A Second Chance

By: CatWomen88

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from Phantom of the Opera. I just like to use them in my stories.

Chapter 1: Stranger in the night

It was a gloomy and dreadful night. The rain was unusually heavy, the lightening kept lighting up the sky and the thunder was exceptionally loud. Everyone knew you should never be out in a storm like this. Only two people were crazy enough to be out in this storm and one was a young woman, who was now drenched from head to toe and the man chasing her.

"Please be Open. Come one of these doors must not be locked." The women said as she continued to run only looking back to see her assailant catching up to her.

The man was gaining on her, "Stop or I will kill you!"

The woman couldn't stop; she ran up the stairs of the Opera house and banged on the door. She tried to open it, but couldn't. She could see her attacker turn the corner and head in her direction. She had nowhere to go the Opera house was a dead end. All she could do way pray that someone would open the door, so she banged again.

Meanwhile inside the Opera House:

"So when is the big date?" Meg asked Christine.

Christine just stared at her ring. Her and Rauol were going to get married. She couldn't be more happier, "Not sure yet, but I do hope it will be soon."

Just then Rauol walked in being followed by none other then the infamous Phantom of the Opera, known only to few at Erik and the rest as the Phantom of the Opera. Christine ran up to Rauol and hugged him. She also hugged Erik for if he hadn't changed his mind and let her go she would probably be miserable. Since that fateful night Erik had been kinder. Although he still hides in the shadows, he is a lot nicer. Especially since the men who owned the Opera started running the theater his way, which meant Carlotta was gone. The mess that the Chandelier had cause was all cleaned and they were ready for business again. The Phantom took a seat by Meg. He had a sad look on his face. Christine and Rauol had made a vow to find him someone to spend the rest of his life with so that he could be happy, like them.

All the sudden they heard a big bang come from the door. Christine and Meg both jumped. They all just stared at the door. Then it came again, with the faint noise of a voice, which sounded like it was calling for help. Rauol was at the door first. Sword drawn and ready to fight whom ever was at the door. Erik was right behind him. As Rauol opened the door a young woman barged in.

"You have to help me please I am being chased by a man who wants me dead, please help me." She pleaded.

Just then another person burst in. It was a young man, who was fairly strong built, had his sword drawn and pointed at Rauol, "All I want is the girl. I get her and no one has to die."

The young woman ran up the stairs, and the man quickly followed. Erik disappeared and Rauol just stayed with Meg and Christine. The woman tried every door and turned down every hallway. Every time she looked back the man was closer to her. Somehow she found her self back at the top of the stairs, but by then it was too late. The man had caught her and was now on top of her choking the life out of her body. She could feel the air trying to reach her lungs. She felt her world going back when all the sudden a big gush of air came into her lungs. She opened her eyes and saw a man in front of her fighting her assailant.

"Jacqueline!" A loud male voice called from down stairs.

Jacqueline got up and ran down the stairs right into the arms of the man who had just called her name.

The assailant ran down the stairs after her after, and prepared to fight a man a foot taller then himself. Erik jumped down from the balcony and watched in amazement as the woman hung onto this man for dear life. All Erik could really stare at was the man's face. It had a mask just like his except black and it covered only a fourth of his face. He watched the two men fight. It wasn't until he saw the look on the young woman's face as the taller man fell that he realized she loved him. Despite his appearance she loved him. She ran to his side and begged for him to be ok.

The shorter man stood over her, with his sword over his head. Before he knew what he was doing Erik raised his sword and plunged it into the other man. The man looked at the blood gushing down his shirt. He dropped his sword and feel to his knees. The woman just stared at Erik with tear stained eyes.

"Tha…Thank you." She whimpered.

Just then a few more men burst in and ran to her, "Jacqueline what happened?" the man took one look at the man on the floor, "Men over here, we need to get Alex to a hospital. Jackie don't worry, we'll take care of him."

"I love you Alex, you hear me, don't die, I love you." Jacqueline cried.

Alex grabbed her hand a mouthed the words I love you too. Then he was picked up and carried away. Jacqueline just stared at the men take him away.

"Can she stay here just for tonight please?" The man asked Rauol.

Christine spoke for him, "Of course."

Rauol just stared at her, while the man ran to Jacqueline and told her to stay there for the night and her would come for her tomorrow. She hugged the unknown man, and Erik slide back into the shadows.

Christine walked up to the girl, "My name is Christine Daae. Your soaked let me take you upstairs so we can give up some fresh clothes. This is Meg Giry and that is Rauol."

The girl just looked at her with sad eyes, "I'm Jacqueline Debour. I would appreciate your help. Oh by the way if you see the man in the shadows please tell him thank you for saving my brother and I."

"Jacqueline Debour you say, as in the Jacqueline, the opera singer form the opers house a few miles away." Meg inquired.

Christine just stared at Meg, "Meg please, she's be through…."

Jacqueline answered her, "its quite alright. Yes that is me although I won't be singing there anymore after all that was the owner's son your friend killed in my defense."

Meg remained silent and Christine led Jacqueline upstairs. Erik watched them go. There was something about that woman that pulled at the string of his heart. He had to talk to her, hear her sing. It was her brother; the man she loved was her brother. Erik didn't know why, but knowing that was such a relief to him. He watched them turn the corner and then he too returned to his dwellings.

To Be Continued

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