Hmm, okay…
So this is my first attempt at writing anything that's not Skulduggery Pleasant stuff, but I love this movie/musical/whatever else so much, and an idea struck me. So… yeah.
Also, THIS IS NOT AN ERIK/OC STORY. And the little girl is NOT Christine either, because for some reason that's what my mum thought :S
And finally, I am writing this because my favourite Erik is ProtectiveAndCaringErik… well, that and ShirtlessErik ;)
Enjoy.
Erik's hawk-like vision swept over the stage. The ballet rats were rehearsing for the latest opera the Opera Populaire was to perform, and the complex dance routines called for extreme precision. Precision, Erik decided, that these girls did not have in abundance. Yes, they were beautiful dancers, but they did not put everything they had into their performances. He let out a small sigh and turned away, but not before a different dancer caught his eye.
She was new. So new, in fact, that she hadn't rehearsed this opera before. But what really melted Erik's heart was her age. She couldn't have been more than eight years old, and she was small even for that. Her dancing was not perfect, but she showed a promising talent, and she was trying.
He glanced at Madame Giry, and her expression confirmed his thoughts. She too was looking at the girl with a mixture of hope and joy, as if thinking of something more than just the dance.
Erik turned his attention back to the stage as the routine finished. The older girls pirouetted around in a circle as the smallest dancer fell to one knee and mimed falling asleep, with her hands clasped in a prayer position on her cheek. As the last few notes died away, Erik was already travelling around in the shadows with his practised ease.
He reached where Antoinette Giry stood, watching the dancers scurry offstage, and gently placed his hand on her shoulder.
'Who…?' he began.
'Her name is Maria, Erik.' Antoinette rasped, without turning. Her age was quickly catching up with her, and she was nearing the brink of ill health. 'She was brought here by her parents a week ago. They seemed in an awful hurry to get rid of her.'
'Thank you,' he whispered, and then vanished back into the shadows.
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Maria's smile stretched ear-to-ear on her rosy face as she beamed at Antoinette.
'I did it, Madame!' she cried, and Antoinette smiled back at her in a motherly way.
'Indeed you did, child. Now, why don't you go with the big girls and see if they will plait your hair, my dear.'
Maria nodded vigorously and scurried off after the ballet girls to the dormitories.
Review please? It would make me really happy :) And maybe I will update quicker…