If Even A Chance

by CrossBreed777

This piece is currently being edited so it can be better. When a 13 year-old Grace finds a watch that can allow her to time-travel, she knows exactly where she wants to go. The very same Opera house that is haunted by the opera ghost. But not all goes well with their encounters and demands that she leaves. 6 years later she returns to find her old friend, but will she be welcomed?

1. Chapter 1

If Even A Chance

Chapter 1: Music from an I-pod

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"Talking"

/Thinking/

Texting

1870

The streets of Paris were alive as ever as the markets and stores were open and the New Year was nearly upon them. A few women clothed in colorful dresses and gowns were walking as fast as they could to the closest jewelry store when a dark colored blur ran past them. At first it looked as if were a young man, but they turned there noses up in disgust when they saw it was a young girl.

She was tall and wore a singlet shirt covered by a black hooded jacket and a pair of jeans, a bag waved in the wind behind her as she ran towards the Opera Garnier.

/Com'on feet, move faster/ Just on that thought the Opera House came into view, once she reached the foot of the building she stopped to admire the beautiful architecture and shivered at the thought that Erik had stood here or at least beneath the massive masterpiece.

Instead of going through the front doors she went around the side and found an opening that she could try to squeeze through, she could but with great difficulty and stepping onto the ground beneath her. Excitement crept up her spine as she went deeper into the cellars. She knew she would get lost but it would be worth the try and she had enough food to last her a week at the most.

She stopped when she heard water dripping from the passage ahead; she couldn't believe it and started running again. The large cavern was just as she had imagined it and the island in the middle of the lake, was better then the rock platform jutting out from the edge like in the 2004 movie.

There was no boat or galonda to be seen which frustrated the girl. She searched along the dark wall for any way to get across; with an annoyed sigh she put one foot into the water and tried to ignore the ice cold water which she failed at miserably. Once she got over how cold the water was she walked across the bottom of the lake which only came up to her waist, every now and then stumbling over a rock or a plank of wood.

When she made it to the island she sat down on the damp grass and proceeded with taking off her shoes and socks and trying to squeeze the water out of her pants. She had just made it through one pant leg when suddenly a thick piece of rope made its way around her neck.

Just before the rope had a chance to tighten she stuck her arm through the loop and tried to fight off her attacker by kicking out randomly and luckily hitting her assailant in the chest.

"Foutre vous!" He cursed as he went to lunge at the girl who he thought was a boy but stopped when he realized it was, in fact, a girl. "Qui es vous?" he demanded as the girl took off the noose as fast as she could and held in her hands.

"Umm… I don't speak French… Parle vous Anglias" she asked gaining a glare from the masked man before her. He stayed still and silent, watching her every movement. "Oh come on say something" she whined not liking things to be quiet for to long.

"Who are you?" he asked softly, this in English.

"Oh! My name is Grace" she said letting out a relieved sigh.

"Why are you here?" he asked a bit too coldly

"Well you could say I was exploring" he glared at her "Okay! I was looking for you" Grace said a little panicked, she then realized what she had said. "You know what never mind… I'm ready to die now" she re-placed the noose around her neck and waited for him to walk over to her to do so.

"Don't be absurd! I'm not going to kill you. Take that thing off" he said annoyed. Grace took the noose off and dropped it to the floor. "Now, why exactly were you looking for me?"

"Well it sounds kind of stupid, but I want to be you're friend" Grace said looking sheepish.

"And tell me, why do you want to be my 'friend'?" he asked eyeing the girl curiously, normally a woman would've fainted at the sight of him, but this girl had the bravery, or stupidity, to stand before him and to top it all off she wanted to be his friend.

"Where I come from you're famous. A lot of people admire you" Grace said, she had to choose her words carefully.

"I'm famous, am I? Alright, what is my name?" he asked slightly amused by this child's dreamy look.

"I could be very right or very wrong about you're name since the person I heard it from wasn't sure… You're name is Erik" Grace said watching him, trying to see if she got it right. Since Erik wore a mask she couldn't see the surprise and confusion of his face.

"You are correct" Erik said as he stood up and walked towards Grace. He picked up the discarded Punjab Lasso and pulled on it sharply creating a snapping sound. The smile on Grace's face dropped and her face paled.

"I'm gonna die aren't I?"

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Well I hoped you all enjoyed this first chapter, if you did leave reviews!!

BTW what Erik said in French was "damn you" and "who are you"