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Post by Arielle on Jun 15, 2006 22:42:09 GMT -5
Dearest Diary, I'm finally here! That's right. I have officially arrived at the Opera in Paris! While I never dreamed of it up until my dearest parents died and my 7 sisters threw me out into the streets, it's now a matter of necessity! Besides, everyone knows how my frequently my goals change!
I've already made several friends here, though my sisters, cousins, and various in-laws told me I simply couldn't. But Ha! I showed them! I suppose they were only looking out for me.
Kellie is my best friend! I met her in the foyer. She has hair like wheat, says funny metaphors, and shoots burning looks of hatred at charming young men! I'm sure this is the beginning of a long and beautiful friendship!
Then there's Raoul. I met him in the foyer too! He's incredibly attractive, completely charming, and I learned this afternoon that he is not only the Vicomte de Chagny, he is the Patron of the Opera! Of course, if I had paid attention to anything at all I would have already known this it doesn't do to say such things, but I know that you won't judge me, diary. He is fine, by the way.
I met Raoul's sister, Georgiana, as well. I'm sure that she is a very sweet person, but even the prospect of blueberry pancakes could not seem to cheer her up. Somehow, she got the idea that she is monstrous, (isn't my vocabulary improving, diary? My sister Seraphina told me I would never master more of the language than was appropriate for dinners or evenings out. But I must not be spiteful!) I haven't any idea where. Oh, well.
Finally, there is Lune. I haven't actually met her yet, but I saw her audition today and I heard Raoul say her name. Oh, no, I wasn't eavesdropping! He was speaking rather loudly, and the auditorium was open for people to audition in (and listen in, too, I think).
That's all I can think of now, dearest diary. Mother and father, may they rest in peace. Amen. Your ever-loving, always-watchful, never-forgetting, beloved
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Post by Arielle on Jun 18, 2006 17:40:36 GMT -5
My Dearest Diary, What an eventful few days it has been! So many people have been coming to the opera house, and it's been quite busy!
I auditioned in front of Raoul the other day (after Lune introduced herself, of course. What a sweet person!), and he said my voice was stunning! It was quite flattering, especially from one so well-versed in musical talent as he is!
I've recently met and befriended Alandra, Gabrielle, and Lune. They are all so beautiful, talented, friendly,tragic, and wonderful! I'm sure we'll all be the best of friends very soon.
The other night I was going to the kitchens for a midnight snack, and who should I come across but another girl seeking to join us here at the Opera! She looks so familiar, although I've never met her but I can't think of why. And La Carlotta (at least, I'm assuming it was her due to the trademark accent, red hair, and high pitched screams) came through, saw the girl, and began yelling about how she was going to quit before storming out! To cap it off, a girl fainted and fell down the staircase when she saw the otehr girl, who did not answer the questions I asked her as to her identity or ANYTHING, and Alandra walked in, saw it, and we both began to try and wake the girl on teh staircase! It's all very odd indeed.
That's all I can think of now, dearest diary. Mother and father, may they rest in peace. Amen. Your ever-loving, always-watchful, never-forgetting, beloved
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Post by Arielle on Jun 20, 2006 23:38:53 GMT -5
DIARY, Oh, diary, I am so confused! First of all, Christine Daae arrived, which was so very confusing! Then I went back to the kitchens and found out that Alandra likes Nadir! I've never met Nadir, but I'm sure he's perfectly lovely. So I found out: Alandra loves Nadir who loves Bonnie-Marie who loves Dominic, who is currently in the infirmary. Wow! Then there's Raoul. He's handsome. He's charming. He has a date to the ball already, an ex-fiance, and has already slept with one of the girls (Or so I've heard). He has a date to the ball, and I've obviously misinterpreted any and everything he has said and every look he has given me. Oh, I think he may like me a bit, in a friendly sort of way, but not like he likes(d) Christine or Anneke or Marianne. I'm rather confused! Also, I found out today from Georgiana that Bonnie-Marie is a werecat. How very...interesting! How amazing to have 2 men fight over her on the roof, too! Hmmm... I've met lots of new people and made lots of friends, and I couldn't possibly describe them all! But I did meet one charming man named Francis today! He's an artist, and he said that I am beautiful! I saw him drawing in the auditions today. Raoul was a bit angry, but I intervened! I've been on the roof every night, Diary, watching the sunset. I feel so vulnerable and yet have not been preyed upon by a man. So I'm wearing low-cut, short-skirted dresses from now on. It's so picturesque! I've heard from the other girls that people seem to go there all of the time, but I have never seen anyone up there! Perhaps tomorrow... Your ever-loving
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Post by Arielle on Jun 21, 2006 20:35:54 GMT -5
My dearest, darlingest, most wonderous diary, Francis asked me to the ball! It came about in a rather indelicate way, though. I was showing him around backstage when we saw Lune, and he decided to sketch us both. But Lune decided to play matchmaker and inquired about the ball, then told Francis to ask me! It was rather embarassing at that moment, but he did ask me! And now I have a date! I've decided on a dress and mask as well. I'm so very excited! I've heard whispers about the ball occuring this Friday- that's so very close! Oh, dear- it looks like another fight may break out. I must go cheer them on try and keep everybody calm! Your loving, beloved, and has-a-date girl, [shadow=black,left,300][/shadow]
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Post by Arielle on Jun 22, 2006 17:52:47 GMT -5
Dear Diary, I'm not quite so much in a haze as I was yesterday now. I'm still so excited about the ball, but I've been brought back down to earth a bit by Raoul and Alandra.
Oh, nothing bad! I gave Raoul a friendly hug, and he made me blush and hugged me harder, and it turned into quite the romantic embrace and I forgot all about Francis for the moment and Raoul was smiling at me like I was the world! I'm afraid I would have done something dramatic if Alandra and her new friend hadn't come bursting in and brought me to my senses. When they did, I jumped, said goodbye, and ran out of there as quickly as I could! I hope Raoul isn't hurt, but I know that Marianne likes him a lot, his ex-fiancee recently came back to the opera house, and I heard that Anneke has just been starving herself over him! I've got Francis, at least. Though I haven't seen him in a while. He is rather busy, though, with his art!
I've compiled a list of interesting gossip:
Bonnie-Marie is a werecat who made love to Dominic on the roof after cooking lessons with Nadir, who burst in on them and fought with Dominic, who was fired by Raoul, who was told to by Georgiana, and did so in the infirmary. Alandra busted her nose and is in the infirmiry and is going to the ball with Nadir, and something funny obviously happened between them. Lune is going to the ball with Bijan and lives with Raoul, who is going to the ball with Marianne, who is friends with me, and I have a spark with Raoul, who is the exfiancee of Christine Daae and who is causing Anneke to starve herself. She fainted down the stairs which I ran down to meet Francis, who is an artist, who asked me to the ball!
It's all going crazy! I hope the ball turns out to be wonderful, though I'm worried that something is going to happen. I can feel it. Where IS Francis? I'm off to look for him! Tata, diary! Your ever-loving,
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Post by Arielle on Jun 23, 2006 12:48:07 GMT -5
Diary, OMG Love,
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There must be something odd about this place, Diary- we all keep fainting or even worse, being swept off our feet romantically.
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Post by Arielle on Jul 2, 2006 13:24:44 GMT -5
My dearest diary,
I fainted the other day, and I can't remember why. Francis carried me down from the attic t othe infirmiry and told me that I just fainted out of the blue, and I suppose that's what happened. The stress of moving here and auditioning and everything must have just caugt up with me. I'm glad I have Francis!
The ball has been rather wild... I came in, had some punch and a bit later Raoul and a man named Gerik (who is very sexy in a dark sort of way) started swordfighting on the stairs! I rushed to stop them, but then Gerik grabbed me and held a sword to my throat to kill me! But then I started talking to him and he let go of me and burst in to tears. He seems like a rather sympathetic man, and he left soon after. Raoul was injured, but not too badly- he told me about Gerik.
That's all I can think of for now.
Mother and father, may they rest in peace. Your ever-loving
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Post by Arielle on Jul 3, 2006 16:11:29 GMT -5
Dear Diary, So much has happened! I was talking to Raoul at the ball, and I hugged Francis and Raoul simply stormed off! So I asked him what was wrong and he asked me if I understood how I felt about him. Well, I simply blew my top! I yelled and ranted at him until he ran up to the roof and tried to jump off! But I ran up after him and convinced him not to jump, and somehow we ended up kissing and saying we loved each other. Raoul has promised not to cheat on me, to care for Anneke and her baby, and to break it off with Marianne as gently as possible.
I just don't know how to break it off with Francis- he's been so wonderful, even with that nude-drawing incident which I remembered while up on the roof. I hope I don't hurt him badly- but Raoul has managed to enchant me. I can't help hoping that he will change for good and marry me, in spite of Anneke's attempts. She's pregnant with his child.
I hope I'm doing the right thing.
Mother and father, may they rest in peace. Your ever-loving
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Post by Arielle on Jul 5, 2006 22:23:40 GMT -5
Dearest, darlingest diary, I'm engaged! Yes, I wrote that down right! Raoul proposed today, on the roof! We're going to get married! Oh, I'm so excited I could burst! I can't possibly write sensibly when my head is in the clouds. I'll write more once I've settled down.
Your ever-loving, [shadow=black,left,300][/shadow]
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Post by Arielle on Jul 7, 2006 22:54:08 GMT -5
Dearest Diary, All right, I think I can tell you what's been happening now.
Raoul proposed on the rooftop a few nights ago, with a beautiful emerald ring. We're not going to announce it until he tracks down Marianne and tells her- we don't want her to find out during a big announcement. Raoul is going to show me around his home soon, and I'm sure it will be lovely!
The worst part about getting engaged was telling Francis, who was quite hurt and is rather angry with me. He and Raoul started fighting in the foyer but I managed to break it up before anything horrible happened. I have a bad feeling that it isn't over.
While I was outside, enjoying the lovely weather, Gerik (the manliness of the opera) was spying on me! He was sitting in the bushes and insulted me when I found him! I insulted him back, but I don't know why he kept sniffling at me. Hmmm...
Well, Diary, that's all I can think of for now! The future Arielle de Changy! How incredible!
Your ever-loving, [shadow=black,left,300][/shadow]
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Post by Arielle on Jul 13, 2006 16:56:46 GMT -5
Diary- Only time for a quick note, here on a napkin from Lune and Bijan's wedding. Not much has been happening around here lately- lots of new people, but not so much chaos as usual. Francis was splashed in the face by something and is going to the doctor. I feel bad for him. Raoul's estate- what I've seen of it- is beautiful! I'm so excited to marry him. I simply can't wait- I'm so ready to be married. Although, I suppose we should probably wait a little while...ah, that silly common sense! I must go- they'll be wondering where I am at the reception. Your ever-loving, Arielle
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Post by Arielle on Jul 20, 2006 16:10:29 GMT -5
Dearest Diary,
...A baby???
Your ever-loving, Arielle
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Post by Arielle on Jul 21, 2006 0:32:56 GMT -5
Dearest Diary, Well, I learned a bit about the baby. I was visiting Raoul's estate when Anneke, his pregnant ex-lover, saw us, burst into tears, and ran off. Then, later, I was helping Francis over to the infirmary and she was having her baby. Apparently, she- well, she died giving birth to the baby, a little girl named Rosette. Demiselle brought her over, and though Raoul seems to be in shock, I've promised to care for Rosette and asked Demiselle how, exactly, I'm supposed to do that. I'm a bit nervous, but someone has to take care of the baby, and since Anneke is dead, and I'm to marry Raoul, I suppose it ought to be me. I wonder if Raoul will keep her? That sounds as if I'm talking about a dog, but I don't mean it horribly. If Raoul can't handle raising her, then I could probably send for my sister Seraphina and ask her to find a good family. Hmmm. I haven't heard anything of Seraphina recently. I wonder why... But that's nothing to do with me. I'm off to learn how to care for a baby. Did you know they burble?
Your ever-loving, [shadow=black,left,300][/shadow]
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Post by Arielle on Aug 27, 2006 23:49:43 GMT -5
((I can't sleep...I'm going to regret being up so late tomorrow morning, but I'm wide awake. I was reading 17 but kept reading diet plans, then I got totally frustrated because I HATE reading those stories about weight loss they have in there, so I ranted to my journal, and now I'm too wound up to sleep. I guess they're helpful to some people, but they make me feel fat and that starts this whole downward spiral thing where I try to lose weight for about a week, then give up. I'm just glad that I changed schools last year, because if any of my friends from my old school saw me trying to exercise and lose weight, the entire string of anorexia jokes would start back up. I'm not anorexic or bulimic or anything, but everybody who looked at me from 5th grade until halfway through 9th grade asked me if I had an eating disorder.The only people who knew that I just couldn't pack on any weight were my mother and my doctor. And it turns out that if you are so tiny you weigh almost 80 pounds in the 8th grade, nobody will believe you when you tell them you don't have eating problems and no matter how many times you ask people to stop, comments just keep coming. Thank goodness I finally did gain some weight- although now people who notice that make comments about me gaining enough weight for them to *really* tell. But at least my NaNoWriMo novel this year is going to be really realistic...
Sorry for the rant, y'all, but the journal thing isn't quite working. And there's no way I could rant about my weight on MySpace, because my close friends now didn't know me when I was tiny, and the friends who made the jokes will get all offended and insist that we have 'totally moved on from that, and gawsh, didn't you like RELIZE we were like joking around?'. So, yeah. Sorry. But posted in here, so I guess it counts as another journal entry.))
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Post by Raoul on Aug 28, 2006 6:09:16 GMT -5
((I have a friends like that. It probably pissed them off cos they have to make so much effort to lose. Don't let them grind you down.))
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