Author's Note: I do not own The Phantom of the Opera and make no profit off of this story.
"I swear Meg, I can never seem to find you anymore!" Christine exclaimed, hurrying over to her friend.
Meg laughed, thinking with pleasure on her time with Erik. She tried not to vanish too often when she might be missed but she was spending more and more time with him, amused by his arrogance and wit, enjoying his conversation, and intrigued by his talent. She never seemed to notice the time flying by when she was with him.
Christine tilted her head, regarding Meg curiously. "You even look different."
"What? I do? I haven't changed anything." Meg was perplexed.
"No matter. Did you hear that the owners hired in a spiritual investigator to look for the Phantom? They want to try an exorcism!"
"What! Why? He hasn't done anything in ages!"
"But who knows what he'll do next?"
"They're idiots! All of them! What exactly has he done that's so dangerous? I'd say he's done nothing but improve this theatre. We finally have leads that can actually sing and act because of him. Even our attendance has improved, everyone anxious to see the ghost for themselves!"
"Is he really that wonderful to you Meg?" And for once Christine's voice was not angry and full of fear but genuinely curious.
"Yes Christine, he is. He's terribly vain and sometimes a bit mean but he's funny and he says the nicest things and really means them. He's thoughtful and sensitive and wonderful. I wish everyone could see him the way I do. He's an amazing person." She felt the smile growing on her face as she thought of him.
"You love him."
"I…I guess I do!" It surprised her to realize that. She hadn't thought about it that way, hadn't realized what her feelings meant. She had only thought of how she wanted to see him and tell him the things she experienced and hear what he had seen and heard. But it felt so natural to hear those words coming from her mouth, so natural to name those feelings.
"I hope he's really worth of that."
"I think the question is really whether I'm worthy." Meg said sincerely.
Christine sighed and laid her hand over Meg's. "Be careful Meg. You're a much better person than you give yourself credit for and I don't want to see you hurt."
Meg hugged her friend, recognizing Christine's reluctant acceptance of the situation. "I will."
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