New Chapter is up!! Keep reading and enjoying!! This chapter is a bit graphic so if you're one of those anti graphic people shield your eyes and ears and skip onto the next chapter. Please because I don't need to have 100 reviews about how I shouldn't write stuff like this…..thanks again and keep reading..

Over the next few days Christine and Erik kept their distances and hardly spoke to each other. On the night of the masked ball Erik sat at his organ as Clorinda and Christine got into their costumes. Once Clorinda was dressed into her ballerina costume, she walked over to Erik and sat beside him at his organ.

"Monsieur Kire, won't you go tonight?"

"No Clorinda, I can't"

"Why?"

"You just go and have a good time."

"No, not without you."

"Your mother wants to go with someone else and that's her choice."

"It's a wrong choice Monsieur."

"Just go and I shall see you later."

With that, Clorinda walked away and left with Christine who was dressed in her beautiful costume. When Clorinda and Christine got to the halls, they were met by Colum who was dressed as an army general. He held out his hand and took Christine's in his.

"Colum, this is my daughter Clorinda."

"My God she looks nothing like you Christine."

"Yes I know she looks like her father."

With that, Colum led Christine away and left Clorinda all alone in the ball room. Clorinda had a seat and watched as her mother and Colum danced like nothing was wrong at all. Clorinda looked away and wanted nothing more than Monsieur Kire to be with her and her mother. The father daughter dance would be happening soon and once more she would be the only child seated as the others danced with their fathers. Just then the music stopped, and Monsieur Ryer stood up.

"People, the father daughter dance will now begin, so please take your places."

As the music started, Clorinda couldn't help but let a tear escape her eyes when all of a sudden a hand came and grasped hers. When she looked up, she noticed a man standing there dressed in a black cloak and a black mask. At the moment she looked into his blue eyes she knew that it was Monsieur Kire.

"Monsieur?"

"Let us dance."

Clorinda wiped her eyes and followed him out to the dance floor where he took her hand in his and began to dance with her. From the side, Christine and Colum watched and wondered who was dancing with her.

"Christine, I thought you said that her father was dead."

"He is."

"then who is dancing with her?"

"I have no idea."

As Erik and Clorinda slow danced, he noticed that she looked sad.

"Something wrong Clorinda?"

"You don't know how much this means to me Monsieur."

"I knew how much it meant to you."

"I wish I had a father who treats me like you do."

"I will always be here for you Clorinda."

"I hate this ball."

"Why? Are you not happy?"

"Can we go take a walk?"

"Of course."

When the music ended, Erik looked over at Christine who was standing with Colum and gave them both a dirty look before leaving with Clorinda.

"Who on earth is that Christine?"

"A friend."

"Come, let us dance."

Once Erik and Clorinda were outside, the cold wind caused the both of them to shiver.

"I see that your mother seems to be enjoying her time with Monsieur Colum."

"I don't like him."

"Why not?"

"I don't know, there is just something about him that I just dislike."

"Let us put that behind us and enjoy the remainder of the night."

They approached the empty park, where Clorinda immediately ran to the frozen pond and stepped on it's cold, stiff surface.

"It's stiff Monsieur, could we skate?"

"If you wish."

Erik grabbed Clorinda's hand and the both of them began to skate on the frozen pond.

"I wish we could stay like this forever Monsieur. I wish it could be just you and me forever."

"I know that you hate it when your mother leaves me out of certain things but I'm here with you now and that's all that matters."

"Yea I guess so."

Back at the opera house, Christine danced with Colum as the music proceeded.

"So Christine, I was thinking that maybe after this you would like to come back to my chambers with me."

"I told you before Colum, I have a boyfriend."

"Yes and you told me that he's in the army."

"Yes."

"And that he hasn't been back in four years."

"Yes, so?"

"He's probably dead Christine, so why not start over with me?"

"Look Colum, I really like you but I just can't."

"If you change your mind my room is upstairs and to the right."

"Excuse me Monsieur, I have to go talk to someone. I shall return for the dinner in a little bit."

When Christine walked out the doors, Colum angrily walked over to the bar and had a seat. The bar tender looked at Colum and poured him a cup of scotch.

"Something wrong Monsieur?"

"That girl is the one I want to spend the rest of my life with."

"You and every other man in Pairs Monsieur."

"She is so stuck on her army boyfriend that I can't even get near her."

"Army boyfriend? She hasn't an army boyfriend. She is single."

"What?"

"Yes, she was with the Opera Ghost but he is dead now."

"What? She was with the Opera Ghost?"

"Yes she really loved him is what the rumor is."

Colum smiled evilly and drank his scotch.

"How do you know that the Opera Ghost is truly dead?"

"Because he was hung over a week ago Monsieur."

"There is only one way to find out if she really is with someone."

"How Monsieur?"

"Tell Me Monsieur, do you have any of that aphrodisiac Chardonnay?"

"Sorry Monsieur but that has been banned from this opera house because of all the rapes that were taking place after someone would drink it. Why do you want it?"

"Because as the legend goes, who ever drinks it lusts for their boyfriend or girlfriend and if they have none then the first person they had encountered in the past few minutes. If she really has a boyfriend we shall find out."

"I did see a case of it down in the wine cellar I think that Monsieur Andre has been keeping the last case of it down there. Just remember that I didn't tell you Monsieur."

"We never had this conversation."

With that, Colum walked away.

When Christine reached the park, she spotted Erik and Clorinda skating on the frozen pond. As she approached them, Erik stopped skating and looked at her.

"What? Your date leave you?"

"No, I needed to talk to you."

"About what? I just want to be left alone."

"Look Erik please understand that I didn't mean for this to happen. I was asked by Colum and didn't want to say no and have you be seen."

"Colum? Do you really know this man?"

"Look Erik he has asked me to dance with him. I just thought that maybe you would forgive me and love me once more."

"I do love you Christine but what has happened in the past 48 hours has made me upset. Just please leave me alone and go on back to the ball with Colum. I shall see you later on tonight."

With that, Christine walked away and left Erik and Clorinda alone once more. Colum made it down to the wine cellar and began to look around for the last case of the aphrodisiac Chardonnay. He had gone past shelves and shelves of white and red wine and began to give up all hopes of finding what he wanted when all of a sudden he saw a dusty old box from the corner of his eyes. When he approached it, Colum took out one of the bottles and smiled at the sight of what he was looking for.

"Now we shall see who you really are Christine. Are you taken? Or single? We shall see of you are still with the Opera Ghost. I shall be needing his head for the deaths of my 2 brothers."

With that, Colum tore off the label and carried the bottle back upstairs to meet Christine again for dinner. As Christine re entered the opera house she was so angry at Erik that she didn't want to ever see him again. Once she sat down at the table with Colum, he smiled at her and kissed the palm of her hand.

"Back so soon Miss Daae?"

"Yes, thank you for waiting."

"No problem, would you like a glass of wine?"

"of course."

With that, Colum poured the wine into her glass and watched her drink it.

"This is really good Colum."

"Yes it is something new."

When Clorinda had become tired, Erik carried her back to the opera house and walked to Madam Giry's room. She let him in and smiled at the sight of him.

"Erik, how are you feeling?"

"I'm fine, would you mind if Clorinda spent the night? She's asleep and if I place her in the Gondola she'll wake up."

"Of course, lie her down in Meg's old room."

Erik walked to the small room, and placed Clorinda down in the bed and removed her shoes before covering her up.

"Goodnight Clorinda, I shall see you in the morning."

He leaned over to kiss her, but then decided not to and walked out of the room to meet Madam Giry once more.

"Thank you Madam."

"No problem Erik, you know that she is as good as family too."

"were you not at the masked ball?"

"I was but I came back because I was tired."

"Ok I shall see you in the morning."

"Sweet dreams Erik."

With that, Erik walked out of the room and headed down to his lair. When he docked his gondola to the side, Erik walked to his bed chambers and began to get unchanged. At that moment Christine came up behind him, and ran her fingers down his back. Erik turned towards her, and pushed her away.

"What? Now that the ball is over now you want me? Forget it Christine I'm very mad at you."

"Come now Erik don't be like this."

"What's wrong with you? Are you drunk? You don't sound like yourself."

Christine then grasped onto Erik's trousers and forced him down on his bed.

"What the hell are you doing?"

"Come on Erik, make love to me."

"Excuse me? What has gotten into you? You are definitely drunk or something? What have you been drinking?"

" I don't know, something good."

"Get off of me Christine, I demand you to."

With that Christine held him down and began to kiss him.

"Christine, what are you doing?"

"You'll see."

At that moment, Erik pushed Christine off of him and got to his feet.

"I don't know what has gotten into you but you better knock it off. I don't want to see you around here like this again!"

With that, Christine got to her feet and left the lair, leaving Erik alone once more.

"That Little Viper."

Christine walked through the halls, and then knocked on a door. When it opened, Colum stood there in his night clothes and Christine immediately jumped on him and began to kiss him. With that, he closed the door and leaving the hallway empty again. From around the corner, Meg watched what had happened and stood there shocked at what she had just seen.

"Oh Christine."

Inside the room, Colum lied with Christine on his bed roughly removing each others clothes. His plan had worked, Christine wasn't with the Opera Ghost because she would have been with him and not her.

"Oh Colum, make love to me."

"Yes Christine I shall."

With that, Colum began to make love to Christine as he kissed her and touched her body. His plan had worked and the Chardonnay had finally worked on Christine and now she was under his spell and finally his…..

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