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Over the next few days Erik spent most of his time down in his lair bleeding his sorrow out into his organ. He hadn't seen Christine since he found out that she was pregnant, and didn't care if he ever saw her deceiving self ever again. He had never hated her, but now he wasn't sure how he felt about his angel. As he pounded on the keys of the organ, he heard the gates of his lair opening. Erik turned around and saw Christine standing there and pounded harder on his organ in anger. "Erik." she replied. Erik stopped playing and got to his feet and walked over to his bed without saying a word to her. Christine followed him, and kept her distance between him as he stood over by his bed in silence.
"Go away." said Erik as he held back his tears. "Erik, please I haven't seen you in almost a week. You can't keep hiding out like this." said Christine. "yes I can because I am a free man and shall do as I please." said Erik. Christine shook her head and said "Erik I did not deceive you. I said that I didn't sleep with anyone but you and I mean it." Erik closed his eyes in anger and said "you were sleeping with me around the same time you were with Raoul." "Raoul can't have kids either and you know it." said Christine. "yes but how do you know if that is the real truth?" questioned Erik. "don't do this to me Erik." pleaded Christine. Erik ran back over to his organ and pounded on the keys making a loud disturbing noise and began to sing.
"the joys of the flesh have only been seen through
This body of mine which had yet to conceive. Christine, the news
At which you told me cannot be true for I am not able, not able
Do. Conceiving a child is something yet to exist for I was unable to truly resist.
This face which earned a mother's fear and loathing, a mask my first unfeeling scrap
Of clothing. Pity comes too late I cannot resist the fate, the fate of being able to create."
Christine shook her head and began to sing as well.
"you said yourself there are no mistakes…..everything happens for a reason and this is
No mistake."
Erik pounded his organ once more, and began to sing again.
"Let fate mock me no more this isn't happening…how can I be a man when I cannot
Conceive? Is that just a lie? Or is this really true I wish I knew….I don't want to
Take this risk of having a child that looks like me…this horrid body….Living in a world
That just repeats….tell me who is this man who has done this to you?"
Christine wrapped her arms around him, and sang to her angel.
"Erik, Erik why would I want a man when I have you here now? You have done this and no one else please trust me once again my angel."
Erik pushed her away in sorrow and said "even if this is true Christine, I don't want a child." "why?" asked Christine. "because of my genes." said Erik. "Erik, this child is yours. I wouldn't go around sleeping with other men, I promised to be with you always and that is something I have never denied." she replied. "just go away Christine." said Erik as he put on his cloak. "Erik please don't do this to me. We love each other and I want you to be there for my child." said Christine. "it's not mine, and I don't want to be a father anyway. I'm sure having the "Opera Ghost" as you daddy would go over very well with the other children." Erik then walked out leaving Christine alone and crying.
Erik walked up to the rafters and had a seat, trying to drain his thoughts about his angel. He then kicked one of the rafters in anger and decided to pay Nadir a visit. He walked down the street to his home and knocked on the door. When the door opened, he saw another man answer it. "may I help you?" asked the man. "who are you?" asked Erik. "I my boy am Alex." he replied. "I'm looking for Nadir." said Erik. "oh why didn't you just say so? Come on in, Nadir and I were just having a spot of tea." Erik entered and Nadir looked out from the kitchen and smiled as he saw Erik standing there. "Oh Erik, so nice to see you here. I'm sure you met my partner Alex, he works at the local funeral home." Erik had a seat on the couch and Nadir came and had a seat next to him. "so how is Christine doing?" he asked as he sipped on his cup of tea. "yes please tell us dear, because Nadir was telling me about how she grew ill at the opera the other night." said Alex. "she is fine I guess." said Erik.
Alex crossed his arms across his chest and said "so when is the little bundle of joy due?" Nadir gave Alex a serious look, and then signaled him to be quiet. "no it's ok, might as well let everyone know about it. Then I might be able to find out who got her this way." said Erik disappointedly. "Erik honey Christine loves you way too much to want to be with another man." said Nadir. "you said it yourself that I wasn't able to have children." said Erik. "yes but sometimes God works in mysterious ways." he replied. "believe me if god wanted to give a man the ability to conceive he wouldn't give it to me." said Erik. "why not?" asked Alex. "it's for the better because I wouldn't want a child having the same blood as me. Look at me? What kind of life would he have if it looked like me?" questioned Erik. "can I tell you something?" asked Alex. "what?" asked Erik. "I didn't want to tell Nadir because then he would tell a friend who would tell a friend who would have told you but Philippe is bragging." said Alex. "about what?" asked Erik. "well I was waiting for Nadir at the restroom the other night during the opera and heard that horrible De Changy man bragging about how he made love to Christine. I didn't know if it was true or not so just kept it to myself." said Alex. Nadir through the newspaper at Alex and said "why the hell would you say that?" "well boyfriend it's true, and like it or not I didn't want to let Erik walk around with false hopes in his head all day." he replied.
Erik buried his head in his hands and said "I need to go." "great now see what you've done?" questioned Nadir. Erik tied his cloak tightly around his neck once more and ran out of Nadir's home in anger. He hoped that it wasn't true and that hopefully what Philippe was bragging about was the complete opposite and said out of jealousy for Christine.
Christine walked down the cobble stone streets until she got to Philippe's ship. She walked aboard and walked until she got to his office. She knocked and then walked in to see Philippe sitting at his desk reading. "ah Christine, what brings you around?" he asked with his stupid smile. "I want you to leave me alone for starters." she replied. "why so serious Christine? I heard that you're pregnant. When were you planning on telling me?" asked Philippe. "why should you have to know? It doesn't concern you." said Christine. "why Christine how fast you forget." he replied. "what do you mean?" asked Christine. "you damn well know that this shit about the Opera Ghost being your first time was all a lie. You lied to him when you told him that load of crap." said Philippe. "yes I lied to him, but it was fine because Raoul couldn't have kids." said Christine. "ah but you don't know the whole story do you? Have you forgotten the night that you had sex with Raoul? Raoul lied to you Christine." said Philippe. "impossible, he was shot in the groin years ago." said Christine.
Philippe smiled, and took out a document from his desk and handed it to her. "I thought that you would say something like this so saved this to show you. It was in with his will but I kept it in my desk if you ever became pregnant." Christine looked at the document which was a doctor's evaluation and said "what the hell is this?" "well my brother saw a doctor before he made love to you and the doctor checked him out and told him that his groin area has healed and that he was able to conceive a child." said Philippe. He then took out another document and handed it to her. "this how ever was the second part of the will. I kept this until I knew for sure that you were pregnant." Christine looked at the document and read what was on it.
"to my dearest brother,
The reason that I have left all my belongings to Christine
And not you is because she is hopefully with child. The child which she might
Be carrying is mine. When the child is born he shall be a De Changy child. Once
The child is born I am leaving everything to you, even my Christine. Take over
My scrap metal business and teach my blood the trade so that it can be taken over. As for Christine, make sure that she takes care of you and your new step child. You shall receive all of my money and half the shares that Andre and Firman rank in.
Here's hoping you the happiest life ever
Your brother Raoul"
"there is no escaping your fate Christine. The child might as well be mine because it is my blood." said Philippe. "this child is not yours." said Christine. "right it is my brother's and it has been given to me along with everything in his possession. You will be with me to raise this child." said Philippe with a laugh. Christine turned around and Philippe said "you can leave all you want but the truth is that there is no getting away with what has been set in stone. The child belongs to me and so does all of Raoul's money and possessions. Welcome to your new life Christine." "Raoul isn't the only man I've been with." said Christine. "let me put it to you this way, when I find the Opera Ghost he is going to be dead. So if I were you I'd make sure he knows that you belong to me." said Philippe. Christine stood there not knowing what to do. Philippe then slammed his hands down onto his desk, and said "go! Enjoy the nine months of freedom that you have left." Christine began to cry, and left running out of the ship and back to the opera house. She didn't want to believe what was happening to her, but it was.
Erik sat alone at his organ writing his music. All he could think about at the moment was about Philippe making love to his angel. "how could she?" She had betrayed him and then lied to him about it when he confronted her. When his eyes grew tired, Erik checked his pocket watch and noticed that it was ten o clock at night. He shut his note book and then stretched his body before he began to unchanged. Once his shirt and trousers were off he turned around to see Christine standing there. Erik immediately slipped on his night clothes and ignored her as he walked over to his bed and lied down. He covered himself up with his red covers and turned away from his angel. "Erik, don't do this to me. You're hurting me, hurting my heart very badly." said Christine. "why don't you go to you're new man and leave me be." said Erik in anger. "what? Is this about your ugly face again?" questioned Christine in anger. Erik immediately tore off his mask and through it across the room in anger. "like what you see Christine? I'm glad that you finally admit the truth about my face instead of lying to me. I'm also glad that Philippe has become your new love interest. I hope you two love happily ever after with each other and have lots and lots of children. Now do me a favor and turn around, leave and never come back ever again."
"what are you talking about Erik? I never slept with Philippe." said Christine. "oh kiss my arsh Christine. People have told me that they heard the bastard talking about it in the men's room of the opera house." said Erik. "Philippe just wishes that he had me in bed with him. Believe me Erik when I say that I never slept with him." said Christine. "but there has been another man hasn't there?" asked Erik as he lied back down in anger. Christine approached the bed and touched the red covers. "may I sit?" she asked. "no, just go away Christine and live the life you always wanted." "it's important that I tell you something." said Christine. "as you wish, but don't touch me." said Erik as he pulled the covers over his shoulders. Christine sat down next to him and sat her chin on her knees. "I did sleep with someone else." "well that didn't surprise me." said Erik. "it wasn't Philippe." said Christine. When she didn't get a reply, she said "it was Raoul." "you're lying to me now Christine. Raoul and myself weren't the only men you've slept with. Raoul couldn't have children. Who did you loose your virginity to Christine?" asked Erik. "Raoul." said Christine with a sigh. Erik rolled over in disgust and said "Raoul? You told me that I was your first." "I lied to you." said Christine. "I gave you myself untouched Christine, and you lied to me! The least you could have done was have told me about that before we made love for the first time. No, instead you lie to me about being a virgin and you sleep with the man who I was protecting you from. Am I that disgusting to look at Christine? Is my face that repulsive looking that you had to go out and find another man?" Christine began to cry, and said "this child might not be yours." "do you think?" questioned Erik sarcastically. "it's Raoul's. he went to the doctors before he made love to me and found out that his groin had healed, and that's not the worst part." cried Christine. "oh what could be worse than that?" said Erik in anger. "he knew that he was going to try to get me pregnant and made up a separate will stating that if I were to get pregnant and have his child that Philippe would get everything and given custody of my baby." cried Christine. "nice job Christine." said Erik. "what am I going to do?" cried Christine. "nothing Christine, it's about time that you lived your fate. I have tried to help you so many times and each time it comes out with you stabbing me in the back. I have washed my hands with your deceiving ways and so now it is time that you learned what fate means." said Erik. "what do you want out of me Erik?" asked Christine. "my ring back." said Erik. "we had a promise." cried Christine. "not anymore." said Erik.
Christine looked at the beautiful ring and then closed her eyes in sorrow as she slid it off her finger and placed it on the night stand. "I don't want things to be like this." she replied. "I loved you Christine, and this is the thanks I get." said Erik. "Erik, are you denying this child because you don't believe it's yours or because you don't want a baby?" asked Christine. "a little of both." said Erik. "I'm sorry that I said those mean things about your face Erik. You're not ugly, I was stupid to go and sleep with Raoul when he was alive." cried Christine.
Erik sat up and said "I just thought that you were a virgin on the night you gave yourself to me. It makes me upset to know that you lied to me about it. When you told me you were a virgin it made me so happy to know that you were giving yourself to me out of love. Giving yourself to me before Raoul was something that made me feel loved more than anyone in the world. Now that you told me the truth, it just makes me feel like another man in your long line of men. It's bad enough that I can't have kids, but it hurts worse to know that your pregnant by the man I was protecting you from." "Erik please don't shoo me away. I made a mistake and I really do want to be with you. Please take me back and accept me into your arms once more." pleaded Christine. "I don't think I can Christine, not after finding out that you're pregnant." said Erik. "Erik I slept with you too, this child could be yours. Look, I was talking to Nadir and he said that he's willing to run a test on your DNA to find out if your cells are living or dead. He says he doesn't know if it'll work or not but says that it's worth a shot." said Christine. "and what in the bloody hell will that prove? You'll still be pregnant." said Erik angrily. "yes but at least we'll know if it could be yours as well." said Christine. "and what? Live with the fact that the child could be Raoul's? take care of you until you give birth and then find out that is was Raoul's all along? No way." said Erik. "you once told me that "Any where I would go you would want to go too" don't give up that promise." said Christine. Erik rolled back over and said "you shattered my heart." "please just tell me that you'll let Nadir run that test." said Christine. "it won't make the situation any better." said Erik. "yes but it will narrow the facts down." said Christine. Erik didn't say another word and closed his eyes falling into a dreamless slumber.
More to come soon…happy 4th of July R&R…