I have yet another chapter here for you but also a request! Please, please review people!

Tessa walked through town happily on her usual trip to the village convince store. With the arrival of Adrian she had to go to the store more and more often seeing as there were now three people in the house—not that she minded.

Once Tessa reached the convince store however she stopped short in shock.

Raoul and Christine de Chagny were standing outside questioning the owners the Potts. As they were, talking Mrs. Potts saw Tessa and pointed to her. "Oh there she is right now," She said. "Annie!" She called. "Annie! Come here and see your friends!"

Raoul and Christine looked away from the Potts now and over at Tessa who was now filled with fear. Not good! She thought. Not good!

Tessa quickly whirled around and tried to runaway but instead she ran straight in a chest. "Where do you think your going?" An all too familiar voice said.

Tessa's eyes widened as she looked up into the golden brown eyes she knew so well. Expect that now the eyes seemed worn out as if some heavy weight had been placed upon their owner's shoulders. It made Tessa feel guilty to know that she had been the one to put that wait there.

"Philippe," She whispered. Philippe didn't answer her. Instead, she watched as his eyes filled with tears and he pulled her tightly to him.

"Tessa," He whispered. "I thought I lost you."

"You didn't," Tessa said hugging him back even though she wanted to break out of his hold and runaway.

When Philippe let her out the embrace, he still held onto her shoulders tightly as though afraid she'd runaway. "I'm sorry for worrying you so much," Tessa said. "I just had to get away for a little while."

"With the Phantom?" Philippe asked.

"What gave you that idea?" Tessa said.

"Tessa I'm not a fool," Philippe said. "You disappeared the exact same time that the Phantom did. You two ran away together didn't you?" It took Tessa a long time to reply but finally she spoke.

"He saved me," She said simply not meeting Philippe's eyes.

"Saved you?" Philippe said. "Saved you from what?"

"From my dreams and heart crushed in one blow," Tessa said. She brought her eyes up to look into Philippe's. She knew this was going to hurt him but he had to understand. "By you," She said.

Philippe looked at her stunned. "By me?" He said. Tessa nodded.

"By you," She said. "You wanted to lock me up forever away from the opera house."

"It would have made you safe!" Philippe said.

"No it would have made me broken!" Tessa said. "I cannot live without music Philippe!"

"I can give you music!" Philippe said. When Tessa looked away from him, he frowned his eyes narrowing. "You mean his music don't you?" He said in a low dangerous voice. "It's his music you need to survive."

"I need him Philippe," Tessa said.

"Why?!" Philippe demanded. "Why do you need him?!"

"Because I love him!" Tessa yelled looking back at Philippe. Silence filled the air after her words. "As a father," She said. "Philippe, Erik…he…he's like a father to me. He's given me so much and he's been so kind to me…"

"Erik?" Philippe said. "Is that his name?" Tessa nodded. "So the monster has a name after all," He said. (A/N: Ooh, who doesn't want to slap him now?)

"Don't call him that!" Tessa said.

"Why not?" Philippe said. "That's what he is."

"No its not!" Tessa said. "You don't even know him!"

"I know about parents have told me Tessa!" Philippe said. "I see how my mother acts each time she describes that man's face! It fills her with fear so much she can barely even speak!"

"Stop it!" Tessa said. "Stop talking about him like this! You don't know him! You only know what your parents tell you!"
"My parents tell me the truth Tessa!" Philippe said. "Unlike your freakish teacher who fills your head with lies!"

"He doesn't lie to me!" Tessa said. "He's never lied to me!"

"Yes he has!" Philippe said. "He's obsessed with you Tessa! You don't want me to lock you up forever?! Well he'll do it instead! He'll lock you up in that awful dungeon of his!"

"I'd rather be forced to be with him forever then you!" Tessa said. This hit Philippe hard and his pain was visible for a few moments before he shook his head at her.

"I can't believe you'd want to be with a man like him," He said.

"And what's wrong with him?!" Tessa said.

"What's wrong with him?!" Philippe said. "Tessa he's a freak! He's hideous! An absolute monster and you want to—"

"DON'T CALL HIM THAT!"

Everyone who was watching gasped as Tessa slapped Philippe hard across the face. (A/N: Tessa finally did what I'm sure everyone reading this wanted to do!)

Philippe stood there stunned for a few moments before looking back at Tessa. "What was that for?" He said.

"I told you not to call him such horrible things," Tessa said. "He's not any of those things. He's a man Philippe and a man that I love. I don't care what his face looks like. I believe it or not can actually see what's behind the deformity but apparently, you can't. Apparently your to superficial."

Philippe looked at her stunned before saying, "Its worse then I thought." "What's worse then you thought?" Tessa asked.

"He has brainwashed you," Philippe said.

"WHAT?!" Tessa said. "I HAVE NOT BEEN BRAINWASHED!" Philippe didn't pay attention to her and instead snapped his fingers instantly a police force appeared behind him.

"Take Tessa to the carriage and make sure she doesn't leave it," Philippe said.

"What?" Tessa said as two police officers grabbed her arms and began to drag her with them. "No!" She said trying to break free but to no avail. "Philippe please let me go!"

Philippe ignored her continuing pleas and said to the other police officers, "Go find out where the Phantom is and bring him to me."

Erik was at his organ when Adrian came rushing inside. "Erik!" He said. "There are police officers coming up the driveway!" Erik shot up from his organ.

"How soon is it until they get here?" He asked.

"We're already here monsieur."

Erik and Adrian both turned to see a police officer there with a gun in his hands, which was pointed right at Erik.

"Where are the rest of you?" Erik asked.

"They're outside waiting for the orders that I found you," The police officer said.

"Foolish man," Erik said. "You'd come into my domain alone?"

"Yes," The police officer said, "but I'm not afraid."

"And why's that?" Erik asked.

"Because you're not the only one here," The police officer said. He turned his gun on Adrian with a grin. "We were only ordered to take you alive Phantom," He said, "not the boy."

"Who wants me?" Erik demanded.

"Why Philippe de Chagny of course," The police officer said. "Did you really think that you hide from him forever?" That's what I was hoping for yes, Erik thought.

"Well then," He said. "I suppose you think your going to haul be away to him for a hefty reward is that it?"

"Damn right it is," The police officer said. "That boy's sent us to hell and back looking for you and that Hunter girl and now that we've finally found you we're bringing you in."

"I'm sorry to disappoint you then," Erik said, "but you're not getting any reward." He nodded at Adrian who nodded back.

Before the man even had, a chance to speak Adrian gave a swish of his black cloak and was behind him in a flash pressing a blade to his neck. "Drop the gun," He ordered.

"What the—" The police officer said shocked but Adrian quickly cut him off by pressing the blade harder into his neck.

"I said drop the gun!" He said. The man did as he was told and dropped the gun hurriedly as Erik advanced on him.

"If you want to leave here with your life," Erik said. "You will go outside and tell them that you found nothing inside of here. Do I make myself clear?"

"No way!" The man said. "You can't make me—" But he gave a barely stifled cry as Adrian began to cut his neck with the knife.

"Oh but I can make you," Erik smirked.

"Careful monsieur," Adrian whispered in the man's ear. "A life is such a terrible thing to gamble with. You can't get it back after you lose it after all."

"Fine!" The police officer said. "Fine! I'll do as you say!"

"You better," Adrian said. But he released the man and let him run away outside.

"Adrian pack your bags," Erik said.

"What?" Adrian said. "Why?"

"We're going to Paris," Erik said.

Philippe is turning kind of mean and not on purpose...

Ja ne!

Redluna