Okay so this chapter will take place when Meg and Phantom met. Cause I wanted that Meg also knows the Phantom not only Mme. Giry. Without further explanations, enjoy the story.

Chapter 3. Memories and schemes

-Erik-

When the door opened I was about to attack the person but gladly it was only Meg. "Don't worry, I didn't harm her." I said and looked at the blonde girl. Slowly Meg walked closer to me and looked at her now sleeping best friend.

"I know that you wouldn't harm her." Meg said smiling to me.

"What?"

"Why are you doing this to yourself? You know that she likes you and still you want to push her away. And I know that want me and mother to help you doing so but she won't listen to us. Besides you also love her."

"I love her so much that I'm beginning to become obsessed with it. You also know that when she finds out what I am she would in the end leave me." I started to walk towards the mirror until Mme. Giry came inside.

"Mother." Meg said happily.

"Take care of her and don't tell her that this was real." Before neither of them could say anything I left.

-Meg-

I looked at mother before Erik left and told us to take care and not telling her that she was "kidnapped" by the Phantom. Damn that Vicomte. "Meg why do you look so angry?" mother asked. "Oh it's nothing." I said. Not wanting to worry her. My eyes fixed then to the mirror Erik had left.

"Why does he want to keep himself away from her and us? I only want to help him. He deserves happiness just as much as everyone else in the world."

"He has always been like that. Only in the shadows can he find the comfort he needs. But I understand what you mean my dear. Even as a vampire he needs love just like everyone else." mother said and smiled to me. I know that I am young and naïve but I can't help but believe that Erik and Christine will have each other someday. I went to sit on the couch, thinking about the day when I met Erik. It was somehow scary but also exiting moment.

-1861-

I was wondering around the Opera House wanting to explore the whole building. Of course I had heard about the Phantom but I didn't let that scare me. Joseph Buguet was always telling horror stories about the Phantom. The other girls were almost crying but I just listened. I knew the stories weren't true because mother sometimes told me about the Phantom. I came to conclusion that mother knew the Phantom and I wanted to meet him too wanting to be his friend. It was already midnight and everyone was sleeping and I must admit it was pretty scary especially when the fire in the candles was blown away suddenly.

"A-anybody there?" I whispered.

Suddenly someone grabbed my shoulder and turned me around. My eyes were closed because I didn't want to see the horrible face of the Phantom. "What are you doing here?" the voice asked. It was very beautiful voice. Never in my life have I heard such beautiful voice. Slowly I opened my eyes and saw a man in his early thirties kneeling before me. His right side of the face was covered behind a white porcelain mask. He had black hair pulled back and his ocean green eyes looking at me with some sort of realization.

"I should have known. Now tell me what you are doing here Meg Giry?" he asked.

"I wanted to meet the Phantom." I said.

"And?"

"A-an-and I wanted to be his friend like mother is."

"Oh you want to be my friend? Well I don't think that is possible. I eat little girls like you for breakfast." he said his voice filled with amusement.

"No you don't." I said and giggled.

"And how do you know?" he asked and smiled gently. I looked at his eyes and saw the loneliness in there. I patted his head and he looked at me with wide eyes.

"Don't be so lonely. Mother and I are here for you." I said and he smiled to me gently no longer loneliness in those eyes.

The rest of the night went as we talked to each other and he told me that he was a vampire. I never had any romantic feelings towards the Phantom because he was more of a big brother to me.

-Flashback end-

I looked at Christine and smiled. Erik would be so glad if you Christine would be by his side and support him. After awhile of staring at my best friend I decided to go see where mother was. And when I finally found her she was explaining to the managers and to the Vicomte that Christine never left her chamber and of course the Phantom had sent them all a letter including Carlotta. Oh what kind of mess will this become?

-Normal-

Christine woke very early the next morning and she was little puzzled. "I could have sworn that…Or was it again another wonderful dream about him?" She said and rose from the bed and went to the mirror. To her disappointment there was no one behind the mirror. At this point it very much seemed like a dream, his voice just as great as her Angel. But in her dream the Phantom and her Angel was the same person. No, now things were going too unreal. Why would her Angel speak so cruelly about the Phantom if he was the fearsome Phantom? Unless he wanted her to think that they were two different people. Her thoughts were interrupted when Meg came in.

"I'm so glad that you are awake." Meg said her voice full of worry and something else…was it something she had heard.

"What is it?" Christine asked.

"Well the Phantom wanted you to play the lead to his new opera Il Muto but the managers want Carlotta. They are such idiots and they don't even believe that he exist. And besides I would love to see you as the Duchess and Carlotta as the pageboy not the other way around." Meg said and Christine smiled to her friend.

"Does the Phantom know about their plan?" Christine asked.

"I don't know." Meg confessed.

"I will play the pageboy." Christine said and Meg couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"Are you serious? Please Christine think about it. You would be even more popular if you would play the lead." Meg said.

"I am and this way the managers will meet him and know that he is as real they are."

"Okay." Meg said.

The two girls started to plan their scheme and they knew that that day was going to be very interesting to everyone. But Meg hoped that their scheme would go perfectly. All thought it wasn't exactly a scheme just a reminder to the managers that the Phantom was indeed real and they should so as he says.

Okay I know that this chapter was short but the next chapter will be longer. And remember to review because of them I can carry on with this story. :)