Author's Note: Now that I have delved back into what happened with Raoul, I'll go back to what the majority of my readers want, Erik and Christine. I hope that no one hurts me for what happens in this chapter but I am trying to set this up for further chapters. Now, on with the story!

Chapter Seven: Christine's Confession

The kiss lasted a few seconds. Then the two parted and Christine looked deep into Erik's eyes. Then she smiled. "That was nice," she said quietly.

He held her hand and looked at her. "It was."

Stretching her arms, Christine yawned. "I think I'm going to go take a nap. I'm a little tired."

She kissed him on the cheek and made her way over to the bed. Soon, she fell asleep.

Erik watched her sleep for a few minutes. She looked so peaceful. Then he went over to the organ and continued to compose his music.

Christine was running. Her skirts flowing about her, she was running. She heard hoof beats behind her, but didn't dare to look back.

Suddenly, she tripped over an exposed root and fell to the ground. Pain shot through her ankle and she screamed out in pain. The hoof beats got closer and closer then, suddenly, the horse stopped directly in front of her.

She looked up and saw the outline of the rider. Her eyes widened in fear, it was Raoul. "You can never hide from me Christine. I will always find you."

He dismounted from the white horse and stood in front of her.

"You are mine!"

"No Raoul! NO!"

Erik looked up at the sound of her voice. He could tell that she was in distress. He quickly stood up from the organ and rushed over to where she lay.

"Christine? Christine?" He shook her gently, trying to wake her.

Suddenly, her eyes flew open and she sat up and looked around. "Erik?" her eyes finally settled on him and a look of relief swept over her and she threw her arms around him. "Oh Erik! I'm so glad that you're here!"

He held her for a few minutes. Then, he leaned away from her and looked into her eyes. "Is everything alright?"

She nodded. "I was just having a bad dream. Everything is alright Erik, I promise."

Erik looked at her, as if to ask her again if everything was alright. "Erik, believe me, everything is alright. It was just a bad dream."

"Okay. I made us some lunch. Are you hungry?"

"Actually, I am a little hungry," she replied, getting up off the bed. Together, they made their way up over to the small table that Erik had set up while she was sleeping. On the table, he had placed a loaf of bread and some cheese that he had gotten from Madame Giry. She looked around in awe at the arrangement that he had created.

"Erik, it's beautiful!"

They sat down and Erik tore off a hunk of bread for Christine and placed it on a plate. Then he took out a small knife and cut a small piece of cheese and added it to the plate. Handing it to her, he smiled and then stood up. "I'll be right back, I forgot something."

He hurried off and a few moments later, return with a pitcher of milk. "I figured that you would want milk more than you would water."

She nodded. "I haven't had milk in so long! Not since…" she trailed off.

"Since when Christine?"

"Since Raoul and I got married."

She looked down, tears coming to her eyes.

He stood and moved his chair over to sit next to her.

"Christine, please. Tell me what happened. Who did this to you? Who hurt you?"

After taking a deep breath she finally spoke. "I thought that by choosing Raoul I would spare him and myself from anymore pain. But I was horribly wrong. The minute that we got to the estate, he forbid me to sing, thinking that if I sang, it would bring you back to us."

She looked down and away from Erik. "So, not wanting to make him angry, I agreed. Eventually we got married and I thought that everything was going to be alright. But then, Raoul started leaving me alone at the estate for hours on end. When he did come home, his breath reeked of alcohol. I didn't want to be around him so I stayed off to myself. The night that you found me, I had gone into the living room because I thought Raoul wasn't home so I sat down at the piano and started to play some music. Then the notes just came out and I started to sing."

Christine paused, taking another deep breath. "My voice started to rise, becoming louder. It felt like a chain had been lifted off of my soul. I truly felt happy. Then Raoul suddenly burst into the room and demanded to know what I was doing. He asked me if I ever wanted you to come back. Then he forbade me to ever sing again. I decided right then and there that I would finally stand up for myself. We got into an argument and the next thing I know, he hit me. Then, it was like something in him snapped and he lost it. He just kept hitting me and hitting me and then everything went black."

She started crying freely now and leaned into his waiting embrace.

"It was Raoul. I've been unhappy ever since that night…the night I last saw you."

Author's Note: I hope that you guys enjoyed that chapter. Christine finally confessed! Now Erik knows who hurt his Angel. Please read and review. I really enjoy getting and reading all of your reviews.