A/N: Awesome!!! We made it to chapter ten!! And possibly the ball!! Yay!!

Okay, I know that what happened between Kartik and Ally was short but don't worry there might be more of them seeing each other to come. Maybe there might be some in this chapter? Or maybe not? There's only one way to find out. So please enjoy this next chapter of Between the Grave and Glory.

-I do not own any of the characters from Twilight and A Great and Terrible Beauty, they belong to the brilliant minds of Stephenie Meyer and Libba Bray. I only own 6 or 7 characters.

*~*Chapter Ten*~*

I've always loved hearing Edward play the piano. Hearing him play has started to become a hobby of mine for a while. Actually, music was the first thing Edward and I found out that we have in common. I remembered the first time I've ever heard him play. And now, seeing his fingers play the keys on my grandmother's grand piano just makes me feel so at peace and feel at home. Just hearing him play is always the perfect way for me to forget everything else. Forget about the ball and the fact that I have to wear a traditional ball gown. Forget that I'm a princess. Forget about attending a school I'm going to hate. Forget about what happened to me this morning. Forget about the dreams that I've been having. Forget about everything.

I sit right next Edward at the piano and just focus on him playing. I recognize the song as Evanescence's "My Immortal". Carrie and Violet would always joke around saying that that song was Edward's and my song because they think that it goes perfectly with our relationship. I automatically roll my eyes thinking about it and start to giggle a bit.

"What?" Edward asks, not missing a beat.

"Nothing," I giggle.

"I don't think so. You normally don't giggle about anything unless you think about something," Edward says.

Damn, I think to myself. I just had to have a boyfriend who knows me too well.

"Well," I say. "I was remembering what Carrie and Violet said about this song."

"What about it?"

"It's kind of dumb, but they said that the song goes well for us. Like it's our unofficial song," I say with a light laugh.

He starts chuckling. "Well I've never really pictured this song for us. I only know that it's your favorite and so I decided to play it for you."

"Yeah. But you know the more I start thinking about it, the more I start to see that it does seem true."

"That the song goes with us?"

"Yes. Like the name itself, 'My Immortal,' that's what you are; you are my immortal, Edward."

We sit in silence, listening to the end of the song. Once the last not ceases, Edward takes my hand in his and brings it to his lips, kissing it lightly.

"Your immortal. I like the sound of that," Edward says and then brings his lips to mine.

"You think you could play me one more song?" I ask after we break apart.

"Okay, I'll play one more song for you," Edward says. "Any requests?"

I bring my hand to my chin and tap my finger against it – pretending to think really hard – and come up with a good one. "Can you play that song from Moulin Rouge for me?"

"The one you love to hear again and again?" Edward asked.

"Yes, the one I originally thought to be a good song for us." I say.

"You thought 'Come What May' was a good song for us?" Edward asks, a smirk forming on his lips. I blush and look down at the piano keys.

I can't believe I actually just said that in front of him. I think to myself. I never told him that before.

He puts his fingers under my chin and lifts my face up to meet his gaze. "I'll be more than happy to play our song, Ally."

"So we're not keeping 'My Immortal'?" I ask playfully, acting like I'm hurt.

"Well, you said that 'Come What May" is what you wanted for us, and 'My Immortal' is what Carrie and Violet thought was good for us. So I'd just rather stick with the song my girl picked." Edward says.

"So will you play it?" I ask.

"Yes, I will." Edward says, kissing my forehead. He turns back to the piano and starts playing the song. Just hearing the soft romantic music play starts making me think about what the future would be like for us later. When we get married, he'll become part of the royal family, the first vampire in my family. The first vampire prince.

The blood line on both sides of my family – except eighty years ago on my mom's side, thanks to great-grandma Gemma – have always been witches and wizards. Now with the new generation – my brother and me – things are going to change up a bit. Well, me mostly.

But if I want to change the royal line, I'm going to have to make Edward want me more. I already know that he loves me, but I have to admit that I want more than just our emotional love. I start thinking about what would be a good way to get Edward in the right mood. I come up with a good idea and then get up from my seat.

"Where are you going?" Edward asks, not looking up from the keys.

"I'm going to go get some water," I say. I walk into the kitchen and go straight to the fridge for a bottle of water. I open the bottle and take a sip.

How am I going to do this? I think to myself. I've never been seductive before.

I look down at my outfit and think about what I should do. I'm wearing a dress that reaches above the knee. The upper part has a good v-cut that shows a fair amount of cleavage. I guess I'll have to make do with what I got. I thought to myself.

I walk back to the parlor and hear another Moulin Rouge song being played. The perfect song for what I'm going to do. I thought to myself. "El Tango de Roxanne."

"Yes." Edward glances at me before turning his attention back to the piano.

I place my water bottle on top of the piano, jump up on top of it, and take a seat, glad that Edward didn't open the top. Edward doesn't really seem to notice much of what I do and just continues playing. I grab my bottle and take another sip out of it. Hmm, I thought that would work.

I cross my legs and take another sip out of my bottle until Edward messes up a bit on one of the notes. He picks the tune back up, but I know his fault. I smirk to myself as I push my hair to the side and place my bottle on the back of my neck.

"Oh God, Carrie was right. It really is hot here." I say as I fan myself with my hand.

"Uh, really? Because I, er, don't really have that much of a problem with the heat." Edward says, stuttering a bit.

"Well that's easy for you to say; you're a vampire. The heat and cold never bother you," I say, moving the bottle along my neck.

I see Edward's eyes follow the bottle, which causes him to mess up a bit more on the notes. I giggle and turn my attention to him. "Wow, you certainly are messing up on that song, Edward."

"Well, I wouldn't keep messing up if you would stop distracting me, Ally." Edward says, giving me a quick glance.

"Me? A distraction? I would never do such a thing, Edward." I say as I switch the crossing of my legs. Edward messes up again and hits one too many keys, trying to find his place again.

"Why are you doing this to me, Alanna?" Edward asks.

"Why, I have no idea what you mean." I lean a little closer to him and give a little shrug.

Edward gets up from the bench and walks up to the side where I am sitting. He puts his hands on either side of my waist and leans in close to whisper. "You know what you are doing, Ally. This could be dangerous."

"I'm not doing anything, Edward." I whisper back. "But if I were, then it wouldn't hurt to try."

He leans in more and places his lips on mine. Instead of breaking away, like he normally would, he started kissing me deeper and deeper. My breathing starts to get uneven. My arms wind around his neck as I try to make the kiss as deep as possible.

His hand curves around my elbow, moving slowly down my arm, across my ribs and over my waist, tracing along my hip and down my leg, around my knee. He has never done that before. I think I should do this more often. I think to myself.

I unwind my arms while Edward's lips start to travel along my jaw and down to my neck. I then start moving my hand over his shirt and feel along the muscles on his chest. He moves his lips away from my neck and back to my lips. As soon as I feel his ice-cold tongue trace the shape of my bottom lip, my heart starts to hammer hard against my ribcage.

I open my mouth slightly and gasp when I feel his tongue meet mine. I let out a soft moan and feel my head spin, while my heart starts beating faster. Edward laughs quietly as he continues to wrestle with my tongue, while his hands start moving from my hips to caress my thighs.

My plan was working until I felt ice-cold water being dumped on us. Edward and I break apart and I scream from the cold and looked up to see Carrie, Emmett and Violet giving us mischievous looks while Emmett holds an empty bucket and waves at us. But Tom is the only one with a shocked expression.

"Damn! Edward, you are a freak bro. High five!" Emmett says. Edward narrowed his eyes.

"Dude, come on. That's my little sister and you're macking on her on my grandma's piano," Tom fumes.

"Tom, it's normal for couples to make out every now and then. Well, not on their grandma's piano, but still normal." Violet says, trying to calm down an angry Tom.

"Besides, we cooled them down. So they won't have to start again," Carrie says with a smirk.

"May I ask, what the hell is going on here?" I ask, shivering.

"Hell, I should be asking you the same question Ally. What the fuck were you and Cullen doing making out on top of Grandma Amelia's piano?" Tom asks, folding his arms across his chest.

"What Edward and I do is none of your business, Tom." I say, jumping down from the piano. "What I would like to know is where were you guys?"

"We went to go look at the stuff in the ballroom," Violet says.

"And everything is perfect for your masquerade ball tonight," Carrie adds.

"Well that's good, I guess." I say, still shivering.

"But what we would all still like to know is why were you guys going at it on top of a piano?" Emmett asks. "I mean, I know you guys love music, but a piano?"

"Carrie, Violet, let's go up to my room and we'll go do our hair and makeup." I drag my two best friends with me to the stairs.

"So, are you going to tell us what happened Edward?" Violet asks, out of earshot.

A/N: WOW!!! Edward and Ally were going at it!! I wonder what would have happened if the others didn't stop them? Oh well. It's almost party time people and Ally is going to have to prepare for the biggest party of her life.

But the thing is I don't know what Ally should wear!!!!! Please guys I really need your help, please give me some ideas on what Ally should be for her masquerade ball. I do have one in mind but I don't know if a she should be a fairy? Or if you like I have a poll posted on my profile for some options on what her costume should be. Please I really need help!!!

And I really hope that you enjoyed this chapter. Until next time.