Authoress: (Hums Point of No Return and curls up with her cat, not saying anything for once.)
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Welcome home Cap'n Meg! Just in time for the fun part!
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Voldemort's Hiraki: Thankyou my dear, I do love that ending, fluff, but not overfluff, for once I got the balance right.
Phantomluvr: Thanks! Welcome! Naomi said that? Aw... isn't that nice of her, I feel special. Adriana is definitely lovable, in a strange kind of irritating way. (I should know, its me anyway)
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Phantomsangel102: I made up that line, I find it scary that the most profound thing I've ever come up with jumped out of my head while writing phanphiction, strange.
Asingledarkcrimsonrose: Yeah, I dumped my bf after he told me Phantom had to much singing, I prefer my muses anyway, better conversationalists.
Mrs. Malfoy: Sane...sane? Am I sane? Thankyou that is one of the greatest compliments I have ever received.
AngelicFlutist: I love dancing where it just hurts because the music is so good, one of my addictions
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Jen Lennon: Plot has nearly appeared, nearly, I want to see tomb raider! NOW!
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Reltistic: Coincidence is the crack in human affairs that lets the devil in. That's from Border crossing, sigh, fluff is a wonderful thing, but angst is much more fun.
Adriana dipped a pale foot into the dark water at the lakes edge. It was pleasantly cool, she grinned and slipped off her maroon dressing gown, revealing a light blue tunic and dark red trousers that ended at her knees, taking in a deep breath, she took a long smooth dive into the water. She flung droplets into the air from her fingertips, and laughed gently as they sent ripples out into the darkness.
"What on earth are you doing?" a voice asked from the shadows. Adriana dived under and stroked silently to the place where the voice came from. She dove low, and came streaming up, tossing her wet hair over her head with a satisfying flick that sent water flying over and onto Erik.
"It's called swimming Erik," she giggled roguishly, turning a backwards summersault under the water. "Care to join me?"
"I think not," the voice replied, "You should come out of there before you catch a cold."
"Why Erik, I didn't even know you cared," she grinned, splashing water over to where she saw a glimpse of white mask. Erik growled and moved away. "I'm not nursing you back to health if you fall sick." He stated flatly.
"That's ok, I'm immune to everything anyway." Adriana replied, kicking off the bank and into deeper water.
"Everything?" Erik murmured, smiling to himself. With a determined step, he crossed to his instrument, seating himself, he ran fine fingers over the cool black and white keys. With caressing strokes, he began to send notes spinning out across the water, and to Adriana's ears. Like the water nymph she was named after, Adriana dived again, then surfaced, as the notes caressed her ears. Instantly she recognised the melody.
"That's cheating Erik," she called to him, but to his ears, she already sounded a little dreamy, yet at the same time, her voice trembled under the power of his music. With a faint smile of satisfaction, Erik began to sing.
"Past the point of no return,
No going back now.
Our games of make believe are at an end" the music lifted Adriana's soul and she began to swim for the bank, pausing when Erik's voice lifted again.
"Past all thought of if, or when
No use resisting
Abandon thought and let the dream descend."
Adriana stepped up onto the bank and crossed to behind Erik, dripping water as she went.
"What raging fires shall flood the soul?
What rich desire unlocks its door?
What sweet seduction lies before us?"
(I wonder if he knows whether he should use that word around me?) Adriana thought.
"You've passed the point of no return…"
The notes drifted off into silence as Erik's fingers lay still. He turned and looked at Adriana, noting the way her damp clothes clung wetly to her body, the sight stirred a feeling in him that he had long thought abandoned, and the idea both puzzled and intrigued him. He remembered with a surge of guilt and exaltation the kiss he had stolen from her as she slept, a kiss she still knew nothing of.
"Alright," she sighed, resting one damp hand on his shoulder. "I'm out, you win." She leant close as if to read the music on the stand, one hand twisting her hair around her pale neck. Erik could smell the water clinging to her body, and the undefinable femaleness that she exuded. He breathed her in deeply, closing his eyes as she brought her lips close to his ear. "But this doesn't mean you aren't coming to swim with me." With a flick of her wrist, she squeezed the water from her drenched hair over Erik's shirt and into his lap, then leapt backwards. With a growl Erik tried to grab her waist, but with a show of dexterity that would have amazed a belly dancer, she rolled away from his arms and ran light footed to the water. Erik leapt up to chase her, his long form leaping down steps to catch her. She ran to the bank and he saw her slow to dive, he stretched out his arms hungrily to catch her and make her pay. But Adriana had been waiting for this, as soon as she felt his arms close around her, she sprang forward into the water, Erik still gripping her arm and her waist.
As they surfaced, Adriana turned to flash him a grin she had used on many young men her age, a slight quirk of her eyebrows and a sparkle in her eyes.
"I told you so," she sung, wrapping her arms around his neck, Erik glared at her, treading water.
"What the hell gives you the right to…" any further words were cut off as Adriana pressed her lips against his, keeping them there until the Phantom began to comprehend the fact that this barely clad girl had her arms wrapped tightly around his shoulders and was kissing him in a way that made it seem entirely impossible to follow one coherent thought through to the next.
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We will now pause as the readers of this phic go into collective apoplexy and scream "Finally!" Are you happy now my dears?
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Hesitantly, Erik returned the kiss, delicately sliding his tongue against hers, he felt Adriana shiver with voluptuous delight as she kissed him deeply. An aggressive kisser, Erik noted, his hands slowly accustoming themselves to her curves. Breathing heavily, they broke their embrace, Erik absorbed her features into his memory, soaking hair, pale skin, sweet lips and grey eyes, with flecks of gold that seemed to spin and glow when she was caught up in passion. Erik noticed the goose bumps on her arms, and that she was starting to shiver. How long had they been in the water? Taking a last kiss from her lips, Erik gently lifted her up and swam for the shore. Adriana sighed and slipped out of his arms and swam beside him, (please note, our heroine has not in fact lost her mind, she simply enjoys swimming).
Erik lifted her out of the water and brushed the damp hair from her eyes, she smiled and touched his cheek softly.
"Your cold, my dear," he murmured, never taking his eyes off her, Erik swept up his cloak and settled it around her shoulders. Adriana smiled,
"So are you," she retorted, drawing her arms up to capture his tall figure in another kiss. Her arms still locked around his neck, Erik scooped her up into his arms, Adriana didn't resist, but pressed herself against his strong shoulders. With cautious steps, Erik made his way to the swan-shaped bed and gently settled Adriana on its plush velvet covers. He leant over her and gracefully slid his long fingers down her arm to take her small hand in his and raise it to his lips. Adriana stared at him, then gently moved her hand up across his face and to the back of his neck, bringing his head down slowly to once again take his delicious lips with her own.
Things were just getting interesting when a low whistle was heard and the splashing of oars against the water. Erik jerked back in surprise, and Adriana lost her grip on his still damp shirt, she frowned.
"What is it?" she whispered,
"Nadir," Erik replied, "It is not often he calls upon me, this must be important." He regretfully moved back and stood, straightening his somehow very mussed clothes, "Stay here," he ordered and kissing her swiftly, disappeared out the door.
"As if," Adriana muttered, swinging her legs over the side of the swan and crossed to her wardrobe, she tossed off her wet clothes, selecting a black slip she had "borrowed" from the costume room she now called her own. Pulling it over her head, she heard the two men's voices outside and walked to the door to listen.
Authoress: Yes it finally happened! Who caught the David and Leigh Eddings reference? Anyone? (Throws up protective screen to save Nadir for interrupting extremely important moment!) See! I told you I wouldn't interfere, never said any one else wouldn't though!