CHRISTINES P.O.V.

Oh, this man... Raoul was his name. After we had a short discussion about what each other had to do that day, he offered to escort me on my walk. As I wrapped my arm around his we strolled off along the streets. It felt weird walking like a couple with a man I merely meet. He was so kind to me, it was hard not to accept his friendship. But, I knew if he came back into my life after this day, he would be brought to death by Erik's wrath. I didn't want Raoul to be harmed, especially not by that man that I was one day suppose to call my husband.

"It is a beautiful day..." Raoul murmured, looking up at the sky. His blonde locks were swaying gently in the breeze as I looked over at him. I nodded in agreement as we walked into a rather small park.

"My mother use to bring me here when I was just a child, right after we moved here from Sweden. It always lifted my spirits..." I told him, smiling softly as he chuckled. I looked around my favourite park. The cherry blossoms were still as beautiful as I had remembered then, having their peddles drift off into the small pond of ducks and small fish below it.

"It is a wonderful park, Christine," Raoul exclaimed as I pulled him slowly over to the bridge that crossed the small pond. He stood beside me as I looked over the rail at my reflection in the water. Everything just seemed so peacefully with Raoul beside me, but that moment was ruined when I saw a figured up in the trees, staring down at me. Erik. I gasped and looked up, only to see the pink peddles and nothing more. Was I going insane?

I breathed heavily, not daring to look back into the water, and that seemed to have an effect on my companion. "Christine? Are you alright?" he asked, slightly concerned, pulling me into his tight embrace, comforting me. I sighed softly into his chest. This couldn't be happening. I had only known this man for a couple of hours and he was treating me as if we were Lovers. Lovers. No. I can't love him; I would only make his life horrible. I had to stop this.

"Raoul..." I pulled away from him slowly and looked up into his eyes. He was gazing softly back at me, a small smile on his lips, "I-I have to... go home, and begin supper," I of course lied, but what could I tell him? That my mother was dead and my father was giving me away to a madman who would kill him if he knew. Raouls smile faded as I spoke, he seemed heartbroken.

"Then allow me to walk you home..." He took my hands in his, only for me to pull my hands from his grasp. I shook my head.

"I can't, please Raoul, you have to understand... I can't be the one you get involved with..." was what I barely even breathed before scurrying off the bridge, and down to the fence of the park. Raoul was following me, I could sense it! Damn it, why wouldn't he just leave me alone? I didn't want him to suffer because of me. I continued to run off into the distance as Raoul lost track of me.

I began to walk once I was sure that Raoul had stopped following me. I continued to walk along the sidewalk sleepily, and I rubbed my eyes as I found myself in front of the closed up shop that I had been at earlier that day. I looked into the glass to peer into the store, but instead of seeing the stories products, I saw Erik's reflections in the stores window. I turned around abruptly and fell back against the window as he dark blue eyes glared daggers at me. I was going to die. He was going to kill me. Oh dear god.

"Christine..." He purred anxiously. I gulped before he took a step towards me, "I take it that you remember me..."

"Yes, you are the man who has come to take me away from my family..." I hissed, still obviously angry with him for having the discussion that night with my father. He raised his visible brow before lunging at me. I yelped as he pulled his hand around my neck.

"I am not taking you... your father is giving you too me... you are mine..." he hissed back, before letting his hand travel behind my neck and pulled my lips to his with such force. He forced me to kiss him and he pressed me securely to the window, and without warning, I felt all the air in my lungs drain out and I passed out against him, falling into his arms as he caught me.

We are starting to get places! Woo! The next chapter will have a tragedy that will definitely change Christine's life, and this time, it doesn't have ANYTHING to do with Erik... well not yet, but you, my fellow readers, will soon see how big of a monster Erik can get. This is going to start out as R/C, but it will soon change... maybe! More twists and turns coming! x