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The Phantom glared at the two young men as he held his trembling daughter. Angelica was sobbing madly in his chest grasping any piece of fabric she could hold on to. He was saddened by his child's expressions, but beyond that, was angered. His eyes removed themselves from Angelica, and narrowed as he looked to Gareth.

"It can't be.." Gareth scoffed, staring at the clearly annoyed O.G., " It's not possible."

Erik raised an eyebrow at the brave, but foolish boy before him.

"Really?" he answered, politely.

Angelica dried her eyes as best she could and looked up at her father. 'There was fire in his eyes', she thought 'that could not be distinguished'.

"I understand-" Erik added, carefully releasing Angelica, "that you have made a mistake."

"And what mistake is that? Oh, powerful, and frightening Opera Ghost." Gareth chuckled in sarcasm.

"You've harmed my daughter." said Erik, now very agitated.

"Your daughter? A hoax apparition, an urban legend, is a father now?"

Erik clenched his fists as he took in the boy's insults, but still, he didn't move. Gareth circled the Phantom still taunting him mercilessly.

"It's true, Gareth." Angelica said suddenly.

The boy guffawed at her truth and began to walk away still amused with his humor.

"Oh, don't be vexed, dear boy." Erik said, now walking in a smug manor towards Gareth. "You will believe soon enough."

"Oh I will?"

Gareth's undeniable arrogance was beginning to annoy Erik.

"You're trying my patience, Monsiuer."

Gareth placed himself inches from the Phantom to throw one more insult...But before he could utter the first word, a nuse appeared, and was quickly constricting his neck.

"NO!" Angelica shreiked, rushing to her father's side.

"H-help..P--pleas-se!"cried Gareth, gasping and choking for air, as the Phantom pulled tighter.

Angelica dropped to her knees and tugged ravenously at her father's cloak.

"Please, father, it's not worth killing him!"

Erik looked into her pleading eyes, now filling with tears. He hesitated for a moment, but then loosened his grip on the rope. Gareth hacked and coughed regaining his air, and slowly stood to his feet.

"My daughter's words may have saved you this once. But if you even lay so much as one finger on her, or speak of what occured.. Nothing! Will save you from a future of everlasting hell."

Gareth LeJolie took one last glance at Angelica, and from that day on, never returned to the Opera Populaire.

Some say he went of to pursue a massive fortune his family was given, others would tell you he vanished to some distant country. But only a small few will know that he was, indeed, spirited away...By the Phantom of the Opera, for tarnishing a precious heart.

Well I did my best to make this chapter likeable, but in my mind I think might have failed. I hope you all enjoy it, I'm trying for the life of me to write better action scenes, lol. Anyways, reviews are love, so leave me some!