Pen Name: Lyta7

Original or Derivative (fanfiction): Derivative

Rating/Warning(s)/Note(s): T, I guess.

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Prompt: 9/16 Word Prompt (Minotaur)

A/N – This is my first attempt(s) at writing, so be gentle with me, please! I'm hoping to include some past prompts in the future, just for fun/practice.

"Are you ready yet Bella? We're going to be late!"

Bella adjusted the loose bun in her hair one last time and turned off the light in her room. "Okay, okay, I'm ready, Alice. Nice costume, Rose. Let's go!"

The three girls were headed to Column, the club owned by Alice's two brothers. Tonight was their semi-annual costume party - Alice had decided costumes only on Halloween was not enough, so she talked the guys into one more. So here they were in April in costumes. Alice was dressed as a cheerleader, Bella as a sexy librarian, and Rose as a mechanic. Only Rose could make a mechanic look good.

As they walked into the bar, they ran into Alice's boyfriend, Jasper.

"There you are! Hello ladies." smiled Jasper.

"Oh my god, Jasper, what is that costume of yours?" Jasper had a cowboy hat, chaps, and boots on and was holding a hobby horse in his hand.

"I'm a horse whisperer of course!" Jasper pulled the toy horse close and whispered to it, "Shh, sugar, don't worry, they won't bite!" All three girls laughed.

"Alice, can't you give us one little hint on Edward and Emmett's costumes? I'm dying to know!" Rose pleaded. Alice had helped her brothers with their costumes but had firmly stuck by her stance that it had to be kept secret.

"Nuh-uh!"

"No worries, girls. We're going to start momentarily." Jasper told them. And with that, he headed over to the stage. Normally completely open, it was now almost entirely hidden by a curtain. Jasper stood in front of the lone microphone in front of the curtain.

"Can I have everyone's attention please? I hope everyone is having a great time tonight. Now it's time to bring out the hosts of this little shin-dig. Can I have a drum roll please?". He gestured to the small band in the corner.

"In our right corner we have a host who is mean, lean, and a blood-sucking machine! If you scream loud enough, he might come over and give you a bite! Please give a cheer for VAMPIRE ED!" Jasper waved an arm and the right half of the curtain opened to the cheers of the audience.

Bella's mouth dropped open. In the corner of what appeared to be a wrestling ring stood Edward, pale, shirtless, with tight black spandex pants. He turned to look at the audience and with a grin, bared his fangs.

"Oh my god Alice!" cried Bella. "Those pants leave absolutely NOTHING to the imagination! Thanks, but how many girls am I going to have to fight off now?"

"You're welcome! Now shh, there's still Emmett to go." Alice whispered.

Jasper continued. "Aaaaand in our left corner... we have a host who is half man, half bull..."

"SHIT" yelled Rose loudly and the crowd erupted in laughter.

Jasper chuckled. "When he's not wrestling his brother, he's chasing down bears, I mean drunks. Give it up for Emmett as THE MINOTAUR!"

When the left side of the curtain opened, it was Rose's turn to gape. Emmett appeared in the corner of the makeshift ring with an elaborate bull's head mask and red tights.

"Alice, I don't know whether to kill you or kiss you." Rose told her.

"Just wait for the actual wrestling to start!"