"Learning to Love"
A Phantom of the Opera Story
By: GerrysISUChick04 (also known as Katie)
Summary: After losing the only true love of his life, Erik wants nothing to do with the world anymore. But when he gets taken to the year 2005, can he forget the past and move on when he meets someone new?
Disclaimer: cell phone rings Hello? listens Yeah, that's me, why? listens more…yeah what about him? listens more Hmmm, I know of this Erik guy sure, he's my personal slave and sings to me whenever I want to…listens more Okay okay, I'm just kidding, keep your pants on sheesh…huh? listens more WHAT! turns to the readers Okay who told the lawyers I owned Erik? Nice try, I really wish I did, but I actually just own Gerry Butler! HA! Nah don't own him either.
Author's Note: I know there are a lot of other stories out there like this, but I'm going to make it as different as possible. The main female character is me and some of the places I mention are true places in the main setting.
Please read and review!
Katie
Paris, France 1870
Erik watched the love of his life leave his lair with her fiancé rowing the gondola. She chose that fop, over him. But why did it hurt so much? Probably because he loved Christine with everything in him.
Damn it! He thought to himself as he moved around his lair and tried not to fight back tears. They were victorious as they came rolling down his face and fell on the ground.
You alone can make my song take flight…
He picked the closest object to him and then moved over the row of mirrors that were covered by curtains as he finished singing.
It's over now, the music of the night…
He smashed the mirror and then moved around to two others before dropping the object and stepping through the glass. He heard people moving closer to the lair and he pulled the curtain and closed it, hiding himself as the lair disappeared from his sight.
As he turned around, his head collided with the wall and he fell down on the hard ground holding his head.
"What the hell?" he muttered as he placed his hand over the side of his head and then moved it away when it felt like liquid and his hand was red.
He groaned and cursed as he grabbed his cape and mask as he made his way out of his lair and on the streets of Paris outside the Opera House. He knew he was being chased so he ran as fast as he could, but kept getting dizzy.
He leaned up a building for support as he sunk to the ground and covered himself with the cape. His eyes kept closing, but he wanted to see everything before he died.
Yes, he wanted to die. He just wanted to die, why should he live if there was nothing to live for right? Right, his mind was having a debate with his heart and he growled.
He was going to freeze to death, that is what he decided.
He glanced up for a second and saw a face that he did not recognize. Her smile was big and her eyes lit up even though there was something covering them. He closed his eyes slowly as the world went black. That was it, he thought. He was never going to see life again.
I'm working on the next chapter now. I don't know how much I'll be updating in the next couple weeks since Finals are next week and then SUMMER! Yeah working 40 hours a week and not seeing my boyfriend or friends...great fun.
Anyways please review or I'll have Gerry tackle you! Oh wait you probably will like that, never mind.
Katie aka GerrysISUChick04