Home Again (Alexis~)

[hbghost]

IF WE RUN THIS LIGHT TAKE A LITTLE LIFE
no one will care at all

w e c a n b u r n i t a n d l e a v e
FOR WE ARE THE BEAUTIFUL THEIVES
a n d n o o n e s u s p e c t s a t a l l

It had been so long since he had last set foot in that auditorium. Even though it had been less than a year since he had been in the Baum Academy auditorium, it felt like it had been ten years ago. Had Barrie University all been a dream? Had it all been simply a bad dream that had been keeping him from what he really and truly loved, which was music and the arts?

Nope, Erik retorted from deep within his mind, reading Eric's thoughts and hopes. Nowhere near it, kid.

"But why?" Eric moaned to himself, to the empty auditorium, as he pulled himself up to the very front of the stage's apron and sat on it. "Why couldn't it have been all a dream, and I wouldn't have left? Sure, I like it at Barrie, but... despite the whole face issue... and all of the events that were related to that... I like it here... so why couldn't I have just fallen asleep here and woken up here now? And all of Barrie wouldn't have happened?"

Because of me, Erik remarked slyly. It's because of me that you were put into this. And yet you would not give it to anyone else?

"Because I don't want anyone else to suffer... I'm not like you. I actually care about the other people around me. I don't want them to feel the pain and misery I am feeling with this right now, and yet I want to help others with this in mind."

That's why you took up the tutoring?

"Yeah. To get a little extra cash, too."

Erik scoffed, and materialized beside Eric. I'll bet they hooked you up with the worst music student possible, and sit back to watch you horribly fail at it.

"Thanks, Erik," Eric remarked sarcastically under his breath as he heard the auditorium doors open. "You are the most encouraging person I have ever met in my life."

``NOTES! Eric
``STATUS! w00t
``MUSE!
``TAG! Alexis
``OUTFIT!
``WORD COUNT!
``CREDIT! PAULAA!? @ caution2.0

[alexis]

TMusic is a magic, one that Alexis was able to barley touch and always wished to use to sour the skies but was never able to quiet get to do. She wanted to spread her wings, through word of song and be able to know the difference between the ground and the air more then just through her hair. She was not a terrible singer, yet she was not the best in there chores either. She worked hard, and wanted to be able to do more that is why she had signed up for these music lessons from some collage student who she didn’t actually know yet and was just about to meet.

Alexis was humming softly to muse on her i-pod as she walked across the campus from her dorm room. She was dancing around, well twirling as she walked with an extra jump to her step. She was hyper, and it would be hard for her to stay in one place for longer then a few seconds at the least. She jumped up the steps of the auditorium them continuing to dance as the opened up the door that creaked, she then came dancing in thinking she was early and not knowing that she was being watched. The music changed on her i-pod to Fly to your Heart by Selena Gomez and she started to sing it as she span around and danced down the side of the isles over to the stage her eyes zoned out as she listened intently to the music and sang to it knowing the song well.

Alexis, in her signature red jacket with her lime green shoes tapping against the wooden stage jumped up onto to the stage and closed her eyes. She knew the stage, she came in here to dance all the time so she knew where not to step and such. She still had no clue of Eric anywhere in the room as she danced around a huge grin on her face until finally the song was complete and she fell back landing on her butt and opened up her eyes. Going as red as her face when she saw there was someone else there. Some of her blonde locks fell in her face as she went completely silent and just stared.

» words - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 383
tags - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Eric «
» outfit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - this one
lyrics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "needle and haystack lfe" by switchfoot «
» status - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - finished

TEMPLATE © THROUGH THE TREES OF CAUTION

[hbghost]

IF WE RUN THIS LIGHT TAKE A LITTLE LIFE
no one will care at all

w e c a n b u r n i t a n d l e a v e
FOR WE ARE THE BEAUTIFUL THEIVES
a n d n o o n e s u s p e c t s a t a l l

Both boy and Phantom watched Alexis' "performance", Eric observing her carefully and Erik cringing.

Is it time to say 'I told you so' yet? Erik asked from beside Eric, grimacing.

Shut up. That's why she was given the opportunity to learn. She has potential, you know, Eric retorted in his mind.

Erik snickered. Yeah. She has potential, all right. The only thing she'll be successful in is modeling for a Red Bull commercial. 'Red Bull gives you wiiiiiiiiiiiings~' he shrieked, and Eric tried his absolute best to keep a straight face for his "pupil." When she goes to college, she should major in energy drink testing. It's the only things she's good at other than... dancing.

Eric watched Alexis dance and sing until she had discovered his presence. When she had fallen down, he chuckled softly and stepped onto the stage.

"Your form was good," he explained, offering to help her up as he crossed the stage to where she was, "but you're rather out of tune, and breath support is your friend. You are a very good dancer, but I guess I know where we need to work on in your singing." Once he had helped her to her feet, he introduced herself, with a wink from Erik.

"My name is Eric Lonesinner, and I will be... your angel of music."

``NOTES! ANGEL OF MUUUUUUUUUUSICCCCC~
``STATUS! Complete
``MUSE! Decent
``TAG! Alexis
``OUTFIT!
``WORD COUNT!
``CREDIT! PAULAA!? @ caution2.0

[alexis]

TRed watched the man as he stepped up onto stage and stayed flat on her butt as he walked over too her. Her eyes were careful as her blonde curls bobbed up and down around her head. As he offered up his hand she took it listening to him intently turning a darker shade of red, mostly around the ears as he complimented her dancing yet told her how she needed to work on her singing. Bingo, exactly why she had come here to do, learn more and get more out of her singing. She gives him one of her huge grins as she hears the last line, angel of music? It seamed romantic, but of course that went shooting right past her head as did some of the other things he said. A basic fact about Alexis, she was a hyper ball of energy and didn’t get half of what people said.

On her feet again Alexis slipped away and span a few feet away giggling softly as she tells him. “ I am Alexis Fallsworth! Most people call me red because I always wear red jackets, but some just tease me and call me delivery girl because I am one for a job!” she says, probably telling more then she needed too as she danced around a little more unable to keep still out of sheer excitement over the fact she now had a private tutor, of cource even with her high paid parents she was paying for this herself just as she was for this school, her father didn’t quiet care about her even if her grandmother and mother adored her they were both always working and away.

Alexis came back over to where Eric was, and watched his face a huge grin on her own. “What will we start with then? What song? OR are you a fun teacher, who likes to play games as well as work? I want to run around, but I want to sing out and show people what further more I can do! Can you help me? What do we start out with?” she went on and on her energy ecstatic and her mouth coming with an never ending array of questions for him unable to stop herself in all of her energy and excitement.

» words - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 384
Eric - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - here «
» outfit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - this one
lyrics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "needle and haystack lfe" by switchfoot «
» status - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - finished

TEMPLATE © THROUGH THE TREES OF CAUTION

[hbghost]

IF WE RUN THIS LIGHT TAKE A LITTLE LIFE
no one will care at all

w e c a n b u r n i t a n d l e a v e
FOR WE ARE THE BEAUTIFUL THEIVES
a n d n o o n e s u s p e c t s a t a l l

“ I am Alexis Fallsworth! Most people call me red because I always wear red jackets, but some just tease me and call me delivery girl because I am one for a job!”

Erik was stunned.

Wow. Just... I didn't know I was telling the truth when I said you would be given the worst student. The only thing different about you and her... is that she wears red.

Eric sighed at Erik's comment, before turning to Alexis. "I can see that. Nice to meet you, Alexis."

Now ask her how much coffee she has in the morning, Erik piped up. I bet it's a lot.

“What will we start with then? What song? OR are you a fun teacher, who likes to play games as well as work? I want to run around, but I want to sing out and show people what further more I can do! Can you help me? What do we start out with?”

Eric took a moment to think. He wasn't quite sure what to do first. Actually, he hadn't planned this far ahead. She didn't seem bothered at all by the mask, but then again, that could have been from anything, from her constantly-switching attention span to just dismissing the mask as a normal thing. He couldn't understand it.

On that note, why did you have to meet her in person? Just use my approach and go over the phone or something. Or online.

Think about it, Erik... how on earth do you give voice lessons over the internet? They haven't gotten that advanced yet, Eric retorted. And besides, I wanted to take a new approach.

Uh-huh... yeah.

"Well," Eric started, "I was about to ask for a sample of your singing, but since you already gave it to me, then we're going to start with one of your most important flaws... breath support. We're going to do some breath support exercises, and we're going to keep practicing until we get it right. Then we'll go from there. All right?"

THIS is going to be entertaining...

``NOTES! Angel of Muuuuuussiiccc~
``STATUS! Complete, but I think it's short.
``MUSE!
``TAG! Alexis
``OUTFIT!
``WORD COUNT!
``CREDIT! PAULAA!? @ caution2.0

[alexis]

TAlexis sat down in a seat, miraculously and actually listened to what Eric was saying about the breathing practices. For about a fraction of a second before she was off again a point upon her lips as she says. “But that is what you do for the entire first year in middle school! I don’t want to do more breathing exercises.” She takes a deep breath then lets out a loud sigh as suddenly the happy girl disappeared and a very sad and yet so adorably cute looking girl appeared in front of him, looking at her lime green feet while she stood before him, trying to get her way the only way she knew how. By pouting.

After a few seconds of it, Red looked back up, a glint in her eyes as she realized something that had been slipping her mind before. She suddenly burst out in a .” Why are you wearing a mask?” Then skipped the few feet forward it took to be able to reach up and touch the mask her eyes wide and a huge grin on her lips yet again as her finger tips grazed the mask then suddenly she moves and tries to snatch it away, her hands faster then people would thing because of the exercise she was used to getting.

If she caught onto the mask she would run away with little giggles escaping from her lips, not even actually seeing his face as she skipped away with his mask. She would be proud of herself for no real reason as she would continue to ask questions. “Why do you wear a mask, do you have scares? OR maybe you have burns? Why have you not sung yet, you have seen me sing I want to know if you can really do better then me! Why are you here to tutor anyway?” She just continued to ask on questions while skipping around the stage

» words - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 324
Eric - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - here «
» outfit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - this one
lyrics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "needle and haystack lfe" by switchfoot «
» status - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - finished

TEMPLATE © THROUGH THE TREES OF CAUTION

[hbghost]

IF WE RUN THIS LIGHT TAKE A LITTLE LIFE
no one will care at all

w e c a n b u r n i t a n d l e a v e
FOR WE ARE THE BEAUTIFUL THEIVES
a n d n o o n e s u s p e c t s a t a l l

“But that is what you do for the entire first year in middle school! I don’t want to do more breathing exercises.”

Might I present to you Sir and Madame Whiny Whinyton...

"Apparently, they haven't helped," Eric pointed out, ignoring Erik. "Either that, or you just haven't gotten used to using them. Let me start you off with some ones you probably haven't heard of since they were used when I was in middle school..."

He was about to start them, when Alexis had changed the subject.

"Why are you wearing a mask?”

Aaaand here we go, Erik groaned.

You shouldn't have brought it- Eric started, but then he felt the mask being snatched from his face. "Ah!" he exclaimed, turning his body away from Alexis oblivious to the fact that she hadn't seen him in the first place. He covered his face with his hands while he searched for something to cover his face with while he attempted to get his mask back. Immediately, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a binder he was about to use for sheet music. Perfect. Grabbing it and opening it, he hid his face behind it as he peeked over the top to see where he was going. He ran after her as she continued to speak.

“Why do you wear a mask, do you have scares?"

"In a way," Eric replied, trying to snatch the mask back.

"OR maybe you have burns?"

"In a way," Eric repeated, now anxiously trying to get the mask back with his one free hand. "But... now's not the time to talk about that. Now's the time to start..."

"Why have you not sung yet, you have seen me sing I want to know if you can really do better then me!"

"I'll sing if you give my mask back!" Eric growled, now starting to get agitated with this little girl. "I seriously will."

Hey, if you need "otherworldly assistance", you know where to find me, Erik piped up, waving.

However, Eric ignored him.

"Why are you here to tutor anyway?”

"I put up some offers. Plus, I don't tutor for much, and I want to spread the joy of music and the arts to the younger generation," Eric stated frankly, now scurrying to get the mask back.

Oh, God, why didn't I bring popcorn? Erik exclaimed, grinning.

``NOTES! I love Erik.
``STATUS! Complete
``MUSE! Good.
``TAG! Alexis...
``OUTFIT!
``WORD COUNT!
``CREDIT! PAULAA!? @ caution2.0

[alexis]

TAlexis was having so much fun that she barley heard a single word that was coming out of her tutors mouth. Although that might also be because she was now dancing around, skipping and twirling out of his reach while humming a song from rent to herself with a pleasant little grin on her face. She was having a ball and it was very easy to see with that growing grin on her face and the sparkle in her eyes. She still didn’t see his face, of course covered with the binder as it was but it just made it for more fun as she danced around and away from his reach.

Somewhere in the middle of everything Red’s ears caught onto the comment about promising to sing to her is she gave him back the mask, so she decided she would because she truly was interested to hear this from someone who had called himself the angel of music. She was off near the edge of the stage, the audience side when she stopped dancing and turned to go and hand him back the mask, done with her little game when suddenly her foot caught on a light near the edge of the stage and bang, crack, smash. There went girl and mask tumbling down onto the stage. The bang, from her foot hitting the light, the crack from the mask hitting the stage incredible hard a few feet away and the smash the girl tumbling down moments latter.

The girl slowly turned over, groaning as she cupped her nose which was now bleeding. “Twice in one day? I must be getting worse at walking then better.” She wined trying to get up not knowing that a few feet away the mask she had been about to give back was now cracked, although to what extent she wouldn’t know until after Eric had gone to pick it up.

» words - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 319
Eric - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - here «
» outfit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - this one
lyrics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "needle and haystack lfe" by switchfoot «
» status - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - finished

TEMPLATE © THROUGH THE TREES OF CAUTION

[hbghost]

IF WE RUN THIS LIGHT TAKE A LITTLE LIFE
no one will care at all

w e c a n b u r n i t a n d l e a v e
FOR WE ARE THE BEAUTIFUL THEIVES
a n d n o o n e s u s p e c t s a t a l l

Hey, there. Remember me? It's the voice of reason. And guess what? I WAS RIGHT!

However, Eric ignored Erik and picked up the cracked mask from off the stage. It, thankfully, hadn't suffered severe damage, although parts of it were bent.

"It's plastic... it'll survive," Eric muttered to himself as he slipped the mask on his face. As it covered up most of his "damage," there were also some spots exposed near the corners of his face, particularly near his chin.

It'll survive, Erik repeated. Now, if you don't mind my intruding your faithful reuniting with your mask, there's a young girl in need of assistance in the orchestra pit.

Eric immediately sprang to action upon Erik's comment and jumped off the apron, running to help Alexis.

“Twice in one day? I must be getting worse at walking then better.”

"It's just a simple case of watching where you're going," Eric stated, helping Alexis to her feet and giving her some tissues out of his pocket to stop the bleeding. "Sometimes, you're just too preoccupied with your dancing that you don't know what your foot might catch onto. That calls for a slight review on coordination, if you ask me." He paused, before jumping back onto the stage, with the unseen Erik beside him. "But before that happens, you asked for a sample of my singing, and I'm going to give it to you."

Spellbind her so much, she sits still for once, Erik commented, but Eric ignored him as usual.

``NOTES! Now I have to find what sooooonnngggg...
``STATUS! Complete
``MUSE! Carol of the Bells - TSO
``TAG! Alexis
``OUTFIT!
``WORD COUNT!
``CREDIT! PAULAA!? @ caution2.0

[alexis]

TAlexis head was still spinning when she saw a shadow go over her. She looked up, seeing Eric jumping down into the pit beside her. She gave him a crooked, I am sorry, kind of smile as he handed her the tissue. She gripped it around her nose and sat down in one place since her head was still spinning around she didn’t want to move around too much. It was an odd thing for her to be in one place but then again it was possible for her to sit through nearly a full day of school, why not just a little bit longer now?

Red knew she might actually listen to him this time, about the watching her feet thing because it was just plain silly when you went and tripped over your own two feet twice in one day. First tumbling over her new friend Mallory then now tripping and dropping Eric’s mask across the stage floor. She could tell it was cracked and bent and now felt sorry for having taken it away from him but she had had fun, and in her mind that is all that really mattered and counted. So selfish sometimes for someone so friendly and loving.

Then all of those thoughts were wiped right out of Alexis mind because she heard Eric again, heard him tell her that he was going too sing. Her eyes went wide as she sat up on the ground and looked up to that stage as he jumped up there. It was a terrible thing to tilt your head back while you had a bloody nose but she didn’t really care to much she was jumping up and down again as she waited and watched him getting ready to sing. She noted the edge of his mask where the scares were poking out but she didn’t care about it either way, she thought Eric was a nice fun guy in truth and even if he did have scares of any kind she wouldn’t give a care. She hyper, again, waited for him to start to sing.

» words - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 350
Eric - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - here «
» outfit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - this one
lyrics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "needle and haystack lfe" by switchfoot «
» status - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - finished

TEMPLATE © THROUGH THE TREES OF CAUTION

[hbghost]

IF WE RUN THIS LIGHT TAKE A LITTLE LIFE
no one will care at all

w e c a n b u r n i t a n d l e a v e
FOR WE ARE THE BEAUTIFUL THEIVES
a n d n o o n e s u s p e c t s a t a l l

Eric nodded when Alexis had settled down.

"Good," he stated, before adjusting himself and clearing his throat.

You know what you're going to do? Erik asked, raising an eyebrow as Eric walked over toward the piano - the same piano that had always been there since Kat had first played on it, and after that, Micah.

It's the one we rehearsed, Eric replied, opening up the cover and patting the end of the keyboard. Now, if you don't mind, I'll need some accompaniment. I don't do very well a capella.

Erik grunted, before sitting down at the bench. Eric, in the meantime, sauntered over toward center stage. Eric cracked his neck, a sign to Erik that he was ready.

Start on the intro, Eric commanded. I have the starting pitch memorized.

You sure you're ready for this, tiger? Erik asked doubtfully.

I've been ready. I've been practicing, Eric replied confidently. WE'VE been practicing.

Erik shrugged and rolled his shoulders before starting the introduction. Though the sound came from a mere piano, through Erik's touch it became organ pipes, and they echoed throughout the auditorium as Eric relaxed himself, took deep breaths, adjusted his posture...

...And began.

``NOTES! Here~ only... imagine it on organ/piano instead. xD
``STATUS! Rather short, yes.
``MUSE! See video above
``TAG! Alexis
``OUTFIT!
``WORD COUNT!
``CREDIT! PAULAA!? @ caution2.0

[alexis]

TAs he was taking his time Alexis looked at her watch, she would have to go soon because she had work after this and it was a good twenty minute bike ride over there as it was. Yet then her ears caught onto the background music which confused her so she looked up at the stage and saw Eric taking center. She sits up as the music starts up and then his voice starts to ring out into the rafters. Her eyes glaze over and she turns still, like stone her ears perked up and her expression blank with surprise. A sudden respect registering itself deep within the girl who had never known a role model or anyone to look up too in any way shape or form.
Red had no clue that her hands were clutching the edge of the seat in excitement, her eyes starting to glisten with the admiration and her mouth gawk at the surprise all at the same time. She was mesmerized by his beautiful singing, and she didn’t know what else too do but stare at him. It was all she was able too do in truth. She would be speechless, even as the song continued on for those long five minutes her breath would be taken away by the foreign beauty of the song in front of her. When he would be done she would still not be able to move or speak. He was so great, what else would she be able to say?

She would slowly stand up, after many long moments and start to clap, it being like an echo from the pit and reach up to the ceiling where the claps would continue to echo, nearly like the entire auditorium was singing back to him. She gave him a smaller, more knowledgeable smile then her previous before she would climb out of the pit and grab her binder she had left on the edge of the stage. Turning to him with a swift bow. “I must depart and head off to work, those flowers don’t deliver themselves.” She giggles softly then smiled up at him, the same knowledge in her eyes. “Thanks, I think I will come back tomorrow after all! See you then, Eric!” She calls happily running out of the gym for her work date.

» words - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 388
tags - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - here «
» outfit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - this one
lyrics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "needle and haystack lfe" by switchfoot «
» status - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - finished

TEMPLATE © THROUGH THE TREES OF CAUTION

[hbghost]

IF WE RUN THIS LIGHT TAKE A LITTLE LIFE
no one will care at all

w e c a n b u r n i t a n d l e a v e
FOR WE ARE THE BEAUTIFUL THEIVES
a n d n o o n e s u s p e c t s a t a l l

Once he had finished, Eric opened his eyes and glanced down at Alexis, who appeared to be simply spellbound by the music as she applauded him. Eric then blushed, abruptly turning to the side as his face turned a bright red.

Erik, on the other hand, applauded along with her as he stood up from the piano and walked over toward the young man on center stage.

What do you know? You pulled it off, tiger! Erik exclaimed, patting Eric on the back. I was getting a little worried on those high notes, especially near the end, but you have been practicing after all! See, you did EXACTLY what I told you to do, and that's good enough for me. See what you did? She hasn't moved an inch. I tell you, that's exactly what the Angel of Music is supposed to do. Now, let's find out what she has to say about that..."

“I must depart and head off to work, those flowers don’t deliver themselves.”

"Ah," Eric replied, nodding as he bowed to her as well. "Although I didn't expect our lessons to be cut so short. I'll have to remember that when payday comes around. But anyway, try to remember those breathing exercises and practice them, since we didn't get a chance to go over those today." The more he spoke, the more authoritative Eric felt. He actually felt like an adult when he was tutoring. He felt more mature and serious, a side of himself that even Erik wasn't quite used to seeing. Best of all, he liked this feeling. He was going to have to get some more pupils at Baum... but how? Online? Probably.

“Thanks, I think I will come back tomorrow after all! See you then, Eric!”

Eric waved as she left, before turning back to Erik.

"You hear that?" he whispered. "She said she's going to come back tomorrow. On her own accord. I won't have to fetch her after all. Am I that good of a tutor?"

Erik chuckled. Just because you sing like an Angel of Music doesn't mean you are one, bub. You need quite a bit more work yourself. A bit more winding up. But it takes time. Maybe, at the end of your senior year...

That reminds me... besides the whole singing ability thing and the facial disfigurement... are you going to give me anything else? Eric thought, for he didn't want anyone else who might have been lingering in the room to hear him except Erik. Like... I see how you can throw your voice around, and... and... well, that's all I can think of right now, but...

Erik cut him off as Eric started to gather his things and exit the auditorium along with Alexis. That, too. And don't forget noose-knotting skills. But you'll get those all in good time. For now... you're just a Phantom-in-training. Hey, I rather like that. But yeah, you're going to have to learn the ropes before you hang people from them, tiger.

``NOTES! Laaaa~
``STATUS! Complete
``MUSE! Beast of Pirate's Bay - Voltaire
``TAG! Alexis
``OUTFIT!
``WORD COUNT!
``CREDIT! PAULAA!? @ caution2.0