La Maschera

A/N Okay here's the update. I am changing the rating on the story to M. I am not sure yet if it will have a lemon or not, but just to be safe. I want to thank everyone who offered to be my beta. I talked to brinna202 and we both agreed that with the way I write and the way we're going with this story it would be more prudent to not have a beta. Sorry. Keep looking for the hints about the plot twist. Please review.

IMPORTANT: If there are any words you would like to challenge me to use in the story, please review them or private message me them.

Edwards POV

Tonight was the night. I kept glancing at clock, waiting for Antera to come.

After much begging and pleading, I was able to convince Alice to help me choose an outfit. It wasn't that I didn't have good taste, it was just that I had not been to a club recently, or ever.

She had given me a pair of jeans, a white, buttondown, longsleeve shirt, and a black jacket to go with it. Even though she was mad at my decision to go to the club with Antera, she had to have me look good.

I looked at the clock once more to see it change to ten o'clock. If I hadn't been straining to hear her, I would never have heard the soft nock on the door. I quickly ran over to let her in.

I tried to prepare myself for when I would see her. I felt my jaw drop as I took in her appearance; she was wearing a white dress with black and dark purple shading in all the right areas. It barely came to her upper thigh continueing in transparent tatters to her midthigh.

My emotions were running haywire as raked my gaze over her. Then my eyes settled on her face. She wore a mask that surrounded her eyes and continued to her temples. It looked like butterfly wings, with the colors matching her dress.

As I stared at her, she took in my appearance before smiling. "That'll do nicely. Now just put this on." She handed me a plain black mask with an elastic band that held it in place.

I quickly slipped it on as I followed her down the hall. She manuevered us down halls and tunnels until we came to the drainage pipe exit I had become so familiar with.

She motioned up, signaling me to go first. I jumped through the hole takeing the lid with me. I turned back only to lose control of my jaw again as she jumped through the hole. Her dress was billowing up showing a wonderful view of her black lace underware.

She walked past me and exited the alley, heading across the square. I quickly followed her since I had no clue where we were going. She walked down two more alleys before we came to a crowded street.

People were milling about in masks and club clothes. I saw the club when some of the people ahead of me moved up. La Maschera glowed in neon lights on a building farther up the street.

There didn't seem to be a line, but no one was entering yet. I looked at Antera in confusion. She simply smiled at me and started making her way through the crowd, pulling me with her.

When she reached the door to the club, the bouncer, a red eyed vampire to my shock, unlocked the red chain and bowed to her as we walked in, a crowd following close behind.

She led me to the bar. I watched in fascination as she whispered to the bartender. He disappeared for a moment before returning with two glasses, setting one in front of me and another in front of her.

"Go ahead and drink it. I think you'll like it." She said before taking a sip of her own drink. I could smell the blood in the cup. I sipped it for a second before looking at her in shock.

"How did you know that mountain lion blood was my favorite?" she watched me for a second before replying.

"My fathers keep tabs on your family. Volterra knows everything about all of you." I stared at her in horror this time. It couldn't be possible that Aro would go that far, but then again we were talking about Aro. Her voice brought me out of my thoughts, "Would you like to dance?"

"I don't dance." I said as I started to sip my blood again. It tasted better than regular blood for some reason.

"Scusami. Vuoi ballare, bello?" I snapped my head up when I heard the voice. I glared at the man who was looking greedily at Antera. She looked at him for a moment before turning to me.

"Would you mind?" She asked in a wary tone. She was staring intently at my face. I slowly shook my head, it wasn't my place to stop her from dancing with someone.

"Mi piacerebbe." She took his offered had and walked to the dance floor. A new song was coming on.

I was stunned when she turned her back to him and started grinding in to him. He was holding her hips as she grinded into him. Her pace quickened and slowed with the music.

My vision was turning red as I watched her dance. Her movements were so sensual that I couldn't take my eyes from her. I felt something break off in my hand.

I looked down to see that I had left a hole in the shape of my fingers on the bar. I quickly destroyed the evidence before turning my attention back to her.

My anger ran out of control when I saw him whisper something in her ear and cup her ass. A shocked look ran across her face when she felt him pinch her.

I was already storming toward them. How dare he touch her like that! He would lose that hand. I would feed it to him. I could feel the jealousy take over me completely.

Her gaze snapped up to me when I reached them. Her sensual lips parted as if she was about to say something but stopped when I raised my fist and punched the dog.

A/N So how did you like it. Here are the meanings for the Italian words. Please review.

Scusami. Vuoi ballare, bello?= Excuse me. Would you like to dance, beautiful?

Mi piacerebbe= I would love to.