Here's the next chapter! This is pretty long, so I hope you all enjoy!
"Hey guys!" Kim exclaimed, upon seeing her friends approach the baggage claim at the airport.
"Hi!" Hayley dropped her carry-on bag and gave Kim a big hug. She turned to Aisha, who joined Kim at the airport, and gave her a hug. "Hi Aisha!"
"Hey girl." Aisha returned Hayley's hug and hugged Billy after letting go of Hayley.
"How was the flight?" Kim asked, letting go of Zack.
"It was okay," answered Zack, shrugging his shoulders. "You know, like any other flight. Nothing out of the ordinary."
Kim laughed, playfully hitting Zack's torso. Billy and Zack walked toward the baggage claim and pulled off their luggage while Hayley stood chatting with Kim and Aisha.
"I'm excited for the show!" said Hayley. "I've never been."
Kim and Aisha laughed. "Tommy's pretty excited, too," said Kim.
"I think the harder part was keeping it a secret from Rocky," added Aisha.
"Yeah, everyone just wants to talk about it. But we all have to keep it quiet."
"But sometimes it seems like Rocky's so clueless, that it probably doesn't matter."
Hayley and Kim laughed at Aisha's remark.
"You guys just about ready?" asked Hayley taking her own piece of luggage from Billy.
"Yeah," he answered.
The three of them followed Aisha and Kim out of the hospital and into the parking lot.
"I never agreed to a fancy dinner anyway," Rocky protested, looking over Aisha in the mirror and tying his tie. Aisha looked up at him through the mirror and rolled her eyes.
She turned to him and helped him with his tie. "We just want to do something nice for you." She leaned up and gave him a kiss. "Come on, just go along with it. Billy, Zack, and Hayley flew out for this special dinner."
Rocky rolled his eyes. "Hey, if it was up to me, I'd say Chili's."
"We know. That's why I planned it for you." She pulled Rocky's hand towards the door. "Come on."
Rocky smiled a bit, following Aisha out the door. Before getting into the car, he pulled her close. "Did I tell you that you looked beautiful tonight?"
Aisha smiled. "No, you just kind of complained about going."
Rocky looked a bit embarrassed. "I'm sorry." He gave her a kiss. "You look beautiful, by the way."
Aisha rolled her eyes and grinned. "Come on, Rock."
Trini walked around the table at the restaurant in her black dress, fixing red roses at different spots around the table.
Zack laughed, sitting down between Jason and Hayley. "Isn't it a little weird that Rocky gets red roses?"
Trini smiled and laughed. "You'll understand once you've watched the show."
"Yeah, after dinner and dessert, we could just walk down the street. It's at the theatre right there."
"Is he here yet?" asked Jason. "I'm starving." He looked through a menu that Trini swatted away.
"Hey, Kim, Amy, and I already ordered the food. We asked them to bring it out when Rocky and Aisha get here." She looked at her watch. "They should be here in a couple of minutes. Aisha texted me when she and Rocky were pulling into the parking lot."
Kim tied a group of balloons to the empty chair in the middle. "There," she said, looking over the table. "Everything looks perfect. Including you guys!"
"What'd you get Rocky?" Tommy asked Kim as she settled into the seat next to him. She took a sip of her water and shrugged. "The tickets."
"Oh yeah," he replied. "I forgot." He turned to Jason. "What'd you get Rocky?"
Jason shrugged. "Nothing. My presence at his birthday dinner. What about you?"
"I guess the same." Tommy laughed.
Trini rolled her eyes. "You guys are hopeless." She pulled out an enormous card from behind her car and handed it to Amy. "Here, why don't we all sign this."
Amy wrote something and passed it to Adam, who passed it around the table to Kim, Tommy, Jason, Billy, Hayley, and Zack. Trini wrote what she wanted and set it up, standing in front of the empty chair with the balloons.
"I was thinking of getting him a Pachinco machine," said Adam. "He'd love that, wouldn't he?"
Kim, Tommy and Billy laughed.
"I'm sure it's more bad memories," replied Billy.
"What'd you end up getting him?" asked Tommy.
"My presence here," Adam answered. He shrugged his shoulders. "Rocky's hard to shop for. He'll accept anything, so you don't know what he'll really like."
"Not to mention we all kind of stopped giving actual birthday gifts," said Trini. "All we've really done is just hang out and do whatever."
"Yeah, well--" started Kim. She looked up, seeing Aisha's familiar hair. "They're here, get ready, guys!"
Aisha and Rocky turned the corner and headed toward the room their friends were gathered in.
"Surprise!" yelled the group, when Rocky walked into the room.
Rocky furrowed his brows and laughed. "Uh, did you guys forget how to surprise people? You're not supposed to tell them in advance. I knew about this."
Everyone around the room laughed alongside him. "Well, I guess we forgot then," said Trini, standing up to give him a hug. Everyone lined up behind her, greeting Rocky and giving him a hug of their own.
They all sat down and Rocky opened his card. He grinned while he was reading it. "Thanks guys." Aisha took the card and set it down behind them. "I'm starving."
Right on cue, the servers entered the room, bringing plates of food for each of them and refilling their glasses. They ate their dinner in semi-silence, focusing mostly on eating while making side conversations.
"Whew," said Tommy, wiping his mouth. "That was good."
"Thanks for coming out tonight, guys," said Rocky after burping into his napkin.
Aisha wrinkled her nose.
"What?" Rocky said, seeing the look on her face. "We're all friends here." Everyone laughed.
"Well, I guess it's time for dessert then, right?" said Kim, excitedly. She grinned at Aisha, ready to jump out of her seat.
"Hang on a sec, Kim," said Jason. "Let us digest our food first. Sorry we don't all eat like Rocky over there."
Rocky threw up his hands. "It's my birthday and I'm ready for some dessert!"
Kim winked at him. "That's exactly what I thought." She stood up from her seat and went to talk to one of the servers. "They're bringing the cake in." She clapped her hands excitedly while some of the servers came in to clear away the dishes from the table. Another server came in, handing out a set of plates and forks to everyone while another brought in a couple of bottles of champagne and proceeded to pour a glass for everyone. The servers left the room and another group of servers brought the cake in.
Everyone stood up as Rocky stayed seated, grinning, listening to everyone sing happy birthday to him. He moved his hands up in mock conductor fashion and his mouth dropped open at the sight of the cake in front of him.
"What the?" he sputtered. "How in the heck did you find a cake of the Phantom?"
"Wow," said Hayley. "That looks like a great cake."
"I know a person who does specialty cakes," Adam said. "And he was willing to do this one, so...you guys like it?"
"It's perfect!" exclaimed Kim, clapping her hands excitedly.
"You've already seen it, Kim."
"I know, but still...it's perfect!"
Rocky continued to stare at his cake while Aisha snapped pictures of the cake, of Rocky staring at the cake and of everybody laughing and talking amongst themselves.
"How about we all gather in for a group picture behind Rocky and the cake?" she said. "And then you could cut it."
"No way," said Rocky. "I don't think I'll be cutting this cake."
"What?" exclaimed Jason as he and the others moved to stand behind Rocky. Aisha took her seat next to Rocky and handed the camera to one of the servers. "Are you serious?"
"It's the best cake ever!" exclaimed Rocky. He cheesed and everyone grinned at the camera. He surveyed the cake and grinned some more. "It's the best cake ever!" he repeated.
The cake was served on a white platter, with a ring of what looked like pearls around the bottom tier. It was a small two-tiered cake covered in chocolate fondant, with a string of red roses placed from the top to the bottom. A white Phantom mask was placed on the bottom tier while long candles spelling out 'Rocky' was on the top tier. A small envelope was in front of the candles.
"What's this?" Rocky asked aloud, reaching for the envelope. Nobody said anything, but looked at each other over the top of Rocky's head.
"Why don't you open it?" suggested Aisha.
Rocky slowly opened the envelope and Tommy could feel Kim holding in her pent-up energy, ready to burst whenever he finally realizes what's in the envelope.
He pulled out a single ticket and his mouth dropped open. "Are you serious?" he said, still staring at the ticket.
"Yes!!" Kim clapped her hands excitedly again.
"Tonight?"
"Yeah," answered Aisha, grinning. "Down the street. Why do you think I made you take the long way so we wouldn't pass by the theatre. You would've seen the signs for the Phantom and been all up in arms about why we weren't doing that instead." She laughed and gave him a kiss.
"Aww, thanks guys!" Rocky threw his arm around Aisha and gave her a tight hug, still holding on to the cake. He looked around, grinning at his friends. "And I thought you guys were all dressed up for me." He stood up, giving everyone a hug. "This is the best gift ever! We haven't been to the theatre in so long."
"Well, we have," Adam said, referring to himself and Kim. Rocky looked at him and rolled his eyes.
"So," started Jason. "Were you serious about not eating that cake?"
Everyone laughed again.
"No," Rocky answered. "Me, give up cake? You must be outside your mind!" He picked up a knife and surveyed the cake. "But it's so freakin cool! I mean, who else has a Phantom cake?"
"I'm sure lots of people, Rock," replied Adam. "That's why he was able to do it."
Rocky glared at Adam. "Just for that, you don't get a piece."
"Hey, I was the one who got you the cake!"
"Well, I guess then." He was about the plunge the cake knife into the top tier when Aisha stopped him.
She took the knife from him and pulled the mask off of the cake. "This is edible, right?" she asked Adam, who nodded. "This is your part, then, Rocky. So is the top layer of the cake." She and Amy carefully pulled the top layer off and put it on Rocky's plate in front of him. She pulled off the unused candles and laid it in front of Rocky.
"What kind of cake is this?" he asked before making a dent in it.
"Red velvet," answered Adam.
"Oh, of course! It's gotta be a Kim and Adam cake, then."
"Hey, it went along with the whole theme!"
Everyone laughed as Aisha continued to cut the bottom layer of the cake. She put the different slices on plates and Amy passed it out. "These are edible, too, right?" Aisha asked, pointing to the roses.
"Yeah," Adam answered again.
Aisha nodded, dividing the roses between everyone. Again, everyone was in silence, eating their slices of cake.
"So, what time is the show?" Rocky asked, pulling out his ticket from his pocket.
"In about thirty minutes," answered Trini.
Adam leaned over in his seat to whisper in Kim's ear.
"I got dinner if you get the tip."
"Okay," she agreed. She looked around for her purse and pulled out multiple bills, slyly handing it to Adam.
Adam stood up and headed out of the room to pay.
"You guys ready to go soon?" Trini asked.
Immediately, everyone looked at Rocky. He was just finishing up the last of his cake. "Yup," he answered. Everyone stood up and started putting on their coats and jackets. Aisha picked up the card and they all filed out of the restaurant, meeting up with Adam in the lobby.
"I'm gonna go and stick this in the car real quick," said Aisha. "You guys go on ahead."
"I'll come with you," said Kim.
"Me too," said Adam.
"You sure?" asked Tommy. "We could all wait."
"Yeah," everyone else agreed.
"Well, all right then," Aisha said, laughing.
All of them followed Aisha to the car and then proceeded to walk down the street to the theatre.
"Who's sitting where?" Tommy asked, looking at his ticket.
"Where are our seats?" asked Billy, also looking at his ticket.
An usher looked at the tickets everyone held out in front of them. "Go straight down. Middle orchestra seats. Rows A and B, Seats 20-26. Right in the middle.
"Okay, we are...down here," Jason said, leading everyone down the aisle.
"Wow," exclaimed Hayley. "Great seats. Thanks Kim."
"No problem," she said, grinning. "You might have a bit of a neck ache at the end, though. From looking up. Next time we watch The Phantom, we'll sit up there." She pointed to the loge next to the balcony. "I just thought you guys might want to be up close for your first time. And we all know Rocky doesn't mind where he sits as long as he could see the stage and is in the atmosphere of it."
"Okay, so who's sitting where?" Tommy asked again. Everyone looked at their tickets.
"We should have 5 in row B and 6 in row A, replied Kim.
"Let's just get in," Zack said. "It doesn't matter where we all sit, does it?"
"Yes," said Kim, Adam, Jason, Trini, and Aisha.
"Hey," said Rocky. "You guys don't want to sit next to me? Aisha?"
"Sorry, honey," replied Aisha. "My ticket says B22, between..." She looked at Kim's ticket. "Between Kim and Trini." Trini nodded.
"I'll sit next to you, Rocky," said Billy. "I don't mind."
"Thank you, Billy." He looked at his wife and his friends. "See, he doesn't mind. He's the smart one."
"Get in," Kim said, hurriedly. "Come on, Tommy." She looked at Zack, Billy, and Hayley. "You guys could sit in the front row since it's your first time here."
"It's my first time here," said Tommy.
"Oh yeah," replied Kim. "Well, you could sit up there if you want, sweetie."
"Yeah," said Adam, looking at his ticket. "I'm supposed to be in A25, anyway. We'll switch if you want."
"Don't you want to sit next to Amy?" Tommy asked, standing up to move seats.
"No, it's okay," Amy said. "I like sitting near Rocky. He does make it more enjoyable. And it is his birthday."
Everyone finally settled into their seats. Zack, Hayley, Billy, Rocky, Amy, and Tommy in the front row and Adam, Kim, Aisha, Trini, and Jason behind them in the second row.
"Don't you think you should have gotten two extra seats to space them between Rocky?" whispered Adam to Kim.
Kim giggled a bit. "Yeah, but I felt bad for taking up two extra seats when people would probably want to have it."
The lights dimmed and Rocky clapped loudly. "Whooooo!" he yelled and threw his hands up in the air. Tommy looked at him, laughing while Aisha hit his head. He looked back and shrugged and turned to the front, his face rapt with attention.
The beginning chords of the overture opened the show and everyone clapped. The lights dimmed even more and the curtains parted for the first scene.
Tommy was enjoying himself. He thought it was funny that Rocky was getting excited over pretty much everything that went on. He listened to the person playing Christine Daae and was thinking how great of a singer she was when his thoughts were interrupted by a low humming. He looked to his left at Amy, but she had a small smile on her face as she watched Christine sing. He looked around at the stranger to his right and saw that she had the same expression that Amy had.
He heard a deeper voice singing along to Christine in a low voice. Tommy looked at Rocky and felt like he was about to laugh out loud. Rocky sat close to the edge of his seat, his mouth moving along to the words with a great big grin across his face. He shook his head and noticed Billy glaring at Rocky every so often. Tommy turned his attention back to what was going on in front of him. Now Christine and another ballet dancer, the character of Meg Giry, were singing.
Billy was getting more and more uncomfortable by the minute. All he could really hear was Rocky humming and singing along to the performers. He leaned closer to Hayley and tried to watch the scene on the stage. Christine was singing to a mirror and the Phantom had somehow appeared behind it. Billy knew the story of the Phantom of the Opera. He had read the novel a while ago, but never watched the stage play, nor watch the movie.
"Ouch," he thought. Rocky started hitting him excessively as the organ music played signaling the title song. He looked at Rocky through his peripherals. He was still hitting Billy and he grabbed Amy's arm on the other side and was shaking it. Amy didn't seem to mind, though. This seemed to be both of their favorite parts. Rocky was singing along while Amy was watching with her mouth slightly open in a smile.
Billy turned his attention back to the stage. He had to admit that the play has so far been extraordinary. The performers sang well and the props have been believable.
But he could not help but think he was slowly developing a bruise on his leg where Rocky continually hit him.
Adam laughed quietly when he watched the Phantom toss the cape off of him, swinging it over his body.
"Gets me every time," he thought. "Why does he have to take the cape off like that?"
They were now performing one of Adam's favorite songs from the musical: Music of the Night. Even he had the urge to sing along, but didn't think the people around him would appreciate it very much.
He laughed again when he heard the Hayley and Zack in front of him gasp when they saw the life-like doll of Christine that the Phantom had in his lair. He smiled watching the scene play out in front of him.
Hayley loved the show so far. She knew they probably weren't even halfway through the it, but she loved it already.
"Oh!" she exclaimed aloud when the Phantom threw Christine to the ground after she unveiled his mask. She was loving the music, the singing, the stage setup and everything. She made a mental note to read the book whenever she had the time and to buy the movie.
She loved how there was barely any talking, everything was being communicated through the music and the lyrics and not to mention the dancing. She wondered how they pulled off a big production like this, a traveling production at that, and knew that this has been done for hundreds of years without, obviously, any problem.
"The letter song!" Rocky exclaimed silently. He looked at Billy and hit him on his leg. "The letter song!" Billy looked at him, confused, and shrugged his shoulders. Rocky turned to Amy on the other side of him. "The letter song!" the two of them said at the same time.
They both turned to the stage, watching Raoul singing about the notes with the owners of the opera house and Carlotta.
"Far too many notes for my taste
And most of them about Christine
All we've heard since we came is--"
"Rocky, you're singing kind of loud," Amy whispered to him.
"Oh, sorry."
Amy looked at him and nodded, giving him a quick squeeze on his arm. She looked back at the stage and smiled. She loved this song, Prima Donna, because of all the overlapping parts. She also loved when the Phantom gets angry at everyone for not obeying his orders and everyone finds out that the Phantom killed the stagehand.
Amy smiled in spite of herself when she heard the gasps and a few screams from the crowd.
Aisha sat up straight and squeezed Rocky's shoulders in the seat in front of her. Christine and Raoul were singing All I Ask of You, one of the songs that Aisha and Rocky danced to at their wedding. She loved the song and wished hers and Rocky's voice were as good as the people singing. Or she wished that Rocky could sing well. Then maybe she and the others wouldn't really care too much when he sang along to anything.
She focused her attention back to the stage and smiled at the sight of Christine and Raoul singing to each other on the rooftop, with the Phantom in the shadows. She's got to admit, she felt sorry for the Phantom during this scene every time she's seen it.
"Come on now," she protested to herself in her head, "he's got to listen to them sing about how much they love each other." But she did love the song. Aisha smiled, hearing Rocky humming in front of her.
"Mine and 'Sha's song," Rocky whispered to Billy.
Billy nodded. "I remember. You guys danced to this at your wedding right?"
"Shh, Billy!"
Billy gave Rocky a dirty look since his face was turned away. He rolled his eyes and continued to watch, but again, couldn't hear them sing because of Rocky's humming. He elbowed Rocky.
"You're humming a little loud."
"Oh, sorry," Rocky said, not turning his attention from the stage.
"Say you need me with you
Here, beside you
Anywhere you go, let me go too
Christine, that's all I ask of you "
Billy rolled his eyes hearing Rocky start to actually sing. He heard from the others that Rocky was pretty bad, but he didn't think he would be this bad. He couldn't believe that he volunteered to sit next to Rocky. He regretted it now.
He turned his attention back to the stage and saw the Phantom pick up a rose and start singing. Billy kind of felt a little sorry for him. He looked so sad. He didn't really know what was going on during the show since he spent so much of it trying to lean away from Rocky and move his body so Rocky couldn't find a way to hit him, but since he read the book and knew the back story of the musical, he kind of knew what was going on.
Billy moved back in his seat when Rocky threw out his arms in front of him.
You will curse the day you did not do
All that the Phantom asked of you
Billy glared at Rocky again, who was singing along. This time, Rocky didn't even try to lower his voice. He just sang right along with the performer. Billy turned his attention back to the stage.
"Whoa," Billy and a few others exclaimed throughout the theatre as the Phantom sent the chandelier down while the curtain was closing. The audience started to clap and stand up for the intermission.
The lights came up for intermission and Kim stood and stretched a her legs a bit. "So, what do you guys think?"
Billy immediately turned around in his seat. "Aisha, can we switch seats?"
"Hey," said Rocky. "What's wrong with sitting next to me?"
Adam, Kim, Aisha, Trini, Jason, and Amy all started laughing.
"I'd really rather not, but if it's really bad, then okay, Aisha replied."
"No, why don't you and I switch seats, Billy?" asked Zack. "That way you could still sit next to Hayley."
"Are you sure?" Billy and Aisha asked at the same time.
"Yeah, I could handle the Rock-man," said Zack, standing up to switch seats with Billy.
"My man," Rocky stuck out his hand to Zack.
"Well, I need to use the restroom," said Amy.
"I'll come," said Hayley.
"Me too," said Kim and Aisha.
"Yeah, I need to use it too," added Trini.
"What is it with girls..." started Jason.
Trini stuck out her index finger and pointed in his face. "Don't even say anything about us going to the bathroom together."
"I wasn't going to," he protested. "I was just gonna say, what is it with girls and their love for the Phantom?"
Trini rolled her eyes. "No you weren't, I know you too well."
"Don't you guys have to use the bathroom or something?"
"Yeah," answered Kim. She and the others headed to the bathroom.
"I'm gonna go get something to drink and a snack," said Rocky, standing up.
"So, is he always like that?" Billy asked, leaning backwards in his seat to Adam.
Adam and Jason laughed. "Yeah, he is. He's the worse at the Phantom since it is his favorite, but he's pretty bad at other shows, too," answered Jason. He looked at Adam. "We have to take him to a show that he's never seen before."
"Aw, he can't be that bad," said Zack.
"Oh yes, he is," replied Jason.
"Amy doesn't seem to mind it, though," said Tommy. "She looked like she was singing along with him."
"That's cuz she probably was," said Adam. "Sometimes Amy's almost as bad as Rocky, but she just catches herself in time. And she's not as loud. And she keeps her hands to herself."
Jason laughed. "Yeah, you get used to it with them. Rocky's super over-the-top though."
"Yeah, Zack," said Adam. "Wait until the next act starts. Rocky's favorite song is the first one. So you'll probably get a bruise by the end of it."
"What, his favorite wasn't that other one after she went through the mirror? And his and 'Sha's song?" asked Billy. "Cuz I think I've got something here." He pointed to his leg and his arm.
"Oh, the The Phantom of the Opera song? That's Rock's other favorite song. Aside from All I Ask of You and...well, I think every song is pretty much Rock's favorite song, but he holds a special place in his heart for The Phantom of the Opera and Masquerade, the one that's gonna come up soon."
"Well then, I can't wait," Zack said, grinning. "I think I could handle him."
Rocky returned, holding a bag of cinnamon almonds and a drink. Tommy tucked his legs underneath his chair so Rocky could get through. The girls came back from the bathroom at the same time.
"You guys like it so far?" asked Kim.
"Yeah," Zack answered enthusiastically.
"What about you, Tommy?"
"Yeah, I like it," he answered, leaning over the chairs to give her a kiss.
"Just wait until the next act," said Rocky, moving his almonds from Amy's seat, so Amy could sit. "It's the best part." He tucked in his legs and leaned back, allowing Hayley to walk through the aisle in front of him so she could get to her seat.
Kim, Aisha, and Trini settled into their seats as the lights began to dim again. Rocky set down his drink and put the almonds in his lap and started clapping excitedly. He put two of his fingers in his mouth and whistled, earning him another playful hit on his head by his wife behind him.
Zack was beginning to understand why Billy wanted to switch seats. He didn't think Rocky was going to be that bad, but he actually he is. He thought they were all exaggerating, but they weren't.
Right when the music started to play, Rocky started hitting him on his leg, excitedly. When he moved his leg, he somehow found his arm.
Rocky turned to Zack and exclaimed, "It's the masquerade! The masquerade!"
And right on cue, the chorus started singing, "Masquerade!"
Zack nodded as Rocky turned his attention back to the stage. He didn't really understand what was going at the moment. When they left off during the previous act, Raoul and Christine had just gotten together, and now they were engaged? He was confused and tapped Rocky's arm.
"Hey, why are they engaged now?"
Rocky looked at him and shushed him.
Zack turned his attention back to the stage and saw the new chandelier at the opera house.
"What?" he thought. "I thought the Phantom cut it down."
He nudged Hayley and asked her how the chandelier was back. She explained to him in a whisper what had happened. Zack nodded, trying to move his leg from Rocky hitting him every time they sang something.
Hayley watched the show attentively and was smiling to herself. She frowned a bit when the Phantom started attacking Christine and Raoul in the graveyard and had to laugh a bit at how it looked. She was sure that further back in the theatre it might look a bit more cooler, but up close, it kind of looked funny.
"Fireballs?" she thought and laughed a bit.
Hayley happened to glance over at Rocky, Amy, and Zack. Amy looked to be on the edge of her seat, watching Raoul sing with the police, telling them where to be during the upcoming show they would be putting up. Rocky looked like a little kid, with excitement written all across his face. Zack, on the other hand, looked a bit irritated. He was leaning into Hayley, just like Billy was doing earlier.
Tommy watched the stage with great attention. There was fire in the background and he could feel a little bit of the heat from where he was sitting. Christine and the Phantom were both slowly walking up and he embraced her while singing Christine and Raoul's song.
"Man, that's kinda wrong," he thought. "He stole their song."
Tommy jumped a little in his seat when Christine pulled off the mask. He hoped no one saw it.
Kim watched as the Phantom and Christine were singing in his lair while Raoul was tied up. The Phantom was her favorite character. She felt so sorry for him...even though he was kinda evil. They were now performing her favorite song of the musical: Down Once More. She loved the Phantom's voice and thought the person playing him sounded pretty good.
She felt tears gather in her eyes as the three of them were singing. Christine pleading for Raoul's life, Raoul declaring his love for Christine, and the Phantom forcing Christine to choose between them. She clapped when Christine kissed the Phantom and heard Rocky cheer in front of them.
"I love the Phantom," she thought to herself as the Phantom was singing for them to leave the lair.
Rocky grinned, watching the stage before him. He decided that he was gonna try to get someone to buy him a music box playing Masquerade with the monkey sitting on top of it for his birthday. Or Christmas.
He smiled, listening to Raoul and Christine sing to each other as they sailed away from the Phantom's lair. His most favorite part of all was coming up at the very end when the mob tries to reach the Phantom. He sat closer to the edge of his seat and raised his hands to cheer and clap, in anticipation for it.
When Meg appeared and pulled back the cape and found the mask underneath it, Rocky stood up and cheered. He put two fingers in his mouth and whistled while the rest of the theatre followed suit after the curtains closed.
Rocky stood for a good ten minutes, clapping and whistling. The rest of his friends were out of the aisles already, waiting for him at the end of the row.
"Come on, Rocky!" Aisha called.
"Yeah, I think they got your point, man," added Jason.
"I think I have a bruise on my leg," Zack said.
Billy nodded. "Me too."
Amy started laughing. "You guys just don't know how to handle it. Rocky's not that bad, sometimes."
Everyone laughed again. Rocky slowly made his way out of the aisle and met up with his friends. He threw an arm around Aisha and they all walked out of the theatre.
"So, did you guys like it?" asked Kim.
"Yeah, I loved it," said Hayley.
"I did too," added Tommy.
"I liked the first half," said Zack, rubbing his leg.
"And I liked the second half," said Billy. He was holding hands with Hayley.
Aisha, Kim, Amy, Adam, Trini, and Jason laughed.
"Sorry about that," Kim said. "I guess we shouldn't have started you guys off next to Rocky." She looked at Aisha. "You should've sat next to him! He is your husband."
"Hell no," replied Aisha, with everyone laughing. "He's my husband, and I know how he can get."
And there goes that chapter. Hope you all enjoyed it! All the songs from The Phantom of the Opera, obviously. Let me know what you think!