Erik yawned and began to wake up. His eyes fluttered open and he blinked some taking the paper that he had fallen asleep on and gotten stuck on his face off. He looked around to see a note laying beside him. It was written with one of his quills since the quill had been hastily placed down beside the note and the ink bottle had been left open. Quickly placing the cork inside the bottle and picking up the note he began to read.

Erik,

I arrived to accompany you to the opera and you were asleep. I know that you probably haven't had a good day. I just wanted to let you know that i wont be here tomarrow but I'll come sometime Friday. Oh, and next time try to make it to the bed instead of passing out on your organ.

Your Friend,

Nadir

Erik looked at the note and sighed. 'He could have awakened me.' He thought. 'Though im sure he was worried about making me mad for disturbing my sleep.' Erik accepted the thought that his rage was impressionable, even with his dearest of friends he could be horribly mean.

He stood up and put the partially done music sheet back on the organ, then decided to go out to get some new outfits, even though he would risk running into Christine agian and having to see that horrible expression she makes when she sees himself. Sighing he grabbed his cape and ferdora then proceeded to take the passageway out to the stables. Unaware that as he left Madame Giry traveled down with a person that would change his life forever.

Madame Giry was sure she had heard footsteps, but then dismissed them as wishful thinking. Erik was dead. Or at least thats what everyone thought. She looked back at the young girl that followed her. She was about 18 with flowing black hair. She had on a lovely black and red corset dress that at anyother time would have men in awe, but right now was a serious situation. "Are you going to be okay down here Crystal?" Madame Giry asked as they stopped infront of Erik's Lair.

Crystal nodded and smiled at Masame Giry even though she was ashamed of her face. Madame Giry nodded and hugged the girl. "If you need any help or anything just follow the path I showed you. Come to me and make sure no one sees you because they will alert the authorities. They do not like it when strangers wander the halls of the opera house." She said and left as Crystal looked upon the lair.

She walked over admiring everything. Running her hands across the velvet curtians that drapped over every door giving the illusion of one room. Smiling she sighed at how it looked so dark, yet mysteriously beautiful. Crystal sat down and looking into a mirror that was casually leaning agianst the wall. Her horrid and disfigured face looked back at her as hot tears streamed down her face.