Author: Sparkling-Diva
Rating: PG-13 (possibly more later)
Genre: Romance/Drama
Pairing: Christine/Erik
Feedback: Yes, please! Also being nice would make me happy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gaston Leroux's Phantom or anything I might refer to based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical adaptation of it.
Summary: Christine makes an important decision that could forever change the lives of many…
Author's Note: Well, this is the last bunch of the chapters! I know that it is quite a lot but it will be really tough for me to get Internet access this summer. Anyways, I hope that you enjoy and have a great summer!
Chapter 52Christine paced around nervously as Raoul came through the door.
"Are you alright!" he asked with a worried tone.
"Fine. Why wouldn't I be!"
"I've been searching for you everywhere!"
"You shouldn't have."
"Do you know what time it is?"
"Yes, frankly I do."
"And where is our son?"
"My son," Christine said with a hurt voice, "…is upstairs sleeping like the angel he is. The one that you tend to take for granted."
"Please, I have no time for this."
"You're right and neither do I."
"You're not going anywhere," he said grabbing her arm, "I want to know where you were."
"Let me go, Raoul," she warned. "We once were much different than this and you wouldn't have dared to hurt me but neither did we know that none of this was about to happen. Plus, you are not my husband either, remember?"
He let go of her, "Where were you?"
"Taking a walk and then running errands."
"I asked and Madame Giry hadn't seen you all day."
Christine gulped.
"You are hiding something from me!"
"And if I am."
He grabbed her again and she yelled, "Let go!"
"Stop!" they both heard a voice cry.
They turned around to see Victor standing on the stairs.
"Victor…" Raoul said with concern.
"Stop fighting. Just stop it…Don't hurt mom."
"Victor. It's alright," Christine said loosening herself from Raoul's protective grasp.
"Let's go to bed, shall we?" she said taking the boy's hand and trying to lead him upstairs.
"No. I don't want to be with him. I just want to be with you and Erik…" Victor said stopping suddenly realizing he wasn't suppose to mention his name. "Oops."
"Erik…" Raoul said with alarm. His expressions went first from shock then to one of sadness and then one of hate.
"Victor," Christine warned in whisper, "Run."
"No. I…"
"Run…."
"Did you say Erik!" Raoul said in the most threatening voice that Christine had heard yet.
"RUN!"
Victor ran out the door as Raoul tried to save him but Christine got in the way.
"What were you doing with that monster?" Raoul yelled.
"He is not a monster. He's good."
"HOW COULD YOU!" he said approaching her.
"Don't get like this…" she pleaded. "Don't repeat what happened so many years ago…"
"SILENCE!" he yelled.
Christine gasped as he pushed her.
She then noticed a lamp and knocked him on the head with as he fell unconscious.