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Erik: Percisely!
Me: Grrr Shut it!
Erik: Geesh a bit touchy aren`t you
Me: (Death glares at Erik) You are so lucky you`re hot. Anyway on with the reading! Sorry that this chapter is short.
Echo groaned trying to move and open her eyes as she felt heavy, but it seemed arms were holding her down." Don`t move, Erik says you twisted your ankle badly."
"No shit." Echo snaps at Eve. Eve rolls her eyes, seeing that her friend is in a very bad mood. As Echo opens her eyes and sees her Friend`s pink hair, she grins holding back a laugh. Eve scowls and slaps her ankle. Echo lets out a moan of pain, as Eve grins." That was for dying my Hair pink! I will get you back, that is a promise."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah whatever." Echo rolls her eyes. Eve narrows her eyes and slaps her ankle harder, making Echo scream out in pain. Eve sighs." Oh stop being a baby; you are suppose to have more pain tolerance than me… I`ll go get you something to eat, but you are to stay in bed, Erik`s orders."
As Eve leaves Echo grumbling in her room just as she walks past Erik`s door he stumbles out. Eve can`t help but to laugh for he is only wearing his poet shirt, pants, glove, his mask and his wig. Though His wig and mask are both askew. Erik quickly looks around bewildered."I heard someone scream."
"Eh it was just Echo… I may or may have not "accidently" Hit her ankle… now I`m off to get her something to eat! Oh by the way your wig is crooked and your mask is as well. " Eve shrugs skipping to the kitchen. Erik quickly straights his wig and mask horrified. Had she seen anything? But pushing that out of mind. He might as well check up on Echo, since she seemed to be awake. As Erik approached her room, he peeked in to see her laying back down her eyes closed. He thought she may have quickly fallen to sleep but as he turned around he was proved wrong." I know you are there Erik, I suggest if you`d like to kill me for last night, you do it while I don`t have my strength and I`m too tired to stop you."
"Though it seems like a good time, I do not kill women, especially a woman that is hurt and in pain. For now I think the punishment of a twisted ankle and staying in bed for two weeks in enough. But last night events will not be happening again." Erik sternly explained. Echo opened her blue eyes that were evidence of her pain as she sighed." Fine… you know if you wished to borrow my IPod, you only had to ask. I`m happy I`m converting you too my kind of music!"
"Oh well… too late for that now, but I shall remember that, now obviously you're in pain, Will you stay still long enough for me to check your ankle again?" Erik asks. Echo nods, closing her eyes again as Erik carefully removes the bandages. Erik sighs as he sees her ankle, still very swollen and red. No thanks To Eve slapping it he assumed. Erik stands up." I am going to go retrieve some medicine to take away the pain and search for something frozen, to help take the swelling down. Do not move until I get back and if Eve irritates your ankle again, tell me."
"Erik." Echo calls before he leaves the room. Erik stops turning in question. Echo sighs and looks down slightly before looking back up." I know I probably haven`t said this. And I know I should but I- I appreciate everything you have done. I mean letting us stay here and getting us the dresses and everything else, but most of all helping me, even when I did get a little crazy last night. I know I don't deserve your help and everything, but thank you."
Erik stared at Echo his throat getting dry as a new emotion stirred with in him. No one had ever really been grateful for what he did, besides maybe Eve but Echo`s thanks… it did something to him. He did not deserve this girl`s thanks yet she gave it to him, This strange yet beautiful girl was giving him, the Devil`s son, this gargoyle her thanks. Erik was about to speak but he noticed Echo had fallen into a sleep again. He smiled slightly and walked back over to her bed side and leaned down, his lips pausing over her forehead. Should he kiss this girl on the forehead? Should he be allowed too? He sighed and placed a soft yet quick kiss on her forehead, before going to get the medicine and frozen produce." Your welcome, mon cherie."
"Please?"
"No."
"Please, I`ll stop bugging you…. For at least an hour."
"No."
"but-"
"No."
"Your being irr-"
"No!"
"Erik!" Echo whined. Erik gave her a cold glare as he looked up from her IPod he was listening to and a picture he was sketching, from a chair in her room. Erik looked at her plainly and said once again." No."
"Erik I am practically begging you I have stayed in the bed willingly for a week only getting up to use the bathroom and washroom and if I don`t get up and walk a bit. I will go even more insane than I already am!" Echo pleaded. Erik gave her a look, saying Daddy knows best. " You have to stay off of it the most you can, you don`t want to irritate it do you? You can survive your punishment for one more week."
"But I`ve already read my torturing techniques book four times, I know have each trap and torturing skill memorized. I would listen to my music but you are keeping it hostage which it will be bound to die soon and then I`ll be stuck here without my music which will only make me focus on my traps more. My god you are starting to be just like my father… never liked that man." Echo huffed. Erik glared at her but eyed the I pod and reluctantly turned it off not wanting to waste it`s precious battery but tucked it away" I am not starting to be like your father and my god stop biting your nails, it`s an awful habit. Oh I`ll half to put my medicine on your fingers to break you of that god awful habit!"
Echo rolled her eyes and pouted a bit but finally thought of something." Fine then since you won`t let me up… go get me a steak, medium rare, with French bread and potatoes."
"But we ran out of that three days ago. It would mean I would have to venture up to the kitchens." Erik groaned setting his sketch aside. Echo gave him a look." Does it look that I care? Go chop, chop. If you are going to keep me in bed then I might as well enjoy it….please?"
"I suppose it wouldn`t be that troublesome. I shall go get you a meal, but only because you said please. I`ll send Evelyn to watch over you. Do. Not. Walk." Erik warns her. Echo rolls her eyes holding up her hand." Scout`s honor."
Erik frowned at her strange expression but nodded and left the room, sending Evelyn in not a moment later. As Evelyn came in, she came in with her newly bleached blond hair. It was better than pink. She was wearing a obnoxious pink dress though. Echo smiled and sat up as Evelyn sat down smiling as she started talking. ." HI Bestie! So you should totally see how I can dance now. I mean not that Erik knows how to dance that well but he sure knows what mistakes I have been taking when I dance and how I need to relax more. If you could see me now you would be amazed! I Dance so better and gracefully now! Erik even says, he may talk with Madame Giry and I may get to go above ground and join the ballet dancers! I`ll get too see Meg, Madame Giry, the Managers, maybe even the dreaded Carlotta or the brat Christine, though… I sympathize with her only a little and maybe I'll see Raoul. Not that I would look forward to seeing them, only just to give Christine a piece of my mind oh and give her a tip to help her make her curls less curly, with those curls she probably as a heck of a time untangling them. Oh and as for Raoul I just want to know what hair product he uses to get his hair so healthy looking!"
"And they call me the insane one…. You scare me child." Echo looked at her with full repugnance. Evelyn shrugged." Yeah so do you. It`s a gift."
" Anyway, I know you are still angry about your hair, but I thought I could make it up to you, can you get me my bag please?" Echo said sweetly too her blond friend. Eve grinned and jumped up skipping to Echo`s Black bag and setting it down in her lap. Echo grinned and dug thourgh the bag that seemed like a bottomless pit. How could some of that stuff even fit in there? But as she found what she was looking for she grinned and pulled them out presenting her with pink sparkly ballet flats, two snicker bars and new pink earphones. Eve`s eyes grew big as she stared at the prizes he possessed. She grabbed for them but Echo held them back." You can have them, but go try them out in your room."
"Okay!" Eve exclaimed taking her prizes and running out and too her room. Echo rolled her eyes. That had been too easy. She pulled her covers off and studied her wrapped ankle as she twisted her body her feet touching the cold floor. As she started to get up, she winced in pain, noting not to put a lot of weight on her ankle just yet. She could put some but not a lot. She held on the swan bed board for support, throwing her black robe on over her white not gown. She looked around for the crutches she had saw Erik carving for her. Once finding them she admired the crutches for a bit, noting how they were carved, with pictures of rose with thorns rapping around the crutch. She placed them underneath her arms and slowly but surely managed to use the correctly, heading off towards the kitchen for some very much needed sugar rolls. Her addiction it seemed since they had came. As she took the roll she looked around for something else she could do. It was quite boring being crippled, she had to admit. Not much she could do. Suddenly an idea popped in her head. Why not explore Erik`s room? It had been the only place she hadn`t investigated, She really wanted to know if he slept in a coffin, for she had always wanted to do that. She left the Kitchen and Went to the Door she knew to be Erik`s room. As she went to open it, She heard the Gondola hit the shore edge. Cursing on how fast he was she quickly looked for a place to hide, And decided it was best to hide back in the pantry, but as she turned to do that, She met a terrible fate, Eve had ran from her room to show Erik her new Slippers, and in her excitement did not watch where she was going, therefore colliding straight into Echo and sending her falling hard on her back, making her scream out in pain as Eve landed on her ankle, and after that a string of cusses were let loose.
"What. Are you doing out of bed. Did I not say, not to walk?" Erik hissed angrily setting the plate down and towering over both of them. Echo grunted in pain." Yes but you said nothing about getting up and limping… which I was doing. Now if you`d excuse me. EVE GET OFF MY ANKLE NOW!"
Eve scrambled up quickly but tripped on her dress, landing on Echo`s ankle again, causing another commotion of screams, cusses and yelling. Erik groaned snapping." ENOUGH! If you can manage to stop being clumsy for one second, would you get up Evelyn?"
"Y-Yes sorry… I'll just… sorry!" Eve embarrassedly scrambled to her feet and raced to her room. Erik stared at the injured girl and sighed as he knelt down." Keep this up mademoiselle and you`ll never be getting out of that bed."
"Oh shut up." Echo groaned. Erik rolled his eyes and in one easy move he picked her up as if she weighed nothing carrying her back to her bedroom. Echo pouted all the way there until Erik sat her down on the bed. He shook his head at her but place the plate by her bedside pulling up a chair." Why do must you always persist on getting into trouble?"
"Don`t act like you don`t like it." Echo smirked. Erik frowned puzzled." Like what? You have me confused mademoiselle."
Echo leaned forward in her bed and smiled." Your curious, Erik."
"Curious?" Erik blinked still very confused. Echo placed her finger on his lips smiling as she leaned foreword." And one day you won`t be able to resist that you want to taste my soft lips upon yours, you want to feel me against you."
Erik stared at her in partial confusion yet curiosity. Echo smiled and leaned forward more whispering in his ear." But I know you wouldn`t kiss me without my permission. You're a good man, Erik."
As Echo pulled back and leaned back against her pillows smirking. Erik`s face had turned a bright red, his eyes wide as he started at her his moth hanging open. When it seemed he could pull himself together he sent her a scowl." You don`t know what you are talking about. I find you to be… to be utterly annoying, disrespectful, foul mouthed and forgive me when I say this, but I am not attracted to you."
"Keep telling yourself that. They all deny it at first, but soon you won't be able to resist it. It`ll grow so strong that you`ll have to make the move, you`ll have to get your taste and I won`t be the one to crack first." Echo stated proudly. Erik gave her a look of disgust and stood up leaving." Enjoy your dinner Madame."
"Yeah he wants me." Echo smirked wisely but started at her dinner, making a note that Erik actually somehow found what she had wanted. She was starting to train him well… very well.
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