Yay! I got a PSP! Um…yay!
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Erik took Tori back up to the surface. Neither said a word, but many glances were shot back and forth.
As soon as Tori stepped out from behind the mirror, she took a look around her room. It was the same as it had always been: just as blue, just as neat. No one seemed to be around.
She pursed her lips for a second and turned around to say goodbye to Erik, but the mirror had slid shut and was now functioning normally.
In other words, he had gone.
She sighed, but turned from the mirror and sat down on a nearby chair. As soon as her behind touched it, the door flew open and Madame Giry and Meg came rushing in.
Tori jumped in surprise.
"Oh! Good morning…"
Madame Giry put a hand over her heart and steadied herself on the vanity. "Good heavens you're safe, Tori! No one knew where you were!"
"We were worried sick!" squeaked Meg.
Tori pursed her lips again, deciding to stay silent about everything that had happened last night. She didn't feel as if they needed to know.
Something dawned on Madame Giry, and she told Meg, "Go to rehearsal. I need to talk to Tori alone." Meg looked for a second as if she was going to disobey, but then she sighed and left without another word.
As soon as the door was closed, Madame Giry turned to face Tori. Right off the bat, she asked:
"Did he take you down to his home?"
Tori tilted her head a little and furrowed her brows, clearly not understanding what she meant.
Madame Giry repeated, "Did HE take you down to HIS HOME?" This time she put an emphasis on these three words, and finally Tori understood.
She nodded a little.
Madame Giry exhaled; whether it was out of relief or annoyance, Tori had no clue.
She put her hand on Tori's shoulder. "Do not worry, little one. You're in good hands."
With that she left, leaving Tori to mull over her words. But instead of thinking, she got up and walked over to the mirror. She tried to pry it open, not even thinking about what she was doing.
It was shut solidly.
Might as well go to rehearsal, seeing as there's nothing else to do. Besides, there's an opera tonight.
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A/N: Yes, yes, it's short. Don't worry, the next two (or maybe three) chapters will hold more words and flufflehness!