A/N: I do not own Phantom of the Opera or Warriors. This Chappie is for Mooncloud, who is my third loyal reviewer!
Phantomtail of the Warriors
Singheart went to her dressing den. She slept for a few hours. She could hear Softvoice outside her den, snoring. She sighed. Then she picked up a mouse and gulped it down. She had decided to walk to her father's grave. She missed him so dearly; maybe his spirit would help her in this time of need.
She slipped out of her den unnoticed. Softvoice didn't move at all when she passed by him quickly, silently. The Fourtrees Opera House was quiet and still. No one was about. Or so Singheart thought. Phantomtail was watching her every move. How could he not? He followed her, in his way, as she padded out of the Opera House.
Singheart walked in a trance, not from Phantomtail (which made him feel a bit more careful), but her mind. Her mind was far away. She was remembering her father, how he had promised her the Angel of Music. Was it possible, that this Phantomtail, even though he was the Phantom of the Warriors, was the Angel of Music? Her thoughts deepened as she padded on. Phantomtail watched her closely as he fell in step behind her. He could tell her mind was far away, but where? He longed for her to turn around, to see him, and then run to him for comfort.
Singheart arrived at the cemetery. She looked at all the graves gravely. (Get it? Gravely? Lol) Phantomtail disappeared.
"Little Lotte thought of everything and nothing. Her father promised her he would send the Angel of Music. Her father promised her…her father promised her." Singheart looked around the cemetery. She padded to her father's grave and sat down sadly.
"You were once my companion, you were all that mattered. You were once a friend and father, then my world was shattered. Wishing you were somehow here again, wishing you were somehow near. Sometimes it seemed if I only dreamed, you would be here.
Wishing I could hear your voice again, knowing that I never would. Dreaming of you won't help me to do, all that you dreamed I could! Passing bells and sculpted angels, cold and monumental. Seem, for you, the wrong companions, you were warm and gentle.
Too many years fighting back tears, why can't the past just die? Wishing you were somehow here again, knowing me must say goodbye! Try to forgive, teach me to live. Give me the strength to try!
No more memories, no more silent tears. No more gazing across wasted years! Help me say goodbye…help me say goodbye…" Singheart sang all this as tears formed in her beautiful, blue eyes. Phantomtail could hardly stand it himself. He was hiding behind the grave, actually on top of it is more accurate.
Singheart was holding, again, one of the roses he had given her. But she did not drop it. She looked down at it sadly, needing help.
"Wandering child, so lost, so helpless. Yearning for my guidance!" Phantomtail sang out softly. Singheart looked up weary. "Angel or father? Friend or Phantom? Who is it there staring?"
"Have you forgotten your Angel?" Phantomtail called back. Singheart got to her paws nervously. "Angel, oh, speak. What endless longings echo in this whisper?" "Too long you've wandered in winter, far from my fathering gaze." Phantomtail meowed. "Wildly my mind beats against you…" "You resist…"
Together they sang, "Yet your/the soul obeys!" "Angel of music, you/I denied you/me, turning from true beauty. Angel of Music, do not shun me/ My protector! Come to your/me strange Angel…" Phantomtail continued as Softvoice ran up from behind. "I am your Angel of Music. Come to me; Angel of Music!" But it was too late, Softvoice broke the trance. Singheart spun around to see him padding toward her. "Softvoice!" Softvoice nervously ran up to her meowing, "Whatever you may believe, this tom- this thing- is not your father!" Singheart watched in pure horror as Phantomtail leapt out of his hiding place angrily. He landed beside Softvoice, who was startled backwards. The two toms clashed in battle. They rolled on the ground, hissing and snarling. Phantomtail leapt up and disappeared. Softvoice got to his paws and looked around. Suddenly Phantomtail dropped on top of him. Softvoice rolled onto his back hissing. He dug his claws into Phantomtail's soft belly. Then he pushed up and pinned Phantomtail down. He bared his teeth and prepared to bite down into the strange cat's neck.
"No Softvoice! Not like this…" Singheart yowled. She couldn't watch Phantomtail be destroyed this way. Softvoice hovered over Phantomtail for a minute before backing off. He and Singheart fled away quickly, back towards Fourtrees.
Phantomtail got up angrily and hissed, "Now, let it be war upon you both!"