Disclaimer- I don't own anything except my love for the phantom….and the music.
Chapter 2
As they walked the path to the opera house, the girls decided to say bonjour to everyone they passed. They giggled when a group of teenage boys blew kisses at them and started talking quickly to each other in French. Finally, they reached their destination.
"That's it?" Orianna said disappointed.
"I think it's beautiful." Rosa said dreamily.
"Are you kidding? It looks like a dump."
"No, it doesn't. It looks like an opera house that has not been put to good use…lately."
"Children! Children! Calm yourselves!" Jessica said pushing them away from each other. "Now, why don't we go into that little shop over there and ask about the history of the place before you two kill each other. Does that sound like a plan?"
"Fine." Orianna and Rosa muttered at the same time.
"Splendid." They walked over to the tiny flower shop near the opera house. "Oh by the way, the building is kind of…well, sucks." Jess said.
"Tramp." Rosa mumbled smiling.
They all laughed and entered the flower shop. It was bright and beautiful. It possibly had every flower ever imagined. In the middle of the shop was a counter with a cash register on it. Sitting on a stool with a smile on her face was a cheerful old woman.
"Bonjour, comment pouvoir je vous aide ? »
"Do you speak English?" Rosa asked.
"Oui, I speak perfect English." The old woman said with a french accent. "How can I help you?"
"We'd like to know about the cruddy," Rosa glared at Orianna, "I mean, the opera house next door."
The woman's face went from happy to blank.
"What do you wish to know?"
"Everything."
"Well, ladies, I shall tell you. Many, many years ago when my great-great grandparents owned this flower shop, there arose a sort of…scandal at the opera house."
"What sort of scandal?" Orianna asked.
"For many seasons at the opera house, a horrible woman named La Carlotta was the reigning soprano. But, after a mysterious accident where she was almost killed a sweet girl by the name of Christine Daae became the new leading soprano. As I heard her voice was beautiful and..."
"Wait a minute," Orianna interrupted, "I thought you said it was a scandal."
"I did, that is not the whole scandal. At the same time this happened, there were new two new managers, Monsieur Firmin and Monsieur Andre, and a new patron, Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny. It was also said that Raoul and Christine had known each other from their childhood. But, no, that is not the whole scandal. I'm not really sure how to say this to you. There seemed to be an opera ghost that terrorized the whole opera house. He was said to have taken Miss Daae under his wing as his student. He lived under the opera house where he played his music. Rumor has it that he was an escaped freak show act that everyone thought had died. It seems as if the phantom had fallen in love with Christine as had Raoul. As this progressed, notes were sent to the managers warning that Christine must stay as the lead soprano and that Raoul was to stay away from Miss Daae. Soon, this all escalated into one very significant night. The phantom appeared on stage with Miss Daae and she took off his mask in the middle of the opera."
"He had on a mask? What for?" Jess asked.
"Supposedly, this phantom of the opera was no more than a horribly disfigured man. Half of his face was nothing more than bone. After revealing his face to the audience, he grabbed Christine and took her to his lair."
"And?" Orianna asked. "What happened next?"
"That I'm afraid is a mystery to me. All I know is that Miss Daae and Raoul turned up married and happy a week later. No one had seen them since that night. But, during that show the phantom brought down the chandelier onto the stage causing a huge fire. Many think that the phantom died. Others think that the managers created him for use of publicity. But, I think that he still dwells in that place. Not many recall that strange affair of the phantom of the opera; few even want to look at that opera house. The old broken chandelier is still in there. No one has been in it for many years."
"Wow, that's cool." Rosa said.
"So, ladies, would you like to buy any flowers?"
"Sure." Orianna said. "Got any lillies, they're my favorite!"
(A/N- YAY another chapter down! Next I'm going to update the other phantom phic! But this idea popped into my head so I had to write it down! PLEASE R&R! THANKS!)