Yes, I am giving you another chapter. You are welcome! That sounds so conceited, but yeah I giving you a new chapter for a couple of reason. 1) ThePhantomismyLove left a review saying she wanted me to write more, so the motivated me. Then 2) I had a bunch of ideas for the next chapter and I couldn't hold it in. So please read, review, follow, favorite, and enjoy! Thanks.

~Lauren

Chapter 9

Gunshots

Erik stands for a few seconds, his heart pounding. He is desperately hoping that this is where Ella was taken. He will do anything he has to do to left Charley free her. The door eventually does creep open and Erik sees a flash of Charley's face before the door slams and he hears a lock. He starts to build up with rage. Eleanore is in there! He starts banging on the door over and over. He screams so many insults, ordering Charley to open the door.

"OPEN THIS DOOR YOU BASTARD! LET ELEANORE GO!" The door is starting to cave in from all of his banging and Erik sees this. He fills with hope, wanting to break the door down. But he feels much pain in his knuckles and sees that his knuckles are bleeding. But he just shrugs it off, continuing to bang.

He breaths heavy, desperate to get to Ella. He eventually realizes that the door is not going to come down just with his fists. So he slips his cape and jacket off, leaving him just in a white shirt. He rolls up his sleeves and wipes his brow before kicking the door. It moves a bit. Just one more kick. He lifts his leg up one more time and kicks the door.

It leaves a gaping hole, plenty big enough for Erik to fit through. He puts his arms and head in and eventually his feet and legs. He stands in the front of the room and sees Charley huddled over something. He soon realizes that this 'something' is Ella. Charley backs away and Ella' arms and ankles are bound. His eyes widen and then give Charley a glare that could kill.

"ERIK!" Ella screams, tears running down her face.

"Well, hello there!" Charley says evilly.

"Let her go, you demon." Erik says, the fire burning bright in his eyes, just waiting to grow. Charley laughs evilly and it echoes through the foyer.

"Now you know I can't do that." A wicked smile plastered on his face.

"Yes…you CAN!"

Erik lunges at Charley, knocking him into the wall. Charley grunts and pushes Erik right back. He stumbles onto the couch. Charley runs over and pulls out a gun as Erik gets up off of the floor. He points it straight at his face. Erik sees this and instantly becomes scared. He stops dead in his tracks and raises his hands slowly. Charley giggles.

"You are so weak. Aren't you?" His smile fades and is now a glare at Erik.

"Now, go sit over there, next to Ella. I will do the honors of tying you up."

Erik puts his hands down and walks over to Ella. He sits down next to her. Ella looks at him with red and puffy eyes. Charley puts his gun back in the holster and walks over to Erik with the rope. Erik puts out his hands and Charley gladly ties them. He moves down to his ankles and ties them too. He smiles at Erik before getting up and going into the other room.

"Are you alright, Eleanore?" Erik whispers, making sure Charley doesn't hear him.

"I am fine, Erik." Ella whispers back with a half-smile.

"I am sorry I gave up so easily. He would've shot me. At least I still have a shot of getting out of here when I'm tied up. If I were dead, you would dies eventually too. I couldn't let that happen. I promised myself I would get you out of here, even if that means I die in the process."

"Oh, Erik. That is so incredibly sweet of you. I promise, when we get out of here, I will repay you in some way. Any way." She says with tears of joy.

He smiles back. "Did he hurt you?"

Ella shudders, thinking of just hours ago. That moment was so horrid and go revolting she doesn't want to bring it up. But she must for Erik, and she knows that.

"He raped me."

"W-what…?"

"He said he loved me and he was touching me all over. Kissing my neck. I said I refused to love him. But he said he would make me. I asked him how. And then he handed me ten thousand francs, and then ripped my clothes off. And…well…you know what happened after that. So now, I am just his bitch." She holds back her sobs so Charley wouldn't hear, but she clearly has trouble. Her face glistens from the tears and Erik wishes her could hug her.

"I am so sorry, Eleanore. I promise, I will do whatever I can to kill this man and make sure he suffers. I won't let you live with that." Erik says reassuringly.

"But Erik…what if I'm pregnant with his baby?"

Oh dear God. Erik thinks. "I never thought of that. I guess, if you are, we will just have to stop it."

"I could never do that to such a creature, I don't know what I would do." She sighs as another tear rolls down her face.

Erik tries to help her. "Well we could"-

"You know, I am tired of hearing you talk." Charley cuts off their conversation when he walks into the room. He then pulls his gun out once more, making Erik and Ella creep closer to each other. "I think it's time to go."

Erik sighs and looks at Ella, wanting to tell her something that he has been meaning to for a long time now. Charley points the gun at Erik first. "I think you should go first because you are an intruder."

Erik looks over at Ella. "Eleanore-"

"Shut up!" Charley shouts when he speaks.

"Eleanore, I-"

"SHUT UP!"

Even though Ella doesn't look back at him, he needs to finish saying this. He hears the click of Charley loading the gun. He knows it is now or never. Charley points the gun back at him. Erik closes his eyes and says something to Ella.

"Eleanore," Charley's finger goes on the trigger.

"I love you."

Before Ella can react, she closes her eyes when she hears a gunshot go off.