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I can't find my cat
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It did not take Erik long to reach the other side of the lake and pull Christine from the water. Fluff, Sensual, and Smut all grinned mischievously as they watched their masked hero hold Christine close as he moved her to a more comfortable position on the floor. There was no response from Christine.
"Christine? Christine?" he called as he began to shake her roughly in an attempt to receive some sort of response.
"Give her mouth to mouth..." called Smut who then received a furious glare from Erik, shutting her up sufficiently. Just then Christine started coughing violently and opened her eyes to meet a bare-chested Erik, hovering over her in concern.
"Christine, are you all right?" he asked while bushing her wet locks from her face. She nodded silently and propped herself up against the wall. There were the three girls still standing closely by, with eyes wide but she also noticed another two standing off, giving her a very distasteful glare.
"Crap, she lives." Bitter Sweet said to Tragedy, still watching the scene with a keen eye. "We'll just have to do this ourselves."
"Indeed." Was her friends' only reply.
"I know that look, you're planning something. Tell me, how does it end?"
Tragedy smiled back at her friend, a gleam in her eye. "I was thinking, perhaps something – ironic?"
Bitter Sweet grinned and the two left the scene together, leaving Christine very confused from the bits she had heard.
"Don't worry Christine, I'll take care of them." Erik voice brought her attention back to the group. "And as for you!" He was now addressing the three other girls. "She was three feet from the shore! Why didn't you pull her out? She could have been killed!"
The three girls backed away uneasily, this was not the reaction they had expected. He should be taking Christine back to his house now for dry clothes! Not scolding them.
"We thought it would be romantic." Fluff was the first to speak for the group.
"Besides, how were we supposed to know she couldn't swim?" added Sensual only to receive a furious glare from Christine. "What?"
Erik then helped pull Christine to her feet, the realization that she was back beginning to sink in. He couldn't help but stare and her dripping wet form and wondered if maybe these girls were on to something... "Erik can we go somewhere else? Away from these people?"
He smiled at her as their eyes locked momentarily before she lowered her head shyly. "Of course Christine, where ever you like." He then looked at the other three. "And that doesn't include you."
The three pouted but were happy to see their happy couple walk off together. They then congratulated each other on a job well done.
Christine and Erik had not made it far before yet another girl appeared before them. Erik let out a loud sigh, knowing this would most likely have something to do with him... why else would strange girls constantly show up wandering around the lake?
"This will only take a moment," he said to Christine, who was now fully annoyed. "Can I help you?" he asked dully to the girl.
The girl perked up at once. "My name is Maria Suzette and I have no home but I can't tell you about that because it's part of my painful past but I've had to run away or else something terrible will happen to me so I found myself here because all I've ever wanted to be was a singer and despite never taking any form of lessons in the past I'm sure that if only some great teacher could take me under his wing for a few weeks I'll become a great diva and oh, I love you and I'm sure you love me even though we've never met before but see we're connected in a deep meaningful way and though I've never seen your face I'm sure it won't bother me at all because I'm not like that fickle bitch Christine and I'll show you what real love is because the whole Christine thing was really just an obsession blinded by lust and I'm the real thing... oh, who's your friend?"
Erik just rolled his eyes once the girl had finished her statement. Christine on the other hand wasn't sure weather she should deck the girl or ask how she learned to say that all in one breath... a few not so lady like suspicions popped into her head. She settled for simply stating: "I'm Christine."
"No you're not, you're blonde." The girl replied, a little confused. She then looked over at Erik, who just shrugged; this was too amusing to stop.
"Actually, yes I am. Christine is blonde."
"Figures."
Christine's face then turned a few more shades of red as her hands began to twitch. Erik decided it was probably best to stop this before the catfight actually broke out, even if it would be amusing to watch. He stepped between the to girls and addressed Maria, going through the rehearsed response he gave to all the girls who showed up at his doorstep. "Yes you can go stay with the rest of the girls. You'll find them in my house, which I have no doubt you know how to get to. Just don't touch anything and that includes my music and organ... oh grow up, not that either! You know what, just stay out of my room completely. And I should warn you, there's a good chance if you leave this place someone will try to rape you, but don't worry, for some reason I always manage to show up just in time to save you."
He just waved his hand in a dismissing manner while the girl squealed in delight. Christine simply scowled. Just how many girls was he housing over there?
After the girl finished giving her deepest thanks she jumped into the lake and began swimming across with ease.
"Christine I should warn you, a lot has changed here..." he looked at her with concern, knowing how this must appear to her.
"I've noticed." No, she was not happy.
"I just want you to know, it's not that I let them stay... I just can't get rid of them. They're everywhere! They never leave me alone, they get into everything, they're in constant need of 'rescuing', I haven't been able to find my cat in days... I've found that it's just easier to let them roam around till they get bored rather then fight with them."
"Look, let's just go back upstairs where I can get some dry clothes and you can find a shirt. I can't think down here... and since when is it necessary for you to take off your shirt to swim anyways?"
Erik was for once thankful for his mask as his face turned red. He was not about to admit that maybe, just maybe, he enjoyed some of the attention these girls kept showering him with. The two ascended the rest of the way in silence.
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I can't find my cat
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It did not take Erik long to reach the other side of the lake and pull Christine from the water. Fluff, Sensual, and Smut all grinned mischievously as they watched their masked hero hold Christine close as he moved her to a more comfortable position on the floor. There was no response from Christine.
"Christine? Christine?" he called as he began to shake her roughly in an attempt to receive some sort of response.
"Give her mouth to mouth..." called Smut who then received a furious glare from Erik, shutting her up sufficiently. Just then Christine started coughing violently and opened her eyes to meet a bare-chested Erik, hovering over her in concern.
"Christine, are you all right?" he asked while bushing her wet locks from her face. She nodded silently and propped herself up against the wall. There were the three girls still standing closely by, with eyes wide but she also noticed another two standing off, giving her a very distasteful glare.
"Crap, she lives." Bitter Sweet said to Tragedy, still watching the scene with a keen eye. "We'll just have to do this ourselves."
"Indeed." Was her friends' only reply.
"I know that look, you're planning something. Tell me, how does it end?"
Tragedy smiled back at her friend, a gleam in her eye. "I was thinking, perhaps something – ironic?"
Bitter Sweet grinned and the two left the scene together, leaving Christine very confused from the bits she had heard.
"Don't worry Christine, I'll take care of them." Erik voice brought her attention back to the group. "And as for you!" He was now addressing the three other girls. "She was three feet from the shore! Why didn't you pull her out? She could have been killed!"
The three girls backed away uneasily, this was not the reaction they had expected. He should be taking Christine back to his house now for dry clothes! Not scolding them.
"We thought it would be romantic." Fluff was the first to speak for the group.
"Besides, how were we supposed to know she couldn't swim?" added Sensual only to receive a furious glare from Christine. "What?"
Erik then helped pull Christine to her feet, the realization that she was back beginning to sink in. He couldn't help but stare and her dripping wet form and wondered if maybe these girls were on to something... "Erik can we go somewhere else? Away from these people?"
He smiled at her as their eyes locked momentarily before she lowered her head shyly. "Of course Christine, where ever you like." He then looked at the other three. "And that doesn't include you."
The three pouted but were happy to see their happy couple walk off together. They then congratulated each other on a job well done.
Christine and Erik had not made it far before yet another girl appeared before them. Erik let out a loud sigh, knowing this would most likely have something to do with him... why else would strange girls constantly show up wandering around the lake?
"This will only take a moment," he said to Christine, who was now fully annoyed. "Can I help you?" he asked dully to the girl.
The girl perked up at once. "My name is Maria Suzette and I have no home but I can't tell you about that because it's part of my painful past but I've had to run away or else something terrible will happen to me so I found myself here because all I've ever wanted to be was a singer and despite never taking any form of lessons in the past I'm sure that if only some great teacher could take me under his wing for a few weeks I'll become a great diva and oh, I love you and I'm sure you love me even though we've never met before but see we're connected in a deep meaningful way and though I've never seen your face I'm sure it won't bother me at all because I'm not like that fickle bitch Christine and I'll show you what real love is because the whole Christine thing was really just an obsession blinded by lust and I'm the real thing... oh, who's your friend?"
Erik just rolled his eyes once the girl had finished her statement. Christine on the other hand wasn't sure weather she should deck the girl or ask how she learned to say that all in one breath... a few not so lady like suspicions popped into her head. She settled for simply stating: "I'm Christine."
"No you're not, you're blonde." The girl replied, a little confused. She then looked over at Erik, who just shrugged; this was too amusing to stop.
"Actually, yes I am. Christine is blonde."
"Figures."
Christine's face then turned a few more shades of red as her hands began to twitch. Erik decided it was probably best to stop this before the catfight actually broke out, even if it would be amusing to watch. He stepped between the to girls and addressed Maria, going through the rehearsed response he gave to all the girls who showed up at his doorstep. "Yes you can go stay with the rest of the girls. You'll find them in my house, which I have no doubt you know how to get to. Just don't touch anything and that includes my music and organ... oh grow up, not that either! You know what, just stay out of my room completely. And I should warn you, there's a good chance if you leave this place someone will try to rape you, but don't worry, for some reason I always manage to show up just in time to save you."
He just waved his hand in a dismissing manner while the girl squealed in delight. Christine simply scowled. Just how many girls was he housing over there?
After the girl finished giving her deepest thanks she jumped into the lake and began swimming across with ease.
"Christine I should warn you, a lot has changed here..." he looked at her with concern, knowing how this must appear to her.
"I've noticed." No, she was not happy.
"I just want you to know, it's not that I let them stay... I just can't get rid of them. They're everywhere! They never leave me alone, they get into everything, they're in constant need of 'rescuing', I haven't been able to find my cat in days... I've found that it's just easier to let them roam around till they get bored rather then fight with them."
"Look, let's just go back upstairs where I can get some dry clothes and you can find a shirt. I can't think down here... and since when is it necessary for you to take off your shirt to swim anyways?"
Erik was for once thankful for his mask as his face turned red. He was not about to admit that maybe, just maybe, he enjoyed some of the attention these girls kept showering him with. The two ascended the rest of the way in silence.
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