Thank you for reading this. My name is Lady moon dragon. The idea came to me while watching The Phantom Of The Opera for the something time. What if Christine changed her mind? Please read and review! (Be gentle with the flames-its my first phantom of the opera fanfic) bows

Chapter 1: Sudden Decision

Christine refused to look back, even after all these months, but lately, her dreams were betraying her. Today was no exception. She had such a horrible dream. She dreamed she was back at the opera house, but this time it was burning, exactly as she last saw it. Even worse, she was running through rooms, looking for something. Or someone. For all her attempts, she never found what she was looking for. Although the dreams started differently, she always ended up searching. And suddenly a sweet and familiar voice filled the air.

"Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime. Lead me, save me from my solitude. Say you'll want me with you, here beside you… anywhere you go let me go too. Christine, that's all I ask of you…" Hearing his voice made Christine search faster. As she ran on, the singing got louder. She was sure she was going to find him until…

"Miss Daae, please wake up!" Christine suddenly woke up; panting as if she had actually ran. A maid opened the drapes, allowing sunlight to flood the room. For a few minutes, she did not know where she was. Then it hit her. She was in the house of her beloved Raoul, a few weeks away from her wedding…

"Miss Daae, my lord would like to see you." Soon Christine found herself dressed in a beautiful gown light pink, heading down to breakfast.

"You look lovely my little lotte" Raoul said as he kissed her in the cheek, much to the displacement of the grandmother, Christine observed over Raoul's shoulder. Breakfast went badly. The grandmother did not hide her dislike of Christine. She kept making rude comments such as "You should have chosen a prettier, wealthier girl Raoul." Once Raoul's grandmother left, Christine told him about this dream, hoping would help her.

"My dear, that's all in the past. Do not worry about that, worry about our future. Besides they are just dreams…"

"But this isn't the first time.." Christine could not believe it. Raoul was not supposed to react like this!

"Come now, put this silliness aside. I believe you have a fitting for your dress."

"I see. I'll see you Raoul." After enduring another fitting, with everyone crooning over her as if she was a child, Christine figured that was the last straw. Normally this did not bother her, but no one was taking her seriously and she began to feel as if she was becoming a doll-one that everyone saw, but did not know it is true value. Wait; there was such a person. One who viewed her as if she was his moon. However, he was long gone, and probably did not even remember her. But she remembered him. Even the way his mouth tasted. Like a forbidden fruit-dangerous but sweet. She blushed. Why was she suddenly thinking of him? Unless..She loved him instead of Raoul all this time! Then why did she leave with Raoul? No, no, somewhere along the months she must have fallen for the phantom. Why? Christine wondered. She had nothing of his to trigger such feelings….

"Christine, Christine, come to me.." Christine could not believe her eyes. Standing in front of her was the person who filled her dreams with his very intoxicating presence. And the person she most desired to see.

"It can't be…"

"But it is.. Christine I love you." Without thinking twice, Christine ran towards him only to discover a horrible truth. When she ran into his arms, the phantom began to fade away.

"Please don't go!"

"I don't have any choice. You choose Raoul over me. Good-bye my angel of music…" And with that, the phantom disappeared.

"Don't leave me in this hell!" Christine fell to the ground where the phantom had stood, tears in her eyes. 'I know now what I have to do. I have to find the phantom! I wonder if it's not too late to correct my mistake!' Wiping the tears from her eyes, she stood up, with a look of such determination; it would have made the phantom proud, had he seen her.

Christine fastened her cloak. Leaving a letter on the desk, she took one last look around before she closed the door. She hopped Raoul would take the news well. 'Then again,' she thought, 'He might not.' The letter read as following.

Dear Raoul,

By the time you are reading this, I will be far away. Please do not look for me, because I left of my own free will. I would like to ask of you one last favor-please call off the marriage. Living with you, these past months have been wonderful. However, I do not have the same feelings towards you that I had a couple of months ago. It is not your fault; the blame solely rests on me.

Please forgive me, and continue to live your live,

Christine.

'It's that dammed phantom.' Raoul darkly thought as he crushed Christine's letter. "If she thinks she is getting away with this so easily, she is mistaken," he said as he left the room, calling for his best horse. The chase was on.

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