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Post by amaranthdestler on Jan 27, 2012 9:44:04 GMT 10
Erik looked down at this small scared girl. A girl who couldn't see him. For some reason, he wanted to open up to her.
"I... I live here by myself. I have no family, no friends, I get lonely. I have loved Christine for years and she was my only companion. Your brother stole her from me to marry her. She would have stayed here with me had he never come and taken her from me. I just want someone to spend my days with. A friend."
Opening up to this girl made Erik feel vulnerable, and that was something he coudln't handle. Because of that he did the only thing he knew to bring his shield back up.
"And if your brother thinks he will steal that away from me again, he will regret that decision. If he thinks that my taking his wife was extreme, he doesn't want to see what I will do if he tries to get you out of here..."
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Post by witch on Jan 27, 2012 9:50:44 GMT 10
Belle waited for his answer. Hoping that when he did explain that her fears would go and for a moment they did. She found herself understanding what it was like to be lonely to only have one person in your life who understood you. For her that had been Raoul. He helped her sure but didn't treat her differently didn't run away from her because she was blind didn't... limit her to things that any other sighted person would think was to dangerous for her.
However, when he started to talk about what he'd do to her brother if he tried anything it coursed her whole body to shake, tears coming to her eyes.
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Post by amaranthdestler on Jan 27, 2012 9:53:15 GMT 10
Erik saw the girl begin to shake and noticed a glint of a tear in her eye. He sighed. "No harm will come to you if you stay. I will make you as comfortable as I can."
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Post by witch on Jan 27, 2012 10:07:39 GMT 10
"B..but I... Please, I understand that you want someone to talk to, someone maybe to sign with or write music for but. I already live in darkness my parents hardly ever letting me out of their sight and... no one should have to be trapped anywhere. My brother might come around but... you've already drawn blood from him, you know what it's like to lose someone you love. Please don't do that to me to."
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Post by amaranthdestler on Jan 27, 2012 10:09:52 GMT 10
"In time you will learn to like it here as I have. Why should I have to be alone when all the rest of the world has people to spend their lives with?"
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Post by witch on Jan 27, 2012 10:13:52 GMT 10
"But please, I want to see my brother again, feel the sunlight. You can't keep me here" Belle said starting to yell.
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Post by amaranthdestler on Jan 27, 2012 10:14:52 GMT 10
"I don't think you understand dear one, I can and I will." With that, Erik walked out of the room leaving her there alone again.
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Post by witch on Jan 27, 2012 10:22:25 GMT 10
Tears fell from Belle's blind eyes her head hiding in her hands the sad sobs echoing throughout the lair. It was then that she remembered that she knew the way out from here. She had made sure she did.
Carefully climbing from the bed she counted the footsteps. 1-2-3 until finally finding the opening. She could hear the open area, the water and so running her hand along the wall she starting to travel downwards until coolness meet her feet.
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Post by amaranthdestler on Jan 27, 2012 10:30:03 GMT 10
Erik heard the sound of something hitting the water and turned to see Bella ankle deep in the lake, heading in the direction of the gate. In a flash he was at the lever that closed the gate, and it was slamming shut.
"Did you think it would be so easy for you to leave here? That you could just walk right past me and out the door without my ever hearing you or seeing you? I thought surely your brother had told you that escape would be impossible. He himself almost died traveling through my mazes."
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Post by witch on Jan 27, 2012 10:36:54 GMT 10
Slowly carefully Belle made her way through the water tripping a few times over things she couldn't feel. In cases like this she hated being blind and before she had made her her way to her waist she heard something like iron slamming shut. Making her jump backwards.
It was then that she heard the phantom's voice she turning quickly towards him.
"Please" she begged once before falling to her knees the water here seeming deeper in now reaching her shoulders.
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Post by amaranthdestler on Jan 27, 2012 10:53:12 GMT 10
"Why should I let you go? Why should you get to live your happy little life and I continue to live here alone and unhappy? Does that seem fair to you?" Erik said as he walked down to the water's edge.
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Post by witch on Jan 27, 2012 11:01:05 GMT 10
'"But I could come and visit you" Belle cried getting cold in the water. "Or was my brother right, are you really nothing but a monster?"
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Post by amaranthdestler on Jan 27, 2012 11:06:08 GMT 10
"I am no monster!! I am a man the same as your dear beloved brother! Now, get out of that water before I come in there and drag you out. I will leave some clothes for you on the bed."
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Post by witch on Jan 27, 2012 12:07:23 GMT 10
"My brother didn't keep anyone against their will" Belle shivered and as for clothes, she didn't want anything from him but it was cold. Trying to find her feet, she slipped falling back into the water not realizing something had her leg.
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Post by amaranthdestler on Jan 27, 2012 12:46:09 GMT 10
Erik, his back turned to her, didn't see her slip back into the water, and ignored her comment about her precious brother.
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