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Chapter 2:Hernandos Hideaway!
"No, no, no… look Stacy I don't want you to act like the actresses from the other shows, because they have a different way of acting than you do… act your way not theirs! You got it? Good. Ok people from the top!" The whole cast groaned.
They had been rehearsing Masquerade for the past 3 hours, and apparently there was something wrong with everything that everyone did…. But Stacy (she played Carlotta) based all her moves on the other actresses who played Carlotta before (especially Minnie Driver) … and It wasn't working.
Sighing, Toni walked off stage along with Aaron, who played Raoul, and waited for their cue to come onto stage. "Here" Aaron handed her a bottle of water, "It gets old fast doesn't it?" He smiled.
Toni nodded her head and smiled back, "Your telling me. I mean I've always loved this song, but after practicing it for this long…" It had only been five days since they had first toured the opera house and they were already in grueling practices. 'But it'll all pay off in the end.' She thought to herself.
"Yeah but as annoyed as you'll get you'll still end up being just as obsessed or maybe more, as when we came here." Sirius whispered behind her. "Well of course!" She whispered back, smiling.
Aaron grabbed her hand and they quickly entered the stage just on time for Toni's line, "Think of it!
A secret engagement!
Look—Your future bride!
Just think of it!" She sang looking into Aarons eyes.
"But why is it secret?
What have we to hide?
You promised me….
You promised me!
No, Raoul, please
Don't-- they'll see
Then let them see
It's an engagement,
Not a crime!
Christine
What are you
Afraid of?
Let's not argue….
Lets not argue
Please pretend…
I can only hope ill…
You will…
…Understand in time…." The two moved back towards where they had practiced on standing for the rest of the song when there was a huge BOOM and many of the girls screamed. "What was that!" Aaron yelled out to no one in particular, just like most of the others.
Toni found herself grinning. She knew exactly what happened… and she was positive most of the others did as well. "Its him" Sirius chuckled from behind her.
"Oh of course it's him! Who else would it be?" He asked teasingly as she stuck her tongue out at him. "Well I guess he doesn't like the Raoul and Christine love parts now does he? Remember what happened yesterday during 'That's all I ask of you'? He must have thrown a hissy fit, 'cause the lighting room was trashed." He informed her. Toni looked thoughtfully up at the small balcony above. 'Well I don't blame him… having to listen to the songs that are about the person you loved and lost.' She personally, couldn't understand why Christine had anted to be with that fop Raoul… she would have chosen Erik herself.
"Ouch!" Toni turned towards the person who pulled her straight brown hair. She looked at Sirius annoyed, her face frowning, "what?" Sirius smiled cheekily.
"Just thought I'd tell you that they've said we could leave. It was really weird they way they said it too." He told her as they began walking off the stage. She looked at him confused. "Well immediately after they told us we could leave, both Andrew and Joe (the director) quickly went upstairs towards where the lighting crew was… maybe they're just checking to make sure 'the Phantom' didn't do any more damage." He teased her.
Toni glared at her best friend as the walked through the busy hallways of the Opera House, walking around the other cast and crew members, walking around the pieces of set and other things. "It was the Phantom Sirius. Just because you don't believe me doesn't mean he isn't real!" She spoke defensively.
"Hey, Toni don't get mad at me I was only joking around. Look Im getting hungry you wanna get changed back into our street clothes and go get something to eat?" She nodded vigorously. So the two split up. Toni to her private dressing room and Sirius to his.
Toni sighed and sat down onto the chair that was sitting in front of her desk/ small mirror. She took down her hair from the ponytail it was in and started brushing it.
"I know
A dark secluded place.
A place where no one knows your face
A glass of wine
A fast embrace
Its called
Hernandos Hideaway
Aloe!
All you see are silhouettes
And all you hear are castanets
And no one cares how late it gets
Not at
Hernandos Hideaway
Aloe!" She hummed a little tune
"At the golden finger bowl or any place you go
You'll meet your Uncle Max
And everyone you know
And when your sitting close and making love to me!
You may take my heart
You may take my soul
But not my key….!
Just knock three times
And whisper low
That you and I were sent by Joe
You're at
Hernandos Hideaway
Aloe!" By the time she finished she was smiling wide and was surprised to see Sirius open the door quickly and rush in.
"No! Don't sing bad music! We're actually in a GOOD musical don't ruin it with The Pajama Game!" All Toni could manage was a short nod because she was laughing so hard. The two of them went to the same High school, and one year the school's musical was The Pajama Game. It wasn't a bad musical in Toni's opinion but it was definitely was not her favorite.
Toni got up and walked behind her changing screen so she could talk to Sirius and get dressed at the same time. "Hey! Who gave you that?" Sirius asked her.
She frowned. "Who gave me what?"
"This rose that's lying on your dresser."
Her eyes widened and she quickly finished putting her shirt and practically ran out from behind the changing screen. 'No, this cant be happening.' She thought in amazement. Lifting her arm she pointed at the rose and found herself shaking, so she lowered it again next to her side. "Sirius, ill give you one guess on who gave me that rose."
Sirius laughed, "It wasn't the Phantom Toni! Come on. It was probably just Andrew playing a little joke on you that's all. And besides, why would the Phantom of the Opera leave you a rose? Why now? We're only rehearsing, come on Toni. Don't make this out to be something its not." He tried to convince her, but obviously by looking at the determination on her face, it wasn't working.
"It is not from Andrew and you know. You just don't want to admit you believe he's real. Look at the black ribbon… that's what Erik always does with the roses he gives. It was from him im sure of it!" She picked the flower up carefully. It look to fragile, so beautiful. Roses had always been her favorite flower… ever since she had first seen the musical when she was 8 years old. Sirius sighed and suggested they go to dinner before it was to late to get a place to sit. Toni nodded in agreement and softly pit the flower back on the desk where it had laid before.
After she put her black pea-coat on and she and Sirius were walking out of her dressing room, she could have sworn she heard someone whisper….
"Antoinette"
A/N: Thank you for reading! I hope you all liked it. The lyrics from both The Phantom and Pajama Game obviously do not belong to me… please review! Tell me what you liked and didn't like.