Authors Note: I'm a Phangirl(who here isn't?)so yes there's going to be a paring in at least one of my many POTO stories to come whose paring is ErikOC. Thank you and please review. Here comes the story!

Erik sighed. Two hundred years old and he still couldn't find a woman who could look past his face.His first love Christine had died years ago and his darling Meg had left him just like her best friend Christine had.

Damn that witch who had cursed him after Meg left.You see: A young witch took pity on Erik and now he could live forever.An added bonus that he liked even less was whomever he married also lived forever. Almost like a sappy love story only Erik didn't think he could find someone to love him back.

He climbed the many stairs to the ball room and stopped abruptly.There was music!

What were these people doing in his opera house?People had come now and then to see if he was real and he let them be,mostly,but this sounded like a whole party!He threw open the doors and everyone gasped

He took them in.They were wearing modern dressing gowns and surprised expressions.

"What are you doing here?"when no one answered he yelled louder,"What are you doing here?Send a representative forward if you're so damned scared!"

A young girl of maybe twenty stepped forward.

"We w-were t-throwing a C-C-Christmas p-party.We d-didn't k-know y-y-you were s-s-still alive.

"D-didn't k-know I was s-still a-alive?Foolish girl I can live forever!"

She slapped him across the unmasked side of his face, "I c-c-can't h-help it a-any more t-t-than y-y-you can h-help y-your face.I-if y-you had h-had t-the h-h-heart I h-hoped you'd h-have I could a l-looked past it b-but know I'm n-not so s-sure."

She let the tears fall.They started slowly but progressed quickly.Erik shifted on his feet unsure of what to do.Slowly he walked towards her till not even air could separate them.He put his arms around her lightly, saying sorry without words.Slowly she spoke and he noticed her stutter was gone.

" You remind me of her, my sister, she died last year, Christmas morning .She was a stubborn ox, just like you.Loved music,even more than me ,and that's hard to do.She even left me a Christmas present I've just been to afraid to open it.Do-no,Would you stay?"

"Why would you want me to stay after all I've done?"

"Because,no matter what you've done you've got to know that people are better now,not everyone, but lots of us are."

A lot of party-goers nodded.Helena grabbed Erik's hand drug him through the crowd.

"Sing with us!" Helena said smiling as she sat at the piano.

"I don't know……"

"Please?I hear you're a great singer….."

"Fine, but only if you sing a solo too."

"But…"

"No buts if you want me to sing."

Helena sighed and started singing. "God rest ye merry gentlemen may nothing you dismay…"

"Remember Christ our savior was born on Christmas day…"

"To save us all from Satan's power when we were gone astray…"

Everyone joined in "Oh tidings of comfort and joy,comfort and joy…"

Then Erik rubbed Helena's arms as she finished "Oh tidings of comfort and joy"

Ok forgot to do this: I don't own any phantom rights or anything like that just the cd and dvd.Should I continue?