The Phantom of the Opera 2
In sleep he sang to me...In dreams he came...That voice which calls me...And speaks my name...
Chapter 3:
Christian greeted all who went to him, congradualating his singing. He replied with "thank you", and laughed at their jokes. Finally, Rachelle appeared, taking him by his hand, excussing them both.
"Where are we going?" he asked softly. He was silenced by her finger, but she turned and smiled. "It's a secret," she said. Christian smiled and continued following her. Finally, she stopped at a door. Rachelle pulled out a key and opened the door. Christian looked in, amazed at the damag. It was almost burnt away, all byt the gold mirror. "It's mom's old room, "Rachelle said smiling.
"They didn't bother to fix it, they claim this was one of the rooms they didn't have to rebuild in the fire." Christian studied the room. It was more or less dirty, but Rachelle was right, it was intact still. He could see her vanity mirror his father said that this was the room they met in after soo many years had passed. They had recalled their childhood in that room.
His father had loved their mother very much. But almost three years after Rachelle had been born, his mother had grown ill. She remained sick for many years, eight to be presise. His mother had died at 33. He was 14 when she died and he soon became the man of the house. His father was soo griefstricken. His depression led him to the same fate, an illness with no cure. Fleur's mother had taken their family in, she had been good friends with his mother.
"Christine would not stand for this Raoul!,"Fleur's mother would say, "You whither away as your children watch with no one to hold them." Needless to say, he died only three months after their mother. Rachelle and Christian stayed with the Vincore family. As the years passed the Opera House had been rebuilt and the Vincore family taught Christian and Rachelle the art of music and theatre. Rachelle and Fleur had been gifted with dance and voice. Christian was also gifted in singing and playing the violin.
He rubbed his hand on the mirror, scattering the dust. He looked at his face, no, through his face. He could see his mother. He began to remember her lullaby to them. "Christian?," she had said, "Whatever's wrong?" "Mummy I can't sleep," he had said. He remembered at five she embraced him and she began singing her lullaby to him.
Let your mind start a journey
To a strange new world
Leave all thoughts of the life
You knew before
Let your soul take you where
You long to be
And you'll live as
You've never lived
Before
His ears perked up when he heard his sister, "Christian! Look at this!" He walked over to her. She held a locket in her hand. It was in the shape of a heart. She opened it and inside were their parents. Rachelle began to hum a tune. She then sang.
In this world
You tried
Leaving it all
Behind
Hoped there was a way
I'd pray to God
Let them stay
The memories ease
The pain inside
Now I know
Why...
All of the memories
keep you near
The silent faces
Imagining you'd be here
All of my memories
Keep you near
In silent voices
Silent tears
He watched Rachelle's hand run across the wall. She picked up a dusty picture blowing the dust away. She held it to her heart.
Made me promise
I'd try
To find a way back
In this life
Hope there is a way
To give you a sign
T'm ok
The memories
Ease the pain
Inside
Now I know why...
He watched her sit the picture down and she picked up a brush. She ran it through her hair, tears spilling out of her eyes.
All of my memories
Keep you near
The silent faces
Imagining you'd be here
All of my memories
Keep you near
In silent voices
Silent tears
Rachelle ran her hand along the gold outline of the larger mirror. She wiped away dust, and leaned against the mirror.
Together with all these
Memories
I see your smile
All your memories
I hold dear
Momma you know I love you
Till the end of time
Rachelle took a small rose from her hair. She placed it beside the makeup area. The sge sat in the chair.
All of my memories
Keep you here
The silent faces
Imagining you'd be here
All of my memories
Keep you near
The silent voices
Silent tears
All of my memories
Christian stood behind her, putting his hand on her sholder. "I miss them to Racho," he siad. "I know," she said through sobs, "It's just hard." "I know," he said. He then took the locket, fascining it around her neck. "Keep it," he said, "YOu can hve them always by your side."
Rachelle smiled and squeezed his hand. "Thank you," she said "I think I should go to bed." He nodded watching her leave. She closed the door behind her gently. He relaxed his shoulders leaning against the gold mirror. To his surprise, he fell back to the ground. "Ow." He sat up and looked around realizing he had found a secret pathway. He carefully examined the mirror which had shifted to the side as a door. He then turned around to the darkness.
Christian went back to his room and lit a lantern keeping the key to the room in his pocket. He went through the passageways, down the stairs. It was like a maze. He soon realized he had to watch his feet. His foot fell into the lake and luckily he fell back onto the cement. He sat up and used his latern to find any way to get around. There was no path, but a boat.
Christian sat loq in the boat and rowed through the lake. Finally he came to a room, lit by candles and such. He stopped the boat and crawled up to the top of the stairs. What was over them surprised him.
Author's Note:
Well, that's it for chapter 3. The song Christian remembers Christine singing is a remake of Music of the Night, I had to change some of the lyrics. Let me know what you guys think, here's the timeline of how everything occurs, LOVE YOU ALL AND GOD BLESS!!!
February 20, 1908 - Christine Daae leaves the Opera House. (End of Phantom Of The Opera)
August 6, 1908 - Carlos Vincore and Meg Giry are married
May 12, 1909 - Marcus Vincore is born
January 4, 1910 - Erik, the Phantom, meets Natassia Spanyar
April 15, 1910 - Christian de Chagny is born
February 28, 1911 - Elysia is born
January 27, 1912 - Fleur Vincore is born
October 3, 1913 - Rachelle de Chagny is born
November 19,1916 - Christine de Chagny grows sick with unknown illness
May 22, 1924 - Christine de Chagny dies in bed
August 17,1924 - Raoul de Chagny dies of Grief
September 2, 1926 - Erik dies
June 30, 1931 - Christian is engaged to Fleur Vincore
December 5, 1931 - Rachelle de Chagny is engaged to Marcus Vincore
February 18, 1932 - Christian de Chagny meets Elysia