(Okay, why did he eat tic-tacs? Why oh why? That is a question that must be on everyone's mind. As Angeloftheoperahouse would say "Blast the tic-tacs" Heh, I am having fun writting this, and I will have fun writting this chappie. Sorry if it sucks I am hyper, so it might suck. And since she is the only one who reviewed on the last chappie, she will get Erik, mask and all, with a really cool organ. Hope you enjoy AHO, and I hope you all enjoy this chappie.)

Chapter 9: I Remember

Christie looked at her food then at Ryan. He looked at his food and started to say how good his looked when Christie noticed her food looked like barf with a few green leaves scattered around it. She poked at it with her fork and knife for a moment and then scooped a little bit of the orange subtance on the end of the fork and put it to her mouth. She opened her mouth when Ryan put down his fork and stopped her. "I forgot to say grace." He said bowing his head. (A/N: I AM JUST KIDDING. HE IS NOT THAT FOPPISH. I LIKE HIM THE WAY HE IS. NO GRACE NO PRAYER NO NUTTIN.)

Christie opened her mouth and put the fork carefully into her mouth. It didn't taste half bad. It just looked really disgusting, and the texture was really disturbing. After dinner Christie expected Ryan to take her home, he never was good at planning dates, but he did not take her home. He drove her to the outskirts of town and parked on a hill that over looked the whole town. (A/N: No he is not taking her out there to make out. He isn't that bad...yet. J/K I am not that sick...yet. J/K Gosh get your heads out of the gutters.) He took a blanket out of the back of the car and laid it on the hood of the car.

"Go ahead, lay down, the hood is still warm so it makes the blanket warm." He told Christie who was standing on the oppistie side of the car staring at him as if he was crazy.

"Why did you bring me here, really Ryan?" Christie asked him as she sat on the hood. It really was warm.

"I remember coming up here when we were really little, and your dad would tell us ghost stories that he made up on the spot trying to scare us. I thought you might enjoy this." Ryan said smiling.

Christie leaned back on her elbows and stared at the city that she had remembered so differently. It had only been two years since she had last seen Alabama, but it seemed so different. Everyone seemed so different. Ryan had changed a lot, he had become taller and maybe even more handsome. Christie let her head flop back and she closed her eyes. Before she knew it Ryan was talking, again. She must have drifted off.

"I never told you how much you ment to me before you left. I know that your mother thought that it was best that you left Alabama, she said that it held to many memories for you. But I didin't want you to leave, I wanted you to stay here, my parents were supportive of your mothers choice, I was mad at them for along time after they made me help you guys pack up. I stayed in my room for along time, only coming out at night when my parents were asleep. That's when I would answer your letters. I really missed you. I made one friend after that, but we never became really good friends." He looked over at Christie, who had opened her eyes and was staring at him again. "I knew I shouldn't have told you that."

"No, I think that it was a good thing that you told me that. I felt the same way, ever wonder why I packed my room alone and wouldn't let anyone help me."

Ryan smiled as he turned his head the other way. Then they both got in the car, Ryan threw the blanket in the back and drove Christie home. When they got to Christie's...um...what did they call it again? Oh ya, trailer, Ryan opened the door for Christie and walked her to the front door. They both stood there unsure of what to say when Christie broke the silence.

"Well I had a really good time. Thank you. A lot." Christie put her hand on the door knob when Ryan turned her head and kissed her long and full on the lips.

Megan interupted the moment by opening the door. Neither of them noticed. Both of their thought wandered back a couple of years to their first date, both thought of how they wanted to kiss one another. Megan cleared her throat. Then realizing she was oblivious to them, shut the door. Christie pulled away first.

"I should get inside, it's late." They had spent along time on that hill.

"Good-night." Ryan said giving her one last kiss.

Christie stepped inside, dropped her bag on the table and went straight to her room. Megan came in a couple of minutes later.

"Is it custom to kiss on the first date for you?" She asked folding her arms and leaning against the door frame.

"It really wasn't a first date, and how did you know that we kissed? Oh my god you were spying on us weren't you?" Christie asked with a gasp.

"I wasn't spying on you, I heard you guys talking outside and when you didn't come in I thought that it might be a couple of teenagers trying to play a prank on us again, so I went to the door and opened it. I saw you two there kissing and I cleared my throat because I didn't want you to think that I was spying, and when you didn't do anything but shove your tounge farther into his mouth, I shut the door."

"I didn't shove my tounge into his mouth, did I?" Christie asked blushing.

"I know tounge when I see it, and you were all tounge." Megan said laughing.

Christie groaned and rolled over.

"Good-night Christie." Megan said shutting the door.

(Heh...heh...heh...heh...heh...heh...heh. I had fun writting this chappie. It's kinda long. But not the longest one I've written, just you wait. Heh, heh, heh, I hope you all enjoy this as much as I did. I know I am a sicko, but it's kinda like writting a conversation that I have had with my best friend. Kinda weird huh? Do you know what I realized? People write Erik and Christine love scenes so well because all they have to do is take one of their sick little fantisies and write it down. Am I right? Of course, if I wasn't, then it wouldn't be my last name. Just kidding. I hope you all enjoyed. Please R&R for if my demands are ignored, a disater beyond your imagination will occur. Plus anyone who reviews will get kisses from my Erik. So enjoy.)