A Friend's Family

This is the first story I have ever written and so I am kind of worried. I'm not really sure where I am going with this story, so I hope you like it. Please review!

Disclaimer- I don't own The Phantom of the Opera….blah blah blah you know how it is.

Chapter One

Christine's POV

I am sitting at my desk in my classroom, anxiously waiting for the bell to ring. 'Only 10 more minutes,' I think to myself. I am so excited because my best friend, Meg, is moving to the house across the street from me! I used to be neighbors with her when I was younger and lived in Boston, but I moved to Cape Cod when I was 6 and I haven't seen her for a whole year! I try to busy myself by writing in my journal. I started writing in it when I first moved here. I wrote how angry I was for moving but also silly things like how my daddy got a teddy bear for me after I went to the dentist.

I look at the clock, 1 more minute. 1 minute until I can see my best friend, 1 minute until my life changes forever… and I don't even know it yet. I start getting my stuff together and by the time I am done, the bell rings and I run out the door. My daddy promised he would pick me up after school so I wouldn't have to ride the smelly old bus. I am running fast to get to my dad's car, I can hardly wait.

"Hey Sunny! What took you so long?" my dad joked. I love when he calls me sunny because he says I fill his life with sunshine. "You know I am a slow runner, daddy" I replied. I really am a slow runner. The ride home was boring and uneventful. I just sat listening to the radio and my dad just hummed along.

We got home and I just ran and put my backpack down. Then I darted over to Meg's new house. It is a yellow Victorian style house with light blue shutters and door. It looks like one of my doll houses. I look one of the second story windows just in time to see a swish of black hair. I looked for a little more and didn't see anything. I decided not to think anything of it. All the sudden I see a bouncing blonde girl who I know very well. She is wearing a lavender sundress with light green flowers on it. The lavender makes her eyes seem bluer than before. I have always been jealous of her eyes. She gets blue, I get boring old brown.

I run and we give each other a crazy hug. We started running around in circles, still hugging. I think we spun around for at least 2 minutes! We broke into a fit of giggles and just fell on the ground watching the world spin around us. 'Things are just how they've always been' I thought to myself.

After a while of giggling and playing, we go into her kitchen and ask Ms. Giry for a snack. She gives us cookies and lemonade. We are sitting at her table eating when a boy about a year older than us comes and asks Ms. Giry for a snack too. I look at the boy wondering what he could be doing here. Meg must have noticed my confusion because she says "Christine, meet Erik. He is my brother. We adopted him a little after you left."

I look at Erik and I see he has jet black hair that is a little long. The strangest thing is that he has a mask on one side of his face. Mainly, I just see a boy. Most boys I meet are mean to me. Maybe Erik will be different.

Meg and I spend the rest of the day goofing around being silly like old times. We don't see much of Erik, Meg says he stays in his room a lot. That's really weird. Meg and I were playing with our dolls when I felt like I had to pee. So I go to the restroom and on the way back when I pass Erik's room I hear the most beautiful music on a violin.

I walk in because my curiosity got the better of me. I have to know where that is coming from. When I walk in, I see Erik playing the violin. I am stunned. He is only a year older than I am and he is already better than my daddy at violin! My dad is a famous musician too!

I barely make a noise and he turns around like I had made the loudest noise ever. All he says is "Go play with Meg, I don't like an audience." And at that, I left wondering why boys are always so mean. I walk back to Meg's room and she is still playing with her dolls and I just join and pretend I didn't just see and hear the most magnificent thing ever.

Thanks for reading! I'll have an update soon! Reviews are very welcome!