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Phase 6: The Cape Twirl
Miroku: …cape twirl?
Erik: The women love the cape twirl. (Hands him a cloak)
Miroku: (twirls but fails miserably as it becomes draped over his head) …
Erik: That's all right, try again… It's hard the first time.
(Two hours later)
Erik: (irritated) Monsieur! This is the 50th time! It's a cape twirl, not 'Hide N Seek!
Miroku: (a bit nervous by Erik's angry voice and twirls again) Hey, I did it!
Erik: (deep sigh) Finally!
Miroku: (hangs it up on coat rack)
Erik: You're not supposed to hang it up! You're supposed to leave it there on the floor! It sets the drama for the scene! (Anyone notice Erik never hung up his cloak in the lead to Music of the Night?)
Miroku: Oh, fine! (Throws it on ground)
Erik: Nice throw…
Miroku: Thanks…
Miroku and Erik: …
Erik: Want to get some cheese?
Miroku: Sure, why not?
…….
Chapter 9: Nothing's Easy
"What?" Kagome bit down on her lip. "Inuyasha, you-you can't really know-?"
He cut her off in mid sentence. "Yeah, I do know." Inuyasha sighed deeply, slumping his shoulders.
A look of immense shock was sketched plainly across her face. "You know the opera ghost, and you didn't tell me?" She blinked several times, "You made Shippou and Rin and everyone else…they're all scared stiff!"
"It's my job…"
"But…how do you know him?" She asked, dumbfounded.
Inuyasha exhaled another long sigh. "My father was lord of the western lands, and got bored very easily." He slid his back down the nearest wall and sat. "He called forth me and my half brother, Sesshomaru, to go find him some entertainer worthy of performing for a lord. He had heard of some powerful sorcerer who performed great magic and wanted us to seek him out." Inuyasha paused for a moment, "Of course, that stupid brother of mine was too used to being pampered, and didn't want to look for this man my father had heard of, so I went on the journey alone.
While traveling, I found a tent set up by the side of the road. I thought maybe someone could help me find this guy. I was amazed by what I had found. He sat there, writing music upon parchment, dressed all in black with an air of majesty about him. On his face, he wore a white half- mask, which made me even more curious. I almost felt invisible to him; I guess he didn't notice my presence."
Kagome just sat, not saying anything.
"The man finally looked up from his work when he noticed a stray beam of light was shining in on him. He spoke firmly, but I remember his voice as something amazing. He asked me what I was doing in his home," Inuyasha continued, "and I asked him if he would like to accompany me back to my father's palace."
"And?"
"At first, he refused. Only until I told him of the power he would gain from performing for my family, did he agree to come back with me."
"What magic did he do?" Kagome responded, horribly engrossed within Inuyasha's tale.
He smiled at the ground. "The Opera Ghost, as you guys call him, had awesome talent. My servants would dress him up in well made clothes, making sure he was real appealing, and through him out in front of my father. Miroku had the ability to make the dead, dance. He'd sing, and a skeleton would arise from a coffin we'd place next to him. His voice mesmerized the women. At the end of the performance, he'd rip off his mask, shattering his seductive affect. It was a hit."
"But why does he wear a mask?"
Inuyasha stared at Kagome, deciding not to answer that. "But then, Sesshomaru got a wicked idea. He noted how Miroku was a genius and ordered him to build torture chambers in which innocent victims would lose their lives in his traps. Well, whatever… the point is, the opera ghost worked for my father."
"So, what made him come here?"
Somehow, Inuyasha knew that was coming. "Miroku had stolen something of my dad's. He was a master at stealing things without people knowing of it. My father later noticed that his sword, which he used in order to protect my human mother, was gone. Miroku was ordered to be captured and killed. But I had gotten to know Miroku, and thought of him as a friend, so I helped him escape.
My mother and father died soon afterwards, and I set out on my own for a new life. It was later that I found out that the old hag-" Kagome was shooting him death glares at this moment, "I mean, Kaede, had sheltered him done below the Paris opera house. She had hid him from the world and its cruelties. Believe me, being a hanyou was exactly why I couldn't stand living with my dumb-ass half brother. I know exactly what cruelties the world can give. Sesshomaru despises me and my filthy blood, as do most demons. So, I went to live here at the opera house where I could have a normal life and help out Miroku.
Kagome twirled a lock of hair around her index finger, "This angel, Sango's talking about, it's not really an Angel, is it?"
Inuyasha shook his head, "No. …It's the Phantom of the Opera."
"Please," Kagome saddened, "Don't tell Sango this."
"Hell, there's no way I would!"
"Hey, Inuyasha?"
He turned to her, "Yeah?"
"Thanks for telling me everything." And she rested her head affectionately on Inuyasha's shoulder, not noticing his blush.