Chap. 3
After they separated the phantom smiled at Christine and wrapped her in a hug. Again. "I still can't believe you came after what I did to you. Captured you against your will, almost killed your fiancée, I am a monster…" Christine stopped him. "no, no, no…look forget all about what happened that was awhile back…" "3 months." He corrected. "yes 3 months back and there is no need to recall that gruesome incident." He sighed. "I guess you are right." Christine nodded. "come on, let's get out of here." She said, she started to walk out but The phantom grabbed her hand. "oh and Christine, my name is Erik feel free to call me that anytime you like." She smiled and nodded.
They walked out of the court house, the spring breeze hitting their faces. They started walking down the streets of Paris, Erik pushing Christine against him, the right side of him, to hide his face from the pedestrians around. Christine got the hint and gladly helped him. "you are still afraid." She whispered to him. He looked at her and huphed. "I am not afraid." He persisted. "Erik.." Erik smiled at the sound of Christine saying his name. "You can admit your true feelings to me." He huphed and looked straight forward again, he got bothered by the silence the followed so he finally spoke. "Fine. I am a bit afraid. I don't want anybody to see me, The world is not ready for me yet. Im still a bit uncomfortable with out my mask on around you." "Your face holds no horror for me." He put his arm around her waist and kissed the top of her head. "thank you, Christine." "you're welcome."
They spent a half an hour walking around Paris, Christine was getting tired so they stopped at a nearby park and sat down on the bench. "Erik. Do you have a place to live?" Christine asked him. "Not really, I've been living in an abandoned cabin I found in the woods but when the police found me and took me away I think they burned it down or something. How about you?" He replied. She shook her head. "I was living with Raoul, in a little cottage. But since I left I've had no place to stay." Erik was silent, hearing Christine say his name made all that feeling of jealousy come back. He felt his eyes start to water but quickly wiped them away. He turned away from her, not wanting to let her see him angry again. She placed her hand on his shoulder. "Erik?" She asked in concern. He took a few deep breaths then finally turned back to her. "I'm alright." He said. She still had a look of concern on her face. "was it because I said I was living with Raoul." He closed his eyes tightly and made his hand into a fist. (don't worry he's not going to punch out nobody , he's just squeazing his hand together to relieve him self.) "what happened? You looked happy with him when you left my Lair with him." He finally said. She sighed. "well I was happy, I finally got with my love and we were engaged to be married soon. Then after a few weeks I started seeing you in my head again. I thought It was happening again I thought you were haunting me again. II got scared, but never told Raoul because I soon realized that you weren't tormenting me it was my love for you that was. After a while I couldn't take it any longer and told Raoul that it wasn't working out, he seemed to understand but a look of pure sadness in his eyes. But he let me go then soon enough I saw you in a cage and freed you and here we are." She explained. "so…your love for me…was stronger than your love for him?" He said, joy could be heard in his voice. She nodded. "I wish you realized that sooner, like in my lair!" He said half serious. She laughed. "sorry. I was frustrated with you, my child hood love and fiancée was tied to a gate almost to be hanged by my Angel of music who captured me and was a crazy pshycho path at that point." "Well im sorry for being jealous." Christine laughed again and rested her head on his shoulder. "I was jealous, that's what made me capture you and almost kill Raoul. I hated him for taking my love away from me. I love you so much Christine I didn't want anyone taking you away from me." After a few minutes of Christine not answering him he looked down at her, and she was sleeping. He smiled and very carefully got up and picking Christine up into his arms. He walked to the road and pulled over a carriage. He placed her in it, careful not to disturb her. He went to the driver. "to the Opera Populaire please." The driver turned his head to look at Erik. "That'd be 10 franks." Erik dug into his pocket and pulled out 10 coins and gave them to the driver. "thank you." The driver replied. Erik nodded and went into the carriage with Christine.
Soon the carriage arrived at the Opera Populaire. Erik opened the door and got out and very slowly and carefully got Christine out into his arms. "thank you monsier." Erik thanked him. The driver nodded and pulled away. Erik sighed as he looked at the mess he created, the mess he made out of his home. He opened the door and climbed over all the debris and burned pieced of wood and stuff. He finally reached the hallway to his lair. He walked down the hallway and got to the lake. He placed Christine in it and started to row. Christine stirred, Erik looked back at her but her eyes didn't flutter open. 'a dream' he thought. He finally got to his lair. It still looked a bit the same besides all the burned furniture, and the smashed mirrors. His bed was allright though, He placed Christine down on it just as he did the night he first took her to his lair and she passed out by seeing herself in a wedding dress. He kissed her fore head. "Goodnight my love. I will see you in the morning." He closed the curtain and walked away.