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Ch.16
After an hour's lesson, Christine was tired and Erik was getting annoyed with how inexperienced she was.
Erik sighed and said, "Tomorrow we will continue. I think you've had enough." 'I think I've had enough' he thought drearily. He knew he didn't want to think that way, but Christine was so inexperienced with her voice it got on his nerves.
She thanked him, glad to be over with it. Erik was just like he was before she knew him, well just as her teacher. Always so bossy, although at that time, she would never say it to his face. She wouldn't even say it now although she felt like screaming it to him. Sometime he just got on her nerves; it was like he was her father or something. (He is old enough to be her father.) Always "No Christine like this." "Christine you're doing it wrong." Things like that. She needed to get up her courage, and tell him what she thought. But not right then, for she just remembered something.
"Erik, the reunion is tomorrow." She informed him. Erik nodded just remembering. "That's right…" Christine smiled slightly, hoping that she would get off the hook for singing lessons. "We'll do your lessons in the morning or the next day, which ever you prefer." Christine's smile faded and she groaned. 'He just will never give up will he?' She thought. "What?" Erik asked, hearing her groan. She threw up her hands into the air. "I don't care!" Erik cocked her head at her outburst. "Christine…what's wrong?" She turned. "What's wrong? Erik! Did you ever think of what I may want! Or how I feel! "OH Christine we'll just do you're singing in the morning because im you're teacher and you will do as I say!" You're my teacher Erik! But that doesn't mean I don't have feelings and emotions! And maybe im just getting annoyed with all your constant badgering!" She yelled at him.
Erik was taken aback by her outburst. He had no such idea that he annoyed her so; he felt anger welling up inside him. He gritted his teeth, had to fight back the urge to scream at her. He closed his eyes and said as calmly as possible, "You dare to talk to me that way Madame." He opened his eyes and didn't see Christine flinching at all; instead she had a scowl on her face and a glare in her eyes. He returned the same look, and started to walk toward her. She walked toward him, they started to circle. They stopped and just stared at each other. He growled lowly. She stared at him, trying to fight back the thought that she was amused by this. But she found that it wasn't easy, she bit her lip trying not to let Erik see her. But what she didn't know was that Erik felt the same. Just then they both started to crack up.
Erik bent over not able to control the laughter that was escaping him. He had never laughed so hard in his life. He didn't think it was possible for him to laugh that hard, He felt Christine lean up against him and his laughter joined with hers. "Erik…" Christine started but couldn't finish because of laughing so hard. After about 10 minutes of laughing they both calmed down. Christine sighed chuckled. "Gosh Erik it's like we're married already." Erik smiled. "Yes. It seems that way doesn't it." Christine nodded and hugged him, "Im sorry I don't know what came over me." He kissed the top of her head, "No im the one who should be sorry. I shouldn't have stressed you so much, over your voice." Christine smiled up at him. "I forgive you." He nodded. "Thank you, it's getting late, Christine we should go to bed. We have a big day tomorrow and…" he paused to kiss her quickly. "…ill let you chose the time we have our lesson, my beautiful fiancé." She smiled and kissed him. When they separated she placed her forehead on his. "You're so good to me." She whispered. "And I always will be. I promise with all my heart and my soul." Christine looked into his eyes and knew he was telling the full truth. He placed her hand on his cheek, and he then realized that he had his mask off. He knew it was wrong to still feel uncomfortable around her with out it, but he was. The smile on his face disappeared and his eyes now showed uncomfortableness. Christine noticed this and shook her head. "Erik. How many times must I tell you, I do not look upon your face with fear. To me (And me!) You are the most Beautiful man (if that makes sense which I think it does) I have ever laid eyes on." He couldn't believe how compassionate she was about the subject. And what she said, "You are the most Beautiful man I have laid eyes on." How was that possible, how could she think such a thing. AS if she read his mind she said, "You once said to me, that fear can turn to love, that I would learn to see to find the man behind the monster, the repulsive carcass who seems a beast but secretly, dreams of beauty. And fear has turned to love, I learned to see the man behind the monster that you said you were. You dream of beauty Erik but yet you have it." She rubbed her finger on his cheek. He stared at her disbelievingly, it was impossible that he found someone so perfect for him. He loved her and she loved him right back. He felt tears starting to well up in his eyes. "Erik, I once feared you afraid of the things you might to me, to other people. I regret saying what I did to Raoul one night." Erik raised his eye brow asking her what it was. Christine took a deep breath and started to sing, "Twisted everyway what answer can I give, am I to risk my life to win the chance to live, can I betray the man the once inspired my voice, do I become his prey do I have any choice he kills with out a doubt he murders all that's good I know I cant refuse and yet I wish I could oh God is I agree what horrors wait for me in this the Phantom's opera." While she sang, tears were in her eyes and her voice was cracking only imagining what He might be thinking. She turned to him, "Im sorry." Erik shook his head and wrapped her in a hug. "I should have never anything that I did. I should have known by doing those things you would have feared me." She started to cry into his chest. "I asked you to love me but who could love a man who kills men, threatens people, Does horrid things. It's impossible, and I should have known that. You were scared Christine, and so was I, that's why I did it. I didn't want to lose you. I was so afraid of losing you to Raoul that I took drastic measures." Christine sobbed uncontrollably. Erik sighed and rubbed her back to comfort her. And to his surprise she started to sing, "In sleep he sang to me, in dreams he came. That voice which calls to me and speaks my name, and do I dream again for now I find. The phantom of the Opera is there inside my mind." He combed her hair with his fingers and sang his part of the song, their song, "sing once again with me, our strange duet. My power over you grows stronger yet and though you turn from me to glance behind. The Phantom of the Opera is there inside your mind." She backed away from him so they were now staring at each other. "Those who have seen your face draw back in fear; I am the mask you wear." "It's me they hear." "Your/my spirit and my/your voice in one combined the Phantom of the Opera is there inside my/your mind." They cut off their singing. "We haven't sung that in a while." Christine said. "I'll say."
Christine yawned. "You're tired." Erik said smirking. Christine nodded and gasped as she was swept off her feet and into the arms of her beloved. "You always scare me when you do that." She explained to him. "sorry." he said plainly. He walked into the bedroom and placed her down on the bed. He knew that she wanted him to sleep beside her so he went over to the other side and sat down taking off his boots. Christine crawled up next to him. He peered down at her, "Hello." He said. "Hello." She responded and then placed her head on his lap. He raised his eyebrows and said, "That's not how you're planning to sleep. Is it?" Christine laughed and shook her head. "No, of course not." She sat up and went back over to her side of the bed. Erik laid down next to her and took her into his arms. After a few moments of silence Erik finally said, "You know Christine. We need to pick a date." Christine rested her head against his chest. "A date for what?" she said sleepily. "Our wedding." Christine looked up at him, "oh yeah." She moaned sleepily and said while yawning. "In the morning." He nodded, "in the morning." They soon both fell asleep locked in each others embrace.
A/n: Wow that took me long to write. Well I had writers block for a while. It just came to me today. YaY! Ok! So now please Review! Tell me whatcha think!
Next chapter WILL be the reunion! I PROMISE! If it is not I give you permission to yell at me, and do whatever you please to me, except Punjab me or kill me in anyway possible, because then you'll never get the reunion!