Part Two
She said goodnight to her mother and father and ran off to bed. Every night she passed by the old, abandoned dressing room. Tonight, to her surprise, the door was open. She peeked inside, expecting Madame Giry to be inside cleaning up, but no one was in there. Crystal slowly walked in. Candles were lit and papers were scattered along the vanity. Closing the door behind her, she went over to the vanity. There were a couple of pages of sheet music, a song called All I Ask of You, and a single red rose with a black ribbon tied upon it. She recognized the song. It was her lullaby that her mother sang to her when she was little.
Crystal finished investigating the rest of the room. She was just about to leave when she noticed the large mirror hanging on the wall. She went over to it, seeing an opening on the left hand side. She pushed it open the rest of the way revealing a passage way. Deciding to go down it, she sang her mothers lullaby to comfort her. Her song, echoing throughout the cave, is joined by a deep voice, a mans voice, singing along with her. Crystal finished her song at the lagoon. As soon as she stopped singing, so did the voice. She knelt down and looked at her reflection in the water. While staring, a face appeared above hers in the water. Startled, she jumped up and quickly turned around only to see no one there.
"Who's there?" said Crystal, now hearing movement.
She backed up slowly to the stairs and turned around. She froze for a man stood in front of her, blocking any way of escaping. He wore a black suit with a black cape. On his hip hung a sword with a skulls head on the handle and upon his face he wore a white mask. This man took a step towards her.
"Who are you and what are you doing down here?" his voice boomed.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know anyone was down here. I meant no harm," replied Crystal, her voice shaking.
"No one is allowed down here. It is forbidden," he said as he pulled his sword out at her.
"Please, if you would let me pass, I'll leave and…" she tripped.
"No, you've seen too much. No one can know I'm down here. You can never leave," interrupted the man, "I'm sorry." Crystal looked away, thinking that he was going to kill her, but he didn't strike. The man had noticed that he had frightened her, so he put his sword away. He held his hand out to her to help her up.
"Don't worry, it's alright," he said trying to comfort her.
Crystal, not knowing what to do or say, accepted his hand and began to walk with him.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you, please forgive me," he said in a much calmer tone. "It's just that I must keep my living down here a secret."
"I understand," she said, still a bit frightened. After a few minutes, they stopped walking.
"What opera is being held tonight?" he asked.
"Don Juan's Triumphant."
"Really? Who are the two stars tonight?"
"Joseph Piney will be playing Don Juan and Crystal Daae will be playing Aminta."
"I've never heard of her before."
"She is new."
"Who is this Crystal?"
"I am."
He turned and stared at her astonished.
"You are Crystal Daae, daughter of Raoul and Christine Daae?" he asked in disbelief.
"Yes, monsieur."
"Then we must go and get you ready. By the way, I am The Phantom. Don't worry; I will never do anything to harm you."
