A/N: Anyone interested in being a beta? Thanks
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Christine sat, waiting at the table for Erik. It was unusual for him not to be waiting for her. Maybe he had decided that he was still mad at her. Sarah suddenly came into the room, carrying a plate. "Sarah, where is Erik?"
"Erik had some business that he had to tend to this morning. However, he sends his apologies and says he will join you for dinner."
"Oh. Is that all he said? Are you sure he didn't say something else?"
"I am sure. Eat your breakfast, Christine. David will be here with Meg soon."
"Erik's not made at her anymore?"
"I didn't say that. Erik just thought you would enjoy running around town with Meg before you left."
"Where am I going?" Maybe Erik meant he was letting her go, but Christine highly doubted that. Erik never missed an opportunity to tell that she belonged to him as if though she were a mere plaything.
"That is for Master Erik to tell you."
"Sarah, tell me. I promise I'll act surprise when he tells me." Christine tried her best to look innocent.
"That look will get you no where. I would rather not stir up another one of Erik's tantrums. Now eat before they get here, and I have to tell David to drive Meg back home."
"You can't do that. Erik won't let you. Erik may be jerk most of the time, but Erik said he wants to make me happy."
"Erik also told me to make sure that you are safe and taken care of when he is not around. We can call him and see what he has to say about the matter." Sarah headed back towards the kitchen, waiting for Christine to argue back. Instead, Christine picked up her plate and headed upstairs with it.
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Nadir walked into his office and flipped the light switch. The lights remained off. Nadir headed towards his desk to get a new lightbulb out when he felt the rope constricting around his neck. He didn't attempt to remove it, knowing that such an attempt would be futile.
"I warned you, Nadir. I told you to stay away from her. You just couldn't keep your meddling hands out of my affairs, could you?"
"Erik, calm down. Think of Christine. Right now she is safe and happy at your house with no desire to leave. You think she will stay that way if you go back on your promise to me. Think about it Erik." Nadir prayed to his god that Erik would see reason and let him go. Luckily, his prayers were answered as he felt Erik retract the rope.
"The next time you meddle you will not be so fortunate." Erik slipped out of the room before Nadir could reply or notice that he was gone. A few minutes later the lights came on.
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"Where's Christine?" David asked, not all pleased at the thought of having to play chauffeur to Christine and her friend.
"She's upstairs. Pouting." Sarah grabbed a butcher knife to begin chopping vegetables.
"I am not going to go get her. Erik spoils her too much, letting her behave as she pleases."
"No. The last thing I need is you arguing with Christine. Go pull her car out and leave it in the drive-way running."
"Great Sarah. Let's just give her a way to run away. Erik will never figure out who helped her with that one."
"Unless you would rather drive those two around all day, get to it." Sarah watched as David headed to garage, grumbling.
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Christine attempted to read Romeo and Juliet, but her mind was else where. It was only after Sarah called out to her several times that she was aware that she was not alone in the room.
"Is Meg here?"
"Master Erik called. He said you may take your car instead of David driving you."
"He said that?" Christine questioned. She had been surprised enough that Erik was going to let her go anywhere, believing that he was still mad at her over the other night.
"Yes. Meg should be waiting in the drive way for you." Christine's face lit up as she grabbed her jacket and purse before running out the door and down the stairs.
Just as Sarah had said, Meg was waiting for Christine in her car. Christine climbed into the driver's seat and felt a wave of freedom corse through her veins. She quickly pulled out of the drive-way and headed for the highway.
"Meg, Erik knows Nadir is up to something."
"He came by the opera house and made me stay after practice and run the whole routine twice. He said the next time I meddled where my nose didn't belong it would be much worse."
"Meg, I am so sorry."
"No. I should have known better than to try and help Nadir take away one of the few things that makes Erik happy."
"Are you trying to say that I make Erik happy?"
"You should hear the way he talks about you. His voice completely changes, and it is like talking with a completely different person. He thinks you love him."
Christine could bring herself to reply. What could she say? She knew her response should be that Erik was a crazed psycho. However, her heart was beating to a different tune, one she dare not say out loud for fear of it coming to pass.
"Oh my god! Christine, do you actually love Erik?"
"I don't know. There are times when I hate him, and I just want to be free of him. Erik seems to think that he is God himself and his every command should be obeyed. He has the worst temper. Did you know when I saw his face he threatened me and then kept me locked in my room without so much as word for nearly three days? He can be..."
"Wait. You mean you've seen his face?"
"Meg, what does it matter? The point is that Erik can be mean and selfish."
"Christine, you're the first person I've ever heard of that has seen his face and lived to tell about it. Was it as bad as they say it is?"
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A/N: Sorry if anything is a little unclear. I tend assume that readers already know certain things, and the rest I am waiting to reveal. Keynote if you haven't already figured it out. Italics are flashbacks. Bold type is either screaming or yelling.
Secondly, sitting in a huff doesn't always imply anger. Sometimes, its just letting out a deep breath in a hurry.
Feel free to ask if any of your questions haven't been answered as well as correct me on typos and grammar mistakes.