Chapter 7: Half-truths

Sorry It took so long guys I really am. This Chapters not that long but now I'm back on tract. I have my Bio test monday and after that I should really be able to devote to this. Well since most of you think it'd be better to keep the angst up thats whats gonna happen. So here it is and plz keep reviewing!

Erik had rolled them over. His clothes hadlong ago beenforgotten and abandoned, as were Christine's. Christine much to his enjoyment had removed the chains from his arms. He had immediately pinned her to the ground as his mouth took possession of hers. He moved into her warm tight flesh almost as soon as he was free. He felt Christine's body open invitingly and he heard her muffled moan as he slid into her. How long had he dreamed of this? How long had he thought it could never be and yet here he was, with his beautiful angel moaning and sighing underneath him. Her nails digging into his back as he mademoved into her savagely. He pressed into her hard and fast, and she met each thrust with equal force. It wasn't making love he knew that, it was something more primal, it was about pleasure and lust and nothing more. But it was something and like he had said earlier he'd take anything he could get with her.

"Erik" she moaned his name out. He could feel her body tensing around him, could feel how close she was and he pressed harder and faster. He wanted to give her everything he could.

Her legs gripped him tighter, as shepulled them higher, allowing Erik to penetrate her deeper. She could hear every moan that escaped him, they were deep and like nothing she'd ever heard before. Raoul had never made the noises Erik did and it excited her. She loved seeing how he'd respond to ever touch she gave him and ever brutal kiss they shared. She loved watching his face every time he sank back into her. The way his eyes would close in pleasure. She could feel it all the tension building in her body, she almost felt numb and Erik began to pump harder into her. 'So close' the thought kept repeating in her head. "Yes Erik just a bit more." She moaned into his ear. She looked up at him his eyes closed tightly, half his face had a look she'd never seen before, while the half covered by his white mask remained of coarse completely unresponsive to everything she did. Her grip on him tightened as she finally reached her climax. She let out a moan that slightly resembled Erik's name as the waves of pleasure took her.

Erik felt Christine's body pulsating and tightening around him and he soon joined her in her bliss. He sighed out her name as he found his release deep inside her. He collapsed on top of her panting body, completely exhausted. He watched as Christine's eyes began to close slowly.

"I do love you Christine." He whispered. If she heard him, she made no response and was soon fast asleep. Erik wanted so much to just curl up next to her and fall asleep as well, but instead he stood and gathered her into his arms, carrying her towards the bedroom where he placed her still form into the bed. He slipped in beside her and pulled the blankets over them. Within moments he to was asleep.

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Christine awoke a few hours later, the night before was mostly just a haze. Her and Erik they'd been talking and then kissing and then…

Her stomach tightened at thememory. 'What have I done?' She could feel Erik's solid weight beside her. She looked over at his sleeping form and was slightly amazed that his mask had managed to stay on all this time. She briefly wondered why it was she was on a bed. 'Hadn't we been?' she didn't finish the thought it didn't matter. She had to leave, get away from him before he awoke, get back to Raoul who was looking for her, who she was soon to be married to.

She looked around the room for her dress. 'It has to be around here somewhere.' Erik had taken it after she'd changed, and she couldn't very well go back to Raoul in another mans clothes. She found her dress folded on a chair in the corner of the room and quickly drew it on.

"What are you doing?" Erik's voice asked from the bed.

"Leaving" she answered without looking towards him.

"Why Christine?" he asked her. "Where are you going?"

"Where I'm supposed to be."

"And that would be?"

"Back to Raoul. We are to be married soon as I'm sure you know, and he's probably awfully worried."

"But after last night I thought-"

"Last night was a mistake Erik" he grimaced at her words.

"So you're just going to leave?" he asked as she reached the door. Her words resounding in his head. They hurt so much.

"I have to." And with that she was gone. He should have stopped her but he couldn't. 'A mistake.' Those two words drained him of all strength. It hadn't been a mistake not to him. It was the greatest moment of his life; she had to feel the same didn't she? But no, she was gone back to Raoul her fiancée. He'd lost her again, and it hurt so much more this time.

Erik fell back down into the bed and inhaled her lingering scent. "Christine" he rasped out. This couldn't be the end. He'd had her and now he was to lose her? 'No I wont let that happen again.'

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Christine was pulled into a fierce embrace as soon as she arrived at Raoul's door.

"Christine where on earth have you been? I've been so worried" Raoul told her. "Christine tell me what happened?" What could she say? She tried to think of an excuse quickly. She couldn't very well tell him the truth; the truth was too horrid to ever say.

"I was taken. They must have drugged me." 'Not a lie' she thought.

"Who took you Christine?"

"I-I don't know" she lied. "They wore a mask I couldn't see their face." That was a half-truth, literally.

"They had me tied up but I got out…I escaped and now I'm here."

"Where are they? I'll have them killed for this."

She began to sob. "I don't know. I was so scared. I just ran, I don't know where I was. I-I can't, I can't remember." She continued to sob into Raouls open arms.She was an actress after all.

"It's ok little lotte." He soothed "I'm here now. I'll protect you."

Sorry guys i had to bring him in. And he'll probably be the only one not out of character...strange how things work out. But never fear Erik and Christine will be together soon enough! And I want to thank lilblondegiry, Poisonous Poppy,Le phantomess Christine, Ripper de la Blackstaff, Phantomforeverand anyone eles who helped me through my lack of idea's. I hope i didn't forget anyone.Thanks guys and plz keep reading and reviewing!