Jan. 10,2005- Hey everyone, thanks for the reviews I greatly appreciate them

Rena1- Thanks for the compliments and here are the answers to your question, the story takes place after the play. Christine is still with the theater and she is married to Raoul. The answer to the second question is that "noire" is French for black. So the title of chaper 1 is The Black Lady. Please keep reviewing my story!

Pink Dragon- Thanks for reviewing my story! Don't worry it will differ greatly from Christine's story and by the way I took a Litmus test and my character is original!! Please kept reviewing

By the way, "la gardienne" means the house keeper (female) and de les Anges means from the angels.

Disclaimer: I don't own any The Phantom of the Opera characters sighs sadly

Loss after Love: The New Family

Emily walked down the hall by herself, admiring the beauty of the theater. She truly felt blessed that she was given the opportunity to share her gift with all of France, maybe one day, with all the world.

"There you are!" She heard someone exclaim. She turned around and saw Christine with another young woman who seemed to be around her age, "I've been looking around for you everywhere! I wanted to introduce you to my close friend Meg Giry. She is the daughter of Madame Giry." Emily bowed her head,

"A pleasure," Meg bowed as Emily continued, "Will I get to meet your mother anytime soon?" Meg nodded,

"Yes, she is the ballet mistress in this company. She has been for many years." Meg's pride shone in her eyes. Christine smiled,

"What does your mother do for a living?" A sigh came out as the raven haired beauty answered,

"My mother passed away recently..." Christine frowned,

"Oh Emily, I'm so sorry... I didn't mean to..."

"Don't worry, I'm fine. It's understandable, you didn't know..." Meg tried to ease the tension,

"Is your father alive?"

"No. He died when I was two. That was eighteen years ago. I have nobody."

Christine and Meg each put a hand on one of Emily's shoulders,

"Don't worry, you are not alone," Christine assured her, "My father died when I was young too. I was an orphan until Madame Giry took me in and brought me here to learn how to dance."

"Meg nodded as she smiled, "We're your family now." Christine nodded. Emily bowed her head,

"Thank you, I feel much better now." The three of them then headed to the kitchen where everyone was enjoying a very fine meal. The three of them took a seat next to each other and then gathered food on their plates. Many introductions were made as Emily began to learn the names of everybody. Monsieur Andre then stood up,

"Attention everyone!" The whole place got perfectly silent. "I want to announce taht we have a new member to add to our family. Please make Emily de les Anges feel welcome. Emily, stand up so everyone can see you!" Emily reluctantly stood up and waved to everyone. There was cheering and applause coming from everyone except Carlotta, who shot her an ugly look. Emily chose to ignore her. She sat back down and ate her breakfast. As she ate, she suddenly felt a thick, salty liquid rise within her lungs. She began to choke on it and therefore began to cough forcefully. Christine got up and crouched next to her,

"Emily, what is wrong?" Emily shook her head and got up to run out of the room. She ran back to her room and locked the door behind her. Still coughing forcefully, that she threw herself on the floor as the force shook her body greatly. With a final cough, blood splattered onto the floor. Amy looked at it in shock, but she reassured herself.

That's from all the stress that I've been feeling lately. But it's nothing, it's just this one time.

Emily grabbed a towel and cleaned up the mess. Just as she finished, there was a knock on the door,

"Emily?" Christine called out, "It's Meg and me. Are you okay?" Emily hid the bloody towel and wiped the blood away from the corner of her mouth. She opened the door,

"Hey, you two. I choked on a piece of bread, but I'm fine now. I'm sorry I scared you." The two of them smiled, relieved. Emily looked at the clock in her room, "My goodness, rehearsal is about to start, come on, we don't want to be late!" The three of them headed to the stage. An elegant woman smiled at Emily,

"Hello child, I am Madame Giry, Meg's mother." Emily curtsied,

"Yes, I know who you are. Meg has told me many great things about you. I am just sorry that I gave everybody such a scare. I didn't not mean to." Madame Giry smiled,

"My dear, there is not need to apologize, the important thing is that you are okay. Now come along you three, rehearsal is going to begin any moment now." The three of them followed Madame Giry and then got to the stage where Monsieur Firmin and Monsieur Andre were standing. Monsieur Firmin cleared his throat,

"I have the next play we are going to perform in my hand. There are five main parts to La Gardienne. There is La Gardienne, her husband, the daughter, the mistress of the house where La Gardienne works in, and the dog." Everyone laughed at the thought of a singing dog. The three friends wished each other luck. Carlotta whispered to Emily,

"I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't even want you to play the role of the dog. As for me, I was born to be the mistress or La Gardienne."

"Meg, you shall be the Mistress of the House," Monsieur Andre announced, "Christine, you will be the daughter, Piagani you will be the husband. Carlotta you will be-"

"Do not tell me monsieur, I know you want me to be La Gardienne. I, Carlotta, will not let you down." She said the last part of the final phrase with a wicked smile directed at Emily.

"Actually Carlotta, you will play the role of the dog." Monsieur Andre said timidly. Everyone laughed as the opera diva threw a big fit. Monsieur Andre tried to regain everyone's attention, "Anyway, I am pleased to say that Mademoiselle de les Anges will play the role of La Gardienne." Everyone applauded. Scripts were handed out and everyone chattered eagerly about the play. Emily went over to Carlotta,

"At least they gave you a role you can relate to." She gave Carlotta a wink. Christine and Meg laughed. Carlotta stuck her nose up in the air,

"Humph!" and with that the opera diva stormed off.

Later that evening after ten hours of long and hard practice, Emily entered her room. her hear was light and happy. She got ready for bed and headed towards it. On the pillow she found a letter with a seal in the shape of a skull.

What is this? Emily asked herself as she began to open the letter. Perhaps it was from Monsieur Firmin or Monsieur Andre. When she opened it and read it, her eyes opened in shock:

Mademoiselle de les Anges,

Welcome to L'Opera. I knew you were the one when I heard you sing last night. I hope you are pleased with the role that you got today. I hope to see you sometime soon. Remember, I am watching you... do not make me regret my decision of choosing you.

-The Phantom of the Opera

Emily looked around the room with a quizzical look on her face. How did he know that she stayed in this room? How did he know that she was singing last night? All those questions bothered her as she laid down on her bed. Sleep claimed her as she dreamt of a masked phantom taking her away from the hardships of reality.

A/N: So what did you think? Please review my story! Ideas are always welcomed! See ya next chapter!