Paris, France, 1905

Opera Populaire

The bang of a gravel on wood rang throughout the silent opera house, "Sold. Your number sir? Thank you." Whatever item was on the stage was taken off. The Opera Populaire, a once famous opera house, was holding an auction, selling everything even the house itself. It held no further use for no one was willing to use it, not after the accident.

Mathias Køhler sat in his wheelchair, his blonde hair graying under the hat he wore but his eyes still shinned with the life of his youth. He came to this auction in hoping of getting something he would be able to show in his home or just something to remind him of the days when the Opera Populaire was at it's prime.

Beside him stood his home nurse, his scarf and number in her hands, he hired her once he couldn't walk up or down the stairs without help anymore. She agreed to come with him for she too loved the Opera Populaire before it was closed down when she was a child.

The auctioneer banged his gravel once again, "Lot 665 ladies and gentlemen, a papier-mâché musical box in the shape of a barrel-organ. Attached, the figure of a monkey in Persian robes playing the cymbals. This item, discovered in the vaults of the theatre, and it still in working order. May I start at fifteen francs? Fifteen I am bid"

Mathias stares at the music box, it was the one he told him about. Mathias then looked over at the bidder. They were an older man like himself but it was someone he hasn't seen since the accident. The bidder looked at Mathias himself, his eyes widening in surprise before the expressionless face of the dance instructor nodded to him.

Lukas Bondevik didn't let the music box up so easily; he stopped at thirty francs before the precious box was in his possession. Mathias had the box brought to him and he held it like the fragile treasure it was. He stroked the box softly, "A collector's piece indeed . . . every detail exactly as he said . . .He often spoke of you, my friend ...Your velvet lining, and your figurine of lead...Will you still play, when all the rest of us are dead?"

His thoughts were interrupted by the banging of the auctioneers gravel once again, "Lot 666, ladies and gentlemen, a chandelier in pieces. Some of you may recall the strange affair of the Phantom of the Opera, a mystery never fully explained. We are told ladies and gentlemen, that this is the very chandelier that figures in the famous disaster. Our workshops have restored it and fitted up parts of it with wiring for the new electric light, so that we may get a hint of what it may look like when reassembled. Perhaps we may frighten away the ghost of so many years ago with a little illumination! Gentlemen?"

Mathias watched the chandelier, the beautiful piece of art that was destroyed by the Phantom's brilliantly evil play that dark night. The Opera Populaire came to life along with the lights of the chandelier as Mathias remembered the wonderful man that was Tino Väinämöinen.

A/N: Alight guys! Another crossover! This one (hopefully obvious) is Hetalia and Phantom of the Opera! I read another one, (not copying! I swear I just liked the idea! Plus I'm using different characters so there!) that I really liked so I decided to do one myself! I hope y'all like it, this one is gonna be hard! Oh, and all y'all waitin' for that next chapter of Hetalia King, I'm hopefully going to upload it New Years Eve maybe? Or soon after, promise! This is just to leave you guys more hungry for a new one and for me to get this idea out of my head!

Oh! And I'm holding a contest for Next! I don't know how to go with from here, or not quite sure yet so I'm holding a sort of contest. I want y'all to read it first, comment on how you want it to continue. Your ideas shall go into a box and I will chose one randomly, there is no limit to ideas! So post as many as you like! I already have one but I want more! I'm drawing two for suspense then the big ending so hurry hurry hurry! This ends probably around Halloween of next year, if I don't have more than two ideas then...I guess I'll jump that log when it gets to me!

So anyway! I hope you like this new one! Until next time lovelies!

Oh! and I own nothing, nothing is mine...*goes and sobs in corner* *sniff* bye for now...