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-** Flashback from earlier that day**-

I turned and ran down the stairs rushing to find that boy who held the paper. A plan had formed and now all I had to do was execute the first part. When I came rushing out of the Inn with my velvet cloak on everyone seemed to be starting, but I couldn't find it in myself to care. I would send for Raoul. The paper said they were heading south of the opera, which is exactly where we were. I could send the boy to find him and have Erik escape before Raoul returned. Instead of alerting everyone that I was in fact Christine Daae' I would spare Erik and have him escape before Raoul came.

I rushed outside to the horse stables and the boy stood emptying a sack of feed into the troughs and looked at me with wide eyes, as I was running full speed. "What is your name?" I said quickly.

"Emile" He said quickly and with a startled look on his face. "Emile" I said handing him a few francs left over from paying for breakfast. "I need you to do something for me" I said with the cloak still covering most of my face. "I need you to ride out towards the Opera Populair', there will be a Vicomte, Raoul De Changy, riding in South of the Opera. Which is in this town." I said "But.." he tried to interject. "Do not ask questions!" I shrieked then continued "He has short yet almost shoulder length sandy hair, green eyes, and will be riding in towards this town on a white steed (Ironically enough?) with many men following. You must go find him. Yet that is not the end of the plan."

"I am Christine Daae'" I said unveiling my face from the cloak. The boy stifled a gasp.

"Do you wish for me to alert the police?" he said knowingly.

"No! you mustn't. I want him to escape." I said sadly. And then went on with the plan.

"The instructions are: Do not alert the officials, the Phantom must have time to escape. I need to you ride out towards the destination as soon as I am done here. I will stage a fall this afternoon breaking my ankle or foot giving us another nights stay here and time for them to arrive and fetch me.

"Miss" He tried to speak again. He seemed to be getting annoyed. Yet I could hardly care if he was annoyed, as I ignored him. "You must tell the Vicomte my location and I will be waiting here alone. I will have Erik escape and I will be rescued. Do not stray from the plan. Thank you." "South.." He once again tried to speak to me. "Yes South!" I said angrily. "But.." "that is where you are to search!" I said angrily. "Fine, I bring no promises to find your precious Viscount though" he also said in a extremely angry tone. "How hard could it be to spot a large army?" But as soon as I turn my back he jumped on a horse himself and rode out towards the apparent direction Raoul was coming. It broke my heart to betray dear Erik. But I mustn't be forced to marry him. The plan was set, Raoul was to be here by morning or early afternoon and the Phantom would be long gone.

-** End Flashback **-

The thought dawned on me. It was almost too late. Why must I contradict the choices I made so surely just hours before… I sobbed harder. Erik was confused as it was showing on his face. How could I?

"What's troubling you?" he said through his own tears. "I..I..betrayed you once more.."

"What?" He said shocked and confused. I handed him the newspaper I had seen early yesterday morning. His eyes showed no sign of worry that Raoul's independent party was drawing close. I seen his eyes scale over the part I so willingly stopped reading. The death penalty..

"Worry no more Christine" he said in a calm tone.

"No that's not it.." And I explained my tale.

I continued: "I staged the fall so we could stay here another night.. So Raoul would have time to come for me. Yet you would have time to escape alone." And I told him of the young boy and how he had went after Raoul so he would not pass this innocent looking Inn and move forward with his search other places.

His face was ashen and his eyes filled with tears. "Betrayal once more my dear." he said as he turned away.

"No.. you must understand.. It was before.." I said sadly almost sobbing once more.

"You do not believe I would give you our true location do you?" He said with a sad smirk.

A master of tricks.

"You lied to me." I said sadly. "How could I not? At first I questioned myself for not reveling our true location. But now I see it was wise of me. If you have any feelings for me at all Christine, How could you betray me so?" He said sadly.

"Were in Boucherville" He spoke once more. "Outside of Paris."

"I have…feelings for you.." I wasn't quite ready to tell him that I truly did.. Love him. "feelings that I didn't even know were present until… tonight.. Or rather this morning." I said not looking at him.

"The betrayal was before. When my ankle heals.. I will willingly go away with you." I said slowly as it was true.

"You cannot have anything for me Christine.." He said. But then spoke again, apparently leaving it be.

"Today I will show you the city.. Then we will move forward. He said slowly.

The whole time I thought Raoul was coming. But did I even want him to come anymore? No. I knew that. I knew who I wanted to be with, yet why couldn't I just say it? Would he believe it? No. I answered myself again. What was happening now? Where were we going? What was going to become of me? I wish I knew. But sadly I didn't. I watched as the morning light peeked through my window. I felt the bittersweet beauty of it. And suddenly began to cry silently.

Erik must believe me. Somehow.

A/n: Bet you didn't think Miss. Daae' was that clever did you? Haha oh well. FAIL on her part. The Phantom is much to clever. very very very very extremely short. I'm on strict time. I apologize. And also I didn't feel there was much more for this chapter. I will update soon, I have been just randomly dishing out random chapters because I don't even know what was going to happen in this plot. So yes I have been writing these chapters with no idea what's happening next. But now I've got a sketchy outline and I'm thinking you will like it. Prepare for some major hurt in the next chapter.