A/N: So, I will keep this A/N short for now and will write more at the bottom.
Disclaimer: Still don't own Twilight – but I do own Embracing Darkness! Ha! Finally got one! :P Fuckers! XD Also, the song that Masen sings to Raven is indeed my own creation….if it sucks – sorry in advance.
STILL BPOV
I stood out in the crowd with the girls watching our men. We swayed to the music when it was called for and squeed when it was appropriate…sometimes even when it wasn't appropriate.
I tried to be calm as Masen belted out song after song; it felt like he was singing directly to me. His eyes rarely left mine.
After only about a half an hour on stage, his eyeliner was beginning to smudge – it looked like he had been doing some heavy sweating…oh – how I wish…
They had done several songs, all of which I had heard before.
Truthfully, I had been okay until he sang my song for me – The Fantasy by 30StM. I don't think I have ever been more excited for a 'concert' to be over before now. I've been fantasizing about licking all of the sweat from his body ever since.
I was pulled from my thoughts by Trag and Angel cheering, "Thank ya'll! We'll be right back after this short break so that the DJ can earn his money tonight!"
The crowd erupted in cheers and my boys exited the stage, heading straight for the bar.
The girls and I made our way to the bar as well, pushing through the crowd to get to our men.
I looked for Masen when we got there, but all I saw was Angel and Trag. Trag looked at me with a smile on his face, "Hey Raven! So, how'd you like the first half of our show? Fuckin' kickass, right?"
I smiled back nervously, "Yeah, Trag. Ya'll looked good," I blushed, "and sounded great up there. There are so many people here..." I trailed off, looking at the people everywhere - there had to have been at least 400 people packed in this little club.
His eyes shined micheviously, "It's no more than normal. On a really good night, they're turnin' folks away 'afore we even get out on stage. This ain't so bad. You're gonna do awesome anyhow, so don't be worryin' about it. We got a favor to ask ya though..." he trailed off, looking at me all innocent and shit.
I gulped noisily, noticing that my hands were shaking, "What? What do ya'll want from me now?"
Before he could tell me, someone grabbed me from behind, pulling me into his chest.
I stiffened and whirrled to face the stranger, only to be face to face with Masen's throat.
"Hey darlin'. I couldn't help but see you from over there," he gestured somewhere behind him, "lookin' all sexy. You come here often?"
I smirked at his playfulness, "Naw, actually, this is my first time. I might want to forewarn ya though, my fiancee is here and he's a bit of an overprotective fool. He's actually so overprotective that he might cut ya if he sees you over here with your hands all over me like you're on somethin'. He carries a full arsenal of emo blades."
He threw his head back and laughed the deep, gravely laugh that made me melt, "Well, then maybe me and him can compare blades...been lookin' for a new set." He winked at me, "So, do ya think that your man would mind if I bought his beautiful fiancee a drink or three? You look awfully parched."
I smiled at him, "I think I could go for a little somethin' right now. What do they got?"
Alice bounced over to me, handing me some red drink that had fruit floating in it, "Drink this. It's EMO's specialty - they call it Hunch Punch. It's made of fruit, juices and Everclear. Bad thang is you can only have a few of them before ya start gettin' too drunk - I think the alcohol content is like 200 proof or some shit," she said laughing, "I've only had about 4 of them myself."
"Great..." I trailed off and downed this, the sweet nectar of the gods...damn this was good...tasted just like some really sweet fruit punch, "So, what was it that ya'll was gonna ask me?"
Masen brought his mouth to my ear and murmured, "We were hopin' that maybe you'd be willin' to sing the second half of the show with us...been kinda plannin' it...there's only about 3 songs we wanna do anyways before we call it a night."
With him being so close to my ear, I would have gladly agreed to anything that they had asked.
I nodded my agreement, quickly downed one more Hunch Punch, and followed the guys to the stage.
I smoothed my corset of any imaginary wrinkles and walked up the stairs.
The crowd immediately noticed the guys taking the stage. The entire bar erupted into loud whistles and cheering.
Masen took no time in quieting the crowd, "Hey, ya'll! Shut the hell up! We got an announcement to make!"
The crowd instantly ceased all noise; it was evident that Embracing Darkness had a very fervent following.
"We have some exciting news for ya'll!" the crowd errupted into loud cheers, "We have decided to let a new person Embrace her own Darkness," he exclaimed excitedly, "and she will be performin' a few songs with us - it will be her own way of showin' ya'll that she is exactly dark enough to be with us. Now, let her spellbind ya'll like she did us! Everyone - meet Raven!"
My stomach dove to my feet at the prospect of singing in front of everyone out there and my heart leapt to my throat as he announced my name, almost fervently.
"Her first song is one that all of ya'll should know - bein' mad Halestorm fans!" he said excitedly.
I stepped up to the mic and grabbed it confidently, "Hello, Birmingham," I said, trying out my own kind of crowd manipulation, "as ya'll know, my name is Raven, and I hope to make ya'll feel at least one tenth of what Embracing Darkness makes me feel!"
I waited for a few seconds before the patrons of EMO erupted into another fit of screams.
I smiled coyly; this was gonna be far too much fun for me.
"This is a song that everyone should know," I cooed into the mic.
I turned to the guys, "Do you guys know I Get Off?"
All three nodded and picked up their guitars and sticks.
The familiar riffs began and I found myself falling hard for not only this band, but for their fans.
Once the introduction to the song was over, I walked up to Trag, setting my foot on the drum set, running one of my hands up my calf - stopping at my thigh and began:
You don't know that I know,
You watch me every night,
And I just can't resist the urge,
To stand here in the light,
Your greedy eyes upon me,
And then I come undone,
I could close the curtain,
But this is too much fun...
I get off on you,
Gettin' off on me,
Give you what you want,
But nothin' is for free,
It's a give and take,
Kind of love we make,
When the line is crossed,
I get off, I get off.
There's so much left unspoken,
Between the two of us,
It's so much more excitin',
To look when you can't touch,
You could say I'm different,
And maybe I'm a freak,
But I know how to twist ya,
To bring you to your knees,
I get off on you,
Gettin' off on me,
Give you what you want,
But nothin' is for free,
It's a give and take,
Kind of love we make,
When the line is crossed,
I get off, I get off...
What you don't know,
What you can't see,
Is what I do for you,
I do for me...
I get off on you,
Gettin' off on me,
Give you what you want,
Yeahhhh,
I get off on you,
Gettin' off on me,
Give you what you want,
But nothin' is for free,
It's a give and take,
Kinda love we make,
When the line is crossed,
I get off, I get off,
Ooooooh,
I get off.
I finished the song by a flourish, tossing my hair and violently brought the mic down by my side.
I waited for only a few seconds before the crowd cheered louder than they had before.
Masen turned to look at me and I couldn't help but love the feeling of his eyes on me. It hadn't escaped my attention that he had kept his eyes on me throughout I Get Off. It helped to enhance my theatrical side during the song; I couldn't help but run the hand that wasn't holding the mic up and down my body – up and in between my thighs, across my stomach, over my breasts and then even more gently up the side of my neck…it was pretty much anywhere I wanted him to touch or kiss.
I knew that he saw me because his eyes were a lovely shade of black. His eyes had roamed my body freely. I was convinced during that one song that performing live was the most effective form of foreplay ever.
Masen looked at the crowd, "Now for her last song of the night, Raven has some Dirty Work that she'd like ya'll to do for her! Is anyone willin'?"
I blushed furiously at his comment and almost died laughing at the response he got from the crowd. Everyone was screaming loudly. Women as well as men were offering me their 'assistance'.
That was a laugh; as if I'd take any of them over my green eyed emo boy.
I smiled wickedly at him and he winked back mouthing the words, "Just like we did at practice." at me. I immediately knew what he was doing and the idea of him touching me during my song was enough to make me weak-kneed.
The opening music played and I sang the beginning as I had done earlier today – Masen just knelt in front of me when I commanded him to, making me caress the top of his head at the mention of his crown.
After the first chorus, I began the second verse.
Let me be your labor of love,
My royal garden needs a hired man,
Plant your seed, darlin' my roses are in your hands,
I need someone young, willin' and able,
You need someone old enough to know better,
I want you to -
Do my dirty work, do my dirty work,
Whoooaaaaah,
Do my dirty work, do my dirty work,
Yeah-eah-eah-eah-eah-eah-eah-eah-eah,
Come on!
La-la-la-la-la-la-la,
La-la-la-la-la-la-la,
Do my dirty work, do my dirty work,
Whoooaaaaah,
Do my dirty work, do my dirty work,
Yeah-eah-eah-eah-eah,
Come oooooonnnnn!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Come on!
Yeeeee-ahhhea….
And just like that, my debut was over.
I couldn't say that I was sad that it was done. I felt like I could breathe again.
I bowed to the crowd, smiled and waved as the cheers crashed over me in waves.
I turned and gestured to my newfound bandmates, "Ya'll give it up for these fantastic guys!" the cheering got impossibly louder, "They have played their asses off for ya'll tonight, show them some love! Thank you for your acceptance of me – I love all ya'll!"
With that, I turned and headed toward the edge of the stage, but was yanked back by my man.
"Isn't she sweet ya'll?" he asked, addressing the audience who were still screaming their heads off, "Before we leave ya'll tonight, I want to sing ya'll a song that comes straight from my heart. Yes! Ya'll heard right! We are gonna perform an original for ya'll tonight!"
The fans went crazy, cheering and clapping like their lives depended on this one song.
To say that I was confused was an understatement. I thought we were singing the end of the show…hmmm, I smell sabotagery!
"I've been workin' on this song for awhile now. I wrote it for a girl who stole my heart – and has yet to give it back. Just last night, she made me the happiest fucker in the South, she agreed to marry me!" he smiled at me and my heart imploded – not only did he learn a song for me; he officially wrote one for me too.
The crowd awwwed and screamed at his revelation; I stood still as a statue. There was no way that I would ever be able to live up to his expectations…worse still, I would never be able to deserve him. He was far too good to me.
He pulled me close to him and wrapped an arm around my waist for a second, only to drop his arm so that his hand brushed my own.
He closed his eyes and began to play my song, Trag and Angel accompanying him.
Fuckers! I would get them back for not telling me! Just wait.
I was distracted from my thoughts of revenge by Masen's silky smooth voice singing to me.
I sat here today thinkin' of you
My ridiculous head trusts
That I am worthy of you
My foolish heart refuses to believe
That you could be mine
It beats a rhythm
That compliments yours
I'm only complete when you're near me
I only breathe when you breathe beside me
I only live when I'm inside you
I only love you…every second
I sat here and cried today
My stupid eyes gave me away
They told you stories of
The devotion I have for you
You only smiled
And kissed my cheek
You told me you loved me too
I'm only complete when you're near me
I only breathe when you breathe beside me
I only live when I'm inside you
I only love you…every second
My lips, they long to caress
Your skin
My heart, it longs to play
Your song
My hands, they long to build
Your dreams
My heart, it longs to meet
Your soul
You are the light in my world
I am forever grateful
I could never tell you
Just how much
You affect my very being
I will never want it
Any other way…
At the end, he drifted off to almost a whisper. It was right then that I felt that my face was wet. Apparently, I had been crying through the whole song.
That had to have just been the sweetest shit I have ever heard.
I looked up and met his eyes that were now wet from his own tears. That was my breaking point – I flung myself at him and kissed his tear-streaked cheeks.
The people down below us went into a frenzy, screaming and clapping and cheering, but they would never feel the amazing rush of emotion in my chest as I stood there in front of however many strangers and kissed my man until all rational thought left my head.
In the end, it was only Angel that stopped us from possibly going to jail for indecent exposure. He stepped up to us and pounded his fist with Masen.
I felt Trag's muscled chest against my back as he hugged both Masen and I at the same time.
I laughed as Trag picked me up and swung me around the stage, chuckling the whole way.
When he finally set me back down, I was face to face with Masen. He had the most beautiful light shining from his eyes and he smiled through the words only spoken to me.
I love you so fuckin' much it hurts.
My answering smile must have been pretty big because as I told him I love him too, he darted toward me and dragged me from the stage.
We didn't get too far from the lights of the stage when Masen grabbed me into an almost bone crushing hug. I loved the feeling of being pressed to his chest and allowed myself to be molded to his body.
He clung to me for an immeasurable amount of time – I didn't even realize that Victoria had snuck up to us.
"What the hell, Masen?" she hissed loudly, "The fuck you call yourself doin' out there? You know until the contract is up, I own the three of ya'll dark bastards. It's not wise for you to go addin' extra band members without consultin' me first. That and you just announced to your female fans that you're now engaged! Do you have a death wish? Your band is gonna lose fans like ass now! Sales are gonna plummet and I'm gonna be the one stuck footin' the bill when no one comes to any of ya'll's shows! Did you think of any of the ramifications of your sudden need to tell the fuckin' world about her?"
I felt like I had just been slapped. Her words stung me worse than anything Jacob had even done to me. It wasn't what she was saying about me…she was cussing my man like she owned him.
I got news for Bozo here – Masen was mine and I'd fuck her up for talking to him like that.
Before he could say anything to her, I exploded.
"What the fuck, Victoria? Is that how you treat all the bands that fill your little hick bar? 'Cuz if it is, I feel very sorry for them all."
Masen leaned down to my ear and whispered, "No darlin', she is still pissed because we fucked around before Darkness got signed here. When we were talkin' about signin' I told her that we couldn't do that shit anymore because I refused to be involved with my boss…sexual harassment and all. That was just around the time I met you. Truthfully, I think she's pissed because she's just met the woman that kept me from gettin' hard with her. For me to be able to…perform…I had to think of you."
I smirked coldly at her, "Aw. Is that it? You're mad that my man only found you attractive until you took your clothes off? Well, Vickie, just remember…all those times that you were writhin' under him, it was my face…my body he was seein'. All those times he got his and he shouted your name…he was wishin' that it was mine that he was screamin'. Lastly, just remember, when you go home tonight to your empty ass house, I'm gonna be goin' home with my man and I'm gonna fuck you right out of his mind…I'm the only one that will ever claim him again, you fuckin' whore."
She stood there with her mouth hanging open for only a moment before shrieking, "You stupid fuckin' bitch!" and grabbed a handful of my hair, yanking me to the ground.
I quickly adjusted my weight and rolled us over, landing a perfect punch to her jaw.
Before I could do any further damage, I felt a set of arms grab me around the waist and pull me up against a very solid chest. I instantly knew that it was Masen who held me immobile. I stilled instantly in his arms, not wanting to hurt him in the process of going back after the bitch.
She jumped to her feet and came at me, only stopping inches from my face before an expression of pure shock froze on her face. Trag had come to see what all the commotion was about and had snatched her out of thin air to keep her from hitting me.
Her jaw was beginning to swell and blood was trickling down from the corner of her mouth. I was silently praying that I broke one of her teeth.
"Be proud of your stupid cunt," she seethed in between ragged breaths, "she just lost your band the contract. I'm terminating it now."
"Ah-ah, Vic," Masen said, wagging his finger in her face, "you can't do that without us bein' able to sue the shit out of you. Ask my lawyer…he's the one that wrote up that fuckin' contract, dumbass. If you terminate early, you will have to pay us an immediate hefty settlement, plus a monthly percentage of the profits from this club until the day it shuts its doors permanently. You'd make more money just to man up and ride out the rest of the contract. So, what's it gonna be, Vic?"
Her rage got more tangible while he was telling her of the loophole in the contract, but when he got to the part about the settlement and the monthly check she would have to cut them, her face turned a nasty shade of purple and she choked on anything that she could possibly say to him.
"We'll let you stew on that for a little bit, Red." Masen chuckled deeply, "As for right now, I'm gonna take my woman to the limo that you have so graciously provided us with and tease her until she begs me to fuck her when we get home. Let's go to our home baby."
I followed him quietly to the limo and climbed in ahead of him.
I waited patiently for the rest of our friends to join us in the Hummer.
Eventually, everyone was packed in the back of it and I let out a howl of excitement. Business savvy Edward was hot as hell and I couldn't wait until I got him home to show him how sexy I thought he was.
Our friends looked at me after my outburst and laughed loudly.
Just like that, we were just ourselves again – a bunch of friends enjoying each others' company.
For the entirety of the ride home, Edward kissed me, caressed me and whispered naughty things in my ear, driving me insane.
By the time the Hummer pulled up at the house, I was all but jumping out of my skin with the idea of having him to myself.
The driver opened the side door and I jumped from the limo, grabbing Edward's hand and dragging him through the front door and up the stairs.
We had not gotten to the bed too well before I had him flung on the bed and his pants undone and pushed down to his knees.
I rushed through my undressing process and jumped him.
This joining was primal; it was about me reclaiming what is mine.
As I rode Edward, I bit, scratched and licked him whenever I felt the need to.
"I'm close, babe," he groaned at me, "I need you to cum first, but you're makin' it really difficult."
He reached in between us and started rubbing my clit and I howled at the sensations. I knew what would do it for me, "Baby," I panted, "growl at me. Growl. Dammit, growl at me."
He smirked the smirk I loved so much and let out a feral growl so loud that the rumbling in his chest traveled down to where we were joined.
I came hard, harder than I ever had before. I was actually lightheaded.
He quit moving inside me and pulled me to his chest, "Now, baby – there ain't nothin' hotter than you takin' on another woman for me. When you spoke to Vic the way you did back there, damn, it was all I could do not to fuck you in front of her. Just wow."
He hugged me tighter to him, still inside me.
I hadn't felt him get his, "Baby," I almost scolded, "did you get yours?" I lifted my eyebrow at him.
He looked at me surprised, "Yeah, darlin'. You were so wrapped up in yours that I guess you missed it. I've never felt you clench me so tight. Even if you hadn't of gotten yours right then, I would have been done for. That was just amazin'."
His smile was so peaceful that I laid my head down onto his chest and breathed in the smell of post-show Edward. It was the most calming thing ever.
Edward rubbed my back soothingly and whispered over and over how much I meant to him and how much he loved me.
After my extraordinarily long day, that was exactly what I needed to make everything around me fade and before I knew it, I was sucked into a deep and peaceful sleep.
A/N: So, I know that this chapter is a LOT shorter than what you're used to, but it seemed an appropriate place to stop. I will be updating again soon. I'm already started on the next chapter, so have faith. :D
Right now, I'm on "vacation". I took the last 3 days off from work because the stress from the place is making me want to burn the damn place down. I was going to take those days to reconnect with my writing and get a little bit ahead, but of course, real life came in and kicked my ass…again. I am seriously hoping that ya'll don't hate me for the long time in between updates.
Recommendations *Remove the ()'s* : Time Will Tell http:/www(.)fanfiction(.)net/s/5738386/1/ – it's an Emmett/Bella fic, but it's awesome…can't wait for the end of it….ahhhhmazing. The other one is Changing Lives – it's a Jasper/Bella fic and it made me cry. It was actually so good that I had to pm the author and tell her how extraordinarily awesome she is for writing it. Lastly, I'm loving Near To You - it is slow to get started, not immediate lemons, but it is well written and it's a Carlisle/Bella fic.
Thanks to my peoples Jbrosr4ever, RamonaRose24 and my newest reviewer sujari6. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Ya'll all make me retardedly happy when I see that there is something from ya'll in my mail. Also, thanks to all of ya'll who are still reading my little baby. I do love reviews, but I don't show enough appreciation to those who simply read this. Ya'll rock my world….in true Embracing Darkness fashion. XD
Reviews make Masen darker….and who wants a light Masen? ;)