Under The Spell Of A Phantom.

Five: Gone

Opening her eyes, Ruby moaned softly.

Feeling the soft sheets wrapped her body, never had she felt so comfortable.

Turning her head to one side, she could see a sleeping hunched up figure.

A smile went across her face, there was no mistake that it was Erik.

All she could remember was feeling faint that made her collasp on the floor.

Ruby guess that he heard her fall, gathered her in his strong arms and placed her on the bed.

Pushing the covers aside, she slowly put her feet on the floor and stood up carefully.

Her legs were a little shaky but she quickly steadied herself.

Biting her lip down, Ruby walked towards him quietly and bended down.

She studied the white mask, curious to find out what was behind it.

So with all her might, she rose her fingers to clucth it and pulled it away from his face.

A look of pure horror was across her face now, gone were the blissful smiles and pleasent dreams from the night before.

Disfigured with red botches and very thin skin tissue, Erik was a hideous monster with one side angel and the other the devil.

Ruby backed away from him, placing her hands over her mouth so she wouldn't scream out the terror that was echoing in her mind.

She had to get out of here, fast without making a sound and before he could open his eyes to see the terrible thing she had done.

On tiptoes, Ruby left the room and pushed the curtain aside so she could pass.

Her feet pounded the long and winding staircase, they blocked the sound of her rising sobs breaking out of her mouth.

Once she reached the top floor, her legs buckled from the intense pain she pushed them through that she fell down.

Never had she felt so ashamed and disgusted at herself, he ruined her mentally and destoryed the innocence she once had.

If anyone saw her like this, rumours would spread like wildfire and that would be the end of finding a suitable husband.

Horrid flashes in Ruby's mind appeared: it was herself aging poorly, barren and no wedding ring on her left finger.

Forever remaining in her home, waiting for the day that Death's cold embrace take her soul and leave the body turn into a skelton.

She shook it away, gobsmacked of how very real it looked before her.

Her thoughts ran to her mother, she feared that she would never forgive her daughter for be missing for the whole night.

Though Ruby was scared of what could happen if she returned back home, all she wanted was to get out of here and be held tightly.

So with each careful move, she got up from the floor and brushed away the dust off her dress which was in a state of distress.

But when she reached towards the door, the sound of heavy footsteps echoed the hollow walls.

Her blood ran cold of the thought of Erik rushing towards her with rage in his eyes and shouting cruel, cold words at her.

Refusing to spend a another second here, Ruby grabbed the handle and ran with all the strengh she could gather.

The sun was starting to rise, birds were singing their songs and a gentle breeze began to blow.

Taking off the annoying heels, Ruby ran barefoot while releasing a few more tears down her face.

Not once did she look back.


I was dreaming of the Opera Poplauire, alive and booming with life.

My music echanting the audience, the songs forever haunting their thoughts.

Up above, my eyes watch it unfold before me but there was a difference tonight.

Instead of her, the woman that never failed to enter my mind, it was Ruby who was cast as the lead girl.

Her voice, so outstanding and pure, made my body tremble when I thought it couldn't do it anymore.

The caresses of her hair elegently lay on her shoulders, those eyes roaming everywhere until they shot up to where I was.

Stunned of how she could find me, it didn't last long as a warm and a breath-taking smile went across her beautiful face.

She was singing for me!

My heart pounded like mad, I thought it was dead when she left me but now that Ruby was here she made it pump in a fast pace.

Returning her gaze back to everyone else, I breathed out a peaceful and blissful sigh that only I could hear it.

But something was wrong, terribly and horrdily wrong.

His voice boomed the walls, a long pointed finger was directed right at me.

The audience looked up to see what he was talking about, some were shaking their heads while others muttered in fear.

"It's him, the Phantom Of The Opera!" Raoul shouted with bitter venom.

Screams of terror echoed all around me, women fainted while men demanded my head.

To humour them even more, I stood out to let the candle glow reveal myself.

When I laid my eyes on Ruby, her face shattered my heart once more.

For some reason, I felt naked on my face so I rose my hand to touch that side only to my horror that I didn't have my mask on!

Because I was noticing that, a loud ear-spilting sound echoed the walls.

I began to feel a awful pain where my stomach was so I lowered my gaze to discover that I was shot!

Blood was oozing quickly, everything went numb that my body had a mind of it's own to make me fall all the way down to the floor with a sickening thud.

I awake covered in sweat, my heart pounding furiously against my chest.

That dream was so real, I had it too many times with only change: Ruby.

Speaking of her, I turned to the bed only to find it was empty.

With a heavy frown, I stood up and began to walk only to tread on something hard.

Removing my foot, horror and anger boilled into overdrive that it was my mask lying there!

Picking it up, I soon realised that Ruby must've awoken and was too curious for her own good to take it off me while I was asleep.

To see the real me was a age-old shock, everyone who had seen it has either turned away in disgust or screamed of how something like me could be living.

My rage was growing, the blood running through my veins was racing to a point that all I could see was violence and death in my eyes.

She wasn't going to get away with this, the woman I loved before may had a escape with him but Ruby will never forget me in a hurry.

So I ran out, stomping up the staircase and pounded the floorboards with a mad, evil grin across my unmasked face.

But when I heard the front door shut, it was too late to capture her!

I cursed in French, punching the wall which a few bits of plaster fell down on the ground.

"You may have gone from my clucths, Ruby, but beware my dear, the Phantom Of The Opera has returned and he will have you no matter what." I cried out.

Hearing my voice echo around me, I turned my heel and went back to my rooms to begin to make the perfect sedcution just like Don Juan.