CHAPTER 2 W00T! Im happy, I got 2 reviewers, Sorry this cappie is short, Im too busy with this hurricane stuff, Rita is headed straight for me, in Texas!
Erik: only 2? I could have gotten atleast 5 if you let me write it!
KaT: Who let you in anyways?
Erik: The door was open
Disclaimer: I own nothing, If I did Christine would have been shot, Rould would be openly gay, and Erik would be mine... so yeah... ENJOY!
After Carlotta left rehearsals were dismissed. The Managers were frantic because, now, there was no Christine Daae to save the opera. Katherine had retreated back to the costume room, where she spent most of her time. She was examining each costume for any sign of dust (she hated dust) or any sign of fading. She loved how there was nobody in the room, they were too busy flirting, or just plain scared. The other staff members believed the room was haunted by the Opera Ghost. Many ballet rats claimed to have seen him go in there, but Katherine thought it was just rumors.
Katherine's head snapped up, she heard footsteps.
"Kody, Is that you?" Katherine asked, a trace of fear hinting her voice. She waited, but heard no answer. She backed into the costume rack, almost knocking it over. She recomposed herself.
"Hello?" She asked again, but still no answer. "This isn't funny!" Katherine said starting to get annoyed. The footsteps seemed to get closer. She heard a soft swish, as if from a cape, to her left. Summing up her courage, she followed the sound. She poked her head through the close rack, and her eyes got wide. It was a dark figure. She was paralyzed with fear at that moment, it was him. She let out a small gasp, and tried to back up. Before Katherine knew it, her dress got caught on the rack, and she and the rack came crashing down. She franticly tried to untangle herself from the numerous costumes, but she was all tangled up. The figure whirled around after hearing the loud commotion, and started towards her. In its belt loop it carried a rope with a noose at the end. It stepped into the dim candle light, revealing an ivory mask, worn by a handsome man. She then saw two lovely eyes looking through the narrow slits. He was very tall, and elegantly dressed, he wore all black. A fine cape billowed behind him, making him even more mysterious. Her eyes traveled back down to the rope, he now held in his hands.
"Please, Monsieur." Katherine pleaded. She turned as she heard another pair of footsteps, and a very familiar voice.
"Katherine, are you in here?" Kody's voice cut through the darkness. Katherine looked back to see that the mysterious man was gone. Kody approached her, his eyes filled with concern.
"Katherine, why did you not answer me?"
"Sorry, I guess I was daydreaming." She lied.
"Funny way to daydream, all tangled up in the costume rack." He chuckled. He helped her untangle herself, and the two of them left the "haunted" room. Kody escorted Katherine back to her room, and bid her good night.
Katherine was deep in thought almost all night. Who was that masked man? Was it the Opera Ghost? Did the managers know? Don't they think he is dead? Should she tell them? Should she tell Kody?
She was so full of questions, and nobody to answer them. Some people say Madame Giry knows about him, but Katherine wasn't so keen on the idea of just announcing what she saw. Katherine laid down, as she wondered, and soon she was fast asleep.
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YAY! FINISHED! HUZZAH!
Erik: I hope you atleast get two more reviews, ha, right
KaT: mumble jerk mumble
Erik: Your mom baked cookies, and I was wondering, since you love me...
KaT:You can have only one, the rest are for reviewers!
LOTS OF LOVE, REVIEW, AND STUFF! Oh, and GOD BLESS THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM HURRICANE RITA, AND KATRINA!