Hello everybody! I yet again feel obliged to warn you that I am having BAD writers block at the moment... suggestions for the future would be much appreciated.

AMLisdabomb: Yay! New reviewer! I'm very happy that you like this. Jeremy's not supposed to come off as oldish so I'll stop using 'my dears' if that's what he sounds like. (Hangs head in shame) I thought it made him sound cool... but this is what reviewers are here for!

Madamoiselle P: Thanks for the compliment...interesting compliment. We don't need stupid boys anyway... except maybe Jeremy...ahem. Ali may be somwhat swooning but she's not going to admit that to herself is she? Think of Sam, think of Sam...

Strange Girl: Happy Sunday! I'm going to persuade Mum that she does want to take me to see the Producers. It looks great! Anyway, I get what you mean about safe Sam, but is Ali one to walk on the dangerous side?

Kerrie-A: I'm not offended at all. I'm interested to hear what people think of Sam as no-one said much before. This is a QUICK update (Maska grins smugly). Ah, you all gave me such good reviews so I thought that I'd update quickly. It does mean that you'll wait a while for the next chapter though...
And who needs boys?

Thank you everybody who gave me feedback on Sam. It seems everybody here is a Jeremy fan. Keep reviewing my lovely reviewers... Jeremy loves you all... amost as much as Ali...and that's a compliment.

Enough of my bizarre rantings. You probably want to read the phic. Well this one's a little different. Ali goes to meet Sam's family. I have been reading Leroux and randomly decided to chuck elements of him in. And Tribloomer said that she wanted some other characters...enter Adam, Sam older brother!

Enjoy

Maska (M.K)

ALRIGHT...I don't own Phantom of the Opera. I can't even play the music. Ah well, must be content with listening to Micheal Crawford and his beautiful haunting voice.

Eek...Mum and brother having row! Better go

9. Sam's family

Ali was thankful that she managed to avoid Jeremy for most of the remainder of the rehearsal. She had managed to control her thoughts about Jeremy all the way through 'Point of No Return' by scolding herself for being so disloyal to Sam. In the 'Down Once More' sequence, she kissed Jeremy trying to imagine that it was Sam. She could sense Sam's furious thoughts and his jealous glares and Jeremy continued to infuriate him by giving him a sly smile and kissing Ali again. Apart from those incidences, Ali had no more dealings with her phantom and left the rehearsal quickly after it finished.

Later that evening, she went to Sam's house on his request to meet his family. His parents were very welcoming to her and made her feel exactly like she was at home. Ali tried to be as helpful as possible by offering to help prepare dinner but Sam's parents would not hear of it and, feeling very guilty, went up to his room instead. It was large and spacious with a high bed against the wall and posters of his favourite bands covering parts of the cream paint.

Sam turned around to face her, slipped his arms around her waist and leaned down to kiss her. She returned the kiss happily as he stroked her hair.

'What's up Ali? You haven't been yourself today,' Sam asked her gently

'I haven't?' Ali replied brightly cursing herself for making her wandering mind so obvious. 'I guess I'm just tired,' she lied.

Sam accepted her answer and turned on his TV flicking through the channels aimlessly.

'Anything appeal to you?' he asked Ali.

She shook her head as Sam left the channel on a quiz show programme in which a heavily made up woman was answering questions about films. Suddenly the doorbell sounded.

'That will probably be my brother. I really want you to meet him.'

Ali nodded and let Sam lead her down the stairs. Sam's brother was at least 5 years older than him but had the same blonde hair that flopped onto his face. He was tall but his distinctive feature was his deep brown eyes that Sam had not inherited. By the way that Sam flung his arms around him, it was obvious that the siblings were close. Ali felt awkward and stayed back against the wall trying to make herself inconspicuous. Sam's brother greeted his parents, completely obvious to Ali's presence.

'Adam I want you to meet someone. This is my girlfriend Ali. Ali, this is Adam.'

Sam guided his girlfriend forward. Adam held his hand out to Ali, looking at her curiously, who took it smiling.

'So this is the famous Ali,' Adam said a somewhat forced voice. 'Sam's told me about you.'

'Oh, good things I hope,' Ali replied nervously.

She did not like the way that Adam eyed her up and down suspiciously and was grateful when another figure appeared in the doorway that had been left ajar.

'Uncle Thomas!' Sam exclaimed.

Sam's uncle greeted the rest of the family. He was a short chubby man with a receding hairline and glasses that could hardly balance on his nose. He seemed very friendly and did not ignore Ali as Adam had.

'Now who's this that we have here?'

'Uncle Thomas this is Ali. Do you remember her from the music concerts? Ali Connia.'

'Well I never! Ali Connia! Luke's daughter?'

Ali nodded smiling.

'Well look at you my girl! How you've grown up! And how tall you've got! Still learning the violin?'

'No. I was awful at the violin. That was Dad's talent,' Ali replied.

'Ali's in the play with me,' Sam said.

'Are you really? And who are you in the play? It's the 'Phantom of the Opera', yes?' Thomas asked

'I'm Christine,' Ali replied quietly, flushing bright red.

'Well done you!' Thomas exclaimed. 'Good to see that you're still keeping the musical tradition running in your family. Especially since your father, um, passed away.'

Ali bowed her head.

'Well you're all grown up now,' Thomas added quickly. 'Look at you. You've got your father's eyes.'

Ali smiled at the man. It had been years since she's seen him and his turning up at Sam's was a surprise to her.

Ali spent quite a pleasant evening at Sam's. She ate dinner with the family and laughed and joked with Thomas and Sam's parents. It was only Adam who stayed silent, staring at her. He looked just like Sam when he had tried to recognise her on the first day of rehearsals. He reminded her of Jeremy, and the way that he would just sit and stare. After dinner, Sam walked Ali home.

'Your family's nice,' Ali said as they walked around the corner.

Sam grinned.

'They liked you, I could tell.'

'Adam doesn't say much,' Ali commented.

'It's not like him,' Sam said. 'Normally you can't make him shut up.'

'Oh,' Ali murmured. 'Did he not like me?'

Sam smiled at his girlfriend's worried expression.

'Relax,' he said soothingly. 'He loved you.'

Ali sighed as she reached the door of her house.

'I'll see you tomorrow Sam,' she said placing a gentle kiss on his lips.

Sam gazed at her for a moment and stepped towards her, placing his arms round her waist and bending down to kiss her neck.

'Sam!' she gasped quietly. 'My mother's in there!'

Sam pulled away reluctantly and kissed her hand. Ali gazed after him before she turned the key in the lock of her door and slipped inside.

When Sam got home, he went up to his bedroom to find Adam sitting in there listening to music.

'What are you doing in here Adam?' Sam said in an annoyed tone, turning off the CD player.

'Sam, this isn't easy for me but I have to warn you,' Adam said sombrely

'What are you talking about?'

'That girl of yours.'

'Ali?'

'Yes, Ali. She's bad news.'

Sam laughed at this accusation from his brother.

'Why do you think that?' Sam asked amused

'I've seen her type around before. They'll take you for a ride, take your money and then dump you when it suits them.'

'Ali wouldn't do that. We've been together for six weeks. If she was really like that, she would have dumped me by now,' Sam said confidently.

Suddenly he rounded on his brother suspiciously

'Why don't you like her?' Sam asked accusingly, 'You hardly spoke to her tonight. In fact I think that you were quite rude.'

'Dump her,' Adam said. 'Dump her then forget her. It'll be better for you.'

'How dare you say such things about her!' Sam almost shouted. 'You don't know her!'

'I know her enough!'

'Get out!' Sam cried not wanting to hear any more.

Adam's lip curled upwards.

'Fine,' he said calmly. 'But don't come crying to me when she's deceived and hurt you.'

Sam's brother left the room. Sam stared after him which a mixed look of shock and anger. How could Adam say things like that when he had only met Ali for an evening? How could he try and destroy Sam's happiness just like that? How could he? Was he jealous? No, Ali was far too young for him. Sam decided to sleep on the matter and hope that it went away. He may have been able to understand his brother's motives better if he had been the one that had received a mysterious anonymous letter. A letter that instructed Adam to split up the relationship between Sam and a certain girl or there would be dire consequences. A letter that came with a sketch of the girl in question. A pretty girl with wavy brown hair and dark eyes. Adam had not recognised the handwriting, but when he walked through the door, he had recognised the girl from the drawing. If Ali had been shown this drawing, she would have recognised it as one of Jeremy's.