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I stood quietly next to Erik as he played me a new aria he wrote. He played the music with such emotion he started swaying to the beat of the music.I just stood there. With a blank expression, staring off into space.I have not stopped thinking about that horrifying dream i had last night. There is no way the Erik i know would do is sweet and caring...well...sometimes...well then again,he is only like that around me and Christine. He may be cold and cruel...its cheesy but,deep down i know there is a man who is kind, and loving and is yearning to get out and show himself to the world. It was just a nightmare nothing more nothing less.
"Emma!" I jumped and saw Erik with a frustrated look on his face. "I m sorry! W-what were you saying?" I said and started messing with my nails. "I was saying that I think you are ready to perform in the next opera. You have been excelling in your singing. I even believe that you even surpassed the amazing Christine Daae's vocal range." I could not believe what I was hearing. Erik wants ME to perform as the lead soprano in the next opera!?
"Y-you think so? I do not think ill ever surpass Christine..." He looked at me as if I had insulted him. "don't EVER say that my angel! Your voice is so beautiful it would make angels cry!" he rested his hands on my shoulders gently. "Christine's voice, he gripped shoulders tighter, "Is NOTHING compared to yours!" We stayed in this position for a while. He slowly let go of me, and returned to writing music on the white parchment in front of him.
"I shall see to it that you get the role of countess in ll Muto." he said in a calm voice. his piercing blue eyes never leaving the parchment. "erik I-" he cut me off and said "No..I do not wish for you to call that name anymore, from now on you will call me angel of music or phantom. Is that clear?" He me deep in the eyes felt like they were staring right into my soul. "Yes E- Angel, anything for you." I said in a dazed voice. He smirked and gave me a wave of his hand signaling for e to leave him. I turned and walked towards the door to Angel's room. But stopped and said " I would be honored to play the part of countess...My sweet angel of music." I then resumed walking to the swan shaped bed, and got under the warm satin sheets. I quickly fell into a dreamless sleep. Also to be greeted by my Angel of music singing songs in my head.
"Emma...Emma." I woke up to meet Erik's beautiful blue eyes. "Good morning angel." I sat up and threw the covers off me. " its time to practice your part Emma." He said. He pulled me out of the bed and led me to the piano. "Now lets go over the first song of the opera. Poor Fool." And so we practiced for hours. Once angel finished playing the song for the millionth time. "Now lets move to the acting!" He said with a gleam in his eye. Angel was every strict when it came to the acting, I messed up a couple of lines and he had a fit about it! "Angel why are you being like this!? I only messed up a few times!" I shouted in frustration to the musical genius. He sighed and stood up and just stared at the sketches and drawings of christine that made my heart feel like it was being crushed in erik's very own hands. Whenever he looked at those infernal drawings of 'her' he had a look of want in his eyes...I wanted him to look at ME like that. Not christine! But what the angel said next made me feel like there was hope that he does feel for me! "You don't understand Emma you must be great...NO NO you must be better than great you must be stupendous!" Gosh hes really emotional. I stood in place and replied, my voice cracking "Then we should get back to work then." I plastered a bright smile on my face and walked back to the organ. I heard his footsteps follow me to the organ. And so we began rehearsing again with me putting my entire being into the singing and acting. And it was only for him.
after hours and hours of exhausting rehearsal erik finally said I could stop for the night. I wondered around the lair to find usefull to do but nada. Nothing to do. I wonder what hides behind that mask he is wearing? Every day I see him my curiosity grows stronger. I turned towards erik and walked over to him while he was busy playing the organ. once I was behind him I hesitantly rested my hand on his left cheek. "Who is this shape in the shadows? Who's is that face in the mask?" A sang to myself. I stroked his hair softly, he leaned into my hand. Should I do this? Yes I should its now or never! This is my chance to find out what hides behind the mask! I didn't waste any time and tore off his mask. Instantly I was flung to the floor. My cheek was numb and throbbing. " DAMN YOU! YOU LITTLE PRYING PANDORA! YOU LITTLE DEMON! IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED TO SEE!?" He exposed the right side of his face. It was not normal at all his face looked like melted wax, with his eye yellow and sunken in. I crawled back as much as I could, my back met the rock wall of the cave. "NOW YOU CAN NOT EVER BE FREE!...CURSE YOU..." he seemed to calm down abit. He sat on the cold stone floor a foot away from me. Hus hand covering his Face. I noticed that I still had eriks mask. Tears ran down my face and my right cheek bone began to sting. I gently touched it to reveal blood on my fingers. Of course. ...he was wearing a ring on his right hand. I said nothing as he turned to me still covering his disfigured face. "Stranger than you dreamt it, can you even dare to look or bare to think of me...this lonesome gargoyle who burns in hell, but secretly...yearns for heaven..secretly. ..secretly..but Emma!" He crawled closer to me, I stayed frozen with fear. " Fear can turn to love, you learn to see to find the man behind the monster...this REPULSIVE carcass...who seems a beast but secretly dreams of beauty! Oh Emma." I should never have done this! Damn me and my curiosity! "I am so sorry my angel. I shouldn't have invaded your space. I hope you can forgive me? " I handed him his mask slowly. He took the mask from me. I was at the brink of tears ashamed of what i've done. "Ahem. Come we must return those two fools who run my theatre will be missing you." He said completely ignoring what I had said. The tears finally spilled over as he lifted me to my feet and dragged me to the boat.
the trip was silent until we arrived at my mirror. "I promise you that you will learn to love me." He said in a menacing voice. My heart skipped two beats when he said this. And then he left closing the mirror behind him. "But I already love you...with all of my heart." I sat down on my vanity chair staring at my ghastly reflection.
Hey! I'm soooo happy! i'm moving! :D I hope that this chapter was ok. do you think that Emma is a bit of a mary-sue? if you do please review and tell me. Thank you so much for reading my crappy Fanfiction! (^.^) Love ya guys!