A/N: I am extremely happy to continue this story... Of course, I've got 2 other stories that I really want to continue XD It's actually really hard to balance them out.
The song Brielle sang is by Sissel/Mychael Danna and is called She Walks in Beauty
The Song Alice starts to sing is This Is Who You Are by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Disclaimer: Non Malum no own the Phantom nor any recognizable characters
Alice quickly walked away from Madame Giry, seething.
"Trying to tell me what to do… I can take care of…" Alice stopped for a moment when her bag got caught on the stairs, and she tugged even harder, causing herself to fly backwards, "MYSELF!"
She looked around in embarrassment, and anger.
"I suppose the Phantom caused me to trip… Little imbeciles, blaming all of their misfortune on a mere man… Okay, not mere… but a man at least…" Alice continued, walking into the dorm and sighing.
"I suppose I get the worst bed?" She asked, and when no one answered, she pouted, and walked off towards the bed nearest the mirror, and in the corner.
She looked at herself in the mirror and sighed.
"Oh Alice, you're so beautiful!" She mimicked Christine's voice, sighing.
She hopped up and picked up her bag, pulling out her clothes. Opening her wardrobe, she placed the dresses she kept in the wardrobe. One was a vibrant green with long sleeves that were translucent. Another was a blood-red one with long sleeved just the same as the green one. It was long and fitting, with some puff so as to not be too fitting. The other one was pure black, with one long sleeve and one short sleeve, and a collar that came up on the back of her neck. Then, glancing furtively around, Alice grabbed a pile of men's clothes and hid them in the wardrobe, pushing them back in the back and placing them inside the dresses.
Smiling, she reached down in the bottom of the bag and picked up a picture. In it was a family, smiling. The man had short black hair, and blue eyes, while the woman had brown hair and green eyes. In between them was a small child, with black hair and green eyes, laughing joyously. Alice smiled in between the tears that threatened to fall, before pulling out a small hand mirror and a brush, and laying them on the table next to her bed.
"Ladies! Time to get ready for rehearsals!" Madame Giry yelled up, and Alice started to brush her hair in nervousness.
"Time to see the fop…" Alice murmured, heading downstairs, towards the stage.
All of the other girls were standing in a line, ready to sing, while Alice went and sat in the audience seats, trying to become invisible as Raoul and Christine walked in.
"I welcome you all to the Opera House, and I hope you all have a great stay here…" Raoul started to say, but Alice coughed.
He glared at her, and continued.
"And it is a special treat to have you all here. So, while I have your attention, I would like to introduce to you my niece, Alice Prince," Raoul said, and Alice stood, ignoring the whispers coming from Brielle.
"Hi…" Alice said, waving before sitting back down as Raoul and Christine sat in the seats beside her.
"Alice, aren't you going to sing?" Raoul asked, and Alice shook her head, staring straight ahead.
"Please Alice; I want to hear how you sing!" Christine begged, and Alice winced.
"No thank you!" She hissed, and Brielle smirked.
"I'm sure she's not scared of the stage… I mean, that would be just pitiful!" She stage-whispered and Alice began to stand up before Raoul tugged her downwards.
"Don't chase off any of the singers and dancers!" He hissed, and Alice snorted.
"I don't need to… If they aren't wanted here, they will be chased out by someone else entirely…" Alice said, smirking as Raoul and Christine paled.
"Brielle Duncan is up first!" Raoul yelled, and Brielle walked on the stage, smiling coyly.
"With pleasure! This is a song called She Walks with Beauty." Brielle stated, before starting to sing.
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY, LIKE THE NIGHT
OF CLOUDLESS CLIMES AND STARRY SKIES;
AND ALL THAT'S BEST OF DARK AND BRIGHT
MEET IN HER ASPECT AND HER EYES:
THUS MELLOW'D TO THAT TENDER LIGHT
WHICH HEAVEN TO GAUDY DAY DENIES.
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY, LIKE THE NIGHT
OF CLOUDLESS CLIMES AND STARRY SKIES.
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY, LIKE THE NIGHT
OF CLOUDLESS CLIMES AND STARRY SKIES.
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY, LIKE THE NIGHT
OF CLOUDLESS CLIMES AND STARRY SKIES...
"IS IT OVER YET?" Alice yelled, with her ears covered, causing some girls to snicker, and Raoul to snort.
"Very good Brielle," Raoul said, clapping, when suddenly there was a snap.
Brielle jumped backwards, just as a small sandbag landed right where she was standing a moment ago. It burst open, and sand blew onto Brielle's hair, causing her to scream, and Alice to burst out laughing. Raoul glared at Alice, and then put on a look of shock.
"It's okay everyone! It's just a small malfunction! I'm sure everything is alright!" Raoul spoke, and Alice started to laugh harder, causing him to glare at her.
"What's so funny?" He growled, and Alice smirked.
"You try everything to banish any thought of him surviving, don't you?" Alice chuckled, and Raoul put his face in front of hers.
"He is dead!" He growled, and Alice smirked.
"Oh, so you kill him? You saw him dead? You have proof?" Alice asked, and Raoul smirked.
"Go sing," He said, and Alice stomped off onto the stage, turning to look at everyone and freezing slightly.
"Do I have to?" She asked, and Raoul nodded, causing her to growl.
"Fine! Any song I choose, right?" Alice asked, and Raoul nodded as she smirked.
"Okay… This is a song entitled, This Is Who You Are,
SOMETIMES
SLOWLY
TIME BRINGS REVELATION
WAITING
SOFTLY
FOR SOMEONE TO BELIEVE
THAT THE GHOSTS WE'VE HIDDEN OR LEFT TO DIE
HAVE NOW ARISEN AND WILL ARRIVE
TO SAY WHAT HAS HAPPENED
SAY WHAT HAS HAPPENED
SAY WHAT HAS HAPPENED
TO ME
AND WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
THAT YOU'D BE THE ONE
THAT I WOULD HAVE FOUND HERE WAITING
LOST IN THIS NIGHT
UNTIL YOU ARRIVED
AND ALWAYS TOO BLIND TO SEE
AND WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
THAT AFTER THIS TIME
THAT I'D BE THE ONE YOU'RE SAVING
NOW UNDISGUISED
THE GHOSTS THAT SURVIVE
NOW SAY WHAT WAS MEANT TO BE
I NEVER WANTED TO GIVE MY LIFE AWAY
WHO EVER THOUGHT IT WOULD MATTER ANY WAY
WANDERING INSIDE THIS NIGHT
FINDING PIECES OF A LIFE
NEVER SURE I'D EVER KNOW WHAT IT MEANS
IT'S THE STRANGERS IN YOUR LIFE
THAT YOU'D NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D MEET
IT'S THE HAND THAT PICKED YOU UP
WHEN YOU'RE LAYING IN THE STREET
IT'S THE HAND THAT CUT YOU DOWN
IT'S THE DREAM THAT SOMEONE SHARED
WHEN YOU THOUGHT THAT ALL WAS LOST
IT'S THE FRIEND THAT WASN'T THERE
YOU CAN RUN FROM ALL THE MEMORY
BUT NEVER GET THAT FAR
FOR IN THE END THEY'LL FIND YOU
FOR THIS IS WHO YOU ARE
CHANGE ONE NOTE
CHANGE ONE LINE
NOTHING'S GOING TO BE THE SAME
CHANGE ONE LOSS
CHANGE ONE CUT
EVERYTHING IS RE-ARRANGED
EVERY ACT
CRUEL OR KIND
LOST INSIDE OUR MEMORY
IF YOU LOOK
THERE IN TIME
YOU'LL FIND IT IN
FIND IT IN
FIND IT IN
YOU'LL FIND IT IN ME"
Alice finished, and everyone was silent in shock. Raoul clapped softly, and Christine smiled as Alice blushed and practically ran off of the stage and out of the theatre to her dressing room. Slowly, Brielle closed her mouth and huffed, snorting.
"You know, she's a pretty good singer," Christine told Raoul, and he nodded softly.
"And I have a feeling it's going to spell trouble for us all," He replied, lost in his thoughts.
Okay, I edited this chapter finally, because as I said before... I completely hated this chapter beforehand. And thank you, SexyKnickers, for providing the fuel that allowed me to rewrite this. I totally agree that there was problems with this chapter beforehand, and I hope this one is better. You greatly helped me in progressing my planned out plot, and brought up some very important questions that I seriously needed to consider.
And to everyone else... Please review~ I'm not going to beg, but the more reviews I get, the faster the updates... It's just how I am... Thanks!
