Before My Angel Sang(Phantom Of The Opera)

Chapter 36- Notes Of A Broken Soul

Erik Destler

I sat at the organ and played a few notes. Christine walked swiftly back into the room, attempting to balance a plate of fruit on her stomach.

"Look at me!", She laughed. I smiled at her and turned back to my work. "Perhaps being pregnant isn't completely uncomfortable.", Christine sat the plate of fruit on the coffee table and looked through the recent songs I had composed.

"Did you compose anything while I was gone?", Her voice was laced with curiosity.

"One. It isn't like my usual music.", I shrugged and continued playing.

"What is your usual music, as you say?", She sat her elbows down on the organ and propped her head up with her hands, looking at my fingers playing the music.

"Dark, haunting, troubling.", I mumbled.

"Beautiful!", She added. I chuckled and looked for the music sheet. "Could you show me?"

"If you please."

"I can't wait. I love to hear you sing.", She always begged for me to sing for her, but I refused most of the time. I didn't understand why she thought my voice was so heavenly.

              "Alright, alright. Are you going to cry?", I looked at her seriously.

             "Your music is so beautiful! I can not hide tears.", She blushed.

         "Why do you cry for my music?"

           "I cry tears of love for the fact that you can create an angel's music and I am grateful that you share it with me."

             "My dear, I couldn't make this without you.", I smiled and began to play the notes. She listened intently.

Christine Daae

       His voice echoed to the core of my soul. I was incredibly honored to hear his voice singing for me.

        "God on high, hear my prayer. In my need, you have always been there. She is young, she's afraid. Let her rest, heaven blessed. Bring her home. Bring her home. Bring her home..", His hands moved gently across the keys.

         "She is the light I might have known if God had granted me a sun. The summers die, one by one, how soon they fly, on and on! And I'll grow old and will be gone.", Tears filled his eyes as well as mine.

         "Bring her peace. Bring her the world! She is young..She is only a girl. You can take, you can give! Let her be, let her live. If I die, let me die! Bring her home...Bring her home...", I looked at my angel in pure and utter awe.

          "Bring her home..."

        When he finished, I couldn't help but burst into tears. He looked at me and pulled me into his arms.

         "Do not cry for me, my love.", He hushed me, yet I continued to cry.

           "That was so beautiful! How do you not see that? Erik, you have a wonderful gift. Your music is-"

            "It is not my music. This is your music, Christine. Without you, I wouldn't be able to write this."

             "Erik, you have a gift. This song, this music. I'm surprised you haven't created another musical yet!", I smiled.

              "I'd rather create pieces for us to sing. I prefer more intimate music.", He shrugged.

            "Well, do you have any more songs?", I asked. He nodded.

             "A duet, actually. When you were gone for those two years, I thought a lot about paths that we could have taken. I wondered what would have happened if we had gone out different ways, instead of me...Doing the idiotic thing that I did do.", He explained.

              "I would love to sing it with you.", I said. He looked at me, excitement filling his features. He handed me a music sheet and I read it as he began to play the song.

          "Once upon another time, our story had only begun. You chose to turn the page and I made choices too. Once upon that other time, we did what we thought must be done...and now we have no choice. We do what we must do.", I sang, occasionally catching Erik smiling at me.

             "We love, we live. We give what we can give and take what little we deserve...", I finished my part and waited for him to sing, watching him play.

               "Once upon another time, I knew how our story would end, and maybe I was wrong, but now the moments gone. Were it still that other time, I'd make time itself somehow bend, but now I'm not that strong and time keeps moving on!", He smiled at me and started to sing with me.

              "We love, we live. We give what we can give...and take what little we deserve.", we sang together, looking into each others eyes. "We love, we live! We give what we can give...and take...what little we deserve..", The song began to end and I cupped his face in my hands.

              "Once upon another time...", He smiled at me and I pulled away.

             "How did I get so lucky?", He chuckled.

               "You always ask that when it is the question I need to be asking myself.", I noted. He rolled his eyes and stood.

              "Christine Destler, you could do much better than a man such as me.", He sighed. I walked over to him and he looked away. I cupped his face again and made him look at me.

              "I don't recall marrying a liar. Speak the truth or do not speak. That is what my father told me. Now, I must tell you. I love you and I am incredibly lucky to have you. Do you understand, Erik?", I looked at him seriously.

              "Yes, I understand, Christine.", He smiled at me and wrapped his arms around me, expecting me to kiss him. I looked at his eyes closely and he waited for me to kiss him, patiently.

               "Good.", I mused and turned to the door. As I opened the door, I felt a hand wrap around my wrist. I turned to him and forced myself not to smile.

           "Why do you like to tease me?", He growled.

           "I am not sure what you mean. I don't recall ever teasing you, Monsieur.", I smiled innocently. He pulled me into his arms and I waited for him to kiss me. Just as he was about to kiss me, he stopped.

          "It went something like that.", he chuckled and walked back to the organ.

            "Fair enough."

The tension during this chapter is...a lot to say the least. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Did you catch any references in this chapter? I think there is three. Once upon another time, bring him home, and then the other one I'll let you guys find! Love you guys- Bella