The End of a Perfect Life

Chapter 1

Erik Destler had it all. Rich family, perfect friends, and most of all perfect looks. Black hair that fell down to his collar and slicked back with gel, smoky green eyes, well built body. Every girl's dream guy, until one night a fire at a party and Erik almost didn't make it out in time. The right side of his face damaged from the fire and it left him as an outcast. Or did it?

Christine Daae was an ordinary girl, well except her father is a drunk and a drug addict, her mother died when she was three. She and her friend don't fit in at school, her friend, Meg, is about to move and will leave Christine all lone. Or will it?

Senior English went on slowly, it was sixth period and eighteen year old Erik could not wait for seventh and for school to end, he tapped his pencil on his desk anxiously wanting to get the day over with.

"Erik, man calm down your making me nervous." Thomas said but he himself couldn't wait for class to end.

"The party is an matter of hours and you want me calm down?" Erik asked.

Sophie Taylor was throwing a party at her place and Erik and Thomas were invited through other friends but that's not why Erik wanted to go. He had the biggest crush on Sophie for a long time and this party was his ticket to winning her over.

"Why don't we just skip seventh and get ready for the party early?" Thomas suggested.

Erik had to admit he'd been thinking about that all day, then he thought why not? His grades were excellent, his attendance was excellent too, I guess I can afford to skip the afternoon he thought.

Finally after what felt like an eternity bell for seventh finally rang, Erik and Thomas jumped out of their seats and were the first out of the class room.

The halls soon become crowded and teens started shoving their way through to get to their next class. The school was so big that times between class is ten minutes because a student could not make it to his/her class within five minutes. Erik and his friends gathered were all the cool and popular people hang out, the gossip of course was about Sophie's party.

"Erik?" said a female voice.

Erik turned to find Sophie calling him, she motioned with finger to talk with him privately. He took a quick glance at his friends who all absorbed in conversation then turned to follow her.

He followed her to the gym which was empty, they'll have some privacy for a few minutes.

"So I hear you were invited to my party tonight." it wasn't a question she made it that way. She had friends who knew what to say and it would find it's way around the popular crowd. She had him right where she wanted him now all she had to do was lure him in.

"Yeah, I heard about it then got invited." Erik said nervously, why is he nervous he could seduce her right now if he wanted to.

"Oh darn! Now I can't invite you myself." she pouted.

Erik thought this was fun if he pushed the right buttons he could have her begging for him.

"Oh well, I was thinking about not going because I've to so many parties this week and I'm sure yours would be one I've been to this week, terrible music, drunk dancing, and sex in every empty room." he lied smoothly and she believed him.

He turned to walk away three, two, one…

"Erik wait!" she called. Jackpot! he thought wiping the smile off his face and turn to her once more.

"What if I make your night worth your while?" she tempted, slowly walking towards him.

"What could you do?" he asked he know she was taking his bait.

She finally reached him "Well, I could do this," she pushed him up against the wall kissed him.

She pulled away slowly "Tempting but still doesn't capture my interest." he said waiting to see how far she would go.

"I can also do this," she kissed him again only this time her tongue entered his mouth caressing and dancing with his.

She pulled away again hoping she had him "Still doesn't have my interest." he said trying every hard to hide his hard breathing.

She made an angry pout, he's making every difficult! Oh well my next trick always works she thought wickedly.

She kissed him once more while her hands slid down his arms to his waist then came in contact with his manhood. He groaned he do not expect her do that! And she didn't stop there she began to massage and grope him, she continued this for a few more seconds and it ended to his disappointment.

"I am very much interested now." Erik growled. He tried to calm his hot body but it useless.

"Good," she smiled, "party's starts at eight." she said then walked away. When she disappeared he let out a frustrated growl. His body ached and demanded release but ignored it, he breathed evenly for a minute and finally was under control.

Erik walked out of the gym determined to return to his friends but he wasn't watching where he was going and walked right into someone. It was a girl.

The frustrating thing about Queens High school was it shared a junior high school. Meaning once you started seventh grade you are in the same school seventh till graduation. This girl was a sevy (that's what we call seventh graders) and she obviously didn't see where she was going.

"Watch it!" Erik said in a rude tone angry for this girl bumping into him.

"Bite me you bastard." she spat. He expected her say sorry and walk away that's what all the other low life's did apologize for getting in his way but this girl fought back which surprised him.

"Excuse me?" he asked although there wasn't much he could do but she should count her blessings that she's not a boy.

"You heard me." she said confidently. "You were the one who bumped into me you should be apologizing not me." she flatly.

Erik was appalled by her and the other hand surprised at her no one ever stood up to him before.

"Fine. I'm sorry for bumping into you." he said bitterly.

"And if you actually meant it I would accept it." she spat looking at him her eyes full of hatred.

Erik studied her a moment she had big brown eyes, long curly brown hair, her skin was pale, and she was not very tall. But the way she held her frame it look like she could beat him down.

"What are you staring at?" she asked snapping him out of his trace. He thought if she would girly clothes instead of the awful oversized T-shirt and baggy jeans and apply some make up she would be pretty.

"Nothing special." he remarked he knew his words had an effect because her face fell and she walk away.

He smiled in triumph. He walked back to his crowd and they welcomed him, you had to have three things to be in the 'it' crowd: money, looks, and be rude to the ugly people.

Erik had all those things covered.

He and Thomas hopped in Erik's black convertible and drove to Erik house. Well Erik didn't live in a house they lived in a mansion they pulled into the long drive way Erik parked next to his Father's Porsche.

Erik and Thomas walked into the house and they were greeted by Jack, Erik's father, "Hey boys! Your home early." he greeted not looking away from the computer.

Typical dad, would kill you to stop working for a few minutes! "We skipped seventh and we're going to a party tonight." Erik said wondering if his father would say or do anything.

"That's good, Erik. Just do OD on anything." he said getting up from the computer.

Thanks for caring "Got it, dad." he said a bit upset but he was not going to let that dampen his mood.

Jack Destler owned Destler Theatre and over time they began to span across the country and recently people in England wanted to talk to meet with Jack Destler so they could build a theatre in their country.

Jack was in a grey business suit and preparing to leave the house, "Going somewhere, dad?" Erik asked.

"Yeah, I've got meeting to go too, so I'll be home late." he said while adjusting his tie not looking at his son.

"Ok bye, dad." he said hoping his dad would glance at him.

"Bye, son." he didn't look at Erik instead he dialed a number on his phone and began talking to someone and walked out the door.

"Come on, Erik let's kill some time." said Thomas knowing how Erik felt about his dad. So I followed him to the other room.

The hours went by slowly but finally seven-thirty rolled around and Erik and Thomas jumped back in the convertible and headed Sophie Taylor's party.

Erik pulled up on the side walk and they both entered the party, in a word the party was fun Erik was enjoying it very much until he saw a familiar face.

It was the girl who he had argument with earlier that day he became angry, why was she here? She wasn't popular at all! She was a nobody!

He walked to her with determined strides, she was standing in a corner she looked like a mouse in cage full of cats.

"What the hell are you doing here?" he demanded

"My friend is here I came here to get her out of here." she answered looking around for her friend.

She must have spotted her because she soon disappeared in a crowd of people, not wanting to concern himself over he went on a search himself.

He found what he was looking for, Sophie. She was wearing a mini skirt and a strapless shirt that showed a lot of cleavage. Erik went hard just by looking at her, she finally noticed him she smiled and walked away.

He followed her she went up stairs into a dark room, she was sitting on a bed he could only see her silhouette, "Close the door, Erik." she purred, he did what she asked.

Christine didn't want to go to this party but she had no choice, she had heard rumors on the way home and she didn't want anyone to be hurt, especially Meg.

Christine and Meg have been friends since kindergarten and Meg has helped Christine with things throughout life since mother had died and Mrs. Giry, Meg's mother, has been like a mother Christine never had. They both have looked out for each other in school and out.

And that's why she's here to find Meg and get her out of here, Meg had been invited by a guy she's liked for some time now and she practically jumped out of her skin when he asked her.

Of course she didn't get asked by any body which was ok because no one thought her worthy and oddly she agreed with them, Meg has tried to convince her other wise but to avail. Christine Daae was not beautiful she thought to herself sadly.

Christine shook her head no time to be thinking about what she thought about herself, she needed to find Meg.

She somehow ended up in a corner and then she noticed Erik Destler walking to her, her heart sped up, but why?

He was obviously angry she was here not wanting to deal with him she pretended to spot Meg and walked away. Once she was out of his sight she relaxed, but saw him again this time he was following Sophie Taylor up stairs. Christine knew what they were going to be doing so she made a mental note not to go up stairs.

Christine finally found Meg by the poolside talking to the boy that ask her out. She didn't want to ruin the moment for her but she was running out of time.

"Meg, can I talk to you?" Christine asked ignoring the frustrated sigh that came from the boy.

"Please excuse me, this will only take moment." Meg said politely to him.

"Christine this better be important! He just about to ask me-" Meg began irritably.

"Something's going to happen tonight Meg!" She interrupted her friend, "You know I live by the rival school right?"

"Yeah but what does that got to do with anything?" she asked a bit more worried now.

"They heard about the party tonight and they were going to come and crash it." Christine said hoping Meg would take her seriously.

"Oh Christine that's nothing to worry about-"

The rest of Meg's sentence was cut off by the sound of screaming and glass shattering.

What happened next was all a blur people scattered in different directions, screaming, gun shots, and smoke was coming from somewhere.

Erik was just about to come to second base with Sophie when he and Sophie heard screaming, he bolted off her and looked out her window to find people from their rival school were throwing large rocks at the windows of the house and, with a lighter, some began to light the bushes on fire.

Someone must have noticed him in the window because a rock came flying at the window, Erik got out of the way just time before the rock came flying through the window.

Sophie screamed and she leaped from the bed and coward into a corner and began sobbing.

It wasn't long until Erik smelled smoke he burst through the bedroom door and saw flames engulfing the stair way he had to act quickly because in a matter of minutes the house will be up in flames.

He opened her closet door to find scarf's lucky for him she had ten scarf's, he began tying them and then throwing them over the railing where fire hasn't started spread yet.

"Come here!" he commanded to Sophie, she got up and timidly went to him "climb over I'll hold so you won't fall." he said as he tied the scarf's to railing for extra support.

She climbed over the railing and began to go slowly, half way down the railing snapped sending Sophie to the ground. She got up quickly look up at Erik.

"Toss the scarf's up I'll get myself down!" he yelled, "Quickly!"

She just stared at him then said "Your on your own." she simply said and turn for the door and she was gone.

He stood for moment not believing that just happened but he not time for that he needed to get out. Just as he moved some of ceiling came down on him and pinned him to the floor with fire very close to the right side of his face.

Christine and Meg made out in time before the flames got worst everyone seemed to be out but something was wrong Christine could feel it.

Then she heard someone yell "Someone's still inside!" she turned to see Sophie Taylor yelling.

"Who?" Christine yelled back "Erik Destler!" she answered.

Christine eyes widened she may not care much for the guy but she couldn't let him die like that. Without a second thought she was running into the blazing house, ignoring the protests behind her.

It was hot real hot, like being under an incubator, she search for any sighs of life she couldn't be in there long so she hoped to find him.

"Erik! Where are you?" did someone call to him or his dying? No he was sure he was dying but he heard it again "Where are you, Erik?"

Did Sophie come back? No she was to selfish to come back but someone was calling him "I'm here!" he yelled as loud as he could.

Christine heard him he was on the second floor she also noticed it engulfed in flames but she had to save him.

As fast as she could she ran up the hot stairs and saw him he pinned down by ceiling debris and soon would catch fire. She managed to get the debris off him the spoke to him "Erik can you here me? We to get out or we'll both perish!" wasting no time she tried to hoist his large frame with help from him.

She swung an arm around her shoulder "Erik we need to hurry down the stairs, ok?" he heard her and with all his strength they both raced down stairs. Christine found their only exit blocked by flames then she remembered the sliding glass door she looked to see it hasn't been in flames yet.

She ran for it with Erik still in her clutches she managed to get them both out before debris and fire fell.

She got them yards away from the now blazing house, her hair and clothes singed just a bit but Erik however…well…same could not be said about him. The right side of his face was horribly burnt, but it didn't make her flinch.

"Erik I'm going to get help, I'll be back." she began to stand but he grabbed her wrist.

"N-n-n-no, stay with me, please?" he said very weakly he fighting to stay awoke.

She couldn't deny him, in some part of her brain said he deserved this but she quickly bashed the thought because no one deserved this, to be burned alive.

She stayed with him holding his hand but soon his grip began to loosen she was losing him she couldn't let that happen! Out of no where she began to sing.

"Angel of Music, guide and guardian

Grant to me your glory

Angel of Music, hide no longer

Secret and strange Angel"

He had to have been dead, he must be! He heard a voice, not just any voice an angel's voice. It was so beautiful he tried to find it.

She felt him grip her hand the singing was working she heard the paramedics racing towards her and Erik. Christine turn back to him.

"Your going to be fine now, Erik." she whispered softly.

The voice said he was going fine when finally managed to open his eyes his vision was blurry he couldn't see her face. New voices began to take over, they were medical voices then he was out.

Christine walked beside them watching Erik she could tell he was unconscious or at least she hoped.

They loaded him into the ambulance they asked her if she would like to come but she declined, if and when Erik woke up she would not be the first thing he wanted to see.

"Oh thank God he's ok." said Sophie. Christine turned to her "Why didn't you help him when you still inside?" she yelled not sure why she was defending him.

"Because he said to go and that he would be ok." she tried to lie but Christine wasn't buying it.

"You lying, bitch! You should tried to help him instead of thinking about your slutty self!" she shrieked. Christine was very upset now, why? She didn't know. Was it because she had the guts to save someone or was it because her secret crush might die?

Erik woke up but hadn't opened his eyes yet, he heard an annoying beeping sound, something was up his nose, and he hurt.

Where was he?

"Erik?"

So this is a new story, it's been in my head for a while now so I thought I'd give it a shot. Let me know what you think! ;) HUGS&KISSES ~Ariel~

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*I do not own any phantom character this is just for reading entertainment*