Poisoned

A Modern Phantom Of The Opera Story

Erik/Christine

Disclaimer: I do not own The Phantom Of The Opera, only the plot.

Summary: Modern. Christine has just gotten to her new college and makes some new friends. What happens when creepy notes start appearing at her house? Read and find out. First FanFiction

AN: Okay, italicized is for Christine's thoughts, bold is for emphasis, ( ) stuff inside those is notes from me to you, underlined is probably a title for something, and you should be able to tell what combined things are for.

Chapter One

I can't believe this is happening to me! Things weren't supposed to turn out this way! I had my life all planed out! I was going to graduate collage with a music master degree, and become a famous singer. And maybe just maybe, I would find a small town boy and fall in love with him and marry him, have some kids, and watch them grow up and become famous! That was all ruined because of him! He ruined everything!

He sauntered into my life like it was nothing! Thought that I would give in easily! Well, he should have known better! I fought him and I fought him hard! I'm still trying to fight him! You're probably wondering what I'm rambling about, right? You probably think I'm crazy. Well, I'm not! That is that. This all really happened even though I wish so hard that it was all but a passing nightmare.

See, it all started when I went to college at this big University, the names not important because I never stayed that long there anyways; thanks to him!, and I was going to participate in one of their musicals. Hoping against hope that I would get the lead role. I have some self-esteem issues, even though I know that I've always gotten the lead role before. We were going to put on the musical Macbeth and I was aiming for Lady Macbeth. Well, the auditions were coming up soon and I was really, really anxious

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Okay you can do this, nothing to worry about. I chanted to myself. As I was climbing out of my very old car and making my way toward the auditorium, I accidentally bumped into a blond headed girl.

"Hey, watch where you're going!" She shouted at me.

"I-I-I-I'm really sorry Miss…?" I stuttered uncertain what exactly to say to a person you practically collided with. Her expression softened a little bit when she saw I was making a fool of myself.

"Hey it's no problem, really. I was just having a bad day is all. I had to deal with an over-cocky diva, who thinks she has to have everything go her way or it's just not perfect enough for her." She explained to me making a very annoyed face.

"What did she do to you?" I asked curiously.

"Well first, she came into auditions way before it was time to audition for anything and said that she had to go get her nails done and that everyone should get here soon or she would start without them. Like she actually thought that she was in charge of everything that was going to happen in the musical! It doesn't help that she happens to be a senior, and thinks she's the best thing that ever happened on this earth." She said this with so much disgust that I almost was disgusted with a girl I didn't even know.

"Soon everything went down hill from there, she started throwing tantrums and storming about the place. Basically, causing anyone within a five mile radius a major migraine." She finished up clutching her head dramatically.

"Hey, I'm sorry I'm dumping all my problems on you, but it feels good to get it all out of my system before I go back in there. I only came out here to get a break from it all.

"I haven't even introduced myself properly! You're probably thinking that I'm being very rude." At this comment she held out her hand for me to shake. "Hello, my name is Meg Giry, and it is a pleasure to meet you!"

"Hello Meg, my name is Christine Daae, and it's a pleasure to meet you too." Meg reached for my hand and began to shake it.

"So what brings you here to our fabulous auditorium?" While she was saying the word fabulous she made it sound all sarcastic, and I started to wonder if the auditorium was in really bad shape or something like that.

"Oh, well I was going to try out for Lady Macbeth." I replied back to her, not knowing what else to say back to her.

"Mmmhem…" Meg drawled out eying me up and down.

"What?" I said feeling awkward by the way she was looking at me.

"You've acted before right?" She quizzed me.

"Yes, and I've gotten every lead role I could possibly get." I replied warily.

"Then you'll beat her for sure!" Meg said or more like yelled… enthusiastically.

"Come I'll take you where you need to go!" Meg graved my hand and practically dragged me into the building.

For someone who sounded like she would rather burn this building to the ground than to barrel someone over just trying to get into the building; she sure was making record time running that's all I got to say. I had trouble making sure I didn't fall flat on my face in her stampede. We passed a very extravagant looking lobby; I wouldn't know what to call it, because most of the colleges that I checked out didn't have anything like this and entered a room that had a miniature looking stage in it with a few chairs lined up in front of it. In one of these chairs sat a very annoyed looking lady with her legs crossed and a cane resting on the ground by her chair. In the next two chairs sat two very nervous looking men who kept looking around the room like something was going to pop out at them and strangle them. In another chair sat a red headed girl that was raving about how everyone was late and should all not get casted in any role at all. Scattered about the room was other people who were probably there to try out for something too.

"Mr. Debienne and Mr. Poligny?" Questioned Meg from our spot at the door.

"Oh! Come in Miss Giry. What is it you need?" One of the nervous looking men replied, having jumped a foot into the air at the sound of the door opening.

"I have another person to try out for Lady Macbeth." Meg said looking all professional all of the sudden, seeming to get rid of her earlier excitement. At the mention of Lady Macbeth's name the red headed girl faced us and started screeching at a very high pitched voice.

"Mr. Debienne and Mr. Poligny, you can not let her try out, she is far too late and the tryouts have already started!" Both the nervous looking men, whom I have now guessed to be Mr. Debienne and Mr. Poligny, started to look even more nervous and started stuttering, then the lady who had the cane at her decided to answer for them.

"Miss Carlotta! I believe it is not you who is in charge, but Mr. Debienne, Mr. Poligny and I! So would you kindly keep your comments to yourself and do not distract others or I will have to ask you to leave!" She shouted apparently not being able to handle any more of Carlotta's comments. Meg snickered under her breath. Carlotta must have been the girl who drove Meg insane when I bumped into her. I thought quietly to myself.

"So Miss…?" The lady who just bravely told Carlotta to shut it turned to me obviously asking for my name.

"My name's Christine Daae."

"Well, Miss Daae I'm Ms. Giry, Meg's mother." She added due to my confused expression. "This is Mr. Debienne." She gestured towards the man that had spoken when Meg and I came in. "And this is Mr. Poligny." I took the other nervous man to be Mr. Poligny. "You managed to make right in time, because we were about to finish the tryouts for Lady Macbeth and finish tryouts in general. So if you would just hop onto the stage we will listen to what you have to show us."

Meg gave me two thumbs up as I went towards the miniature stage. "What would you like me to do?" Christine asked since they didn't give her something to read from.

"Oh! Sorry! I almost forgot." Ms. Giry said. "Meg would you please give this to Miss Daae?" Ms. Giry handed a script to Meg, and Meg ran it over to where I was.

"Thank you!" I said to Meg as she handed me the papers.

"Your welcome!" She said right back.

"Okay Miss Daae would you please sing the first song that Lady Macbeth sings, please." Ms. Giry told me.

"Okay then." I started thumbing through the script looking for 'Leave It Up To Me'. ( I currently don't have these lyrics to provide for everyone, but those who don't know Lady Macbeth sings this song when Macbeth wrote to her about what the weird sisters, or witches, had told him about the prophesies they made, and that are staring to come true rapidly. If you don't already know Lady Macbeth, in my opinion, is a major soprano.)

After I had finished singing, everyone in the room stared at me, and kept staring and staring and staring… It was getting really creepy… Finally, I decided to clear my throat to see if that would cause an end to all the silence.

"Oh! You did… excellent my dear!" Ms. Giry said having snapped out of it first. After she said that everyone started clapping politely. I smiled and stepped off the miniature stage. Carlotta, who had not been clapping with everyone else, got up made a very rude noise and stomped out of the room. Screaming the whole way about not being able to hear any good music unless she sang herself.

I scurried over to Meg to see what she thought about my audition.

"So how did I do?" I asked her anxiously; of course I whispered it seeing as how her mother was sitting not far from us.

"You did a great job, Christine!" Meg said in a voice that showed she wasn't lying. "Hey, listen, I have to go do stuff for my mom and I'm sure you don't want to stay here for forever, so do you want me to come to your car with you?"

"Sure." I said feeling confused as to why Meg would be so hasty to get out of here. Ms. Giry, sensing everyone wanted to disperse said we were all dismissed. As we were walking out Meg asked me a very weird question.

"Hey Christine, when you were singing did you see anything behind you?" She said this so quietly I was wandering if she was afraid of anyone listening in to our conversation.

"No." I answered wary.

"You're sure you didn't get a weird feeling when you were up there or something along that nature?"

"I'm sure. Meg what's this all about?"

"Nothing, I'll tell you tomorrow, when they post the cast list. See ya tomorrow!" Meg gave me a hug and then sprinted back inside. I got in my car and started to drive home wandering what the heck was going on.

AN: Hope you enjoyed the first chapter! Sorry if the end got confusing or something I started to fall asleep. I will try to update soon! Please review! Any kinds of reviews welcomed!