Sorry this chapter took so long to get up. My Internet has been playing up for a few days so it has been a bit difficult. But here is another chapter for you guys.
Disclaimer: ... nope ... still nothing ... BBC own the Doctor ... Leroux and Lloyd Webber own the Phantom! Pity! I wish I owned both ... hehe
We Have All Been Blind!
Christine awoke earlier than usual. She realised she was in the TARDIS. She got out of bed and she looked around. She saw the Doctor must have left them robes to put on as there were two lying for herself and Raoul. She picked hers up and put it on. She opened the door and went down one of the corridors. She ended up in the control room. She suddenly saw the Doctor hunched over the control panel. He must have sensed her presence as he turned round and saw her standing there. He smiled.
"You ok Christine?" he asked. She nodded and she sat down on the couch behind the Doctor. He turned back to the control panel.
"I'm scared Doctor," Christine admitted. The Doctor turned back to her and sat beside her.
"I know you are Christine. We all are … mostly for you," the Doctor said. "Raoul, Rose and I are doing our best to protect you." He patted her hand.
"I'm going back to bed for a while. I am up a little to early … even though I don't need to sleep. You must be pretty tired. I suggest you going back to sleep for a while too. After all, you have Don Juan rehearsals," he said. She nodded and they both exchanged a smile. He headed in the direction of his and Rose's bedroom. Christine got up and headed back to Raoul. The Doctor walked into the bedroom. Rose was still asleep. She was lying on her front, exposing her back. Her arms were wrapped around the pillow and she was drooling slightly as she snored lightly. The Doctor had gotten used to Rose's sleeping habits. He used to watch her sleep all the time. He sat on the bed and moved her hair out of her face. Then he lay down beside her, kicking off his converses.
"I wondered when you'd be back," Rose said, sleepily from beside him. He smiled and put his face on his pillow. He took it back off just as fast.
"Rose Tyler, you have drooled on my good pillow," the Doctor said, a smirk on his face. She opened her eyes and blushed. He leaned down and kissed her.
"Since today is the Don Juan rehearsals, I though maybe we could go and watch … keep an eye out for the Phantom," the Doctor said to Rose. She nodded.
"Alright … sounds good," she said and they kissed passionately. They were suddenly interrupted by a knock on the door.
"I am going to take Christine back into the Opera but I am going to stay with her," Raoul said. "Sorry for interrupting." The Doctor waved it off.
"No problems … see you later then," he said to Raoul. Raoul bowed his head and left. The Doctor turned to Rose.
"Right you … dressed!"
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Rehearsals weren't going very well. Christine's head was in a mess and she couldn't concentrate. Raoul, the Doctor and Rose all sat in the auditorium trying to egg Christine on and do better.
"Mademoiselle Daae, would you like to take a short break?" Monsieur Reyer, the conductor asked. Christine nodded. The Doctor knew something was wrong.
"I'll be right back," he told Raoul and Rose. They nodded and the Doctor went up on stage. He approached Christine.
"Are you alright?" he asked. Christine shook her head.
"Not really … I can feel him watching me," she said. The Doctor looked around the auditorium.
"Would you like me to sit in Box 5 to comfort you a little? Think about it, if I'm up there, he can't be," the Doctor said, holding Christine by the shoulders. She nodded.
"Thank you Doctor," she said and hugged him. The Doctor smiled and headed off the stage and up to Box 5. But just before the Doctor opened the door to the box, he heard a voice.
"Excuse me Doctor … this box is mine!" the voice said, calmly but coldly. The Doctor sneered and went into the box anyway. He looked down at Christine. She looked up and smiled at the Doctor. He nodded.
"Mademoiselle Daae … shall we continue?" Reyer asked. She nodded and he started up the aria again. Christine cleared her throat and began to sing. She smiled a little as she felt her voice come out stronger and clearer. She felt more secure with the Doctor sitting in his box.
After that, the rehearsals were well underway.
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Later that night, Raoul and the Doctor were on their way to the manager's office. They had plans that they wanted to discuss with them. They walked up to the door and they knocked. It was answered my Monsieur Firmin.
"Come in messieurs," he said and they entered. Firmin closed the door behind them and went to sit behind his desk. He motioned for the Doctor and Raoul to sit down.
"How can we help you?" Firmin asked. Raoul and the Doctor exchanged glances.
"We have a plan," the Doctor said. "To catch the Phantom." Firmin and Andre both sat up in their seats, listening intently.
"Go on," Andre said.
"If Miss Daae sings in his Opera, he is certain to attend," Raoul stated. Andre smirked at Firmin who smirked back.
"I like it … go on," Firmin said.
"We will make certain the doors are barred …," the Doctor said.
"We make certain the police are there …," Raoul added.
"… and we make certain they're armed," the Doctor said. They gave each other a triumphant look.
"The curtain falls … his reign will end!" they both said in unison before getting up and walking to the door.
"The performance is tomorrow night … we need the police there," Raoul said. The Doctor opened the door and they both left.
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The Doctor and Raoul entered the TARDIS to see Rose and Christine. But they were no where to be seen at the Control Panel.
"Let's look around," the Doctor said. Raoul nodded and they started to look for the two women. The Doctor went down the corridor to see if Rose was in their room. He was about to open the door when he heard voices from inside the room.
" … I love him Rose but my mind and soul belongs to Erik. He is my Angel. Nothing will change that. I am frightened. Not of him, though … only his temper and what happens when someone angers him. You saw what happened with Joseph Buquet. What if he does it to someone who is very important to me …like Raoul or you … or the Doctor?" she asked Rose, before the sound of weeping could be heard. The Doctor leaned against the doorframe and listened.
"Listen Christine … the Doctor and I won't let anything happen to you or Raoul. We promise you," Rose replied. The Doctor grinned. Rose always knew what to do.
"So how long have you loved the Doctor?" Christine asked Rose a few minutes later, changing the subject. Rose smiled.
"Ever since I first met him. He hasn't always looked like that though," she said. "He can change his appearance when he is ready to die. But I love him more now. I am going to ask him if we can marry back home, in London where my mum lives. I hope he'll be alright with that." The Doctor smiled and opened the door.
"We can marry wherever you want my dear Rose," he said, smiling at her. "Just as long as your mother doesn't hit me when she hears about the wedding first." Rose remembered that she hadn't told her mother.
"Shall I call her?" she asked the Doctor.
"I don't know. I think we should wait until we resolve this then when we go home, you can tell her face to face. Remember I am there for you when you tell her," the Doctor said. Suddenly Raoul came to the door. Christine smiled at him. Then he looked at the Doctor.
"We better tell them!" Raoul said. Christine and Rose looked confused.
"We have asked the managers to guard the auditorium during the performance by hiring police. They will be armed and the doors will be locked while the performance is going on, so the Phantom has no way to escape," the Doctor told them.
"But how will you know he will attend?" Christine asked, worried slightly about them hurting her Angel but also worried that the Doctor and Raoul were going to too much trouble on her behalf.
"We know he will be there somehow. He wants to hear his protégé sing …he'll come," the Doctor said. Christine looked frightened but knew she had a job to do.
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Later, Raoul and Christine left the TARDIS. The Doctor headed back in. Rose was sitting at the control panel.
"Rose, are you alright?" the Doctor asked, putting a comforting arm around his fiancée. She nodded.
"I just feel for Christine. She has to be put through all of this. It's not fair on her. And what if the Phantom doesn't show up?" Rose asked. The Doctor smiled.
"I'm sure he will," he said. "Have I ever been wrong?" Rose smiled and shook her head.
"Come on … if the performance is tomorrow … we better get some sleep. It's going to be a long day tomorrow," Rose said. The Doctor nodded and kissed her passionately.
"I'll be there in a minute," he said to her. She nodded and headed to the bedroom. The Doctor's mind wasn't on what was going to happen at the performance … but on what he was going to have to say to Jackie Tyler when they told her they were getting married.
"I am in trouble. That woman will kill me," he said to himself before he got up and went to bed with Rose.
Hope you enjoyed ... I know this story has been pretty short ... but next chapter is the long awaited Don Juan Triumphant! Love you all ... please review! xxxx
