Disclaimer: Nope.....don't own any Phantom Of The Opera characters.
Lillian and James are mine though.
A/N: Hi, thanks for all your reviews. Here is the next chapter. I hope you enjoy it. I have also changed my setting so that now I accept anonymous reviews; sorry I didn't realize that my settings were like that. Well, on with the chapter!
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What a beautiful evening, Lillian thought. Lillian was the de Chagny's maid, one of them at least. She was just finishing up on the cleaning when Christine de Chagny came down stairs. She was dressed in her midnight-blue gown, look exquisite as always.
"The house looks wonderful." cried Christine.
"Thank you Madame." Lillian replied; she curtsied and left.
Christine looked out the window. Anytime now, she thought.
Raoul came down stairs dressed in one of his best suits. "You look wonderful." he exclaimed when he saw Christine; he kissed her.
"Thank you." She replied and smiled.
After awhile guests began to arrive. They all came with their usual greetings. After an hour, people were just roaming and talking. The servants were walking around, serving different foods. The only thing wrong was that Erik hadn't arrived yet. Christine became more nervous and worried, Raoul noticed and told her it would be alright.
How can he think that? Christine thought. Now, more than ever, she realized she did want to see Erik again. She had to admit that she missed him and she had thought about him very often. She often wondered if maybe she did feel something for Erik.
After about two hours, there was a knock at the door. Christine looked and held her breath. Raoul just watched as a maid opened the door.
The maid opened the door and there stood Erik. He was dressed in his formally in his black suit. He had on his fedora and cape, which Christine seemed to remember quickly. "Erik! Come right in." Raoul said and smiled.
The maid offered to take Erik's cape and fedora, which he allowed her to do. Christine noticed that he wore his black mask, which actually made it seem as though a shadow were cast over his face.
Erik stepped forward. "Forgive me for arriving so late." he said.
"Don't worry about it." Raoul replied.
Christine wondered how they could possibly have such a cheerful conversation; after all, it wasn't that long ago that Erik would have killed Raoul. Christine lost in her thoughts, hadn't realized that Raoul was talking to her.
"Christine?" Raoul said getting her attention.
"Yes? I am sorry. What?" she said embarrassed.
"I was just introducing you to Erik." Raoul said. Introducing me? Christine thought. We know each other. But then she got the hint that no one else knew about their past, or was ever going to.
"It's a pleasure." she said looking at Erik. For a moment their eyes locked.
"It's a pleasure for me also." he said not taking his eyes off her.
"Well, Erik, grab a drink and enjoy the evening." Raoul said. "Come dear, there is some people I want you to meet." he said to Christine and took her over to a group of people that was on another side of the room.
Christine watched as Erik moved around talking to different people. Occasionally their eyes met, but Christine would look away quickly.
Christine saw Erik go into the garden area. She quickly excused herself to go see him. She found him looking at the roses. "You like roses." she said and he whirled around to face her. "Yes, Madame, I do." he replied. Christine just smiled and looked at the roses.
"You have a very nice home." Erik said.
"Thank you." She replied. "It is really different from where I used to live."
"Oh? Where was that?" He asked. Why was he asking that? Christine thought. He knew.
"You know." she said.
"Madame, I have just met you, I don't know much at all." he said with a smirk. Oh my God, Christine thought, he was really going to pretend that he didn't know me.
"Well, I lived in a small apartment." she said. "I used to sing at the Paris Opera House." Christine figured she might as well play along.
"I know." he replied. "Your husband told me, he says you were wonderful."
She smiled. "That is because I had a great teacher." she said very firm. "That is all in the past though, but I wish the past didn't go by so fast."
Erik looked at her. "Well, it is time for you to let the past go. Please excuse me." he said and walked away.
Christine stayed staring at the roses, but after awhile women came over and talked about things Christine just found boring, so she excused herself. She looked around for Erik and Raoul but could not find them anywhere. She decided to ask one of the butlers.
"Excuse me, James." Christine said tapping his shoulder.
"Yes, Madame?" James asked.
"Have you seen my husband or Monsieur D'Loncre?" she asked.
"I believe I saw them go upstairs Madame." he replied.
"Oh, thank you." she said and began walking up the stairs. She walked up to hear Raoul and Erik talking.
"I honestly don't think it's a good idea." She heard Erik say.
"She needs to get comfortable with again." Raoul said. "You will be in her life now, but only for a short while. You know the agreement, of course."
"Yes, I do." Erik replied. What were they talking about? Christine wondered. She pushed the door open slowly. She saw Raoul sitting at his desk and Erik in a chair in front of him. They stood at her appearance.
"Christine." Raoul said. "I am glad you are here."
"What's going on?" she asked looking from one to the other.
"Well, Raoul began, "Something has come up for tomorrow evening and I won't be able to take you to the opera. I know you have been looking forward to it since it has been awhile, so I am going to have Erik take you."
"Oh, alright." Christine said. She thought this was a good idea because she could really talk to Erik then.
"Well, I must be going." Erik said. "Thank you, for a lovely evening. I will come by for you, Madame at seven o'clock since it is a bit of a ride." Christine nodded and Raoul said goodbye. Within a split second Erik was gone.
Gone, Christine thought. Erik was gone, but not forever.
A/N: Hi, thanks for all your reviews. Here is the next chapter. I hope you enjoy it. I have also changed my setting so that now I accept anonymous reviews; sorry I didn't realize that my settings were like that. Well, on with the chapter!
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What a beautiful evening, Lillian thought. Lillian was the de Chagny's maid, one of them at least. She was just finishing up on the cleaning when Christine de Chagny came down stairs. She was dressed in her midnight-blue gown, look exquisite as always.
"The house looks wonderful." cried Christine.
"Thank you Madame." Lillian replied; she curtsied and left.
Christine looked out the window. Anytime now, she thought.
Raoul came down stairs dressed in one of his best suits. "You look wonderful." he exclaimed when he saw Christine; he kissed her.
"Thank you." She replied and smiled.
After awhile guests began to arrive. They all came with their usual greetings. After an hour, people were just roaming and talking. The servants were walking around, serving different foods. The only thing wrong was that Erik hadn't arrived yet. Christine became more nervous and worried, Raoul noticed and told her it would be alright.
How can he think that? Christine thought. Now, more than ever, she realized she did want to see Erik again. She had to admit that she missed him and she had thought about him very often. She often wondered if maybe she did feel something for Erik.
After about two hours, there was a knock at the door. Christine looked and held her breath. Raoul just watched as a maid opened the door.
The maid opened the door and there stood Erik. He was dressed in his formally in his black suit. He had on his fedora and cape, which Christine seemed to remember quickly. "Erik! Come right in." Raoul said and smiled.
The maid offered to take Erik's cape and fedora, which he allowed her to do. Christine noticed that he wore his black mask, which actually made it seem as though a shadow were cast over his face.
Erik stepped forward. "Forgive me for arriving so late." he said.
"Don't worry about it." Raoul replied.
Christine wondered how they could possibly have such a cheerful conversation; after all, it wasn't that long ago that Erik would have killed Raoul. Christine lost in her thoughts, hadn't realized that Raoul was talking to her.
"Christine?" Raoul said getting her attention.
"Yes? I am sorry. What?" she said embarrassed.
"I was just introducing you to Erik." Raoul said. Introducing me? Christine thought. We know each other. But then she got the hint that no one else knew about their past, or was ever going to.
"It's a pleasure." she said looking at Erik. For a moment their eyes locked.
"It's a pleasure for me also." he said not taking his eyes off her.
"Well, Erik, grab a drink and enjoy the evening." Raoul said. "Come dear, there is some people I want you to meet." he said to Christine and took her over to a group of people that was on another side of the room.
Christine watched as Erik moved around talking to different people. Occasionally their eyes met, but Christine would look away quickly.
Christine saw Erik go into the garden area. She quickly excused herself to go see him. She found him looking at the roses. "You like roses." she said and he whirled around to face her. "Yes, Madame, I do." he replied. Christine just smiled and looked at the roses.
"You have a very nice home." Erik said.
"Thank you." She replied. "It is really different from where I used to live."
"Oh? Where was that?" He asked. Why was he asking that? Christine thought. He knew.
"You know." she said.
"Madame, I have just met you, I don't know much at all." he said with a smirk. Oh my God, Christine thought, he was really going to pretend that he didn't know me.
"Well, I lived in a small apartment." she said. "I used to sing at the Paris Opera House." Christine figured she might as well play along.
"I know." he replied. "Your husband told me, he says you were wonderful."
She smiled. "That is because I had a great teacher." she said very firm. "That is all in the past though, but I wish the past didn't go by so fast."
Erik looked at her. "Well, it is time for you to let the past go. Please excuse me." he said and walked away.
Christine stayed staring at the roses, but after awhile women came over and talked about things Christine just found boring, so she excused herself. She looked around for Erik and Raoul but could not find them anywhere. She decided to ask one of the butlers.
"Excuse me, James." Christine said tapping his shoulder.
"Yes, Madame?" James asked.
"Have you seen my husband or Monsieur D'Loncre?" she asked.
"I believe I saw them go upstairs Madame." he replied.
"Oh, thank you." she said and began walking up the stairs. She walked up to hear Raoul and Erik talking.
"I honestly don't think it's a good idea." She heard Erik say.
"She needs to get comfortable with again." Raoul said. "You will be in her life now, but only for a short while. You know the agreement, of course."
"Yes, I do." Erik replied. What were they talking about? Christine wondered. She pushed the door open slowly. She saw Raoul sitting at his desk and Erik in a chair in front of him. They stood at her appearance.
"Christine." Raoul said. "I am glad you are here."
"What's going on?" she asked looking from one to the other.
"Well, Raoul began, "Something has come up for tomorrow evening and I won't be able to take you to the opera. I know you have been looking forward to it since it has been awhile, so I am going to have Erik take you."
"Oh, alright." Christine said. She thought this was a good idea because she could really talk to Erik then.
"Well, I must be going." Erik said. "Thank you, for a lovely evening. I will come by for you, Madame at seven o'clock since it is a bit of a ride." Christine nodded and Raoul said goodbye. Within a split second Erik was gone.
Gone, Christine thought. Erik was gone, but not forever.