OK here goes chapter 4 and this has Christine and Raoul in it hope you like it! And thanks everyone for their reviews hope this chapter is good enough.

Chapter 4-Going out, the de Chagnys, and the Phantom of the Opera

Next Day

Aurora woke up and stretched. "It's morning already? Dear me, it feels like I have only slept for a little bit," she said as she got out of bed and walked over to her wardrobe. She roamed through it looking at the nicely colored dresses until she came to a lovely soft pink dress. She smiled as she went behind the screen and started to get dressed.

"Mornin', Miss," said a young girls voice coming into the room. The girl was Aurora's personal maid and always seemed to be cheerful. The girl had dark brown eyes, black hair, rosy cheeks, fair tan skin, and her figure was now starting to bloom.

"Morning Nancy...Um Nancy can you help me with this darn corset?" Aurora asked the young maid.

"Oh certainly, miss," Nancy said as she walked behind the screen and pulled the laces of the corset hard. Aurora gasped placing her hand on her breasts, and Nancy had a worried look on her face. "I didn't hurt you did I, miss?"

"No, Nancy you didn't just this darn thing always knocks the wind out of me when made tight," she replied smiling at the girl before the dress was put over her head.

"Now, miss, if I may be so bold I saw you and that man in the mask yesterday and I must say you two are made for each other," Nancy said and Aurora gasped.

"You are being far too bold Nancy! And where did you get that silly little idea from?" Aurora said making Nancy bite her lip.

"Well, Miss, I saw you and that man laughing and talking as if you knew each other for a long time. Plus all the servants are saying that you have finally found someone after your terrible marriage to that man," Nancy said nervously.

"I'll tell you this Nancy, Erik is the most disagreeable man in the world...He's not the one I'm looking for, nor the one I'll marry. So just get that thought right out of your silly little head of yours...Plus I'll never ever get into a relationship with Erik even if he was the last man on Earth! He reminds me too much of my husband: controlling, strong, handsome, and thinks he can do what ever he well pleases with women since he is stronger than us. Well, I will not allow it at all!" Aurora said angrily as she walked out of her room, "Nancy do not tell anyone else but my father, but I'm going out shopping with Meg...I decided I'd get her new dresses and some small jewelry."

"Yes, Miss," Nancy said with a curtsy before going off.

"Meg!" Aurora said seeing Meg by the door.

" Aurora, you look lovely," Meg said kissing her on the cheek.

"And so do you, my dear," Aurora said smiling as the walked out into the busy streets of London. What Aurora didn't know was that they were being followed by a man...To be more specific it was Erik who was following them. He was interested of what they were doing and where they were going, so he just had to follow.

Meg seemed to be interested in everything about London, and she was just pointing at everything that they passed.

"Excuse me, Misses, but would you like to by some roses?" asked a young lady to them as they almost walked passed.

"Sure why not," Aurora said as she gave the lady money for two roses.

"Thank ye, Miss," the lady said smiling.

"You're most welcome, and besides I have a weakness for roses don't you, Meg?" Aurora said handing Meg the rose before sniffing hers.

"Yes I suppose I must admit I do," Meg said nodding.

"Well good day to you, Misses," the lady said as they began to walk.

"Red is the color of love...Only lovers really give each other red roses," Aurora said to herself aloud. Erik who heard had to silently agree for he had given Christine red roses for her performance and because he had loved her.

As Meg and Aurora entered a lovely dress shop they saw a young woman who had chocolate brown eyes, dark brown curly hair, fair pale skin, and a tiny figure, but still very beautiful all the same admiring a nice red silk dress. "Christine!" Meg yelled loudly making the woman's head turn to them. Erik's eyes widen when he heard Meg call out Christine's name.

Why hear? Why now? Erik thought with pain.

"Dear me, It's Meg and Aurora. Oh Raoul dear look who has just walked into the store," Christine said smiling and soon a young man with shoulder length golden brown hair, blue eyes, a somewhat muscular figure and dress in richly clothes walked over to Christine. The man smiled at them.

"Well, I must say it's a pleasure to see you all again," Raoul said kissing both Meg's and Aurora's hand.

"I know! I didn't expect you to be here at this time. You could say that we're lucky," Aurora said and soon a man walked in making her turn to him, "Ah, it looks like Erik has been following us Meg."

"Mademoiselle you accuse me as if you knew from the start," Erik said before turning to Christine and Raoul, "Ah, Vicomtess what a pleasure to see you again." Erik smiled as he approached them

Christine looked very uncomfortable and Raoul gave Erik an angry look. "Monsieur I would advise you to leave this place and that you don't come near my wife," Raoul said angrily making Erik stop abruptly.

"Vicomte, this is a public place so you have no right to order me out," Erik said matching the anger to Raoul's, "And besides it's your wife's choice whether or not I am allowed to approach her or not." Christine held onto Raoul's arm tightly looking at Erik as though he frightened her, and that he did. Ever since that night at the Opera Populaire Christine had both never and wanted to see her 'Angel of Music' again, but at the sight of him that horrible night had come back to her making her feel vulnerable and weak in his presence.

"Please gentlemen control yourselves!" Aurora hissed making eyes fall on her. Erik's gazed scared her for his golden-green eyes had flames in them.

This woman must really want me to hurt her. Not only does she think she can handle me in anyway but she thinks she can order me about. Well, maybe I should have a word with her about showing respect to me, Erik thought as he clenched his fists. Christine saw Erik's anger and she quickly went over to Aurora.

"You mustn't speak that way. Not to the Phantom of the Opera," Christine said looking at Erik which made Aurora's eyes widen.

"Vicomtess that was not wise at all," Erik growled.

"Well, if Aurora didn't know then she has a right to! Meg has told me her father has made you the leading tenor, so you could say she has the right to know who you are and what she is getting herself into," Christine yelled right back. Christine was very protective of her friends and did not want any of them to fall under Erik's control like she did.

"Phantom of the Opera? No! It can't possibly be!" Aurora exclaimed in horror. This man, Erik, was a murderer. He made the chandelier fall, and the Opera Populaire burst into flames. He killed Piangi and Buquet as she has heard. This man's head was wanted by the French police and now he's here at her father's opera house. She was not the type of woman who fainted often but since Christine broke the news the shock got to her and she fainted.

Erik quickly moved forward and caught her before she hit the floor. Great! Look what you've done now Christine! He thought as he looked down at Aurora and suddenly he felt a knot come to his stomach. There she was a beautiful woman in his arms looking like a sleeping angel. He knew though that when she would wake up he would hear yelling and it would be at him.

"Erik don't harm her," Christine said in a begging voice.

"I'm not going to! I'm going to take her back to the Royal Opera House," Erik said walking out of the store with Aurora still in his arms. She moaned and tossed her head to where it was now against his chest. God woman! You might be very irritating but you are beginning to drive me insane, he thought as he hurried to the opera house.

Hope you like this chapter 4! Will update either tomorrow or Friday. If I don't update tomorrow sorry! And I don't know if this chapter was as good as I could make it but I just got out of writers block so don't attack me...I'll be better in the next chapter which is going to be an argument just so you know what's coming up ahead of time.