The Phantom of the Opera

Chapter 2 - Angel of Music

Here is the edit version for Chapter 2. As I said before, please make sure to re-read this and other chapters. I will be making some changes to the story.

Chapter 9 will be out soon!

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That night at the Opera House was nothing that Ezra had seen before. After he sang the song, they immediately told him he got the part. Instead of him dressed in his usual dance attire, he dressed in a silver-white tux and pants. His hair slightly combed back, but it still held the teen's typical messy look to it. The lights on the stage illuminated off his clothes as he looked throughout the crowd in awe.

He never knew he would make it this far. His teacher had told him that he would make a beautiful singer one day, but he didn't expect this. The crowd of a thousand people was here to hear him sing one song. He could even see that Kanan was up in the boxes to watch the performance as well. Nervousness started to strike the teen's heart as he tried to control his emotions. The last thing he wanted was to make a fool of himself in front of thousands of people.

The music was starting to take its course to where Ezra could sing again, and so, with a deep breath, he did.

"We never said our love was evergreen or as unchanging as the sea. But, if you can still remember, stop and think of me. Think of all the things we've shared and seen. Don't think about the way things might have been."

Off to the side of the stage, Sabine and Hera were both watching Ezra with smiles on their faces. They knew Ezra had a gift in singing; they just never understood why the teen didn't like doing it. Hera patted her daughter's shoulder gently as she started to make her way to join the patron up in the boxes.

"Think of me; think of me waking, silent, and resigned. Imagine me, trying too hard to put you from my mind. Recall those days, look back on all those times, think of the things we'll never do. There will never be a day when I won't think of you."

Up in the boxes, Kanan couldn't stop looking at the teen on stage. He knew he had heard that voice somewhere before but just couldn't put his finger on it. Derik and Violet had told him that Zeb had quit the show unexpectedly and that they found another singer to do his part. At first, Kanan was a little skeptical. He didn't know the singer and was afraid that the people would ask for their money back. He knew he would if the person he was expected to see wasn't on stage, and the other did a horrible job. But he was immediately turned down when the teen opened up his mouth.

He sounded like an angel.

Just then, Kanan's eyes widened as he looked at the teen closely. His raven hair swishing slightly as the teen moved his head, and his blue eyes would sometimes look up at Kanan but then quickly look back out into the audience. Realization struck the man instantly.

"Can it be? Can it be, Ezra?"

The words that came out of his mouth were just the kick he needed to pull himself together. With a smile, he quickly stood up and clapped his hands together while saying, "Bravo!" Kanan moved from his seat and started to make his way downstairs. Caught up in his excitement, he didn't even notice Hera, who stopped in her tracks when she saw the man walking away from his seat.

"Long ago, it seems so long ago. How young and innocent we were! He may not remember me, but I remember him."

The soft melodic sound of Ezra's voice soothed the audience as they clapped after his last break. They had never heard a more beautiful voice before, and Ezra seemed to relax from the audience's attention. He was coming close to the end of his song and felt relieved by it. Ezra did like to sing, but his body was tired. All he wanted to do was go back to his room and sleep for the rest of the night. The music started to change again, and the raven readied his voice as he began to sing again.