He shook his head to shake off the stinging feeling as Gustave stepped from behind him and asked "What is wrong with you?" He did not wait for an answer as he continued saying "Do you honestly think that my father is a patient person. If you keep treating him like this he might do something to you that will make you regret being such cruel people to him. By the way I like being near him. He makes me laugh, he is teaching me music, he appreciates my drawings, he plays with me, and most of all he loves my mother."
Sarah glared at him and she went to slap him too. Gustave winced waiting for the slap to come. But it didn't and when he looked up he saw that Erik had grabbed her wrist before her hand could connect to his face. He looked her straight in the eye making her tremble and shiver in disgust and fear. He snarled threateningly "Never touch my son or my angel. If you do I promise that you will suffer along with your husband. Now leave my property and my sight before I have your personally escorted out of here. Also one more thing Christine and Gustave will attend Raoul's funeral because contrary to your belief they actually love him and want to be there if you deny them that then I will hunt you both down and you will have a disaster worse than your wildest imagination."
He whispered quietly and coldly "As my son pointed out I am not a very patient person. And it takes a lot to piss me off but it is not an intelligent thing to do because it will make me snap. Another thing my son gets from that I am starting to see is my temper so what you saw in his fits magnify by a thousand and that is what mine are." He dropped her wrist just as Emory and Christine arrived at the three of them. Christine stepped up in front of Sarah and Erik inched towards her protectively. He also stood near Gustave protectively. Christine glared at Sarah and said "Don't you dare hit my son or my angel."
Sarah glared at her and asked "You can dare call that hideous monster an angel?" Christine glowered at her and replied "Yes I can. Because Erik really is an angel. My Angel of Music. He just has beauty within as well as on the outside." Sarah looked at her with disbelief and Christine glared at both of them. Saying "Do not look at him like that. Just because he is deformed does not mean that he is a horrid person now back the hell off and leave Gustave and Erik alone."
Emory looked from Christine to Erik to Gustave and then back to Christine. He took Sarah's hand and said "Come on dear let us leave them be." Sarah glared at them as Emory grabbed her hand and started leading her towards the gate. Christine whispered to Erik "I will escort them to the gate." Erik smiled at her and shook his head and replied "It is okay Christine Squelch and I can do it. Just go with Gustave to your guys' room and I will be there in a second."
They stared at him unsurely as he nodded and smiled an encouraging smile. Christine bent down and picked up his mask. She ran a hand down his the distorted side of his face before she put his mask in place. He kissed her knuckles and smiled at her before turning and walking Emory and Sarah to the gate silently as Squelch joined them halfway. They entered their waiting carriage and Erik closed and locked the gates behind them. He walked silently next to Squelch who disappeared once they walked past the employee quarters. He continued his walk to where Christine and Gustave were staying. He rubbed his throbbing temples against the headache that had finally made itself known. He had known that talking to Raoul's parents would be very stressful and would cause a headache one way or another. He knew that there would also be a bruise where Sarah had slapped him earlier. He arrived at Christine and Gustave's room to hear that it was unnaturally quiet.