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To say the play had been a success would be like saying the sinking of the Titanic had been just another day. Everybody at the after party was gushing about how wonderful the play had been and how amazing Alice's voice happened to be. They compared her voice to a choir of angels as well as Edward's. All anyone could really do was talk about the play because in their minds it had been unforgettable. There were reporters asking questions and wanting interviews, photographs wanting to schedule photo shoots, people buying tickets for future showings, and even some wealthy men and women looking to invest in the theatre. It was very overwhelming for everyone who had been involved with putting the play together.

Alice was all smiles as the cameras flashed even though she would rather be somewhere else right about now. It wasn't that she was unhappy with how the play went because it had gone extremely well, but these people who were gushing over her performance were the same people who had treated like a freak for years. It felt wrong to her that they suddenly saw her in a different light just because she could sing. These people were acting as if they had always been friends and yet the reality was they had never been friends. They only saw her now because of fame and even then they were not truly seeing her. If the young singer was being truthful with herself and she was, it didn't even matter to her so called fans that she was the same girl they had once hated. All that mattered was the fact she was gaining popularity and they wanted to be close to her so they too may get some of the limelight. To them anybody would do as long as they got some of the attention.

For a long time Alice had thought that if she became famous people would actually want to know her and become her friend. Her whole life she had only really had Edward and Angela as friends and she was grateful to have them in her life, but a part of her had always been lonely. She figured fame would cure that loneliness and now she was coming to realize that it actually only made matters worse. Knowing what real honest friendship and love could be like this fake offer of friendship seemed so empty to her. Still she smiled and acted polite since it was what was to be expected of her, but her heart wasn't really in it. No, her heart remained in the basement with her masked lover whom she really wished she could be with right now.

'The voice of an angel!' 'A diamond among the roughs!' 'That girl is a gold mind waiting to explode. Carlisle Cullen is a lucky bastard for having wound up with such a talented son and daughter.' The comments went on and on as the small teen girl made her rounds. With each comment she heard her heart sank. Nobody really wanted to know about her they just wanted to be seen with her. Alice wondered if when she spoke if the people around her even heard her because at times they would laugh when she did not say anything particularly funny or they would agree with her when she hadn't even asked a question. She could probably tell them she was from another planet and nobody would say anything since they weren't really listening to start with.

Edward had been watching his sister since the after party had started. He could that she didn't really want to be there and that something was on her mind. He knew all of this must be overwhelming for her because it certainly was for him. Deciding to be her hero and save her from boring conversation he went to where she was talking with a group of older woman. Smiling politely he excused himself and Alice before sweeping her out on to the dance floor in the middle of the room. He would not force her to talk if she didn't want to. He would simply off her the escape he figured she had desperately needed.

"Thank you for the rescue." She whispered looking at her bronze haired brother. He did look dashing in his suit and tie. "I know I should be more excited I guess I am tired is all. I've never had people ask me so many questions before."

"I know the feeling." He responded with a laugh as they continued to dance. "Honestly I ignore the questions if I can. I don't want people prying in to my private life, though it is funny to hear some of the rumors that have already started spinning around."

Alice smirked because she too had heard some of the rumors. "I have to admit that some of these rumors are quite funny. Did you hear the one where I am actually a famous ballerina from Russia who escaped to the states from my fiercely fiancée?"

Her brother laughed loudly as he nodded. "I did hear that one and then I heard one where I came home because in medical school I killed someone by accident. I wasn't even near the patients for most of medical school!"

"Well that is better than being a runaway fiancée." She commented with a giggle her face lighting up. "I mean do I even look Russian?"

"I haven't met many Russian's so I can't tell you if you do or not." Edward told her as he noticed her yawning. "Hey it is getting late you need your rest. You go and I will find father and tell him you needed some sleep. Don't worry about all of the people here because honestly I doubt they will realize if either of us went missing for the rest of the evening. I will see you in the morning Alice and for the record you did great out there tonight."

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Alice had gone to her room planning to quickly change out of her gown before sneaking down to see Jasper, but to her surprise and happiness he was already waiting for her with a rose in his hand and a smile on the side of his face not hidden by the mask. "You were amazing out there tonight my Alice."

"You saw?" She asked not sure how he could have watched her even though he said he would be watching. How had he managed to hide so well? "I wasn't sure if you would be able to watch with all the people around. How did you manage it?"

Jasper smirked before reaching out to take her hands in his. "I have my ways my love. I gave you my word I would be there tonight and I was not going to go back on a promise."

Alice blushed and curled in to his embrace when he pulled her tighter against his chest. "I am glad you were there. All through the performance I kept looking for you hoping that maybe I would see you. Each and every note I sang I sang for you. You are the one who made this happen for me Jasper and I owe you so much. Everything is changing so quickly and I owe everything to you. Tomorrow Edward and I have to do some photo shoots for a magazine if you can believe it. Then then newspaper wants an interview and I am not sure what time I am going to be home, but I promise I will come to see you as soon as I have finished with everything. To be honest I don't really care for all this other stuff, but dad said it is good publicity and so who am I to argue with him?"

The masked male maneuvered them over to her bed where they sat down on the end. "Are you unhappy about this?"

As soon as he asked that Alice knew what he was thinking. He'd told her before that when she was unhappy he would do whatever it took to make sure she was happy and so she was quick to reassure him that she wasn't unhappy at all. "I am really excited and everything, don't get me wrong, I guess I am nervous is all. I am not used to all of this attention. I am afraid that these people expect too much from me. I am not perfect and I know that, but I have seen what fame can do to people and I don't want to end up like that."

"You will not." Jasper told her sharply. "You are my Alice and you cannot be corrupted by fame. If I could not corrupt you then what chance does fame have of doing it? Now stop worrying my love. Come to bed with me tonight since I am not sure when I will see you tomorrow. Let me show you my love for you."

Alice nodded and soon his lips were on hers with his hands pushing the straps of her gown down to the side leaving her shoulders bare. She knew that with all the people downstairs at the party they probably should not be doing this and yet she couldn't find the strength to stop. She did not want to stop what she was doing with Jasper and she knew he felt the same. By the time she was naked and underneath of him with her fingers digging in to his back she had almost forgotten as to why she shouldn't be doing this. All Alice could think, feel, and taste was Jasper and she never wanted that to change.

TBC…

AN: Hey everyone I hope that you all enjoyed that chapter! I think it came out alright and I was going to write the smut, but it flows better if you use your imagination lol. Let me know what you all thought of this chapter!

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