Author's Note: Okay, so I'm on duty and I have nothing to do so I thought that I would write another chapter. Thanks for all the comments that I have gotten about the other four chapters that I posted earlier today. I hope that you guys like this chapter.

Chapter Fifteen: The Visit

Three weeks had passed by and all of the performances of Hannibal had gone by flawlessly. Soon, the opera house was busy preparing for it's next production, Il Muto.

Christine had sung at every performance, and all of her performances had resulted in standing ovations. After each performance, she went back to her dressing room and changed into a simpler gown to journey down to the labyrinth to visit Erik where they had continued her lessons.

"Do you know what is happening tomorrow Christine?" Erik asked her one night.

She nodded. "I'm going to rehearsal and then I am going to be coming down to see you like I always do."

He sighed, taking her small hands in his large ones. "No my dear. That's not it."

"It's not?"

"No."

"Then what am I doing tomorrow?"

Erik took a deep breath. "Raoul is coming to visit you."

"Is it that time already?" she said, pulling her hands out of his grasp. "I don't want to see him..."

"I'm afraid that you have no choice. He and I came to an agreement. You only have to see him one a month."

"I really don't want to see him tomorrow Erik. I don't know what he's capable of anymore. Are you going to be there with us?"

"No, I'm not going to physically be there, but I will be there in spirit. It's part of the agreement that I'm not there. It's going to be just the two of you," he replied. "Can you please do this for me?"

She nodded, tears in her eyes. "I will do it, for you. Only for you."

There was a knock at the door. "Christine?" Anne's voice called from the other side.

"Come in Anne."

The door opened and Anne walked in, carrying a basin and some clean cloths. "I'm afraid it's time for you to go to bed now Christine. You've got a big day tomorrow."

'Unfournately I do,' Christine thought.

She turned towards Erik. "I'll see you in the morning before Raoul gets here?"

"Of course my angel. Goodnight." He kissed her forehead and gave her a hug. Then he turned and disappeared into the mirror.

Anne poured water into the basin, dipped a cloth into the water, and wrung it out. "I hear that the Vicomte will be coming to visit you tomorrow," she said, handing the cloth to Christine.

"Unfournately yes," Christine replied, rubbing the cloth across her forehead. "It's part of the agreement that Erik and Raoul made. Raoul gets to visit me once a month for a year and then I have to make a decision about who it is I want to be with."

"If it's not too bold for me to ask, who do you want to be with?"

Christine closed her eyes. "I want to be with Erik. I have to amuse Raoul until this agreement is over," she replied.

She finished washing her face and handed the cloth back to Anne. Then, she got undressed and climbed under the covers.

"Goodnight Christine," Anne said, making her way to the door.

Christine closed her eyes. "Goodnight."

The next morning, Christine awoke to Anne bringing breakfast in. "Better eat up, Madame. You'll need your strength today."

She nodded and sat up. Anne put the tray over Christine's lap and pulled the cover off the plate. Christine picked up the fork and immediately dug into the steaming hot breakfast.

After she was done, she got up, bathed, and put on a deep blue dress.

Just as Anne was finishing helping Christine with her shoes, there was a knock at the door. "Who is it?" Christine called out.

"Your husband."

"Oh joy," she muttered under her breath. "Anne, please let him in."

Anne stood up and went to open the door. As soon as the door was open, Raoul strode in. "Good you're ready. I've got a big day planned out for today Christine."

She managed a smile. "Are you ready to go?"

He nodded and offered her his arm. She looked at him and made her way towards the door. Together, they walked out the front door of the opera house and into the waiting carriage. Raoul opened the door and offered Christine his assistance. She glanced around and then stepped into the carriage, Raoul close behind her.

Once inside, Raoul knocked on the roof of the carriage to signal to the driver that they were ready to go. The carriage lurched forward and then moved smoothly down the street. "Where are we going?" she asked him.

"I'm not going to tell you. That's a surprise."

She looked out the window the entire way, studying the passing shops. The scenery was familiar, the dress shop, the bakery, the butcher. Then the shops became fewer and fewer. She looked around, wondering where they were going. She looked over at Raoul, a questioning look in her eyes. "Just sleep Christine. We will be there in good time," he said.

Christine leaned her head against the wall of the carriage and closed her eyes, letting the lull of the carriage drift her off to sleep.

'Where are they going?' Erik thought. Raoul had arrived an hour early so Erik wasn't able to meet up with Christine before she left with the Vicomte. He has been following the carriage ever since it had left the opera house almost an hour ago. He pulled his horse to a stop and studied Raoul's carriage for a minute. The horse shifted nervously underneath him. "Easy Midnight," he said soothingly, leaning down to pat the horse's neck. He let the carriage get a little further ahead and then gently kicked Midnight, urging him forward.

'I just hope Raoul doesn't try anything stupid' he thought.

The sudden halt of the carriage jolted Christine awake. She looked around quickly. "Where are we Raoul?" she asked.

He opened the door and stepped out, holding out his hand to assist her.

She took his hand and stepped out of the carriage. After giving her eyes a minute to adjust to the light, she looked at her surroundings. Raoul faced something behind her, smiling. Slowly, he turned her around.

Behind her, she saw a massive house. A fountain sat in the front of the house and off to one side, she noticed that there was a stable with four horses.

"What is this place?"

"It's our new home Christine. You will be mine forever!"

Well now! There's an interesting plot twist. Raoul's really lost it now. But don't worry now! Things will be looking up for Christine here soon.

I hope that you guys enjoyed this chapter. I am really getting into writing this story. The ideas just keep coming to me.

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The next chapter should be out tomorrow hopefully. I'm planning on watching POTO now. I haven't seen it all the way through in quite a while now...Bad jou jou! If I don't get it out tomorrow then I will get it out on Wednesday. Enjoy!

Sarah