omgwtfbbq! lol... couldn't resist doing that. well... as I said, the story shall continue! glad I caught some of you guys' interest! please R&R! it's driving me crazy... I need to know what you guys think! bad... good... suggestions... whatever! but anyways, here's ch. 12. enjoy.
Chapter 12 Will You Marry Me?
"Will you marry me?"Her breath caught in her throat and she blinked a few times. He was still looking at her hopefully. April averted her gaze away from his. Then she asked softly, "Erik is this what you want?" Her green eyes found his blue ones.
His hopes sank. "She doesn't want to…" Now his heart began to drown in depression all over again. "Not again… I can't loose her." He looked down and closed his eyes. As she watched him, April took his hand. And she placed two fingers under his chin to make him look at her. Then she put that hand on his cheek and repeated, "Is this what you want?"
The hope returned to his eyes as he whispered, "More than anything. April, I love you so much." She squeezed his hand gently, and then said, "Then I want it too." His eyes widened.
"You – you're accepting?" She moved closer to him and said, "Yes. Yes, I am." She smiled. His heart skipped a beat. "Oh April!" He kissed her intensely. When they pulled away, they saw that both of them had started crying.
Then she laughed a little. Smiling, Erik asked, "What's so funny?" She let out another laugh and said, "I don't know. We're both crying… and half naked!" She started laughing again, and leaned forward. Her humor was a bit contagious and Erik chuckled as he put his arms around her.
"Oh, wait. You're going to need something," he said moving towards the side table. She watched him curiously as he opened the drawer. He pulled out a small black velvety box. Then, when he was facing her, he opened it. Her eyes brightened when she saw what was in it.
"Oh Erik, it's beautiful!" Sitting in the box was an engagement ring. It was a gold band with a diamond on it. There were two smaller opals on each side of the diamond. He held her left hand and took the ring out of the box. Her heart was pounding. Erik slipped the ring on her fourth finger, and then kissed the top of her hand.
She held it out and admired its exquisiteness. "My favorite stone…" she whispered. Then, she put both of her hands on the sides of his face and kissed him lovingly. Slowly, her left hand dropped from his face, and he held it. She pulled away, smiling. Then she realized something she never knew about him.
"And, my dear fiancé, what will my name be?" He stared at her for a moment. Nobody knew his last name. Then he smiled and said, "You will become Madame April," he paused, loving the look of curiosity on her face, "Destler."
A sweet smile graced her lips. "April Destler. That has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?" she asked playfully. He let out a soft growl and moved forward, pushing her onto the bed. She laughed as he kissed her, with his tongue licking her lips, asking for an entrance. But she refused to open her mouth, so he began kissing every inch of her face, allowing his tongue to feel her soft skin as he went along.
Erik enjoyed every pleasured gasp and sigh that she let out. A smile went across his lips as he moved down her neck. He wanted to find that tender spot that always made her giggle. When he was sure that he had found it, he felt her body shaking. He stopped to see her face. She was laughing, but not letting it out, which caused her to shake.
He smirked at her as she pounced forward, pushing him onto the bed. Her face was inches away from his. Then she reached up with her left hand and took off his mask. He stopped smiling for a moment, but it returned when he saw the way she was staring at him. Her kiss swollen lips were curled upwards and her eyes were filled with love and passion. April lowered her head and softly kissed his right cheek.
Once she started, she couldn't stop. Her lips kissed him all over his face. Then she slowly made her way towards his left ear. That was the spot that turned him on. Her tongue lightly touched his skin as she kissed the area under his ear. He moaned as she allowed her tongue to go across the edge of his ear.
When she stopped, he sat up and made to take off her thin cotton slip. But she stopped him and said in a mocking voice, "We shouldn't go as far as we did last time." He growled before saying, "To hell we shouldn't." Then he greedily kissed her neck while taking hold of the sleeves and pulling them down her shoulders.
She laughed a little at how just kissing his ear made him aroused. Pulling her arms out of her slip, April reached down and put her hands around his hips. He crashed his lips to hers, making everything intense. Slowly, Erik pulled her slip down as she moved her hands from his hips to the front of his trousers.
While kissing him, she felt him gasp. April ran her fingertips across his skin underneath his navel. His hands were grasping her bare shoulders. "Keep going…" he thought. Then her fingers took hold of the buttons and began to undo them. Once she finished, she leaned forward and pushed him onto the bed again.
She ran her hands up his chest, feeling the heat between them rising. Then she put her head by his stomach and began kissing it. Slowly, she moved up to his chest, then his neck, then back to his lips. While kissing her, Erik put his hands on her sides and slid them down, taking the slip with. April arched her body so he could take it off.
When she felt the soft cotton leave her legs, she lowered her body back onto his. He ran his hands across her bare back. Their lips seemed to be stuck together, because they rarely left each other. April had taken hold of the waistband on his trousers and began pulling them down. Erik didn't notice, however, until they were down to his knees. He helped her pull them all the way down, and then returned to lying down.
An hour or so later, Erik and April were lying in his bed. The red plush sheet was covering their unclothed bodies. April had fallen asleep, but Erik stayed awake, still holding her hand. He was actually holding her left hand. Smoothly, he lifted her hand so he could look at it. The ring fit perfectly around her finger.
He smiled, and then sighed as he laced his fingers with hers. His head turned to look at her. Her chest was gently moving up and down, while her face looked like an angel's. She was so peaceful. "I love you," he whispered to her.
Sleep didn't come to him. He figured it had to be morning, or perhaps even afternoon. Erik looked over at the sleeping angel next to him. He smiled once more, and then kissed the hand that he was holding. Then he let go, and got out of bed. He took the mask that was sitting on the side table and placed it on the right side of his face.
He pulled on his trousers and left his shirt on the floor again. Memories floated back to his mind about her accepting his proposal. A half smile appeared on his face. Oh, how he loved her.
Then, his ears pricked. He heard something. Erik turned his head towards the steel gate and heard splashing. He stood up and walked to the water's edge. The splashing got closer and then he saw Meg Giry.
"Little Giry? What are you doing down here?" he asked, trying to sound strong. Her blue eyes widened at the sight of him without his shirt on. He did not see, because he was walking towards the lever to open the gate. Her meek voice finally found itself and said, "I – I came to see April, Monsieur Phantom."
"You can call me Erik, Little Giry," he said curtly. "Why do you want to see her?"
"I…I got worried. She's been down here for a day, and last time I saw the two of you…" she trailed off. Erik sighed. He realized how it must look to other people after what he did to April yesterday.
"I can assure you, she is fine," he said more softly.
"Where is she?" Meg asked, walking out of the water.
"She's - …..sleeping."
"Sleeping? But it's three o'clock!"
He fell silent as she walked further into his home. He watched the little ballerina look amongst everything in awe. "Where is she sleeping?" she asked softly. Erik didn't say anything. Meg walked towards his room and before he could say anything, she had gone into it, and found his fiancé.
"April!" she said loudly. She could see that she was naked, under his covers. April groggily sat up, holding the sheet to her body. When her eyes opened and saw Meg, she jumped and pulled the covers tighter. "Meg? What are you doing?"
Meg just stared at her. "What are you doing!" Then she turned around towards Erik. "What did you do to her?" He was rather surprised by her blaming him for April sleeping naked in his bed. "Me?" he asked rather calmly.
Then she looked from Erik to April. "You – him?" she said confusedly to April. She gasped. "You two didn't… did you?" The couple stayed silent. "Oh my god, you did!"
She was shaking her head trying to rid the image from her mind. Swiftly walking from Erik's room she was saying, "Oh my god… Oh my god…" Erik looked at April helplessly, and motioned to her slip. She jumped out of bed and put her clothes on as fast as she could.
"Meg… I -"
"April! How could you do that? I mean… I haven't anything against him, but…"
April was wringing her hands. Her fingers were messing with the ring on her other finger. "Meg, there's something I need to tell you," she said trying to be calm. "What?" she asked, oblivious to what it was going to be. April took a deep breath and held up her left hand.
Meg stared at the ring on her fourth finger. Then her sapphire eyes widened. "You're… getting…" she tried to speak, but everything was breathless.
"Married," she finished for her. "I'm getting married to him." Her voice was in an unsure tone. Erik was standing at a distance, avoiding Meg's eyes. He had a terrible feeling of how she might react to the marriage. She'd probably be incredibly happy, and perhaps even come and hug him, which was something he did not want from her.
And that's exactly what she did. "Oh!" she said excitedly. Then she hugged April enthusiastically and ran over to Erik who was trying to back away. But, to his despair, she managed to get a hold of him.
April put a hand over her face from embarrassment. But she found it rather funny how excited and happy Meg was. "You're inviting me, right?" she asked earnestly. April glanced at Erik who muttered something about hugging him again. She laughed a little and nodded.
hehe... I enjoyed writing this chapter. lemme know what you think of it!
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