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Alright. I know I have gained a few new readers, so welocme! I know it's been a while for me to update, but it's because I have been waiting for more reviews. the whole story is written now and I have 2 new stories I've been working on. Anyways here you go :P
~ Clare's P.o.v ~
Tomorrow was the show. It was also Eli's birthday. It was also our last day stuck in this theatre. Tomorrow night Eli would reveal the truth about himself; we would run away and never look back. And Cindy was going to meet us with CeCe on the way to New York. Yep that's where Eli and I decided to go. The plan was perfect, now we had to make sure everything went as it was supposed to. And CeCe was going to come and live in the theatre, and Eli's mother was moving close by so she could have a relationship with her son and future grandchildren. I blushed at the thought.
At the moment we were doing a dress rehearsal. Eli was in one of his moods the last few days, but I figured that was normal since he was going to be free in a few days for the rest of his life. He almost killed another officer and he almost gave himself away to Jake one night. I then had to calm him down. I was going to yell at him, but that would've just caused problems that I'm not in the mood for. I don't feel like fighting with Eli right before the biggest night of his life. He needs to have a clear head. He needs to focus, so do I.
We were almost done with practice, and I was practicing the tango with the 'phantom' the owners picked out. I'm scared for his life, because I don't know what Eli's plan is to get rid of him. I asked Eli and he just told me he had it taken care of. I didn't feel like pushing him, but I don't want him to kill anybody else.
Finally practice was over and we were all going towards our rooms when I bumped into a body. Guess who? Yep Jake. He looked at me but didn't say anything other than
"Good luck tomorrow" and then he walked away.
I finally got to my room and locked my door.
I then went to change into a more comfortable dress before I went down to Eli.
Once I went down he was pacing all around the room. I think he was about to have a panic attack.
"Eli. What's wrong?" he looked towards me and stopped pacing with wide eyes.
Then he started pacing again. I walked towards him and tried to hold onto him so he would stop, but he gently pushed me off of him and I fell on the floor. He was scaring me now.
"Eli you need to settle down. Babe stop pacing." I said calmly.
"No I can't calm down. You don't understand." He said.
"Then help me understand Eli. Talk to me." I got back up and grabbed his hands. He pulled us towards the bed and sat me on his lap.
"I'm trying to be brave about tomorrow. But all the memories are coming back into my head Clare. From when everybody was after me after Julia died. And then watching her die." He was crying and shaking. I just held onto him and hummed in his ear.
"Eli you were alone when all that happened. Now you have me and we're doing this together. I'm not going to let anybody hurt you." I told him.
"Clare. People will probably hurt you to knowing that you believe me. Your father went through hell when he took me in and helped me. I thought he would for sure get…..never mind."
"He would get what Eli?"
"I thought he would've got hung for defending me." He said while looking at me. I got an image of my father being hung. I started to tear up and Eli pulled me closer to him and I put my head against his neck.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you upset." He said calmly.
"It's okay. I know you didn't mean to."
"Eli. What are your plans for tomorrow?"
"Clare just trust me. I have everything figured out for tomorrow." He said. I was still worried he would do something.
"Eli. Just please promise me you won't kill anybody." I said.
He pushed me off of his lap and got up.
"I can't promise you that Clare." He wouldn't look at me. As if he was ashamed.
"Eli look at you. You already regret killing somebody. Don't do it again Eli. It's not going to solve anything and you'll regret it." I said as I got up to go over to him.
"For me. Please don't hurt or kill anybody." I whispered in his ear then I nibbled on it, but instead of him pulling me closer he pulled away from me.
"Goodnight Clare. I think you should go back to your room and go to is going to be a long day." He said and then he went to the other side of the room to the piano and started playing it.
"Fine. When you can stop being an asshole let me know." I said loudly over his piano playing and I stormed out of the room.
As soon as I got back into my room I put on one of my fancier dresses grabbed my coat and walked out.
I walked down to the horses. Gave one of the men some change.
"Where to my lady?" he asked.
"My father's grave please"
He attached the horse onto a small carriage. I just kept looking at the red rose I grabbed to put on my father's grave. I missed him so much.
~ Eli's P.o.v ~
And once again I messed up. She was pissed at me. I wanted to explain to her that I was just getting jitters, but then I went off on her. I figured I should go up to her room and comfort her and let her tell me how big of a jerk I was. But when I got up there she wasn't there and her coat was gone. I looked out the tiny window in her room and saw her riding away in a carriage. Great.
I went to go and get my horse. Put on my mask and followed behind the carriage. Nobody was out right now which was good.
I was confused on where he was taking her until I saw the cemetery. She was going to see her father. I knew she would always talk to him when she was mad at me and didn't want to open up to me. Crap I messed up this time. Usually she would just look up at the moon and talk to him. Now she was actually at his grave.
~ Clare's P.o.v ~
We finally made it to the cemetery and I started to walk towards my father's grave.
I didn't know how to speak the words I wanted to tell him so I did the next best thing.
You were once my one companion
You were all that mattered
You were once a friend and father
Then my world was shattered
Wishing you were somehow here again
Wishing you were somehow near
Sometimes it seemed if I just dreamed
Somehow you would be here
Wishing I could hear your voice again
Knowing that I never would
Dreaming of you helped me to do
All that you dreamed I could
Passing bells and sculpted angels, cold and monumental
Seem for you the wrong companion, you were warm and gentle
Too many years
Fighting back tears
Why can't the past just die!
Wishing you were here again
Knowing we must say goodbye
Try to forgive
Teach me to live
Give me the strength to try!
No more memories
No more silent tears
No more gazing across the wasted years
help me say goodbye
help me say goodbye!
I was sitting at my father's grave and placed the rose down.
I started to cry.
"Clare. Clare." Somebody whispered.
"Hello? Who's there?" I asked frightened.
"Relax Clare. You don't have to be frightened of me" the voice whispered again.
Eli: Wandering child . . .
so lost . . .
so helpless . . .
yearning for my
guidance . . .
It was Eli. He came out of the theatre for me. I smiled a little bit.
Clare: Angel of music so lost oh help me. Please guide me to you.
Eli: have you forgotten your Angel's powers. Follow my voice and you'll find me.
I started to follow his voice.
Clare: Angel . . . oh, speak
what endless
thoughts I have been trying to fix
~ Eli's P.o.v ~
Jake and some officers entered on their horses with swords in their hands. I was going to grab Clare. But she would get hurt. I had to think of something.
Eli: Too long you've wandered
in the winter cold
Jake: Once again
she is his and not mine I have no way to protect her
He pauses.
Jake: to the arms
of her angel
angel or demon
she crawls back to him
her angel or dark seducer
Eli: Angel of Music!(I screamed at Jake then faced Clare)
You denied me I am so sorry for lying
angering my true beauty
my angel please
do not deny me
Come to your strange
Angel
Clare: Angel of Music!
I denied you
turning from true beauty
Angel of Music!
My protector
Come to me, strange
Angel
Eli: I am your Angel of Music
Come to Your Angel Of Music
I am your Angel of Music
Come to your Angel Of Music
She started walking towards me. I could tell she knew what I was doing. I was distracting Jake so I could save her.
"CLARE NO. GET HIM." Jake yelled
The horse quickly went towards Clare I grabbed her by the waist and pulled her up then ran off into the other direction. They followed us for miles. And then my horse ran across the river. And they all stopped. Once we far enough we both got off of the horse and I pulled her to me by the waist as she cried.
"Shhhh Clare, it's okay. It's okay" I told her soothingly
I just hugged her closely to me. And when she finally calmed down we went back towards the theatre.
It was hard to get around the officers, but we did it. We decided that Clare would sleep with me tonight in my room. Just to be safe.
Alright next episode is the big show and Eli's 'birthday'. 15 reviews please.I figured it wouldn't hurt to wait a little bit for some new readers to join on before I upload the last few chapters. All the chapters are written by now which makes me sad and happy at the same time, and I'm already writing chapter 4 of my next story. So yeah :) also wanted to thank TurboWiz70 for the shout-out and if anybody else has done a shout out for my story that I haven't noticed yet THANKS!