A/N: we finaly meet Robert. He is a good guy but he's kind of like Raoul and my boyfriend put together.
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disclaimer: i have not been able to get it within the past 24 hours so i doubt i will be able to own POTO ever. WHAA!
April and Erik walked into the night, arm in arm. April showed him where Robert's house was and she knocked on the door. A maid named Mia opened the door.
"Hello April! What can I do for you tonight?" Mia asked.
"Can you tell Robert that I wish to speak with him? It's urgent."
"Of course. May I ask who this, er… gentleman is?"
"Madam, I am Erik. April is going to work for me later." Erik told Mia.
"I must speak to Robert. Mia, please get him." April begged.
"April, are you in any trouble?"
"Please just get him."
"Yes miss." Mia called Robert down.
When he came downstairs he said that Mia was dismissed for the evening.
"April! What are you doing here at this time of day?" Robert asked.
"Rob, my father killed himself and I am going to marry this man when I am seventeen." April said really fast.
"Whoa! Slow down, love. Can you repeat it?" April shook her head.
"Sir, April's father hanged himself in their bathroom. Paul asked me to marry her once she turns seventeen. If you don't believe me go look in their house. We need to get to Paris before the week is out so she can rehearse for a part in the new opera I wrote."
"Erik, you wrote the opera?"
"April, is this true? You are a young orphan going to work at the Opera Populaire with your future husband pulling the strings?" Rob asked.
"I am afraid it is. We need horses and some food for the journey. I know that you have some horses and I want to know if I could have two of them."
"April, I love you and all but how do I know that this… man… wont harm you?"
"Rob! I trust him! He is only two years older than you. Erik will not let anyone harm me. Please let us have the horses."
"April, no. I will not allow you to come here with your new boyfriend and demand my property!"
"Monsieur, April is not my girlfriend. We are simply asking nicely for the horses."
April walked into Rob's arms and kissed him. Erik turned around so he could not see them. Robert deepened the kiss and started touching April's body. April finally stopped kissing him.
"Robert, please can we have the horses?" April asked sweetly.
"Only if I get to tag along."
Erik looked at April. "April, may I speak to you?" April nodded.
Erik took her hand and pulled her into the shadows. "April, he can not 'tag along'. I love you too much."
"If it is the only way then he must come!" April protested.
"NO!" Erik boomed. "He will only slow us down. I intended you get out of this 'charming' town three hours ago!"
"Erik, it might be the only way. Besides, if you are with us Rob can't do anything to me, even though he never would. Please Erik?"
Erik rubbed his head. "Fine, fine. But if he ever does anything to you apart from kissing you, he will pay. You got me?"
"Yes Erik. I completely understand."
"Good." Erik said as they walked out of the shadows.
"Robert, you may come as long as you don't slow us down too much and you don't annoy the hell out of me or April. Also you need to fend for yourself and provide shelter for yourself. I won't help you with any of those but April may if she is feeling like it." Erik told the younger man. Then he whispered in his ear, "If I catch you harassing April in any way, I will harm you so you can never leave the safety of your own home with out shame."
Rob whispered back, "So I can live like you? Ha! Don't get me wrong monsieur Erik, I like you but I find your threats empty. You haven't the guts to hurt me."
"I hurt your girlfriend tonight and it scarred her well into tomorrow evening."
Rob recoiled in shock. "You hurt April! I will make you pay for-"
"Sir, her father left her to me. Now you can come along and not speak of this ever again or you can stay here never to speak of it again. What is your choice?"
"I want to come. I agree to your terms but they also must comply with yourself."
"Robert, would I be so stupid to make rules that I can not obey?"
"I suppose not." He looked over at April who was lying on her back looking at the stars. "April, wait here with our new…friend, while I pack some stuff."
"Okay Rob. Oh, could you bring some food for the journey? We did not pack much food."
"Of course love." And with that he was off to his room.
Erik looked at her and smiled. He sat down next to where she was lying and rubbed her face. "What do you see in that boy? Sure he has money, and looks but what draws you to him?"
"Erik, he cares for me and he protects me. I must love him for that if nothing else."
"True, very true. And why do you love me?"
"Hmm… I love you for offering me a job, taking me away from this little town where so many memories are that I would rather forget. For wiping away my tears and understanding (poorly) what I went through when I saw my dead father. And mainly for the way you make me feel when you kiss me."
Erik brought his mouth closer to hers. "Like this?" he asked and he kissed her hard on the mouth. She wound her arms around Erik's neck and opened her mouth so his tongue could creep into her mouth. Erik started moaning when her hands caressed his cheek, and neck. His hands felt for her breasts and he started gently rubbing them. April's hands took his and placed their hands on her hips. Gradually, her hands were on his chest trying to undo his shirt so she could feel his manly torso. Erik carefully positioned himself just above April. He started working on the buttons of her dress. (a/n: in my story this dress has buttons on the front. Might not really happen back then but, oh well!)
"Oh April, I love you so much! If I were to break my promise I would court you right now but I must wait two years." Erik exclaimed.
"Is it passed midnight?"
"Yes darling, it is."
"Then you only must wait one year. For I am fourteen now."
"Happy birthday, my love." Erik told her before kissing her passionately.
Just then Rob decided to walk out of the house. "APRIL! Why are you kissing HIM half naked on my lawn?" Robert screamed at the two bodies. "You say you are not dating him and you… you do this to me! I thought you loved me!"
SHIT! Not now! (A/N: both of them thinking)
"Erik, get off of me." Erik rolled over and let April go. This night would have been perfect if he was not here and if Paul hadn't died.
"Robert! Robert, wait! Let me talk. Please." April said while running up to him.
"April, I am not in the mood. Go back to your boyfriend."
"But YOU are my boyfriend! You must understand that."
"No, April. I understand perfectly. You want a monster more than you want my horses or my love." He grabbed her arms forcefully. "DAMN IT! I wish I never saved you that day from the Russian man," Robert screamed in her ear.
"Robert, don't say that. Please! I owe you my life and I do love you! Rob, you must know that. You must!"
"I will never believe what you say again! God, I was a fool."
"Can my actions make you believe me?"
"They might if you do so… properly," his eyes looking at her unbuttoned dress. "Take it off." He ordered.
"WHAT?"
"Take off that dress and follow me to my room."
April turned and looked at Erik, her eyes wide in horror. "ERIK! HELP ME!" she screamed.
Robert's hand went up and hit her hard across the cheek. "DAMN IT! Shut the hell up! I don't want to wake the neighbors up."
April did not give up, "Erik! Help me! He's going to rape me!" And like a flash of lightning Erik ran over to Robert and punched him… hard.
"NEVER RAPE MY FUTURE WIFE! SECONDLY: NEVER CALL ME A MONSTER." Erik bellowed in his ears, causing him to wince in pain. "Oh, today is her birthday and that was her kiss to grow an inch around her… upper chest." April's arms were crossed over her chest, pouting. "Say goodbye to Robert, my dear. This will be the last time you will see him for the next year or so. Robert, you are invited to our wedding. I expect you there."
April looked at her boyfriend. "I suppose we not on speaking terms. Well I did enjoy what we had and I will always love you… somehow. Good bye, Robert Peter Jansen."
"April, I still want you and this MONSTER wont stand in my way from having you!" Robert yelled at her. "I will come to you when you least expect it and I will make you mine! REMEMBER THAT APRIL SOPHIA RUSSELL! I WILL COME FOR YOU AND MAKE YOU MINE!"
Erik laughed, April cried and Robert just kept yelling.
"Monsieur, thank you for your horses. We very much appreciate you giving them to us. Come April, let's leave this hell hole."
"Robert, we are no longer dating. Farewell, until we meet again." April told Robert who was having hysteria.
"April, you will not leave me. You will want me soon as much as I want you. You will come back to me…" Robert yelled at her.
"Honey, lets get going." Erik told her.
"Are we going to get his stuff?"
"Just grab the food and his cloak. It will be cold during the night."
"Okay Erik. Just give me a second." April ran to where Robert dropped his stuff and she picked it up. "Erik, can I take all his clothes? Dresses are not the best things to ride on, or so I have been told."
"Fine, some trousers could make you look even better than a bunch of dresses."
"Stop it Erik."
"Sorry, love. Did I embarrass you?"
"Yes..." April walked over to the stables. "Erik, can you pick the horses? I don't know what to look for."
Erik went to where April was and picked out two horses. "Both of these will be able to support our weight. When one gets tired we switch them."
"Okay, Erik."
"Load up the supplies on one of them. Then we can start a new life together."
"Okay. Here goes nothing yet…" April said as she put the items on the chestnut mare. Erik rearranged the stuff and helped April onto the black one.
"Maybe you should button up your dress. I don't want the low lives look at you. I only want to do that…"Erik growled playfully. April said nothing. Erik's hands were placed on her dress and started fiddling with the buttons.
"Erik, you are not doing it properly. Let me show you how…" April's hands were on his and taking the buttons out of their holes. Then as if magic, April redid them. Erik was amazed.
"How on earth did you do that?" Erik asked.
"Years of practice. It's simple once you know what to do."
"Oh… I knew that…"
"Yea right… Erik, thank you for stopping him back there. It means a lot to me."
"Hey, I can not have my girlfriend get rapped and I have the power to stop it."
"Girl… girlfriend… I… love you Erik." April stuttered.
"I know you do." Erik placed his left foot over the horse and mounted it. (A/N: he's standing on a crate.)
"April, I want you to know that you are safe with me and nothing will happen to you if you are. Hell, I'd kill for you."
"I know. Can we get moving now?"
"Of course my love." Erik said while grabing the ropes of the horses. "Here goes nothing yet!" And the lovers were off to start their new lives together.
Varadrovia: thank you for the review. as you can see, Roby did not take it so well. But we haven't seen the last of him.
please review. it always makes my day.
p.s. Erik and April are only really together until... some one dies... i just don't know who to kill off or when...