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Previously on The Mask:

The Mask slowly turned around, facing the Volturi whose mouths were hanging open as they stared at the small figure in front of me. Suddenly all of the Guard members went flying backwards, a few feet away from us. It seemed as though the Mask used it's shield again, but this time to throw the others backwards.

Slowly, the Mask shook it's head.

"No."

CHAPTER ONE

Have you ever been alone in a crowded room? Well I'm here with you,
I said the world could be burning now, there's nothing but dark blue

If you've ever been alone in the dark blue...
If you've ever been alone you'll know.

~ Dark Blue - Jack's Mannequin ~

JasperPOV

"No."

It was definitely a feminine voice. Very beautiful, but so soft that I couldn't hear it well.

Aro blinked, perplexed. "No? That is your first word, in what? Almost 2 centuries?"

The Mask sniffed. "Well, I would've said 'Fuck you' but that just seemed a little inappropriate, don't you think?"

I gaped at her. Did she really just say that to the Vampire King? Not a really good idea, if you ask me. But I could appreciate her courage, especially because she was protecting us.

Aro was very good at imitating a goldfish. His eyes were popping out of their sockets and his jaws hung to the ground. Mmmm… As quick as I could, I snapped a picture of his face with my phone. Could always come in handy… besides, it's kind of hilarious.

"Wha-Wha- What? You… you can talk? And THAT's what you say to me? How dare you…" His upper lip twitched and we all knew he was secretly dying of curiosity. I snickered. The female standing beside Aro, the shield chick (I think her name is Chelsea), send me a glare. I winked at her. This Mystery girl is protecting us, so why not have a little fun with those assholes, right?

"Why did you never speak." He demanded. It wasn't a question, it was an order to tell him, right now, or be majorly fucked.

She smacked her lips. "You lot aren't fucking worth talking to, that's why." She shrugged and I could imagine her eyes narrowing at him. Not that I could see that, I was standing behind her and apparently she wore some kind of mask.

Once again, he was gob smacked. "REVEAL YOURSELF!" He screamed like the dramatic pansy he is.

The Mask sighed and shook her head. Mumbling under her breath about something that sounded suspiciously like 'Stick up his ass.' I snickered.

I glanced around at my family to see their reactions. Emmett was confused, Esme seemed giddy (Wtf?), Alice frustrated – she probably couldn't see The Mask -, Rosalie actually kind of thankful, and Edward was just staring at her in awe. Weird. He shot me a nasty look and I snickered again.

The Mask sighed. "You want me to take of my mask?" Aro nodded with shining eyes. What a big baby. "Alright then!" She cried out dramatically. I coughed in my hand to hide my laugh. Not that they didn't notice, but I didn't really care. Very slowly her hand (which were hiding under thick black gloves) moved to her face. Her fingers wrapped around the edges of the flat white mask… She ripped it of in one motion and I am ashamed to admit that our whole coven – I mean family, of course. – eagerly stepped forward to get a look at her face. I might've even done it myself… Meh.

She was wearing another mask. Alice giggled from behind me, which immediately made me smile too. This Mask person was kind of funny. The new mask was bright pink and again, had no holes for her mouth or eyes. I frowned. Her voice didn't sound muffled or anything, and she certainly had no problem seeing. The Volturi had probably been too stupid to even think about how weird it was that she could see trough that thing. Even our eyes aren't that good…

Aro blinked. "You dare to disobey me?" he said slowly, as if he couldn't even believe it himself. He probably couldn't.

She nodded. "Of course. What do you think I'm doing? Now you better leave, I have more tricks up my sleeve than some stupid shields. Then she turned around, walking in the direction of our house, singing softly under her breath.

"When you see my face,

Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell…"

I noticed that her voice was indeed very beautiful… It wasn't as smooth as velvet and it didn't tinkle like bells when she laughed, like ours did when we spoke, it was softer, more human, and better than any Vampire's voice I had ever heard. It seemed kind of familiar too, for some weird reason…

But it certainly wasn't the voice of a vampire.

[A/N]

So. I know that it is a lame excuse... But I was busy. Still am, for that matter... But I hadn't updated in so long, and I had so many reviews so I started feeling really guilty. Remember that I said in the first chapter that she joined the Volturi 2 years after Carlisle left? (I think that's what I said... I'm not sure though ;p) Well, I was totally making something up. I have absolutely no idea when Carlisle left them. Just go with the story, okay? I probably has many mistakes because I haven't read the books in a while. This chapter is really short too... Probably the shortest one I've ever written. I'm very sorry, honestly. I'll try to update, I promise. Review!

Love,

Maryse