Whatever Next



It has been nine years since Christine died and Raoul still sometimes acted as if she died last month. Satine is now thirteen, Raoul and Satine live together in the same house.



It was late around two o'clock and Satine had crept into Raoul's bedroom

"Daddy?" Satine whispered opening the door slowly seeing her father fast asleep through the crack in the door. Light had flooded the room from the lighted hallway. Raoul had shown no reply. Satine sighed and walked in further.

"Daddy..." She whispered standing over him. Raoul had started to get up but Satine had a better idea.

"Raoul" she said quietly shaking him gently. She had said it in the same tone and the same way Christine had so many years ago. Raoul turned over and in the pale light he saw the outline of Satine's hair which looked so much like Christine's

"Christine?" Raoul said touching Satine's cheek with his hand. She backed away defensively.

"Daddy it's me." Satine said with tears in her eyes.

"Satine, oh my love I'm so sorry I thought, when you said..."

"I know I know." She said backing up towards the door.

"Wait dear, what was it that you wanted?"

"It's not important I'm sorry to have woken you up."

"It must have been, please tell me what was it?"

"Well now it really makes no sense. But if you wish, this is going to sound very childish but I had a terrible dream and I can't close my eyes with out seeing it over again. Remember when I was four and I had all those nightmares and I'd come and sleep in your room after ..."

"Yes Satine I remember them."

Satine felt uncomfortable, reminding her father about when she was little after her mother died just after him calling her Christine. She was debating weather or not to just tell him to forget it and just stay up all night or tell him. She quickly deiced and said very fast.

"Daddy I was wondering if I can come and sleep in your bed with you tonight."

"Satine..."

"I'm sorry Daddy, I don't even know why I was thinking about that... I..I'll just go back to my room."

"No, oh no I didn't mean it that way. You don't even have to ask." He smiled and moved to one side for some room for her. He leaned over and kissed her on the forehead.

She smiled and snuggled closer to him.



Satine looked for her clock in her room but she slowly remembered where she was, in her father's room. She stretched and walked over to a dresser and found that it was 9:00 from her fathers pocket watch. She sighed at her late wake up and remembered it was Saturday so she wouldn't be tutored today then there was no point in waking up early. She still felt tired and went back into the bed.

"Satine...wake up." Raoul said

"Humm? Oh good morning." Satine said back groggily

"Morning, it's well into the afternoon. Dara thought she should have got you up at 8:00 but I knew you had a rough night and needed to catch up on sleep. Do you feel like going out today?" Raoul said

Satine sat up on her elbows and said very exactly

"Yes! Were?"

"James Pyrdsa is having a benefit concert at his house. And James was telling me how I should really bring a date. Satine will you be my date to this party?" Raoul said laughing.

"Daddy! I would love to!

"Okay, I already had Dara go to Paris to pick you up a dress, she'll know what you need. She is due back any minute now so then she can help you get ready. Satine, I'm very sorry about last night."

"No I am I should have never called you by your name."



Later that night Satine and Raoul went to the concert and she felt very uncomfortable at the party before. She sat very quietly in a corner taking everything in very slowly all the people talking about them selves. She wondered for a minute how her mother felt during one of these parties she knew her mother wasn't like these arrogant women. She was interrupted from her thoughts by a man looking at her very strangely.

As they were getting there seats Raoul had his arm around Satine as they talked.

"So what's on the program tonight?" Satine asked

"Well there are experts from famous operas." Raoul said thinking of Christine

"Are they going be acting it out?" Satine said always wanting to see a real opera since the first time she knew what the Paris Opera House was.

"No dear they are just going to sing while an orchestra accompanies them."

Then the same man who was staring at Satine bumped into Raoul.

"Monsieur Shetirum?" He asked.

"Oh no you must have me confused with someone else, I'm Raoul Viscount de Chagny." Raoul said happily

"I'm ever so sorry Monsieur." he said bowing his self out.

Waiting until the man was out of view Raoul said,

"What an odd man."

"I know he was kind of scary."

As the performance started Raoul leaned over and said,

"I'm very sorry about the party."

Before she could answer him the singing had started.

At the end of a soprano solo Raoul looked over and saw tears coming out of Satine's eyes. She sat in awe of the Diva, then she leaned over to Raoul.

"Daddy, did mamma like the Opera?"

o0o0o0 Okay that's the ending of this chapter, I know it sounds childish that a 13 year old calls her dad, "Daddy" but I know some 16 year old people that do it, and I do know a girl very well who is 15 who call's her dad "daddy" at least when she want's something. I have a major problem I was thinking, for the wonderful, wonderful people who read this story could pick, should Raoul be a nice loving father or turn evil and drunk? Add what you think along with your review. I know you Erik fans and Raoul haters out there a puking already but heh heh heh we will be having a bunch of Dunnn Dun Dun dun dun daaaa 's if you know what I mean. 0o0o0o0o0o0o0o thanks! Please review!