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Christine had waited until Erik had completely fallen asleep and decided to take a walk. She constantly stayed at Erik's bedside because he had grown weak from having an empty stomach. Every time he would attempt to eat something his stomach would reject it and through it up causing him to become lethargic and wanting to sleep. Once Christine had walked outside she noticed that it had begun to snow again making the air unbearably cold. Christine walked towards Raoul's house and stood at his door. It had been days since she last saw him and in her heart needed to see him. She knocked on the door and when it opened Raoul was standing there waiting for her. "Christine, where have you been? I've been worried sick about you?" "I've been with Madam Giry." said Christine entering his house. "so have you returned for good?" asked Raoul. "no I'm staying with Madam Giry and Meg for a while. Just until we are married." said Christine. "so when are we going to be married?" asked Raoul. "I don't know, I think that's it's best that we wait." said Christine. "anything for you little Lottie." said Raoul. "you shouldn't have raised a hand to me Raoul." said Christine. "I understand my mistake Christine. I was in the wrong and shouldn't have done it and for that I am sorry." said Raoul. "I love you Raoul." said Christine. "so do I." he replied. "then you will kiss me?" asked Christine. "that I cannot do." said Raoul. "then when?" asked Christine disappointedly. "how can I kiss you knowing that your lips touched that monster's lips? You kissed him Christine." said Raoul. "then I cannot marry you." said Christine. "then why did you come back?" asked Raoul. "we all make mistakes Raoul forgive me. Erik is dead so why can't we just move on and forget what I did?" questioned Christine.

"Christine I still want you to be my wife and if you still want to be then marry me tomorrow night." said Raoul. "tomorrow night?" questioned Christine. "yes meet me at the church tomorrow night at 8." said Raoul. Christine didn't say anything and looked up at her fate. Erik awoke weak and tired he was so hungry but couldn't eat anything in result of him throwing it up. Madam Giry then walked in and handed him a bowl of apple sauce. "that will be easier on your stomach." she replied. When she left Erik took a spoon full of it and swallowed. How badly he wanted to spit it out but knew his body needed it to survive. Oh how he missed his wine and smoked meat that he would steal from the after party of each performance in the opera house. As he looked out the window he could tell that it was early morning because it was still dark outside. Just then Christine walked in and took off her cloak before having a seat beside Erik. "how do you feel?" asked Christine. "how do you think I feel?" asked Erik sitting the bowl down on the night stand. "oh come now Erik it couldn't taste that bad." said Christine. "well it doesn't taste great I'll tell you that much." said Erik. "well I'll tell you what, when your stomach is all healed I'll buy you a bottle of your favorite wine." said Christine. "that would be greatly appreciated." said Erik. "then it's a deal." said Christine. "where have you been?" asked Erik. "I took a walk last night." said Christine. "where to?" asked Erik. "no where important just to clear my mind of some things." said Christine. "oh ok." said Erik. "Erik can I ask you something?" asked Christine. "what my angel?" asked Erik. "would you be upset if I ever married Roaul?" asked Christine. "no, he is your one love one lifetime Christine and you should go to him." said Raoul. "if Raoul wasn't in the picture would you have married me?" asked Christine. "if Raoul wasn't here then there would have been some other man. You need to leave me Christine and go far far from me." said Erik. "Erik I truly have feelings for you." said Christine. "out of pity for my dark fate." said Erik. "sometimes yes." said Christine. "I want to play the piano, will you help me?" asked Erik changing the subject. "yes." said Christine.

Erik walked over to the piano and had a seat as Christine sat behind him and intertwined her fingers with his once again. Erik began to play as her fingers hit each key making his song take flight. Christine knew the song very well, and began to sing…

"night time sharpens heightens each sensation

Darkness stirs and wakes imagination. Silently the

Senses abandon their defenses.."

"Sing with me Erik." said Christine as she rested her head on his shoulders. Erik put his head down and said "I couldn't possibly." "for me." said Christine. Erik then began to sing…

" slowly gently night unfurls it's splendor..grasp it sense it

Tremulous and tender. Turn your face away from the garish light of day

Turn your thoughts away from cold unfeeling light…and listen to the

Music of the night"

"That's my angel" said Christine as she waited for her verse…

"close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams purge your thoughts

Of the life you knew before..close your eyes let your spirit start to soar..and

You live as you've never lived before. Softly, deftly music shall caress you,

hear it feel it secretly possess you. Open up your mind let your fantasies

unwind in this darkness that you Know you cannot fight. The darkness of the

Music of the night.."

Tears began to fall from Erik's eyes as he sang the next part to her as her fingers kept playing the song.

"let you mind start a journey to a strange new world leave all

Thoughts of the life you knew before, let your soul take you where you love to

Be…. Only then can..you…..belong……to me"

Erik tore his hands away from her and sobbed as he got up from the piano and stormed over to the window covering his tear soaked face with his hands. "Erik?" mewed Christine as she got up from the piano. "go away, leave me alone." cried Erik. "Erik I didn't mean to make you upset." said Christine. "Well you did. I can't even play my music without breaking down in tears." said Erik. Christine approached him, and sat beside him on the windowsill. She wiped his tears away with her hand and said "Erik I'm here with you now." said Christine. She then leaned in and softly kissed Erik's distorted cheek causing Erik to cry harder. "no one has ever kissed me there before." sobbed Erik as he wiped his tears away. He then raised his hand to the level of her face wanting to touch her cheeks so badly but backed away. Christine smiled, and took his hands in hers and placed them against her cheek. Erik sighed as he felt her soft skin, they were warm and beautiful. "now you can never say that you haven't touched me." said Christine.

Christine then touched both of his cheeks, and began to passionately kiss him. Erik accepted her kiss, and sighed as he felt her tongue enter his mouth. How he loved Christine so much and wanted the kiss to never end. Tears kept rolling down his cheeks as he deepened the kiss and touched her neck with his broken fingers. When the kiss ended, Christine stared at Erik who was sobbing to himself. "Erik, what's wrong?" asked Christine. "you kissed me." cried Erik. "yes and I'm glad I did." said Christine. "you should go Christine, leave me be." cried Erik. "marry me Erik." said Christine.

Erik remembered the ring that she had given him weeks ago and took it out of his pocket. He looked at it, and then placed it back into the palm of her hand and closed her fingers over it. "I can't Christine. Just leave me be." cried Erik. "Christine looked down at the ring and said "I am going to the church to pray." "so be it." said Erik.

Christine left the room, and walked down to the front door to find Madam Giry standing there. "where are you going Christine?" she asked. "to the church." said Christine. "for what?" asked Madam Giry. "I'll be back later." said Christine. "why do you insist on hurting Erik?" asked Madam Giry. "I said I'll be back later." said Christine. She then left leaving Madam Giry alone. Later on that night, Christine sat in her dressing room in her wedding gown. She knew that leaving Erik was for the best and that Raoul was going to make a great husband. When she arrived at the church, Raoul was there waiting for her. "you look beautiful." he replied. "are you sure that we're doing the right thing?" asked Christine. "yes I love you Christine." he replied. "and where shall we go after this?" asked Christine. "to England of course." said Raoul. "but I don't want to go there." said Christine. "if you want me Christine then you shall come with me to England." said Raoul.

Erik sat up against his window looking over at the lit up church that was a mile away. How he loved Christine and wanted to be with her every waking moment. He was still crying and knew that he needed to confess his love for her just as she did hours ago. Erik quickly put on his cloak and ignored the agony that his body was in. He then grabbed a rose and ran down stairs to the front door to see Madam Giry standing there. "Erik! Where are you going?" she replied. "to confess my love to Christine." said Erik. "Erik no don't go there." yelled Madam Giry trying to stop him from going. "she loves me Madam." Cried Erik as he ran off into the snowy night. Madam Giry gave up in stopping him, knowing the heart ache that was only a mile away. As Christine stood in front of Raoul listening to the priest she wondered if she was doing the right thing? She knew that if Erik ever found this out he would die of a broken heart but then again he was the one who told her to leave in the first place. "do you Raoul De Changy take Christine Daee to be your lawfully wedded wife through sickness and health till death do you part?" asked the priest. "I do." said Raoul. "and do you Christine Daee take Raoul De Changy to be your lawfully wedded husband through sickness and health till death do you part?" Christine hesitated and was relieved to hear the doors of the church open until she looked and saw Erik standing there with a rose in his hand….

Erik was so close to the church, he was cold but he didn't care in minutes he was going to be with Christine and confess his love for her. If she really wanted him like she said she did then he was going to propose to her, marry her and finally make love to her. The building was right in front of him and he opened the doors and when he did he thought he was in a nightmare. In front of his eyes was Christine in her wedding dress, his dress, the one he had made for her….and there was the Vicount next to her. "Praying indeed." thought Erik as he stared at them both. He saw all three of them turn and look at him as if he were disturbing the queen of England's wedding. Erik felt hot tears running down his cheeks as his heart began to ache once more. He crushed the rose in his hand and ran out of the church in sorrow. Christine had ran down the isle as Raoul chased after her. He grabbed her, and yelled "he was dead! You lied to me Christine!" "let me go Raoul!" yelled Christine as she tried to get loose. "I've had enough with your nonsense Christine! You will marry me now!" yelled Raoul as he tried to drag her back into the church. Raoul motioned for the guard and said "call the brigade! The Opera Ghost is still alive and well." "Run Erik Run!" yelled Christine as she tried to warn him.

Erik heard sirens and the far distant cries of Christine's warning. He kept running as the sirens got closer and closer to him. At that moment he thought of a brilliant plan to get back at Christine for deceiving him. Erik made it to the opera house once more and opened the stable and found his horse black horse Cesar standing there. He quickly jumped on it's back spite all the pain he was in and rode off into the night towards the church once more.

Christine stood there next to Raoul as the priest read the vowels once more. "and do you Christine Daee take Raoul to be your lawfully wedded husband through sickness and health till death do you part?" "no never!" cried Christine. "Say yes Christine!" shouted Raoul. Just then the sounds of hoofs occurred and the doors to the church flung open and in rode Erik on his horse. He rode up to the alter and halted Cesar in front of Raoul.

"fondest greetings to you all…

Have I interrupted something special?

I bet you thought that I was dead! But

Christine has lied …she took care of me

Instead. Now I stand before you both are you

Married yet I hope!! Now you may kiss your lovely

Bride…but remember she has kissed me…does

That take away your pride? Hurry up and kiss her fast

Or does the kiss from me haunt your past? Does the thought

Of Christine kissing me make you sick enough to shoot me…"

"The brigade is coming after you creature." said Raoul. Erik laughed, and at that moment grabbed Christine by her dress and pulled her up on his horse with him and held onto her as she yelled…

"I now pronounce you man and wife I shall take her

Out of your life. She is mine and belongs to me this is

Forever….she can no longer be free…"

Just then the brigade marched in with their guns aimed at Erik but Raoul shouted "No! my wife is his hostage!!" Erik quickly kicked his horse and ran right through the brigade with Christine yelling for Erik to let her go. The sounds of shots were heard from a distance and Erik made no attempt to stop. They made it to the docks and from a distance Erik saw a ship sailing away. He knew that the water's were cold but it was his only escape. "hold onto me." said Erik.

Cesar jumped into the water, and swam into the cold waters making it over to the ship. Erik grabbed a rope that was dangling from the ship's edge and forced Christine to climb it. He then let go of Cesar and climbed onto the ship leaving his horse behind…..

From shore, Raoul and the Brigade saw Cesar make it back to the dock and shake the water from him. Raoul knew that they had gotten onto the ship….he had been too late. "what now sir?" asked one of the officers. "He has my wife, I am going to find him and when I do he isn't going to survive this time." Erik forced Christine down into the storage area of the ship and pushed her on the floor. He was freezing so badly but was glad to be alive. "how could you do this to me Erik?" cried Christine. "you deceived me Christine!" cried Erik. "I did no such thing." cried Christine. "I came to the church to confess my love to you and there you are marrying the Vicount." cried Erik. "you are a wicked man." cried Christine. "yes I am and now you are mine. Too late for turning back too late for pity. You will marry me, you will make love to me and you will obey me. You belong to me!" yelled Erik. "I belong to no one Erik and I will not belong to the likes of you!" cried Christine. "you will obey me Christine." cried Erik. "I will die before I ever make love to you!" shouted Christine. Erik got up in her face and tore off his mask. "look at your fate Christine! This is what you will be looking at for the rest of your life! You broke my heart and now you will be mine! You tried my patience and now you will pay!" Christine reached up to touch his face when he pulled away and tore the vale off of her head and through it aside. "and most of all, you married him in this dress, my dress the one I made for you to marry me in." cried Erik. "I'm cold." cried Christine. "yes we both are now aren't we." said Erik coldly. "where are we going?" asked Christine. Erik put his mask back on and said "to start our new life!"

More to come soon…..

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