Erik went through the passage, trying to escape the mob. "Why did I let her go?" he thought. "She didn't love you, she was saving him." a voice said. "Cousin, why are you here?" Erik said angrily. "My, my what a temper. I have only come to show you something….important." the voice said. "Jareth, I don't need this right now. I have to escape!" Erik said. "Here," Jareth threw a crystal, "take the crystal. Say 'true love' and you shall see." Jareth said then he disappeared. "No wonder he is the King of the Goblins" Erik said under his breath while catching the crystal. "I heard that" Jareth's voice echoed in the dark passage.
Erik ran through the passage to his secret hideaway. He built it a few years ago. It had his music; his precious music; and organ grander than the one Christine had seen, a black bed already made, a kitchen, and a table. "Why does Jareth come when he is not needed?" he thought.
His cousin was strange as Erik was disfigured. He was also the only family member who loved him. When his mother abandoned him, Jareth was there. He taught him how to use his power and his crystals. Erik's were blood red. Jareth watched over him in his owl form and tried to help him with…..her, but Erik wouldn't listen. So he just watched and taught Erik to change into his bird form, a black swan
Erik sat on the black bed holding the crystal. "Maybe I should try….but if I do, I must not be obsessive…..or I shall lose again." he thought, trying to learn from his mistakes. He breathed deeply before whispering "True Love". The crystal began to swirl with reds, blues, and lavenders until he saw a woman. She had long blackish brown hair that went down her back. Her skin was pale, paler than Erik's even. Her eyes were to different colors. Her right was a pale green and her left was a sky blue. She was very tall, about three inches shorter than him. In the crystal, she wore a dark lavender gown with sliver trimming. "She is beautiful…." Erik thought. He began to watch the scene before.
"Elizabeth, come here." a man said. The woman got up and said, "Yes sir?". " I need you to put these books away and to make a meal for Sarah" he said handing the woman three books. The woman picked them up and walked to the library that was a few doors down. She began to hum a tune she loved dearly.
"I am the sun and the clouds,
You are the moon and the stars.
So different we are.
Strange worlds in the background
I belong to the light,
You belong to the darkness.
We are opposites, but the same
For music is in our souls."
Erik stared at Elizabeth's image. She could sing alto beautifully, but in her own way. He could see himself falling in love with her, but with what? A broken heart? "Would she even dare to speak to me?" he asked himself. He threw the crystal just as Jareth appeared. "Why does everyone hate my gifts?" Jareth asked in fake sadness as he dodged the crystal. "I don't hate it, but she can't love a murder." Erik said ashamed. "Oh come on, just try?" Jareth asked sadly. "No…not with this heart. It is possessive and obsessive." Erik said clutching his heart. "But have you learned anything from……her?" Jareth asked trying to comfort Erik.
"I can't tell yet. I am in to much pain. Go Jareth, to your labyrinth of wonder. Go and protect others' dreams." Erik said. "Only for now, dear cousin." Jareth said. As soon as Jareth left, Erik wept. He then cried himself to sleep, dreaming of his mother.
"You MONSTER! You cannot have come from my womb!" She yelled. "Mommy…" a young Erik said. "NO! I am not your mother! THE DEVIL'S WIFE IS YOUR MOTHER!!!" She screamed. She beat him and left him to bleed and cry painful tears. She later returned. "Devil's Child, I have sold you to the gypsies. LEAVE MY SIGHT YOU DEMON!!!" She screamed. It was his most painful memory. If one saw him, they could see his tears and hear his painful screams.