Author Note- This chapter took a whole new path that I was not expecting when I wrote it. But I hope you like it!
"Hello Eric" the preacher stated as he walked through the basement door. "Hello Monsieur." Eric said kindly as he got up from his desk. For the past eight years Eric had been using the Preacher to get things he wanted, the preacher had managed to convince Eric's mother to let him get Eric a small piano, several dozen books on every subject, and building materials for his contracting. "Here are some supplies you have requested." The fat man said placing a crate on the desk. Eric looked in the box smiling at the lumps of clay, sculpting tools, and score sheets. "Don't you know that you could sell your works? Your layouts for the opera house are astonishing. And your compositions are even more so." The preacher said eyeing the sheets of paper that showed every little detail of the grand Opera then shifting his eyes to the scores laid across the desk. "A contractor friend told me there going to start opening bids for an opera house here in Paris! You should really try to do it. You will have to submit your design and costs, but you could do it."
Eric sat on the chair awe struck for a moment. No one would take a fifteen year old boy seriously, even though he was sure his design was much better than anyone could do. It would defiantly let him live a normal life. And maybe people would get interested in what he had the most passion for, music. He quickly began making a copy of something off of the blueprints. "Thank you Monsieur" Eric stated excitedly." I am very interested "Eric rarely seemed excited by anything so it pleased the Preacher to see the boy so happy "Could you do me a favor and get the prices of these supplies." The preacher looked at the list that Eric handed him. On the list were gold, different stones, cloths and every supply needed for a masterpiece of a building. The preacher beamed his wrinkled face moving into a smile as he skipped out the door. Eric immediately sat down after the man left tearing the papers from the wall, he began making alterations to the building. This opera house would be his home someday, but no one could ever know.
Eric spent the next few days de drawing the blueprints editing the foundation making passageways around to Opera no ignorant hired construction worker would ever know that was being constructed. Eric was so happy that he finally had something he could do that was worth wile.
The preacher hadn't come in several weeks very rarely did he long for human contact but he was starting to get hungry for it. Eric was bubbling with joy for the opera house, HIS opera house. He began composing more and making sure every square inch of the building was perfect.
Eric laid his fingers on the piano keys and began to play his latest work. He wrote some new notes on a score sheet and started playing again. The music was possessing him sending chills down his spine at the unearthly melodies He was interrupted as the basement door flew open revealing a red infuriated preacher. Eric couldn't help but chuckle and the sight of an angry preacher. "Preacher?" Eric questioned confused at the way the preacher was acting. "Ah lad everything is going wrong!" he said plopping himself on the bed in the corner. Eric was starting to feel like this man was invading his personal space way to much. "What troubles you sir?" Eric asked even though he didn't really care. "The resurrection service is going to be a disaster! The lady that plays the organ has left you cannot have an Easter service without the music." Eric rolled his eyes he knew where this conversation was going. "Eric" he said looking straight into Eric's blue eyes "I have done everything for you. Could you do me this one little favor and play?"
Eric sighed "my so called mother would be highly displeased. I am sorry but I will have to decline." The preacher groaned, but then smiled. He knew that it wouldn't take much to convince Eric. "Your mother seems to be very heavily intoxicated this morning." Eric leaned forward placing his chin on his fist. "As long as no one will see me I will say yes." The preacher lightened up even more his red face going back to its normal shade. "Oh! Thank you Eric! You truly are an Angel of Music." The preacher paused as if those words brought back a painful memory.
"Angel of Music?" Eric said scrunching his forehead behind the mask. The preacher laughed awkwardly "Oh it was just some silly story my mother use to tell my brother and I. My brother God rest his soul, was a brilliant violinist. He died a few months ago leaving his pour daughter behind in our care." The preacher started his story with a chuckle seaming to think of beautiful memories but then he seemed to turn sad again at the mention of his brother. The preacher handed him the sheet of items Eric wanted prices on before heading out the door to let Eric get dressed for the resurrection service
Eric thought about this Angel of Music thing. He was the opposite of an angel that was for sure, but the story made him happy inside. Eric left the basement all cleaned up. His thin strands of hair were combed back and covered by a hat; he wore a white shirt that the preacher had brought him with black pants that were too short for his abnormally long legs, Eric's mask lay across the right side of his face showing off his handsome side.
Eric was so afraid, he could count the number of times he had been outside on one hand and even then he was hidden by the security of darkness. Eric opened the door to the chapel his hands shaking. The room was lined with beautiful stained glass every detail blew Eric away.
"Eric" the preacher said placing his hand on his shoulder "this is my niece Christine." Eric looked at the young girl. She had thick chocolate curls that draped over her shoulder and a blue dress that looked homemade, her eyes were big and brown filled with fire but also sadness. "Christine this is my friend, Eric."
The girl smiled! She actually smiled at him! "Hello Eric." She said blushing slightly.
Author Note- Eeek I had so much fun writing that chapter ending I'm smiling like an idiot right now. Well I hope you all enjoyed. Please follow and review.