A/N: Ok, i would like to thank oll of the people who reveiwed my story. you inspired me to continue, and for thatI love you all hugs I hope you enjoy this chapter, I wrote it for you guys...

Disclaimer:I don't own any of the characters ( and in this chapter, animals) From this story... I wished I owned Erik though...

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Quite the discovery if I do say so myself. Grabbing a candle of considerable girth, I stepped into the passage. It smelled rather odd, and there was a fair share of rats, all of whom seemed to like dancing around me like tiny children. I was constantly shooing them away with my feet. I walked for what I thought was hours. When I reached a long winding staircase, I was quite tired of walking. Not to mention that my ballet shoes were soaked from walking through puddles of who knows what. But I had to keep going. I was driven by a lust for knowledge.

Three trapdoors. There were three trapdoors on those stairs, two of which I almost fell into. Monsieur Opera Ghost must like his privacy. But why a ghost would go to such measures is beyond me. When I reached the bottom of the stairs, my eyes met a rather remarkable site. A horse, who's name I later learned was Ceser. Quite the beautiful animal, and slightly paranoid at that. He flinched at my touch, and it took some coaxing before he let me pet his velvet muzzle.

" May I ride you?" I whispered to him sweetly. He nibble tenderly at my hand, so I supposed that it was a yes. I must tell you now, I was wrong. Very wrong. As soon as I had tried to get on him, he reared back and whinnied. The treble sound echoed through the cavernous passage, and soon I heard the clicking of shoes.

Frantic, I searched for a hole in the wall to hide myself in. Lucky am I that my frame is so tiny. I squeezed into a small hole in the wall, just opposite of where the horse was neighing like mad. As soon as I squeezed into my hideaway, a shadow like figure appeared to sooth the beast.

" Ceser, calm yourself. Shh.." It commanded kindly. The horse stopped its ranting at once and I found myself spellbound by this shadow.

" There, there. Good boy." it cooed, producing a sugar cube for the animal in a leather gloved hand. The shadow stayed for a few minutes more, calming the animal completely, before heading in the direction I was currently traveling. It seemed the shadow and I had a common goal.

Making sure that the shadow was gone, I squeezed out of the constricting space. I gave the horse an angry glare. " Remind me not to bother you again, your Highness" I quipped, bowing in mach courtesy. He just stared at me innocently as I walked off toward, what I soon found out, was the lake that lead me to my destiny.

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Your Truely,

Bella DeMuerte

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