Love Never Dies (Complete)

Him

My head shot up and looked to where I heard the voice.
"Angel.."
There he was standing there on the balcony. After ten long years he's here to save me from my horrid life.
He walked over to me and looked at my tear stained face.
"What's wrong?"
I turned away by his hand touched my cheek and turned me to face him. His mask was new and he looked more handsome than the last time I saw him. His dress is more formal and elegant.
"You left me.. how could you leave me."
I said angry, getting up and walking away from him.
"I had to Christine. You know that."
I turned and faced him.
"But I loved you!"
His face changed from worry to shocked.
"I still love you.."
I muttered.
"Christine you can't.."
"Yes I can. I love you but you left me alone in that opera house. You fled when as soon as I woke I was ready to confess my love to you. I would have stayed with you by your side. But now that's gone."
I turned away and walked out in the balcony.
"I love you too Christine. I spent ten years thinking about how idiotic I was to leave you. We made love then I left, what kind of monster am I to do that to you."
"You are not a monster. You are a man who made a mistake. And so did I."
He faced me.
"What do you mean?"
"I married a man I do not love."
"But you left with him, you kissed me to save him."
I walked up to him.
"I kissed you because I loved you. If I wanted to accept your deal without feelings towards you I would have just said I will stay with you. My feelings are real but don't matter anymore as long as I have this awful ring on my finger."
He placed his hand in my shoulders gently then hugged me softly.
I hugged him back crying softly.
"What did that boy do to my Christine?"
"He hurt me. He drinks consistently and leaves me."
He touched my cheek softly.
"Why don't you get a divorce?"
"He will never agree to it, then I will be left with nothing. Because he is now the head of the DeChanty name."
He nodded and looked at me softly. I found myself coming closer to him and him leaning down to me.
"Also he wouldn't agree to it because he thinks..."

"Mother!" Gustave yelled running to me.
I removed myself from his embrace and hugged my frightened child.
"What's the matter darling, Shh it's alright.."
"Mother I had another nightmare. Father hit you then me.."
I let some tears fall out of my eyes, my child is also afraid of my husband.
"Gustave id like you to meet a friend of mine. Meet.."
"Mr. Y!"
He said looking at my child, his child.
"Hello, who are you?"
"I'm the owner of this place. This is my world, Phantasma!"
"Can you show me it, all the wonderful tricks and mysterious things?!"
"Maybe tomorrow, if your mother will agree to it."
"Sounds fun. Now back to sleep Gustave I'll come in, in a moment."
He nodded then walked back to his room.
"I just realized I don't know what to call you."
I said softly.
"Erik. But here I'm Mr. Y. I had to change my last name after the Opera House incidents."
I nodded and walked back over to him.
"Why are you here Erik?"
He held my hands and looked in my eyes.
"I need to ask a favor."
I nodded.
"I know Mr. Hammerstein is having you preform at his Opera House, I will double your pay if you sing just one night for me. With a song composed by me."
I looked away.
"I would love to but, I don't know what will Raoul think."
"Don't worry about him, I can deal with him and he won't hurt you anymore."
"Erik.."
"Not like in Paris, I've changed and learned the error of my ways."
I nodded.
"What's the song?"
He smiled and walked with me back in the room.
"Here. Rehearsal is tomorrow at noon. I can take your child on a tour then bring him back before the performance starts."
I nodded.
"I will see you tomorrow my dear."
He started to walk out but it put my hand on his shoulder.
"Thank you Erik."
I said kissing his cheek, then waking into Gustave's room to put him in bed.