Chapter Twentynine
DISCLAIMER: OK; I don't own phantom of the opera. Plain and simple
They all waited outside the room for what seemed like hours.Erik had a hold of her hand; and was still awake; even though it was passed three in the morning. Karen was sleeping; and they were going to wait until morning to know if she would live or not.
"She needs to rest." The doctor told them. "Her leg took a lot of damage; and I'm not surprised if she is unable to use it. It may be dead weight; or it might be OK; and she'll need to use a cane until it heals completely. She lost a lot of blood; which is what I'm mainly worried about. He broke a blood vessel; and; if I set it correctly; it should be fine. But I'm not sure." They all walked into the room and waited in anticipation. Erik paid them no mind, he cared only about Karen at that moment. The woman whom had saved him from death; and the one he would marry. Meg sat not far from him; concerned with her best friend. Everyone was concerned. They saw a humanity in Erik that they'd never dared look for; he never let her hand go; he held onto it; as if, if he let it go; she'd slip away. They'd all fallen asleep by the time Karen's eyes opened.
She saw everyone sleeping in the room; and she was resting in the swan-shaped bed. She looked at her hand and saw Erik had a hold of it; even in his sleep. Karen smiled; gently lifted his head and kissed him. He was half-awake when he kissed her back; when he opened his eyes, he saw her. When he shouted her name; that was what woke Everyone up. He held onto her; as they all asked how she was feeling.
"Leg hurts a bit." She replied. "Other than that I'm fine."
"Karen." Meg spoke up. "their going to kill Raphael; but we waited for you; knowing you'd never want to miss this." Karen almost jumped out of the bed to see that. But the second she put pressure on her leg; she limped. Erik went to her side and tossed her arm over his shoulder and walked her to the main room where Raphael was tied up.
"Ladies choice." Firmin told her. "What should it be? Stab? Drown? Or hung?" Karen thought it over; but stopped them. She had Erik walk her over to him; when she asked him if he knew of what happened to her sister, he did not respond.
"May as well answer." Erik told him after silence. "Your dead no matter what you say."
"Fine." Raphael spat. "I did it. I murdered her. I told you I would. I said that I was going to kill everyone you loved. I almost got him if you hadn't gotten in the way. Meg wasn't stupid enough to walk off somewhere were the cops weren't; and you Karen, you were down here. Iris was the only one who went were she was not supposed to. I killed her." Karen did not cry. She looked at Firmin and answered.
"I want him hung; and his limbs cut off. Just like Iris." Firmin and Andre' nodded. Two of the men that were actually going to kill Erik untied Raphael; and took him to the rafters where Iris was hung; everyone following. Erik was carrying Karen.
They watched as they cut off his limbs before he was murdered; the screams bellowing through the entire place. They put his neck through the noose and let nature take it's course. As horrifying as it looked; Karen felt a sence of pleasantness. Her sister's murderer had been killed; Everyone in the opera populaire accepted Erik; even though his face was deformed; and he had a past of murdering people; they had forgiven him.
Karen was instructed to rest the rest of the day. She was laying in bed; with Meg sitting with her.
"Raphael's dead." Meg began. "and everyone loves Erik. Does that mean you two can finally get married?" Karen nodded.
"All is well." She closed her eyes happily. "We've been through a lot; but I know now that we can get married."
"Are you going to have a big wedding? Or a small one with only a few close friends?" Meg asked all at once; wanting to know how her best friend was going to get married.
"Erik and I haven't decided yet. I'd like a wedding with my friends; and the Opera Populaire."
"How are you feeling?" They looked up and saw Erik smiling at her. "Everybody left; and now just Meg is left." Meg smiled and stood up.
"Then I shall leave. Remember Erik." She told him teasingly. "She needs to rest." Erik smirked at her as she left; leaving them all alone.
"Erik." Karen spoke after he layed next to her and kissed her. "What if, when we have a baby, It's a reincarnation of Raphael?" Erik shook his head.
"Do not worry." He told her. "Raphael was a result of horrible parents. I'm sure we can do a good job; and our child will never turn out like that." He kissed her neck; smiling at her. "Your truly an angel. You talked an angry mob out of killing me." He brushed the hair out of her eyes; and put it behind her ear. "It's hard to imagine." He yawned. "That it all happened in one night. You got me to go to the Masquerade; you talked an angry mob out of killing me; you almost lost the ability to use your leg; and you decided your sister's murderer's death. All in one night."
"Are you tired?" He shook his head; but she knew he was. She took his mask off his face; and rested it on the end table. She sang him to sleep. It wasn't long before he was fast asleep; and she soon joined him.
When her leg healed; she was back at the ballet. It was different now that everyone knew; and accepted Erik. She would see him trying to watch her during practice; and; when they asked him if he'd sing in their opera; he declined. They would ask him over and over; but he'd keep saying no. He almost told them to let Karen sing again; but he remembered that when she get's pregnant; she won't be able to. She'd have to quit the ballet too. If he knew her as well as he knew he did; she wouldn't mind quitting the ballet. She hated it. So he said nothing about Karen to them.
They had been planning their wedding day; the day Erik would be made the happiest man in the world. They decided they'd get married in the church; and the entire populaire would be there. They wouldn't divide the church up into bride's family and friends and grooms family and friends; because in retrospect; both sides would be empty. So they decided to combine both sides. Meg would be Karen's bride's maid; and Erik didn't really have a man of honor; considering hardly anyone wanted it to begin with. But that's when Christine De Chagny and Raoul De Changy showed up.
Christine and Raoul had made up; and re-married. Karen told Christine the whole story; about her plan to bring Erik to the Masquerade; and how he was almost murdered by Raphael but he stabbed her leg instead. That's when Raoul and Erik started talking to each other like friends instead of enemies.
"You and Christine make up?" Erik asked as he watched Karen and Christine see who could stick their leg higher in the air from ballet. Raoul nodded.
"Yes. But she has been acting strangely."
"How so?"
"I don't know exactly. It's been like...she seems to be happy one minute; and then I say something; and she's pissed. She's been eating strangely too. Every thing she eats; she has to put chocolate on it. Like, the other night for dinner we had steak; she dipped her's in a bowl of chocolate." Erik rose an eyebrow and went back to watching them. Christine was no longer trying; Karen had won. "I asked her why; and she accused me of calling her a pig."
"Karen." Christine and Karen were talking just like Erik and Raoul. "Raoul doesn't get it yet."
"Get what?" Karen was stretching; getting ready for the opera practice.
"He doesn't understand it!" She nearly yelled at her. "I'm pregnant." Karen fell backwards; and then got back up.
"What? Really? Wow!" Erik was laughing at her for falling over.
"So you and Karen are going to start children soon?" Raoul asked him. Erik nodded.
"I can't wait."
"why? Because you can-?" Erik quickly shook his head.
"We do that when ever we want." He snickered. "I mean it. I can't wait for us to get married; so we can have a child. The only thing I'm worried about is it's face."
"Face? Your worrying about that after everyone has accepted you?" Erik nodded.
"Well yes. Karen had to defend me; they didn't know my side of it. But people won't accept the baby so easily." Raoul understood that; and watched the ladies.
"How long?" Karen asked.
"Six weeks." Christine replied. "I thought that since I dip everything I eat in chocolate; Raoul would get it."
"You've got to tell him point blank." Karen told her. "That's what I'll do when Erik and I have a baby." Christine nodded; and walked over to Raoul. She took him from Erik; and Karen stood beside Erik. They saw her tell him something, and then he fainted.
weee:D Let us all cheer in joy for my longest story so far!
