love each other!" Elena looked at her,
"We'll talk about this later; we're late for the ball." Alex smiled; she knew she didn't want to talk about this now because all her talk of finding 'someone' at the party was complete rubbish. She knew who she was talking about when she said those words, she knew he was on her mind every minute of every day, knew she saw him in her dreams when she was asleep, fantasised about him in the day when she wasn't, it was insane! But one thing that gave her hope, one small thing, was that he loved her and he had told her this thinking she'd forget it because she was pissed and half asleep. Little did he know that she had been awake and listening to him! And ever since that night she had been puzzling it over in her mind. But he thought she didn't feel the same way, so when she got to the party, she was gonna show him. Oh yes she'd show him.
"Alex, why are you smiling like that? Come on we're gonna be late! Start the car already!" And with that she put the keys in the ignition and drove off.
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When they got to the ball; Shaz and Alex met Molly, Annie and Maya in the in the entrance hall. They greeted each other with hugs and walked in to the entrance hall. All around them were people in beautiful outfits and elegantly decorative masks. Colour was splashed all around the room and feathers, beads, glitter, banners, trimmings, traps, could be seen everywhere. Absolutely all the stops had been pulled out for this party and everyone had done the best they could to make it the most memorable party of the decade! As the girls passed the rooms, the 1st for dancing, the 2nd for food and The Bar, the 3rd for conversation and the 4th for historical artefacts, almost a museum to policing over the years, they reached a staircase that took them up the stairs to the living room areas, where people could have quiet conversations and only the faint sounds of music could be heard from downstairs. It was here that they met the boys; Jim, Chris, Sam, Ray and his nephew Nick all looked round as they entered the room. Alex, who had entered the room first, said,
"Hey guys!" And just as Shaz had said, Jim's jaw dropped at her appearance. And as everyone else came into the room amidst an assortment of "Hi, Hello, Hey and What up's!" from the boys; he finally looked at her and said, going red,
"Wow, Alex you look stunning!" Shaz smirked and, seeing this, Chris helped him out,
"Erm, yeah girls you all do." Nick walked over to Molly and kissed her on the cheek. Sam pulled Annie too his side and whispered suggestively into her ear. She giggled and he wiggled his eyebrows suggestively and she laughed and put her arms around his neck, he kissed her nose gently then bent down and growled in her ear,
"You know that dress is making me so hot for you right now!" She turned bright red and looked down at the floor. Then Molly spoke up,
"Sorry guys but I really have to use the bathroom so I'll see you downstairs in a minute?" They all nodded and started to make their way down to the party but, unnoticed by Molly or anyone else, another man was in the room and he hung back a little and followed her into the bathroom. Nick, noticing that Molly wasn't back yet, excused himself and walked back up the stairs hoping that his girl was alright.
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Molly had just flushed the toilet and was coming out of her cubicle when she saw Danny, her ex boyfriend, stood there in front of her.
"Jeez; Danny! Don't scare people like that!" Then she looked at him, her eyes focused on his face. She could see the tiredness on his face, the hope, the anger, the pain, the love, she could see it all!
"W-what's wrong with you?" He stepped forward his eyes honest and open, as if he wanted her to see his soul and then he answered her.
"I miss you Molls." Her mouth fell open in shock and she stepped back gasping,
"WHAT?" He nodded and stepped forward.
"Yeah Molly babes, look I know things were rough between us but I love you and I miss you, I want you, us, back. Together I mean." She gasped again, he stepped forward and she stepped back, not realising it was too late, until her back hit the bathroom sink. She had no escape.
"Danny, I'm sorry but, I love Nick. He and I just go together so well, because we're the best friends and we help each other and I love him! I can talk to him and he won't ever hurt me or get mad at me. And I love him." Danny gave her another soul-bearing look,
"Yeah you keep saying that, but seriously, is that what you feel? Do you actually mean it? Molls, me and you, we can be together like that! Or not, it doesn't matter as long we're together! We could, I mean we did before and we could again! Please Molly, I love you, I need you! Please." And he grabbed the tops of her arms,
"Ow, Danny get off you're hurting me! Let go, I love Nick!" She struggled but she couldn't get him off!
"I know you felt it Molly, before when we were together, you felt it when we kissed. You can feel it again, I'm gonna make you feel it!" As he was speaking his face was getting closer and closer, when he had finished he leaned forward and tried to kiss her, but she turned her head away and tried to push on his chest,
"I'll scream! I will… Nick! NI.." He mouth was covered quickly with his hand.
"The only name I want you to scream is mine!" And at that moment Nick burst through the door! He was seething, visibly shaking with anger, having heard most of the conversation through the door.
"Get your dirty, despicable, bastard's ass away from my girlfriend." His voice was so dangerous and soft that he didn't have to shout. Danny smirked sarcastically, and pulled Molly in front of him, putting his hands on her stomach, she trembled with fear,
"Oh dear Nick, I'm afraid you mean my girlfriend. See we were just gonna get back together and possibly have sex to make up for lost time." While Danny was distracted with taunting Nick, Molly lifted her arm up, turned slightly and elbowed him in the face. He crumpled to the floor. Nick, who was still shaking only with fear this time, grabbed Molly and pulled her into his arms.
"Omg, Molls are you alright? I'm so sorry!" Molly sobbed into his shoulder. He lifted her face up to his, and kissed her gently. She looked up at him, her brown eyes shining with tears.
"Nick, baby please. Please you have to believe me, I tried to get him off me, I told him I was with you and I wasn't going to, with him…" She trailed off and started sobbing again. He held her face in his hands and said gently,
"Molly, Molls, listen. It's ok, I heard you through the door. You said you loved me, and you kept saying it you didn't back down. So it's ok, but I just wanted to know why. Why have you never said that to me?" Molly, who still had tears pouring down her face, said,
"I didn't because; you're "Nick Roberts". Residential Manchurian Bad boy! You could have any girl you want and I'm just some loser who's in love with you and I thought it would scare you off." Nick looked at her strangely then started to laugh. He laughed and he laughed and he laughed, then when he finally got his breath back he said,
"Molly is that what you think? Yes I was that guy, the one everyone looked up to, girls adored, and guys were cool with. But when I became what I am none of that mattered anymore, were any of my guys there to hold me when my mum died, and were any of my girls around to kiss my face and whisper reassurance to me? No! It was just you, "Molly Drake" most popular girl in school, the one guys wanted to date and girls wanted to be, the Prom queen herself and you sat there with me for hours at the hospital waiting for news, you held my hand when they told me and let me cry on your shoulder for hours after. And remember when we sat on your sofa, and you told me that I could stay at yours 'coz your mum was at Shaz's and you didn't want me to be alone. That's when I realised that I loved you. And when you held me at mum's funeral I wanted to be yours forever! So no Molls, I'm not gonna run off with the next girl I see, or get freaked if you say it because I feel it too. I Love You Molly Drake! I love you and I always will till I die! Now I think we should rejoin the party and when we get back to yours, I can show you just how much I love you." Molly smiled and wiped her eyes.
"Okay, Northern Bad boy!"
"Okay, Southern Prom queen!" And holding each others hands, they walked back out of the bathroom and down the stairs.
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