Poto One-Shots

All I Ask of You

*Christine's POV*

I need to get away; I'm not safe here. I grab my red cape and tie it around my neck. I run past my vanity when something catches my eye, my rose with a black ribbon tied around the stem. I don't know why, but I walk back over to my vanity and pick it up before running out the door.

I begin to run towards the stairs that led to the roof when I suddenly bump into Raoul. I don't say anything as I continue running. I feel footsteps behind me and I know they belong to Raoul. "Christine, where are you going," I hear Raoul say as I begin to climb the stairs that lead to the roof.

"I'm getting away from the phantom," I say. "I'm not safe here!" I see the door and quickly climb the last few stairs and open the door. I climb out onto the roof. Raoul also comes out onto roof, but he walks towards the middle of the roof.

"There is no phantom of the opera," I hear Raoul say as I close the door.

Did he not just see Joseph Bouquet hanging from a rope over the stage? Did he not hear the laughter as the crowd and ballet dancers screamed at the sight? Did he not hear Carlotta croak like a frog? Why doesn't understand that he is real? I have seen him; he's as real as me and him.

"Raoul, I've been there," I sing with a slightly trembling voice as I walk towards him. "To his world of unending night. To a world where the daylight dissolves into darkness, darkness. Raoul, I've seen him! Can I ever forget that sight? Can I ever escape from that face so distorted, deformed; it was hardly a face in the darkness, darkness."

I look down at the rose in my hands from him and begin to think of his angelic voice. "But his voice filled my spirit with a strange sweet sound," I continue to sing as I walk away from Raoul. "In that night, there was music in my mind. And the music, my soul began to soar. And I heard as I've never heard before."

"What you heard was a dream and nothing more," I hear Raoul says. I hear his footsteps get louder meaning he's getting closer to me, which worries me a little.

"Yet in his eyes, all the sadness of the world," I sing as I think of those beautiful golden eyes. "Those pleading eyes, that both threaten and adore." I feel myself begin to feel guilty about what I've said about him. His face doesn't scare me; so why did I say that?

"Christine, Christine," I hear Raoul say. I know he's right behind me by how loud his voice is, but I don't turn around.

"Christine," I hear a light voice say. I begin to look around to see where the voice came from, knowing that it was him.

Suddenly, I feel two hands on my shoulders. The hands then intertwine with mine as the snow continues to slowly drift through the sky. I watch as Raoul walks in front of me, our hands still intertwined, and lead me away from the statue we were standing next to. I could feel the rose slipping from my hand, but I slightly tighten my grip on the stem, not wanting the rose to fall.

"No more talk of darkness," Raoul sings. "Forget these wide eye fears. I'm here. Nothing can harm you. My words will warm and calm you. Let me be your freedom; let daylight dry your tears. I'm here with you beside you. To guard you and to guide you.

I see what Raoul is doing and I just don't feel the same for him. I also feel awful being up here with Raoul; I feel guilty. I didn't mean the things I said about the Phantom; I was just scared and I didn't know what I was saying. I lift the rose up and look up at Raoul. "Raoul, I can't," I say. "I don't care for you like that. I think of you as a brother, nothing more. I don't want to ruin our friendship. I'm sorry."

Raoul looks heartbroken. "I understand," Raoul says. "I should head back downstairs to help everyone." Raoul then walks back to the stairs and heads inside, leaving me alone.

I sigh and walk over to the edge of the roof. Looking over the edge of the city, I see all the lights of Paris glimmering. "I should probably head back," I say softly to myself. I turn around and scream. Standing a few feet in front of me is the Phantom.

"What are you doing here," I say angrily. "You scared me!"

"I wanted to see how you were feeling after the, umm, incident," he says.

"Well, you don't see someone get hung every day," I say, rudely.

"He deserved it," the Phantom shots back.

"No one deserves death," I yell stepping closer to him.

"Everyone is going to die anyway, why not make it sooner," he yells also getting closer.

"Because normal people don't hang people," I yell louder.

"I'm not normal, if you couldn't tell," he yells. "I'm far from normal; I'm a monster and monsters kill people."

I take a deep breath. "You're not a monster," I say with a softer tone.

"You've seen my face, Christine," the Phantom says. "And you were scared. And all monsters are scary."

"Your face didn't scare me," I say. "It was your anger that scared me."

"Really," he asks, skeptically.

"Yes," I say. I then realize how close we are to each other. "I should get back downstairs. They're probably wondering where I am." I turn away as a blush crawls onto my cheeks.

As I begin to walk away, I suddenly feel a hand take my wrist. I turn and see the Phantom holding my wrist. He opens his mouth to say something, but then changes his mind. "Remember our lessons," he then says as he releases my wrist.

I know he was going to say something else, but I decide to not ask. I step close enough to touch him. I then give him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you for my lessons and getting me this far," I say.

I see a look of surprise on the Phantom's face. I smile at his reaction. "Will I see you after the performance," I ask.

"If you would like too," he says.

"I do," I say with a smile.

"Then I will see you in your dressing room after your performance," he says.

I smile and run back to the stairs. I open the door and go down the stairs to get ready for the performance. Even though I'm excited for the performance, I was even more excited for the performance to be over so I can see my angel.

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Hey guys. I hope you enjoyed this one-shot. I have important news;  I start school tomorrow meaning I might not update as much as I have done this summer, but I will do my best.