AUTHOR NOTE:

It's been awhile since I wrote fiction (particularly romance), but my Phantom and Aria feels were simply too much to resist. This fanfic is basically filling in the blanks to how Phantom and Aria met, and what he did in the duration between the two videos that Nexon posted. Somethings may or may not be accurate to the plotline in the game itself (because I'm not very good at remembering things), but I'll try to stay true to the storyline. Please read and provide feedback, because I'd love to hear what you guys have to think of it. :)

EDIT 1JUNE:

I revised chapter one a little! I tweaked the situation to fit what Aria wrote in her diary (Aria's diary in MS). It wasn't necessary, but since I was revising my chapters I felt that I should just change this as well. xD

His fingers brushed across the cool surface of the priceless vase. How quaint. The King of Ariant kept his treasures so tightly secured, but yet… He and his guards had failed to notice him.

The man hid a smirk, his face masked in the shadows of his robe. He had scrutinised every single treasure the King had owed and he knew the exact location and each and every one of them. Selecting the best for his collection gave him a headache though – he couldn't possibly steal everything, could he? It wouldn't all fit on the Lumiere! Nonetheless, the damages that the King was to sustain wouldn't be easy to stomach either.

So many of the precious treasures… But he hardly broke a sweat.

Getting through the security was easy enough – activating dark sight allowed him to sneak past the guards undetected. With his photographic memory, he was able to remember his plan to every last detail and execute it perfectly.

But… what would be the fun in it if he just stole everything undetected? He had a reputation to upkeep.

Casting a quick look at his surroundings, Phantom produced his card, fingers tracing the emblem that was embossed in nearly every one of them. With a swift flick of his wrist, the card sliced through the air and hit the mark.

The alarm activated.

It was a cacophony of shouts as the guards fumbled. Never had the security of the Ariant Castle been breached in the years that the King had ascended the throne. The confused guards ran around, shouting at each other as they tried to gather their wits and figure out what the problem was.

The robed man raised his wrist to check the time. It took the guards approximately four minutes to locate the broken alarm.

He deactivated his dark sight.

"It was a pleasure to meet you, dear guards," Phantom's voice rang out. The head of the guards all turned abruptly to face him. One yelled, and tripped trying to get past the rest.

"I would love to stay for tea, but I'm afraid I have to take my leave," Phantom smirked, bowing down.

The guards barely had time to react before Phantom disappeared in a flurry of cards, with the majority of the King's treasure stolen with him. The cards fluttered down towards them, landing in their hands in a rather mocking way.

Master Thief Phantom had struck again.