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Chapter 3 Remembrance:
Christine woke to the haunting tune of the organ. She wondered how she had gotten here, but only briefly. A blood red rose with a black ribbon tied around it was lying right next to her. She walked out to stare at Erik soulfully playing the organ. She found herself thinking of their previous kiss, the kiss she had given him to free Raoul. Though she had hoped that Erik would have married her and forced Raoul to flee Paris. She touched her lips briefly as if to remember the feeling of the Phantom's lips on hers. She was so lost in thought that she didn't notice Erik stop playing to turn and look at her.
"Something bothering you, mon ange?" Erik asked sincerely.
Christine looked at him for a moment, soaking up his handsome face, thought the mask covered much of it, "No, just thinking of past events."
"Such as?" Erik inquired curiously.
Christine didn't think before she spoke, "Our kiss." She moaned, realizing she had just basically told him about her true feelings.
Erik's eyes narrowed for a moment, "Good thoughts or bad?"
Christine blushed a bright red, and turned away.
Erik's eyebrows arched questioningly, "Truly Christine?"
Christine bit her lip, and then nodded. It wouldn't hurt now.
Erik stared in simple amazement at her for a few moments, and then stood up and walked up to her. Christine couldn't stand feeling so alone anymore, so she tilted her head up to his, lips slowly parting, waiting. Erik rushed in for the kiss, only pausing for air, then kissing again, and again. After a few moments Erik picked her up and carried her to the organ and set her on the bench, then sat beside her there. He wrapped his arms around her protectively.
"What are your true feelings about Raoul, Mon ange?" Erik asked.
Christine was silent for a long time; Erik looked down only to find her fast asleep.
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Only a day had passed since Raoul had left Paris to give Christine her time alone, but Raoul felt as if he had done something to upset her. However, he had no idea of what he had done, just the knowledge that he had indeed done something. He decided to go and visit her sometime soon, and try and make amends. After all, they were to be married in less than a week, and if they had doubts they needed to be settled soon.
1 hour later
Raoul had been thinking long and hard about how he could ask Christine how she felt about getting married soon, when he remembered their conversation at the hotel, and how she had spoke of the Phantom. He recognized that tone to her voice and wondered if she was going to help him escape the police. He thought briefly that maybe Christine did love that beast, but the thought passed quickly. Why would she love him when Raoul, a Count, loved her more than the Phantom could ever possibly comprehend? He decided then and there that he, himself, would be the one to kill the Phantom if indeed anyone got that privilege. He would have Christine help him find the lovesick fool.
He got up from his cedar wood desk and began to pack his clothes and other necessities, such as a gun, his sword, and a dagger, which he placed in his boot. Then a maid, Leila, brought in his afternoon tea and he told her to prepare the carriage, for he was going back to Paris. After she left he went downstairs to get the dress he had bought for Christine, and had a maid take it out to the carriage, with great care, mind. Soon all his materials had been loaded into the fancy horse drawn car, and he climbed in and told James, the driver, "To Paris, sir."
The driver snapped the whip and the horses trotted along one of many roads to Paris, Raoul began counting the minutes until he saw his future wife.
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