Love never dies

Chapter 12 : He's there the phantom of the opera

Christine's POV

There He was . Standing so tall . I feel my breath getting weaker . I can't believe he's here . In front of me . Even after 10 years, his appearance stills intimidates me . I fainted . I was too surprised . Then I woke up and saw him sitting down beside me .

Erik's POV

There she is . Looking more beautiful than ever . Her eyes , that hazel, honey brown eyes  and her lips , her bright red lips . How I longed to kiss her again but then she fainted . I walk towards her and carry her up and set her down at the couch beside us . Then I stare at her and held out my hand to touch her face . She woke up , looking frightened and I tried to calm her down .

Christine's POV

" so it was all an empty lie ? One final lie to fool us all . To make your death , our story's end . To put your life beyond recall . "
I couldn't believe it . It is him . I stand up from the chair and look at him .
" how dare you come and claim me now ? Invade my life , ensnare my voice . "
how dare he try to come now . Why now ? Where was he for the last 10 years ?  Why did he leave me all alone ? I had so many question .

" if you could know the pain I know . Then you would know I had no choice "
No choice ? What kind of explanation is this ?
" My Christine " 
he tried to touch me but I push his hand away
" Your Christine ? I was yours one brief night long ago . Long ago , with a man that I no longer know . " you left me just like that and now you want to claim me ? It's too late .

Erik's POV

I felt hurt right there . She was right . I did left her just like that . She has the right to say she no longer know me . But she should know why I did what I had to do .

" ah Christine , you came and found where I hid . Don't you deny that you did , that long ago night "
I hope she remember that night . That delicate and perfect night .

I slowly sang to her about that night
  " once there was a night , beneath a moonless sky . Too dark to see a thing , too dark to even try "
she came and found me . We did unspeakable things to one another, that night beneath a moonless sky .

Christine's POV
He start to sing . I can feel my soul trying to connect to him . I can feel my throat rising up wanting to sing with him .

" I stole to your side , tormented by my choice . I couldn't see your face , yet trembled at your voice . "
" And I touched you . "
" and I felt you "
" And I heard those ravishing refrains "
" the music of your pulse"
" the singing in your vains "
" and I held you "
" and I touched you "
" and embraced you "
" and I felt you "
" and with every breath and every sigh . "
" I felt no longer scared "
" I felt no longer shy "
" at last our feelings bared , beneath the moonless sky "
we stare into one another eyes . Lost into one another eyes just like that night . And then I face forward

" And blind in the dark , as soul gazed into soul . I looked into your heart and saw you pure and hole "
I can feel he's head on my shoulder leaning in and I touch his head slowly . Then he took my hand from his head and slowly locking our fingers . Then he look at me with those beautiful eyes
" Cloaked under the night , with nothing to suppressed . A woman and a man , no more and yet no less "

Erik's POV
" and I kissed you "
" And caressed you " She added
" and the world around us fell away . We said things in the dark , we never dare to say "
" and I caught you "
" and I kissed you "
" and I took you "
" and I begged you "
" with a need too urgent to deny . And nothing matter then , except for you and I . Again and then again . Beneath a moonless sky "
we look into one another eyes and lost into each other's gaze . She reach up her hand to touched my mask then reality hit me again . So I walked away

" and when it was done , before the sun could rise " it's time to explain to her why I left her
"Ashamed of what I was , afraid to see your eyes ."
" I stood while you slept and whispered a goodbye . And slipped into the dark , beneath a moonless sky " then I broke down and sat on the piano chair , feeling regret and heartbroken . What an ignorant I was . Leaving her like that .

Christine's POV
There it is he told me what he did but I couldn't believe it . Didn't I made it clear to him that I love him ? That I want to be with him . Isn't what we did already proving much ?

" And I loved you . Yes I loved you . I've had followed anywhere you led . "
I could have been your wife . Could have been by your side .
" I woke to swear my love and found you gone instead ! " I said raising my voice

" and I loved you " he caught me and put his hands on my waist
" oh I loved you "
" And I left you " 
" how I loved you " I tried to push him away but his grip was so strong . Then he look up at me
"And I had to both of us knew why . "
" we both knew why "
he left because he thought I would leave him again . He thought I was just using him so to not feel disappointed when I marry Raoul . He thought I would screamed everyday looking at his face . Oh he was wrong , so wrong .

" and yet I won't regret . From now until I die . A night I won't forget . Beneath a moonless sky "
he slowly get up from the piano and held me even closer to his body . At that moment , I want to do it all over again . To have one night with him again . To kiss him and to let him kiss me like how he used to . I want to give my soul to him once again . I was ready to give it

" and now ? "
then I snapped back into reality . I remembered who I was . I'm someone's wife . I couldn't cheat on Raoul again . I'm his now . So I broke away from his grip
" how can you talk of now ? For us , there is no now . " I said harshly to him but it is the reality . I am someone's wife now .