Phantom of the Opera
Disclaimer : Doesn't belong to me, only Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Chapter 2
Phantom of the Opera
Caroline and Christine were still entranced with the man as they followed him down through the corridor. Candles lit the corridors with their luminescence and made way for the three of them to gain access.
"In sleep he sang to me…in dreams he came…" Christine sang as the man kept gazing back and them and then forward once more. "That voice which calls to me…and speaks my name…" They were then led down a flight of stairs, Caroline still mesmerized by the place that the man and Christine know so well. And she still needed one question answered. How does Christine know about this place and this man? Who is he?
"And do I dream again? For now I find…the Phantom of the Opera is there…inside my mind!" Christine sang as the man turned to gaze at the two sisters before turning forward again and he began to sing.
"Sing once again with me…our strange duet! My power over you…grows stronger yet!" That made Caroline snap back to reality as she looked away from where they once were back to him. Her mind was still befuddled, but it was blocked by her deep sense of imagination to look all around to make sure she saw every detail that was available to look at.
"And though you turn from me…to glance behind...the Phantom of the Opera is there…inside your mind!"
Where am I? What's going on? Christine? Christine, or strange man! Please tell me! Caroline thought as she continued to gape in surprise. Never before had she been in a home that was dark and dreary as this, with nice candles, a huge black horse-wait a minute! Where was Christine? And the man?
"Caroline!"
Suddenly, Caroline looked down to see Christine and the Phantom, she assumed, down by the boat, waiting for her to approach it so they could continue on.
"I'm coming!" Caroline answered. But as she continued to make her way down, another thought occurred to her. It was another of those envious thoughts trying to lurk their way in once again. She banished them as only a trick of the mind as she got on her boat with her sister and the Phantom.
"Those who have seen your face… draw back in fear…" Christine sang once more as the man rowed the boat with his oar. "I am the mask you wear…"
"It's me they hear…" answered the man in reply before they sang together.
"Your/My spirit and my/your voice …in once combined! The Phantom of the Opera is there…inside your mind!"
"He's there…the Phantom of the Opera!" Christine's voice echoed. "Sing…" the man whispered., as Caroline heard Christine vocalizing. Christine was indeed an amazing soprano, with lots of talent. The Phantom seemed to think so as well.
"Sing, my Angel of Music!"
Caroline saw a gate open up and rows of candles began to rise from the water, and all the contents resembling a home appeared before Caroline. The Phantom lived in a rather glorious home in Caroline's opinion.
"Sing for me!"
As Christine hit the highest note she could and ended, the Phantom got out of the boat and took his cape from around his shoulders and he let it fall neatly to the ground. "I have brought you…to the seat of sweet music's throne…to this kingdom where all must pay homage to music…music…" The two women could only stare at the man in awe as his voice began to fill their ears. What type of man is he? Caroline wondered in her mind as he continued.
"You have come here…for one purpose and one alone! Since the moment I first heard you sing, I have needed you with me, to serve me, to sing for my music…my music…" Little did Caroline know, she was about to go on a brand new experience she never imagined.
Review please! And in 'Music of the Night', should Caroline be in a private room since Erik is confessing his love for Christine?