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It's a week earlier then planned, I know, but I was really happy with the last chapter I wrote down (being chapter 8) that I decided to put this up sooner :D.

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Chapter One: It's just a mask


ASH

"Are you sure about this?" I ask my older brother, sitting down on his bed.

"Why wouldn't I be?" rhetorical question.

"Crashing a party should not be on my Saturday night to-do list."

"Come on! Mom and dad are away for the weekend and it's a masquerade ball; no one will know it's us," he retorts.

He comes out of the bathroom in a golden suit and beige boots. Underneath the tux is an off-white frilly shirt. He looks in the mirror and fixes his sleeves.

I get up and stand next to him. I'm wearing a darker suit. Our suits are pretty identical except mine is navy blue and I have black boots. We both put our masks on. While my mask is blue and quite simple, his is gold and very busy.

Our outfits point out our personalities a bit. First of all, we're very different. I like things simple, while he gets complicating and slightly drastic. He, of course, loves scheming and breaking the rules; proof of this is that this "crashing the party" thing was his idea. I, on the other hand, am a more reserved person and a "goody-two-shoes" as my brother calls it.

"Are you sure about this Paul?" I ask, looking at him through my mask.

He sighs; I could tell he was rolling his eyes.

"Stop being pathetic!" he says as he turns around and walks towards his bedroom door.

"Wait, Paul," I catch up to him and stand before him. "Just promise me we won't get caught."

Again that stupid sigh.

"Paul, I don't think you understand, this is the Berlitz residence! If Cyrus catches us, death is the least of our worries."


PAUL

I could tell he's worried, like freaking-his-pants-off worried. And I know that if he starts freaking out at the party, he'll blow our cover.

"Ash, I swear, nobody will know it's us; we're wearing masks! It's a masquerade ball; the point is to hide your face. No one will know."

He smiles, "let's crash this party then."

I smirk, that's what I'm talking about.

I grab my keys and we walk to the garage.

"Which car are you going to take?"

A sarcastic laugh escapes my lips, "only my pride and joy." I click the button to unlock the doors.

"Oh~! Good choice!" More like amazing choice or obvious choice. For my eighteenth birthday, my parents got me my first sports car; the Alfa Romeo 8c Spider. For my brothers eighteenth, he got an Audi R8, I'm definitely not jealous.

Ash and I get into my car and I drive us off to the Berlitz manor. Apparently we used to be close to that family. I don't know what happened, but all I know now is that we're the biggest rival family in Sinnoh. Nobody wants to pick sides, but now with this whole king business, they have to. I'm telling you, there's going to be a war after the crowning. Between Cyrus and my dad, I don't know who has the biggest spite for each other.

Regardless, we reach the Berlitz residence; the cars are lined up for the valet.

"There are a lot of people here." I nod my head agreeing with my brother.

When we finally reach the top, I give the valet parker my keys and say "you'd better take good care of her" before getting inside.

Ash and I are both in awe as soon as we walk in. This mansion is big; bigger than ours. An enormous hallway before us leads to a champaign-coloured marble staircase which split into two staircases as it goes up.

When everyone walks in, they go straight through the doors on the right. Ash and I follow to blend in pretending to know where we are going.

When we walk through the doors, before us is the grand ballroom. Again, it is huge. On the walls are beautiful paintings painted on the walls themselves, and framing them are golden vertical frames.

Since the dance floor is quite full, Ash and I opt for food. We serve ourselves at the buffet before sitting down at a rather large pearl white round table.

"This food is amazing!" Ash says with his mouth full.

I shake my head and sigh.

When I'm three quarters done my meal, a girl comes up to me. This girl is slightly taller than me and has long red hair.

"Not dancing?" she asks me.

"Not at the moment, no," I say looking up at her.

"Want to?"

A smirk spreads across my face. "Sure." I look at Ash who gives me thumbs up. I take her hand and lead her to the dance floor.


DAWN

I love throwing masquerade balls. They are the most fun I have all year, especially with all the protection my father organizes on me if I leave the manor.

Since this is a ball, my dad will be busy trying to get votes; this means that he won't be paying attention to me. This is good.

"May I have this dance?" asks a guy in a red tux and black mask.

I smile at him, "yes." Of course I would.

Does he know that I am Cyrus' daughter? Probably not, that's what I love about masquerade balls, nobody knows who I am. My mask is white with a bunch of baby pink, light blue, and silver sparkles, it's also in the shape of a butterfly covering more than half my face. My dress is also white and has a sky blue ribbon that ties in a bow at the back.

Three songs in, a guy in gold asks if he could dance with me. I nod as the other guy walks away. The guy in gold takes my hand and starts to dance.

"Wow, you're really light on your feet."

"Good thing it's a masquerade and you don't know who I am; it may ruin my reputation." I laugh at his remark.

We are totally in sync while dancing, it's amazing. There are other guys who ask to dance with me, but I shrug them off. I like dancing with this guy. It feels as if we are the only ones on the dance floor. It feels great.

An hour later, I start getting tired and decide that I should probably get going. I tell that to the mysterious man dancing with me. He nods his head in understanding.

"Will I get to see you again?"

He chuckles, "how about next years' masquerade ball?"

"I have to wait a whole year?" I pout looking at him.

"Unless Ms. Berlitz decides to throw one soon," he says.

I think about it. "I'll talk to her about it." I smile at him.

He chuckles and then leans in to gently place a kiss on my lips.

I am definitely taken aback. I don't even know who this guy is, but I'm oddly not objecting.

I could tell he is taken by surprise when I kiss him back but he just kisses me again, and again, and again, and again.

"I should really get going," I say breaking up the kisses.

"I know." We separate and he holds on to his arm.

In the back of the guy in gold, there's a man dancing and he accidentally gets his hand caught in the mysterious man's mask and when trying to break his hand free, he yanks the mask off.

"Sorry young man."

"It's fine."

"Are you o-" my hand hits my mouth as a gasp escapes my lips. I'm wide-eyed I can't believe it.

"You- you're a Sicara."


Oh snap. Drama already?... yeah.

I'll let you know now, that the rating might be subject to change only to be safe ^^'

I'll also let you know that there are so many foreshadowing hints throughout the entire story, I'd actually deem it ridiculous, but it's only a lot if you catch them all ;)

This isn't the longest chapter, and the next won't be either, but they do become longer as the story progresses.

Get ready for a heck load of drama, 'cause that's what you're in for :D

Theme song for this story? Animal I have Become - Three Days Grace.

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