Disclaimer: Errrr……………..I've got nothing for you guys today. I'm too tired to be clever. I own nothing, but now I have a copy of Leroux's book! Huzzah!

A/N: Between FF being dumb and not letting me log in and being really busy, I haven't really had time to write anything, sorry guys! I feel really bad, I'm sorry. Honest! I'm going to really try to do better I swear….I just have to find something inspiring now…

Evidently…I found something inspiring…

…Chapter 9…

As soon as he was out of sight, I got up and followed him. I wandered down a hall and went through an archway, I got so close to him, that I could hear the cloak swishing as he walked. I followed the sound to a dead end, and turning to my right, I saw him staring out of what appeared to be a two way mirror. I gasped, but clapped a hand over my mouth just in time. Luckily, he seemed to be too absorbed in what he was doing to hear me. However, I did here a small trembling voice coming from inside the room. It was a girls obviously, a soprano by the range she was using, and rather young as well, as her top notes were not quite masterful yet. She reached the height of the song in a great crescendo; he awaited the last note with baited breath. He was dying to hear its beauty, but then the voice faltered. "What is it? Why have you stopped? I know you can sing that note, you did it perfectly last night," The Phantom worriedly inquired whoever the voice belonged to. I edged closer to the mirror, trying to peer over his shoulder to get a look at the girl to see who it was. "I can't do it," she whimpered, "I can't do it without you singing with me…" "You must," he whispered. "This is not a duet and I will not be able to sing with you even if it was. If you want to be able to perform, you have to be able to sing alone." "Please, angel…" she sobbed, "Please, just this once, for me…" I had been expecting him to refuse her, after all, he said this was a solo, and she'd have to learn someday, but to my surprise he agreed. "Very well, then. From the beginning…" With that he began to sing the melody so harmoniously and so purely did he hit the notes that it seemed as if he was not human at all and was in fact an angel. I was momentarily entranced by his singular voice, when the girls joined shakily though; I slipped back into reality, but when her voice got stronger; I was astounded by the equal perfection and divinity of their combined voices. The song ended and the Phantom sighed, "Christine that was wonderful…now sing it again without me…" Having heard a name finally, I ransacked my memory hurriedly, 'Christine…Christine…' I thought, 'There's got to be someone I met called Christine…' and then it hit me. 'Christine Daae, the young chorus girl!' Madame Giry had pointed her out to me, as well as Meg. Realizing that my time here would soon be over, as the song was ending; I flew down hall after hall, as best as I could remember the way I came. At last, I ended up back at the lake, and the Phantom wasn't back yet! I sighed and sat down at the edge of the lake, dipping my feet in it. As hundreds of question swirled around my head, I tried hard not to think about it. I obviously couldn't ask any about what I'd just witnessed, or I'd be dead for sure, but I could ask others…like how he came to live here, or what his name was, or why he wore that mask! Oh, the big question…my imagination began to run away with me as I pondered. I sighed, giving up any logical reason why he would feel the need to disguise himself so. Being rather bored of silence, I began to try to sing. "Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping? Brother John, Brother John…" I trailed off, listening to the echo of my voice, it was quite nice, since I had never sung before. I continued, "All the bells are ringing, all the bells are ringing. Ding, dang dong. Ding dang dong." I smiled and splashed the water by kicking at it. Singing was fun! So I sang the song over and over again until I heard another voice join mine.