1The Return of the Phantom 6: The Rehearsals

Chelle is sitting in her room all alone after hearing the news of Putting of POTO at the opera house. "What is he trying to do make the opera ghost mad? Am I the only one here that cares? Oh, poor Erik." She starts to head over to her desk when she notices a note and a single red rose with a black ribbon on her bed. She picks up the rose and smell its lovely fragrance. Then she pick up the note and began to read.

My dear Mademoiselle,
You were not at the opera tonight; why is this. I was waiting for you in box five all night, and you never showed up. Ellisa was worse than see ever was. And to make things worse, Monsieur Leroux is planning to put on an opera about me. To make things worse he is having Ellisa play the part of Christine Daae. Ellisa does not have the voice or the beauty of Christine Daae. I will not have her play that part if it is the last thing I do. If he does not obey my orders a disaster beyond his imagination will occur. I remain your obedient friend and angel.
OG

The first thing Chelle notices about the note is the difference in the why Christine Daae was written. "Poor Erik, he still loves her. After she betrayed him and ran off with Raoul he still loves her." Chelle thinks she hears someone whisper Poor Erik. It seems to becoming from the mirror. She cries out to the mirror, Who's there. However, there is no answer, so she finally decide to go to sleep.

She wakes up early the next morning for the first rehearsal of POTO. Chelle heads down to the stage. While walking to the stage she passes Monsieur Leroux's office. She stops when she hears yelling coming from the office.

"Is this some kind of joke? I am the leading soprano! What is this about that little brat Chelle taking my place?" Chelle recognizes the voice to be Ellisa.She decides to listen to the conversation out the door after hearing Ellisa say her name.

"Madame, it is not real. I do not know who is sending these notes. Look I got one too."

"I know who's sending them it's that twit Chelle! She plans to take my place!"

"Please Madame, calm down no one is going to replace you."

Suddenly hear running coming from up the hall. Chelle starts to run toward the sound. The running was coming from Derrick whom Chelle runs into at the stage "Chelle, I thought it was just a little game you were playing but this time has gone to far!"

"What are you talking about? What has gone to far?"

"This", he says throwing a note at her, "this has gone to far."

Chelle picks up the note and began to read it out loud.

"Monsieur Derrick,
You are no longer to see the new Mademoiselle of the Opera House. She needs no distraction while she will be training with her angel of music. I advice you not to get in my way of her and my work. The angel of music.
Og"

"What is this? Where did you get this?"

"Don't act so innocent. If you didn't want to see me you could have just told me. But no, you have to play your little game and at like it's from the opera ghost."

"Derrick I did not write that." In the midst of saying this a note falls form the catacombs above and lands in between Derrick and Chelle. He picks it up and starts to read it.

"Dear Derrick,
I instructed you to leave the mademoiselle alone. I will give you one more chance. Take this as a warning. I remain, gentlemen, your obedient servent,
OG"

He throws the note the ground and kicks it away. "What is this? Do you have any idea?"

"I told you Derrick, but you did not believe me. I'm going to the rehearsal."

Chelle walks on stage. Monsieur Leroux, and all the actors and dancers are already there. Leroux was announcing the cast. Ellisa will have the part of Christine.

"Great" Chelle think, "now Eriks going to be real mad."

Ellisa starts to sing Think of Me, when suddenly a can of paint falls from the catacombs and covers her in blood red paint. She begans screaming at everything, and runs off to her room. Chelle looks up at the catacombs where the paint fell from. At first she sees nothing but once she looks harder she sees a man wearing a long cape looking down at her. "Look up on the rafters", she tells Derrick.

"What are you raving about Chelle? There is nothing there."

"The man in the cape, can't you see him?"

"There is no man up there."

Chelle starts walking to her room. Derrick follows her the whole way but Chelle was to shocked by all these events that she does not notice. Once Chelle get to her room; she finally notices him. "What do you want? You followed me here."

"I...I just wanted to make sure you are alright."

"I'm fine", she says but not really meaning it.

"I want to say I'm sorry. I shouldn't have blamed you for the note. I knew it wasn't you, but I had no other explanation for it." He starts to head out the door, but Chelle stands up and grab his arm to stop him.

"Derrick, you don't have to apologies. I probably would have thought the same thing if I were you."

He turns around and looks her in the eye, "Chelle I do have to apologies. I never met to make you angry. I worry about you. I care for you and I do not want to see you get hurt."

"Derrick, I..." he puts his finger to her lips telling her to be quiet. He then leans in and kisses her. Chelle pushes him away, "Derrick I can't. I'm sorry."

Everyday for a month there was POTO rehearsal. And, at every rehearsal little things would happen. Props would go missing, the lights would go on and off at the wrong times, Derrick gets the part of Raoul, and Chelle always seemed to see a man walking on the rafters, but no one else could.

It is now the day before the opening. Chelle wakes to see a note and rose lying on her bed.
"Mademoiselle,
These idiots are going to ruin my story. Ellisa is not a Christine Daae, the man playing me can't sing, and that fool is playing Raoul. However, that part does suit him. I can't bare to have my story ruined. If these things happen a disaster beyond their imaginations will occur. Your angel.
OG"