ADDY

I looked around the big room filled with what seemed like hundreds of people all dressed in their fancy attires. As Nika and I walked into the room, we couldn't help but look around at the decorations that made the room look stunning.

"Addy, one o'clock, blond guy." Nika said and sipped on her cocktail while I followed her instruction. The guy stood about five feet away from us and I took the opportunity to look him up. "Not bad. Any idea how heavy his pockets might be?" I said, looking around casually. Thank god Ryder didn't join us tonight. He trusted us fully with our work and I couldn't be more happy about his absence.

Though he's been there for Nika and I for a very long time, but I preferred to stay away from from as much as I could. I couldn't say the same about Nika, she much more braver than I was and had the guts to look into Ryder's eyes.

"Looks decent, is talking gently and has a Rolex around his wrist." Nika spoke and cocked her head at me. "Also, check out that hot body. I bet I'll be drooling all over that one." She shot me a dirty smile and I shook my head. And that was my sister, Nika. She usually got er way with guys by getting into their pants because, come on, that was an easy way. "Looks can be deceiving, he might be pretending to be from some high class family, and that Rolex might be stolen property." I mused, making my sister groan.

"Oh don't ruin his image, Addy." A smile fell over my face as an idea sparked inside me. "You wanna have a bet, Nika?" I said and shot her an amused look. She cocked her eyebrow and spoke, "Bet on what?" Oh this was going to be fun. "You are not allowed to sleep with your next target. Just use your mind and words this time, instead of your body. Can Danika Jones do that?" I said, pretending to be deep in my thoughts.

"Oh, that is not happening." Nika mused. "Chicken," I muttered, making her roll her eyes. "Pussy." I said, earning a glare from her. Did I mention that it was fun to push her buttons at times? "Addy." She warned and I shot her an innocent look. "Oh, the scaredy cat can talk." I mused and that was it.

"Fine, I'm not sleeping with my next target! But," Nika paused and shot me a devilish grin. "You, Adelaide Jones will have to get into bed with your target. Can you do that?" She pouted her lips and batted her lashes at me. Way to mock your own sister! "I-I...fine by me!" I said, instantly regretting. "Great. Winner gets whatever she wants from the loser and the loser can't refuse. Deal?" She said and extended her hand. "Deal." I said confidently before shaking hands with her.

"Hey, it's fun to see everything through this mask." Nika chimed and I shook my head at her reaction. "How much did you drink already?" I snorted and looked back at the crowd. I set my eyes on this brown haired guy, with a muscular body from what I could see and I knew he could be my latest scapegoat.

"Let's get to work, I'll see you in a bit." Nika said and walked towards the bar. Shit, now where did that guy go? I walked around, my eyes scanning for that man. When I finally spotted him, I observed him for a while and made sure that he was single. Casually, I moved to his side and stopped just inches away from him. I took a deep breathe and put my hand on his arm.

"Mike, did you- oh, I'm so sorry. I thought you were someone else." I said my mostly used pick up line with a look of surprise. He looked at me with a raised eyebrow and spoke up, "You're forgive..."

"Addy. And you are definitely not Mike." I said with a sexy laugh. I knew guys fell for that and this was was no exception. "I'm Charlie, nice to meet you Addy." We talked for a while and I asked him everything that I had to know. Turns out that he was a gym trainer, that explains his rock hard arm. And it also explains that he clearly isn't the one I could swindle.

"Excuse me, I'm gonna get a drink for myself." I muttered to Charlie before walking away from him. Thank god I got to know his identity sooner, or else I'd have wasted my time trying to lure that nobody. Now where was that sister of mine? I hope she found herself someone or else we'd have to face Ryder when we got back home. I found Nika at the bar, flirting with some guy like tonight was the last night of her life. And the guy seemed to hit back on her too. At least Nika found someone, while I was still looking for the right guy to bump into.

"Addy!" I felt Nika grab my arm and guide me towards the other end of the bar. "Don't tell me you're wasted before the job's done." I groaned. She sighed dramatically before saying, "That guy I was talking to, is so fucking weird. He pauses at least four times in the middle of a sentence. 'I, um, work for the, um, Queen of, um, fucking England.' Damn, he bored me!" She complained and my eyes widened.

"He works for the Queen of England?" I gasped, staring at Nika in surprise. Then what the hell was she doing here with me? She should be talking to that guy! "I was kidding, Addy." Nika rolled her eyes and I glared at her. Well, she shouldn't have gotten my hopes up unnecessarily. "Well, that makes us on the same page." I said nervously.

"Okay, let's make a plan. We're gonna start off from the bar-" Nika spoke but I cut her off immediately. "Why the bar?" I knew her intentions and I couldn't let her get drunk tonight. "Because the hot guys are always sitting at the bar. Now listen to me. I'm gonna check out the left side of the room and you on the opposite." Nika said.

Maybe it wouldn't hurt to look around this huge room for once. "See you around." Nika fixed her mask and walked away to her side, adding an extra sway to her hips. Imitating her actions, I made my way forward thinking absolutely positive. I heard someone call me while I was looking around for a suitable guy to swindle and turned around, only to find gym trainer Charlie. Oh boy, I thought he wouldn't find me in this crowd!

I decided to avoid him like a fucking pole and walked a bit faster. But damn, the crowd was huge and I couldn't walk as fast as I had expected. "Wait, Addy." Charlie's voice reached my ears and I shut my eyes. What, was he head over heels for me already without even seeing my face?

My thoughts were interrupted as soon as I walked into, what seemed like a hard, muscular body. "Ooh." I stumbled backwards but a pair of hands quickly caught me. I looked down to hide my embarrassment, fuck, why was I so clumsy at times? I felt the mans gaze on me and became self conscious for a while.

Slowly, I decided to look up at him and what I saw can be considered as the most beautiful man I have ever see. Luckily, he didn't have his mask on and that made it easier for me to study his features. Brown eyes outlined with a thick stroke of guyliner, highly defined cheekbones, a small button nose which looked even better with that silver nose ring, and finally, a pair of thin lips making the guy look like some sort of god.

I wish I had a mask to cover my mouth as well because I was already drooling all over this mystery guy apparently. "Careful," he said in a deep voice, making my throat go dry. "I-I was just..."

"Addy, there you are." Charlie's voice made me snap out of my drooling session and my eyes widened. Damn, that guy was like fucking adhesive. I turned around and linked my arm with the Greek god's and surprising, he didn't seem to mind. "Oh Charlie, have you met Mike? This is Mike, you know, the Mike I was looking for." I quickly blabbered, avoiding the Greek god's stare.

"Oh it's okay. Have fun." With that, Charlie left and I sighed in relief. "It's Brian, by the way." The Greek god said and pulled me closer, putting his hand dangerously low on my back. Was I dreaming or was this guy actually talking to me? "So Addy, huh? What does that stand for?" The guy looked at me and shot me a smirk which surprisingly, made my heart drop in my stomach.

"A-Adelaide." I said as I freed myself out of his grip and regained my posture. Focus, Addy. "So, you wanna grab a drink or something?" Brian said and inched closer, making me get a whiff of his mouthwatering cologne. "Uh...um, tell me something about yourself first. I don't drink with strangers." I said, not wanting to waste my precious time with some other douche.

He let out a deep chuckle before fixing his gaze on me. "I play lead guitar for Avenged Sevenfold. Ever heard of us?" Eh, nope. "Really?" I said, pretending to be interested. So he was a musician, and musicians were pretty good earners weren't they? "If I give you a chance to brag about yourself, will you disappoint me?" I asked with a smirk.

"Oh, I never disappoint, especially a beautiful lady like you." Hmm, a good flirt. And then for the next one hour, whatever came out of Brian's mouth was like icing on the cake. He was the one, my next target. And I couldn't wait to tell Nika and Ryder about this Greek god.

ZACK

Damn, where the hell was Gates? I thought he was gonna be my wing-man tonight. Its been way too long since I had some fun with a lady and I knew Gates' situation was the same as mine. Was he trying to score chicks all by himself tonight? Now that's fucking unfair.

"Excuse me." I muttered and excused myself from the others. Hell, no chick would have approached me if I stayed there any longer with Jimmy and Short Shit fucking around and Matt being, well, like a hard rock in the middle of the fucking room. I had to find Gates, where would that fucker disappear?

We both had our eyes on the twins, so maybe he was trying his luck with them. But he couldn't trap both of them, that chick in the white see through dress was mine. Or at least my choice for the night. All I had to do, was find her and make her see what she might miss on if she didn't realize who I was.

Was Gates at the bar, drinking away? Possible. After all, the bar was his second favorite place in the world, the first one being his house. That bastard always had to have a drink in his hand, damn his high tolerance for alcohol. If I see him once, I'll make sure to not let him out of my sight until he sets me up with that drop dead gorgeous chick. Fuck, she was hot and definitely seemed like my type. I made my way through the crowd to the bar, hoping to find Gates around. I had to get a hold of him before the night ended.

"Oh dude, stop telling me all the fancy wine names. Just pour me some vodka or JD." A feminine voice that sounded really hot, made me stop searching for Gates and start looking for her. And well, well, it didn't take me long to find the owner of the voice who also happened to be the twin in the white see through dress.

She was smoking hot and her choice of alcohol was making me want her even more. Weird, huh? Maybe I'll hunt my prey alone tonight. Gates could suck wherever he's at now while I did some serious action here. "Make that drink two." I told the bartender, who nodded and I hopped onto the stool beside her.

Hmm, she smelled good, probably tasted even better. I guess I'd have to see if I get a chance to judge that tonight. I kept my eyes in front, waiting for her to notice me. She had to remember me, come on, she shot me a pretty sexy wink outside. But she showed no signs of interest and kept chewing on her lip absentmindedly. Fuck, now if that wasn't the hottest sight then I didn't know what was. Maybe I should approach her before she left.

"Hey, I'm Zacky." I said and she turned her head at me. I pulled my lips back into a smirk, waiting for her reaction. Women drooled over Gates when he smirked, hell my smirk was no less. "Zacky huh? And I'm not interested." She said and shot me a sickly sweet smile. She was kidding wasn't she? She had to be. I chuckled nervously at her raw humor, thinking of my next move.

"Did I crack a joke?" She said and fuck, she sounded even hotter now that she seemed slightly pissed. She brought her glass to her mouth and downed her drink. I couldn't help but lick my lips at the sight. "You know, I may be a stranger but I ain't no danger." Rhyming the words now, Zacky?

"Oh my god, Zacky." She moaned suddenly and I lifted my eyebrows questioningly. "...don't make me laugh anymore or I might just knock you out right here." She said, looking straight into my eyes and oh, how I wished I could see her face. Stupid mask. Whoa, what did she just say? She wanted to knock me out? Why?

Calm down, V and try again. "So, are you-"

"No, I'm not." She shook her head sideways and I bit the inside of my mouth. She didn't even let me finish my whole sentence. Who the fuck did she think she was? And where was Gates? I really should make him help me out with this chick because apparently, she thinks I was a fucking nobody. But I wasn't some nobody; I was ZV, Zacky fucking Vengeance! Did she not know who I was? Oh no, she didn't. That's why she wasn't even looking at me.

Now how do I make her see who I was. Surely, playing air guitar or headbanging won't help now. She'd probably think I was some lunatic, desperate for attention.

"Zack, what are you doing here?" Matt's voice roused me from my thoughts. "Playing baseball." I muttered, couldn't he see what I was doing? "Whatever. Listen, Revolver's here and they wanted to know about the tour we just finished. So you might get a call from them in a day or two." Matt said.

"Where's Gates?" He asked as I finished my drink. "Why don't you check out the women around? Bet you'll find him eye fucking one of them." I said before glancing at the chick beside me. Seriously, couldn't she even recognize the mighty M. Shadows?! "See you around." Matt said before walking away.

I ordered myself another drink and looked around. "Hey, aren't you Zacky? From that band that just finished touring?" I heard the brunette speak up and shot her an uninterested look. But fuck my attitude, she looked mouthwatering. "That's me." I said with a smirk. Maybe she could be the one for me tonight.

"So how's life? Good, average or you're having a blast right now?" She asked and scooted closer. "I didn't catch your name." I said, my eyes scanning her curves. "Nika." She extended her hand and I gladly took it. Oh man, her hands were fucking soft.

"Oh Nika, you could say that I'm having a blast right now. Our album's gonna hit the market soon, so we're pretty excited about it." I said, letting my eyes wander over her. "Great. So what are you in the band?" She questioned, I thought she knew us.

"It's funny that you're asking." I said with a laugh and she shot me a confused look. "I play the rhythm guitar." I said quickly because her look said that she was losing interest. "Oh, a guitar player? I always had a thing for them," she winked.

"Really?" I smirked, man I liked where this was going. "Oh yeah." She said and her hand landed on my arm. "Someone keeps fit." She said feeling my muscles over my shirt and I couldn't help but sit up proudly. Maybe tonight wasn't gonna be that boring after all.

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