The Band Concert: What Really Happened. Chapter 3: Where am I?

AN: And so the story continues...

Tori looked around after she heard the voice, "Hello?" She whispered.

As she looked around, all the other band members walked into the auditorium, leaving her outside. She continued to look around, she knew she heard his voice. As she was looking around, she felt a hand wrap around her mouth and nose, this time there was a rag in her hand. A rag with something... That smelled... Funny... Tori collapsed.

...

Tori woke up some time later, lying in a soft bed. She moaned sleepily and stretched, sitting up. Then she paniced, where was she? What happened? She looked down, thankfully she was still wearing her clothes, minus her boots. Tori slid out of the bed and rubbed her head, which was throbbing painfully.

"Hello?" She called, "Where am I?"

There was a noise behind her and she felt something being wrapped around her eyes, "Good. You're awake."

Tori looked around, "Why am I here? And why do I have a blindfold?"

Two hands led her back to the bed and sat her down, "You're safe here. And you mustn't see me."

She sighed, "What's your name?"

He was silent for a moment, "My name is Erik."

Tori nodded, "How old are you?"

"Same as you." Erik said, "17."

She was silent for a moment, "Why did you kiss me?"

Erik stood from the bed and sighed, "I've been alone for three years... You know how lonely that gets?" He sat next to her again and ran the back of his hand over her cheek, "I guess I just couldn't help myself." He whispered in her ear.

Tori shivered, "I n-need to see you."

Erik growled, "No you don't."

She frowned, "Yes. I need to see you or I won't know if you're real or not!"

He sighed, "Fine." He reaxched around her head to untie the blindfold and lowered it from her eyes.

Tori gasped when she saw him. He was handsome. He had messy black hair that fell into his eyes and beautiful blue eyes. The only thing was the white mask on the right side of his face.

Erik looked away, "I would appreciate it if you didn't ask."

Tori nodded, "I won't..." She grabbed his face and forced him to look at her, "Why are you living here alone?"

He sighed, "I just do... I don't like talking about this." He smiled, "Not I'm not alone any longer. I have you."

She smiled, "I suppose you do..."

SHe trailed off as he kissed her again, fiecer and less restrained then last time. He curled his fingers in her hair and pulled her close.

Tori pulled away after a moment, "Wait... I c-can't stay here."

Erik looked confused, "And why not?"

She looked at him seriously, "I have a life, a family, I hae to go to school."

He brought his lips to her neck, nipping lightly, "Forget all of that." He whispered seductivly, "Stay here with me."

Tori wimpered, "Erik, I c-can't." She shivered at his breathing at her collar bone.

Erik pulled away and looked down at her, his sad blue eyes boring into her's, "Please, Victoria. I can't stand to be lonely for another day."

She put a hand on his unmasked cheek, "Then come with me! We'll find you a place to stay and you can go to school with me."

He stood up angrily, "I can bever leave this place. I'm cursed."

Tori raised an eyebrow, "Cursed? Erik, what do you mean?"

"Forget it, Tori." Erik said, sitting next to her, "If you must leave... Give me something to remember you by?"

She looked down, "I don't know what I could give you..." She trailed off.

Erik put a finger under her chin and pulled her head up, forcing her to look into his eyes, "Your kiss is all I need." He whispered.

Tori wrapped her arms around Erik's neck and pulled his lips down onto her's. Erik put a hand at the small of her back and the other behind her head, pressing her body close to smirked against her lips, It's just too easy...

...

When the band got on the stage and took their seats, Joy looked around, the seat next to her's empty. She turned and looked at Nathan, "Where's Tori?"

Ms. Grey cleared her throat, "Joy! Face the front!"

Joy turned and looked at Ms. Grey, "Tori's not here."

Her eyes went wide, "What do you mean, 'Tori's not here'?"

Joy shrugged, "Exactly what I said. She's not here."