Your Phantom

Chapter 6

You wake up and glance over to the clock. 11:30. " Shit" You say throwing on a shawl and a pair of shoes. You open the mirror and rush inside. You grab a torch off of the wall and try to navigate your way through the tunnels. You hit a few dead ends and think about heading back when you hear the sound of an Organ. You follow the sound and it leads you to the boat. You get inside and row your way to the familiar Lair of The Phantom. You step out of the boat and the Organ stops abruptly. " Well hello to you too."  You say jokingly walking up to the organ and sitting beside him. He was wearing his normal outfit. " Hello Y/n, are you ready for your lesson?" You nod. " Yes, I am ready." You say confidently. " Good, because we are going to try something new." You looked confused, but when he explained it you quickly caught on.

 " So what you're saying is, if I mess up, I have to start the whole piece over again,until I get it right." He nodded. " Precisely." You slump your shoulders. " Well, this is going to be a pain, but let's give it a shot." You try out the new lesson plan for a few months, and during those months, you both grew closer to each other. The lessons got annoying because some days, you can't focus and you keep messing up. But during that time he told you his name was Erik, and you thought the name suited him.  After a while, he stops playing altogether. ' Oh no,' You think to yourself. ' I've made him mad.' As if reading your mind he says, " I'm not mad by the way, I'm just pondering something." You wait patiently as you both sit in silence. Until he breaks the silence. 

" After all theses months, have you ever wondered what was behind my mask?"  His question confused you. " What?"   " I said, Have you ever wondered what was behind my mask?" This time he sounded more serious. " I mean I have, but I never wanted to seem rude by asking about it." You say looking at the floor. " Huh." He says, standing up from his Organ. " What? Did I say something wrong?" You ask while still looking down at the floor. " No,No, it's not that, it's just...nevermind." You grab his hands and look into his deep blue eyes. " You can tell me, Erik. It's okay, i'll listen." He squeezes your hands and takes a deep breath. 

" I never had the best childhood. I was born with a deformity on the right side of my face, which doctors tried to fix with Acid. But, that only made it worse and gave it a reddish color. I ended up at a freak show and I was dubbed 'The Devil's Child' and I wore a potato sack over my head to hide my face. I would get beaten daily for the amusement of others and the man would show my face for everyone to see."  You could hear his voice starting to crack.  " One day, I was fed up and I strangled him to death. Madame Giry saw me, but she helped me escape, and she hid me here inside of the Opera House, I've been here ever since." 

You felt yourself starting to sob, And you could see tears forming in his eyes, so, you wrapped your arms around him. He instantly eased into the hug and hugged you back. " I am so sorry, I didn't know. Now I know to keep up with what i'm doing and don't ask about the mask." He chuckled a bit. He lifted your chin up and you looked into his eyes. You found comfort in them, and he found comfort in yours and eventually you both calmed down. He let your chin down and started to reach for his mask, but you stopped him. " You don't have to show me if you aren't comfortable with it." He cupped your cheek with his other hand. " I know, but I want to show you. Just promise me you won't run away and leave me behind because i'm a monster." You clutched his hand " Of course not,Erik, why would I ever do that?" 

He let go of your face and removed his mask. He squeezed his eyes shut, ready for you to scream and leave, But instead you cup both of his cheeks in your hands and kiss his deformed cheek. He opened his eyes to find you looking at his face. " You're perfect, Just how God made you. You're Beautiful, not a Monster." His eyes filled with tears as he embraced you into the most heartfelt hug you've ever had. He started to sob into your shoulder, which made you start to cry. " It's okay, You're not a Monster, Erik and I'm not leaving"  You say lifting his face to yours and giving him a passionate kiss on the lips. You pull away and see he has a shocked expression on his face. You hug him again then stand up. 

" Well I'm making dinner tonight. It's going to be spaghetti, so deal with it or starve."  " Okay I can deal with that." He says from his Organ. After you both eat dinner you head back to the parlor and talk until you start to get tired. " Are you tired, Y/n? If you are, you could sleep here tonight." You smiled at his offer. " That sounds lovely, but where are you going to sleep?" You ask. " I'll sleep on the couch, don't worry about me." You scoot closer to him. " I have a better idea. How about you sleep with me in the bed." He pats your head and gets up. " Sure it couldn't hurt." You grab his hand and he leads you over to the swan bed. He lays down, and then you lay down beside him cuddling up to him. " Goodnight Y/n, Sweet dreams, I love you." He says, kissing the top of your head. " Goodnight Erik, I love you too."  You slowly drifted off to sleep , safe in his arms.

(This chapter is very long, 1047 words)