Author's note - Guess who? Aye, tis me, Jen. And Erik! pokes Erik
Erik- Wha? Oh, hello….waves
Jen- aren't author's notes fun?
morg- aye, and finally I'm back to help out!
Erik- rolls eyes
Jen- Ignore him folks…now, let's get started…
Chapter 5
The Cellist's Quest
Gabby was getting sick of waiting for Jen. Her friend had yet to return, and hours had passed. It was dark out now, and she decided to go searching for the percussionist. The cellist got out of bed and pulled on her clothes again, donning the single pair of pants she had found in her drawer. When satisfied, she set out from to room, hoping to find the infamous Phantom. And Jen. But the Phantom was more interesting at the moment. Gabby quietly made her way down the hallway, her motions cat-like. Her characters were always part cat in her fiction stories, and right now she felt like Morg (her character). Looking at the walls for hidden levers that might open a hidden door, she continued walking. One step later though, she found herself plummeting down into a dark hole she hadn't seen. The trap door closed above her, and she grinned. "Wheeeeeee!" she shouted, her voice echoing. With a groan she hit the ground, and the breath was knocked out of her. Coughing, she stood up. Up ahead was a soft glowing light, and the soft sound of music reached her ears. "He's here…the phantom of the Opera…" she sang softly to herself, then began humming. She walked into the light, not caring about what would happen when the man in the room turned around and noticed her. He continued to play, seeming to not notice her, when she snuck up behind him. Gabby took a deep breath, prepared to shout 'boo!', and he turned around, scaring her. "Ah!" she yelped, falling back.
Erik studied her. 'Another girl? Two in one day…I may have to find out who is spreading these rumors…' he thought, but remained silent. This was the cello player that he saw with Jen often. "Can I help you mademoiselle?" he asked casually, as if it were everyday that a woman fell into his lair. "you're the phantom!" Gabby shouted, unable to say anything else. He nodded. "Yes, that is me. Now, why are you here?"
"I fell through a trap door…" Gabby said, still grinning like a little kid who had just gotten a toy they wanted. 'I need to fix those doors then' Erik thought, making a mental note to do so later. "Alright. Now, can you please leave me?"
"But…I wanna stay!"
"I am working on my music." Erik said, pointing to the organ as if to enhance his point. "I wanna write music! I play cello! Maybe you could help me! Oh, and my friend…but watch out for her…she's kinda strange…and thinks your hot…of course, so do I but…" she continued rambling like this for quite some time, talking relatively fast, though not like Jen had. Erik watched with a blank look, unable to understand 3/4th of what she had said. "Are you quite through?" he asked when she finally shut up. "No! I want to annoy you MORE!" she said, beaming. Erik sighed and rolled his eyes as she began to ramble more, launching into a reenactment of One Ring to Rule Them All 2's puppet show. "I just love my magic ring, don't you Mr. dwarf? Aye yes, I just love my magic ring, don't you Mr. man?" with that she stopped and looked at Erik, who was fuming slightly. "Alright, I'll leave now…" she said, noticing the deadly gleam in his eye. "Good. Out, NOW!"
"Ahhh! I'm sorry! Don't kiiiillll meeeeee!" Gabby said, looking scared. Erik glared and pointed to the tunnel that would lead back to the surface. "Leave, now." He ordered. "Fine, fine. See ya later Erik!"
"How do you know my name?" he asked, turning around to face her, causing papers to fly off the organ. "Er…I just do!" He gave her a quizzical look. "Alright, leave. Now. Goodbye."
"By!" With that Gabby ran towards the tunnel, grinning. She was going to have lots of fun with this.
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Back at the surface, Jen was sitting in bed, humming softly to herself, remembering her encounter with le phantom. He was defiantly Gerik, though she didn't care. Gerik was her favorite phantom. She didn't know why. He wasn't the best of the Phantom singers, but there was a certain something to him. Jen shrugged. It didn't matter. She had to get him away from Christine. She was called obsessive, both as a Phan and a Ringer (LotR fanatic), but he…he made her obsessions look…small and meaningless. Jen didn't want to see Erik get hurt. He was alone, and she wanted to change it. A small, secretive smile crept upon her face as she thought of the lesson with him tomorrow. She would somehow have to convince him to bring a marimba to his lair. The Opera Ghost would be more than capable, she was sure. Suddenly a thought hit her. He said something about his 'nightly patrols'. Perhaps, he would check on her and Gabby through the mirror. She would leave a note for him! Grabbing a sheet of paper from the desk and a pen, the percussionist wrote.
Erik,
I was wondering if OG might be able to help me. I will need some percussion equipment for our lessons. A marimba should suffice. If you could perhaps work some of your ghostly magic and have one in the lair, I would more than appreciate it.
Jen
Jen read through it once before sealing it with the stamp she had found, her personal signet. A dragon. It was always what she had used, and somehow, she had one here for her. As an afterthought she grabbed the pen and wrote his name in large letters on it, then placed it in front of the mirror.
Just then, the door opened, and Gabby walked in. Jen grinned. "Guess what!" the both said at the same time. "What?" they answered, once again in unison. "I found him!"
"We gotta stop this talking-at-the-same-time thing…" Jen commented as they laughed. "But, he knows the two of us are here now." Gabby said, grinning. "Aye, and we have music lessons with him tomorrow."
"We do?"
"Yep. He listened to me, and agreed to helping us." Jen said, smiling triumphantly. "YAAAAAYYYYYY!"
"Shhhh…other people are sleeping you know." Jen said, smacking her friend. "Don't care!"
"I know YOU don't, but I do." Jen replied, looking at the mirror. "You don't think he is gonna pull that whole 'angel of music' act do you?"
"Wha? No." Jen replied, looking away. She wished he would, but knew better. Especially because he knew that they knew he was just a man. A genius, and a master musician, but still only human. Jen sighed happily, hoping that perhaps she could pull him away from Christine…maybe, just maybe…no. She wasn't going to be the hopeless romantic. Jen grinned. "Let's go to bed. We need to be rested tomorrow."
"Speaking of tomorrow…we need to go shopping." Gabby said. Jen laughed. "Fine, we can go shopping. So you don't have to suffer through dresses. Until then, goodnight."
"Goodnight." Jen pulled a blanket over her head and closed her eyes.
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Erik smiled as he looked in the room and saw Jen. Gabby however, he frowned at. He didn't dislike her, but he didn't think their personalities were going to match well. With a last look, he turned, then did a double take. At the base of the mirror was a note, with his name written on it. He picked it up, read it, then smiled. "Of course mademoiselle, I shall get what you need." He said softly, disappearing into the darkness of the hallway. He chucked to himself, and thought of what to write to the managers of the Opera. A note from OG was in order, and when he returned to the lair, he began to write it.
To my managers,
It has come to my attention that some of our percussion equipment is out dated and in need of replacement. I would like you to order a new marimba, as the one now owned by the opera house is beginning to fall out of tune. I have taken it, as I wish to broaden my range of musical talents. Do not fear for it, and do as I say. Your servant,
OG
With a final smile the Opera Ghost sealed the envelope and headed upwards, to find the instrument his new pupil needed for tomorrow.
Author's Note (the second)- Alright, hope you enjoyed. Please review! Erik, Gabby, and I like reviews! You can have a erm…free lasso! Yeah! mutters something to Erik about making more lassos
Erik- I'd rather not…
Gabby- pokes we don't care…
Erik- I do….draws sword
Gabby- Bring it on! fight starts
Jen- ignores fight alright, by for now folks! See you er…tomorrow! We hope…