A/N: Sorry it's taken me so long to update. I've really tried to get this out sooner but things were getting in the way. Any way, here it is! Enjoy. Plus major case of writer's block.
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Ch. 4 Coming To
"Christine are you alright?" asked Raoul. Christine slowly lifted her head to face Raoul, anger slowly forming on her face. "Do I look alright?" she asked him. Raoul took a good look at her; she had red streaks down her face and her eyes were blood shot from crying all night, she looked like she didn't get any sleep, and her hair was even more wild than usual. "No, you don't," he finally said, "What's wrong?"
She got up and walked to her window, say down on the chair next to it, and looked out. Ironically she had a view of what used to be the Opera Populaire. Without looking at Raoul she said, "I told you yesterday what's wrong." She slowly turned her head back to him, a new batch of tears streaming down her face, and continued, "What Raoul? Wasn't it enough for me to lose me father? Did you have to rip out another piece of my heart as well?"
Raoul slowly crossed the room and knelt in front of Christine. Taking her hands in his he said, "He doesn't love you. He has you under his control. Christine, why can't you see it?"
She was slowly getting angrier and angrier by the minute. 'Why can't Raoul just accept it?' "No, he doesn't! I love him!" she yelled in Raoul's face.
Raoul finally lost his control. He was trying so hard not to be mad with but when she said she loved that monster, he snapped. To fast for Christine to do anything about it, he struck her in the face.
Christine was in chock. Did Raoul just hit her? She turned her head back towards him with hurt and confusion in her eyes. By now Raoul had realized what he did and his face fell. He moved towards her and took her in an embrace, but she pushed him off. "Christine, I'm…I'm so sorry. I didn't--" Christine cut him off by whispering, "Get out."
She watched as Raoul left. After a few seconds she went back to her chair by the window. Lightly touching her red cheek she looked out the window to the Opera Populaire. 'I have to get back to him' she thought to herself. 'I just have to.'
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Madame Giry and Meg looked after Erik all night. They managed to get his shoulder back in place and they wrapped is wrist to help it heal. After doing all they could for him they exhaustingly collapsed into a chair and fell asleep.
While they slept, Erik slowly regained consciousness. He carefully opened his eyes and looked around him. He noticed he was back in his lair and he was on his settee. Slowly the events of the day before came back to him. He was surprised to find he was still alive. Looking around him some more he found Mme. Giry and, who he presumed, Meg. 'They must have helped me.' He thought.
Just after he thought that pain racked his body. Drawing in a deep breath he closed his eyes against it. When the pain subsided he reopened his eyes to find Madame Giry watching him. "You're awake!" she exclaimed, a smile crossing her lips.
Erik heard her but there was only one thing on his mind. Finding his voice he asked, "Where's Christine?"
"What?" asked a confused Mme. Giry? She didn't expect those to be the first words out his mouth.
"Christine," he repeated, "Where is she?"
Mme. Giry thought of what she could say. She decided that the truth was the best response she could offer. She averted her gaze but brought them back to his pleading eyes. Sighing she said. "Raoul took her to his estate."
All the pain in Erik's face drained from him, taking his color with it. Anger soon took over. His eyes blazed with hatred towards Raoul. "I'm going to kill him!" he screeched as he attempted to stand.
Giry rushed over to his side and tried to calm him down. "Erik, you are in no shape to go fight him." She said. "To go as you are would be suicide!"
Erik knew she was right. He leaned back into his former position and with a grunt he asked. "So what, I just sit here while she's in his hands?"
Mme. Giry shook her head. Erik could be so difficult at times. "You need to rest up," she said putting emphasis on the word 'need'. "We'll come up with something to get her back." She added.
Erik laid back down. All he could think about was Christine "If Raoul harms her in any way he's dead!" Erik whispered more to himself. Mme. Giry nodded as she went back to her chair, thinking of how they were supposed to get Christine out.
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Reviews –
Phoenix6 – Thank you. Raoul really needs a wake up call. I feel bad for putting Erik and Christine through this but it must be done.
Kathy.L – I can't say much but I can say this story will have a happy ending. No worries there.
Sands-Agent – Thank you. LOL It isn't in Christine's nature to be mean, even to Raoul. Although she will get fierce. Raoul's lucky she isn't going to be mean to him. He really deserves it.
Twinkle22 – Thank you so much. I'm sorry it's taking so long but I should be updating much sooner now.
