A/N Chapter Two!...WOOT! It's gonna get good soon, I promise.
Disclaimer. I own nothing. Except Erik's little heart. I think I'll name it Nubbin.
Chapter Two- Revelation
His boots gently sent series of ripples through the puddles that littered the damp hallway. It was obscenely dark, but this was his home and he carefully walked in the pitch black, knowing exactly when to step aside and avoid the hidden traps and mechanisms that prevented intruders.
But tonight is going to be different, he thought. He was no longer going to be hidden from her eyes, no longer melded in the shadows. He rounded a corner and grabbed a torch, it immediately igniting at his touch. The fire illuminated the window at the end of the hall, the window that had held him back all this time. He breathed against the glass and stared through its transparency. There she was, a rarity amongst beauty, the one thing for which his heart longed.
She is the one who will heal my song. She is the one who will sing my soul. His finger traced the outline of her curvy figure through the window. He was captivated by her and time faded from his consciousness as he watched her.
The closing of a door shook him from his tranquil state.
Him.
It was the boy who had invaded the claims to Box Five. My box. Erik thought with a scowl.
He watched as the boy made his way to Christine, each step making Erik more and more uncomfortable.
Leave…leave now! Nobody wants you here! Erik shouted in his head. Then he noticed the smile on Christine's face as she saw the boy approach.
No.
The two began to embrace and Erik's rage exploded. But he watched silently as the boyish arms wrapped around her and pulled her close. For the first time in his miserable life, he felt helpless. Those should be my arms. That should be my shoulder that her chin rests upon. That should be me. He bit hard into his lip, staining his tongue with blood. With a whip of his cape, he was gone, running down another tunnel, the plans to rid the night of this boyish intrusion fresh in his mind.
That will be me.