I am like, so so so sorry that it took so long to get this chappie up, I have had so much stupid homework... you guys wouldn't believe! But yeah, I hope you guys like this chappie (even though its SUPER-SHORT, I'm really sorry bout that too). I know, y'all will hate how I leave you hanging after this chappie, but please don't hurt me! I promise I'll update sooner, I promise!
IMPORTANT! Oh yeah, and if you guys wanna read another story of mine, I'm posting another about Erik and it's more of a Leroux/ALW movie mix. It's called "It's Back Again, the Music of the Night". Please please please read and review!
Discalimer: I don't own PotO.
"Erik... Erik, wake up, my love... come see the sunrise," Anna whispered softly into Erik's ear. His eyes fluttered open, and he saw Anna standing by his side, still in her nightgown.
"What?" Erik asked, his brain trying to process what Anna had just said in his groggy state. She shook her head playfully, then grabbed his arm and dragged him out of bed. He groaned under his breath, but smiled and allowed Anna to lead him outside. She took him to her backyard, and sat him on her trampoline. She then lay back and looked up at the sky.
Erik watched her lay back, and did the same. The view that met his eyes was more than enough to make him gasp. The whole sky was a swirling mixture of light pink and blue, and even still traces of the black darkness lingered. It reminded Erik of a pleasant thing: his relationship with Anna. She was the light pinks and blues that brightened up the darkness that was him. Erik gazed at the sky and thought about how beautiful the colors looked together, and knew that it meant that he and Anna were beautiful together, too.
"Isn't it lovely?" Anna asked, and Erik nodded and sighed. It was... perfection, to put it mildly. The sun rose, and Erik felt the natural warmth caress his face for the first time. It wasn't the only thing to caress his face, though.
Anna leaned over to kiss him, and it actually took him some time to realize what was happening, but when he did, he took a deep breath through his nose and clutched Anna with such suddenness that it actually surprised himself. Anna felt her body go rigid for a moment, but then he muscles melted away and she went limp, caring about nothing except Erik. He was... everything! He was all that mattered and more...
After a long time, Erik and Anna broke apart, and still they just gazed at each other in silence and love. It was only when the sun rose above the trees and began to become more than their eyes could stand that the two rose and went back into the house.
"Anna, I love you," Erik whispered, and he reach out and grabbed her arms, pulling her close to him. He held her tight against himself, never ever wanting to let go. She would be his, forever; he would be hers, forever. That was how it was going to be. Tears sprang to Erik's eyes at that thought, and he tilted Anna's face up and kissed her passionately.
"And I love you, Erik," she murmured back, "I love you... I love you." She snuggled her cheek into his chest, and shut her eyes peacefully.
"Erik, will you sing for me... please?" she asked, and she raised her head to look into his eyes. Erik smiled slightly, and picked Anna up and carried her over to the couch, where he sat her down ad took his place beside her.
"Nighttime sharpens
Heightens each sensation
Darkness stirs
And wakes imagination
Silently the senses abandon their defenses..."
Erik paused, and Anna reached her head up and gently kissed him in the corner of the mouth. He smiled, then continued.
"Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendor...
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender...
Turn your face away from the garish light of day.
Turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light...
And listen to the Music of the Night..." Erik went through the whole song, stopping only at the end. Anna smiled peacefully, her head lying on his chest and her breathing slow and relatively even.
"Thank you," she breathed, and he couldn't help but put his arms around her. Their bodies fitted together flawlessly, as though God had created them to fit together. They both fell asleep out of pure peacefulness, resting against each other gently.
It was late in the afternoon when they both woke up. Anna woke up first, but the slightest movement that she made caused Erik to awaken, too. Anna laid for a second, lost in her thoughts, and suddenly tears came to her eyes.
"Anna, my love, what troubles you?" Erik asked, wiping her tears away with the soft skin of his lips. "It hurts me to see you cry, dearest."
"Erik, will you ever leave me?" Anna questioned after a while, "Will you stay with me, forever?"
Erik's heart almost broke. "Of course I will always be with you, Anna. I love you. Don't ever question that, ever. I love you." he kissed her, then asked, "Why do you ask, mon ange?"
"I had... a dream. I don't remember most of it, but I remember that you had to pick between me and Christine. I think it was all... Raoul's fault, but I'm not sure. But just before you picked, I woke up, so I never got to find out..." Anna's voice trailed off. "Erik... do you wish that things were... different between you and Christine? Do you still wish that she had picked you, instead of that Vicomte?
"Anna," Erik began, "I... have been trying to figure out that very same thing. I... don't know. I always thought that Christine was my one love, but then... I look at you, and I begin to doubt that. I love you, Anna. I really do. I don't know how things would be if Christine chose me. If she had, I probably wouldn't be here right now. I... I would probably be dead, by now. But... I don't think that I do wish that things were different. Not right now. I love you, Anna." he leaned forward and kissed her forehead, then pulled her swiftly into his tight embrace. Anna held him tight against her, feeling as though a great emotional burden had been lifted.
Suddenly, the sliding glass door shattered beside them. Erik looked up, and immediately realized that someone had... shot at them, but who it was, he did not know. Anna did, though, especially when she heard a familiar voice.
"I told you I would see you around, Anna, did I not? This is what I meant."
Chapter 15 Reviewers Responses
Ruiner of Worlds- HaHa love those mental images! Especially chibi Phantom smiling with tears, LOL! And, as you can see, I didn't have him get chased off by fans, though I did think about it; I wanted it to be a little more romantic, but I did love you other idea with the stage phantom! LOL!
YebbieKay- Thanks, Yebbie... I especially love the part where you call me a PotO freak... but, then again, aren't we all? Well, except you, of course... NONBELIEVER! LOL, just kidding Yebbie, I'll see you at school, ok?
pinkyphantom- Wow, thank you so much; I'm glad you like my story! I'll let you know when and if I get my other stories posted! Thank you again!
TheAngel'sMaggie- Thanx I'm glad you liked that chappie. It was fun to write but to tell you the truth, this particular one felt a little forced... But I don't know... tell me what you think, ok? Oh, and before I forget, yeah, I know... there are tons of stories w/ Christine's daughter... but I actually wrote that story before Phantom in the Future (that's where I got my username, because Christine had named her daughter Ana, so it was Ana de Chagny (I know, I use 'Anna' or 'Ana' too much, huh?). So yeah, do you have any suggestions, cuz I would luv 'em! O, and maybe suggestions for a new name, too, if you gots any? thank you so much for being a dedicated reviewer!
Erik'sIngenue- Yeah, I knew when I first wrote this story I would have trouble with this topic coming up... Yes, Anna was 14 when she first met Erik, and everything... But the reason I wrote this story is kind of to illustrate how true love an cross any age gap (and I also said that I made Erik a GerardPhantom, but that was to make him as young as possible). And the reason Erik falls in love with her so quickly is he realizes (when he sees her picture) that they share a strange connection, and the fact that she already loved him too, you know? He was a little starved for love, that too...
Chris- Thank you, I'm glad you like my story! I think it is Filipino, though, because I used Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, and the islands are called the Philippines, but people from the islands are callen Filipino... or at least I think, you still could be right... I'm bad with countries and states and stuff like that
xxXGoddessXofXdeadXloveXxx- Thank you so much, I'm so glad you liked this chappie (it was fun to write!) I love getting your reviews, cuz you always say sumthing extra nice. Thank you so much! HaHa LUV YA! LOL
angel718- I know... superior intellect always gets in the way with me... I hate it. And, oh, I totally wish I could be Anna, too! Ahhhh that would be awesum! But thanx, I'm glad you like my story, and DOWN WITH POINTLESS WRITING ASSIGNMENTS! LOL I hope you get a good grade!
RoSeQuEeN- HaHa thanx, I'm glad you liked that chappie! Yeah, Anna left her boyfrend, but is he so willing to leave her...? Srry, I just had to write that, it came on spur of the moment and I just had to write that LOL.
PhantomsHeart- Two words... AMEN SISTER! About that boy-mask-cape-us girls luvin 'em- thing, AMEN! So true! HaHa I never actually stopped laughing after I read that one, I kept seeing boys with capes and masks at school... (in my mind, of course LOL).
potostfbeyeluvr- Thanx, I'm glad you liked this chappie and I'm glad you like my other ideas! Hope you liked this chapie, too!
Baby-Vixen- OMG! I couldn't stop laughing after I read that review for like an hour, I swear! With the jack and the rum and the fwapping and the rum and the 'Arg!' and the rum and the jack! LOL I loved that one! Thank you so much for making my day and being such a dedicated and beloved reviewer!
Ridel- Well, about Erik's relationship... I did feel that it all went kind of fast now that I read the whole thing altogether, but I think that I know why. You see, Erik realized that he and Anna had a special connection from the very beginning, with the sparkle-in-the-eye thing... And I mean, Anna just was like, the first person to ever love him even when she knew what he looked like, so I felt that he wasn't very apt to lose an "opportunity" like that... but I hear ya, it was a little rushed...
Countess Vladislaus Dragu- HaHa go Lion King! LOL I'm sorry, I'm hyper again... Glad you loved the update; I did too! HaHa I'm such a sucker for romance...
Chapter 16 Reviewers Responses
TheAngel'sMaggie- Yeah, I know what you mean... I wouldn't be able to keep my head at all around a shirtless Erik... o god, I'd freakin' lose my mind (but in a good way, of course)! Hope you liked this update, Luv getting your reviews!
Childofthewilderness- You probably won't read this, since it appears that you aren't reading my story, but this will be to all reviewers. Yes, I know, Erik is a little out of character. I got carried away and made my own little Erik... some of you like him and some of you don't, but I still luv all u guys:tries to grab all reviewers (even flamers) in a big bear hug:
Just-an-Echo- I know, poor Erik. Aww I feel so bad for him... but you're so right, Anna is a lucky #&$! LOL She's so lucky! Oh, and by the way, do you have any other Raoul dolls I can stab?
Ruiner of Worlds- I know... damn I wish I was Anna so friggin bad! I would never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever EVER stop hugging him! HaHa! And I'm glad you like my updates, though I'm getting to a rough point in school so they may not be so frequent for a while, but I'll try to get at least one or two chappies a week AT LEAST!
xxXGoddessXofXdeadXloveXxx- Thank you so much! I'll update as soon as I can, but you know school -cough- stupid school -cough- probably won't let me get too mcuh done. But like I said, I'll try to update and get AT LEAST one or two chappies a week done!
Please review, you guys! I'm sad, I didn't get that many reviews on my last chappie... but that's okay, I still love you guys! Hakuna Matata!
