A/N Oh, I am so in love with all your reviews. It makes me happy to wake up and get to see all the nice things you have to say. It is defiantly and inspirational thing. Well here is the next chapter, I hope it is enjoyable. Please review.

Ch. 8

Raoul's POV

My cantor of brandy is empty. I would have to see to filling it back up. My head turned toward the opposite side of the dark filled room. I heard the clock chime three, it was early morning and I had been sitting here for hours thinking of my one and only.

Christine

She left me, for that monster. When I walked away from that underground musical hell, I had been incredibly sad. I was in all actuality overwhelmingly sad, however once I returned to my home, my safe haven if you will and I saw the shocked look on Phillips face, my sadness soon turned to madness. I had risked so much to help her and what had she done? How had she repaid me for my kindness and love.

She left me.

Christine had chosen the Phantom, and it was not to save my life. No, oh no, it was because she had wanted to stay with that lunatic. She never did say the actual words aloud as she untied me and sent me on my way, but I knew why she had chosen him. It was all so silly if you were to ask me.

Love.

It was a ridiculous emotion, a ridiculous word, a ridiculous feeling; nothing good could ever come from such a thing. My carefree attitude and feelings of love no longer existed; it seemed Christine had made sure she destroyed my humanity in the end.

I had loved Christine, more than myself; I had loved her since we were children. I had asked for her hand in marriage though I knew it would potentially tarnish my family's name. I had almost died for her. I had done it all for one simple reason.

I loved her.

But none of that mattered; she did not love me anymore.

"Raoul, you should really go to sleep." Phillip's voice rang out from behind me.

He was always meddling in my business.

"Phillip, I'm not tired." I replied flatly.

"Maybe if you just tried to get some sleep yo-" He began but was shortly cut off by my screams and the sound of broken glass.

"IM NOT TIRED"

"Please Raoul, your ex-fiancée's flare for the dramatics has seemed to rub off on you." He told me.

I regretted my actions, but I could not help the curling of my fist at Phillip's words.

"Really dear brother, you should forget about that little Opera Rat." He told me as he made his way over to the empty chair besides me.

"What would you know?"

"Well let's see, I know that she freely accepted the Phantom's proposal." Phillip said happily.

"He forced her to choose him, what other choice did she have?" I said

"Dear brother, Meg would not lie to me." He said. "Meg and I talk about dear Christine on many occasions, trust me Raoul when I say she is happy."

My anger could not be contained. "You are the biggest hypocrite I have ever met. You forbade Christine's and my union because of her place in society, suddenly I hear that you are dating Meg Giry, the next thing I know, you are engaged to the tramp."

"Watch your tongue Raoul. Meg is still as pure as the day she was born." Phillip hissed, it seemed I had hit a soft spot. "You label my fiancée as a tramp, would that not make your sweet little Christine one also?"

"Phillip Christine is different." I said frustrated.

"She is pregnant Raoul."

Suddenly there were no words; my sweet, innocent Christine was to have another man's baby. She was pregnant; she had actually given herself to that monster. I instantly wanted to kill myself, but in all honesty I didn't believe I had the strength for it. I knew I couldn't cry in front of Phillip, I would probably never live it down.

"What." I finally choked out.

"About half way through too." Phillip said matter of factly. "Meg mentioned it to me yesterday before she left to visit her. Christine is happy Raoul, she married her love and they are to have a child. Leave it alone, she is finally happy."

OOOO

Christine's POV

My heart was beating so fast I could hardly breathe. Giry's words echoed through my head again.

"What do you mean he is going to kill us?" I Cried

"Maman what are you talking about." Meg asked suddenly compelled to speak. "Phillip has never asked for Christine's where abouts."

"No child, it is the Vicomte. Christine," She said as she turned to face me again. "He has threatened all of our lives if you do not return with Meg and I back to Paris. He will kill Erik and your child if you do not return to him." Giry said shamefully. "I have every suspicion to believe he is being truthful."

"How could you ever agree to this?" Erik screamed at her as he held me tighter.

"He had a rapier to my throat Erik, what was I supposed to do?" She cried back, frustrated at the situation.

"You could have told him to go to hell. That is what you should have done." Erik said.

Everyone's voices were running through my mind, I could hardly begin to think. But I knew one thing was certain, I wasn't leaving Erik. I couldn't possibly leave him; he was the key to my existence. I couldn't leave him.

"I'm not leaving Erik, I won't do it." I screamed at her. "I can't."

Her face already told me the obvious.

"Then we will all die."

I looked up at Erik's face, it held so many emotions. Anger, hatred, fear, and love for me. I had grown to love Erik, I loved him more than myself. If I was the only one who could save him, then I would do it without a question asked. I looked into his eyes as more tears fell down my cheeks, I knew what I was doing, I just did not know how to say it. I could see the anger and confusion line his face, he already understood what I was going to do.

"No, don't you do this to me Christine, you don't have to go." He pleaded with me. "Oh please don't do this."

"Don't you see Erik, I have to do this. I have to go back with Meg and Giry, I have to go back so I can finish what I started. I have to find a way to stop him." I said as I caressed the unmasked side of his face.

I almost fell over as Erik crushed his body into mine. I honestly did not know if this would be harder on him than it would be for me. He held me and whispered he loved me into my ear for was seemed like forever. I didn't want to let him go. I didn't know how I would ever let him go.

"I know Erik, I love you too."