Hey, guys! I'm so sorry I took so long to get this last and final update posted. Yes, you heard right! LOL Last and final! I was debating whether to end the story or not but I finnaly decided to end it. Thisis my last and finishing chapter to my story, Dark Secrets. I want to thank all my reviewers for reviewing me and encouraging me to continue writing. Thank you so much! I love all of ya'll! I hope to hear from you again because I might begoing to write another Erik story! hugs Erik plushie toy Anyways, here's the final chapter. Plz, R&R for the last final time! Enjoy!
Chapter 20
Ally stirred, groaning at the sudden sharp sting in her side. She opened her eyes and laid there, still and silent. She was covered in total darkness and assumed it was still nighttime. She recalled yesterday's events.
She hoped it was all a nightmare and she would wake up and go through her normal routine throughout the day. She knew it wouldn't happen. A single teardrop escaped from her eye and went down her cheek.
She was hurt when Brooke wanted to actually kill her and touched when she sang that sad song. Had Brooke sacrificed herself? Did she want tocall a truce? What had she done that angered Brooke so?
Brooke was about to let her go then she had felt a searing rush of pain and her world went black. Now, she woke up to find herself in a swan bed. She felt awkward and out of place like her mind had gone on vacation and taken her body with it.
She breathed slow and steady, trying to remember what had happened after she was on the graveyard and fell onto the snow. Had she passed out? What happened! A voice screamed in her head.
The only thing she knew for sure was that she had felt as if she had barely woken up yesterday and looked upon Brooke's angry sneer glaring daggers at her. She shuddered at the memory.
Brooke looked like a evil monster, not at all like her cheery best friend she once knew. If looks would kill, she thought, I would have died right on the spot.
She gasped when the sharp pain flashed back and she gripped the sheets, clenching her fists so hard her knuckles turned white as it brought her back to reality.
It felt as if people were poking needles right into the cut and priding it in endless torture. However, the throbbing faded away and she relaxed. She realized she was dressed in a soft, white cotton gown. I wasn't wearing this before, she realized.
She felt her cheeks grow hot and her stomach churned with embarassment, blushing all the while.
Erik... she hoped he hadn't dressed and changed her clothes. She had a cut and with a cut, blood must have poured and stained her clothes. I'm nothing to look at, anyways, she thought bitterly. She stood up on the bed,wincing at the stingand gingerly climbed out of the bed.
She bit her lip, trying not to cry out in pain as her feet met with the floor. She sauntered to the door, breathless. Every move she made, her body screamed with agony. I hope I don't pass out, she thought alarmingly. She shookher head and staggered into the lair.
It was half-concealed in shadowsand looked as if they were dancing wickedly as they moved with the candlelight. "Erik..." she whispered hoarsely.
She couldn't explain it but she needed him right now. No, she wanted him! She wanted to run into his arms like a little child running into their parent's inviting arms, running from a nightmare.
She stood, swaying out of balance and mustered up a single word."Erik!" she yelled, her voice bouncing from wall to wall in a eerie echo. She crumbled onto the floor, yelping from the unbearable pain.
Pounding footsteps followed and before she knew it, she was in Erik's warm, safe arms and crying into his chest, clinging to him for dear life.
"Don't ever leave me, Erik. Don't ever leave me!" she repeated over and over with wracking sobs. Erik ran his fingers through her hair and murmured soothing words in her ear and her tears subsided.
"Oh, Erik," she sighed," I'm so glad you're all right."She looked up and saw two flashing green orbs staring lovingly back at her, glistening with tears. "Why, me? You are the one who is hurt, mon ange, it could have been something worse and it's all my fault," he said shakily.
She rubbed his cheek gently with her finger and brought his lips to her and kissed him passionantly. She moved the tip of her tongue and flicked over his lips and nibbled gently. Erik returned the kiss willingly. She deepened the kiss, their tongues entwined and exploring each other's mouth.
She slowly wrapped her arms around his neck, continuing to kiss him. Thier lips parted after a moment, leaving them breathless. Desire and lust burned inhis eyes as Ally looked into his, yearning hungrily for more. She smiled.
" I love you," she whispered. Tears brimmed Erik's eyes and fell silently down his cheek. " What's wrong, Erik?" she said, afraid that she had hurt him and kissed away his tears. " You don't know how much that means to me, my sweet angel. I love you too," he said softly through his tears.
Ally snuggled into his arms content, and closed her eyes. Erik swooped her up swiftly and carried her back to the room. He layed heron the bed gingerly. Ally opened her eyes. " What happened, Erik? To me, I mean?" she asked. Erik gave a small, sad laugh. " A lot, my love, a lot, " he said bitterly. He paused, reluctantbut continued.
" You had caught pnemonia and almost died because of it. You had made a recovery though with the morphine Brooke intentionally gave you but a side effect was amnesia and well you remember the rest. I had no choice but to kill Brooke. While you were asleep, Madame Giry came baxck, shocked nontheless but understood it was self- defense that I killed her," he said tiredly," She said she would take care of the problem and would explain to the police that she found her hanging from a ceiling in a suicide attempt that was successful..." He drifted off, leaving Ally in silence.
He stood up and looked at her. " You need some rest so you can heal..." he said quietly and made a move to leave the room. " Don't leave me again," she begged," stay with me, beside me and chase away all my nightmares I might have..." Erik's eyes flickered to her, longingly. " Are you sure?" he said softly. Ally nodded.
He slowly took his shoes and cape off and silently climbed into bed beside her. "Now, was that so bad?" She teased. Erik chuckled. Ally tilted her head and took his mask off and threw it to the floor.
" I want all of you right now, no barriers," she said seductively to a surprised Erik. She leaned on him, her back to him and cuddled close to him and feeling warm under the covers next to him as a sense of peace settled in her stomach.
She giggled as he snaked a arm around her waist and wrapped her close to him. She turned and tilted his head towards him and was met with a blissful kiss.
She turned her neck forward again, stroking his arm fondly. She closed her eyes. " Would you sing for me, Erik?" she whispered. Erik kissed the back of her head and nodded.
" Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime. Say the word and I will follow you. Say you'll need me with you, now and always... Anywhere you go, let me go too. Love me, thats all I ask of you." he sang quietly.
" Wish granted..." Ally murmured before she fell into a peaceful slumber with joyful dreams with her and Erik living happily and going through their bright future ahead together.
