Search for the Opera Ghost: Rewrite

XXIII.

Antoinette was severely angry. She was fed up with Erik's selfishness. She knew that he had problems relating to females...people in general, but that was no excuse for his behavior. As she approached him she wondered why he would not be happy to have a child. Maybe he was scared of fatherhood...though it was a little difficult imagining the Opera Ghost being afraid of anything.

"Erik!" She shouted as she finally came upon his lair.

His voice boomed back at her, "What do you want Antoinette?!"

"Why are you rejecting Zuri?"

"I am not rejecting her. She is the one who is being out of line." He replied as she narrowed her eyes at him.

"What?! Because she is pregnant?!"

"Exactly!"

"You are such a child. Fine! Act like a spoiled brat, but if you do not do something fast, she will leave you."

Erik growled loudly, "She will do no such thing."

"Not even Zuri can withstand your temper all the time. Besides, you hurt her feelings by being rude to her. Do you want to know what she told me before you so rudely sent her back to me?"

"I would rather not."

"Well you are going to hear anyway. She asked me if I believed in soulmates then said that you must be hers. Zuri was so excited that she is having a baby because she thought you would be too." Antoinette explained.

"Why would she think that I would be excited?"

"Maybe because it would give you a chance to be a father. Did you ever think about that Erik?"

He was silent for a few minutes then finally said, "Come on. I'll go see her."

xxxx

When they arrived to Antoinette's room they both noticed that Zuri was not there. "I left her here!" Antoinette exclaimed. She paused for a minute then commented, "She may have gone to her room knowing that I would bring you back." Erik growled, surprising her, she questioned "What is it?"

"She didn't go to her room." He held up a piece of paper. "She has gone back home."

"What does it say?"

Erik sighed as he read the letter, "It says:

'Dear Madame Giry and Erik,

I have gone back home so I do not trouble either one of you anymore. I apologize for anything I may have done to make either of you unhappy. Please accept my sincerest apologies.

Zuri'"

"I am going to take that wench to task when I see her." Erik raged.

Antoinette slapped his arm. "She left because of you Erik. What are you going to do?"

Erik thought for a few minutes then finally said, "I am going to get her. Go and get her wedding dress. I have a few things to pack and get ready. I will bring her back."

"Be careful Erik, she is carrying your child now."

"I do not care."

Antoinette stared at him in shock. "I can't believe you would say that!"

"Go get her wedding dress Antoinette...now!"

She narrowed her eyes at him. "Fine, but do not turn to me when this all turns bad for you. You cannot control Zuri." With that said she stomped away leaving Erik to himself.

Erik gritted his teeth in anger. 'Is this your idea of being clever Zuri?' He thought to himself. 'Well it is not going to work. I am coming after you and when I find you...you will be my wife if I have to force the ring on your finger.'