Search for the Opera Ghost: Rewrite

XXIX.

Zuri sighed to herself softly. Today, she would be wed in a church. She sighed

again, though this time in an impatient manner. "Hold still. You are worse than a

child Zuri." Antoinette said as she wove a strand of pearls into her hair.

"It is hard to be still on your wedding day."

"I know." She chuckled softly. Antoinette paused momentarily, "Zuri, I would like to

thank you."

"For what?" Zuri questioned the older woman.

"Erik is changed. He is happy. I thought I would never see him that way. I want him

to be happy."

Zuri smiled as Antoinette pinned the last strand of pearls in her hair. "I am glad

that I could make him happy. I cannot wait till tonight. I have a special surprise

in store for him."

"I am sure he will be delighted." Antoinnete commented then finally finished pinning

the pearls in her hair. "Finished."

Zuri looked at herself in the mirror. She smiled at the reflection. Her black hair

now had strands of small pearls worked in. She hoped in her heart that Erik would

like her appearance. She could not wait to marry him.

xxxx

Erik leaned back in the pew as he waited for Zuri to come. He glanced at his pocket

watch and realized that he still had half an hour before she would arrive. He sighed

as he thought over the past week. Zuri had been growing more excited as the wedding

day had approached. Her behavior towards him had literally changed overnight. She

was much more wild than he thought possible. Erik smiled in thought, he loved it

though.

She was more than he had expected. The past week had been unexpected. She had

defended him against Christine's badmouthing then had become a possessive woman.

They had constantly had sex, which he loved but had been confused about. He wondered

often if she was going to stay as feisty as she had been over the past few days.

Everything had been working perfectly for them. He could not wait till they were

finally married and in their bed. He smiled at the thought then glanced at his watch

again. It was agonizing waiting for Zuri, but it would be well worth it.

xxxx

Zuri stood in front of the doors to the inner part of the church. She sighed as she

tried to gain composure. Excitation coursed through her veins. She wanted to rush

through the doors and hurry the ceremony, however, she would have to wait to marry

him. Her heart was filled with joy as she heard the wedding music begin and then the

doors opened and revealed the nearly empty church.

Only Madame Giry and her daughter Meg had shown up. Zuri smiled as she saw Erik. He

was a sight to behold. He looked so handsome in his black attire and white half

mask. She smiled to herself as she finally took her first footstep towards Erik.

Erik could do nothing but admire Zuri. She looked like a goddess with her hair bound

with small pearls and her dress emphasizing the right curves. Her eyes were trained

on him which pleased him very much. Especially in the way she was looking at him.

Erik smiled at her as she finally stood in front of him and handed her flowers to

Antoinette.

"Are we ready to begin?" The priest questioned them.

"Yes." Erik said as he looked at Zuri and smiled again.

The priest began reading thet opening part of the ceremony as Erik and Zuri stared

at each other. Zuri had her eyes on him and only him. As the ceremony progressed,

Zuri became edgier and hoped that soon the priest would get to the end where they

could finally call each other husband and wife.

Erik took her hands in his as he listened intently to the priest but paid more

attention to his bride. He was soon handed the ring to place on her finger and told

what vows to say. He slid the ring on her ring finger and smiled as she shot him an

ecstatic look. Zuri took Erik's ring and once repeating the vows she slid his ring

on his ring finger.

Once the priest had finished the ceremony he pronounced them man and wife and the

two embraced and kissed passionately. Erik had taken Antoinette's last name as his

own. Antoinette had no qualms and embraced the fact that she would be sharing her

name with him. She also was excited that Zuri would be like a daughter to her. She

and Zuri had grown close over the past weeks and she thought of Zuri as a daughter

rather than a friend.

Antoinette smiled as she watched Erik kiss Zuri once more. 'Finally,' she thought,

'he is married.'

Erik was surprised when Zuri took his hand and led him towards the door to go back

to the opera house. "Excited love?" He finally questioned her.

Zuri smiled demurely, "You know it husband."

Erik grinned, "I am excited as well. You know that I plan to have you as soon as we

get home."

"Erik." Antoinette's voice interrupted him.

Erik and Zuri turned around to face Antoinette. "I do not want to see you until late

tomorrow. Do you understand me?" She added with a wink.

Erik smiled at Antoinette, "Yes Madame. I understand you clearly." He turned to Zuri

and commented, "I think we should go home my love."

"Please Erik." Zuri whispered softly.

xxxx

Within minutes of arriving at their home Erik had Zuri pinned up against the wall.

His mouth pressed against her neck as she wove her fingers in his dark hair. "You're

mine." He finally whispered in her ear. His breath was hot on her neck making her

own body hot with need. "No man will touch you besides myself."

Zuri glared at him in return, her eyes burned him as she responded, "Then no other

woman will have your attentions besides me."

He pressed his hips against hers, "No other." He vowed as his lips made their way

back to her neck.

"Erik...take off my dress. I want to feel your body against mine."

Erik smiled as he led her into the bedroom. He positioned her in front of the bed

and began to unbutton the back of her dress. "I have to say that you look beautiful

sweetness. More beautiful than I can ever have imagined."

She smiled though Erik could not see it. "You are the most handsome man I have ever

laid eyes on."

Erik helped her out of her dress as he smiled at her in pride. He watched as he

undergarments were finally revealed and he gently laid the beautiful dress over a

chair. He turned around and watched her take off her shoes and begin to unpin the

pearls in her hair. "Let me help you with that love."

He carefully sat behind her on the bed and pulled her in between his legs with her

back facing him. "I love you Zuri." He murmured low while his fingers unpinned the

strands of small pearls and put them to the side then returned to unpin more of the

pearls.

"I love you too Erik." Zuri replied as she smiled. As he finished unpinning the last

of the pearls, he smiled in thought. He was one fortunate man to have a wife who

loved him as to defend him from negative comments and to praise his looks. She was

an ideal wife. To think that his seed had taken root in her filled him with pride,

even though at first he was shocked he grew accustomed to the thought of having a

child. All he could do was hope and pray that she would give him a child who did not

have his affliction. "Erik." Zuri softly whispered as she turned around.

"Hmm?" Erik murmured then growled in surprise as she pushed him backwards on the bed

and climbed over his lap. "I see you couldn't wait." He said with a laugh as she

nipped at his neck causing him to groan loudly.

"Actually it was planned." Zuri said as her fingers worked to unbutton his coat and

grunted softly when she tried to pull it off. "Are you going to help me or not?"

"What if I choose not to."

"Then you will be without your wife for our wedding night."

Erik's eyebrow rose as he sat up and pulled his coat off. "I truly opened Pandora's

box. My wife has become more than I thought she would. She is no longer a girl but a

fiery and feisty woman who I love and adore."

Zuri unbuttoned Erik's vest as she responded, "My dream has come true Erik. I

married the Opera Ghost and what an amazing man he has turned out to be."

She pushed his vest off his shoulders then finally began unbuttoning his blouse.

"You are so possessive my love."

Zuri smiled, "You keep telling me that. Isn't that what you wanted from me?"

He laughed softly as he wrapped his arms around her waist and and gently nipped at

her neck. "Of course it is," he finally replied, "I was surpised that it has

happened so soon."

"And you love it don't you?"

Erik laughed again, "Of course I do vixen."

She smiled as she finally pulled his blouse of his shoulders and threw it in the

floor to join his vest and coat. "I want you." She whispered softly in his ear.

"You have me. The question is what are you going to do with me?" He questioned her.

"Oh but there is so much to do! How am I ever to decide?!"

Erik laughed at her overdramaticized words. "Do whatever you want."

Zuri laughed, "You will regret that Erik."

"Will I now?"

She smiled at her husband the gently kissed his lips as he tightened his hold on her

waist. She pushed him back on the bed as their tongues entwined. Her hands entwined

into his thick dark hair as they finally pulled back breathlessly. She nipped

sharply at his neck as she pulled his head to the side. Erik loved his wife and

especially the attitude she shared with him. He loved the way she had changed what

seemed overnight.

Her lips moved from his neck down his shoulder and towards his chest. Erik groaned

as she lapped at his left nipple then suddenly bit him softly. "Be careful my love."

He chuckled softly.

"But Erik, you implied I could do anything to you."

"Oh and I meant it."

Zuri rolled her eyes at him. "You are such a baby."

"No love. A baby is what grows inside you." He rolled her over on her back and

smiled at her.

"No fair Erik." Zuri protested as he pulled her chemise up over her head.

"I think it is quite fair." Erik responded with a laugh.

"What you think is fair I think is mean." Erik silenced her with a soft kiss to her

lips as she softly stroked his hair with her fingers. His lips parted from hers

leaving her gasping for air. "Damn you Erik. You always have to be on top."

Erik rolled his eyes at her playful temper tamtrum. "I do not! It is more appealing

with you beneath me."

"So you lied when you said you like me being possessive."

Erik gasped in a fake surprised voice. "I did no such thing. I just love being on

top of my lovely wife."

Zuri sighed, finally giving into her husband's demand. "You won't get away with this

my husband."

"I doubt it wife." Erik returned as he softly nipped at her neck. "You are entirely

mine and may I remind you that you are going to have our child. There will be no

rough housing and such."

"You are unfair Erik."

"I am not."

"Are too."

Erik pressed another soft kiss to her lips to silence their argument. "I am not

going to spend my wonderful wedding night arguing foolishly with my wife." His lips

moved down to her neck again and laved over a sensitive spot while his hands moved

down her hips and began to unlace her pantalets.

"Erik." She murmured his name softly.

"Now, now. I would not want to be unfair to you. I'll take off my clothes once I

have you naked." He whispered in her ear. Erik watched as her pantalets came off and

revealed her pale skin. He hadn't noticed until now how swollen she had become. Not

swollen that anyone could notice without up close inspection, but still it was

noticable only to him. "My dear, you are swollen. I can tell."

Zuri smiled at him as she gently stroked his hair, "Don't keep me waiting Erik."

"Moments ago you were arguing about me not being fair. If you want me to be fair and

take off my clothes then you have to be patient." She growled softly, knowing that

he was playing with her. She reached up and found the buttons to his pants and began

to unbutton them.

"You little sneak...vixen!" Erik growled as he allowed her to continue her efforts.

She smiled warmly at him, "Oh but Erik, I love being with you and doing these

things."

He nipped softly at her ear lobe while she continued to pull his pants down his

hips. "Women and their pushiness."

"You'll do well to keep quiet before I show you just how possessive I can be." Zuri

murmured as he laughed in her ear.

"You do not see me complaining." He whispered in her ear as he finished pushing his

pants down his hips and onto the floor. She pulled him over her as she positioned

herself in the middle of the bed. Erik smiled again as his hands traveled up the

side of her hips then gently found her breasts and cupped the flesh softly. Zuri

moaned softly in his ear as he pressed a heated kiss to her lips. Her hands wound in

his dark hair as he thrust his tongue into her cavern. She groaned against his lips

while wrapping her legs around his waist.

Erik pulled back, leaving her panting softly while he kissed and nipped strongly at

her neck. She felt him move further down her neck as his hands squeezed her breasts

softly. "Are you being cruel on purpose?"

A soft chuckle met her ears. "I am not being cruel love. I only want to make this

night special for you."

Zuri smiled as he finally continued and slowly made his way down her neck,

shoulders, then finally her chest. She felt on fire as his lips consumed a taut

nipple in his mouth. Her fingers pulled tightly on his dark hair. Erik smiled

inwardly as his tongue laved over her nipple. She shivered underneath his

ministrations. "Oh God..." She whimpered.

He chuckled again, "No love...Erik."

She slapped him playfully as he gently kissed straight over to her other breast and

repeated the same ministrations. He listened to her sigh with pleasure and pull

tightly on his hair as she struggled to keep her senses. "Erik..." His name a sigh

of pleasure on her lips. Her hands were tangled in his hair pulling slightly at the

soft tufts of hair.

Erik moved slowly from her breast down her stomach. He licked paths over her warm

skin softly then stopped momentarily to dip his tongue in her belly button. Zuri

laughed slightly as she forced him to move further down her body. "You are torturing

me Erik!"

Erik lifted his head up and looked into her eyes. "Am I now?"

She growled as he laughed softly. "You had better stop laughing Erik." Zuri said to

her husband as she pushed hard on his shoulders. "Erik please..."

He stopped laughing long enough to press a gentle kiss against her lips. "I love you

sweetheart. You know I am only playing with you."

Zuri could not take his playful attitude any longer. "Damn it Erik please!" Erik was

having too much of a good time to relent to her pleadings. He soon found that his

wife was not in the mood for a playful evening. Erik gasped as he found himself on

his back, his wife straddling his hips. "I have had enough Erik. If you intend to

torture me then I am not going to stand for it."

An eyebrow rose as he watched her give him that predatory gaze she had been giving

him over the past week. "I was having fun Zuri. You cannot blame your husband for

that."

"Let me remind you that I am pregnant with your child..."

"No need to remind me. It is perfectly evident." Erik interrupted.

"And I do not intend on being tortured by my husband when I have done so..."

"Much for me? I agree. I never said you didn't." He interrupted once more.

Zuri glared at her husband, "You better be quiet or i'll..."

Erik sat up, his hands supporting his body, "You'll what? What can would you do to

your husband?"

A smile crept on Zuri's face. Oh there was plenty of things she could do to him.

Erik could tell that thoughts were churning in his wife's head. The first thought

that crossed his mind was that he was going to pay for not pleasuring her the way

she wanted to. The next was along the lines of wanting her to hurry up so he could

feel his wife's body against his.

She pushed him back down and then whispered, "You are such an annoying man." She

attacked his neck quickly. Her lips sucked on a soft spot as Erik entwined a hand in her hair, grasping onto the soft tendrils while he groaned with pleasure. He could feel her hands exploring every part of him as she kept her mouth on his skin. She moved further down his neck as her hands ventured over the planes of his chest.

"I love being annoying." Erik finally said as she continued her tirade. She stopped and looked at him for a moment. Her eyes focused on his golden ones. Erik smiled briefly before she attacked his mouth. Erik slid his tongue in her mouth. Their tongues met, embracing and entwining as Erik used his other hand to cup her face gently. He gently pulled away from her face. "Love, I believe I have been neglectful and I apologize. However, I am rather excited and would like to take you now."

Zuri felt his manhood press against her thigh. She smiled at him then replied, "Of course Erik." She as she sat up again this time leaning slightly against the pillows and the back of the swan bed for support. She shot him a confused look.

"You're pregnant love, I can't be on top like I used to be. I might hurt the baby."

She smiled and gently kissed him on the lips. "You are so thoughtful."

"I know." He replied with a smile. "Now show me your inner feisty woman." Erik heard her growl softly as she grasped his manhood in one hand and used her other to steady herself while she sank onto his manhood. Erik wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close to his body. He thrust upwards as she moaned from feeling her husband's hard cock surge up inside her.

She clung to him as their bodies mated. She could hear Erik's groans while his hands moved down her waist to grasp her hips tightly. "Oh Erik!" Zuri cried out. Erik slowed his movements only making her growl loudly at him in return for doing so. He laughed softly as he kept their bodies at a slow rhythm. "Damn you!" She shouted at him then moaned as he took one of her nipples in his mouth and teased the other one with his hand. "Damn you...now you want to play!"

Erik got his first taste of her true feistyness when she bent over and bit his neck. He gasped softly then looked up at her. "Have I married a tiger?"

She growled again, "No. You married a woman who wants to have relations with her husband. Now take me Erik and do not play!"

Erik rolled her over on her back and truly concentrated on fulfilling her desire. She instantly wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. He thrust deeply, hitting the spot where all women wanted to be stroked. Zuri cried out loudly, her eyes tightly shut as shockwaves of pleasure began to settle over her. He growled loudly as he felt her nails dig into the back of his neck. He could feel her shaking from the beginnings of her climax. "Erik!" She screamed in his ear. Erik felt her body clamp down on his own. He soon followed, moaning low in her ear as oblivion seemed to take them both for only a moment.

xxxx

Erik groaned as he became aware of his surroundings again. Damn, that had been the best sex he had ever had. He was slightly aware of a pain in his back, below his neck. "Zuri." He whispered hoarsely. She moaned in response as she moved her arms to lay on each side of her body. Erik glanced curiously at her fingers and noticed a red substance on her fingernails. Upon closer inspection he found it was his own blood.

Despite that fact, he smiled. He suppose he deserved a scar for playing when she wanted to be serious. "Erik."

"Yes love?"

"How long have I been out?"

"I am not certain. You took me with you to sweet oblivion."

"I am sorry I was so controlling. I needed release badly I suppose."

Erik grinned at her. "Yes love you did. You even left me a gift to prove it."

"What do you mean?"

"Look at your fingers."

She weakly held a hand up and glanced at her fingernails. It soon registered what was on her fingernails. "Oh Erik! I have hurt you."

"I would rather have those kind of scars any day. Now Zuri, I think a rest is in order then I will be a proper husband and do what I should have done before."

"What is that?" Zuri questioned with a blush.

"Do whatever my wife commands me to." Erik replied then kissed her lips softly before covering them both with a blanket.

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