The Phantom's Revenge
By: Ashtree of Jessenia
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Darkness encaved Eric as he slowly stole his way through the forgotten tunnel under the Opera Populaire. He was devastated by the blow that Christine had just delivered to him. He was not only heartbroken but he was furious. He had given her everything; his heart, passion, and most importantly his music.
Eric, also known as "The Phantom of the Opera", was mostly furious at Raoul for stealing the woman he loved most in the whole world. The Phantom knew he would have his revenge and take Christine to where she rightfully belonged. He would take her to live in the estate that he was going to buy with all the money he had earned from his allowance as the "Opera Ghost." Eric was determined to buy an estate for Christine and bring her there as his wife and soul mate forever; that would be his final revenge.
Chapter 1 "An Afternoon Ride"
As Christine rode her jet black mare, her mind was not on the handsome young man riding beside her, but it was on the mysterious and passionate man she had known as her brilliant tutor. Christine was arguing in her mind whether she made the right decision in choosing to go with Raoul. It's not that I don't love Raoul, however he does not awaken the passion in me that the Phantom does. On the other hand I barely know him, I don't even know his name and he is considered a criminal, a murderer no less and… Those thoughts were slammed shut when Raoul slowed down to hold her hand. She smiled back at Raoul as he kissed her hand and basked in the moment of pure bliss. She forgot all of her earlier thoughts as she lost herself in his sparkling sea-blue eyes.
What is she thinking? Raoul wondered as he rode side by side with Christine. She had an oddly distressed look about her and tried to appear calm as her brow was furrowing even greater on her smooth, pale forehead. Raoul did not want Christine to know that he knew something was troubling her, so he appeared calm and rode with great ease through the forest. All the while Raoul was riding; he was hoping and praying that Christine was not second guessing her decision to be with him. But what Raoul hoped even more was that Christine was not thinking about the Phantom. Finally Raoul could take it no longer and forced Christine out of her thoughts by grabbing her hand and kissing it softly.
