Chap. 6

Christine stared contentedly at the clock. It's been almost two hours since her daughter left the house. If its one thing she knows its that it does not take 2 hours to go for a walk. She was getting really worried. Her daughter and peter could have been stolen, raped. Then a thought hit her, Jacqui looked exactly liked her, horror flooded her mind as one thought passed. 'He might have them.' Christine jumped up and found Raoul in the kitchen. Raoul saw the panicked look on Christine's face and ran over to her, placing his hands on her shoulders. "what's wrong?" he asked. "Jacqui…shes been gone for almost two hours. Oh Raoul…" Christine threw herself at him. "...for all we know…he might have them." A look of panic and hate spread across his face. He pushed Christine away from him, and made her look into his eyes. "ill go out and find them. Christine, no one has heard of him for over fifteen years, I doubt he is still alive. But it is a possibility." Christine pushed herself against her husband and sobbed into his chest. "Shh. Christine, ill go find them."

Peter and Jacquelyn left the Opera Populaire, they were silent for a while until Jacqui said, "It was nice of your father to offer me singing lessons." Peter nodded although still afraid of what might happen. "but…I cannot accept his offer to do it for free, it is not proper. My parents would insist, you do realize that if I do accept that they'll have to meet." Peter froze, and his eyes widened. Jacqui stared at him, "Peter? What is it?" he stood right next to him to see if she could see what he was so shocked about. "it looks like you've seen a ghost." He came out of the trance and grabbed her by the shoulders. "Jacqui I have something to tell you…" he was interrupted by a the sound of a horse approaching. They looked up and there was Raoul riding up. He jumped off the horse and ran over to Jacqui and rapped her up in his arms. "Oh Jacqui, im so glad you are alright." Jacqui struggled in her fathers arms. "father…you're…crushing…me." Raoul let her go and then frowned. "where the hell were you?" he demanded. Jacqui looked down, "Im sorry father, I…we…originally were going to go for a walk, but then Peter…" she didn't get to finish, because Raoul cut her off. "IT doesn't matter what peter says, or does you should of used your better judgement, and told him no."

"But he wanted me to meet his father…" Jacqui stated.

Raoul sighed and placed a hand on his daughters shoulder, "your mother and I were so worried, we thought…we thought…" Peter looked up, he knew what Raoul was going to say. The Phantom, they thought the phantom got them, his father.

"Peter…" Peter looked up when he heard his name, he saw Raoul kneeling in front of him. "I know you had good intentions, but you had no right to take my daughter out without mine, or Christine's permission." Peter nodded sadly, "I know sir, and I am sorry." Raoul smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "quite alright, well I better get home, come along Jacqui." Raoul started back to the horse, and Jacqui turned to peter, "It was a pleasure to meet your father. although he does seem a little bit on the creepy side, and that mask…" she shuddered. "You would think he's some sort of murderer. But i know better, your father is too kind hearted to be a murderer." And then Jacqui left with Raoul, leaving peter watching them ride away. "If only that were true." He sighed and looked down. He felt a blow of wind behind him and something land on the ground, he turned around and saw his father standing up. "At least someone thinks highly of me." Peter gasped. "Father…i…" The phantom held up his hand. "shush. I know what I am, I know who I am." He looked to where Raoul and Jacqui were riding away. "and now…I know who she is."

"No father please, you can not. Jacqui is my best friend, please don't ruin our friendship just because you have a problem with Raoul." The Phantom turned making his cape turn along with him, and glared at his son. "You will not talk to me that way, do you understand?" he asked harshly. Peter nodded, "I do." The Phantom turned back and stared back at the direction they took off, "good." He closed his eyes and sighed, "I…I have to see her. Even if it's without her knowing." Then he started to walk that way, and peter not wanting to get scolded again followed him.

Erik climbed up a tree that was right outside the De Chagney estate. He sat himself down on a branch and looked into the window. IT was the family room, And Christine was in there. But her back was to him, she stood up suddenly and he saw Raoul come into the room with Jacqui behind him. Christine ran up to her and hugged her. Then Christine looked like she was scolding her. After a few minutes Raoul made a face and pointed in Erik's direction. He started to panic, afraid that Raoul saw him. Christine looked in his direction. She looked exactly the same, the same long, brown, curly hair flowed down her back, her big Brown eyes sparkled. Erik felt his jaw drop. Christine looked at her husband and shook her head and smiled. She started to walked over to the wall right next to the window. He sighed in relief when she didn't see him, he pulled his knees up to his chest, and wrapped his arms around his knees.

Peter looked up at his father, and started to worry for him. He never saw his father go into fetal position. He stared at him and wondered what would he be like if they met. He leaned up against the tree and sank down to the ground knowing that he wouldn't be getting up for a while.

AHHH! I've got total writers block here! Sorry to cut you down a lil bit. But it's all I got for now! PLEASE REVIEW!