A/N: Maybe abit of a surprise, but yes Kouga is Raoul. Something that you all shall have taken notice of and I would like to thank my first tworeviewers, qtkag and Kalisha. That's the kind of thing I love is when I get reviews that encourage me on. So please enjoy chapter 3!

Chapter 3: The Mirror

The silence of the opera was unbroken except for the whistle of wind as it blew the lights of the opera out. Sometimes it seemed as if the wind was saying something.

Kagome stood up alarmed as the candles of her dressing room blew out. She raced to the door and turned the handle frantically. It wouldn't open. Yet despite the hammering of her heart and her sharp breath; her mind was surprisingly calm.

Suddenly a voice that sounded like it was coming from the ceiling sang, "Insolent boy this slave of fashion, basking in your glory. Ignorant fool this brave young suitor, sharing in my triaumph!"

This voice was male and it enraptured Kagome beguiling her into singing, "Angel, I hear you! Speak, I listen. Stay by my side, guide me! Angel, my soul was weak; forgive me! Enter at last master!"

His voice again; "Flattering child, you shall know me, see why in shadow I hide. Look at your face in the mirror! I am there inside."

"Angel of music, guide and guardian, grant to me your glory! Angel of music, hide no longer! Come to me, strange angel!"

She slowly approached the mirror which had apparently melted away. He sang commandingly to her, "I am your angel of music; come to me, angel of music! I am your angel of music come to me, angel of music!"

Kouga pounded on the door calling out to Kagome, but when he heard the man's voice he yelled, "Who is in there? Kagome answer me!"

"I am your angel of music; come to me, angel of music! I am your angel of music; come to me angel of music!" He held out his black gloved hand and she delicately placed her hand in his.

He led her into the mirror and into a passage that led far away from the world she had long since known. She watched him as he led her along the passage.

Then she began to sing a song that came to her, "In sleep he sang to me, in dreams he came, that voice which calls to me and speaks my name. And do I dream again? For now I find the phantom of the opera is there inside my mind."

He watched her sing and then led her a little further before adding in his own part, "Sing once again with me our strange duet; my power over you grows stronger yet. And though you turn from me to glance behind," he had added it because she had indeed glanced behind, "the phantom of the opera is there inside your mind."

She admitted, that voice in which he sang in could not have been produced by any mortal man. He was a tenor, with the air of someone who knew every note and how to get to one without sounding like an out of tune instrument. He hypnotised her with his voice.

"Those who have seen your face draw back in fear. I am the mask you wear."

He helped her into a boat that was docked at the edge of a cavernous lake, which looked like a maze due to the extensive stone walls and pathways placed within it. "It's me they hear."

They then sang together, "Your/my spirit and my/your voice in one combined; the phantom of the opera is there inside my/your mind."

Then when she fell silent he sang, "In all your fantasies, you always knew that man and mystery-"

"were both in you. And in this labyrinth where night is blind, the phantom of the opera is here/there inside my/your mind."

"He's there the phantom of the opera!"

Kagome broke into a simple exercise, it seemed to please him for he said, "Sing my angel, sing!"

She continued her scale until they arrived at what was obviously his house. It occurred to her as she hit her highest note, at which point they docked, that she was clad in a most indecent outfit, having not finished changing. He didn't seem to have noticed; if had however, he didn't show it.

He swung his cape off his shoulders. His long silver hair held back by a black ribbon. He was clad in a black suit, and black gloves to match. His silver hair and white mask stood out in the candlelight that lit his home. He looked at her before he began to sing. "I have brought you to the seat of sweet musics through, to this kingdom where all must pay homeage to music. Music. You have come here, for one purpose and one alone. Since the moment I first had you sing, I have needed you with me to serve me to sing. For my music. My music."

Although she didn't notice, he was nervous. His hands were clammy, good thing he was wearing gloves. He then thought the best thing to do would be to continue singing.

"Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation; darkness stirs and wakes imagination. Silently the senses abandon their defenses…"

He paused, and she stood up taking his hand as she stepped out of the boat. He began to lead her away from the lake, deeper into his lair.

"Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendor; grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender. Turn your face away from the garish light of day, turnyour thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light and listen to the music of the night." He released her hand and walked, slightly ran up the stairs which led to a keyboard.

"Close you eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams! Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before! Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar and you'll live as you've never lived before."

(Kagome's POV) Ifhe wrote this, I was thouroughly impressed. I guess that comes when you've lived in the bowels of the opera, you have plenty of free time to write songs that don't sound rushed or odd. He extended his hand and I approached to take it once more.

"Sofly, deftly, music shall caress you. Hear it, feel it, secretly possess you. Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind in this darkness which you know you cannot fight, the darkness of the music of the night."

If he was trying to possess me with music, he was certainly doing it correctly. I mean, his voice alone was beautiful, I quickly resolved to try to keep that voice with me forever. He slowly progressed behind the keyboard which I stood on one side of, and passed slowly behind the candlelabras. I admit, he looked quite sexy.

"Let your mind start a journey through a strange, new world; leave all thoughts of the world you knew before. Let your soul take you where you long to be!"

He was now in front of me. I quelled an urge to pull away; he was so close. He slowly turned me around and I leaned into him. If I never saw him again, then I wanted to have plenty of memories to remember this occaison.

He slowly ran his hands along my stomach, and I closed my eyes. He was singing while he did this, "Floating, falling, sweet intoxication. Touch me, trust me," he took my hand in his and placed it upon his cheek, I let it slide down. "Savour each sensation. Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in to the power of the music that I write, the power of the music of the night."

I suddenly realised that I was feeling tired and my legs gave out beneath me. He caught me and carried me gently to a shell-like bed, that was swathed in red velvet. He laid me in it before finishing his song.

"You alone can make my song take flight, help me make the music of the… night…"

A/N: I am certain that I didn't make it clear enough WHO the Phantom is, but I'm sure it's pretty easy as there are not many characters in Inuyasha with that description. More reviews or you will never find out WHO THE PHANTOM IS! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

So please review so you don't suffer the wrath of my wooden sword!