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The Point of No Return, Chapter Five
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Another note arrived the next morning, much to the displeasure of Erik and Chistine.
Monsieur Opera Ghost,
I still have the Giry girl – live - in…my possession. If you wish for me to kill her, and for you to go on peacefully with your lives – just say the word. But if you wish to set her free, and surrender Christine to me, I would also like to know. Leave me a letter. Where you say? Box five. I will have someone pick up the letter this evening. If it is not there, I will suspect that you want nothing to do with this, and wish for me to dispose of Meg Giry. If it is not there by eight-o-clock tonight, there will be consequences. All the best, my dear, dear monstrosity, all the best.
Sincerely,
Vicomte Raoul de Changy
"Bastard," Erik muttered under his breath after finishing the second letter, "that damned bastard."
"What shall we do?" Asked Christine, hopelessly. "He can't kill Meg!"
"He can, and he will," said Erik quietly.
"No! We have to get her back! She's been my friend for ages!"
Erik whipped around, horrified.
"You're not leaving me," he growled fiercely, "I won't let you!"
Christine's eyes welled up with tears at his outburst.
Erik stormed out the door, crushing the letter savagely in his hand.
"Erik, please," Christine shouted, "I thought that you understood."
She crumpled wordlessly to the floor.
"I told you already, I'm not going back to the monster!" She said fiercely, to herself. "I never will."
Christine pulled herself over to her bed. She was exhausted. Her eyes closed as soon as her head hit the pillow, and within a few seconds, she had drifted off into an unpeaceful sleep, riddled with nightmares.
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Christine woke an hour later, feeling rested, but unhappy all the same. Slowly, she walked through the house to where she knew Erik would be – at the organ. Discordant notes rang out through the subterranean grotto, making her jump slightly when an especially high one was hit. The music grew louder and louder as she got closer. Her heart pounded. Would Erik still be mad?
"Erik?" Christine said softly.
Erik continued to pound harshly at the organ, as her words were lost in a sea of powerful notes.
"Erik?" She said, louder.
Erik whipped around at the piano.
Christine jumped back, surprised.
"Erik?" She asked again.
"Yes my dear?" He said, mockingly. "What is it?"
"I-I was hoping that…well…"
The truth was, she didn't know why she had bothered him. What could he do? They were going to lose, no matter which choice was made.
"Hoping were you, hmmm? What were you hoping?" Erik asked her harshly.
"I want to find a way to get Meg back," she said quickly.
"Oh really?" He asked, falsely bright. "And what would that be?"
She looked away, unable to withstand his piercing gaze. She slumped.
"I don't know."
Erik's cool demeanor shattered. There she was, standing in front of him so helplessly. He was her Angel, he realized, and he was acting like her devil. Tears were coursing down her porcelain-like cheeks, flowing over her rosy lips. Tears he could stop if he tried.
Erik stood and pulled her to him, she collapsed in his arms as he held her. She buried her face in his shoulder.
"It's not fair to her Erik, she had nothing to do with this. We have to save her." Christine sobbed, her words muffled.
Erik knew. He knew that he could not keep Christine with him and leave Meg with Raoul. Christine would never forgive him.
"We'll have to find a way," he said. "No. We will find a way."
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Erik and Christine decided to go along with the Vicomte's plan, at least for the time being. They had no intention of giving up Christine, but they pretended that they would. They wrote a letter saying that they would give up Christine in return for Meg. They would think of a real plan later.
Monsieur le Vicomte Raoul de Changy,
We have received your letters and agree to go along with your…scheme. As long as you return Meg Giry to her mother, Christine Daae will return to you, whether it be her will or not, as I assure you it is the latter. Send us the details, so that we know where and when it will take place.
We remain, your unwilling servants,
O.G. and Mlle. Christine Daae
That afternoon, after the two agreed on what to write in the letter, Erik placed it in Box Five himself, to make sure that it got there.
His stomach twisted unpleasantly as he thought of Christine's former finance. No matter what happened now, he would make sure that Christine would never have to return to the Vicomte. She was his.
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A/N: Longer, yes? Hope you liked it! Review please!
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