Love never dies

Chapter 2 : beneath a moonless sky

Erik's POV
" Angel ? "

I hear her voice in the darkness . The voice I yearned for for the past three months . Now I'm at my worst and felt like dying and her voice came .

" Christine ? Christine , is that you ? "

" Yes . It's me . " she said . Her voice sounded shaky . I knew it she is still afraid of me . But what is she doing here anyways? What does she want ? It will kill me even more to see her here and then leave again . So before anything else I asked her to leave .
" Christine what are you doing here ? Leave. Leave me please . Leave now . "
" Please , I need to see you , to talk to you " see me ? Talk to me ? What is the meaning of this ?

" Why ? For what purpose do you need to see me or to talk to me ? Aren't you getting married later ? Go now , surely that boy of yours misses you . "
" No . I'm not leaving you ever again . Not now , not ever . Please .. " What is she saying ? She wants to stay ? With me ? The guy who forced her to make a decision . The guy who threatened her and scare her away . Then she begs him to let her and her lover go . Now she came back and wants to stay ?
" What are you saying ? Didn't you made your choice ? You were so sure you wanted Raoul . You chose Him ! Go ! Just go now . I do not want to see you . " I didn't meant the last part . But I looked away not wanting to see her and give in to my urges of holding her close to me .

Christine's POV

those words of his hurts but it couldn't be anymore worse than how he felt when I left him . So I gathered my courage and walk forward till I sense his presence directly in front of me . I put the candle Im holding at the side since there is a piano beside me . I can see his body shape from the little light out of my candle . His back was facing me so I touch him and slowly turn him around .

" Angel .. " he move away from my touch .
" Dont call me that . I'm not your angel . You told me yourself that night . I'm a man , a broken man . A lost and lonely man . Leave me please . Don't do this to me . Isn't it enough you hurt me by leaving the other night ? "
" Please listen to me . Look at me " I touch him again

He push me away and begged me to go . I didn't know what else to do . I gave up . I sense that being there hurt him so much and it's probably better if I go . I took out my bracelet and hand it over to him . I want him to remember me , I know it hurts but I must give him something that's mine . I held out his hand and hand it to him . He look at me

" I'm sorry . I shouldn't have come . I'm sorry I hurt you again . Goodbye my angel . You will always be my angel .. " he turn his back on me again .

I started to walk away slowly from him , leaving him . But every step I take , I really felt a pain feeling in my heart as if my heart is asking me to stay . To be with him . then I heard him say something

Erik's POV
What is this ? Why is she giving me this ? Does she really want to stay ? I have to know . If this is my one last chance at love then I should do the right thing .

" Erik . " I said softly
" what ? " she said
" Erik destler is my name . Don't call me angel. I'm no angel . " then the room was silence . Did she leave ?
" No one knew because no one cared "
" Erik ." she said . Only my mother ever called me by my name . Now my name is being called by her.. that melodious voice of hers . I sense her walking towards me and then her hand touch my shoulder . I tensed up .

" Erik , listen .. I do not want to marry Raoul . I don't love him . My love for him is more like a love for a brother . I .. I can't stop thinking about our kiss that night . Those two kisses .. it really meant a lot to me . I keep thinking about you ever since I left , more than anything or anyone else . I would do anything just to be with you again because You are the man I love ... " did she just say she love me ? Christine ... then she turn me around and hold my face to force my eyes to look at her beautiful honey hazel brown eyes .

Then she sing " Say you'll share with me one love , one lifetime . Let me lead you from your solitude . " is she serious ? She wants to be with me ? this broken soul , this darkness and ugliness ? I melt into her touch and let out a tear then I touch her hand

Christine's POV
I look deeper into his eyes hoping he will continue the song . He touch my hand that's on his cheek and smile . Then he sing " say you need me with you here beside you " I let out a tear and smile like an idiot . Then our voices matches one another " Anywhere you go let me go too . Love me that's all I ask of you . " then I hug him tightly .

He melted into my touch and put out he's hand wrapping it around my waist . He pulled me closer . So close that we can only hear each other's breath . And then I hear his heart beat . His strong arms hugging me makes me feel safe and secure . It makes me warm on the inside and out . Then he slowly pull my face up towards his and kiss me. His lips matches mine perfectly . He's perfect . I feel a fire in my soul burning when he kissed me . I feel so alive and weak at the same time . This is what I've been needing for the past three months . I need him now and always . I kissed him even harder . However , his masks is still on his face which makes it so hard to kiss him . So I reach out my hand trying to take it off him .

Erik's POV
And then I kiss her . This kiss is so much better than that kiss she gave me that night . This feels like she's not kissing me back out of pity . Her lips is so soft . She closed her eyes and let me lead the kiss . Then I felt her hand reaching out to my mask so I stop the kiss . I can't let her see my face , what if she leaves me again? Or worse what if she screams and just ran off after this kiss we had .

" Christine , no ..."
" Erik please I told you . I'm no longer scared of your face nor do I hate it . Let me please . I want to love you . Love everything about you . "
Does she really mean it ? She really want to ? My mind is full of questions but all I know now is I want to kiss her again . So I let her hand go . She slowly took my mask off and put it at the side . She touched my deformed face
" Erik , you are beautiful . So beautiful .." oh Christine... how weak you make me feel . I feel like giving my soul to you . I really do want to own you now . I want you to be mine and I want to be yours . Then she pull me in for another kiss . This time she lead . Her lips taste like a sweet red wine . I keep on wanting more and more . And then I kiss her even faster and our tongues are wrestling one another . Then , I carried her and push her against the wall .

Christine's POV

I keep on wanting more so I pulled him even closer and even closer . Like it was never enough . Suddenly he carry me up and push me against the wall . I was shock but that doesn't matter so I wrap my legs around his hips . He then slowly move his lips down my neck . I let out a moan . " Oh Erik .. "
then his kiss gets harder and he bite my neck . It hurts but it hurts in a good way . His kiss is so intoxicating like a drug and I want more of it .
" Erik .. take me please " I begged him . I cannot believe I said that yet it feels right . I want him now and always .

He stop kissing my neck and look up at me
" Christine , are you sure ? Ive never .. I mean youve never .. " I look back into his eyes
" Yes Erik I'm sure , I'm very sure . Please I want you now . "
He listen to what I said and continue kissing my neck and slowly put me down so he can undress me till I'm left with only my chemise . He then slowly move his lips up to my lips kissing it even deeper . His hands is everywhere but it doesn't matter because I love his touch. This fire sensation I felt , I I never felt it with anyone else and I never want to feel it with anyone else . I'm so in love with him . I remove his jacket and unbutton his shirt quickly till it exposed his bare chest . I never realised he's body were strong build . I put my arms around his neck and he straight away pick me up again and walk towards his bed , never breaking the kiss .He then slowly lay me down and lay on top of me . I pulled away from the kiss and I can hear him trying to catch his breath . " I love you . " I said while panting

Even in the darkness I can see him smiling . He continue kissing my lips then slowly to my neck and then slowly undress the rest of me . Nothing else matter that night . Just us beneath a moonless sky . Catching our breath as much as we could but try to never break our kiss . Again and then again .