The Angel of Coney Island Chap 25 and 26

Chapter 25


Erik sighed with relief as soon as he saw the reporters go back to their cars to wait for the news of Kat's condition. "And people wonder why I don't come out," he said as he sat at the top of the hospital stairs. Christine smirked at Erik's words. "But you have to give the press credit when it comes to finding out the big story," he added. "But then again, that trait is sometimes going to be what gets them killed."



"Well they chose this way of life Erik," Christine said as she sat with him. "Let's just hope that they don't take our story out of context and write a horrible story that is not true," she added with a sign. "It would make things more harder for Gustave if they decide to hound after him for their story."



Erik frowned at that. "If it comes to that, I will have Gustave be home schooled," he said before he looked at the sight before them. "You know, I suspected Kat was always hiding something," he said changing the conversation. "She never asked anything of me, not once," he started. "But I never thought until tonight that she might have been your sister, or that she was your twin," he said before he looked down to his hands. They were trembling the whole time and he didn't notice. "I promised myself a long time ago that is I found love I would do everything I could to keep it at any cost," he said softly. He then laced his hands together resting his forehead against it. "But what can I do? Kat is in the hospital possibly dying and I am helpless to do anything for her," he said with a great sadness.



Christine gave him a half smile. She then rested her hand on his shoulder. "Erik, there is something you can do. Something that I know Kat would do if she was in your position," she said to him in a motherly tone. Erik then looked up to her with a questioning glance. "Pray and have faith. If there is one thing I know about my sister, it is that she is a fighter. She has too many people who love her to give up."



Erik smiled at Christine. "She does," he agreed before he then prayed for the first time that Kat would live.








Silence came upon the hospital's front yard as everyone waited for any sign of Kat's welfare. They all slowly felt as they were dying along with their beloved angel. As she was indeed a part of them as they were to her. The only sound that could be heard was the sudden gentle breeze of the summer wind. A few of them lifted their heads enjoying the wind's gentle touch.



Dr. Gangle softly sighed as he sat with Squelch and flick. Memories flashed through his mind as he stared down to the ground. The very first time that he had been no longer scared of being in front of people who were partly afraid of him before of his tall height and long arms.



But that one night. The night that Kat first performed on Coney Island. She brought all of them
into her act and showed the people what they truly were like and that they all weren't scary and monstrous. Dr. Gangle slowly looked up to the sky. He felt something go through his body to his soul. A fire ignited slowly within him before he slowly stood up. Some of the people looked at him while the others looked at their hands or whatever they had in their hands at the moment. Dr. Gangle then started to sing.



"Coney Isle....Glistening and glimmering...Rising bright....Drenched with light...." he sung gently, remembering the words to Kathleen's song she sung for her first performance. Squelched smiled at Gangle knowing what song he was singing.



"See it smile," Squelch sung joining in with Gangle. "Beckoning and shimmering..." they sung together, attracting some of the people of Coney Island. "All agleam..." they sang as they twirled flick slowly around as they used her as a stand in for Kathleen. "Like a dream....Every fantasy set free...Summer rising by the sea..." they sang together before all three of them sang together becoming alive by the song they were singing. "Wonders and astonishment for your delectation! Phantoms and automatons for your fascination! Marvels undreamt since the dawn of creation," the three of them sang before they looked at the others. All of them had been watching the trio and slowly all of them began to join in.



"Coney Isle...." they all sang together. "Mircale on Miracle...See the sound....burning round," they sung, their voices getting a slight bit louder, which attracted Erik and Christine's attention. They both slowly stood up looking at the crowd of the freaks as they joined in the song.



"Mile by mile...Loud and lewd and Lyrical...Thrill on thrill...Never still..." they sung all together looking towards the hospital before they all began to slowly form an empty circle in the center of the crowd. "Welcome one and welcome all...Welcome to the monster's ball..." they sang in sync as they formed the circle. They soon started to feel more alive inside. Even Erik and Christine looked at them in wonder and puzzlement.



"Welcome to the...Welcome to the...Welcome to the...Welcome to the....Welcome to the...Welcome to the..." they all sung before they all suddenly cheered.



As soon as they had shouted one by one each of the people on Coney performed each of their acts. All of the freaks to all of the performers had passed into the circle and did their special act. Erik and Christine became more confused.



"Why are they doing this? Kathleen is in the hospital fighting for her life and they decide to sing and do a huge act?!" Christine asked with anger in her voice. Erik shook his head in disagreement.



"I don't think that is what's really going on here," he said slightly turning his head towards Christine but still looked at the crowd.



"Then what do you think IS going on?" Christine asked looking at Erik. Erik was partly amused at her question due to him actually not fully sure what the crowd was acting like this. He only had a suspicion.



"They are performing for Kat," a voice answered from behind them. They both turned around to see that it was Annibal who answered. "They all have a feeling that if they sing this song, the song that she performed with them," he explained as he watched the crowd. "This song and act was what gave the the courage to not only be unafraid of performing in front of an audience, but also to not mind showing people who they really are," he added. "They believe in their hearts that if they sing this one song that maybe it will somehow help Kathleen recover," he said before looking at both of them. "This is how much they care for her, how powerful and special being kind, compassionate, loving and merciful can be in the world," he said with a smile on his old face. "She is indeed an angel in more then just in her beauty on the outside, her voice and her dancing," he added proudly. "Be proud of your sister, Miss Daae for she has done more then even she believes she has."



Christine smiled happily and proudly as she looked at the crowd. "So they are praying in a matter of speaking," she said softly as she watched the crowd dance in sync. Annibal only nodded his head in agreement. Erik only felt his heart warm and pound in chest as he watched the crowd. He knew this was God's gift to him and he wasn't going to loose his second chance at happiness.



The crowd danced in sync to the music that seemed to be playing only in their heads. They formed a dance circle that was similar to the shape of a carousel before they began to sing again. "Coney Isle...Miracle on miracle...Seed and sound....burning round...Mile by mile...Loud and lewd and lyrical...Thrill on thrill...Never still..." they sang and danced together in sync.



"Welcome one and welcome all...Welcome to the monster's ball," they sang before they had started to sing a bit faster. "Welcome one and welcome all..." they same before going faster and faster. "Welcome to the...Welcome to the...Welcome to the...Welcome to the...Welcome to the...Welcome to the...!" they sang before they stopped immediately as soon the sound of the hospital doors echoed in their ears.



The doctor came out from them and looked at Erik and Christine...









Chapter 26





Erik sat by Kat as she rested in her bed. For nearly four and a half weeks he had been by her side, tending to her fever, bathing her and re-wrapping her bandage. She had been unconscious ever since Erik and the others taken her from the hospital. The doctor had been right about her having a high fever. But he never mentioned about her being unconscious for the entire time when the doctor told Erik of Kat's condition.



Which only made Erik more scared since that day.



' "She's alive?!?" Erik said repeating what the doctor told him.



The doctor nodded his head in reply. "Yes, she will live," he said before he rubbed the back of his neck. "That is if she can survive the raging fever," he added.



Erik looked at the doctor with worry. "Fever?" he asked. "How can she get a fever? How?" he asked. "She isn't sick."



The doctor smirked at him, amused by his puzzlement. "It is a common thing to happen to gunshot victims that recover from wounds such as this," he explained to Erik. "Her body is in a slight shock and now that she has had the medical treatment, her body is starting up again. And it will be overworking, hence the fever," he went on. "Just keep tending to her, bathing, feeding, changing her bandage and she will slowly recover and be back to her usual self," he said giving Erik the instructions that can best help Kat.



Erik relaxed somewhat at hearing all this. "How long will this fever last?" he asked. "And how soon can she leave and come home?"



The doctor sighed. "She can return home in seven days, she will be safe to travel then," the doctor replied. "Her wound won't be at a great risk," he added. The doctor looked up at Erik. "You can see her, if you want," he said. "But remember that she won't be awake, when you see her," he added softly. Erik nodded his head in understanding before he replied yes to seeing Kat.  '



Knowing all of her secrets, her past, and having learned of her true feelings for him Erik had plenty of time to set up his plans for his future with her and their son Gustave. The only thing left to do was propose to her and marry her. But first Kat would have to wake up.



He held her hand in his, gently kissing it adoringly before he looked to her angelic face. "Come back to me," he softly sang to her. "Hear my song calling you...Open your eyes...Dance once more...My Angel of the night..." he softly sang as he tried to not cry. "For you have brought light into my world of darkness..." he sand before he rested his forehead against her hand. "Please don't leave me..." he sang with a shaky voice. "I love you...My angel of the night..." he sand softly breaking down as he then softly cried.



Christine stood in awe as she saw Erik for the first time cry. 'He really does love her,' she thought in her mind. 'She has given him a second chance at happiness when he believed he couldn't have any,' she added before she walked to Erik and gently rested her hand on his shoulder.



Erik looked up as soon as he felt a hand on his shoulder. "Christine," he said softly before he looked down to Kat. "She still hasn't woken up," he said before he set Kat's hand down on the bed, still holding it. "It keeps killing me to see her like this. I want to help her but I don't know what else to do but pray," he added.



"Have you gotten any sleep? You look exhausted," Christine said as she noticed the black bags under Erik's eyes. "I know Kat would be worried about you if she saw how you look."



Erik looked at Christine. "I do rest, just not that long," he said. "And I know what Kat would think. But I am not going to rest till I see her awake," he said. "I won't leave her side."



Christine smiled at his words. "I know Erik. But at least have some food and also, you need a bath," she said with a slight smirk. Erik gave her a surprised look. Christine gave him a half smile. "Since you are going to become my future brother-in-law I might as well start acting like your sister," she said before she rested a hand on his shoulder again. "Don't worry, I'll stay with her," she said before she looked sad. "I had Kat stolen from me when we were children. Now that I have finally found her, I am not going to loose her again," she said before she looked at Kat. "And besides, it is about time I take care of her since she used to take care of me."



Erik then smiled at Christine feeling a bit proud of her. "If she wakes up, you will call for me?" he asked. Christine nodded head in reply. Erik then sighed before he stood up from his chair. "Then I will clean up, get some supper and get some rest," he said with a sigh. Erik then looked at Kat, leaned towards her and gave her a gentle kiss on the hand. "Sleep well my love," he gently whispered to her.



Erik then turned away and left the room, going to wash up, have dinner and get some rest.



Christine smiled at Erik as he left before she then looked at her sister, sitting down in the chair Erik sat in moments ago. "Best wake up soon Kat, for we all miss you," she said looking at her sister praying to God that she would wake up.







Kat could only hear the soft echoes of a singing male voice as she found herself in a catacomb of darkness. She looked around trying to find the source of the angelic voice. 'Where is that coming from?" she thought as she slowly looked around. The voice started to sing again and she found herself sheading tears and feeling her heart breaking at the sad tone the singing voice was making. Why was that so?

But then it slowly came to her. "I know this voice..." she softly whispered. "I know it!" she said as she walked in the direction she believed the singing voice to be coming from. "I know the one who is singing!" she said before she started to walk faster and faster. Soon she was running toward the voice. 'I know him! I know him!' she thought as she ran. 'It's....It's....!' she thought before she found herself running up a spiral staircase. When she got to the top of the stairs she found herself blinded by a bright light.

She then walked into the light finding herself at the bottome of the grand stair case at what she knew instantly to be the Pairs opera house. As she looked around she saw all of the people of Coney Island and the gypsies looking at her with a happy smile on their faces. She then looked at the stair case to see Christine, Meg, Madam Giry, Marius, Annibal, her son Gustave and Lady Susanna standing on each side of the stair case. Kat smiled back at them as she slowly climbed the stairs. When she got to the top she saw a figure that was no doubt the source of the singing angelic voice.

The figure slowly turned towards her slowly extending a hand to her. As she was about to take his hand, she looked at his face. He was wearing a mask.




Lady Susanna smiled as she came to Kat's room carrying tea and snacks for her to share with Christine while the diva was watching over Kat. "Poor thing must be in a panic worry as Mr. Y is over Kat," she said as she entered Kat's house. "Lord knows young Gustave is worrying about his mama," she added as she walked into the living room. But as she was entering Kat's bedroom she stopped dead in her tracks as she saw something that made her near faint right on the spot. "Great spirits of beyond..." she softly whispered right before she dropped her tray.

The sound of the tray crashing woke up the sleeping Christine and when she looked to see why Lady Susanna looked so shocked she then too became shocked.

Kat was awake and sitting up in her bed.