chapter 3

The trio of fleck, squelch and gangle, leading the boy lucius in a circular pattern as they appear to be climbing up, up, up through an impossibly high series of staircases until they arrive at the Aerie. The trio lead lucius high above. Lucius was wondering who these three were. He was happy to see them again. while the three of the trio were smiling at Lucius. The master wanted them to bring him to him. They didn't know why the master was wondering about the boy. but he was sure cute. his pink and red eyes and pure moonlight silver hair with pink and red in it. He was spitting an image of his mother. and someone else they couldn't put their finger on.

"Who are you? Where are you taking me?" asked Lucius

"I am Miss Fleck." said fleck

"The Mighty Squelch!" said squelch

"Dr Gangle. master of ceremonies!" said gangle

"At your service."

Lucius smiled at the three of them. They were cool and kind of neat to him. They seem very close and that was a nice thing. even though he still didn't get the answer he wanted and wondered what and where they were taking him. gangle smiled and wondered who the hell the kid looked like that made them think. but he had been enjoying his time with the beautiful Trista. She was very mysterious. but he felt like he had known her for a very long time. but he was not going to think about that right now. He has a job to do. and he needed to take the boy to the master. squelch was trying to figure out who the boy looked like other than his mother.

"And... His." said fleck

"Come along and follow us." said gangle

"Come and follow faster." said fleck

"Come along and follow us." said squelch

"Come and meet the master. Hurry up and follow us, hurry if you care to... Soon the dark will swallow us, follow if you dare to..!"

They arrive now at the top of the park, a place of mannequins and masks, where, in a corner erik is at work on a bizarre table, out of which seems to grow half a human being with five arms. This is a magical construct of erik, designed to produce his music. Lucius was looking around in wonder. This place is a wonderful place he had never ever seen before. well besides the time gates. That place was always interesting. while erik smiled to himself. it seemed the boy enjoyed the place that he designed. He was not like the bastard who got his beloved drunk and drugged and had his way with her. he was told by szayel what had happened. and that they were not really married, that they were only pretending to fool everyone that they are.

"Is this where Mr Y lives?" asked Lucius

"This where he works." said gangle

"Step lively, child." said fleck

"He is waiting." said squelch

"What is this place?" asked Lucius

erik smiled as he stopped his work. He felt connected to this child for some reason. He didn't know why and wondered what it was that the boy had with him. but for now, he was going to entertain the child and make him happy. He looked like his bella so much. He has her looks. and who else looks as well. Lucius was looking around as if he was a fat kid in a candy story. He was looking everywhere around him. He wanted to touch things and see what they would do. but he knew that would be rude. but he was tempted, oh so tempted. erik smiled even more seeing the wonder in the boys' eyes that is the same as his mothers.

"This is my realm, illusion's domain, where music and beauty and artifice reign. Go, look around while I finish my work." said erik

"May I?" asked Lucius

Lucius went over to the piano and wanted to play. He didn't know if he would be yelled at. but he was like his older brother. Yes, he knew about his older siblings in the future. His brother Tamaki is just like him and enjoyed making music. and as well he loved the violin. erik was in shock from what he was asked. The boy wanted to play the piano. now he is not like raoul now. unless he got it from his mother. His mother is an angel with the piano and violin. but he was going to have to observe when it came down to the boy's music. Lucius begins to play. A simple yet eerie tune.

"What's this?" asked erik

"Just a song in my head." said Lucius

"Go on..." said erik, Lucius started to play again.

"I think it's beautiful. Beautiful, beautiful notes. Beautiful, beautiful sounds, don't you agree? It's beautiful!" sang Lucius

erik blinked and was mesmerized by the boy's music and voice. it was interesting. as he continued to listen to Lucius play. while Lucius was stuck in his own world as he continued to play. while he was hoping mister y would love his music. he was told by szayel not to ask questions about his mask. while erik was getting this sick feeling that there was something he should have been noticing since he first met the boy. while the three in the background just had a oh shit moment and figured out who the boy looked like. He is the master kid. They looked to the master and wondered if he had figured it out yet since they just did.

"This boy..." said erik

"So very beautiful!" sang Lucius

"This music..." said erik

"Music that comes uncontrolled..." sang Lucius

Lucius was so lost in his own world, not even noticing that there was anything going on around him. as if they were about to be revealed to someone. While the three-watching figured out who child that boy was. while erik was in shock at what was going on. and having a funny feeling. This was unexpected. his Isabella was going to be explaining something to him. because he had a feeling this child is his child. while he continued listening to Lucius. and was letting everything go through his head on what was going on. and what his music was telling him. ha if he is his kid that means that bastard cant gets no one knocked up. but still how dare he touch what is his.

"He plays like me..." said erik

"Haunting and lovely and bold..." sang Lucius

"He's just ten years old... TEN YEARS OLD! my god!" said erik

erik signals to the trio, and fleck runs to a lever and pulls down a beautiful prototype of the half bird/half creature she performs in her act. She, herself, is transfixed by its beauty as is the boy. Pulling lucius off the piano bench, erik questions him. he and bella was going to be having a very long talk when they see each other. while he was going to make it clear that the fop was not going to have his son. He was going to make sure that he was going to get to know him. but right now, he was going to see something. He wanted him to see his face. even though he had a feeling that the boy was going to be spooked. but its best to get it out of the way sooner or later.

"Have you ever yearned to go past the world you think you know? Been in thrall to the call of the beauty underneath? Have you let it draw you in, past the place where dreams begin? Felt the full breathless pull of the beauty underneath? When the dark unfolds its wings, do you sense the strangest things? Things no -one would ever guess. Things mere words cannot express?" asked erik

"yes" said Lucius

erik signals to gangle, who reaches over the piano and pulls away a cloth, revealing a chandelier made almost entirely of beautiful heads. As if by magic, the heads sing an ethereal accompaniment as the boy watches in wonder. erik signals now to sqeulch, who brings from the background a magnificent figure of a warrior, and when the boy is close, the figure seems to come to life frighteningly, but the boy continues to be both brave and utterly enchanted by the fabulous creatures everywhere. Lucius was in awe at everything that was around him. He was in heaven from everything around him. It was like what his mother always wanted to do. but uncle didn't let her do what she wanted. and Aunt Christine as well. He hated her the most.

"Do you find yourself beguiled by the dangerous and wild? Do you feed on the need for the beauty underneath? Have you felt your senses surge and surrender to the urge? And been hooked as you looked at the beauty underneath? When you stare behind the night, can you glimpse its primal might, might you hunger to possess? Hunger that you can't repress." said erik

"Yes! It seems so beautiful! So strange yet beautiful! Everything's just as you say! " said Lucius

"And he's so beautiful... Perhaps to beautiful. What I suspect cannot be... And yet somehow we both see the very same way!" said erik

Lucius was like a fat kid in a candy store with everything going on around him. and all sorts of things around him. he takes the lead, pulling erik to him in excitement. erik was in shock at what was going on. it seemed that he might have a kid. he didn't even know about. well, it would be kinda his fault since he did leave before she woke up. oh, how he was feeling like shit if he was going to find out that he left his beloved with child. Lucius was smiling brightly as he eyed everything around him. This was the best day of his life. He never wanted to leave this place. He felt at home here. it seemed that mister y understood him, and he wanted to remain with him.

"Is there music in your head? Have you followed where it led? And been graced with a taste of the beauty underneath? Does it fill you every sense? Is it terribly intense? Tell me you need it too, need the beauty underneath!" said Lucius

"When it lifts it's voice and sings, don't you feel amazing things? Things you know you can't confess. Things you thirst for nonetheless?" asked erik and Lucius

Lucius lies on the piano reaching up to the magical singing heads as erik stares at him in disbelief. He was looking at the boy and was still in shock. He was not sure how to think about this. There was just so much going on. and right now, he was not expecting this. while he needed to hear it from his bella that he is his child. Yes, he would feel like shit knowing that he left her knocked up. and the time he could have had with his child. oh no wonder why she was pissed off when she saw him. well other than the making love to her and leaving her. Now it makes sense she was pregnant, and she had to find her way around that. and that is why szayel did what he had done.

"It's all so beautiful!" said Lucius

"Can it be?" asked erik

"Almost too beautiful!" said Lucius

"Do you see what I see?" asked Lucius and erik

The trio was watching on in awe at the two of them. father and son. it took a long time to figure out that the boy was his. but right now, they knew that the master and mistress was going to need to have a talk. Well, the talk on why he never knew about his child. erik was swallowing the lump in his throat. The boy was so beautiful. so much like him and his mother. now that he looked at it, he has his looks as well. but not the deformity of his face. but bella has a lot to say when he sees her again. yes, he was angry that she hasn't told him yet. but then again, she didn't probably know how to tell him that this was his child that he left her with.

"Heavenly!" said Lucius

"To him, it's beautiful… My world is beautiful!" said erik

"How can this be what it seems?" said Lucius

"All of my most secret dreams, somehow set free!" said erik and Lucius

Lucius was running around looking at everything. and touching everything. as he was in complete awe that this even existied. while erik watched the beautiful child. The moon prince run around like he was having fun. yep this is his kid. he just needed to have bella confirm it to him. while the trio was looking at the father and son and smiled that this was even going on. the master has been alone for so long and now he has the woman of his dreams back. and a son as well. they never even though the master even had sex. They hated the giry's they were awful. always wanting money and wanting the master to marry that girl. Yes, she performs but she pushed herself onto the master. and she didn't even deserve him. She only wanted him for his money.

"You can feel it..." said erik

"Yes!" said Lucius

"Come closer..." said erik

"Yes!" said Lucius

"You've no fear of the beauty underneath..." said erik

"Ah!" said Lucius

"You can face it," said erik

Lucius was happy that this existed, he never wanted to leave. he was hoping that this man was his father. He wanted this sort of life. but he knew it would be too good to be true if he could have it. while erik was thinking of showing his little boy his face. It would be best to get it out of the way. He would soon accept it. Yes, it would be a shock at first. but he knew his son would sooner or later get past it. but for now, he needed to get to the point where he was comfortable to show his face. while his bella shied away at first but didn't take long for her to accept it. but they started out as friends. She was so persistent, and he loved her from the start he just didn't realize it.

"Yes!" said Lucius

"You see through to the beauty underneath! To the splendor!" said erik

"And the splendor!" said lucius

"And the glory!" said erik

"Glory!" said Lucius

"To the truth of the beauty underneath." said erik

"The beauty underneath!" said Lucius

erik rushed over and embraced Lucius. he was so happy to know he accepted this sort of life. it is the life he would want for him. to be himself. and that is all he wanted for a child. but he knew that madam giry has been wanting him to hook up with her daughter and marry her. one time he woke up with meg in bed with him. but he knew that she didn't do anything to him because she was just about to do it to him. He nearly fired her for it. but madam giry pleaded with him saying give her another chance. but he knew better. he been keeping an eye on that little bitch. his penis is only for his Isabella. She is the only one who gets to use that part of him.

"You'll accept it!" said erik

"Yes!" said Lucius

"Let me show you the beauty underneath." said erik

"The beauty underneath!" said Lucius

"To the splendor!" said erik

Lucius was wondering if his mother was into this sort of thing. He knew she wanted to decorate like this. and invented things. but she was not able to do it. because uncle always smashed everything and made her stop it. Lucius was wondering if his mother would ever be free for herself from his uncle. He knew his uncle was supposedly his father. but he thought szayel more of his father since he accepted him more than his uncle.

"Splendor!" said lucius

"And the glory!" said erik

"And the glory!" said Lucius

"To the truth of the beauty underneath! Let me show you the beauty under." said erik

erik pulls away the mask. lucius beholds erik's face and screams in terror. The moment is shattered between father and son. erik turns quickly away, hiding his face. lucius turns and runs... straight into the arms of bella and szayel. bella sighed and had a feeling on what had happened. and she has a feeling that she was going to be explaining to erik that he is his father. szayel sighed and knew erik showed his face. Lucius didn't understand and would understand sooner or later. but bella needed to explain to erik that Lucius is his son. while Lucius has his head in bella stomach. He didn't know what to think about what he seen. but he didn't understand how someone could look like that. How could his mother be friends with someone like that. but then again, he was taught not to judge as well. Fleck and szayel takes the boy by the hand, and, with the other two, leads lucius away. Now erik and bella are alone. He has put his mask back on.

"I'm so sorry. Please, forgive him. He meant no harm." said bella

"How could you think I wouldn't guess?" asked erik

"What do you mean...?" asked bella

"How could you think I wouldn't know?" asked erik

"Oh shit." said bella

"Do you have something to confess?" asked erik

"Please, don't make me..." said bella

"I want the truth, right now, if so..!" demanded erik

erik grabbed bella by the throat as she grabbed his arm. he has every right to be pissed off at her. but she had every right to be angry at him. He was the one who left that night and left her with his child. not that she didn't mind. but it broke her heart that he did what he had done. bella swallowed hard and knew it was time for him to know. as she turned to look at his face. she could take him down if she wanted to. and fight him off. but she was not going to do that. It was not the time for that. He has every right to know he is the father of Lucius. It was time for the truth to come out. while she sighed. erik was watching her and wondered what she was going to do. Is she going to tell him the truth or not. but he saw no fear in those gem-like eyes of hers.

"Once upon another time, you went off and left me alone. But that's not all you did... You left me with a son. Ever since that other time, I wish, how I wish, you'd have known! I kept the secret hid, The secret my fake marriage forbid. What else could I have done? Just love..." said bella

"A son..." said erik

"Just live..." said bella

"My son..!" said erik

"Just give what I could give, and take what little I deserve..." said bella

bella was trying to comfort him as much as she could. But she knew Lucius cut him deep for what he had done. She raised him better. He needs to know the horrors that she has seen. Yes, she was shocked the first time he showed her his face. well, it was her who put kido on him and snagged his mask. but she accepted it after she got used to it. it didn't make him ugly. he is still sexy as hell to her. but for right now she needed to have a chat with her son. he was going to know how she was not happy with him for how he treated poor erik. he was going to see that his face is not a bad thing. She was hoping szayel was giving him the lecture of a lifetime. maybe show him his other form.

"Forgive me. He sees me and shuns me as you did once Take him now, take him and go! Go now, be free! But swear one thing to me He will never, ever know!" said erik

"I swear it Believe me You know you have my word And I swear this music won't remain unheard This music your music will live again! One last time just as I swore!" said bella

"And soul to soul we will once more be whole!" said erik and bella

"When I hear you sing!" said erik

"Once more!" said bella

bella grabbed erik and kissed him deeply to let him know she still loved him. as she picked up her music and left to go and give her son a lecture. She was not going to be putting up with her son for how he treated his father. but he didn't know he was his father yet. but she was going to tell him either way. but erik didn't want her to tell him. erik sighed as he ran his fingers over his lips. her sweet lips kissed him. oh, how hard he was right now. but not the time to be thinking about how horny he is. He now knows she still loved him. He changed his mind he wanted his beloved moon goddess and his son to remain with him. He just needed to deal with her brother. and the man who thinks he is the father of his son. because he thought he could get his sister knocked up by drugging her. in which he was not happy about how Raoul did that.

"From out of ugliness, such light! From out of darkness, such a flame! In him my wrongness is made right... And yet he loathes me, just the same... So let him shun me in disgust! Let him flee this cursed face! If I must hide from him, I must... Yet shall he be my saving grace... For isabella… My isabella… If it's true I've no reason to live, then, isabella... Then our boy shall have all I can give ah, isabella! All I create on this earth, all that I'll never be worth, all shall be his!" said erik

erik said in triumph, he turns, and vanishes upstage. so, he was able to go and plan out his next stage of how to get his family to remain here. He was going to have his family. and hope to have more children with her. this time to watch her swell with his child as he watches her grow and be there for her when she gives birth to his next child. what he missed out the last time with Lucius. as he smiled and needed to go and relieve himself from his giant boner. His bella knew how to make him feel things that no other has ever made him feel. Suddenly, out of the depths of the edges of the Aerie comes madam giry twisted, furious. She had seen it all. Behind her, in the shadows, is meg.

"Ten long years, and he casts us aside! Ten whole years, this is how we're repaid! Ten dark years of toil and tears and now what we worked for will go to that child! All our hopes were at last in our grasp! All the dreams and the plans that we laid! Everything is vanishing… And we get discarded, rejected, reviled! All of the bonds in betwees us, now torn! All of the love that we gave him, forsworn! All would be ours…. If that bastard had never been born!" said madam giry

madam giry was ferious and now she needed to make up what to do next. she didn't even know that meg was there listening as well. it was as if she was going to see what was going on and why she was pushed to the side. even though she wasn't pushed to the side. she was never going to be a main event. madam giry left to go and plot out what to do next. as meg rushed in after her mother. but she stopped. then she followed after her. while she didn't know what to think about everything right now. but she needed to go and think about what she had just learned. the master and Isabella has a child. it was something she was not expecting. but for now she was going to ignore it and go and do what she needed to do.

to be continued