DISCLAIMER: All books and characters in the Twilight Saga are property of Stephenie Meyer.

Extended Summary: AU. Everyone is human, in their late 20s, and living in Seattle. Edward and Bella are new to the roles of Domme/sub and are experiencing some problems along the way with Edward's alpha personality. Alice and Jasper have five years experience with the Dom/sub roles. Alice doesn't make things easier for him neither, she's a bit of a brat… he wouldn't have it any other way though. Rosalie is a switch. Professionally she's a dominatrix that loves being worshipped, but on the other hand she likes to have a break from that all and be able to serve someone herself… that's where Emmett comes in. There will be no sadomasochism in this story; even in most cases where there would be sadomasochism I have replaced it with something else. Before each scene I will list a warning explaining what it will entail. At the end of each scene I will let you know it's safe to read. I'm doing this for the readers that maybe sensitive to certain things. You don't need to read the scenes to know what's happening in the story. Since all the characters are human and born in modern times they will be OOC. They won't have the same exact personalities as their vampire counterparts, because they won't share the same experiences, ergo, there's no reason to point out the obvious. I hope you all enjoy it.

Toys and Music

Edward's POV

I came home to find my Domme and wife waiting for me behind the door with her hands outstretched holding a xylophone.

As I removed my shoes I asked, "What's that for?"

She slightly chuckled. "After you inability last night to remain in the submissive role I have taken the liberty of removing all your CDs, ipod, and almost all the radios, blocking out all music channels from the television…your piano and car stereo will stay where they are… and before I forget I have removed all the songs from the computer and uploaded them to CDs."

"What's the toddler's instrument for, and does this mean I can still play the piano and listen to music in my car?"

"The xylophone will be your new outlet for your musical creativity. You aren't allowed to play the piano, download any more music from the computer, and well I can't see what you do when you're in the car and I'm not there… I just want you to know I'm putting my full trust in you."

Damn she was good.

Last night an hour before our usual bed time we both decided to get some more practice in to get used to our new roles. Bella stood leaned up against the bedroom door; while I paced the plush carpet.

"Now I think you should stand right here," I suggested as I motioned towards the corner of the room with my right hand, "and I'll sit right by your feet."

"That's my line," she retorted.

I brushed her off with my hand. "Yes, yes, I know… now are you going to stand over here or what?"

She was about to open her mouth to say something but decided against it; instead she just opened the door and walked out, shaking her head at me.

I groaned inwardly. I knew I had it coming. I spent my whole lunch hour dreading this moment. This was completely unexpected though. I figured that she would put me on one week duty of cleaning the bathroom – a chore I truly detested, but to take away my beloved music and replace it with this trinket that I was currently holding in my hands was just… merciless.

"How long will the duration of my punishment be?" I inquired, hoping it wouldn't be too long.

She sat down on our brown sofa.

"If you cooperate it will only be for two weeks…if you don't, one day will be added unto your punishment for each time you have a slip up."

I stood with my back against the wall. Two weeks. That was completely insane. She expected me to be able to unwind after a long day at work by playing on that… thing?

"Don't you think this is going a bit too far?" She shook her head. "I mean certainly there's a more appropriate form of punishment that could be administered for this situation…" I trailed off.

She took a deep breath. "Tell me how many months has it been since you came to me that one day declaring that you wanted to do a power exchange just like Jasper and Alice, and Emmett and Rosalie?"

"Four months," I muttered under my breath, looking at the floor like a young child getting reprimanded.

"Exactly; we have had four months of you constantly trying to top me while we do a scene… I swear Edward sometimes it seems that you would rather have the roles reversed."

My head shot up. "No!" I gasped out.

She shot me a challenging look.

"It's just that I don't know how to be submissive; I'm an alpha – but that doesn't mean I don't want to be. I was just trying to help – that's all, I swear."

She got up and walked towards me, a look of sadness overcame her face. "I don't know how to be dominant either; and it doesn't help me when you won't allow me to get into the role."

I once again bent my head down in shame. "I'm sorry."

We spent the rest of the night discussing our new lifestyle together and ways which would help us both get into our roles. At one point Bella even suggested that we get some training from an outside resource. I told her I wasn't too keen on that idea, but would consider it as a last result.

One of our good friends Rosalie had eight years experience under her belt as a dominatrix; I knew she could recommend us to someone.

We both became accustomed to going to bed at ten p.m. every night since we both had to get up early for work. As of right now the clock read nine-thirty – giving us a half hour of free time.

I had a few ideas of my own that I wanted to discuss with her, but unbeknownst to me she already had one up her sleeve. She picked up the xylophone that was now in the laying on the kitchen table and handed it to me.

"I want you to play something for me."

I reluctantly took the trinket from her, and begun to hit the keys with the mallets.

Bella's POV

After four frustrating months of Edward being… difficult, I hoped that I finally got through to him. Of course I didn't want him to turn into a doormat, but some cooperation would be nice. Sometimes I wondered why he even suggested to me that we have a power exchange. It seemed completely obvious to me he wasn't ready to submit.

I wasn't exactly perfect in my role as a Domme, either. I've never been the type of person to be in the leadership role; even in high school while working on a group project that role was always given to someone else. I knew that there were many areas I needed improvement in myself, that's why I suggested to Edward the idea of getting outside help.

I listened quietly as Edward play a sorrowful melody on the xylophone. It was something I've never heard him play before. When it came to music he always had the knack for being able to manipulate the notes together to create a new song in record time. I honestly couldn't say that I was surprised.

And just like every time he played the piano he entered a trance-like state; if I didn't know any better I would have sworn he was enjoying himself.

After ten minutes I told him I had heard enough.

He sighed as he placed the xylophone on top of his piano. I rolled my eyes at him; he really could be a bit overdramatic at times.

We had twenty minutes left before we would hit the pillows.

"So I was thinking there was something I'd like to try," he revealed, now standing right in front of me with his hands behind his back, clutching a piece of paper.

"Oh," I said, suddenly curious.

He handed me the paper. In capital letters on the top of the page it read: INTERROGATION. It was going to be a long night…

AN: Thanks to my wonderful beta, not done baking who helped with the grammatically errors in this chapter.

I'm aware that there are more mature-oriented xylophones out there, but I wanted Bella to give him one that was a toy not an expensive instrument. Thanks for all the input I received from the original story. The next chapter will be about Jasper and Alice. No need to worry the interrogation chapter will come soon enough.