A/N: This is just one of those AU things. Because I think this is pretty out of character. I came up with the story at 5am, from the twisted "What if" recesses of my mind. I've seen the movie 5 times and read the books leroux/kay. So please dont write to tell me I've gottern something wong, Because I know, I've taken some creative liberty.
Curse Madame Giry for not coming with him, for not showing him the whole way. Then he wouldn't be in this mess Tied like a sacrifice in the Phantom's lair. But then he wasn't the one who was the sacrifice.
He had come , stupidly, alone to rescue Christine. And he had only been able t watch as the phantom had shoved her carelessly into another room. His last words to Raoul before shutting the door behind himself "A little privacy if you please"
Raoul had cursed at the door and sworn to kill him if he got the chance. It was the first of many times that night that he did so.
He braced himself to hear her pleading voice, but all that came were a few loud thuds and the sound of some porcelain breaking. He realized that she would not scream. She was trying to hide from him the truth of what was happening, to hide her pain. The silence, which followed, was as deafening and painful as if there had been a loud struggle.
Desperately Raoul moved at the ropes wishing he could reach the ends to untie them. What seemed an eternity passed and the door finally opened. The Phantom, Erik, remembered Raoul, slowly stepped out. The only change to his previous appearance was his missing overcoat and vest. Erik dragged Christine out of the room and pushed her forward. She wavered as if her legs could not hold her any longer. The Phantom roughly pushed her again closer to the edge of the lake. She stumbled and fell hard to the ground. Raoul looked her over. Her white dress was crumpled and smudged with dirt from the passageways, and, he noticed that she longer wore the corset she had had on. It was then that he wondered if she had fallen from being pushed or if her legs had given way due to other recent reasons. Horrified Raoul looked away from Christine.
Erik spoke " Yes there is your 'precious fiance'. He spat the final word."She is..." He paused and looked down at Christine whose body heaved with silent sobs. Roughly he grabbed her cheek and began again." She is no use to you now. No one will take her...this way" Erik pushed her away from him and began to walk away. Raoul strained" you Bastard, how could you...You'll pay in hell for what you've done to her."
Erik turned and Raoul noted that he looked as if he wanted to say many things but held them in. Then cool with an air of triumph and glee he spoke."Tell him your decision ' my love'" He mocked. Christine moved away from him into the water and made her way over to Raoul, her face a mask of anguish. Her choice was clearly destroying her. She spoke carefully."I've decided to stay and live with Erik. Raoul's heart broke he couldn't believe her."Christine, No, I love you, think what your doing, what he's done to you." She moved to untie him and whispering so that the Phantom couldn't hear " its nothing compared to what he'll do to you if I don't stay."
With his body now free of the ropes he rushed past her toward the madman." You can't make me leave without Christine. I won't go. You bastard I'll kill you.". Erik rushed into the water and yelled"enough talk its time you left". Christine screamed his name and he saw the candelabra come down on his head and he went black.
A/N: again! I was going to continue with Raoul coming back and getting her out with the help of Mdme. Giry but I just didnt want to. Feel free to rewrite and continue your own versions.