Chapter Two: Amazement
Erik's POV cont…
ME? Raise a CHILD? My mind screamed at me as I also contemplated shooting at Raul again. However, he was soon out of reach. I sighed, pushed the thought of killing Raul, and having my little blonde angel ravaged by that drunken sot… again. Yes, I had seen that bastard rape her… unfortunately; I could not do anything because the mirror I looked in had 3-inch thick glass… good for sound, but not much else. I had contemplated kidnapping her. I was actually going to do that tonight when she dropped practically dead on the beach.
I turned to the bed, hearing her stir. I pushed my thoughts into one of the many rooms of my mind, and shut the door firmly.
I walked over to her and sat gently on the edge of the bed. The last thing I wanted to do was scare her at the moment. The porcelain mask that hid the right side of my face began to get slightly wet on the inside as I shed tears for this poor girl. I very seriously began to contemplate hanging the honorable Victome, and his pretty little Comtess.
Shaking my head to clear it, I very gently began to shake her awake, singing to her all the while. She woke up, looked slightly dazed for a minute, sorting herself out and looked at me…
Christine's POV
I heard screaming and realized it was my own. I heard my mother cry, but decided that what I was experiencing was far worse… I began to shake a little, trying to wake up from the nightmare. The reason I had run. I vaguely heard voices from outside my dream, but concentrated on waking up. Moments later, it seemed, my guardian with the angelic voice began to sing. I woke up quicker and after a little disorientation, I turned to stare at my angel. I started when I saw his face.
"You're… the…." I stuttered, then, realizing after I saw in his eyes that he would not hurt me, tried again. "You're the Phantom of the Opera House…"
He nodded and I got some courage from that. "You're my guardian angel?" "Yes."
My child understanding sorted through this quickly, and questions began to pour out. "What's your name? How old are you? Is this where you live? Are you….."