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Reasons Why
Just wanted to point this out for those interested. Meg's favorite email was Raoul's third one, which makes it the sixth reason. Mme. Giry's was Christine's sixth email, so that would make it the eleventh reason. Onwards you go!
Saturday
Erik,
We're sorry about what happened last night. I'll admit that wasn't the smoothest way of telling you about our feelings, but they are real. We didn't lie. We want you to be interested in being with us. We know it's sudden for you, but for Raoul and me it's been months. If you are truly not interested in us, then I am sorry for putting you through this. If you want to stop being my teacher as well, I completely understand.
However, I would just like the opportunity to state that based off your reaction, you didn't seem against the idea of being with us, but maybe from the idea of it being you we are interested in. I can't say for sure but because of this Raoul and I decided to try and prove to you that our feelings are real. So we are going to tell you the reasons why we love you.
Dedication. The way you are committed to you music and the art in general is inspiring. Every time I have watched you at work with your own compositions, I feel as if I'm watching the very master of music at work, sending exciting shivers down my spine and making me regretful when I have to pull you out of it.
We love you.
Christine Daae
Erik,
Hopefully you've already read Christine's email before mine, or else this would be a little confusing probably. Or not? I don't know. Sorry about the jumble but Christine and I agreed to type out all our thoughts as we're going so that you can get a feel of our thoughts. Or something like that. Hers probably sounds a lot better than mine already, she's a lot more organized that way. Anyway, I wanted to say sorry about yesterday, we didn't mean to throw you off like that…okay yeah maybe we did a little but was definitely not expecting your reaction I can tell you that.
Christine and I are going to be sending you a lot of emails so prepare yourself! My turn for what we decided to title 'Reasons Why.'
Hands. Do you even realize how much we love your hands? I guess not, cause then we might not be in this situation if you had. But let me tell you, you have officially given me a hand fetish. Yep. I hope you're proud of yourself mister. Big hands with long fingers? Count us in! I didn't realize that was even a thing until I met you and it'll only ever be for you.
We love you.
Raoul de Chagny
Sunday
Erik,
Eyes. I'll be the first to admit that when we first met, your eyes startled me. However, I would just like to point out that you were on the catwalk wearing dark clothes and a white mask. But soon after, maybe even by the end of our first meeting, I was already in love with them. Such a unique color, surely worthy of such a unique person. And when those eyes are focused solely on me I shudder in pleasure every time from such a burning glaze. That was really embarrassing to admit but you deserve to know the whole truth in how we feel.
We love you.
Christine Daae
Erik,
Love for others. You probably remember that embarrassing incident with me ripping my pants? Yeah, well when you had taken me back to your office so that you can sew them up we had talked about a couple things, including that mask that was given to you by your niece. Totally melted my heart on the spot. It showed me that while to some you may seem intimidating—you certainly intimidated me when we first met even while I was thinking you were hot—you very obviously love strongly and are sentimental.
P.S. While that ripping was definitely accidental, the cause? Absolutely not. My failed attempt at getting your attention with my body. Lesson learned.
We love you.
Raoul de Chagny
Monday
Erik,
Compassion. I hold it very dear to my heart that you don't have many students. You had once told me that other than your niece, I was your only student you've taken on. I cannot express the gratitude of what you have done for me, and that you would find me worthy at all to be a student warms my heart. And when we are doing our sessions, you make me feel as if I'm all that exists in your world. I know that Meg probably feels the same way when you teach her. The way you dedicate each session to trying to make every effort in helping me improve as much as possible, truly shows how much you care.
We love you.
Christine Daae
Erik,
Voice. Christine purposely refused to do this one. I'll have you know that she's not as innocent as you would believe! That she-devil knows what your voice can do to me, so she's making sure I have to tell you! So yes, your voice does things to me, specifically when you're singing, which was how I first heard you when you were singing with Christine. This was before I knew you, so I had my doubts on what kind of person could Christine see as a potential third partner so soon after meeting them. That flat out ended the moment I heard your voice then saw you with her on stage. I know that you thought that certain thing you noticed about my pants that day was because of Christine. Yeah, no, that was from you. So now you know, so now I got to go kill Christine for making me admit it!
We love you.
Raoul de Chagny
Tuesday
Erik,
As you can tell I am not dead. Raoul had loss the nerve to do it at the last moment. I hope these emails are finding you okay. While I am partly glad you haven't replied in case it is to tell us to stop, I can't help but wonder what you are thinking as you read them. Then again, you might not even have opened any of them. Hopefully not.
Laugh. I don't get to hear it often, so when I do I try to memorize the reason for it to see if I can attempt it again to get a similar respond. It has the charm of your voice but the melody of your singing. I'll let you in on a little secret. Raoul and I, since hearing you laugh, have been keeping score to see who can make you laugh more. I'm proud to say I'm in the lead. If you allow us to continue to be with you, we'll both do our best to make sure you keep on laughing because it is certainly worth striving to hear.
We love you.
Christine Daae
Erik,
As you probably already know, I didn't kill Christine. She says I lost my nerve, but really it would just be too much of a hassle to try to get rid of the body. That's my story and I'm sticking with it.
Naivety. While we all know you're practically a genius, you are also lacking in some areas, specifically when it comes to flirting. Not at all criticizing, we find it adorable. Though we didn't realize till that evening how much you really didn't notice. Still, we both think of the fact with love. I would like to point out one example so you know what I'm talking about. Remember that time when we met up for lunch on the field outside the academic building? You were lying down on a blanket that Christine had brought and well, let's just say that when I said 'nice view,' I wasn't talking about the scenery. It was at that moment when you replied by commenting on the field that I think I officially fell for you. Totally and completely. It didn't hit me till later, but that's definitely the moment.
We love you.
Raoul de Chagny
Wednesday
Erik,
Kindness. Since Raoul has told you when he knew he was in love with you, I'll tell you mine. It was when I had fought with Raoul and had shown up to our session angry. Even though I was angry I was still nervous to show any emotion, trying to be the perfect student for you. So I tried my best to hide it. But as soon as you saw me, you asked me if I was okay, then even after I denied it you refused to accept that nothing was wrong. I know very well that you could've dismissed me from the class and we would have gone our separate ways for the day. But you didn't. You instead went to the ice cream shop and not only brought me ice cream, you stayed and tried to cheer me up. You shared with me some of your life and sang to me a part of Meg's lullaby. Which, by the way, I'm still determined to hear the rest of. I was at that point already interested in you, but after that day, I knew I wanted you in my life because I had fallen hard.
We love you.
Christine Daae
Erik,
Legs. Seriously, do you do cardio or something because those two long limbs that allow you to walk look amazing! Wow, that sounded super cheesy, but I won't take it back because it's true. And the pants you are always wearing! Bravo in being an expert in how to make your body look as perfect as possible. I should really be asking you for some advice in that, but I'm always too busy wiping the drool away from my mouth. I wish that was an exaggeration, but a few times in the past, it really wasn't.
We love you.
Raoul de Chagny
Thursday
Erik,
Sweets. Don't try to deny it. I know you have a sweet tooth. I have been in your office before and have seen the mini cake wrappers in the trashcan. I think its shows a more childish side to you that I find endearing, especially since you are so against chocolate in general! And because I know of your hidden sweet tooth, those times that I brought pastries and said they were left over from an event or club meeting? Yes well, I bought them specifically for you and they were worth every amount when I saw the smile you would try to hide from me when you accepted them.
We love you.
Christine Daae
Erik,
Intelligence. Why is it that you had to be good-looking, musical, and smart? That's just not fair, total triple threat. But you make any conversation interesting because of it. I have never been bored when I'm around you and your humor definitely keeps me on my toes. You can probably talk circles around Christine and I until we are dizzy in our heads and lying on the ground, but you don't. Instead, when you see that we are lost or not sure what the heck you're talking about, you change the way you are saying it. And if that doesn't work you explain it. There are a bunch of smart people in the world but only intelligent people can make it possible for anyone to understand them in a given topic.
We love you.
Raoul de Chagny
Friday
Erick,
Care for animals. Again, don't try to deny the fact that you completely got a soft spot for animals. I have on multiple occasions watched you set aside seeds and meats in our outings only to watch as you give the seeds to the birds and squirrels and give the meat to stray cats and dogs. One cat in particular. I have seen you take care of the cat after it had gotten injured at the theatre. Nursing it back to health slowly and gaining its trust until you were able to take it away from that place. The same cat, which is I'm guessing, the same one you said that your niece had adopted.
We love you.
Christine Daae
Erick
Well-dressed. Okay, you listen up real good for this. You are one handsome devil, and I kind of hate you for looking so good all the time. Really, never a strand out of place, it's ridiculous! But I'll be damned if I don't admit that I love it all. It kind of makes me want to ruffle you up so that I could see what's underneath that organized exterior. I know Christine feels the same. Each and every thing I have ever seen you wear fits your body to perfection and you know what? Hot damn, is all I got to say. Christine and I have even agreed that we just love it all! I'm sure that if we to ever see even your feet, we would find some way to view it as the feet of Adonis or something of the sort.
We love you.
Raoul de Chagny
Thank you again for the comments! I love reading them! Please continue to do so! For everyone who had been able to guess that this chapter was going to be the emails, I hope I met your expectations. I have to admit, some of them were hard to write! Lol.
Next chapter will be in Erik's POV. Time for him to wake up and accept some love!
To anon, who commented on the past chapter. You can definitely message me anytime to talk about the Austin show! I could use someone to talk to who'll be just as enthusiastic about it as I am!