A/N: If you guys have no idea what the song "Spider" by Oingo Boingo sounds like there is a video on YouTube at h t t p/ y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v m j M v S M n T R x s that has the song. I did not make the video myself nor do I know who did make it. It's just a suggestion to listen to the video. You don't have to and a I certainly didn't MAKE you. Just so we are clear. Now, onto the story...
Spider
It had been several weeks since the famous Phantom of the Opera had seen Christine and Raoul flee the cellar of the Opera House. He hadn't been brave enough to even step out of the cellar of the Opera House for the thought of getting arrested wasn't that appealing.
In that length of time, Erik noticed that he had a strange connection with the spiders that lived down in the cellar with him. They seemed to be following him around all the time. One day, Erik was sick and tired of the spiders being everywhere and shouted for them to go away… and they did. They all scattered throughout the cellar and didn't bother him.
All except one.
That one spider came to him one day while he was sitting at his organ trying to write a new song. Erik tried to ignore the spider as best he could but he just couldn't. It was just sitting there, as if waiting for him to start talking to it.
Erik sighed and looked at the spider, "What do you want from me, little spider?"
The spider didn't answer, of course, it just sat there as if waiting for something.
Erik, starting to get annoyed with the little creature, turned back to his music and started to write a new song. He even began to sing it softly to his new audience member:
Spider crawling, on the wall
I see him and he, sees it all…
And he sees it all
Erik looked up to notice that the spider was still there, staring straight at him. It hadn't moved, as if it was under one of Erik's trances. He continued to sing to the spider, seeing that it was the only thing that was keeping him from going mad. He couldn't stop thinking about Christine. It was just too painful to think that he had lost her forever in such a short amount of time.
I fell down in that lazy place,
Where the English language can't penetrate
And I saw your mouth moving
Just forget it and lie here with me
Maybe we should just, climb under the sheets
Where the words they don't get in the way
We were wondering, if you recall
Is this the end of it
End of everything
We were wondering, wonder
Erik could feel the tears burning in his eyes but he just couldn't stop playing. It would hurt him even more if he stopped. He needed to get his feelings out there for the spider. It needed to know why the famous Phantom was always so upset now. But the spider just sat there as if waiting to deliver a message.
Spider crawling
In my left ear
Has a message I want you to hear
Hope you're happy
Found what you're looking for
Do you miss me?
Miss me at all?
Spider tells me,
Saw you yesterday
With somebody new
What can I say?
What can I…
Why had his angel abandoned him? All he ever gave her was love, compassion, and music. The most precious of his gifts had been his music, why didn't she understand that? The music was the key to his success people would love Christine for her singing and praise the songs that she sang. The people would praise the both of them even if they never knew that Erik existed. He wanted, no, needed to prove to the world that he could be someone if he only had the chance. Well, he had his chance and he blew it by driving Christine away.
The spider still sat on the organ, it sat so still that Erik was sure that it was listening to every word that he was singing. It felt like the two of them were stuck in this world together. There was no way out for either of them.
Spider crawling, I crawl with him
We go everywhere, we see everything
We are falling, we are falling,
Falling to nowhere
Hope you're happy
Found what you're looking for
Do you miss me?
Miss me at all?
Spider crawling, spider crawling, spider crawling…
Erik finished the song, feeling that he had a new companion that would listen to him. As long as something stayed by his side he could accomplish anything, even it if was a spider.
But the spider had other plans, as soon as the song was over, he crawled away into the darkness, never to be seen again.
So, that's my new little song fic. Any thoughts? If you guys would be so kind as to leave a review I would love it. Thanks.
