Sweet Intoxication

Chapter 8: All I Ask of You

Author's Note: Hello, everyone! Here is Chapter 8, and I think you can tell from reading the title which scene it's about. And there's someR/C fluffy stuff. But, there could be some surprises in store, you never know! Okay, shutting up now! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Don't own it, nothing more to say.

Christine just stood there in shock watching Erik disappear from the rafters. She grabbed her red cloak off the coat hoak and threw it over her body. She knew it wasn't safe here and had to go.She was about to go find Rauol, when she saw him running towards her. He was clearly worried.

"Are you all right?" he asked

"Rauol, we're not safe here!" she said. She started to leave, before throwing a brief glance a Madame Giry as if to ask permission with her eyes. Madame Giry nodded at her while she was busy comforting ballet girls. Christine took Rauol's hand and began to lead him up through the numerous passages and stairways to the roof, where she prayed they'd be safe. She sang to him how she now feared her Angel, and knew he was here with her, and how she silently feared he would kill Rauol. She didn't know which way to turn. She thought she loved Erik, but he was a murderer. He had just killed someone in cold blood!

They finally made it to the roof. Christine felt the sharp sting of the brittle winter air on her bare arms even through her cloak, but strangly enough, she didn't notice it. Christine released a small sob and suddenly began confessing all her worried feelings and confused thoughts about her angel. She began to cry softly as she grasped the rose he left for her. Rauol softly called to her "Christine, Christine" as he moved closer to her. She heard her Angel cry softly "Christine" and knew it was him, and he was here, inside her mind. She searched wildly around the rooftop for him, but he was nowhere to be seen. Her body began to shake with sadness and fear and worry, and a million diffrent emotions she couldn't identify. Suddenly, she felt Rauol's warm, strong touch on her cold, trembling body. He gently turned her to face him. He took her hand lightly, and led her up the few steps to a higher part of the roof. As Christine gazed upon his warm, loving face, she knew something memorable was about to occur.Without a second thought about her Angel, she dropped his rose to the snow covered ground, and looked at Rauol as he began to softly comfort her, and sing a beautiful love song that unknown to Christine, would change her and her angel's life forever:

No more talk of darkness
Forget these wide-eyed fears
I'm here
Nothing can harm you
My words will warm and calm you
Let me be your freedom
Let daylight dry your tears
I'm here
With you beside you
To guard you and to guide you

She looked up into Raoul's warm, loving gaze. How could she have been so foolish? Raoul was the man she truly loved, all along. He would never hurt her in any way. He was so reassuring and gentle. He truly loved, and Christine heard herself singing in reply:

Say you love me
Every waking moment
Turn my head with
Talk to summertime
Say you need me
With you now and always
Promise me that all you say
Is true
That's all I ask of you

Let me be your shelter
Let me be your light
You're safe
No one will find you
Your fears are far
Behind you

Raoul watched as Christine suddenly walked away from him, moving towards the roof and looking out over the city. The poor dear was so in need of his giudance and protection, and all the many other wonderful things he could offer her. She sang uncertainly:

All I want is freedom
A world with no more night

She turned around, to look at Raoul and smiled, singing
and you, always beside me
To hold me and to hide me

Raoul smiled, a warm, wonderful smile that made her heart melt. She forgot all about her fears and worries as he took her hands, and lead her closer towards him. This was it.

Then say you'll
Share with me
One love, one lifetime
Let me lead you from your solitude

He twirled her around, embracing her and wrapping his warm arms over her shivering body. He held her close to him, feeling the light brush of her curls.
Say you'll need me with you
Here beside you
Anywhere you go
Let me go too
Christine, that's
All I ask of you

Say you'll share with me
One love one lifetime
Say the word and I
Will follow you

Share each day with me
Each night, each morning

Say you love me

he nearly asked and Christine smiled, singing sweetly in return

You know I do

Love me
That's all
I ask of you

And drawing closer and closer to each other, the two lovers began to softly kiss, gentle at first, and then more passionate. Christine hugged every inch of his body and Raoul savored the feeling of Christine's sweet lips on his own. He gently broke away from her to pick her up off the ground and twirl her around him. She smiled as her cape and petticoats swirled everywhere, and then he put her back down. They began to kiss once more, feeling each other's warm, loving body and broke apart to declare their final vows of love. Erik who was secretly watching them, felt his heart break in two as they sang:

Anywhere you go
Let me go too
Love me
That's all I
Ask of you

Rauol gently walked with Christine a few feet away from where they had sang. Bending down on one knee and looking up in Christine bright, amazed face, he asked her:

"Christine, you are my love, my life and I would do anything for you. I love you more than life itself, and always have since the moment I first laid eyes on you. I can't imagine living without you, here beside me. Christine Daae, will you marry me?" he asked, pulling out a ring box from his pocket and opening it to reveal a diamond ring.

Christine couldn't believe what she just heard. Her childhood sweethart, her love, just asked her to spend the rest of her life with him in marriage. A million different thoughts, emotions and memories swirled together in her mind. She was hardly aware or concious of herself or what she was saying as she answered "Yes, Rauol, I will marry you"

He smiled and stood up and hugged her as she began to cry tears of joy. He lovingly placed the ring on her finger and kissed her. "One love, one lifetime we're going to share toghther. " he whispered in her ear

She looked at him happily, and said "And I can't think of anyone else I'd rather share it with" she said.

They walked back down the steps, holding hands and ready to declare their love to the world.

Erik, who had overheard their entire engagement, walked over silently and picked up Christine's disgarded rose. He studied it for a moment and began to softly sing:

I gave you my music

Made your song take wing

And now, how you've repaid me

Denied me and Betrayed me

He had given her everything; his music, his soul, his love, and she betrayed him, right in front of his eyes, shattering his heart into thousands of pieces as though it was fragile glass. He choked back a ragged sob and continued:

He was bound to love you

When he heard you sing

Christine

He stopped, unable to go on while silent, painful tears rolled down his cheecks and white mask. He crushed her rose against his face as Christine and Rauol's love song was torturing him,echoing over and over in his mind:

Say you'll share with me

One love, one lifetime

Say the word and I will follow you

Share each day with me

Each night, each morning

Erik slowly looked up. He had stopped crying. He took ragged, angry breaths. No, this wasn't happening! He wasn't going to let that Vicomte steal Christine's heart. He wasn't letting him just take Christine away from him without a fight first. He wasn't going to steal the only woman he ever truly loved! Dropping Christine's disgarded rose to the ground along with his black gloves, he stood up and began to run towards a statue. Erik stood upon the statue, shouting his revenge to the cold, black, starless night sky:

You will curse the day you did not do

All that the Phantom asked of YOU!