Chapter 13

"What are we going to do this afternoon?" Heather asked. Paige shrugged her shoulders. Erik did too.

"I don't know," Paige replied trying to think on what to do. Paige looked over at Erik to see him in thought. Then the thought occurred to Paige.

"We could go and terrorize people that are in the Opera House," Paige said excitedly. Erik looked up from thought and stared at Paige. Heather jumped up.

"Yea, that would be soo fun!" Heather added. Erik looked over at Heather shocked.

"And we get to wear all black," Paige said, a smile coming to her lips. Erik got even more confused. Why would they want to terrorize all the people that are in the Opera House right now Erik thought to himself. He just shrugged it off. He liked it how Paige wanted to do that or even think about it. (thanks to the thought from MetalMyersJason…thankx alot of the thought )

Erik noticed that the girls had ran from the room into Paige's room. A smile crept onto his lips. Heather was the first to pop out of the room. She walked down the hallway like a model. Once she got to Erik or at least by him she called Paige out.

"Our next contender, the one and only..Phantomess of the Opera," Heather said, giggling slightly. Paige walked out of the room, glaring at Heather. Heather gulped. Phantomess? Erik thought.

Erik then looked at Paige's dress and Heather's dress. Heather's dress reminded him of La Carlotta. Then he turned his attention to Paige. Erik gasped. Both of the girls heard him gasp and looked at him to see if anything is wrong. Both of them noticed that he was looking at Paige.

"Paige…your…your…," Erik stuttered.

"She's an Angel for you Erik…a Phantomess for the Phantom," Heather finished. Heather felt Paige burning holes into her. Heather gulped again. Paige started to run after her, but a strong arm held her back.

"Don't worry about her, you can get her later," Erik suggested. Paige nodded. Erik and Heather watched Paige as she went back into her room. She came out and still looked the same.

"Did the infamous Phantomess forget her lasso?" Heather teased. Paige charged her. Knocking her down to the ground and pinning her there.

"Stop calling me that!" Paige exclaimed.

"Why? Its your nickname," Heather replied. Paige got up and helped Heather up.

"I know, but still…don't say it around Erik," Paige whispered to Heather. Paige turned around to see Erik quickly turn away. Paige smiled to herself. Paige noticed that Erik was blushing, at least thought that he was blushing. Paige smoothed out her dress which had tons of wrinkles from the fall. Heather smoothed out all the wrinkles in her dress as well.

"Well I'm ready," Heather said getting a little impatient. Paige rolled her eyes.

"Are you ready Erik?" Paige asked.

"Yes, I am. Are you girls ready?" Erik replied.

"Duh!" Heather replied rudely. Paige hit her.

"Don't be so f..f..freakin' rude! Erik could easy snap your neck!" Paige replied blushing. Heather looked at her friend, stunned. Erik didn't notice what was going on because he was to busy getting everything ready for their little 'trip'.

"What did you say?" Heather asked.

"I said freakin'," Paige replied. Heather shook her head.

"You were about to say the F word," Heather replied.

"Uhh..um..no I wasn't," Paige stuttered.

"What are you girls fighting about?" Erik asked walking straight towards them.

"Nothing," they both said in unison. Erik eyed them suspiciously.

"Well then, lets go," Erik said. Erik went first and Heather made Paige go second.

Erik kept turning around every few minutes to make sure he had two girls following him. Then up a head they heard noises. Erik stopped which made Paige bump into him and Heather bump into Paige which made Paige bump into Erik more. I should do that more often Erik thought jokingly. Erik turned around to face the girls.

"Stay here. I'm going to go and see what it is," Erik said. With that he headed off.

"I wonder how long we are going to have to stay here?" Heather asked out loud.

"Not for very long. Look," Paige whispered pointing a head. Heather's eyes got huge even though no body could see it. Heather started getting a smile on her lips.

"Clay!" Heather yelled. Paige put her hand over Heather's mouth.

"Shut up," Paige said. Paige looked back at the entrance to see that the figure started walking towards them. Paige looked around for a hiding spot. She found one and pulled Heather into it. She also kept her hand over Heather's mouth. Once the figure passed , they knew that it wasn't Clay, but the rat catcher. Paige pushed Heather out of the hole and walked out herself.

"Can you ever keep your mouth shut?" Paige asked.

"Not all the time, but sometimes," Heather replied.

"Figures," Paige coldly replied. Heather and Paige saw another figure start walking towards them. Heather kept quiet and hopped into the hole. She grabbed Paige and shoved her in.

"Ow," Paige whimpered. The figure walked straight for the hole and stopped right in front of it.

"Hello ladies," said Erik. Heather and Paige both let out a sigh of relief. Heather was the first out and then Paige. Heather turned to her friend to see that there was blood on her forehead and arm. Erik noticed to.

"I'm sorry Paige. I didn't know that was why you whimpered," Heather said.

"Are you okay my love?" Erik asked.

"Yes, I am," Paige replied softly.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Lets go and haunt some people," Heather said excitedly. Erik started to walk and then Heather and Paige legged behind. Just then Erik and Heather both heard someone collapse. They turned around see Paige on the ground struggling to get back up. Erik rushed passed Heather and pushing her into the wall to get to Paige. Heather walked over, noticing that there was a blood trail. She tapped Erik's shoulder and pointed to all the blood. Erik gasped.

"Your defiantly not okay," Erik said.

"No, no I am. Lets keep going," Paige replied. Erik looked up to see Paige standing behind the other Paige. Are there two Paige's Erik thought to himself. Heather took a second look at the person that was on the ground. Heather screamed. Erik turned the person around to see that it was a stage hand.

"I guess I didn't get rid of him as well as I thought," Erik said. Heather looked back at Paige and noticed that there was blood on her arm and a few scratches on her face.

"What happened?" Heather asked pointing to all the blood and cuts.

"I got pushed into a wall, fell, and got pushed into another wall," Paige said jokingly.

"No seriously," Heather said walking towards her friend.

"I had to hurt someone," Paige said sheepishly. Paige hung her head.

"You what!" replied Heather. Erik just watched from the distance that he was at.

"I had to hurt someone, I didn't kill, I just injured the person," Paige replied.

"Who?" Heather asked.

"The rat catcher," Paige replied.

"But he would never harm anyone," Heather replied looking back at Erik to see him nod his head in agreement.

"He never hurts anyone," Erik added.

"Psh…well he tried to hurt me. Somehow he caught me and was trying to…to…to…," Paige started.

"What was he going to do to you Paige?" Heather asked.

"You know…um…make out," Paige said blushing.

"Sex?" Heather asked. Erik and Heather both noticed that Paige was even redder now.

"Yea, he tried taking me back to where every he lives," Paige added. Erik never heard of such a thing.

"Are you sure it was the rat catcher?" Erik asked.

"I think so. He had a bag that was moving and making noise. Does that count?" Paige replied.

"I never thought the rat catcher would do that," Erik said. Just then a thought popped into Heather's tiny, little mind.

"Maybe it was Raoul, dressed up like the rat catcher," Heather said. Paige looked up. Erik also looked up.

"If so, I'm glad," Paige said. Erik looked at her, smiling. Heather looked at Erik.

"Uh…Erik, your kind of scaring me," Heather said in a good way. Erik turned and looked at Heather. He got up from the dead stage hand and walked towards Heather. He grabbed her wrist before she could flee.

"I love your friend," Erik whispered in Heather's ear, then let go of her wrist and walked back in front of Paige. Paige looked up at Erik. Erik wrapped his arms around her. Paige was stunned about this and had a difficulty reacting. But she did manage to wrap her arms around Erik. Erik pulled back.

"I thought I was going to loose you," Erik said, caressing Paige's cheek. He noticed that she had some cuts on her right side of her face. Two on her cheek and one above her eyebrow and one through her eyebrow. Erik touched one of the cuts and Paige winced from pain. Erik noticed and pulled back. Heather came up and looked at Paige's cuts.

"How did he do this?" Heather asked pointing at the cuts.

"He had some kind of mechanical mechanisms and threw them at me," Paige explained. Erik went back to his past and thought of all the beatings that he got for no reason.

"You don't deserve this my love," Erik said wrapping his muscular arms around Paige. He just wrapped them around her a little too much.

"I…I…can't…breathe….," Paige gasped out. Erik let go.

"Sorry," Erik replied.

"Its okay," Paige replied. She stood on her tipy-toes and kissed his unmasked cheek. Paige looked at Erik who started getting a smile on his lips. Paige smiled from that.

"Well, lets keep going," Paige said. Erik nodded and started to walk off. He looked behind him to make sure that Paige and Heather were still following him, which they were.

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Back at Raoul's sister's house…

Raoul woke up to seeing that he was on a couch. How did I get here? he thought. Just then he heard a noise come from the kitchen. Where's Heather? he thought. Then he saw his sister, Elizabeth, come from the kitchen. When she saw him up she ran to him.

"Raoul!" Liz cried. She dropped what she had and ran towards him. Liz wrapped her small, delicate arms around him. Raoul was hesitant, but he did wrap his arms around his sister.

"How did I get here?" he asked his sister.

"Your friend Heather came here and dropped you off," Liz replied.

"Oh. Did she say where she was going to go?" Raoul asked seeking information.

"She did mention that she was going to go find Paige again," she replied.

"Again?" Raoul questioned.

"Yes. She said that she ran into her when you were knocked unconscious," Liz replied wetting a rag for his head. She handed him the rag and he took it.

"Did she say exactly 'where' she was going to go and find Paige?" Raoul asked.

"No she didn't," Liz replied handing him a cup of tea.

"Thank you," Raoul replied taking the cup. Liz nodded.

"After you drink that, go back to sleep. You need your rest," Liz replied walking out of the room.

"Okay," Raoul replied taking a drink from the cup. Mmmm…this is good Raoul thought. Raoul took a couple more drinks and sat the cup down on the end table. Instead of following his sister's orders, he took the blanket off him and got up.

"I have to go and find Paige," Raoul whispered to himself. He turned around and fixed up the pillows on the couch to make it look like it was him, sleeping. He quietly walked to the doorway of the kitchen. He peered around the corner to make sure Liz wasn't in it. She wasn't. Raoul then hastily made his way to the back door. He started to open it and it let out a big squeak. He froze. He didn't hear no footsteps coming so he walked out the door.

Back at Opera Populaire…

"Are we there yet?" Heather asked like the thirtieth time. Paige could tell that Erik was getting annoyed with Heather.

"No," Erik replied sounding annoyed.

"Geez, you don't need to get all cranky," Heather said. Paige stopped so she could walk beside Heather. Paige turned to Heather.

"I think its his 'time'," Paige said jokingly. Heather started to laugh. Erik looked back at them. He stopped abruptly and almost made the girls run into him.

"What is so funny, ladies?" Erik asked coldly.

"Paige burped," Heather lied. Paige glared at her.

"Oh. Well no more laughing or you'll get us caught. Lets keep going," Erik replied. He started off walking again and the girls had to jog to keep up with his quickened pase.

"I do think that Erik is PMSing. I mean, he's very crabby," Heather said.

"Well, he does take this 'haunting' thing seriously," Paige stated.

"I forgot," Heather said.

The girls looked ahead to see that Erik wasn't in front of them anymore.

"Where is he?" Heather asked getting scared.

"He's somewhere. Probably just checking to make sure that no one is around that will see us," Paige said. Right when Paige said that, Erik appeared right behind them. Paige could tell he was there, but Heather didn't.

"Maybe we could walk a little more," Heather suggested, walking forward. Paige stayed where she was and turned around to face Erik. Erik just stared at her. Paige winked and turned back around and followed Heather. Erik just stood there, stunned. How did she know I was there? Erik kept asking himself. He just shrugged it off for then and was going to ask her later. Erik then started to walk off following Paige and Heather.

"Which way would Erik go?" Heather asked out loud.

"This way Captain Obvious," Paige gesturing in a direction.

"You sure?" Heather asked.

"Yep, I'm positive," Paige replied.

"How do you know which way to go and not to go?" Heather asked curiously.

"Because I adventured these tunnels awhile ago, when Erik didn't notice that I was gone," Paige confessed. Erik stopped in his tracks. She adventured these tunnels? he thought. He started walking again.

"Wow," Heather replied. Paige and Heather with Erik following them made it through the labyrinth. Heather stopped and wiped some sweat from her forehead.

"Wimp," Paige teased. Heather just glared at her. She does know her way around here Erik thought right behind them. Just then a thought popped into his mind. He inched closer to Paige and grabbed her wrist. Paige turned her head to see Erik. Heather started walking again thinking Paige was following her.

"Did you want something?" Paige whispered. Erik shook his head and then remembered that she couldn't see him very well. Yes I do. I want you Erik thought. Before he could answer Heather turned around. Erik whipped his hand over Paige's mouth and wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her into the shadows with him. What he noticed is that Paige didn't struggle or anything. Why would she give in to me? Erik thought. But then he turned his attention back to her friend who was looking for her.

"Paige," Heather first whispered. Heather turned in all directions hoping to find her friend. No luck.

"Paige!" Heather yelled. Where could she have gone? Heather thought to herself. Then she remembered what Erik told her. She had a feeling now that Erik had her.

"Erik?" Heather questioned. Erik then turned his attention back to the girl that he loved. He uncovered her mouth, hesitantly. And found relief when she didn't try to scream. Erik then wrapped both of his arms around Paige's waist.

"Erik, I know your there, and probably have Paige with you. Please come back. I'm getting freaked out right now," Heather said, frantically looking for either one. Erik look down to check on Paige, but found a pair of empty arms. He had noticed that probably while he was dreaming about Paige she must have loosened his arms and got out. He looked up to see Paige staggering towards Heather. Heather ran over to her.

"Where were you?" Heather asked. Paige shrugged. Heather then noticed that her friend seemed like she was drugged.

"Whats wrong?" Heather asked. Paige shrugged again.

"That's not an answer. Did Erik do this to you? I hope he didn't because he cares for you as you already know somewhat," Heather said.

"No, Erik did not do this to me," Paige said collapsing into the wall. Erik rushed from out of the shadows to Paige's side.

"My Angel, what has happened to you?" Erik asked worryingly.

"I don't know," Paige replied before she passed out. Heather saw that Erik was crying. Heather walked over to him and rested a hand on his shoulder.

"She'll be fine. She just passed out that's all," Heather said trying to make Erik feel better.

"I hope so," Erik said gently lifting Paige's body.

"We didn't even get to scare anyone," Heather whined. Erik looked back at Heather.

"We will tomorrow if Paige is better by tomorrow," Erik replied. Erik led Heather and carried Paige back to his labyrinth. When he got there, he saw Nadir sitting on the couch reading a book. Nadir looked up to see Erik carrying Paige. Nadir quickly got up and helped Erik.

"What happened to her?" Nadir asked Erik. Erik shrugged his shoulders. Erik got a stool and placed it in front of Paige and sat on it. Erik grabbed Paige's hand and caressed it. Nadir stepped back to have a chat with Heather.

"Do you know whats wrong with her?" Nadir asked Heather. She shook her head.

"No I don't. I wish I did though," Heather said. Nadir and Heather looked up at Erik to see him sobbing. Nadir walked over to his friend, but Erik said something.

"Leave me alone," Erik said. Nadir walked back over to Heather.

"Lets leave him alone," Nadir whispered to Heather. Heather nodded in agreement. With that, Nadir and Heather left. Erik was still at Paige's side, never letting go of her hand.

A/N: Howdy! Sorry that I took so long on writing/typing this chap. I feel brain dead. lol

Well here ya go! Please review! Hoped you like this story….this is NOW my longest chap.lol

Your Humble Servant,

Phantomess