Hello everyone I am back with another chapter for you all to read :) I just have one quick message to share before we start. The one shot on my page ( The Second Chance), will be turned into a full story. I will try to have the second chapter up soon. Thank you to Phantomfan01 for encouraging me to do so :) NOW on with the story! :)
Chapter four:
Christine and Erik slept by the warm fire that night, wrapped up in each others arms and their hearts pounding with eternal love for the other. As the morning sun started to rise it gently shined down on them, with warmth and comfort.
"Good morning, love" Erik said to his new bride to be.
Christine smiled sweetly, she loved it when he called her that. "Good morning, Angel. Did you sleep well?" She asked while bringing her hand up to his face.
Leaning into her hand he answered, "For the first time in my life I can honestly say, yes I did."
"I'm really happy to hear that" Christine said just before giving him a good morning kiss. Standing up they brushed all the dirt from each other.
"Are you ready to head off, love?" He asked her, as he brushed a piece of her hair behind her ear.
"As long as I'm with you, I'll always be ready. So which way should we go?"
Erik quickly picked her up, running as fast as he could. He answered "This way!" Christine giggled and held on tight.
"I love you" Christine told him honestly.
"That's good because I love you too." Erik replied, while tightening his grip to bring her closer. She nuzzled her head into his neck.
Christine felt horrible, Erik has walked and walked with her in his arms. She knew that he must be getting physically tired from carrying her, even though he showed no sign of it. "You're going to exhaust yourself, caring me like this" Christine pointed out.
"I highly doubt that, you're as light as a feather love." He said sweetly.
"You can't carry me all day Angel."
"Don't you like me carrying you?" He asked in a serious tone.
She gave him a squeeze and replied, "Yes, of course I do my Angel. I love to be in your arms, you know that. I just don't want you to tire yourself out over me." Lifting her head she gently turned his head towards her, to kiss him deeply. The kiss made him stop in his tracks, it was long and slow.
Once they pulled apart for air he said to her, "Trust me my love, I wont and even if I did you're worth it to me. Please let me carry you some more? I love holding you."
"Alright Angel, just please believe me when I say that I love to be in your arms and that I love to be held by you."
"I do, my sweet Christine, I do" He said feeling like the luckiest man in the world.
Erik continued to walk with her cuddled up in his arms. All of a sudden out of no where both of their stomachs started to growl. Both of them laughed about it, "Shall we try to find some food?" He asked her once the could speak again.
"Sounds great, Angel" Christine agreed, "Here let me down so I can help look too."
He gently lowers her back onto her feet, "There you go." Erik said with kind of a depressed tone.
Christine walked up as close to him as she possible could, "Please don't be down my love, this isn't going to be the last time you get to carry me. I promise, you can carry me again."
Placing a hand on her face he gently rubbed her cheek with his thumb. "Soon?" He asked her before continuing "I can't tell you how special I feel when I hold you close to me and when I can carry you in my arms. I love you my Christine, you make me feel like the luckiest and happiest man alive."
"I love you too my Angel, I hope I can always have that effect on you. Because you make me feel the same way." Christine replied while placing a hand onto his cheek. "I never want to see you unhappy Angel, go ahead and pick me back up."
Erik gently picks her back up into his arms, "Thank you Christine." He said while moving his head in for a kiss, she kissed him back happily. "You're welcome Angel" Christine replied as they set off once more to look for food.
A few minutes later Christine spotted some berries, "Angel look" She said while pointing in the direction. "There's some berries we can eat, and I think I can hear some running water too. It may not be much, but it is something."
"You are right love. Let's go eat our first meal together." Her Angel replied as he walked in the right direction. Sitting her down on a rock they started to eat.
The berries were delicious, they nearly finished them all.
Walking over they took a drink from the pond they found. Erik stood up quietly and waited for her, when she did rise he quickly grabbed her and jumped into the pond. As they came back up both of them were laughing, Christine backed away from Erik and splashed him "Got you now" she giggled.
"Oh yeah?" Erik asked her with a grin upon his face.
"Yeah" Christine said back while ducking under the water. Erik laughed "You're on my beloved."
When Erik went under the water he couldn't see Christine, suddenly he felt two arms come around him and give him a kiss on the cheek. Taking her by the waist they went to the surface. "I caught you" Christine said with a smile.
"You sure my did, my love." Erik replied just before going in for a kiss, Christine kissed him back with even more passion.
"I love you, Angel. This is fun" Christine said to him with the sweetest smile on her face.
Tucking a lock of hair behind her ear he replied, "I love you too my Christine, would you like to keep playing?" Christine nods her head and goes back under the water. Erik laughed and went down as well.
Looking all around inside the pond, there was no sign of her. Thinking she might have gone back up he did too, what he found though came as a shock to him. She wasn't there, turning around he couldn't see her any where.
"Christine!" He called out, no reply.
"CHRISTINE!" He shouts but still no reply.
Erik started to worry now, his Christine wouldn't leave him. She loved him just as he loved her. "Where can she be?" A tear fell down his cheek, "Christine where are you?"
Just then an idea hit him, 'Christine?' He called out mentally to her.
'Angel, help please. I'm stuck down here, my dress is caught in between some rocks...I...can't breathe' Christine said back through her thoughts.
'Christine I'm coming for you, keep talking to me my love' He called as he went back under the water to find her.
'Er..ik' He thoughts were fading and he was panicking. Searching all over he couldn't see her 'Christine, Can you see me?' He thought to her. No reply came, he knew he had to get to her soon or she would die.
Out of no where the sun shined its bright light on to one spot, and he could see Christine. Her eyes were shut, her body looked lifeless. 'Hang on Christine, please hang on I'm coming for you.' He reached her within seconds. Pulling he tried to get her dress out from between the rocks but couldn't. Giving up on the dress he reached up and ripped it off of her.
Grabbing her he went to the surface. Laying her on the ground she wasn't breathing.
"Christine wake up, your safe now" Erik told her gently but received no response, she just laid there.
"No...Christine you can't, NO!" He said in a panic, as he bend down. Placing his ear on her chest he could hear her heartbeat. Instantly he put his mouth over hers and started to give her breaths of air, pushing down on her chest a couple of times. Christine shot up coughing as a whole bunch of water came out from her body.
"Oh Christine...I thought I lost you my love." He said taking her into his arms.
Once she was able to fully breathe, she then replied "Thank you Angel" while placing her head on his shoulder. "I knew you would find me."
"There is no need to thank me I'm just so happy you've returned to me, my heart...If it wasn't for that light suddenly appearing on you, I don't know if I would have found you in time." Erik explained while holding her closely to him.
"Light?" Christine asked confused
"I don't know how to explain it my love, it just happened."
"All that matters is we are together again..." Christine tried to say as she peacefully fell asleep, Erik didn't worry he could hear her steady breathing.
There you all have it! Chapter four! How was it? Please review and let me know :)