Writer's Note- Ok I am ready to write. Yea I agree with you letthedreamdescend, I need to be more descriptive with my writing, so I will do my best to do so. Sorry it took me so long to get this chapter out, I started to write it but then I got anger and I refuse to do anything constructive and went into a destructive phase where I stay up till 4 am, don't eat, ect. But now I am better oh by the way if anyone wants to be my to do the dirty work for me and get rid of this person who is making my life hell e-mail me (J/K) I can do my own dirty work MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ok I am done, enjoy reading and please review!


Chapter 13- Seeing A Phantoms

Gabrielle and Elizabeth in the sunshine that shone through from the skylights in the mall's ceiling. They walked by stores decorated with skeletons, witches and demons. They walked into Party City passing the party decorations and candy and headed straight for the costumes in the back of the store.

"What do you think we should go as?"

"I was thinking angel from hell." Gabrielle said with a devious grin but quickly tried to hide it when she saw Elizabeth give her a strange look.

" Now where have I heard that phrase from oh yes Phantom of the Opera maybe?" He raised her voice on the last part.

"What? I was thinking to buy black angel wings, get a black dress, maybe make my mascara run so it looks like I have been crying?" Elizabeth stared at her blankly. "Ok let's hear your idea for a costume" Gabrielle said rolling her eyes at her friend's expression.

"I dunno maybe thinking dress up like a cat or a French maid, something sexy?" Elizabeth said with a giggle.

"Oh real original." Gabrielle said her voice full of sarcasm.

They looked around for another 20 minutes and Elizabeth found the perfect outfit. It was a sexy red riding hood costume complete with red cape, a blue and white plaid baby doll dress that hardly covered her, and a picnic basket. They only thing that Gabrielle bought were a pair of black angel wings.

"You sure that's all you're going to buy?" Elizabeth asked as they walked out of the store.

"Yea I already have the dress I am going to wear, hey wanna come to Starbucks with me?"

"Of course, nothing makes a great shopping trip than a latte."

They walked down the to the bustling food court. They got in the back of the long line at Starbucks. Elizabeth started to talk about how in German a sophomore couldn't translate a letter that the teacher put on the overhead but Gabrielle didn't hear a word because all her focus was on a man on the other side of the food court. He was tall and muscular. He was dressed very nicely in a pair of tight jeans and a black button up collared shirt with the sleeves rolled up. The only thing that was missing was a white mask. Gabrielle was too far away to see if his skin looked normal or if it looked face like it was covering up a deformity.

"Hello space cadet? You there?" Elizabeth said waving her hand in front of Gabrielle's face.

"What oh sorry just thinking." She lied.

Elizabeth kept on talking and Gabrielle looked at where the man was but he was gone.

Erik peered from the brick pillar he was standing behind. He saw Gabrielle standing in line at Starbucks with her hyper active friend. She was standing there being as beautiful as he remembered. She was wearing a pair of jeans with a purple long sleeve shirt. Her long brown hair was put in a high ponytail. She carried a white Party City bag in one hand and her blue massager bag lay on her right hip. Had she seen him?

'It doesn't matter if she did, because to her I am dead, but that will all change.' he thought to himself making his way to the exit.

Weeks pass and it was time for the Halloween Costume Dance. Gabrielle was upstairs putting the final touches on her costume when the doorbell rang. Mrs. Giles and Mr. Giles opened the door to see Elizabeth in her very sexy costume, Paul dressed as a penguin, orange beak, white stomach, fish and all, and Aiden dressed as a Jedi with a brown robe and a green light saber.

"Oh don't you all look nice come on in and I will call Gabrielle down." She said ushering them inside.

"Gabrielle your friends are here!"

They heard a "Coming." From upstairs and then clanking of heels as Gabrielle came down the stairs. The all gasped. She had black streaks that blended in with her curls. She had a black lacey corset that connected with a blacked skirt that was ripped at the bottom, which only came above her knees. She had black eyeliner around her eyes and a trail of it went down her face creating an illusion that she had been crying. Her wings floated behind her.

"Oh you look so pretty honey let's take a picture!"

"Mooooommmmm, do we really have to?" Gabrielle said finishing coming down the stairs.

"Oh just one or two get in with your friends."

Gabrielle joined the group by the group. When her mom was out of the room and her dad's back was turned Elizabeth whispered to Gabrielle

"Damn girl and you gave me a hard time about my costume being too sexy?"

Gabrielle was about to hit her when her mom came back in the room. They posed for a few pictures and they got ready to leave.

"Now Gabrielle your father and I are going out to dinner but we have our cell phone if you need to reach us. And you know your curfew is 11pm and no later!"

"Yes mamma go out and don't worry about me I will be fine"

"Alright go out and have some fun."

They exited the house and went out to dinner at Chile's. They got a few strange looks but really didn't care. They ended up coming to the dance 20 minutes late but it didn't matter because so was everyone else. They dance a few songs before they went to go sit down because they were tired and the girl's feet hurt.

"You having a good time?" Aiden yelled over music of NSYNC. Paul and Elizabeth went to go get some punch.

"Yea this has been a really fun night!" Gabrielle yelled back. They didn't talk until Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know to Know by Brittney Spears came over the speakers and Aiden got up and held out his hand to Gabrielle.

"Would you like to slow dance with me?"

She smiled "Sure I would love to." She took his hand and they walked to the middle of the dance floor and started to dance. It was very strange being close to Aiden. But for some reason it felt right.


A/N: awwwwwwwww isn't that cute, blah they make me wanna puke

Gabrielle looked across the room to see someone dressed like the Phantom of the Opera. It was a very good costume. He had the white mask, the black cape. Black hair slicked back, the whole outfit.

"Hey Aiden when we turn look at the guy dressed as the Phantom, what an idiot!"

"They are probably doing that to piss you off, with the whole thing what happened last year just ignore them."

"Speaking of last year I never thanked you for saving my life so thanks."

"You are very welcome." He went to try to kiss her but she moved her head so he kissed her cheek.


A/N: let's all point and laugh at Aiden points at him hahahahahahahahaha you loser! Ok I am done being mean to Aiden wait Aiden don't cry NNOO come back!
She rested her head on his shoulder too embarrassed to make eye contact and she let her eyes look around the room as they danced. She saw Paul and Elizabeth kissing, a bunch of people dateless sitting on the side drinking punch and then she saw the same guy dressed as Phantom but what he did next was strange. He lifted his mask to reveal his face was distorted and he quickly put his mask on his face, then he winked at her and left. Gabrielle gasped with horror. Her head started to spin with questions. The song ended and they made their way other to Paul and Elizabeth who parted their lips for air.

"Hey Gabrielle come to the bathroom with me, I'll be." That's all the boys heard because Gabrielle had pulled her to the bathroom already.

"Hey what's your rush?"

"Elizabeth what I am about to say you are going to think I am crazy."

"It's ok Gabrielle, just tell me you can trust me."

'When I was dancing with Aiden I thought I saw Erik."

"What? How? He is dead remember."

'That's what Mr. Axel said, but what if he was lying to cover up the truth."

Elizabeth gave her a weird look. Gabrielle sighed, threw up her hands in the air and mumbled, " Forget it I knew you wouldn't believe me." She stomped out of the bathroom making her way through a group of junior when Elizabeth rushed after her and grabbed her arm.

"I well I don't know what to say but let's just enjoy tonight and we will talk about it tomorrow, I don't think you're crazy."

"You promise?"

"I promise, that's what friends are for." They hugged and walked back to the boys.

They danced but Gabrielle looked around to see if a certain Phantom would appear again. Gabrielle and Elizabeth left early because of their curfews, but they didn't care because they boys started to dance a little strange and they were glad they got to leave. On the way to Gabrielle's house the girls laughed about the night until they got to Gabrielle's house. There were police cars and ambulances in front of her house. Gabrielle ran up to her house ignoring the police tape in the yard. A policeman stopped her

"Sorry but you can't go in there."

'But I live here." She shouted not caring who heard

"Are you Gabrielle Giles?"

"Yes what is going on, are my parents alright?"

"I am sorry they were hit by a drunk driver and they were killed instantly."

Gabrielle felt hot tears falling on her face. The policeman told her more but she didn't hear it because all she could hear was her own sobs. She was all alone; she really was an angel in Hell.


Aww that ended on a sad note, I almost cried writing this, I hope you enjoyed but now I have to go coax Aiden out of the tree with a chocolate bar, so laterz