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Saria's POV

Time seemed to fly like the wind after I came to the Opera Populaire. A month passed and I was finally adjusted to what life in the opera house was like. I would wake up between 7:30 and 8 am and have breakfast along with the other residents. Then rehearsals would start and they lasted from early morning till early afternoon excluding lunch. Afterwards the day was free to us and I usually chose that time to hang out with Christine and Meg, practicing the violin that was given to me, reading, drawing, and other things.

The majority of the time I wore men's clothing since I wasn't a too big of a fan of wearing dresses from this time. Today was the last rehearsal before our opening night for the current show and afterwards I would be doing a solo for the audience. This I was looking forward to because I was allowed to play any song I wished and I had been practicing hard on the one I chose. At the moment I had on a dark red men's poet shirt that I had rolled up to the elbows, I wore a black vest with black pants and boots. My hair was in a bun and I had on my eye patch. I soon became lost as another round of practice and rehearsing began. Whenever I played the violin I was always in a trance at the music. However just because the orchestra was doing well didn't mean we didn't have to stop.

Reyer suddenly broke my musical trance when he made the movement with his stick for us to stop. I growled in annoyance because Carlotta was the reason why we stopped for the umpteenth time. I couldn't stand this woman she was worse in person than she was in the movie. She actually liked my playing but it was her attitude of it being all about her, her cruelty towards the other performers, and her complaining to Lefevre that was a pain the ass. As usual I tuned out her complaining and made sure my violin was tuned before Meg suddenly screamed. I saw a sandbag dropping from the rafters and Piangi managed to get Carlotta out of the way before it could hit her. I heard the sandbag crash and I could smell the grains of sand being spilled on the stage.

"Not again!" Carlotta yelled. "What on earth did I do this time to make the Opera Ghost mad?!"

"Because you interrupted the orchestra" Antoinette said. "I have a letter from the Opera Ghost"

"Just great" Carlotta grumbled.

I smirked at this and some of my fellow orchestra mates did chuckled under their breath or behind a hand. Reyer shot us a zip it look.

"What does our friend have to say?" Lefevre asked from the seats in front of the stage.

"Simply that he's pleased to see how well "The Tempest" is going however he doesn't want to see anymore interruptions by Carlotta"

I heard Carlotta say a word in French that I believed was a bad word and I made sure Reyer didn't see my chuckling.

"He also wishes Saria good luck in her first show and looks forward to playing her solo tonight"

That made my face turn red. I hadn't met the infamous Phantom of the Opera but I knew he had been watching. I received a few more notes from him and some actually offered some advice how I should play. I took his advice and used it to improve my playing. Christine was taking her lessons from him in private and I was actually a little jealous. However the thought of jealousy reminded me of Joseph and that made me snap back into reality because I wasn't that son of a bitch who ruined my life and took away my father.

"That is all" Antoinette said.

Rehearsal then continued as it usually did and this time there were no interruptions from Carlotta or said Opera Ghost. Before I knew it the last rehearsal was over and it was time for lunch and I was bloody starving. I made a quick trip to my room to drop off my violin before meeting up with Christine and Meg outside the ballet dorms.

"I'm surprised your teacher is looking forward to my solo tonight" I said to Christine as I used my cane.

"I'm not" Christine replied. "In my opinion Saria you are the best violin player on the orchestra"

"Awww thanks you're sweet" I said to my friend as my face turned slightly red.

"Perhaps you might want to sing" Meg suggested.

"Perhaps" I stated.

Whenever I sang I felt more comfortable doing it when I was alone. For some reason it felt right but I didn't mind singing to others if they wanted to hear a song or two. Lunch seemed to come and go and I wanted a nap before tonight's events. When I closed the door to my room I was so sleepy I thought I would fall flat on my face. Luckily this didn't happen I placed my cane near the nightstand before I collapsed into the bed and soon sleep came over me.

Erik's POV

I quietly opened the mirror that was another passageway and entered Saria's room. The young violinist was sound asleep on her bed. Her eye patch was still on her face when I shut the mirror door so it wouldn't make a sound. This was actually the first time I had been this close to the new orchestra member. She was just as breathtaking as my Christine was. I had to admit it she was beautiful; suddenly I noticed something on her wrist. Careful to no wake her I stepped forward and examined her flesh. My eyes narrowed at the sight of healing bruise. I highly doubted it someone from around here and more likely from someone this young woman knew. If there was one thing I despised it was anyone being abusive towards another human being. I had a feeling Saria had suffered at the hands of abuse and this angered me. However I calmed myself so my temper wouldn't wake the violinist. I bent down and placed a kiss against her forehead before turning around to leave.

Saria's POV

When I woke up an unfamiliar scent had caught my attention. However nothing was out of the ordinary in my room so I brushed it off. To make the audience happy I chose a simple dress that I had altered to play in tonight's show. It was a tan dress with straps at the shoulders and I wore matching flats with it. I made sure my hair was up to standards before going to dinner. The show would start afterwards.

"That's a cute dress" I nearly jumped out of my skin after I heard Derek's voice.

"Damn it Derek you scared the hell out of me!" I scolded the stage hand. Derek was a full blooded werewolf like me. His hair was a mixture of brown and blonde which I found was adorable. His eyes were also a mixture the color of blue and green. A lot of the chorus girls had a crush on him however it was Meg that Derek had his eyes on. He was just too chicken to ask her out.

"Sorry Saria I didn't mean to scare you" Derek apologized.

"I'll forgive you if you escort me to the dining hall" I teased my friend.

"With pleasure" Derek said before he offered me his arm and I took it. I had people sometimes guide me around mostly them being Lefevre, Meg, Christine, Derek, and Antoinette. Don't get me wrong I liked being guided, however I didn't let my disability of being blind in one eye stop me from moving place to place. Dinner was a quick affair and a lot of the chorus girls were excited and eager to get the show started. Christine and Meg looked pretty in their costumes for tonight's show. After eating I used my cane to head over to the musical pit, Antoinette carried my violin case. Once we were outside of the pit I took the case from her while I slid my way to my seat. While tuning the instrument the seats began to fill and I felt my nerves spike.

Calm yourself Saria I told myself. Focus on your violin

So I did just that. After the instrument was tuned I began to rosin my bowstring and I was now ready to play. A half hour later the show began. I got lost with the music as well as the show itself. "The Tempest" was one of my favorite of Shakespeare's plays. As the show went on I knew I was being watched. For a brief moment I looked up to Box Five but didn't see anything except a flicker of what appeared to be a cape. There was a fifteen minute intermission before the play continued. During the play I winced at Carlotta's singing. I mean she really sucked at singing that's how bad it was. Finally the play came to its end and as the curtain fell the audience clapped. After the rest of the cast did their bowing and what not Lefevre was heard going on the stage.
"Before we end things here tonight it is our great pleasure to allow all of you to hear a solo from our newest orchestra member Saria"

I felt my heart race as I stood to my feet. With my violin in one hand and my cane in the other I guided myself away from the other players and climbed the steps to the stage. I heard several people murmuring that I was blind in one eye which I ignored. When I came to Lefevre he took my cane from me and kissed my hand before announcing me to the audience. They audience clapped and I waited for them to stop. Once they did I placed my violin onto my shoulder and then began to play "Zelda's Lullaby"

Growing up I had been a Legend of Zelda fan and after playing Ocraina of Time I fell in love with this one song.

The whole world around me was quiet as I played the notes with ease. The song lasted for almost three minutes and once I was approaching its end I was getting a little bummed. I finished the song the way I liked to end it and as soon as my bow left the violin the whole audience burst into applause. I was dumbfounded that they enjoyed it so much but I shook that aside and bowed.

Later.

My performance obviously made a lot of people happy because I was stopped a lot by people wanting to give me roses. I took a few but I had Antoinette lead me back to my room.

"No!" Meg's mother snapped before shutting the door finally.

"I didn't expect that to happen" I told her.

"You played beautifully tonight Saria" Antoinette said before she held a familiar red rose with a black ribbon tied to it. "He was pleased"

"You mean the Phantom?" I asked as I took the rose from her.

"Yes my dear, usually he keeps to himself but he has enjoyed your talent especially with tonight's performance"

"Well damn" I said. I wondered if the Phantom wanted to still pursue Christine I wouldn't be surprised since I wasn't the one who had her beauty.

"Sleep well Saria" Antoinette said before she kissed my forehead. Once she left I placed the rose down at the desk and decided to get of my dress. I put on a pair of black sleeping pants and my dark blue tank top I wore sometimes that I had altered from a dress. I wore black slippers and a black robe when I suddenly the candles in my room went out.

"What the hell?" I said. My lamp was still on however the room suddenly felt eerie.

"Okay if this is someone's idea of a joke they better knock it off before I kick their ass!" I snapped. Sometimes Derek would scare me and I actually did kick his ass last time this happened. However the room was silent. Then a voice that I knew very well sang out to me.

Brava,Brava, bravissima

That voice belonged to the Phantom and I looked around trying to find out where he was. Then I noticed movement and I saw that my mirror was opening. I backed away and grabbed my cane in case I needed it. Finally the mirror was ajar and the Phantom of the Opera stood before me. And he was hot!

It was definitely Gerard Butler who portrayed him and he wore the usual get up. I didn't move as he walked towards me.

"I'm glad to finally meet you Saria, I won't hurt you"

I could tell by the way his heart was beating he told the truth. He held his hand out to me and I lifted mine for a second before placing it into his.

"You won't need your cane I'll make sure you are guided safely" he reassured. I nodded before I placed my cane against the wall and I began to walk forward with the Phantom of the Opera leading me towards the mirror. It shut a few seconds after we stepped through it and I had a feeling he was taking me down to his lair.

I'm on lucky son of a bitch I thought in my mind.

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It looks like Saria has the same fiery spirit as Laurel.
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