Raoul stood outside the door holding a loaded pistol in his hand, looking around alertly. He blinked for one second and the next moment the Phantom was in front of him with a dangerous look in his eyes.

"Where is Meg Giry!?" the Phantom nearly yelled.

The Phantom had his Punjab lasso in hand and Raoul pointed his pistol at the Phantom, with a shaky hand.

Raoul stared at the Phantom trying to hide the fact he'd just been scared out of his wits. The Phantom stared at him with such rage and hatred.

"Tell me where Meg Giry is you pathetic fop." The Phantom said, infuriated. He had been nothing but kind to Meg and yet she ran from him! Took their children too! He wouldn't let her live to see the light of day if she didn't come out of that room.

"I will not let you take her back like she is some sort of thief. She did nothing wrong by trying to leave. You kept her imprisoned for 10 years!" Raoul said feeling a twinge of anger.

"You don't have the right to question me you fop! Out of my way!" he said losing his patience.

Raoul pointed the pistol at him, "Take another step and I will put a bullet between your eyes!"

The Phantom felt rage flare up inside him. All he wanted to do was just hang the boy! But the threat of shooting was apparent. He had many decisions that conflicted in his mind until he decided on what to do. He would let Meg have her freedom for one night. One. Then he would come for her when she slept and he would take her and their children back.

With that the Phantom turned on his heels and left without another word. Raoul stared for a minute and then ran into the room and locked the door. He stared at Christine who was holding a shaking and terrified Meg.

"He left…he turned and left Meg. You are safe." Raoul said.

"No! I shall never be safe! He'll come for me!" Meg said bursting into tears.

Christine hugged her dear friend trying desperately to calm her nerves and spoke in a soothing voice, "It is almost dawn Meg…people will begin arriving and I will take you to your mother Meg. It will be okay."

Meg was on the other hand, terrified that the Phantom would come back and drag her down to the darkness so Christine stayed up with her friend the rest of the night until they heard a knock on the door.

"It is Madame Giry. May I enter?" the voice sounded outside.

Meg took a deep breath and Christine got up to answer the door and she smiled to see Madame Giry standing there.

"Madame Giry there is somebody here to see you." Christine said smiling.

Madame Giry raised an eyebrow. She walked into the room and stopped in her tracks when she saw the willowy figure sitting in a chair, her hair extremely long with two children at her side.

"Mother? Is that you?" Meg said in shock.

"Meg…" Madame Giry began to cry, she had thought her daughter had died!

Meg ran over to her mother and hugged her tightly, "Oh mother please don't cry…"

"Meg where were you!?" Madame Giry said, in near tears.

"The Phantom mother…the Phantom got me and kept me with him for 10 years…and mother…I had his children…" Meg said cautiously, pointing towards her daughter, Persephone, 8, and her son, William, 6.

Madame Giry put her hand over her mouth in shock, not angry but excited happiness.

"They are beautiful Meg…" Madame Giry announced but surprised that her voice was no more than a whisper standing up and walking over to the children and turning back to Meg, "What are their names Meg…?"

Meg got up and walked over to her children and smiles, "My daughter Persephone and my son William…"

"Mum who is this lady?" William asked, very confused.

Meg smiled at her son and ran her fingers through his hair, "This is your grandmother William."

Madame Giry suddenly snapped out of her state of disbelief, "Monsieur Phantom will be back for you Meg. We must get you out of here."

Meg nodded, "I know mother…" she then turned to Christine, "Christine thank you so much…"

Christine hugged her friend tightly, "Your welcome Meg. Take care of yourself alright?"

Meg smiled, "Christine a little fear has never been a problem for me…once I have my child I would like to teach ballet here."

Christine looked shocked, "Meg that could be dangerous couldn't it?"

Meg smiled sadly, "He loves you Christine…He could never love me. He won't want me anymore."

Madame Giry quickly ushered out Meg's children and then left with her. Not before Meg turned to Daniel and Pierre and told them to keep themselves out of trouble.

Christine turned to her two oldest sons, "Daniel, Pierre, what was she talking about?"

Daniel and Pierre were quick to deny everything under the sun. Until of course Raoul slammed his fist down on a table, "Daniel! Pierre! What have you done!?"

Daniel was the first to speak, "We went down a trap door and found an underground lake…"

Christine gasped, "The Phantom found you!?"

Pierre nodded sadly, "Yes…He didn't ask us who we were though…He just had Mademoiselle Giry take us back up to the light…"

Raoul looked absolutely livid, "Are you boys insane! Pierre you know better than to go exploring places you aren't allowed and Daniel! Do you understand he would have killed you if he found out just who were!?"

Daniel hung his head in shame, "Sorry father…"

"You boys are not to leave this room at all today unless told so!" Raoul said in anger.

The boys were about to protest but stopped themselves when they stared into their father's eyes. The just kept their mouths shut. Raoul got up and left the room with the other children to go out somewhere for breakfast. He gave the boys a stern look and then slammed the door shut.

The boys started fighting with each other, blaming each other for the problem until they decided to ignore one another until their mother got back to let them out. She had always been able to change their father's mind.

Somebody, they presumed it was a maid, brought them in both cups of warm tea and then scurried out without a word. The boys had been thirsty so they quickly gulped it down and a moment later they began to feel very sleepy.

They crawled into their beds and were fighting sleep when they saw the mirror slide open. Wait…Mirror's can't open…Pierre thought until he realized just who had stepped out. Daniel was already out and Pierre was not far behind. He tried to get up, knowing his father had a pistol somewhere.

The Phantom would have none of it and yanked the boy by his hair, "You're not going anywhere you little brat."

Pierre couldn't hold on any longer. Darkness clouded his vision and he slept.

The Phantom quickly took both boy, now unconscious into the mirror, slamming it shut behind him. When he got what he wanted then the brats would be given back to whoever they belonged to.


So

So, I have put the next chapter. Ending with a little bit of suspense. XD But I have a question for you. So Raoul is now Comte De Chagny. Would that make Daniel(the oldest) the Vicomte De Chagny?