Author: IflyNAVY
E-mail: Nope I still don't own POTO, but I'm working on it!
Author's Note: Sorry this took so long; RL has been a pain in the ass lately! Promise to update more often!
Chapter 3
Next Day
Erik's Lair
As Liz woke she could smell the cooking in the kitchen. At the end of her bed were clothes laid out along with a note. "Elizabeth- Went out and bought these for you hope everything fits alright. I'll see you at breakfast. –Erik"
Elizabeth was now dressed, well partially dressed. She had all her undergarments on except for her corset. She'd never worn one in her life, why should she start how? Sticking her head out the door she yelled,
"Erik?"
"Umm… yea are you dressed yet breakfast is almost ready?" Erik asked wiping his hands on a towel and rolling up his sleeves.
"Yea well see Erik that is the problem, do I necessarily have to were a corset?" Liz asked already knowing what the answer was going to be.
"Why yes of course Liz, or else the dresses I bought you will not fit!" Erik answered laughing.
Liz popped her head out the door "Are you calling me fat Erik?" she asked with an accusing stare.
"No I was just…. How do I explain this to a 'modern' girl? Look when the lady at the shop asked for you size, I gave her an approximate and then she deducted two sizes off that. So I am saying literally if you don't wear the corset then you don't wear the dress." Erik explained.
After several sighs and a few soft footsteps Erik now saw Liz standing in the doorframe half naked.
"Elizabeth what hell are you doing? You are not dressed!" Erik asked trying to hide his eyes from her beauty it wasn't proper for him to see her like this…
"Ahhh well see that the funny thing, I can barely get dressed normally and you expect me to lace up a corset? I think not, so could you help me?" Elizabeth answered blushing and catching Erik's eye.
"Ok come here, turn around and brace yourself against the wall." Erik said smiling, he'd never laced a corset but she didn't have to know that. She was so beautiful.
Liz expected it to hurt but OH MY GOD! "Just a few more pulls and tugs" Erik whispered into her ear as he could hear her gasping in pain.
"Well, you mine as well forget breakfast because, I don't thing I can breath in this thing much less eat." Liz whispered breathless from the corset and other surfacing emotions she was really ready to deal with.
As Erik finished lacing the corset his fingertips brushed Liz's hair out of the way to reveal a small tattoo of a red rose tied with a black ribbon near her shoulder blade. As he rubbed the spot with his fingertips he spoke "Elizabeth, what is this? I wouldn't think you would be one…"
Elizabeth turned quickly around desperate to explain what it meant. Now that she was facing Erik, she was inches away from his body and being intoxicated by his scent. As she looked at the floor she spoke "Erik, when my parents died no one understood, I was alone. But everyone at school knew I loved Phantom of the Opera the movie so as some way of comfort/support the school carried red roses with black ribbons around. It was a true comfort to me. So I got this tattoo to symbolize the love and care and friendship everyone was willing to show me. To remind myself that I wasn't alone."
Erik now lifted her chin smiling "I think it's beautiful and completes you, now go get dressed so we can eat!"
As Liz sat in the library listening to her CD player (which was in her bag that Erik found near her in Ch. 1) Erik walked in and cleared his throat.
"Elizabeth…I…." Erik was unable to finish; he was at a loss for words. What was he feeling? Was it love? Did she return his feeling? He knew the fact that she accepted his face was the first stepping-stone… But she had a whole different life in a different century, wouldn't she want to go back there?
Elizabeth quickly finished his thoughts for him by pulling him onto the coach next to her and speaking. "Erik I pretty much figure that I'm here for good which is fine with me because my life back home was hell, but I wish I knew you better if I'm going to be spending the rest of my meager life down here with you."
Erik smiled. So she does want to stay, good.
Whatever was going on in the world outside didn't matter both Elizabeth and Erik were oblivious to it. They spent hours talking about the logical and important along with the mundane and boring. But both loved the time they were spending together and they seemed to have grown miles closer in just a day.
As she raised to head to bed Elizabeth spoke one last time "Erik, I would love if you could sing something for me."
Erik smiled "Anything you want dear." He said as he held her trembling hands.
As Elizabeth handed Erik her CD player she smiled "its number 6, press these buttons to move tracks. I have set for you just press this button here called play."
Erik then placed the headphones on his head and listened. The voice was a man's deep and gentle yet the words were so meaningful. They explained exactly how he felt for Elizabeth and as soon as he looked in to her eyes he realized she felt that too. "I'd be happy to sing this for you, just give me some time please?" Erik whispered afraid to break the silence.
Liz whipped the tears from her eyes, he understood now and that was all that mattered. "Take all the time you want Erik."
With that she reached up and kissed him softly on the check before retreating to her room.
Um yea so I promise to update sooner! Next Chapter: Skips 6 months ahead, how do they feel? Um yea and the thing about the peeps at school carrying roses w/ black ribbons actually happened to a friend of mine who lost her sister.
Enjoy!
Love,
IflyNAVY
