Next chapter is up now! Here is where it begins. I just want to warn everyone because Erik's is going to die in this, multiple times and they aren't exactly the most pleasant ways of dying. But he does come back because, obviously, it's a reincarnation fic.

Here we go.

Guardians of Virtue and Sin

Castiel was correct about one thing, time did work differently in this purgatory world that Christine was being kept in as she waited for Raoul to come to her. She felt that no time had passed at all before Raoul was with her. She almost doubted that time had moved on but Raoul appeared a few yards away from her a lot older than when she had seen him last. She was grateful that her husband was able to live such a long life. Before her eyes, Raoul turned from an old man to what he looked like when they had first gotten married. A young, healthy twenty-six year old.

Raoul had immediately opened his eyes and, upon seeing her, rushed to her. Tears made her vision blurry but she ran to him as well. They embraced and kissed, happy to be together once more. When they pulled back, Raoul's smile was wide and his eyes sparkling.

"Too many years! How I missed you, Little Lotte!" Raoul exclaimed and Christine smiled brightly at him in return.

However, their reunion was cut short by Castiel. The angel was no longer wearing Raoul's appearance but instead that of a woman with long black hair and shockingly blue eyes.

"I am sorry to have to cut this meeting but you must start your mission straightaway." Castiel instructed them as she made her way to them.

"What mission?" Raoul inquired with a puzzled frown.

"You will know when you get there." Was Castiel's reply. Without waiting for either of them to speak, she reached up and touched both of their foreheads.

1925 - London

Christine blinked and the white place was gone. Instead, she was in a bare room that the only reason why Christine was able to make it as a bedroom was because of the messy single bed. The floor was covered with paper, and Christine took a closer look.

They were music sheets.

"No way!" she heard Raoul exclaim angrily and she turned back and saw her husband grip his head as if to pull his hair out.

Christine quickly went to him and attempted to pull his hands away. Raoul let her.

"That monster is our third?!" Raoul growled, meeting Christine's eyes.

Christine froze, her hands enclosed around his wrists. Castiel did not lie when she said that he would know everything when they got here.

"Yes…" Christine whispered and Raoul broke out of her grip with a snarl.

She watched him pace the small bedroom and grumble to himself. It had been awhile since she had seen him this angry, yet she cannot say she could blame him. Raoul had a more disastrous relationship with Erik than she did. Not once did Erik harm her or even threatened too, Raoul on the other hand, Erik had tried to kill.

"He was reborn Raoul, he is not the same as he was." Christine tried to calm him but he sent her a glare.

"You are defending him?! Once a monster, always a monster! I do not care if he is our supposed soulmate, I refuse to watch over him like some guardian!" Raoul spat out angrily and turned away from her.

Sighing, Christine went to the door. So much for a happy reunion. That sure ended fast.

She reached out for the doorknob but it turned as she was about to touch it. Panicked, Christine backed away and looked for a place to hide. There wasn't one.

The door opened and a woman about her and Raoul's new ages came in, half carrying a man around the same age. The man was looking down and the woman paid Christine nor Raoul any mind. The two new occupants stumbled their way to the bed and the woman dropped the man on it when they got close enough.

"Really, Erik. You need to stop getting into these fights, you're not able to take a punch like you used to." The woman scolded as she took a seat on the bed and Christine instantly zeroed in on the man lying on the bed.

The first thing she recognized were the familiar golden eyes that shone in the dimly lit room. The next was his deformed face that was almost exactly like how it was in their previous life. Christine heard Raoul let out a disgusted sound and grabbed his hand to prevent him from doing anything.

That did not stop him from speaking.

"Monster! You deserve whatever hits you received!" Raoul growled and Christine worried how the two would react to them.

However, nothing happened.

"They were flirting with a lady who obviously did not want their attentions." Erik protested. "Plus, they insulted my face!"

The woman reached over and pinched Erik's cheek, making the young man huff and turn his face away from her.

"No more fights." The woman instructed firmly. "You are not a soldier anymore. The war has been over for years now."

"Did you not hear me?!" Raoul stated, breaking away from Christine and going to the bed. He made to grab Erik.

His hand went right through him. Raoul quickly backed away, his eyes wide in shock.

"Yes, and look what that got me." Erik grumbled bitterly to the woman. "I am practically homeless and no one is willing to hire someone with a busted leg and a face like mine. Bad for business."

"You know I can help you, but you refuse to let me." The woman stated with a frown.

Erik sighed and Christine was surprised when he took the woman's hand in his and brought it to his lips to kiss.

"Dear Antoinette, you know I can never ask such a thing of you. I will be fine. Are I not always?" Erik stated as he put the woman's hand back down.

Christine's eyes widened. Mme. Giry?! Knowing now that she cannot be seen or heard, Christine moved to the other side of the bed and took a closer look at the woman. She did look remarkably like the Opera Populaire's deceased dance instructor. At least a younger version of her.

Antoinette rolled her eyes and took her hand out of Erik's grip. "How many times have I found you beaten and left for dead in an alleyway? You would probably have died years ago without me."

"I do not doubt it." Erik admitted and Christine blinked at the warmth in his tone.

This was not the Erik she remember in her life. This one was completely different.

She turned to stare at the music sheets scattered around the floor. I suppose there are some things that never change, she thought.

Antoinette smiled. She leaned down and pressed her lips to Erik's forehead in a kiss then stood up.

"Get some rest. I'll be returning to check on you in the morning. You better be here."

Erik smiled cheekily at her. "And if I'm not?"

Antoinette raised one of her eyebrows at him. "I do not think you will want to find that out."

And with that, she left the room and closed the door behind her.

Christine continued to watch Erik as he shifted on the bed to get more comfortable. Once he did, he closed his eyes and drifted off into sleep.

"This is going to be such a pain!" Raoul groaned.

Christine turned around to face him. He was curled up in the corner, his head pressed to his knees. With a sigh in defeat, Christine went to him and sat down on the floor next to him.

"Probably." Christine acknowledged.

"What's worse is that we do not even know how to fix this! How are we supposed to make any plans without knowing anything?" Raoul asked, not lifting his head.

"Well, it is a punishment."

Sighing in exasperation, Raoul finally lifted his head. He sent a glare to the sleeping Erik on the bed.

"Yes, our third soulmate tried to kill me and kidnapped you yet we are the ones being punished. How does that work?"

"Castiel told me that if we had stayed he would have gotten better." Christine informed him. He snorted and she continued. "In a way, he's also being punished. He has to live life after life without the chance of moving on from earth. Each life different, none remembered."

Raoul turned to her. "Fine, that does sound like a frustrating position to be in. However, that still does not mean that I want to help him!"

Christine figured as much.

The years went by and Christine and Raoul remained at Erik's side, not that he noticed their presence.

Sometimes, there would be moments when Christine believed that Erik could hear them, most of the time it was when she was singing. The first time she had decided to sing to herself, Raoul was asleep and Erik was working on the floor of his bedroom, writing out music sheets, tapping his fingers as if playing an imagined piano. Christine had read the lyrics and the music and decided to sing it to hear how it sounded with her voice. When she did, Erik had paused in his writing and looked up with a frown. Christine immediately stopped in her shock and Erik had shaken his head and went back to work. Believing that she might be able to communicate with him after all, she began to sing again but Erik did not look back up. Every once in a while, Christine would try again and there were times when she would see Erik frowning in confusion, trying to pinpoint the sound he was hearing and other times no reaction was given.

Erik never became known for his music but every so often he was able to sell a small piece for money to get food. His living was very simple and Christine thought it was a pity compared to the underground sanctuary he had built under the Opera Populaire. Antoinette was a constant visitor in Erik's life. It was obvious that they were good friends. Christine would wonder if they would be more but then Antoinette married and Erik accepted the marriage with a huge smile.

He got into a lot of trouble with other people. Mostly they were men who went to bars and liked to drink themselves silly. Their attitudes would get obnoxious and unwanted. But Erik, with his busted leg, would enter a fight with no hesitation.

It was this that led to his death seven years after Christine and Raoul got there mission.

Erik was with Antoinette and the two of them were walking down a street at night to return the lady back home. A group of three men came out of a bar and spotted the two of them. The men were obviously drunk, even Raoul watched them stumble with a look of distaste. The three went after Erik and Antoinette and made the attempt at taking Antoinette away from Erik, which was a mistake.

Erik grabbed the man who tried to get a hold of Antoinette and threw him into the wall where the guy crashed to the ground. The other two got angry and went for Erik and was able to grab both of his arms. As he struggled, Erik yelled for Antoinette to run, which, after a concerned look to her friend, she did. Erik continued to struggle under the weight of the two men and the third stumbled to his feet and made his way over. The three then proceeded to beat Erik with their fists and when he went to the ground they used theirs legs.

Christine felt the fury raise in her at the sight and when she felt like she was going to burst, she screamed.

The next second, Erik let out a shout filled with rage and lunged at one of the men. He was able to knock the man down and Erik's golden eyes glowed with violence as he punched the man over and over again as hard as he could.

"Christine!" Raoul shouted as he grabbed her shoulders and shook her to get her attention.

She hissed at him and fought his grip.

Raoul slapped her.

Christine blinked, the anger she felt disappearing almost instantly. She let out a shaky breath and stared at Raoul who was looking at her in worry. She heard a grunt behind her and whipped her head around.

Behind her, the three men were standing around Erik who was on his knees clutching his chest in bewilderment.

A blade was implanted deeply in the center of his chest.

"No!" Christine whispered horrified.

"That's what you get for messing with us." One of the men growled.

He went to Erik and pulled the knife out, as he did Erik let out a broken gasp then collapsed on the sidewalk.

"NO!" Antoinette's voice cried and a whistle was blown.

The three men looked up to see Antoinette running towards them and had two cops following behind her.

"Run!" one of the three men yelled and they took off.

The two cops chased after them and Antoinette rushed to Erik's side where her knees buckled. Christine also went to his side and watched as a crying Antoinette rolled Erik's body over and tried to stop the bleeding with her hands.

"Anton…" Erik whispered, his eyes becoming glazed and his breath struggling to go through his lungs.

"Shh! Do not speak!" Antoinette hurried to say. "You will be fine! It is but a scratch!"

Erik's lips curled upwards in a gloomy smile.

"It does not feel like one." Erik struggled to say, blood dripped from the corner of his mouth and his eyes watered. "I will be fine my dear, are I not always?"

Erik blinked and a twin set of tears rolled down the sides of his head. With one last gasp of air, Erik ceased breathing.

Antoinette let out a sob and with shaky hands, she closed Erik's blank eyes. When she noticed that the blood on her hand left a trail on his eyes, she let out an angst whimper and slumped over Erik's lifeless body to cry.

Christine's heart ached at the sight of a broken Antoinette. She had loved the Madame in her life and had grown to love this reincarnation as well. She understood what it was like to lose a loved one and it never got easier.

Christine lifted her head and saw Raoul standing a few yards away with a somber expression. She knew that Raoul did not like Erik, but he would never wish for his death to be this way and especially not at the expense of protecting a loved one.

"This is my fault." Christine whispered brokenly as she stood from Erik's side.

"What do you mean?" Raoul whispered back softly.

Christine wiped her tears away and gestured towards Antoinette and Erik. "I'm the 'demon' guardian and I had taken on the sin of wrath. If I had been able to control my anger better he would still be—"

"Now enough of that." Raoul hushed gently, placing his hands on her arms. "You could not have known that we have that much influence over him. I certainly did not. And if we did know and you were able to control it, Erik could very well still have loss his life tonight. Those men did not look like they were going to let him go easily."

Christine let out a shaky breath and turned back to look at the sobbing Antoinette and the lifeless Erik.

"Either way, because I have the seven sins, I have to make sure that next time I will be able to keep myself in check. I do not want something like this happening again." Christine declared.

Raoul pulled her into his arms and they stayed like that until they blinked out of the earth realm. They would wait in purgatory for Erik to be reborn, then they would return to watch over him.

And so it begins! Life one is down! And there's more where that came from! Hope you enjoyed it and don't hate me too much already…because that's only going to increase. Next chapter is a general chapter and is really short but needed. Leave a review with your thoughts!