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Chapter 2: Crazy Neko & BlackPhoenix667

Chapter 3: Noe-Lover72, EriksTrueAngel & All Apologies.

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U B Chapter 4 /B /U

U B Drowned by Love /U /B

Playing away in his sanctuary, Erik thought he heard a noise. His hands stilled, he waited and all remained silent. Shrugging off the feelings of foreboding Erik continued to move his fingers gracefully across his instrument, satisfied by the chilling notes it emitted.

He stopped to write down said notes, and played it through once more to make sure it was jotted correctly before moving onto the next passage. As he was about to start playing, he heard the noise again…

B Splash /B !

…Smiling to himself, the corners of his mouth-- or one side anyway --lifted slowly, almost leisurely, as if he was savoring the death of who ever dared enter his home.

Never once considering he hadn't lost Christine, but was in fact about to!

I XXX /I

As she felt the boat begin to sway, Christine knew something was dreadfully wrong. As the boat tipped completely to one side, she cursed Raoul for delaying her… If she had come sooner, her Angel would still be waiting!

And as she felt that scaly, wet hand grip her ankle, its bony fingers clenched painfully tight around her fragile limb, she knew no God or angel in Heaven could save her now. As her head was completely submerged by water she realized her angel wasn't in Heaven but mere minutes away.

Struggling against the creature that held her, she managed to free herself long enough to swim up to the surface.

Taking a deep breath, she shouted as loudly as she could; "Phantom!"

The monster grabbed hold of her once more and began to pull.

"Angel! My Angel, I please /I ! It's Christine!"

As she, once again, was devoured by the lake one word echoed through the maze…

… I Christine /I …

I XXX /I

When he first got hold of her, undoubtedly, she struggled, once underwater she ceased, and then as if she had had a sudden epiphany she struggled some more… And if only for a few moments, freed herself! No one had ever escaped him-- the Siren!

It was why Erik kept him around so long, he was perfect at his job, no one escaped-- until I Her /I !

… I Christine /I …

… I Christine /I …

The word echoed throughout the underneath of the Opera House and through the sea creatures mind.

Why did the name sound familiar? How had she escaped? Why was she calling his master?

B Does Erik know this girl? /B He wondered. She was pretty but wasn't Erik afraid he would frighten her with his ugliness?

The monster thought to himself a while longer, contemplating letting her go, before deciding that she had to die. Only three were allowed down here, Mme Giry, the Phantom himself and I her /I . The woman the Ghost loved, his pupil-- Chrissy or something.

… I Christine /I …

Realization flooded the Siren! Christine, Christine, Christine! Releasing her ankle he waited to see if she swam away. When she began to sink the Siren realized she had passed out from lack of oxygen, grabbing her around the waist he swam towards the side of the lake Erik lived on, making sure to keep her head above water level.

I XXX /I

"Phantom!" Erik's head snapped up, someone dared come into his home and then call on him for assistance, did they? Determined to ignore the voice he continued to compose. The voice was obviously not giving up because soon after she called out again, and this time what he heard almost killed him.

"Angel! My Angel, I please /I !" Not bothering to listen to the rest, knowing who it was without a doubt.

Rushing out of the music room and past the overturned candelabrums of no consequence, he headed straight for the flooded passages. Almost falling to his knees in grief as he saw the Siren roll Christine onto the bank-- even then unwilling to fully reveal himself --and return a few moments later pushing the overturned, abandoned gondola in front.

Moving swiftly to her side he finally allowed the grief to surface. Falling to his knees beside her, he gathered her into his arms and cried into her limp, soaked hair.

"Oh my love, forgive me."

B XXX /B