March 7, 2005- Hey everyone, sorry it took so long to update, but school is being a big old fat pain! The song I put in here is Let Me Go by 3 Doors Down. I know it doesn't make much sense putting it in the scene, but it inspired me to write this chapter. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter! Now on with the thank yous:
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Chapter 14
Emily slowly awoke as the sun started rising and sunlight shone through her eyelids. Half asleep, she extended her arm tenderly at the other half of the bed, expecting that Erik would be there. All she felt were the cool sheets of her bed. She looked up, squinting her eyes as they readjusted to the bright sunlight that filled her room. She frowned when she saw that Erik was indeed not there. She got out of the bed and stretched. Sharp pains shot through her body. She decided that she would not ride a horse for a while. She grabbed her brush and began to brush her hair. The long raven locks began to shine in the sunlight. She put the brush down and headed toward the door but stopped when she heard a voice, "I do not think that it is such idea getting up and going to rehearsal so soon after your accident, Mademoiselle. You should be resting in your bed." Emily frowned as she turned around,
"Erik, you are treating me like a child. I would like you to know that I am old enough to make my own decisions!" She knew what she said was harsh, but she hated the thought that everyone would keep such a close eye on her. She looked up into his eyes. Erik's mouth curved up into a smile as he took her into his arms, "Come now, you are getting angry for no reason..." She pulled away from him,
"Getting angry for no reason?" She laughed dryly, "Really? Here I am, a day after my accident, willing to work and you dare to come into my room and tell me what I should do?" A thought suddenly occurred to her, "Ah, yes, I see it now. You don't want me to go so that you can be with your precious Christine." Erik's eyes grew cold and malicious,
"I would watch my tongue..." Emily could only laugh coldly,
"Ahh, yes go to your precious Mademoiselle Daae...or should I say, Madame Christine de Changy?" Emily felt the tension grow between them. She knew what she was doing. What she was saying was cruel, but she could no longer be with him. He should not have to suffer after she was gone. It would be too much on her soul if they had married and shortly after their wedding day, she had died. She loved him too much to put him through that, "She never loved you...she never will. How can someone so beautiful love a monster such as you?" She saw his eyes widen at the last comment.
Forgive me...my love...
Emily slipped the engagement ring off her finger and threw it at Erik, screaming, "Give this to her, you never loved me! You only loved Christine..." She felt her heart breaking when she saw tears going down Erik's face, "When you made love to me, you weren't thinking of me... you were thinking of Christine..." She turned around and started sobbing. She couldn't take this anymore. She looked behind her to see Erik's eyes burning into her own. He could not believe what she was saying. She had betrayed him. He frowned as he left her there and slammed the door behind him. There stood Emily, all by herself. It was then and there that Emily finally realized how much she truly loved him. She shook her head and spoke out loud,
"What's done is done. I can't go back now." She nodded as she repeated the last part in a whisper, "I can't go back now..." She sighed as she headed towards the door and let herself out. She walked by herself, reflecting on her life. It seemed that the moments where she was happiest were when she was with her parents, or with Erik... She shook her head and walked faster. When she got to the theater, She smiled awkwardly when Messieurs André and Firmin walked up to her with happy faces,
"Why my dear, you should be resting!" Monsieur Firmin said. Emily smiled genuinely,
"Messieurs, we have exactly six days until performance. Although I am still very weak, I cannot bear to miss a single rehearsal." Monsieur André smiled,
"Such a dedicated worker!" Monsieur Firmin nodded,
"Indeed!" Emily walked up to the stage, where she was handed her script. She went over her lines and noticed that she had a lot of them. She felt eyes on her. She turned to see Erik staring at her with cold and angry eyes. She blushed as she turned away. Monsieur Andre spoke up,
"Attention everyone!" The theater grew silent, "I want everyone who is not in the first scene to clear the stage." The dancers and most of the cast got off as the greatest production since Il Muto went underway...
Many hours later, Emily stood on the stage by herself rehearsing her newly learned dance moves. She was doing well until a complicated move sent her flying down on her rear end. She moaned in pain. "Maybe you should quit for today." A voice told her. Emily looked up and saw Carlotta walking towards her. Emily sighed,
"Carlotta, I really don't have any time for-" Carlotta held up her hands,
"No, please, I've come to make peace." She smiled as she sat next to a surprised Emily, "I've noticed that your heart truly wasn't in the rehearsal today." Emily's head hung down a little as Carlotta continued to look at her, "That's not like you. You're one of the few people who actually works their ass off, and gives two hundred percent." Carlotta smiled once more, "I know that I have not made things easy for you, but I have to admit that after today, you have truly earned my respect and admiration." Emily looked up at her,
"I have done nothing worthy of respect." Carlotta shook her head,
"You coming here to work so soon after your accident surely earns respect." She grabbed Emily's hand and squeezed it, "Don't undermine yourself. It's the worst thing you can do to yourself." Emily laughed sadly,
"I've already done something that made me lose respect for myself." Carlotta sighed,
"Then fix it!" The raven haired beauty shook her head,
"This can't be fixed." Carlotta then smiled,
"How do you know if you haven't tried?" Emily looked at her and smiled. She nodded as she ran off to her bedroom to change into something beautiful for him. On entering her dressing room, she saw something that made her heart stop. On her bed was a beautiful blood red rose with a black necktie tied around it in a bow. In the center of a bow, was her engagement ring. A letter with his famous seal was next to it. She opened the letter,
I still love you.
Erik
She gasped as tears ran down her face. She threw the note down, grabbed her rose took off the ring put it on her left ring finger, put the rose in water, and ran towards his lair.
One more kiss could be the best thing
One more lie could be the worst
And all these thoughts of never resting
You know not something I deserve
She ran as fast as her legs could carry her. She had to make this right. She loved Erik too much to let him go. They had to be together, they just had to! They both were incredibly happy when they were in each other's company. How incredibly stupid she was in thinking that she could not be with him! She got to the entrance of the underground lake. She saw the boat, but she knew that she couldn't steer it to save her life so she jumped in and began to swim as fast as she could
In my head there's only you now
This world falls on me
In this world there's real and make believe
This seems real to me
Erik sat there in his throne, moping. He hoped that she had gotten the rose...and his message. He sat there waiting for her to appear. He thought of her beautiful face, but frowned when he realized something. Over the last day he noticed that she seemed hauntingly pale. It seemed that the color had been sucked out of her face. He smiled as he thought of her naked on her bed. She seemed like a piece of artwork. He frowned as he cursed himself for thinking of her.
You love me but you don't know who I am
I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand
You love me but you don't know who I am
So let me go, let me go
Her muscles ached as she swam for what seemed like hours. She tried to prepare a way to explain herself. Her odd behavior was not to hurt him, but to protect him. She felt her arms growing heavy with exhaustion, but she coaxed herself to push harder. She saw candlelight up ahead.
I dream ahead to what I hope for
And I turned my back on lovin' you
How can this love be a good thing
And I know what I'm going through
She reached his lair and saw him sitting in his throne. She got out of the water and slowly walked up the stairs. He turned around and saw her.
In my head there's only you now
This world falls on me
In this world there's real and make believe
This seems real to me
You love me but you don't know who I am
I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand
You love me but you don't know who I am
So let me go, just let me go
Let me go
"What are you doing here?" He asked coldly. He saw that she was sopping wet and shivering from the cold. She felt her teeth shattering,
"I've come to ask for your forgiveness..." He could only laugh,
"How can something so beautiful love a monster like me?" He asked in a mocking tone. She cringed at his statement. He had remembered what she had said. She cursed herself. She sighed,
"Erik...I didn't mean it." She ran towards him and flung her arms around him.
No matter how hard I try
I can't escape these things inside
I know, I know
But all the pieces fall apart
You will be the only one who knows
Who Knows!
"I only love you Erik. I didn't mean what I said... I am a fool!" She kissed his lips. He responded by sucking on her lip. She ran his fingers through his hair.
You love me but you don't know who I am
I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand
You love me but you don't know who I am
So let me go, just let me go
You love me but you don't
You love me but you don't
You love me but you don't know who I am
They broke the kiss and smiled at each other. Erik ran a finger down her jaw line, "So, does this mean you want to be my wife?" She kissed him once more as she showed him the ring on her finger,
"More than anything." He smiled a charming smile,
"So when we wed a couple of months from now..." Emily cut in,
"Actually dearest I was thinking that maybe we could get married sooner than that..."
"How much sooner, my love?"
"Does tomorrow seem like too soon?"
"Tomorrow!" He exclaimed as he looked down at her smiling face. He could not help but smile back,
You love me but you don't
You love me but you don't
You love me but you don't know me...
"Tomorrow then." He said as he claimed her mouth in a passionate kiss.
A/N: So, what did you think? I hoped you liked it! Now, here's the deal, I haven't been getting reviews from all of my old reviewers, so I'm enacting a new rule: I will not update unless I get ten reviews for this chapter. I know, I'm evil, but I've got to know if you're actually paying attention to my story, lol. So when I get my ten reviews, I will try to update as soon as possible. Next chapter will be the wedding! See you next chapter!