sorry it took so long to get this up. I've been watching POTO alot lately. Hope you guys like it. I wasnt sure if I shlud do this or even have them get married. You know just let them think they were married. But of course my tow friends MagickAlianne and GerrysISUchick04 convinced me to. MagickAlianne is in this one. Hope you like it girl. Its only a small cameo. He he he.
DISCLAIMER: well I dont own the rights to POTO. damnit I wasted a whole 200 dollars. Once again if anyone steals this song your ass is mine. That includes Gerard Butler or Erik. (in your case though... it is sexual. hehehehe)
CHRIS' POV
I got up that morning feeling sick to my stomach… and I knew it wasn't because I was pregnant.
Today was the day Erik and I were getting married.
At first, both of us said we didn't want to get married in a church and we would be happy as long as we knew we were married and in love. But after a few days I decided that I still wanted to walk down the isle. I still wanted that exhilarating feeling of seeing Erik at the end of that isle waiting for me. And I also felt if we were going to move to the country and have the child then we should be married in a church to keep from suspicion, and give our child as normal a life as possible.
After I was done using the privy I went back to bed to find that Erik was still asleep. I smiled. In my 2 months being here I had found that he never got up until 9 o'clock. Of course I never got up until 2 o'clock… but lately I had been getting up around 8 feeling sick.
I got back in bed and curled up besidehim in the crook of his arms. In a matter of minutes I had drifted off to sleep.
ERIK'S POV
When I knew she was asleep I got up and looked at her. Lately I had been worried to the point of sickness as well with her pregnancy. If it were up to me though I wouldn't be having kids. I never thought of it and now that I had to I was worried. What would it look like and what would it think of me. I started to panic and I got up not wanting to go back to sleep for fear of the dreams I would have. Ever since I had learned of her pregnancy the old dreams had come back. Dreams of me back in the cage with the Gypsy beating me.
I was in Christina's room at the time so Iwalked over to mine to put on my mask. I had gone back to wearing the mask ever since I had learned of the Pregnancy.
After I had gotten dressed I went into the kitchen and started to prepare breakfast… deciding upon Christina's favorite: sausage, bacon, and scrambled eggs with Ketchup. I laughed at the thought that Christina wouldn't touch her scrambled eggs in less they had Ketchup on them. She had a strange taste in food evenwhen she wasnt pregnant,and I had found that I too liked my eggs scrambled and with Ketchup.
When I was done I set up the dinner table for two. I spent the next ten minutes rearranging the plates; first we would sit across from each other, then next to each other, then we would sit across from each other the other way, and once again next on the other side of the table.
Shortly after Riegal came up to me and pawed my leg. The little wolf was getting biggerover the days and everyday he seemed to grow more intelligent. I was glad, knowing I had picked him from a liter seeing he would be the more intellectual of the cubs.
"So little friend, are you here to beg for food or help me with setting the plates?" I asked with a hint of annoyance.
He then started to circle the table while I watched him. After a few minutes he stopped at the seat next to me and barked. I smiled and place the plate and chair for Christina there. He then pawed my leg and I bent down to scratch behind his ears.
"You really are a rather intelligent creature are you not." I stated.
I heard laughing behind me and shot up quicker than a balloon under water to see Christina right behind me in only her undergarments and a robe. I took no thought at how she had sneaked up beside me, knowing by now that there was no fighting it. She was indeed a very elusive, stealthy, and agile girl for that matter.
"I didn't think you talked to animals. Hey Ri why don't you come over here." She said kneeling down and playing with the furry animal.
Looking at her my heart felt a twinge of regret at what she had to go through to bring our child into the world. She was pale and her eyes were puffy and red from being sick everyday.
Seeing her though, also, made my heart skip a beat as it always did when I saw her. Christine had never had that kind of effect on me. I got butterflies in my stomach remembering what we were to do today.
I had booked a chapel in Paris so that we could have a quick ceremony. Christina had also asked that I get someone to take a photo of us for our child and I had done so reluctantly.
"You need to eat something… here, I made you your favorite." I said as I led her to the table and sat her down next to me and gingerly took my seat.
"I don't want to eat Erik." She said fingering her food questioningly. Riegal was in her lap as she fed him her sausage.
"I don't care you need to eat." I said with a voice that was not open fore questioning.
She gave me a dagger glare and I knew a mood swing was about to come.
"I said I am not hungry!" She shot at me.
"No you did not. You said you did not want to eat."
"What's it matter they both mean the same bloody thing."
"Christina you need to eat whether you like it or not. You are eating for two and I don't want you or the child to become any more sick then you already are. SO EAT!" I said to her. My eyes showing no contest.
"Fine!" She retorted and shoved the food down.
This was not how I wanted the day to begin. Plus we had to be in town in 3 hours.
"Christina I am sorry. This is not how I wanted to share our breakfast." I said grabbing her hand and giving it a reassuring squeeze.
She smiled as she once again held back tears.
"No I am sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you when you were only looking out for my well-being and that of the baby's. Its just these damn mood swings."
I laughed. "Will you ever let me win anything? You even have to compete when it comes to who is more sorry." I said smirking.
She returned the smirk. "No because your ego is already big enough as it is. I'm surprise you haven't combusted so far." She laughed kissing me lovingly on the cheek.
"I love you." I whispered in her ear.
"I love you more." She teased.
"God women!" Iyelled."I know the only way I can win." I then said smirking at her as I drew her in close for a heated kiss as or tongues became tangled.
"Damn you. You know you're the best kisser. I wonder how since I have had more practice?" She said teasingly.
I just laughed and draped an arm about her as we finished eating out breakfast.
When we were done she disappeared into her room to get dressed. I decided to clean up and shortly after retired to the library deciding to catch up on some reading.
When I finally picked a book out I turned around to see Christina standing behind me; her arms crossed, and her foot tapping in an irritated manner.
She waswearing a plane white blouse and tight black pants with her black boots. As usual she was wearing her jacket again and fingerless gloves as well.
"Erik, Mr. I don't have a last name! Why are you wearing your mask?" She stated in a humph.
I just stared at her with my eyebrow raised.
"Erik, take it off now. Will you stop worrying about what the baby will think when its born. Jeez you can act like such a child sometimes." She said reaching out to remove it.
I brushed her hand away and placed the book back where I found it. Still not saying anything.
"Erik, if anything happens it will only be worse if you forever hide your face. The only thing the child will think of it when it sees your face is absolutely nothing. Children can't comprehend anything when they are newborns, alright. If anything it will touch it and laugh. If you always hide your face, then when they do find out about it, they will be more mad that you lied to them instead of thinking you ugly. So stop worrying. You're not even ugly at that. You are the sexiest most intoxicating man I have ever met. Especially with your mask off and your hair all messed up." She said removing my mask before I could stop her and caressing it with her hand, using her other hand to ruffle my hair.
I had never been so well known in my entire life. Chris always new exactly what to say and when to say it, especially if I was in a bad mood and didn't want to talk at all. She would then give me a kiss on the cheek and leave me in privacy, which would instantly remove any of the troubling thoughts.
I brought her to me and hugged her resting my chin on her head. I loved that we could understand each other so well.
"I think I need to take a walk around theOpera before we leave. I need some air. Don't worry I'll take Riegal with me if you don't want to go." She said when she saw me turn around and go back to my seat so I could continue reading.
I shook my head knowing that we would need some time apart before the big event ahead of us.
She shook her head in agreement and picked Riegal up taking the passageway out towards box five.
CHRIS' POV
I was still tired and a bit nervous about today so when I got to box five I just sat on the ledge with my legs dangling as I hummed to myself. At that moment I noticed how much I dearly missed my mp3 player and cursed Darienne for not leaving it.
I heard Riegal bark as he started to disappear down the stairs. I followed him wondering what it was he wanted. When I looked up I saw that we were now in the theater in the Orchestra pit.
In the time I had been here they had cleaned up the Opera Populaire as best they could after the accident, but hadn't re-opened it.
I headed towards the piano, which they had replaced with the old one. Erik had told me once with a smirk, that they had considered re-opening the Opera but felt to many ghosts still lurked here. I sat down at the piano and began to stroke the ivory keys lovingly.
Riegal was looking at me eagerly as he hopped into my lap. I laughed.
"Would you like me to sing something? Well of course you would wouldn't you?" I said patting him on the head when his tongue came out and his tail wagged eagerly.
I stretched out my fingers and started to play the tune to a song I had written a long time ago. It had been written long before Darienne and I had met, when I had taken music up again after I moved in with my Aunt.
I look out my window only to see,
The rainfall from the sky mimicking,
Mimicking my face as the tears flow down,
It plays a sweet symphony,
One I know made especially for me, and yet I wonder why;
And images start to play out in my mind,
Of a life not lived that's about to die.
I hate the way I feel,
So inexplicitly alone,
Like I am the only one who knows,
Knows what it is that the rain is singing,
Or why it is that my heart feels like its stopped beating.
The people who love me know not who I am inside,
And I feel if they did...they would only cry.
They'd leave me like the ones who do in my sleep,
They'd see me for the person I don't want to see.
But instead I lie, and know that all they can see;
Is the person that I wish I could really be.
I rise from my chair and shut off all the lights.
I open the window so I can feel the sky.
I lie down in my bed for the best part of my day.
The one where I lay here and dream away.
Cause when I dream I'm happiest,
Playing out the scenarios that begin the saddest,
Yet always end in happiness.
So I lay down tonight hoping once again,
That I'll wake up to find that my dream was truly real.
Cause I know that the only hell... Is the one that I wake to each day,
Without a true home to call my own.
"How was that Ri?" I asked him ruffling his hair.
"It was beautiful mon amour." Said a voice from behind me.
I turned around to see Erik and suppressed a grin.
"I though I was the only one who could sneak up on people like that." I said, failing andsmirking. He just shook his head and held out his hand.
"Come it is almost time to go. I have something for you." He said as he led me back to the Lair. Riegal followed silently.
When we reached the lair Erik pulled back the curtain to reveal the area where the manikin of Christine had been.
Instead it was a manikin of me wearing a beautiful white dress. I smiled when I saw it but did not faint. I fiddled with the delicate material lovingly.
"Well we should go. I don't think I shall change until after we get there though. I don't want it to get dirty during the journey, and no objections Erik." I said holding a hand to his lips, with which I new some comment was about to be retorted.
He sighed and shook his head in agreement.
An hour later and we had removed the dress and were in a closed carriage headed towards the church. Erik was sitting across from me in the carriage as I was twisting my hands and shirt nervously.
"Christina you need to stop fidgeting. I can hear you wrinkle your shirt you are so loud." I heard Erik say form across from me.
He turned his head to look at me as I looked up. His face, except for the white of the mask,was hidden in the shadow of the carriage. I smiled nervously and shook my head in agreement. I then settled down and rested my hands in my lap as I breathed nervously.
He reached out and placed his hands on top of mine and gave them a reassuring, gentle squeeze.
A few minutes later I was standing in the back cleaning room as I looked into the mirror at my shaky reflection.
The dress was a small with a tight corset that accentuated my curves and breast size. It was long and sleeveless with a long train. A pattern of crescent moons and stars trailed up the train and around the corset. The veil was long and joined the trail at the end. It covered all of my face and fell down to my chest at the front. I gasped at the beautiful sight before me. My eyes were glowing an unearthly gold behind the black eyeliner and sparkling blue eyeshadow.
It had taken me quite some time to change into the dress, and thankfully the minister performing the ceremony was married and had a daughter about my age. The daughter, whose name was Laura; and the mother, whose name was Ariebelle had helped me into my dress. They had assured me they would be attending the ceremony, and I had made quick friends with Laura. She was a fiery red head who I got along with quite well.
"You look very beautiful Christina." She said as she fiddled with my long waves. "And your hair is impossibly long," she laughed.
We decided to just let it hang.
I was standing in the lobby with my heart racing. Any minute now the doors would open and I would have to take that agonizing walk down the isle. In front of me stood Laura. I had asked her to be my bridesmaid feeling it only polite.
When the doors finally opened I saw that, even to my surprise the first pew was filled with the ministers wife, her new born baby, Laura's brother Nicholas, and a man I hadn't seen before who wasin his 40's.
I heard the music start as Laura started to walk down the isle. When she got half way down I knew I was supposed to start walking but froze. I was scared stiff.
I felt a tugging on my skirts and looked down to see Riegal with the rings around his collar. I smiled. When I looked up again I saw Erik and the look of wonderment and love on his face. It made me want to cry to know that I would see his face everyday I woke up. And by cry I mean laugh at the same time. So this is what it feels like to give your whole heart to another without thought or fear of the consequences as long as you knew that you would be there for each other.
ERIK'S POV
When I saw Christina start to take that slow walk towards me my heart swelled. I had never seen anyone or anything so beautiful. Riegal walked at her side, and both seemed to move and be one with the music. When she reached the end I took her hands as the ceremony began.
SOME TIME LATER
"You may now kiss the Bride"
And with those words I lifted her veil and kissed her deeply and passionately.
Christina I love you, I sang to her
I love you more Erik she sang teasingly.
awww finally. I'm gonna cry. I LOVE YOU ERIK!
Erik: I love you more.
hahaha very funny.
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