My Knight In Shining Armor With A Mask (Phantom Of The Opera Fanfic)

Reunion and Accept Now

Hey guys, thanks for reading my book. But I don't have time to update more because I'm working on four books but the two aren't published yet but if you want to find my other book its 'I Will Always Love You (Love Never Dies Fanfiction)' I know it may have a long title. You should read it. And thank you again for the reads and votes. :)

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Maria's POV

I removed my hands from my face and ask "How do you know my name?" I rubbed my eyes and stare at the masked man which made me gasp. "Victor! How!? What!? Why!?"  Suddenly without thinking I walked to him and I slapped his face because he lied to me and to make sure this was reality but he had a white porcelain mask on the right side - the one from my dream.

"You...you're here!?" I say which he nodded. I covered my face with my hands and quietly sob. "Why?...why!?...why did you lie to me?" I say while sobbing. He suddenly sighed and say in a harsh tone "I had an accident...an accident that will haunt me for the rest of my life cause my face...got injured...severely. It's horrifying even for me." Suddenly I felt pity which made me embrace him tightly.

Without thought I ask him "Will you show me?" He removed himself from my grasp and began to pace around the room. "I can't..." "Why not Victor? You can trust me and I swear I won't yell for help or scream" I say seriously.

He defeatedly sighed and began to remove the mask. After it was succesfully off, he closed his eyes tightly as I stare at the right side of his face was surely missing some flesh and I can also see some veins yet it didn't frighten me at all - it really was from my dream.

I approached him as I rested my forehead on to his and say "Victor

.. open eyes" He opened them exposing those green eyes that I always loved.

Victor's POV

She was here right in front of me. Our foreheads making contact even I have half a face of horror she's not afraid of me. Her chocolate brown eyes showing concern, care and love.

Happy, I kissed her sweet lips which made us smile. "Victor...I...love...you" She say breathlessly. I twirled her around as we laughed which ended us on the bed tired.

"Maria...How did you find me?" She took a breath and say "Your music...It always lures me to you" "But how are you here in The Opera Populaire?" Suddenly she began to grin which made me puzzled.

"I got the part! In the musical 'Phantom of The Opera' as Christine!" She shouted and hugged me tightly.

I chuckled at her excitement just like a little girl she lifted her head up and realized she had a very awkward position. Her legs on my waist which she immediately jump from the bed and covered her face with her hands blushing red.

"I'm sorry..." She say sheepily which made me lightly chuckle. "Don't be it's just an accident...just like we were in the music room" I say which made her even more red and shouted "Victor! Stop!" She now covered her ears whivh made me laugh hysterically.

I walked to her but grinning. I now tickled her which made her laugh and begged me to stop. I finally stopped and looked at her breathing heavily, her forehead full of sweat and the same position when we were in the music room but I didn't get up.

"Maria...do you still remember this?" She tried to get up but I hold her wrists at the level of her eyes. "Do you remember?" She blushed so hard that she look like a cherry. My lips were about to contact with hers when her cellphone rang.

We got up and she read the text message and say"Oh my God! What time is it?" I looked at my watch and it actually read 8:30 pm. "8:30...why?" I ask. "Oh no!  I must be home at seven! Richard told me about my curfew!" She began to pace her hands on her head "Wait...who's Richard?" I asked her curiously.

She stopped pacing, took a deep breath and say "He's going to be my stepfather soon" "Why aren't happy for your mother? Is he mean? Does he have a decent job and a good personality?" I ask " Yeah...He's one of those business tycoons. He really has a good personality and he's also the patron of this Opera House but..."

"What if I forget my real dad? Because I really love my father even more than Richard..." She say. I cupped her face and say "Maria...I know you love your deceased father very dearly but you have to accept what lies in front of you. I even accepted my face even though I'm a freak and  it will cut me from all the ordinary people out there-"

"Victor! You're not a freak! It may seem hard for you to accept it but you have to and I'll accept mine. But your gift - A gift that I think no one has...a very beautiful gift - the gift of music. Your music fills my soul - music which is undescribable. That's what it's easy for you...and that's what I like about you...even you have this" She say with love while rubbing softly my deformed cheek which made me cry of joy.

I couldn't  contain myself of the happiness inside I kissed her lips again. We kept kissing until we overcome with passion.

I now began to kiss her neck as she suppress her moans. I took her lips again as she cupped my face with her hands.

I was about to carry her to the bed when - her cellphone rang again. We stopped and we both stared at each other awkwardly. We both turn around not speaking.

"Uhm...I have to go Victor...maybe I'll see you after my rehearsals...Bye" She say breaking the silence. I turned around she was now going to where she came from.

Without thought, I grabbed her arm and kissed her again like we would never see each other again. I let her go and walked to where she came from and said another 'goodbye'.

Suddenly my cellphone rang too and I look to see what it was - it was my mom calling me. "Hello Mom..." I say through the phone. "Victor! Where are you? You better come home...Now!" She say angry. "Yeah Mom..." I say annoyed and head back to the surface before grabbing my black hoodie and my now white porcelain mask.

I rowed the gondola on the lake and not where Maria went to. I jumped from the gondola and head back to the surface. I grabbed my bike from the Opera Garnier's parking lot and went home.

I finally reached home, I opened the front door and what I saw never suprise in this hour - my mom and dad their arms crossed and glaring at me.

"Where have you been young man?! What's with the mask?" My mom say furiously. "I was at the Opera Garnier...looking at the props and rehearsals...and I found a mask there to hide it " I half-lied. "At least you came home safe and not injured your face more" She say relieved.

I climbed up the stairs and went to my room but I was about to enter when - "You know he's like his great-grandfather...very stubborn, easily triggered his temper, very musical...but he had a deformity" After my dad said this, I was suprised.

"I think his name was...Erik Destler." This suprised me even more. His name is like from the book 'The Phantom of The Opera'. Is the story real?

I shook my head to remove my thoughts and plopped on my bed exhausted. I suddenly touched my lips and I still felt her lips on mine. She finally accepted! Even if I had this face she still accepted it and she still loves me!

Suddenly I realized those recent events went too far, I was about to  have sex with her but I was relieved she stopped. She's only 17 while I'm 20 years old. I'm actually 3 years older than her.

I skipped school because of my easily triggered temper when I was 13 before I met Maria and after spending endless hours in an institute for people with emotional problems I'm better but it will just go off.

I shook my thoughts away and drifted to sleep...