Chapter 2

Phantom

He had won her at last! Granted, she was not happy, but of course that would change soon. All that mattered is that she was there with him, only a room away. While she slept, he had gone out to buy her clothes, hopefully to show that he truly cared for her. Soon, she would be fully his, and she would come to him with open arms, begging for him, the Devil's Child.

Christine

Christine woke up, hoping to find Raoul outside her door, guarding her, but her heart sunk to find that all had not been a dream. Slowly, she got out of bed, and dressed in the clothes the Phantom had laid out for her, wondering if this was going to be what she would do each morning for the rest of her life. The Phantom was playing his organ, a beautiful song, but she was in no mood to appreciate the loveliness of it. As soon as he realized she was awake, he got up and presented breakfast he had made for her. She politely declined, but as soon as he got a mean glint in his eye, she let loose her frustration.

"You are keeping me here, unwillingly, and I don't even know your name!"

"Erik," he said simply.

Spitefully, she replied "So you have a name? I thought that everyone knew you as the Phantom, a killer, and kidnapper?"

Ignoring that comment, Erik said,

"What do you have planned today, my dear?"

"What does it matter? I am still here with you, no matter what I decide to do."

Erik walked over to his organ, and beckoned her to share with him the delights of singing.

"I have told you, as long as Raoul is lost to me, my singing voice will be lost forever!"

Finally, Erik got mad and yelled,

"I have told you before, he is gone! Innocent girls like you should not be hanging around with men like him that only want whores!"

Furious, she stomped away, not having a reply. He dared imply that he wanted whores, as well as he called her innocent! She hated when people called her innocent. Everyone thought that she was pure and good, when really her thoughts were dirty, impure much of the time. She had not even told Meg what her thoughts were. That brought on a wave of homesickness, even though she was where she had lived most of her life. She wanted the normalcy back, the days of Raoul, the nights of opera and spending time with Meg, her true friend. She began sobbing again, hating her fate, but trying to accept it. Suddenly, she realized that Raoul would be coming back for her, and fear began to set in. If he came back and failed to rescue her, would Erik kill him? She ran out, and Erik looked at her with contempt.

"So you decided to see things my way, I see."

She got mad, but restrained it and changed to a sweet "innocent" voice,

"Oh Erik, I am worried about Raoul. If he comes back, will you promise not to kill him?"

He softened, but he would struggled to choose between his natural instinct to kill him if he showed up, and his love for Christine. Maybe if he agreed to not killing him, she would like him more…

"I agree to that, on one condition: You at least give me a chance to show kindness to you."

She hesitated a moment, but then realizing what was at stake agreed.

"Good, now to show you around the opera…"

End of Chapter 2