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"Christine, darling wake up." Raoul said softly as he gently shook Christine. Raoul had already been up for an hour. Satine nor Christine were awake yet and he had all these things planned for their Anniversary and they couldn't do them if they were asleep.

"Humm," Christine mumbled as she turned away from Raoul and pulled her covers closer to herself "Please go, Dara I don't feel well. What use is it to get up Raoul is most likely in Paris." she said half asleep not even bothering to open her eyes

"Christine..." Raoul said but she was already back asleep. Raoul stood there watching Christine sleep for a while than he walked out of the room. While walking down the hall he wanted to see if Satine was up yet. She was, she was lying her bed wide awake.

"Satine, good morning." Raoul said sitting down on the bed and kissing her on the cheek.

"Good morning, " she said back her voice sounding as if she was awake for hours.

"Satine what are you doing here? Why didn't you call for one of the servants to get you dressed? How long have you been up?" Raoul said

"I wanted Mommy to help me or you I don't like it when they dress me. I've been up for a while it was dark when I woke up."

"No, you don't wait for your mother or I to dress you. We don't dress you and I know I won't. We live a life where you don't need to do work and that work isn't going to be done by your mother because I refuse to. You have to get used to people dressing and helping you your going to have it done for the rest of your life."

Satine started to cry.

"Don't cry please don't cry Satine. I'm sorry. Come here darling." Raoul opened his arms up to her than she sat up and hugged Raoul.

"Let me ring for Marie she can put you in your play clothes. Than I'll take you out to play in the gardens." Raoul said smoothing Satine's hair,

"Okay..." she said sniffling "can Mommy come with us?"

"No, she is still sleeping." Raoul said

Christine woke a half hour later... she woke she stretched and regained her senses than looked at the clock. It was 12:00 she sighed and got mad at herself. She might have missed Raoul if he really did forget their Anniversary. She got up and started to walk towards her dresser but she suddenly felt dizzy and fell but she caught her self on the dresser, and dropped to her knees. Dara ran in from because she was walking up the stairs she saw from the opened door what happened to Christine.

"Are you all right Madame?" Dara said all panicked

Christine sat up against the wall.

"Is Raoul here?" Christine said

"Yes, he's outside with little Satine, in the gardens. That's not important are you okay. Should I go get Monsieur de....."

"NO! You must swear not to tell Raoul. If he finds out he'll make sure I'll stay in bed all day. And I can't be in bed today. Than he'll get all these expensive doctors to just say I'm not getting enough sleep."

"Really, you are looking very ill and weak the past few weeks. You should really bring this up to the Viscount."

"Raoul will blow it way out of proportion. You know how over protective he is for me and Satine. I kind of like that though..."

"He just loves you and Satine too much"

"I guess so" Christine sighed to herself and started to get up she stood and shakily walked to the window and saw Raoul playing with Satine. Than Satine pointed up to Christine and waved. She opened the window and poked her head out.

"Good morning my love did you sleep well?" Raoul yelled up

"Good Morning! It's good afternoon, Raoul will you come up here." Christine said cupping her hands over her mouth like a megaphone.

"What?" Raoul and Satine said in unison

"Raoul, come up here" Christine said she thought to make her voice louder and she remembered a singing lesson with Erik, how he taught her how to make her voice louder. She decided not to use it.

"I can't hear you, we're coming up!" Raoul yelled with Satine on his back

Christine laughed to herself,

"Madam would you like to get ready for the day?" Dara asked

"No, first I want to see what is going on with Raoul. When they come can you please take Satine into her nursery?"

Dara made Christine and Raoul's bed while Christine sat on a chair looking out of the window. Than Raoul and Satine walked in.

"Come dearie let's go look at your new toys." Dara said hurring Satine out of the room.

Raoul walked over to Christine and kissed her.

"Ah Raoul I'm in condition to be kissed." Christine said teasingly

"Why not my love?" Raoul said

"Look at me," Christine stood up "I just woke up fifteen minutes ago and I haven't done anything with myself."

"I couldn't tell," Raoul laughed to himself "It's so much better talking instead of yelling up to an opened window."

"Raoul you know what today is right?" Christine said getting serious and siting back down

Raoul thought about the question should he joke around with her or tell her the truth? The whole story. He was worried and he couldn't tell what Christine was really trying to ask. He looked deep to her eyes to find the answer. How could she even think I could forget? He knew tonight at 6:00 he could tell her the whole story.

"Of course I know what today is. Happy Anniversary, four long years...."

"Raoul!" Christine shrieked she jumped up and started walking towards the door

"Christine, calm down... it's our five year anniversary."

"Raoul, I love you." Christine said throwing her arms around Raoul's neck, "I have the whole day planned out it will be so wonderful. Just me and you, so intimate."

"Christine, I can't explain now but, we have until 6:00."

"Why Raoul?"

"Shhh, later I'll tell you at 6:00"

"But I have reservations"

"Christine, you know we can go to any restaurant at anytime we wanted to. Please let's not argue. What else do you have in mind?"

"Let me get dressed and than we can go for a nice walk and we can talk and I want to make you dinner."

"Christine, you haven't been in a kitchen for more than five years. You don't have to work."

"Raoul, I really want to do this please."

"Alright but be careful."

"Oh, your going to be there to help me."

Raoul didn't' hear that part. After Christine and Raoul walked around the grounds of their house.

Christine went into the kitchen, when she brought it up that Raoul was to help her . He explained he never ever cooked a meal in his whole life. He said when he and Christine were young and they cooked things over a fire that was the only time in his life. Than after they made a very easy meal, Spaghetti. Afterwards they sat down and wanted to sample their food.

Raoul looked at the spaghetti and looked very proud.

"You may try it first my love." he got a fork and fed some gently to Christine.

It tasted horrible but she couldn't ruin Raoul's big smile.

"How is it?" he asked

"Try some" she said with a very big fake smile.

They both came to the conclusion that it tasted to bad to eat. Than Christine finally asked,

"Raoul, what's this big surprise? I know something is different? Please! What's going on at 6:00?"

"Come lets go up to our room and I'll show you." Raoul said

He walked Christine into his closet and showed her the gown he had gotten for the party.

"Raoul, it's beautiful, but what is it for?" Christine said

"Just put it on, I'll ring for Dara and she'll get you ready. I have to get ready my self." Raoul said walking out

Christine sat dumbfounded on their bed what was going on?



Christine was ready she looked beautiful in her elaborate gown and her best jewelry on she looked like a princess. She sat in her chair and looked outside there were carriages all over house and people were going into their house.

"Christine, stay away from the windows." Raoul said he was in a tuxedo and looked charming

Christine jumped at his voice, "Raoul you scared me, oh you look great."

"I can't say how magnificent you look there are no words to describe....Christine, your all pale, are you all right?"

"I'm so worked up about what is going on, I feel fine." Christine closed her eyes they felt heavy.

"Lets go tuck Satine in." Raoul said

They walked past her room and she was already asleep. Marie explained how Satine has played very hard all day and she fell fast asleep.

"Christine, this was why I was gone for the past week, I'm sorry." Raoul said

"What Raoul?" Christine said, searching his face

Raoul opened the doors to the ball room and inside were three hundred people most of them Paris's aristocracy. All yelling

"Surprise!" for Christine, she felt dizzy and the whole room started to spin. She grabbed Raoul's arm and was very surprised she suspected something defiantly today but she wasn't thinking something this big.

"Raoul!" she said, the gave him a big kiss

A small chamber band started to play and Meg ran over to Christine. They hugged

"Are you surprised, Christine?" Meg said happily

"You don't know how happy I am."

They talked while Raoul went to get drinks and than the Opera House was brought up.

"How's everyone at the Opera House?" Christine said

"Some of them are here, she pointed to Andre and Firmin and Madame Giry." Meg said searching the crowd for them

"Meg I have been thinking of him lately. Who, the phantom...Erik. Your mother would know if he was there in his labyrinth right?"

"He's gone Christine, you know that. Why are you thinking of him anyway? Look at all this you have."

"Well with Raoul gone for the past few weeks I've been thinking of Erik."

"Christine, look that's more than five years ago. I doubt he's still alive."

"If he is do you think he still loves me? Wait, here comes Raoul."

"Here you go my ladies" Raoul said handing Meg and Christine drinks. "Shouldn't there be people walking around with drinks on trays, love? I have to look into that."

Raoul took Christine's hand. and kissed it.

"Christine, are you sure your okay? Your hands are so cold. Maybe you shouldn't be drinking the wine." Raoul said

"Raoul I'm fine."

"I'll be back again, I'll just look for the two most beautiful ladies here." Raoul said

"What's that about?" Meg said

"I've been feeling a little tired lately and once again Raoul makes a big thing about it." Christine said

"Maybe your pregnant again."

"Yes, maybe so than Raoul can have the boy he's always wanted. Watch it be another girl. Oh, Meg I hope I'm pregnant!"

"Christine, look at Raoul over there, he's talking to everyone and your here with me."

"You know I hate those people anyway."

"Just go it will make Raoul happy. I'm staying here for the week anyway."

"You are, let me go put on a fake smile and hear people talk about how much money they have."

Christine walked up to Raoul and stood there while he talked a business with them. Afterwards Raoul said,

"Christine, thank-you for coming over with me. I know how much you hate what I talk about with them."

Than the lights dimmed and couples started dancing.

"Mademoiselle, may I have this dance?" Raoul said bowing down to Christine

"Oh monsieur, surely you wouldn't want to dance with me. With all the other ladies here"

"Mademoiselle Daae, please."

Christine giggled and gladly accepted

"Christine you astound me every day more and more." Raoul said

"Raoul..." Christine said weakly

"Hum what is it?" Raoul was too busy having his head up high paying attention to the crowd.

"Raoul stop," Christine said even more weakly

"Christine, your all perspired so much your face is so pale."

"The room is spinning make it stop, Raoul make it stop."

By now most of the room and focused on Raoul and Christine. The music had stopped playing.

Christine was only standing now because Raoul was holding her arms and she was leaning against him.

"Christine, calm down please."

"Help me Raoul" she made a cry of pain

"Christine, Christine, someone help us." Raoul called out

"Raoul." she screamed in pain and with that she fainted and fell to the floor