Phantom Of The Opera
A New Begining
Chapter 1
Three years has gone by since the Opera Populaire was burned from inside it's walls, caused by a certain opera ghost.
Rumors tell that this ghost remains in his darkworld, people say he has part of he's face is deformed. Who ever has gone to his world never returns, Until one day Alexia de bayonne decides to challenge this phantom. People would say she looks older for a seventeen year old. Alexia has a face of a angel and a body of a goddess, long brown hair, her eyes are aqua. She was a orphan, but carried a name of noblelity. Her mother died giving birth to her, and her father from consumption. Alexia had no other family to go to, so she learned how to survive on the streets as a entertainner. For seven years living alone no one to care for her, to love her. For years she would sneak in the opera to watch the plays, for years she seen the accidents at the opera house. Alexia was there on the night of Don Juan Trianphant, and when the phantom took Christine Daae. That night she fell in love with a voice, the phantom voice. Now three years later with the courage she has, she goes in the search of the phantom.
When Alexia entered the opera, all she could see was darkness, she felt a sudden chill. That chill couldn't scare her off, she went backstage. By going backstage, she walked through a corridor where she finds a door opened. The door that was opened, led to the room of Christine Daae. Alexia looked around and found that one of the closets that wasn't burned down was filled with dresses. She smiled and picked one out to try on, when tried it on she went to look at herself in the mirror. While looking at herself she noticed how the mirror stood perfectly still, she approched it. With her hand she pushed the mirror open,"It's like a door to another world."
She says. Before she went through it she put her clothes in a bag, then walked through the mirror.
The farther she walked down the colder it got, at the end of it there was a lake. She looked at the lake and walked straight on to where it led. Alexia sheivered, but she was determined to find him.
After a while walking in the cold water, ten feet from her stood open a open gate, she saw lighted candles. "Finally, could it be it" she told herself.
As she entered this underground manor, she first noticed the organ then a desk that contained scripts of Don Juan Trianphant and a black mask like the one she saw in the play. Alexia heard Footsteps behind her, she turned around and saw nothing.
"Who's there? Hello?"
She then heard whispers," Leave now."
Alexia then followed the whispers, she walked up tiny stairs that led to bedroom.
On the ground she saw a man, a man holding a music box.
"Hello? you alright sir?" she asked, she coughed.
He's face turned towards hers,"I thought i told you to leave me."
"Your him, the phantom."
He stood up, walked to her." You came to see this horrible face, did you?"
"No, I didn't came for the sight, I came to... to find a angel of music."
He laughed,"Angel of Music, thats funny!"
"Funny indeed, thats what you told Miss Daae. She believed it and I too believe. Why do you hide from the world?" she asked
"My face would answere your question. Go home now."
" I have no home, since i was ten years old, except for the streets. My parents are dead. Since i was little I would sneak in the opera to the plays, three years ago i was here when i heard you sing. Now i'm here, and i can see that you don't have a housekeeper. I can clean the place up for you."
"what would you want in return?" he asked.
"A place to..to" she fainted
The phantom lifted her into his arms and layed her on he's Bed, then left the room.
The phantom went to his desk where he had some drawings of Christine, he put them in a drawer of the desk. "It's over now, time to put you in the past where you belong." he told himself.
The day Alexia woke up,"Where am I?" she looked around then remembered. She got up and looked around the room. On a chair were some clothes, Alexia put the dry clothes on.
"Phantom is there after all." her thoughts told her. She went to where she first saw the organ, there she see's him. Her heart started to beat fast, there she walked to him.
"Hello."
He turned around," you're awake. How you feeling?"
She smiled,"I'm fine now. Im sorry."
"Why appologize? thats what can happen when you walk through cold water,especially here. "
"I see that there is broken mirror, let clean that up you."
"Here an interesting question how did you find your way here?"
"Well I rather to keep it a mystery." she went to pick up the broken glasses.
"What is your name?" he asked
"Alexia de Bayonne. What is your name?"
"Thats a mystery." he smiled
She nodded,"Alright then I'll call you Phantom."
He laughed, he stood up and went to his bedroom.
Alexia cleaned up the underground manor,while dusting the bookshelfs she noticed a art book. she pulled the book out the shelfs and sat down on a chair. Alexia began looking at the paintings in the book. She looked at the book for hours studying the painting carefully.
Later the phantom came out, he wore a suit. He stood right by her shoulder, looking at what she looking at.
"I see you like art, one of my many passions." he said
"Oh i like to study them and imagined what the artist was thinking. I also like to paint."
"You can read anybooks you like in these bookshelfs."
she stood up, "thank you. well i cleaned up the place, i must say it looks a lot better than before." said Alexia.
"Indeed. so you like opera,do you sing it?"he asked
"Sing opera? no,but when i was a little girl i had a teacher. i know a little." she said.
"I'll teach you to sing opera, before you know it you'll be a prima donna."
She smiled, the smile he saw from her would remain in his heart for ever.Time went by as he taught her to sing opera, she got better each day. Two months had gone by, now she could sing almost anything if he asked her to.
"Each day you get better, very impressive." he says
"Thats because i have a great teacher, the mysterious phantom." she giggled. "Oh wait i almost forgot." she gave him a drawing.
"It's me, you drew me. how did you?"
" I can study a painting forever, and draw it. Over the past two months i've studied the phantom up close. I drew him from the heart." She looked into he's eyes.
"Thank you from the heart." he caressed her cheek.
Alexia's heart beated fast," And I thank you for the gift of music."
The phantom kissed her forehead. Then went to sit on the sofa.
In Alexia's mind she knew she fell in love with the phantom.
"Hey i have another gift for you." she sat on the ground next to the sofa where the phantom sat.
"what gift is it?" he asked.
"Well the chance to live in the light. think of it, to live among other people. and you could open a theater, no?"
"What about my face,huh! what about it? people will call me a freak! no my darling, i can't" he said.
"You are no freak, and you could live among all you have to do is go with the rythmn. you can change your identity and say your a general and is a battle scar, or you play a count and there was a bad accident. They won't care then who you are, they would love you."
" A new beginning huh? it's worth a try, but how?" he asked
She smiled leave it up to me, "within a month Count Alger will be in every ears in paris."
The next month the name of Count Alger was every where in paris, Alexia went to rent out a house. She had hired maids, butler, accountants and made sure that the phantom had his private quarters. One evening Alexia went knock at the phantom's door.
"Come in." he said
"Hows the dear Count doing today?" she asked, she smiled at him. Alexia approched him.
The phantom reached her hand, and put on a ring on her finger. She looked at the ring, then at him. "Thank you, but what is the occassion?" she asked.
"I believe it's your birthday today." he said. He reached for her hand and kissed the tip of her finger.
"You spoil me to much. But i've come up to ask you this are you happy?" she ask. she walked by the fire place and starred into the flames.
"I'm not going to lie to you, but i do miss the opera. Being with you brings joy to my life. You've shown me kindness like no other person would of." He put his hand on her shoulder. She breathed heavily.
"Being with you, makes me happy. To tell you the truthI fell in love with a man, a beautiful man." she turned around to face him.
"A man? Who is this man you speak of?" he asks.
"This man I speak of is taller than me, dark hair, hazel eyes. Most of all he wears a mask, a white mask. Behind it, there is no destortion but beauty." she smiled at him. she got closer to him removed the mask,"There is nothing but beauty within you." She met into his arms.
The phantom embraced her, in his mind he thought he found true love again, but he always has his heart for christine. He lifted Alexia's chin up and gave a kiss unto her lips." you are the true beauty, who brought some meaning into my life."
" Then let's make this night count for all eternity." she said to him. From that point on she would have the opportunity to go through his thoughts.