While visiting your father's workplace in 19th century France, you find yourself having to rush inside in of the Opera Populaire during a stormy night, for... obvious reasons. And that seemed fine. After all- aside from the sleeping ballerinas and a few other people, there wasn't supposed to be anyone around. Much less, walking around... However, that doesn't seem to be the case. You are quick to be whisked away by a masked stranger. After he fixes you up and allows you to stay the night with him, a powerful friendship begins to spark between the two of you, and you soon become an apprentice to the ever-so-famous opera ghost. You seem to know more about the events in the opera house than anyone else does- Christine Daaé, Joseph Buquet, Meg Giry, and even her own mother. You seem to hold as much knowledge as the man who brought you there. All seems well for a while. The operas, parties, drinking, and love triangles continue on as if nothing happened... That is, until you realize that you're in love with that man clad in black. *** Note: This story begins at around the same time that the musical does - when managers André and Firmin first take charge of the opera house. I tried to stay true to most of the story line, but there will be a few minor changes.

Catherine Elizabeth Taylor has never had so many worries on her mind. First of all, there's her father, who is growing sicker by the day. Then, there's Astrid, her unruly, spunky best friend who always seems to attract accidents and unpleasant situations. And of course, there's the tiny matter that she's finally moving out of the house and fulfilling her childhood dream of enlisting in Starfleet. So when she nearly splits her leg open after a ridiculous and embarrassing accident, the last thing she wants is a grumpy, cynical doctor to add to her list of concerns. But as time goes on and her life moves forward, she may find that maybe, just maybe, Leonard "Bones" McCoy isn't such a bad thing to have on her mind after all. (Bones/OC)