The girl staring back at me did not look much like me. She had big green instead of the brown ones and blonde hair instead of dark and Ellie had also forced me to wear makeup so now I couldn't even recognise myself. I nervously smoothed down my violet skirt, trying the smoothen some non exsistent creases.

My hands are sweating. Ew.

Turning around, I examined my hair. It fell to the back of my knees in a thick braid with pretty flowers woven in between.

I had dressed up as Rapunzel.

"Stay still, you idiot! You look gorgeous, okay?!" Mel glared at me through her kohl lined eyes as she placed the crown on my head. She had chosen a breathtakingly beautiful black dress today. It was a V- neck and clung to her waist, showing off her generous curves, it was also backless with silver chains covering the upper part and I caught a glimpse of her tattoo.

"You look beautiful, Mel. What are you dressed up as?" I asked curiously.

"Well, you should look in the mirror first because girl, I think your man's going to get a heart attack today!" She exclaimed.

I smiled shyly.

"But wait, you didn't answer my question, what are you dressed up as?" I asked as she placed black rose hair crown on her head.

I don't even know where she managed to find that.

She smiled secretly, "A dark flower." She said

"What's that?" I asked, confused.

She shook her head again with a smile.

"AYEEE! READY BITCHES?!" Ellie screamed as soon as she waltzed in looking stunningly attractive in a Harley Quinn costume. She had also dyed her hair blonde and straightened it,

"Oh. My. God. You guys look beautiful! Wow, I love that gown Willow." She exclaimed.

The gown was indeed pretty. It was not the same costume though because we had made some changes, the violet gown pooled at my feet and it had pretty golden embroidery through out and the crown just completed it all.

I can just feel the three year old me screaming.

"Come on! I'm ready to go and party!" She squealed and skipped out making us laugh and follow her.

Piling into the car, I entered Az's address into the GPS as Mel started the engine.

"Hey you all packed your bags right?" I asked.

We had decided that we'll be staying there because we're leaving early tomorrow for vacation and even after whining and threatening and emotionally blackmailing, Az didn't say a word about where we're going to go. I didn't even know what to pack.

"Yep! All set." Ellie said excitedly and went on to blabber about all the things that she had packed while Mel nodded.

'Bad Habits' by Ed Sheeran started playing and I squealed excitedly, raising the volume and soon we all started belting out the lyrics.

I think my ears are bleeding. Just a bit.

Definitely not by our singing. Yeah.

Twenty minutes later, we stood in front of the large mansion. Loud music could be heard even from a distance and I could clearly make out the figures of people making out on the lawn. Suddenly I felt nervous. I mean, parties never ended up well in books.

What if I find Az kissing someone? Or what if I find this is all a bet or something?

Quickly shaking out the thoughts of Hardin Scott, I moved forward and entered the house. I must say that the boys did an amazing job decorating the whole place.

There was smoke everywhere, creating a creepy atmosphere and we pushed through the mass of sweaty and drunk people, trying to find Az.

I turned around to find that Ellie wasn't following us.

"Where's Ellie?" I yelled through the loud music to Mel who was cringing hard. She has always hated parties.

"Dancing with a random hot guy!" She yelled back, pointing back and I could make out Ellie's figure dancing with a tall, good looking guy.

Not as beautiful as Azrael.

Laughing, we moved towards the living room and I started looking around for a glimpse of black hair and ocean blue eyes. 

Mel too seemed to be looking eagerly for someone.

Something told me it was probably a green eyed man child.

Hehe.

I ship.

Just as I was about to call him a rough hand curled around mine and I turned around to come face to face with Noah Jordan.

What is he doing here?

And behind him stood another guy wearing an impressive skeleton make up.

Don't compliment him.

Don't.

"Hey, how are you?" He asked me.

"Umm, I'm fine." I muttered

"Wow, you look gorgeous," He complimented,

"Hmm, nice choice Noah but I think her friend here is also quite the stunner, right?" His friend cut in as he bit his lip and trailed his eyes down Mel's body. I watched as she tilted her head, completely blank.

"Yetzel be nice." Noah said.

I snorted at that name.

"So anyway, wanna grab a drink?" He asked hopefully as he tugged my wrist towards him. As I was about to decline, a hand wrapped around my waist. A large, warm hand.

Azrael pulled me closer to his chest, "What do you think you're doing here Nike Jordans?" He spat.

I slightly tilted my head to look up at him and almost reeled back taking in his costume.

His black hair had been dyed to a blue black colour, a beautiful black and silver crown rested on his head. I trailed my eyes down to find him dressed in a black shirt, pants and a fitted black jacket with gorgeous silver embroidery, the front two buttons were open giving me  a glimpse of swirling tattoos.

Rhysand. He was dressed up as Rhys.

I think I'm going to cry.

He's so beautiful.

"Vaughn, now why the long face hm? I was just talking to your girlfriend." Noah said.

"Answer the damn question, Jordan. What the fuck are you doing here?" Az snarled.

"Pretzel. It's been a long time since I saw your ugly ass face," Zach cut in, coming to stand beside Az.

"It's Yetzel, asshole." The guy growled.

Sheesh. To much testosterone.

"Right. Sorry Pretzel." Zach replied with a smile.

"So you've got a nice party here......and nice girls too." He said with a smirk as he eyed me and Mel.

I want to scoop out his disgusting eye balls.

Azrael and Zach tensed.

"Careful there boys, remember that you're talking about our women in our place." Az said quietly, a wicked gleam in his usually soft eyes.

Zach stared at them and flashed them a smile, only it wasn't the usual goofy one. It was the one that sent chills down your spine. The one that promised bloodshed.

"Okay, now where are all your friends Az? I want to meet them and I need a drink too. Come on baby." I chirped with fake enthusiasm and dragged him away from them. He reluctantly came with me but not before saying something lowly to the two boys who paled.

And that was when he finally looked at me. He swallowed harshly, his eyes trailing down my face to the costume. To the crown on top of my head.

"You look absolutely gorgeous." He breathed.

I smiled and shook my head, "You look beautiful, Az. But that's not something new though, you always look beautiful." I firmly said and I watched in awe as a blush rose high on his pretty cheeks.

Sigh.

Too adorable for my poor heart.

He leaned down and kissed me softly, his lips warm and soft against mine. An awkward cough broke us apart and I laughed as Az glared at a grinning Zach and Mel.

He leaned closer to my ear, "By the way, I like you calling me baby." He smirked at my red cheeks and pressed a kiss

"Come on," he said and gently tugged me towards the living room where four boys were standing and I instantly recognised Chase from the group.

"Boys, this is Willow my girlfriend." Az said.

A tall boy with blonde hair and green eyes flashed me a grin, and I could immediately tell that he was Rachel's brother.

"Hi! I'm Grey. Wow, I expected you to be pretty but damn, Az just hit a lottery." He said and Az grumbled.

I blushed and thanked him, "He's right, no wonder Az is so crazy about you." One of the twins said.

The twins were almost identical with dirty blonde hair and the same fact structure but what set them apart was that one of them had dark brown eyes whilst the other had light ones.

"I'm Alec and this is Alex, it's a pleasure to meet you beautiful." He smiled and leaned forward to hug me but Az immediately pulled me to him and glared at his friend.

"Fuck off." He glared making everyone laugh and I shook my head in embarrassment.

"Wait, where's Mel and Zach?" I asked Az worriedly.

"I don't know, I think they went to get a drink. Don't worry Zach is with her." He reassured me.

"Okay, so what do you want to do?" He asked me, leaning closer to my ear as his friends talked amongst themselves.

His grip on my waist tightened as a guy passing by us glanced at me.

"I just want to kill every fucker in here." He groaned and buried his face in the crook of my neck, nuzzling his nose up and down the sensitive skin, "I want every single guy in here to know that you're taken. That you're mine."

"How about we get out of here?" He asked, his voice low and husky.

"Yeah! Let's go to your room and watch movies!" I clapped my hands excitedly.

His hooded eyes immediately softened and he shook his head with a little laugh.

"Whatever you want, my love."

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Hey guys!!!

Hope you liked this chapter!! So why do you think Noah and his friend were at the party?

What do you think about the other characters?

Do you ship Mel and Zach???

Please do read the spin off of this book, 'Zephyr' I have uploaded the latest chapter.

Have a nice day guys.

XxAelinAsh.