The Love of Aphrodite

by CandleInTheDarkness

3 years after Christine leaves, Erik finds himself in solitude. Until the new, fearless, chorus girl shows him the ways of friendship. And maybe more.Meanwhile, Andre and Firmin are tired of being ordered about even if it is beneficial to the Opera House.

1. Prologue

Prologue

I escaped into the tunnels of my black prison, moaning and clutching Christine's ring to me. My Angel...why did you have to love that damn boy? My soul cried pitifully. My one hope, my one dream, was to show Christine how much I loved her; how even her fear of my face would not cow me, how she could still love me. I heard the Opera people enter my only home, destroying all in their path. I ran farther down into the maze of passages. I looked into a small puddle of water that had gathered in my path. A hideous, pathetic monster stared back into my eyes, its green orbs filled with tears of anguish. I sobbed and smacked my foot into the puddle, destroying the truth.

I could never live like everyone else. I could never love anyone again. I could only cause pain for everyone if I did. I cowered against a damp wall, resigned to continue my life in solitude.