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Phantom 2000 Part 2
The Wedding Night?
There was silence. Dead silence. Dead silence in the room. Christine felt absolutely sick to her stomach with guilt. She got up and stumbled, before Raoul caught her. His fiancée burst into tears. "This is all my fault!"
"No Christine," the Vicomte tried to reassure her. "What he did was he own decision."
"No!" The young woman cried out pushing him away. "Even if Erik hadn't chosen to die, I broke him! I broke him to a point where- where he may as well have been dead already! I practically stabbed him in the heart when all he ever did was love me and ask for my heart in return!" She was sobbing now. "God why?! Why could I not return his love?!"
Her outburst stung De Chagny in the heart, but he simply tried to convince herself it was just the guilt talking. He tried to tell himself that she had been though a lot and was confused, especially with her emotions. He often thought women were fickle when it came to their feelings. He must just be patient and soon he'd have his Little Lotte back, so they could live happily together. He hoped.
"There is more," The gypsy woman said, reminding everybody of her existence in the lavish room.
"There is more?!" How much more could Christine take?
"Oui! A warning."
"A warning?" Raoul was not sure how much of this 'Phantom/Undead/fortune teller' business anyone would be able to take. He looked at his future wife, who looked ready to faint. He would have said no, but already he had ignored a warning that ended in disaster. The Vicomte sighed, "Alright! What is the warning?"
"Erik, as you say his name is, has every intention of coming for your woman and not only wants to make her his, but the same as what he has become: a vampire. But there may be hope."
"Tell us!" De Chagny demanded.
"If the two of you were to wed, tonight, and consummate, Erik would not be able to make claim to Christine Daae."
Raoul sat anxiously and impatiently on the white satin bed awaiting his new wife. Christine had entered the en suit bathroom a while ago to both ready herself and calm herself down.
Before he had given the gypsy woman a chance to leave or any form of gratitude, he was on his feet making arrangements for him and Christine to be married before nightfall. Soon after her warning, they were in a carriage headed toward a quaint church that agreed to wed them on such short notice with the help of a small donation. The Vicomte snorted at the fact that he had to bribe a church in a time of need and desperation.
The boy ran his hands through his hair and sighed with guilt because he had been unable to give his wife the wedding she deserved. She should have had a big white wedding, with beautiful expensive gown worthy of a queen, half of Paris in attendance, and Notre Dame begging for the honour to wed them.
Raoul thought back to the wedding they did have: Christine had been wearing the dark blue the dress she had put on that morning, all that Raoul had done was put on some cologne while they waited for the carriage and the vehicle that had driven them had been a cheap, last-minute rental. The whole time he could not decide whether Christine was in a state of shock or mourning, but either way she was distant throughout the entire service. Even when they shared the bridal kiss he had the sinking feeling that another man's face had blossomed in her mind.
He laid himself on the bed and thought, "At least you have one thing that you know will not be a completely disappointment," he smirked to himself. The Vicomte began thinking about running his hands up his wife's body, slowly and tenderly. Her soft delicate moans….
"RAOUL!"
Christine stood in the over lavish bathroom in a white night gown that was revealing enough for the specific occasion while she stared at her reflection in the mirror, half wishing for an Angel to appear in her stead. The Vicomtess fiddled with her outfit and knew she now regretted everything: Pulling his mask off, running to Raoul & calling him monster, courting Raoul knowing it would hurt him, pulling off his mask -again, choosing Raoul in …. Then it hit her. She had not in fact chosen her childhood sweetheart! In the end, Erik told her to go with him, because he thought she did not love him, but she did!
Christine gasped and put her hands over her mouth while her epiphany sunk in. She loved him. She was in love with him! Tears pricked at her eyes when she realized she had just made things worse by marrying Raoul. She knew now there would be no way for her to go through with the wedding night, she just could not do that to Erik. Raoul would be hurt, but it was not like it was impossible for him to find love again. The young woman took a deep breath, closed her eyes and took herself back to when she kissed him: everything was still, yet at the same time she felt as if everything was in full speed. Their hearts racing, the explosion of heat he inspired within her body and the very idea that he cried afterwards made her heart break.
Back in reality, cold seemed to shoot up her body and she paled when she felt a freezing hand run through her hair. She could not bring herself to move and the whole time keeping her eyes on the mirror before, but saw no one but herself. Christine began to shake when a frigid breath caressed her neck, and then a heavenly voice whispered right next to her ear. "Scream his name," the voice command.
The Vicomtess knew it was a trap for her husband, but alas, her voice did not obey her reason…"RAOUL!"
Within seconds, said hero yanked the door open, pulled his damsel out and charged in to face whatever danger lurked in the lavatory. But there was nothing. He looked around and saw nothing threatening. Christine watched as Raoul opened his mouth to question her, but then the door slammed shut and she heard a painful, bloodcurdling scream. She herself screamed and threw herself under the bed, somehow knowing she would never out run the danger. Slowly, the bathroom door opened as Raoul's body hit the floor. The concealed woman had to press both hands over her mouth to stop herself from screaming, gasping, crying, or making any sounds of the sort.
Her husband's corpse looked as it had been ripped to shreds. Christine could not even attempt to fool herself in thinking he might still be alive. Raoul's face could not be seen from her place, and for that she was grateful, so she could not see his eyes. The Vicomtess allowed a few tears to slide down her cheek in mourning of her childhood friend.
Thud
Christine's eyes shot open, and she saw a leather clad boot exit the bathroom, followed by another. The woman held her breath fearing the slightest sound would mean her doom.
Thud… Thud… Thud… Thud
Chocolate brown eyes followed the shoes until they went out of her line of vision. Christine would have to move to be able to see them again, but she feared making a sound too much.
Thud… Thud… Thud… Thud … Thud… Thud… Thud… Thud….
Silence…
The footsteps came to a sudden stop. Minutes or moments passed agonizingly slowly and Christine thought she might go mad with fear or faint from lack of air. Her body forced her to release the breath she was holding and take a fresh one. She waited for something to happen, thinking she had given herself away.
Nothing….
More time passed and Christine relaxed a little. She put her head in hands and tried to figure out her next move.
Then she felt something on each of her feet, before she had the chance to guess what it was she roughly pulled out from under the bed so fast her head began to spin. At first she screamed, but as soon as whatever was dragging her stopped, she froze. Christine ducked her head and waited for the inevitable.
However, she looked up when the stench of blood and death reached her nostrils. She saw Raoul again, still lying there; it felt as though he had died years ago rather than mere minutes. Silently, Christine said a little prayer so that her husband's soul may find peace in the afterlife.
She shivered when a frigid breeze grazed her scantily clad skin. Then she felt him. She knew he was behind her, beseeching her to come to her dark angel. Almost against her will, Christine turned around and faced her Erik. A flashback came into mind of when she first laid eyes on his human form through the mirror, but that moment paled in comparison to how he appeared to her now. She was robbed of all breath at the sight of him. He stood-no- levitated above the balcony, clothed in the finest black as mist swirled around his feet. Now, his hair was messy and curly; the mask- the gleaming white mask that was always a stark contrast to his dark attire- was gone. In its place was the most handsome face she had ever seen. Why, he rivalled even Apollo! And his eyes, his angel eyes, were once a forest green was now a passionate, lustful red. Not too long ago Christine was convinced Erik's eyes could see into her very soul, but at this very moment in time she could feel them commanding her. Everything about him, his clothes, his stance, his expression just screamed danger, and yet his angel never wanted more. His lips did not move, but she could still hear him…inside her mind. "Christine…Come to your Angel Of Music."
Christine rose to her feet and in a trance-like state walked onto the balcony and shivered from apprehension. She stopped at the railing and hoped he would come closer, but all he did was offer his hand like he did as her angel, bringing her to his realm. "Come…" She would have to climb onto the rail if she wanted any chance of reaching him and she did. Barefoot, she stood on the rails, stretching out to him, but her hand was still inches from his. The young woman would have to step off the balcony to reach him, and if he did not catch her, she would plummet to her death- Christine could not blame him if he allowed it. His eyes beseeched, pleaded and begged her to take his hand.
She stepped off the balcony.
Should I call this a Cliff-hanger or a balcony hanger *Bad Joke Music*
On an ironic note, Apollo was the Greek God of Music & Masculine Beauty
So... Must our dear Erik catch Christine or should he let her go SPLAT!?
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