Greetings all back again with another chapter. On my quest to turn you into Raoul fans I found this list on there are loads there but I thought that I wouls share this with you.
10) He's got bucks!
9) He doesn't live in a lair down by the river (SNL fans should get that one:)
8) He doesn't "do" random acts of violence for attention
7) Proved you don't have to be an "angel of music" to get the girl in the end.
6) Will swim out into the sea to fetch your red scarf
5) Is willing to spend his last 30 francs on a monkey in persian robes playing the cymbals..
4) He still loves you even when everyone thinks you have gone mad
3) He doesn't have to wear a mask
2) He actually wants to be in a committed relationship!
1) He won't be needing Johnny Cochrane to defend his murder trial
Anyway yes...
MagickAlianne: Don't give up hope just yet...
Maluruloki: Well Ali's determined that she will NOT fall for Jeremy so you've have to wait and see.
AngeloftheOperaHouse: I thought that you would be glad that Sam broke up with her. Remember that they're not back together yet. Ah, yes confusion... well with what other tool do plots form?
Juliana Olstad: Whoo hooo! Another Raoul fan... you should talk to Nyren. I'm glad that you like it. I don't think that calling the police actually crossed Ali's mind but hey, it's a plan.
Emma-J-Riddle: Update as requested. Sorry that the gaps are getting so long
Madamoiselle-P: Welcome back. It's sooo annoying when computers crash...makes me mad! Well I'm glad that you liked these chapters but it all slightly messed up... well we shall have to see how it turns out... I haven't seen you fic up yet... grrrr!
Nyeren: You really don't like Jeremy do you?
AMLisdabomb: I hope that this has helped you Raoul education- see above
toomanycurlz: Glad that you liked it... Go to Jeremy? Ali has sworn not to...
Kerrie-A: I don't mind that you missed a chapter... it's good that you do other things than live on fanfiction.
pimpernelunderthecelticmoon: England... um at the moment it wet and raining. Lovely weather. Well I guess that we all have English accents. And the guys aren't as cute as they regularly appear in fanfiction.
Amaranth: Ahhh...well. I guess we can't all be Raoul fans. Read the list above and see if I can possibly change you mind... Don't get me wrong, I love Erik too but Raoul is cute...
LiTTleLoTTie99: Ah, well. But Sam and Ali aren't compleatly together yet... he did just accuse her of cheating on him.
Sorry that my replies are so short, I'm meant to be studying...strange how I can find time to write. I have to remind you again that my exams start in like 2 weeks so updates will be slow... sorry.
Now important thing to remember here is that Sam and Ali are NOT still going out. But they are still very good friends. You could say that they are 'having a break'. Sam wants to get back with Ali but she's feeling slightly upset, understandably, that Sam accused her of cheating... This is an Ali-Jeremyness chapter because, well, we haven't had one for a while.
Maska (M.K)
Yeah, don't own Phantom...
17. Spontaneous moves
During the final night of performance, Ali tried especially hard to not let the audience know about her clashes with Jeremy. Throughout 'Music of the Night', she let the boy move her as he saw fit and reacted to him as Christine should. No-one seemed to notice much of a difference which made Ali feel like she was acting well but the tension between the two leading actors was most definitely present. Offstage she stayed away from Jeremy as much as she could. However it seemed as if the world was conspiring to make her end up with him. She ended up pressed against him in the wings because Jenna refused to move and everywhere she turned Jeremy always seemed to be there. Since Sam was not following her about faithfully, Ali felt a little vulnerable but resolved not to show it by staying with a group of people all the time. However the big problem came at the interval when the costume mistress asked Ali to give Jeremy his red death mask as she passed his room. Ali had had no time to protest before the mask was thrust into her hands. Reluctantly she made her way down the corridor and knocked on Jeremy's door.
'Who is it?' his voice called from inside.
'A- Ali,' she replied gingerly.
There was a pause before Jeremy's voice once again echoed through the door.
'What do you want?'
'I have your mask,' Ali called back, stuttering slightly.
Ali heard a movement inside and the door unlock. She curled her fingers around the door handle and pushed the door open. Jeremy stood just inside the door staring at her. As she walked into the room, Ali could tell that he was getting dressed for Masquerade by the crimson trousers that her wore. He had a very strong presence at that moment Ali could not find the words to say anything, especially under Jeremy's piercing gaze and pushed the mask into his arms.
'W-well done for the first act,' she muttered.
'Thank you,' Jeremy said, not taking his eyes off her.
Ali shuffled her feet and avoided eye contact. As it was clear that she was not about to leave, Jeremy turned around and pulled his top off to continue getting dressed. He had to conceal a smirk at the slight gasp that he heard from Ali. Jeremy turned back towards her.
'Was there something else?' he asked arrogantly.
Ali's did not respond for a second as her eyes rested on his chest. Tearing her eyes away she shook her head and left the room, her cheeks the same colour as Jeremy's trousers. Jeremy sighed as he watched her go and looked mockingly into the mask that she had given him. He sat down at his dressing table and stared into the eye holes.
'I've really messed up,' he said to the mask. 'She is too engrossed with that Fop to even notice me. If only he hadn't been there. If only she hadn't been distracted. I know she loves me, deep down inside she must love me. I have to have her, she is the only one that can drive away these nightmares. Do you understand why I need her so much?'
Jeremy straightened his back and looked into the holes of the skull mask.
'Of course you don't, you're a mask,' he spat before brushing his arm across the table and knocking it to the floor. There was only one thing that Sam couldn't control, one thing that Ali was vulnerable to. That was his voice.
Act Two went well. Jeremy and Sam acted out their best Wandering Child scene. The tension between them was so great, the audience could almost feel it. Ali felt a pang of sadness that this would be the last time that she would wear her Aminta costume as she rushed from her dressing room to the wings for 'Point of No Return'.
Ali walked onto the stage singing her line and sat down at the table, picking up an apple. Even though she knew when Jeremy was going to come in, she got a slight shock when his voice seemed to echo around the stage.
You have come here in pursuit of your deepest urge,
In pursuit of that wish, which till now has been silent, silent...
Ali feel Jeremy approach behind her. As Ali was about to take a bite of the apple, Jeremy took her wrist and pulled it away. With his other had, he pushed her face towards the audience. Ali stepped away from him as was choreographed and Jeremy placed the apple on the table as he continued to sing.
I have brought you, that our passions may fuse and merge -
In your mind you've already succumbed to me,
Dropped all defences, completely succumbed to me -
Now you are here with me:
No second thoughts,
you've decided, decided...
Jeremy beckoned Ali towards him and she moved gracefully and slowly towards him. When she was next to him, Jeremy did something spontaneous that was not part of Mrs. Sinell's choreography. He grasped Ali's wrists and spun her around, placing a hand around her waist and pressing her against his chest. Ali gave a little gasp and tried to act like this routine was not new to her.
Past the point of no return -
No backward glances:
The games we've played till now are at an end...
Past all thought of "if" or "when" -
No use resisting:
Abandon thought and let the dream descend...
As Jeremy sung his lines he pulled one of Ali's arms out to the side of her body. Every time there was a pause he kissed her hand gently, moving further and further up her arm. Ali gave a slight moan. Suddenly he spun Ali around and pressed his face close to hers, running his hands up and down her back and up her neck, into her hair. Ali was in so much shock that she was finding it difficult to react and had placed her hands gingerly on his chest.
What raging fire shall flood the soul?
Which rich desire unlocks its door?
What sweet seduction lies before us...?
Jeremy spun Ali around again as she composed herself and caught her breath. Once again, there was no-one in her life except for Jeremy. It didn't seem to matter what he had done in the past, it didn't seem to matter that he had one of the foulest tempers known to man, it didn't seem to matter that he stalked her. Only the here and now seemed important. His movements had aroused her, far more erotic than anything Mrs. Sinell would have allowed to be choreographed.
Past the point of no return,
The final threshold -
What warm, unspoken secrets will we learn?
Beyond the point of no return...
As Jeremy sung his last line, he tilted Ali backwards into an arch over his arm. As he finished singing, he pressed his lips gently to her collar bone, inspiring a sigh to escape from Ali's mouth. As he pulled he up, Ali looked deep into his eyes and began to sing, guiding Jeremy's hands to her hips and beginning to sway.
You have brought me to that moment where words run dry,
To that moment where speech disappears into silence, silence...
Ali spun away, allowing Jeremy to keep hold of her hand. He stepped towards her and she reached out to caress his cheek.
I have come here, hardly knowing the reason why...
In my mind, I've already imagined our bodies entwining, defenceless and silent -
And now I am here with you: no second thoughts,
I've decided, decided...
Ali stepped in front of Jeremy, one hip jutting out to the side. Jeremy placed his arms around her and as she sang, left a trail of kisses down her neck.
Past the point of no return -
no going back now:
Our passion-play has now, at last begun...
Past all thought of right or wrong –
One final question:
How long should we two wait, before we're one...?
Ali span away again, only to be pulled in immediately by Jeremy who ran his fingers down her cheek and neck.
When will the blood begin to race,
The sleeping bud burst into bloom?
When will the flames, at last consume us...?
As the pair started to sing together Jeremy pulled Ali in front of him and drummed his fingers over her neck. Suddenly he swooped her up so one of his arms supported her back and the other held the crook of her knees
Past the point of no return,
the final threshold -
the bridge is crossed, so stand and watch it burn...
We've passed the point of no return...
As Jeremy placed her gently on the ground again he spun her round and tipped her back so that he could lean over her. Ali gazed into Jeremy's eyes, not wanting to move. It was a sudden move from Sam as Raoul that brought her to her senses, the fact that she was performing in front of an audience, the fact that had to continue with the plot even though for that moment she wanted to disappear with Jeremy. As Jeremy guided her to an upright position, memories flooded back to her. This was the Jeremy that followed her obsessively, lied to her, hurt her. Ali pulled herself out of his grasp as Jeremy went into 'All I Ask of You'.
She had to be more careful. She could not end up under his spell again, she had sworn to herself that she would never succumb to him.
