Disclaimer: I do not own the masterpiece that is The Phantom of the Opera, or Erik, Christine, Raoul, etc. I do however own the character Mary Hannah, the song "One Kind of Love", and some random characters, lol.
Dedication: I have named my main character after one of my friends. D tee hee….but mostly, the story is dedicated to the tortured genius Erik.
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The Opera House was well worn-out. Steins, vandalism, cracks and holes filled the walls. But to Mary Hannah, it was still beautiful.
Mary Hannah was only fifteen years of age, but she was quite talented. She excelled in the music department with her lovely flute, and singing voice, and she was an excellent dancer. It had always been her dream to visit the well-known Paris Opera House, and now was her chance.
They were rein acting the Masquerade of so many years ago! Oh, it was a dream come true! The great hall was already being prepared for that night. And it was Mary Hannah's job to help clean up the place. As soon as she entered the room, she was given a broom and a magic duster. She smiled at the person who had given her these tools, and happily started to hum the tune of "One Kind of Love."
She pranced around the room, more dancing than walking, and made her way up to the steps. She swept and dusted countless times, but the steps didn't seem to be getting any cleaner. Finally giving up on the steps, she jumped down the steps two at a time until she was on steady ground. She swept there until her area was nearly shining.
"Mary?" a sudden voice called out.
"Yes?" Mary Hannah turned round, loose strands of hair hanging in her eyes.
"You're all done here. Why don't you help make the banners?" it was a woman dressed in all black. She looked to be about 23. She was very pretty. Her hair was shoulder-length, and blonde. Her eyes were big and blue, and shining, as if she were smiling, but it seemed as if she never chose to wear a smile on her face. Her nametag said cheerfully "Hello, my name is: Jo"
"Alright," Mary said, smiling again. She tossed her magic duster and broom and headed over to the other side of the room, where a few people were gathered, working on a banner.
The banner they were working on was black, with gold letters. They were simply going to write "Masquerade" on it with the big shining letters. An elderly man was applying glue to the back of the letters, and Mary Hannah's job was to place them neatly on the banner, so that none of the letters were crooked.
Hours passed. Everyone was tired, but Mary Hannah tried to stay cheerful and lighten everyone up. She pranced about the halls and went on humming, smiling at random people who passed her and talking about tomorrow night's Masquerade.
When finally the work was done, Mary Hannah excused herself to the ladies room. She hadn't gotten the chance to stop at the bathroom since she'd gotten there! She was surprised that male & female restrooms were there…and decided that they must have been built in recently. She found herself wondering what used to be here, before the restrooms were built in.
When she was done, she looked at herself in a mirror for the first time in hours. She almost laughed at her own reflection. Her hair, which was pulled back in a ribbon, was dusty, and her clothes were dirty as well. The seat of her jeans were gray from sitting on the dusty floor, and her shirt was covered with almost every kind of dirt and filth imaginable. She quickly washed her face, and pulled her hair down from it's ribbon. Her dark brown hair spilled out and onto her shoulders. She smiled at her reflection, thinking of how she would look at the Masked Ball, in that long elegant gown...
"Mary!" Jo's voice echoed in the small room.
"Yes?" Mary Hannah looked at the door. Jo was standing in the doorway, looking at her.
"You can go home now. We'll see you tomorrow. Thanks for all your hard work."
"Thank you." Mary Hannah smiled and walked out the door, past Jo. She took a look around the room that she had just helped decorate. It was beautiful. She couldn't wait for tomorrow to come...
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A/N: sorry this is so short...i'm being rushed! I am trying to update all of my other fanfics, AND start new ones, lol. gimme some comments, please! even flames if you want...i can use some critisizm, lol.