Hikari: Look Erik! We made friends!

Erik: wow.

Hikari: Reltistic reviewed! You know…she writes the best parodies….

Erik: As long as Fop gets injured….or killed. Killed would be nice.

Hikari: don't we all wish that? –Coughs- Crimson says the outgoing you is starting to scare her.

Erik: Of course! I am not outgoing! Why do I put up with you?

Hikari: how many times must I go over this? Because you love me! Oh…and I got you under contract.

Erik: still awaiting the pay….

Hikari: Wait longer, I'd like to recommend to you all the phanfic La Rose De L'Opera I just met the authoress and we've become friends :3

Erik: -watching tv-

Hikari:…Erik! Pay attention!...Rowena is back…

Erik: GOD NO! –shivers- that women is insane…12 kids! 12!

Hikari: -to readers- my friend RowenaIsolde's story….pssst Read.

Erik: Enough! Start the fiction…NOW!

Hikari: "ph" Erik…"ph" Phiction.

Erik: fair enough.

Chapter 3

"What! You…You can't do that!" Clarity stormed up to him and looked like she'd had just run around Erik's house and back…which she practically did.

"Looks like I just did." He left momentarily only to return a few seconds later, "Mme. Giry will be receiving the letter, she will give it to the managers promptly." Upon hearing this, the girl began what seemed like an endless rant about how she must get home and at least tell her mother. He rolled his eyes, "Do you sing?"

She stopped, "What?"

"Can you sing at all? Dance maybe?"

"I had some singing lessons as a girl but…"

Erik rolled his eyes and sat back down at his organ, "Sing something" She looked at him strangely, "Sing a scale or something!" (A/N: bare with me…I myself haven't had singing lessons in years x.x must take them again….) Clarity looked around nervously, "Mademoiselle, just do it." Erik rested his head on his organ, that girl was really starting to work on his last nerve. She sang a scale of notes and looked at him, awaiting his commentary. "Needs work, nothing I can't fix." He shrugged his shoulders and stood up, throwing his cape on his shoulder and heading toward the gondola.

"Are you always this arrogant?" an annoyed Clarity asked.

"At times." Erik commented dryly. He had untied the boat and stepped in he looked at Clarity, "I'm going to see the real Mme. Giry…hopefully I won't come across another prying Pandora such as yourself." (A/N: …corny I know.) He pushed the tiny boat off the ledge and disappeared into the darkness, "Oh and do try to stay there, we wouldn't want you to get lost…." His voice echoed off the cavern walls.

Clarity shivered, "Monsieur! Come back! Don't leave me here alone!" she looked around the cavern, sure it was well lit, but it was still cold and well…a cavern. She sat down on the bed and grumbled, folding her arms in front of her chest, "Stupid little arrogant…who does he think he is! And why does he change subjects so fast?" Clarity let out a cry of anger and fell back on the bed. She heaved a heavy sigh, "Now, I'm stuck here…alone with no clue how to get out of this place; great, now I'm talking to myself"

She stood up and walked around, on the organ she came across an opera score. Clarity picked it up and read the title aloud, "Don Juan Triumphant?" she briefly recalled the Spanish legend...or whatever it was; it was about some womanizer that had a contract with the devil or so. Clarity rolled her eyes and placed it back on the organ, "Men." (A/N: not too sure on that one…I only heard it from a friend) She heard the sound of moving water and the boat docking back on shore. Clarity turned around to see a very angry phantom towering above her.

"What are you doing with that?" he yelled, Clarity was so startled that she nearly backed up and tripped over the bench of the organ. Erik snatched the score up from the organ, "I leave for fifteen minutes and you rampage though my belongings! Here, I thought you'd content yourself with the organ, but no, you want to know more about me, eh?" (A/N: touchy…touchy.) He seized her shoulders and shook her roughly, "What did you read?"

It took a while, then finally words came to her mouth, "I-I merely read the title, Monsieur…I didn't know it was that…personal to you." He let her go and sat with his back turned to her on the organ, Clarity bit her lower lip, that wretch of a man! First he decides to make her an opera act, and then he yells at her. She clenched her fists and yelled, "Well! At least I'm not some lonely old ghost who refuses to give me his name, even though he decided to drag me into this whole mess!"

Erik laughed, "Quite frankly, Mademoiselle, you dragged yourself into this mess; I merely gave you a slight push or two later on. Even still, you brought yourself to this opera house, and you entered that dressing room fully knowing the circumstances of that visit." Her turned his head and looked at her; she was pouting and had her hands on her hips. Erik rolled his eyes, "Back to your other complain, I took on my name by accident; so it is none of your concern"

"Yes it is!"

"No, its not!"

"Is too!"

"Is not….Why am I arguing with a little girl?"

"I'm twenty!"

The phantom rolled his eyes, "Fine, anything to shut you up….my name is Erik."

Clarity smiled and hugged him before she realized it, "Goody! Now I can call you 'Erik' instead of Phantom, or Monsieur!"

Silence.

She blinked, realizing what she did and coughed, removing her arms from around him, "Right then…"

"Um…we should get started on your lessons."

"Yes, of course"

Erik turned back around and began to play the organ, not a word was spoken. The only sound came from the music that Erik played on his organ. Clarity sat down and shook her head back and forth, recalling the memory of moments ago. Erik didn't seem to care about it, but it played at the girl's mind.

Why did I hug him?

Hikari:…That's it…crappy and full of A/Ns.

Erik: Naturally.

Hikari:Be nice for God's sake!

Erik:Why should I?

Hikari: I've said it enough….Because you love me for heaven's sake!

Erik: whatever.

Hikari: Stick in the mud….-cough- message and review!
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