Chapter One
When the Phantom turned around, he noticed that Christine had been shot.
"No!" He shouted running over to her. She had been shot in the side.
"Christine!" Meg screamed as she ran towards Christine. She hadn't meant to shoot her. She was going to give the gun to the Phantom when it went off.
"Get away from her!" The Phantom shouted at Meg. He then looked at Madame Giry. "Giry; get help!" He ordered her. "Go!" He shouted at her when she didn't move.
"Meg!" Madame Giry shouted at her daughter, holding her hand out for Meg to take.
At first, the gesture didn't register with Meg. After a second, Meg finally understood and she then followed her mother.
As Gustave looked down at his mother, he became very frightened.
"Father!" He shouted, wondering where he was. "Where's father?"
"Gustave, your father is…" Christine said, having a hard time saying it through the pain.
"No, Christine." The Phantom said to her. She had promised him that she wouldn't tell Gustave that he was his father.
"I know I promised I wouldn't." She said, having a hard time breathing through the pain. "But you are all he has now. Gustave, your father; your real father is here."
"No." Gustave said, not wanting to believe her.
Look with your heart and not with your eyes. The heart understands; the heart never lies.
"No!" Gustave said, running away. He had to find his father.
"Gustave!" Both Christine and the Phantom shouted after the boy.
Christine then fell backwards, but the Phantom was able to catch her before she landed on the ground.
"Gustave!" He shouted again.
Suddenly, Madame Giry appeared. Meg was not with her. However, there was a gentleman with her. "There she is." She said, pointing to Christine.
When the gentleman approached Christine, he noticed the bullet wound. "We need to get that out of her as soon as possible." He said.
At first, the Phantom did not want the doctor to touch Christine. He knew, however, that if Christine was going to survive, he would have to let the doctor touch him.
"Hold her head please." The doctor said, gesturing towards the Phantom. He then directed his attention towards Christine. "Madam, this is going to hurt quite a bit."
Just as he was about to begin taking the bullet out of Christine's side, Gustave reappeared, with Raoul right behind him. Gustave had filled his father in on the way back to the pier.
When Raoul reached Christine, he suddenly felt guilty. Not guilty that he was leaving her, he knew that she was no longer in love with him, but at how he had left her. He then looked at the Phantom. All of the sudden, Raoul could see into this man's soul. It was like a door had opened. He could tell that he had always loved Christine and that it had never been just an infatuation. He also could tell that he would do anything for Christine. They were meant to be together; not he and Christine.
"Are you ready, Madam?" The doctor asked Christine.
"Oui, Monsieur." Christine whispered, not really wanting the doctor to do it, but knowing that it had to be done. She then turned to Raoul. "Raoul, would you please take Gustave away. I don't want him seeing me in pain." Both Gustave and the Phantom then protested. "No." She said. "He does not need to see this and I trust Raoul." With some reluctance from both the phantom and Gustave, Raoul took the boy inside the bar.
As Christine tried to hold in her screams, she thought about what had happened the past three days. She had arrived in New York with her family. Then, the one person she had loved and had thought dead for 10 years had suddenly appeared before her, very much alive. The next day, she found two more people from her past. Finally, tonight, she realized who she truly loved, only to almost lose her son and her life because of that love.
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A/N: I told you Christine didn't die! So what do you think of the first chapter? Let me know what you think and don't forget to review it! I'll gladly take suggestions on how to improve the story.