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For always and forever
Chap.2
Christine met up with Meg at the cafeteria.
"Hey come on, I saved you a seat." Meg said to Christine, taking her hand and leading her over to the table where they always sat. Meg made a face when she saw someone sitting in the seat she saved for Christine. "Olivia! Get out of the seat."
Olivia looked up, "OH come on Megan, let me sit here."
"First of all my real name is not Megan, second of all, even if it was you would call me meg, and third of all get out of the seat before I hurt you."
Olivia stood up; she was a few inches taller than Meg. She had long, black hair that reached at least the middle of her back. She always wore heavy makeup especially around her eyes, which were brown. She was an outsider, although she tried so very hard to be popular. "Was that a threat Meg?" she asked in a mocking tone.
"So what if it was?" Meg asked back with the same attitude.
Christine got in between the girls. "Oh hey come on. We don't need a fight here."
Olivia pushed Christine out of the way, "Move it Christina this is between me and her!"
Christine turned to one of the girls at the table, "is it just me or does she have a problem with people's names?" the girl shrugged.
Olivia and Meg stared at each other glaring, for a long time. Meg jumped suddenly when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Is there a problem here?" She turned her head to come face to face with Mr. Destler.
"Well actually there is, you see Olivia when I got up took my seat, well actually Christine's seat…" she motioned over to Christine who was standing next to one of the girls, making Mr. Destler turn his head to her. His eyes locked with hers once more which made Christine look down. "…because I was saving it for her, because I am such a good friend like that, well anyway. So when I came back Olivia was in the seat." She explained to Mr. Destler. (You know what im gonna call him Erik, cuz that really gets annoying after a while.) Who snapped out of his daze and looked at Olivia.
"Will you please find another chair?" He asked.
"Certainly." She replied, very peppily.
Meg's jaw dropped. "That totally just did not happen."
Christine took her seat and Olivia came back with another seat sitting next to a boy, John, who was on the other side of the table. Erik left after he saw everything was good. Olivia turned to the girls of the table and whispered, "Whoa was he hot or what?"
"Yea sure. He looks hot with his mask on, but we all know what lies behind it." John said.
"Shut up Johnny, no one asked you." Olivia told him.
"Well you weren't asking anyone in particular." He responded. "Oh, and don't call me Johnny, it's john."
"Yeah ok whatever."
John rolled his eyes. "Girls have such attitude problems."
Every girl at the table replied with, "Hey! I heard that!"
"See!" john exclaimed.
"Hey." Someone leaned on the table. Everyone looked up at the person now at their table. It was Raoul. "Does anyone have a dollar? I kinda got broke."
All the girls were so shocked that Raoul was actually near them that they just stared, except Meg and Christine that is. They've been around him for ever, they've gotten used to it. Meg shook her head. But Christine reached into her pocket pulling out a bunch of bills. She unfolded a dollar and handed it to Raoul. "There ya go. And you better pay me back." Raoul took the dollar and looked at her and smiled. "I'll be sure too." He winked then ran off with his buddies.
"Okay Christine, you can totally not tell me that after hearing that that Raoul does not have a thing for you." Meg told her.
"Oh come on Meg, Get real. His mother and my father are best friends, along with your mother, he's just being nice and he knows that if he doesn't pay me back im going to tell my father and he is going to tell his mother." Christine replied.
"Oh my gosh seriously. Raoul's mother is your father's best friend, girl you are so lucky." One of the girls, Shannon said from the other side of the table.
Christine just rolled her eyes. It wasn't that big of a deal, anyway Raoul was just one of those popular guys who just try to be nice and look hot for everyone. And it was sure working, for some girls anyway.
"Oh hey I just remembered, your birthday is in a week Christine! What do you want?" Meg asked, they were now both on the lunch line
"Meg, im turning 18. It's not like were 8 and have to get something for our birthdays. I'll be getting freedom. That's enough of a present." Christine explained, handing her money to the lady running the cash register.
"Oh nonsense. Im your best friend, I have to get you something!" Meg said as they walked back to the table.
"Well if you must, get me anything. I don't mind." They both sat down and ate, and chatted with the other girls. Until the bell rang, everybody threw out their lunches and herded out with the crowd of people, not noticing someone near the soda machine watching, and over hearing their every word.
One week later:
"Happy Birthday Christine!" Gustave Daae shouted at his daughter. Christine rubbed her eyes and sat up in her bed.
"Dad? What is it?"
"Your birthday! Your 18 remember! Rise and shine you don't want to be late for school." Her father clapped his hands and headed out the door. "Theres a surprise waiting for you down stairs."
Christine hopped out of bed and started to follow him, but he put up his hand. "Hey. But first you have to get ready." Christine groaned. "See you down stairs!" He shut the door leaving Christine to get ready. She was now curious as to what her father got her; he didn't get anything for her last year, well not anything big anyway. She quickly got dressed, brushed her hair, brushed her teeth, all that normal morning stuff and ran down the stairs skidding to a halt in the kitchen. "Alright, so what's the surprise!" she asked.
Her father looked up from his newspaper and breakfast and smiled. "Well, come on. Close your eyes." He commanded, getting up.
"Dad." She whined, closing your eyes was so elementary.
"Christine." He came back in the same tone. "Come on, your practically an adult. Let me have my baby for a few minutes."
Christine laughed and nodded. "Ok dad." She closed her eyes and held out her hands for her father to lead her. Her father took her hand and led her to the back door. He stopped and walked in front of her. "Ok you can open them." She did, but she didn't see anything only her father, she made a confused face. "You're 18 now, and I know how much you hate taking the bus every morning so I bought you your very own..." he moved aside and Christine squealed finishing his sentence. "CAR!" she ran over to the vehicle on the cement outside, she ran her fingers along the smooth surface of the car. "Oh daddy it's beautiful! (Hey don't look at me, im a girl and have no experience with cars. Let's just leave it at it's a convertible, that's white.)" She ran over to her father and hugged him. "Oh daddy I love it and I love you!" she started to run back to the car when she heard her father call out, "Hey!" she turned back and saw him holding up something, "forgetting something?" IT was the keys. They keys to HER car. She grabbed them out of his hand and hugged him again. "Thank you so much again dad, I can't wait to show Meg." She jumped in the car and put the key in the ignition and started the engine. She waved good bye and pulled out of the drive way onto the street. She smiled as she was driving down the street, the wind blowing her hair. She saw Meg at her bus stop waiting, with her younger sister Nicole; she was a freshman this year. She honked the horn catching the attention of everybody at the bus stop. "Hey Meg! Come on!" Meg ran over to the car, her eyes wide. "Christine is this yours!" she exclaimed. Christine nodded happily, "My father got it for me, isn't it great." Meg nodded and ran over to the other side of the car and got in, "let's get a move on!"
Christine saw Nicole, Nikki for short, staring at the car with a look in her eyes. "Hey Nikki come on get in." She smiled and ran over to the car and jumped in. "thank you so much Christine!"
Meg looked over to Christine. "You had to take my sister."
Christine gave her a look and started again to drive off. They got to the school and parked in the senior parking lot. "This is so awesome to finally park here." She said. Meg and Nikki both agreed.
Christine met up with Meg in the hallway to go to music class; they smiled at each other and walked into the class. Mr. Barone and Mr. Destler were talking by the piano.
The student that sat next to Christine was not in yet so Meg sat there. They were both gossiping about things, and talking about the car.
"So" It was Luke he came over to them sitting behind Meg, "I heard you got a car." He said to Christine.
Christine nodded smiling, "that I did. It is so awesome." Luke was about to say something but got interrupted by the bell.
"Well then talk to you later." He said, walking back to his seat.
Meg went back to her seat.
"Alright class today is going to be a fun day, do you know why?" the class shook their heads. "Because I said so." Barone said smiling, "ok so now who is in this years drama production?" Christine raised her hand along with some of the freshman, some of the sophomores, and Luke. "Great, a lot of you, we'll start singing from that." The class cheered. Barone sat at the piano and started to play, the people that were in the play started singing and dancing to the music. The others watched in amusement and some of them tried to sing along. They were having so much fun that they lost track of time and the bell rang. The whole class groaned and grabbed their bags and walked out, and again Christine and Meg were the last to leave. Christine felt a hand on her shoulder; she turned around and saw Mr. Destler there. "I need to speak to you." He whispered to her. Christine turned to Meg and told her to go, Meg shrugged and left. Mr. Destler led her to a room, filled with music stands and seats. She recognized this as the extra chorus room. Mr. Destler closed the door and walked into a small little room. Christine watched him nervously. "Mr. Destler? What is wrong?" she asked him.
"Nothing's wrong Christine." He said from inside the room. "I understand that it is your birthday today."
"Why yes it is." Christine said, getting more confused by the moment.
"18 correct?"
"Yes…"
He came out and smiled at her, it was the first time she saw him smile. He has a nice smile. "Well you know, I decided to be nice and get you something."
"OH. Mr. Destler pleases. You didn't have too, I got a lovely gift from my father this morning I really don't…" but he stopped her as he walked closer. He was making her uncomfortable.
"Nonsense. You are one of the most talented, out going people I have ever seen. Especially in music class. You always are singing and dancing when Mr. Barone decides to have a fun day, and then you're always answering questions when we have a lesson."
"Yes well, I love music and i…" He brought out a little box from behind his back. She looked at it curiously "What…is that?" she asked looking at the box.
He handed it to her, "open it." He told her.
She gave him a curious look but he just motioned her to open it again. She opened the box and her mouth dropped open as she saw a silver necklace with a little charm hanging from it saying "angel of music." She looked up at Erik then down to it, then back up at him, then down again. "Mr. Destler, you really didn't have too." She said shaking her head.
"Ah but I did. Like I said before, you love music and you certainly are an Angel." He admitted the continued, "and I'll be leaving a few days. After all I am just a student teacher, you can think of that as a remembrance of me."
"Oh." Christine started, starting to get it now. "You're going to give everybody a gift?"
He looked into her eyes and just said, "No."
She looked back down at the piece of Jewelry that lay in the box.
"Well you better get going. You'll be late for your next class." He said.
Christine shook her head and closed the box and placed it in her pocket. "I think I already am Mr. Destler." She said smiling.
He looked back at her, and smiled again. "Mr. Destler sounds to formal for me, call me erik. But only outside of class, because you know that is disrespect."
Christine nodded, still confused by the whole deal. "Alright then. Im going to English."
Erik got out a pass and filled out the info,
Name: Christine Daae Date: April 25th,
Time: 9:45 To: English From: Music.
Then he signed it Mr. Destler.
He handed it to her. "Will they accept it from a student teacher?"
He nodded, "they must. After all I'm the one who you were with and if they don't come back down and I'll handle it."
Christine nodded and left the room, heading up to her next class.
Ok so wow. The fluffiness begins, and yea I know that kinda sounds wrong, that he's a teacher flirting with a student but he's a STUDENT teacher only a few years older than Christine and all the other seniors. I hoped you enjoyed this chapter and please Review!
