AN: Ok so I should warn you. This is mainly based off of the movie although the names (i.e. the phantom's name and raoul's brother, and a few more characters) are based on the book. This is my spin off of the movie. Please review and I hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Phantom of the Opera.

Chapter 1: Edward and Catherine (16 years later)

Christine was upstairs rehearsing for the new opera 'The Princess and the Pea'. The opera house was rebuilt three years prior and Christine has been the leading lade ever since. Most of the crew has left, but Christine, Meg, Madame Giry, Monsieur Rayer, and some of the dancers were back.

Down in the cellars on the lake, Erik was stuck watching his and Christine's kids while she rehearsed. It wouldn't have been so bad if they weren't so outspoken like their mother.

"Lalalalalalalalalalala." Catherine sang at the top of her lungs. "Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do, ti, la, so, fa, mi, re, do."

"Cat, shut up, I can't draw," Edward yelled.

They were a year apart; Edward being 6 and Catherine being 5.

"No," she yelled back.

"I'm telling."

Cat taunts her older brother"Cry baby, cry baby, wipe your face in gravy."

"No I not!"

"Yes you are!"

"No! I'm! Not!" He tackles her causing them both to fall into the lake.

Both kids yelled for their Erik, "DADDY!"

Erik left his organ to see his two kids wrestling in the lake. "What are you two arguing about?"

"He pushed me," Cat ran over to her dad leaping into his arms.

Edward shook his head violently, "She called me a cry baby first."

"yea but you were gonna tell because I was singing."

"Loud. Singing loud."

Erik laughed. His two children were definitely having sibling rivalry but he knew they loved each other, "Catherine when your brother is drawing don't sing as loud, and Edward don't discourage your sister from singing."

"Yes daddy," they said together hugging Erik and nodding.

"Now let's go watch your mom finish rehearsal for that new opera, but first go change."

"Are we going to go see it?" Edward looked up at his dad as they made their way to box five.

"Of course don't we always," Catherine replied in a mater of fact manner running ahead of her dad and brother.

Erik yelled after her, "Not last time!"

"Last time we had some issues. We will not be having them again...I made sure of that," Erik stated calmly yet coolly. "Catherine come back here."

By the time, three made it to the box seat, Christine was talking to Meg. The ballerinas were trying to get a specific move perfected. When Monsieur Rayer tapped his baton everyone got ready to practice the last scene. After that they ran through the whole thing perfectly. Following practice Monsieur Rayer went with his prior opening night speech before letting them go.

Christine stood facing box five with Meg standing in front of her. She signaled for her son to get Erik.

"Daddy, Mommy wants you," Edward whispered to Erik.

Erik leaned slightly over the rail and tilted his head slightly to the left as if to ask, "Yes?"

"Can Meg and Madame Giry come for dinner tonight and stay over?" Christine mouthed.

"Yes they can," Erik nodded before ushering the kids out of the box.

"Let's go home," Cat sang softly not to draw attention to them.