The church was adequately dark aside from one lit candle. The pastor was there, along with Christine and Erik. While he wore his normal attire, she wore a simple white dress and the veil from the night of the fire… the night of Don Juan Triumphant… the night she left him…
"You are my lover and my teacher; you are my model and my accomplice, and you are my true counterpart.
I will love you, hold you and honor you;
I will respect you, encourage you and cherish you, in health and sickness, through sorrow and success,
for all the days of my life." Christine spoke quietly, reciting her vows in flawless monotone voice, slipping the ring Erik had made onto his finger.
Erik took her left hand, and said, "You are my lover and my teacher; you are my model and my accomplice, and you are my true counterpart.
I will love you, hold you and honor you;
I will respect you, encourage you and cherish you, in health and sickness, through sorrow and success,
for all the days of my life." He slipped the ring upon her slender fingers, careful not to break her slender form with his rough hands.
She felt herself smile brightly, something she hadn't expected to do. Looking at the ring on her finger, she noticed the initials E.D. engraved in the sides next to the small ruby pendant in the middle. She looked upon his plain silver ring, noticing for the first time the C.D. in the same place the ruby was on hers. Her mouth fell open, in awe of his effort to make this work.
He smiled gently to her, saying, "I made them myself… It could go either way with mine; Christine Daae or Christine Destler… whichever you prefer, dearest."
She stood there in the chapel with the slightest smile creeping on the corner of her pink lips. "Erik… I want to thank you… for making these experiences as easy as possible for me… it means a lot."
He smiled in return and kissed her hand gently. "Shall we depart?"
She nodded; no turning back now. "Of course, I'd like that very much.
A/N: I KNOW THIS IS SHORT! PLEASE forgive me!
It's been a rough couple of months. Here it is though! :D