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[asoutcastshear]

[All Erik had to do was call. That's all he had to do, and she'd come to him. So that's what he'd do. She felt distant to him and Erik wanted to mend this. What better way than through music?

So he calls for her, voice soft and beckoning. Difficult to ignore. Difficult to resist.]

Anna...

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[notalkodarkness]

[She hates this bitterness that is swarming inside of her, wishing she could just make her way to his room and speak with him in person. She'd never been afraid to speak to him about anything before .. but that wasn't possible now. If she were to go to his room, more than likely Anna would still be present and she didn't wish to disturb ..

Her stomach knots tightly at the path that thought leads her down. She didn't want to think what her master and his newest pupil could be doing. After all, he was a man and she was a beautiful woman, and her talent was unmistakable. She closes her eyes and collects herself, willing away any number of things she shouldn't even be concerning herself with. He was her teacher. He was more than capable of making his own choices .. wasn't he?

He begins to speak and her eyes fly open and she stares at the communicator in her hands, willing him to speak. Willing him to say it, but not knowing what it is. Or did she?

Oh, God .. give me strength.

What were these thoughts she was having?? Was she not fianced to a man that loved her before all else? Was Raoul not wonderful to her and gentle and supportive? Why was she even having these thoughts??

She lets out a soft breath as he finally finishes his thought, doing the best to conceal any disappointment that she shouldn't be feeling anyway. Best way to do that when your emotions were confusing you? Stay (or get) angry.]

I'm certain Anna will keep you properly entertained, master.

[Christine for, "I'm hurt right now, but if you read into the line, you'll realize that I miss you very much too."]

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[asoutcastshear]

[Christine is not too far off the mark in Anna's regard. Erik hadn't expected to come to care for her as much as he had. Was it love? Erik wasn't terribly sure. It certainly wasn't what he felt for Christine. The poor girl could rest assured, as there would never ever be another to take her place in his heart for as long as he lived.

Still, Erik certainly couldn't deny that he felt something for Anna. He would be lying to himself if he did. But Christine did not need to know that. Besides, Erik wasn't even sure what to call it. He had never been in love with more than one person at a time before now. So he couldn't even begin to sort out the feelings.

His brow furrows at her words. Even if it was said without really saying it, it would be nice to hear he was missed too. Erik sighs, almost resignedly.]

I'm certain she will.

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[notalkodarkness]

[Even if his reply were to be taken completely literally, it still would cut as sharply as it manages to. She closes her eyes again, at war with herself and how she is feeling about all of this.

There was no reason for her to be taking this all as personally as she was. He was a man and he had every right to seek the companionship of someone other than her a woman if it pleased him. Wasn't he deserving of any happiness he could manage? The thought makes her physically ill and she lowers the communicator to her lap, rolling her gaze heavenward.

She does not mean to broadcast the next words, meaning them only for a father nearly ten years dead and gone.]

You promised me ..

[She makes no attempt to wipe away the tears as they roll down her cheeks, uncertain when they began or why, exactly, the pain in her chest hurts so. damn. much. Her words are soft as she speaks to her Angel again, a weight pressing on her that she'd have never expected.]

I miss you too ..

[The feed cuts out .. she may, or may not .. receive anything else he sends to her. Please excuse her while she b'awws a bit .. ;__; ]

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[asoutcastshear]

[Erik's grip on his communicator tightens. Her words weigh heavily on him. But please understand, Christine. Erik has not left you. And he never will. For as long as you have a closet and/or mirror for him to hide behind, Erik will always be there to stalk you and obsess over you from afar.]

Christine...

[Fffff he needed to calm her down. He would not rest at all knowing that she was so torn up about what was happening. He wasn't entirely sure if she can hear him or not, but he's singing to her. A lullaby he sang to her when she was child. It always helped to calm her down. Maybe things hadn't changed that much between them. Erik could only hope.]