Hi! Okay, you're all probably mad at me for not updating for so long, sorry! I had finals and stuff… so I didn't have a lot of time to update. Anyways, I've also been busy because I got Phantom of the Opera, 2-disk, special edition, DVD! I've seen it like a million times now! It's the best movie ever! Well, here is chapter 11… R&R PLEASE!

Chapter 11: Secrets Revealed Part II

Christine and Elizabeth were just finishing hugging as Raoul walked in.

"Would you like for me to escort you back to your room, darling?" he asked Christine.

"Why not?" Christine sighed and stood waving goodbye to Elizabeth as she left.

After Christine left, Elizabeth remembered that her father had asked her to request that Christine come down to see him. In all the excitement she had completely forgotten.

Elizabeth walked down the long empty corridors stealthily, in case someone came. She was not supposed to be out of her room at this time of night. Elizabeth turned a corner, and saw Christine and Raoul standing near Christine's room. Raoul was holding Christine by the wrist.

"Let go of me!" she screamed.

"Come to my room, and we'll sleep together, like normal married couples." He responded.

"Never." She said angrily, "You know very well that the only reason I married you was to save his life!"

He slapped her across the face, and pushed her to the ground.

"One day. One day you will accept that he is dead. Dead. He's never coming back."

Elizabeth ran to Christine's side as soon as Raoul left.

"Are you all right?" she said, attempting to keep tears from streaking down her face.

"I'm fine." She responded angrily, "He's done this before, drunken bastard…"

"I'll kill him! That… that…"

"Elizabeth! I do not want to hear you speaking that way. You will not be killing anyone. Raoul is just…. Upset. He's just upset that I don't want to…"

"Sleep with him? Yes, I heard everything."

Christine sighed and looked at her daughter. She had already been through so much in her short life, and now she had to deal with this too. "Why did you come here anyway?"

"Oh, Father wanted to know if he could see you tonight."

"Yes! I mean… alright, I'll go get ready."

Elizabeth walked back to her room, but on the way she stopped.

"I bet she's cheating on me. That whore. I wouldn't be surprised. She's always running off." Raoul's voice was heard by none other than Elizabeth, he took a long drink from the bottle of vodka he held in his hand.

Elizabeth peered around the corner and realized that he was talking to himself. His bloodshot eyes gleamed in the candlelight. She turned and ran all the way to her room.

Once there, she closed the door, and cried herself to sleep. She was having a very, very, long day.

A few hours later, Elizabeth woke up. It was three o'clock in the morning. She decided to go tell her father what she had seen and heard.

Slowly, she made her way home. When she arrived, she found her father sitting very quietly on the couch. Christine was lying there as well, his strong arms wrapped around her small shoulders.

"Father, I need to tell you something." Elizabeth whispered realizing that her mother was asleep.

"Shhhhh. I know, she told me."

"No, well… that too, but there is something else. I… I heard Raoul… he was, he was going to do something. I don't know what, but something."

"What?" Erik shouted, just a little too loudly.

Christine's eyes fluttered open, "What? What's going on?"

"Christine, go to your room and get some clothes. And, any other things you may need for the next few days. I want you to stay with us. Erik said, suddenly sounding very calm.

"Us? Wait! Father, I'm still staying up in my room." Elizabeth said.

"Not anymore, if he is planning something, I do not want to take any chances. In order to give you some time to make up some excuses, I'll allow both of you to spend one last night up in your rooms. That way tonight and tomorrow morning you should have ample time to invent some sort of story about why you won't be in your rooms during the night and Christine you won't be in your room during the day either. Elizabeth, I want you to avoid being alone at all costs. Understand?" Erik instructed.

"Wait, Raoul? What's going on? I'm confused." Christine said.

Erik and Elizabeth explained what had happened. Christine quickly made her way to her room and packed. She took only what she needed, Elizabeth did the same. The girls had decided to go ahead and bring down their things so they wouldn't need to do so in the morning.

They both returned, but Elizabeth had to leave soon after. She wanted to audition for a part in the next opera which would involve the playing of her violin. Of course, Erik protested, saying that she would be an easy target on the stage. At first, he persisted, but eventually he allowed her to leave.

Elizabeth came back celebrating her new role. She had gotten the part. Erik handed her a rather large box. He told her it was a gift. She opened it to find a brand new violin, shining with fresh polish.

"It's… it's beautiful, but how?" Elizabeth stammered.

"Don't ask just play." Erik responded.

Elizabeth smiled and began to play one of her lovely melodies on her new violin.

TBC…