A/N: Hey! This is my first Phantom of the Opera fan fiction, so don't hate it. I don't own Phantom of the Opera or the songs. Just Aaron, Alex, Heather, James, Hank, Clara, Chase, and Kyle. If I did, then Eric and Christine would have ended up together and Raoul would be alone. Also anything like this is the Phantom singing (the new one u get to meet in this chapter), and anything like this is the phantom and Alex singing. Enjoy!
Chapter 2: The Phantom of the Opera
Alex sighed as she changed out of her costume from performance into a simple dress.
Why is it that Chase is being so stubborn? He made it clear when we were children that he didn't like me. Alex thought as the lights went out suddenly. Alex took in a sharp breathe, knowing that something was up.
"Why must that boy be so stubborn?" A voice asked, startling Alex.
"I don't know master. May I please see your face?" Alex inquired, even though she knew that it would be denied like each time before.
"Look at your face in the mirror. I am there inside!" the voice called out as Alex spun around to face the mirror. Walking towards it, Alex saw a white mask covering up the right side of a boy's face. He looked to be about Alex's age.
"Alex, who is in there with you?" Chase's voice called out from the other side of the main door to the room.
"Come with me, my angel of music. That is, if you want to get away from that insolent fool," the masked-boy said as he held out his hand to Alex. Grasping the hand, Alex followed the boy through the mirror and down a passage way. Suddenly, Alex remembered a song that her mother used to sing to her, about the Phantom of the Opera Popular-who she regretted leaving. Alex started to sing the song, remembering how her mother described the time that she sang it.
"In sleep he sang to me
In dreams he came
That voice which calls to me and speaks my name
And do I dream again for now I find
The Phantom of the Opera is there
Inside my mind." Alex sang as she was led down a staircase.
"Sing once again with me
Our strange duet
My power over you grows stronger yet." The boy sang back, noticing that Alex turned to glance behind her. "And though you turn from me to glance behind
The Phantom of the Opera is there
Inside your mind."
Alex got into a boat at the edge of the lake that masked teen stopped at.
"Those who have seen your face
Draw back in fear
I am the mask you wear."
"It's me, they hear."
Both teenagers started singing together.
"Your spirit and my voice in one combined"
"My spirit and your voice in one combined"
"The Phantom of the Opera is there"
"Inside my mind"
"Inside your mind."
"He's there, the Phantom of the Opera!" Alex sang out. Soon Alex was stretching the 'A' and doing scales.
"Sing, my angel of music. Sing for me!" the boy sang out as well as the boat stopped at a small set of stairs that led up to a piano.
"You're the Phantom of the Opera!" Alex gasped as she suddenly realized what she had been singing with the masked teenager.
"Indeed I am," the boy replied as he held a hand out to help the girl out of the boat. Alex took his hand and stepped out of the boat.
"You're the one who dropped the background on to Clara," Alex stated, noticing that the Phantom didn't say anything. "Master?"
The Phantom was startled as to being called that by the teenage girl-who was just a few months younger than he- and answered her. "I did not. That was most likely my father's doing."
"Aaron…" an old man suddenly appeared next to the piano that was five feet from the two teens.
Aaron is his name? That is a nice name…Alex thought as the masked boy turned to look at the new comer.
"Father… You did it again. You promised that you would stop," Aaron said as he walked up to him and helped him sit down on the bench.
"I can't stand that child's singing. Sounds just like the diva from when I ran the opera house…" the elderly man said as Alex giggled a little. "Who are you? And what do you find so funny?"
"I'm sorry," Alex replied before continuing. "I'm Alex Daae, and I just found it funny that you think that Clara sounds like her mother, La Collata."
"Oh, is that so…you said that you were Alex Daae, are you at all related to Christine Daae?" the old man looked at Alex as she nodded.
"Yes, she is my mother. My father is Raoul de Changy. But, I have my mother's maiden name since she regrets marrying my father."
"Ah, I feel sorry for you, child. Having that insolent fool for a father is terrible. Do you have any siblings?"
"Yes, I have two brothers. One, two years older than me, and a twin."
"Ah, are they both Daae as well?"
"No, just my twin and I. Kyle actually has de Changy as his last name. Mom said that she regrets leaving the man who taught her how to sing…" Alex trailed off as she started to realize that she was remembering her mother more than normal.
"Alex?" Aaron asked, having been silent as his father talked with her.
"I'm okay. I'm just remembering my mom more than normal today…" Alex trailed off again as the elderly man got up and walked over to her.
"I taught your mother. I am glad to see that she was happy, and still remembered me. I'm sorry for your loss of her as well." The elderly man said as he walked away from Alex and Aaron.
"Thank you, Erik." Alex watched as he stopped, nodded his head, and continued on.
"I should take you back, before those fools that run my opera house decide to come looking for you." Aaron led Alex back to the boat and took her back to her room.
"Please, may I call you Aaron?" Alex inquired suddenly as she went back through the mirror to her room.
"Only when we are alone. Otherwise, I am known as the Phantom. Megan Giry knows my name, as well as how to get down to my lair. Go to her if you need to. I will be seeing you later, Alex." Aaron placed a small, yet caring, kiss on Alex's hand before the mirror closed and the two teens were left with their emotions.
A/N: So what did you guys think? And also you have my humblest apology for taking so long to update, my dear readers. Anywho, what do you think will happen? Will Aaron and Alex have a flame consume them, or will it dye out and will Alex end up with that insolent fool Chase? Read and Review please.
