I'm sorry my dear readers!
I had a bad case of writer's block on how to contiue this story. But as you can see I have a plot line down!
So Saria meets with our hot Phantom as well as does something bad happen.
Saria's POV
I could not believe the legendary and yet hot Phantom of the Opera was leading me down to his lair. As we walked through the narrow hallway various candles lit up as though by magic. Erik which is supposedly the Phantom's name held my hand in a firm manner as he led me.
"Can you see enough through your left eye?" he asked turning to look back at me.
"Yes" I replied. This was true I could see very well where the Phantom was leading me. Soon the hallway became a larger passage and I knew we were now deeper underneath the Opera Populaire. The whole time he led me my heart began to beat like crazy. Well I guess that was because I always had a huge crush on the Opera Ghost. Hell even with his mask off he was gorgeous. The smell of water broke my train of thought and up ahead I could see the gondola that Erik used to get around with. He stopped us at the water's edge and helped guide me into the boat before he got in behind me.
He then began to row away from the where the boat was docked and we were on our way to his home. The ride to his home didn't take long because five minutes later the gate came into sight and it rose as though it sensed its resident approaching. As we entered Erik's lair I looked all around admiring the lair's beauty. I heard Erik chuckle as he rowed to a stop and he got out of the gondola first before he held his hand out to me. I felt my face turn red and I slowly stood up and took his hand.
"Damn!" I swore as I felt the water beneath my slippers make me lose my footing and Erik hurriedly caught me so I wouldn't fall.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"Yes I'm fine thanks for being that quick to catch me" I told him.
"Sometimes even I fail to notice how slippery the water can be down here and trust me I have fallen many times" the Phantom reassured me. A smile came to his lips and it made my face turn red even more. Erik took my hand once more and he led us up to where his beautifully made organ was. There was a chair that had red cushioning close to the stool that sat in front of the organ. Erik released my hand and I used the vision out of my left eye to sit myself down in the red chair. Erik then left me for a second so he could remove his cape. I wished he left the damn thing on because it made him look sexy as hell. He returned a second later and he had a glass of water for me which I took. My mouth was pretty parched at the moment; I guess it was because of my nerves from performing earlier.
"You played very well tonight" Erik said as he sat down on the organ stool.
"Thank you" I answered back. I eyed him through my left eye so I could get a better look at his physique. He was well built and no doubt had a good amount of muscles on him. At said thought my inner wolf howled in excitement.
"How long have you been playing the violin?" Erik asked breaking my train of thought.
"Since I was ten years old" I replied. "I wasn't very good when I first started"
That got Erik to smirk and I wished my damn heart would stop beating like it was.
"You also wield a gifted voice" he added.
I nearly spat out my water when he said that.
He heard me singing to Christine and Meg?!
Oh hell if he kept this up I would die of being a crazy fan girl because of his hotness!
"Your words are kind, but my voice is mediocre in my opinion, unlike yours, you have the real gift of song" I told him.
"Nonsense" Erik stated. "I know talent when I hear it Saria and you my dear have it, you just haven't embraced your gift as of yet, if you are willing I can help you with your voice but only if you want to"
My head then shot up to look at him. Was he seriously asking me to be a student of his?
Oh hell I definitely have died and gone to heaven I thought.
"Would it be alright if I have some time to think of your offer?"
"Of course I wasn't expecting you to make a decision right away" he said with another smirk. I decided to even the playing field and I smirked back at him. He then turned his head away and I saw him looking to a violin.
"You want me to play something for you I take it" I said.
"If it isn't too much trouble" he confirmed before he stood up and walked over to where the violin was resting next to his organ on a pedestal. He walked over to me and handed over the stringed instrument. As he backed away I did the routine of making sure the violin was tuned and the bow was properly rosined. I then rested the violin on my shoulder and began to play "Let It Go"
I maybe 29 years old but I adored Disney movies especially Frozen. In fact I went to see the popular film on the day it came out and fell in love with it. Afterwards I found sheet music for "Let It Go" and played the song until I had it down note for note. As always I became lost in the music and forgot the Phantom of the Opera was watching me. When I came to the ending of the song I got a little annoyed because for some reason whenever I ended a song I loved I always wanted to hear more. I then turned to Erik who was smiling and he looked pleased.
"Thank you for playing for me Reyer chose well" he said.
I only smiled at him before I stood up and walked over to him. I handed the violin back to its owner. However when the exchange happened the strap to my eye patch suddenly snapped. Once the violin was back in its owner's arms, I hurriedly placed a hand over my right eye to cover my scar. As I backed away the memory of the day Joseph killed my father and then him attacking me flashed in my mind. I quickly sat back down in the chair I sat in earlier and tried to calm myself down by breathing. My father had taught me this and as I breathed in and out, I felt my body beginning to relax.
"Is everything alright?" Erik asked as he bent down to pick up the now broken eye patch.
"I'm fine now I just don't like having my right eye exposed that's all" I answered. My hand still remained over my right eye.
"You and I have that in common" Erik said as he went to his organ and he began to look around for something. A second later he came over to me and he held a black and silver eye patch.
"For me?" I asked admiring the eye patch's detail.
"Only if you want it" he answered.
"Thank you" I said taking the eye patch from him and the Phantom turned around so I could put it on.
"You can look now" I told Erik. Erik turned around and when he saw that I had the eye patch on, he actually smirked.
"That looks good on you"
"Huh, trying to flatter me Mr. Opera Ghost?" I teased him.
"I'm just being a gentlemen Madam"
I then noticed Erik was blushing slightly and this earned him a smirk from me. I then stood to my feet and walked over to him.
"Then I have made my decision I will accept your offer to better my voice, the work doesn't bother me"
Erik's beautiful smile returned to his lips.
"It's time I returned you to your lodgings, if I don't you'll be missed"
I simply nodded before Erik offered his hand out to me and once more I took it trusting him completely.
Next Morning
Still Saria's POV
I slept very well after I returned to my room. I guess it was because I had met up with the hot Phantom. However by dawn my peaceful sleep was interrupted by screams. Immediately I woke up and I pulled on my robe before running out of my room. From where I heard the screams it came from the stage. A shirtless Derek almost knocked me over and I made him take me to the stage. He was only wearing his sleeping pants when I met up with him.
"What the hell is going on?" I demanded as he led us onto the stage.
"Don't know" he answered. I froze when I caught the smell of blood and it belonged to a human. Most of the female dancers, Christine and Meg among them were being held back by Madame Giry. Some other male dancers were on the stage as well and their faces looked horrified. I let go of Derek and walked forward passing Madame Giry who was still trying to calm down the ballerinas. I came to a stop at the body of one of the stage hands. His name was Jacob or Jake for short. Sometimes the stage hands worked night shifts for a few hours before turning in for the evening. A pool of blood was underneath his head. I bent down to get a better look at his body. My eye widened when I saw bite marks, bite marks that came from a werewolf like myself and Derek. Usually I could tell who would have killed him because of my sense of smell, however whoever killed Jake didn't leave a scent trail behind. Derek came over next to me and he growled when he saw Jake's lifeless body. I stood up and turned to him.
"One of our own killed him" I told him in a whisper.
"That's impossible you and I are the only two wolf shifters here" he said.
"Well someone got in here and murdered him in cold blood" I stated. It was then I actually got the scent trail. I felt my body go limp and Derek hurriedly caught me. The reason I had passed out was because the scent trail belonged to Joseph.
Erik's POV
I knocked on Antoinette's door. Rehearsals had been canceled for the day because of the murder of the stage hand Jacob. Antoinette called for me to come in and I hurriedly opened the door.
"I had a feeling you would be coming by" Antoinette said looking up to me.
"What the hell happened?" I demanded.
"I don't know Erik from what the coroner has told me and Lefevre some kind of animal is responsible"
This set me aback.
An animal?
"Was any kind of animal specified?" I inquired next.
"Only to be some sort of canine, I know we have wolves outside of the city along with foxes, but those bite marks were awfully big to be that of a wolves"
"I want to kept updated" I told my friend.
"You know I will Erik"
Saria's POV
When I woke I had a god awful headache. Christine, Meg, and Derek were at my side when I woke up. The three of them had been worried sick about me. I appreciated there concern for me, Christine had left go get me some food and some tea to help my headache. I ate my food like I had been starving for days on end, which got Christine and Meg to tease the hell out of me. They stayed with me for an hour before they had to return to the dorms, Derek remained by my side.
"I know something made you pass out like that Saria, something that only you know about"
I looked to the mirror and I didn't sense Erik's presence before I turned to Derek.
"The scent that was on Jake's body belonged to the shifter who murdered my father and gave me the scars on my right eye which also resulted in my blindness in that eye as well"
"Excuse me?!" Derek yelled. I winced at his yells but he apologized and asked me to continue.
"He's a monster, after murdering my father he took the role of alpha and has ruled my pack for ten years with abuse and violence, he has killed several pack members who dared try to stand up to him, and the night I fled he had tried to rape me, I was to be his next wife"
Derek immediately snarled at this.
"If he comes here I will kill him myself, you didn't deserve what happened to you and any man who tries to rape a woman is a damn coward"
"Thank you for being there for me Derek" I said to my fellow pack mate.
"You're my friend Saria and you will remain safe with me by your side, hell I wouldn't doubt the Opera Ghost would do the same"
I felt my face turn red at that comment.
"I see your face turning red you fancy the Phantom"
"Don't put words in my damn mouth Derek!" I protested my face was now as red as a tomato.
Derek only flashed me a smirk before he winked at me and he left so I could have some privacy. I took a quick bath because I wanted the smell of blood away from my body. Afterwards I put on another pair of men's sleeping pants with a red poet shirt; it was going to be cold tonight so I didn't want to freeze my ass off. Before I got into bed I noticed another red rose with a black ribbon tied to it along with a note. I felt my face turn red and I stood up and walked over to the dresser where the note and rose were. I used my claws to break the wax seal and read what Erik wrote to me.
I am glad you are feeling better.
I heard you had fainted earlier and was concerned. Our lessons will start after "The Tempest" ends.
Until then.
O.G.
Holy S*(T!
Looks like Joseph has trailed Saria back in time. XP
The relationship with Saria and Erik will only grow deeper as the story progresses. And Happy New's Year Eve if your going out be safe!
See you in 2017!
