Danielle sat down in box five, wearing a light blue dress and Erik sat beside her. The play was about to start, Erik took Danielle's hand into his own. "I have something for you." He pulled out of his pocket and silver cross necklace with tiny dimonds to decorate it. The minute Danielle saw she was in shock, her breath stopped. Then she looked up at the man in the mask and shook her head "I can't take that." Erik nodded his head "You must." Danielle turned around and he put it around her neck. She turned back to him with her hand on top of the cross and smiled "Thank you, Erik."
Then the lights dimmed in the theater and the play began. Danielle watched the play with great excitment. Her eyes never left the stage. Erik eyes never left her, he watched her with amusement. Near the end, a single tear feel from Danielle's eye as she thought to herself 'This is all to glamorus for me.' When the play with done, Erik took her hand and lead her through secert passages down back to his lair.
"Did you enjoy it?" he asked her when the returned. Danielle nodded her head "It was beautiful. I'm glad that I have seen aleast one play before I die." Erik looked at her confused "We can always go again, anytime you want." Danielle sat down on the bed. "No I can't, when I go back home, I won't be able to pay for it, and I won't have time." These words peirced Eriks heart 'When she goes home' he closed his eyes "You don't have to go home. You can stay here with me." Danielle stood up and walked over to the man in the mask (A/N: I say the man in the mask, because no one knows him as the phantom yet.) and heald his hand's "I have to go home back to my family, my brother needs me. My...father needs me" Erik pulled back her hair to see the gash on her head "He did this to you didn't her!" Danielle looked at the ground, a tear came from her eyes, remembering that night "Yes, he did." she said slowly. "Then don't go back, to go back to him, stay here with me." He bagged with pleading eyes.
Danielle moved close and was about to kiss him, her hands were on the sides of his face. Erik closed his eyes, he longed for her touch. But Danielle did something she regerted doing, she pulled off his mask. Danielle gasped at the sight, but then sighed with sympathy. He look at her with sad eyes and turned his back on her. His hand went up and touched his deformed face. Danielle stood behind him looking at the ground "Erik, I...I'm so sorry. I didn't know. Erik?" Tears fell from her eyes, as Erik walked away with his head in his hands.