The strangest thing ever

Chapter: 7

Exploration and fascination

Disclaimer: I don't own the Phantom of the opera, if I did I wouldn't be writing for fan fiction, and I might be rich.

Hello wonderful people of the fan fic world! I'm so sorry for taking so long to update, my life has been so busy, and I was writing this chapter a while ago, but it got deleted from my computer. Anyway, hope you like this chapter; I'm going to try to get back in the swing of things, and write more chapters to supply all of your reading needs. Just tell me what you want to see, and I'll try to make it happen. Well, enough of my rambling, on to chapter 7. ^_^ Smile!

Recap- "Gabby, for once, could you please act like you have a brain?"

Gabby's POV

"Ow, that hurt, kind of." I said sarcastically as I looked over my shoulder to see my little sis glaring at me like I had just done something unbelievable. "What, I'm not the one who just implied that her sister is stupid." I whispered slightly harsher than I expected.

"I didn't mean that you're stupid, just that you act like it some times." She said shrugging her shoulders and raising her eye brows.

"What?" I ask in false hurt with my hand to my chest and fake crying, over all being very dramatic. "You think I act stupid? I am appalled." I told her jokingly.

"Oh come on Gabby." Faith said, annoyed as she yanked me back down the dark hall.

"Ow, what did I say about pulling my arm out of its socket!" I said on the verge of yelling at her.

"Shh, be quite, do want everyone to know we're here?" She asked me.

"Well, I wouldn't be so loud if you would loosen your death grip on my arm!" I said angrily.

"Fine." She said as she let go of me "Let's just find a way out." She offered calmly, hands up in silent defeat. I nodded then looked around; pondering over how we would make our escape from this cold dark place Erik would like to call a "tunnel", even though it was. My eyes scanned the walls then came over something interesting. I walked over to the wall, and studied the torch holder; it looked slightly different from the rest, a difference which could only be noticed if you had my unbelievable skills. I called Faith over.

"What? Did you find something?" She asked hopefully.

"I don't know yet." I told her as I continued to look at the holder. After getting bored with that I reached up and pulled on it firmly. It moved under my grip and soon a part of the wall opened up. "Hey look, I found something!" I told Faith excitedly.

"No kidding." She said sarcastically.

"Hey show a little gratitude would you, I found a way out didn't I?" She was really starting to get on my nerves.

"Ok fine, yes you did, I just wish I had done it."

"Oh, so you're jealous." I said crossing my arms and looking very smug.

"No, I'm not jealous." She said not too convincingly.

"Ok fine, let's just get out of here." I said throwing my hands up and walking quietly out. As soon as we exited the door closed silently behind us. "Now we just have to figure out a way to get back in there."

"I'm sure we'll figure something out." Faith said plainly. "Now, we're of to explore the opera, the wonderful Paris opera." Faith sang quietly while nudging me with her elbow.

"Ok, don't do that, and let's go." I said pointing forward. Faith trekked on slowly while I bounced behind her clapping my hands excitedly.

"Gabby, be quiet, we don't want to get caught." Faith whispered.

"I can't help it, I'm just so excited. I said clapping my hands some more as I came to walk beside her.

"What are you five?" Faith asked teasingly.

"No, I'm sixteen, but thanks for asking." I said seriously. Faith smacked her hand to her forehead. "What, asking questions makes you smarter, so I guess that makes you pretty smart, because you ask a lot of questions." I continued to ramble on as Faith kept her hand in place. After a minute or two Faith slapped her hand over my mouth to silence my obviously obnoxious ramblings.

"Shh, I think I here something." She whispered. I listened carefully before I too began to things, not in the crazy sort of way.

"It sounds like two men." I managed to get out after prying Faith's hand from my face.

"No duh Gabby, because girls don't have deep voices." She said as if I were five.

"Exactly." I said flatly as I bit my lower lip, Faith just rolled her eyes. The voices and foot steps began to get louder and closer.

"Quick, hide." Faith said as she dove underneath a table with a table cloth over it. I made way for the other table not for from Faith's. I was almost there when I tripped over something, it might have just been my own feet, I do that a lot. I Screamed loudly then made a huge thud as I collided with the floor. Faith stuck her head out of her hiding place and bit her knuckle. She soon came over to assist me, but it was too late. As soon as she reached me, so did the source of the voices. They all came to meet with a thoroughly embarrassed, jumbled mess of Gabby. I looked up with a light red blushed across my face.

"How humiliating." I managed out then smiled broadly. Faith just shook her head in disappointment.

"Who are you?" One the men asked me as the other helped me up off the floor.

"Well, that depends, who are you may I ask?" I said sweetly.

"Uh, well I am Andre, and this is my partner Firmin. We are the owners of this Opera House." He told me.

"Really?" I asked as I raised my eyebrows. "Didn't you own the Opera House before it burnt down?" I asked him inquisitively.

"Uh, yes we did, and we still do. Now that that horrid Opera Ghost is gone, we now have a chance to run this Opera House how we want to run it." Firmin said.

"Oh, so you had it rebuilt?" Faith asked them.

"Uh, well our Patron had it rebuilt." Andre told us.

"You mean Raoul Dechangy?" I asked.

"Yes, our lead singer Christine Daae asked him to do it, they were engaged, and he said he would do anything for her." Firmin said. I guess there taking turns.

"Oh, what do you mean they were engaged, did they get married?" Faith asked. I guess were taking turns too.

"Uh, no. Mademoiselle Daae broke off the engagement shortly after, but no one knows why. He still finished the Opera House for her, and he is still our Patron." Andre said.

"Wow, interesting." I said while pondering this newly found information. " Uh, where is Mademoiselle Daae?" I asked.

"Why do you ask? And why are you here, I've never seen you before." Andre asked. Turns are over.

A/N: Ok, I know this as kinda short, but I'll work on my length next time. And it's not quite as funny as they usually are, which I really like about my stories, I like to make people laugh. Anyway, R&R, hope to here from you soon. Flames will be met with a fire extinguisher. ^_^ smile!