A/N: A big thanks to all of my reviewers; sorry that this chapter was so late in coming. I've had to study for a huge test (Die, chemistry, die!) and I really didn't have time to get this chapter going. This is the first episode of a soap based on "Guiding Light," and I'm going to be doing something new with it. Instead of writing a 'soapette' that's set in the same style as its predecessor, four characters- Erik, Christine, Raoul, and Meg- are going to based on four "Guiding Light" characters- Jonathan, Tammy, Sandy, and Ava, respectively. Technically, on GL, this story hasn't happened to Raoul/Sandy and Meg/Ava, but it's what I want to happen on the soap, so I'll make it happen here!
Disclaimer: Put two and two together.
"Guiding Night"
Erik stopped at the entrance of the hospital where Raoul was being kept after being electrocuted into a coma. (A/N: Just for the moment, forget that electricity hasn't been invented yet…) He looked up into the window where Christine sat with him, her face wracked with guilt. He spontaneously remembered a piece of the speech she had delivered to him earlier…
"I'm going to be with Raoul now. He needs me!" she said.
Erik snapped back to her, "See, you said it yourself. He needs you. But what do you need, Christine?" He softened toward her, and whispered, "You need me… You need what's right here." He leaned in to kiss her, but she jerked away suddenly. "No, you can't… We can't, Erik. I promised myself! I promised I wouldn't even look at you!"
Her last words echoed behind him as Meg Giry walked up to him. "Hi, mister Opera Ghost person!"
He growled, "Leave me alone to wallow in misery and self-pity." He brought a picture of Raoul and Christine to the light, looking at them. They look good together…
Meg's exclamation snapped him out of his reverie. "Raoul!" she squealed.
For once, he was stunned. He thought that Raoul and Meg had never seen each other, let alone have known each other. (A/N: Work with me, people…) "Huh?" he said, uncharacteristically.
"My secret husband! I thought that I lost him forever!" she kept screaming. Erik was beginning to have a throbbing headache… But, wait! That was it! He smiled, as he began to form a plan in his mind…
On the next Guiding Night:
Erik exposes Raoul's secret.
Christine has a choice to make.
Madame Giry publishes a novel that just may wreck the lives of two or three or ten people.
A/N: There you go, hope you liked it! Next, as per phantomfan1911's request, I will be spoofing "Passions." I've got a ton of ideas already, and as always, reviews are accepted!