Hey. Let me say I am so happy for my reviewers! You guys are awesome. Anyway Happy Valentine's day!

Kitkat:Thank you. I actually had the book out for reference. I tired taking Christine's account of what happened and put it into a realistic scenario. Since the Leroux version leaves out some specifics. Glad you are liking the story. :-)

Belen Destler: Thank you, I hope you continue to read the story!

Ok just so you know, Erik only talks in 3rd person when he's sad, stressed out, or angry. So most of the time. You will find in couple spots he won't speak in 3rd person.

Also this chapter mentions a sonic screwdriver. That is from Dr. Who. My friend loves it so I put it in here for her. Basically it glows and makes a noise.

Note: If I owned Phantom of the Opera would I be writing this?


Kat's POV

I was bored. Very bored. So bored I could die. I was tired of reading, and there was nothing else to do. Then I thought of something.

I ran to Maria's bag and dug through it. Finally I found what I was looking for. Her sonic screwdriver! Stealthily, I crept out of the room to go find Erik. I found him in his music room.

He was sitting at the organ, looking over his music. Without looking up he began to speak.

"Does Mademoiselle need something?" he asked with out turning around.

"How did you know I was there?" It wasn't fair, he wasn't even facing me.

"Erik thinks you will find that he has impeccable hearing."

I hid the screwdriver behind my back, waiting to attack. Unfortunately, when I walked forward I tripped and fell. Luckily, Erik didn't see the screwdriver.

"Are you OK Mademoiselle?" he asked, still staring at his music.

"Yep, I'm just a floor ninja. The floor was annoying me, so I attacked it with my ninja skills." I replied as I scooted towards the organ bench on my stomach.

"Whatever you say Mademoiselle. Erik thinks you are just uncoordinated."

I ignored his comment, and got ready to jump up. With the sonic screwdriver hid behind my back I crouched down.

Then I jumped up and shined it right in his face. He didn't jump up. No he turned around and glared at me. I tried to glare back, but I couldn't stop smiling.

"Are you done now Mademoiselle?" he asked getting back to his music.

I didn't reply, instead I turned it on again. That's when Maria walked in.

"Hey! Don't sonic the Phantom." She then proceeded to take the sonic screwdriver from me.

I rolled my eyes and turned back to Erik," So how'd it go with Christine? I know she's asleep right now."

Erik didn't answer me, he just stared off into space. Finally he talked, "Christine wanted to be returned. She wanted to leave Erik, but she stayed out of pity."

I frowned, "That happened in the book. Did she say she could only hate you if you didn't give her back her freedom?"

Erik nodded. His eyes were full of sadness. I knew he didn't want Christine to pity him. Seeing her pity him probably upset him.

"She's going to wake up soon. We better go. Good luck!"

I grabbed Maria and ran to our room. She looked at me like I was crazy.

"Why did you run away from Erik?"

I shook my head, "Christine is going to wake up and unmask him, and personally I don't want to face his temper."


Christine's POV

I woke up in a beautiful room. I only remembered part of last night. I remembered my Angel of music's name. It was Erik.

Some people might have thought I would have been disappointed that my Angel was actually a man. And I was at first, but the more I thought about it Erik was my Angel of Music.

I finally decided to get out of bed. On the chest of drawers was a note, written in all red ink. Carefully I picked up the note, curious as to what it said.

"My dear Christine. You need have no concern to your fate. You have no better nor more respectful friend than myself. You are alone at present in this home which is yours. I am going out to fetch all the things you might need."

I tried to find a way out of the room, but no matter where I looked I could not see the door. I only had one little lamp up on the dresser and it only provided a little light. I started to panic, I could here voices! But I was alone right? Surely I was going crazy.

I sat down on the bed and started sobbing and laughing at the same time. Maybe I was going crazy. The voices were getting louder. They sounded like girls my age. But that was impossible.

That's how Erik found me, sobbing into my pillow trying to block out the voices.

"Why are you upset Christine? Was it something Erik did?"

I immediately got up to face him, "Of course it's something you did! You locked me in this room by myself. I started to hear voices, surely I must be going crazy."

Erik said nothing, he just set the things he had gotten me on the bed. Arranging them neatly into piles.

"Didn't you hear me! You are an evil man, leaving me down here by myself in the dark. You won't even let me see your face!" I ranted.

Clearly that struck a nerve in him, " You will never see Erik's face!"

I was mad. I didn't want to hurt him anymore, so I just stormed into the bathroom and slammed the door.

I took a nice long bath, that relaxed me. Hopefully Erik would be calmed down by the time I came out too.


Erik's POV

Christine's insults had hurt me. She was right. I left that room with my heart already broken a little. I would have to make it up to Christine.

I decided to make her lunch. I made baked chicken, it wasn't much but dinner would be soon. It was already 2:30 in the afternoon.

I kept hearing laughing coming from the living room, so I went to see what was going on. It was extremely irritating.

When I went in there, Kat was reading a book, Maria was sitting on the couch talking to Nadir. Oh of all the times Nadir could have come here.

"Daroga, what are you doing here? Erik is getting extremely annoyed with your endless presence in his house."

Nadir just looked at me and went back to talking. Kat however noticed this and picked up her book and went to the kitchen.

"What is Nadir doing here?" I asked.

Kat just shrugged, "He got bored and decided to come over."

Her eyes never left her book and it was starting to make me mad. "Can you please look at me when you speak Mademoiselle?"

She sighed and put down her book, "What do you want Erik?"

Now she was making me furious, she wasn't usually like this, "Why are you in a bad mood today Mademoiselle?"

She put down her book yet again, "I am reading Divergent and I have to get through it!"

She started reading again. I was starting to feel bad. Kat was just ignoring me. I was thinking when I heard her yell.

"Done!" She screamed at the top of her lungs.

I raised my eyebrow, "Was it a good book Mademoiselle?"

She got up and shrugged, "Meh. Not as good as The Phantom of the Opera. That was a good book!"

And she was back to normal.


Christine's POV

I got out of my bath, feeling refreshed. When I went out I noticed that Erik had finished setting all stuff he got me on the bed.

All of it was very beautiful. Finally I decided on a dark blue dress. Once I dressed in it, I went outside to find Erik.

I smelled chicken, and I followed the scent to the kitchen. Erik was standing there with a chair pulled out for me.

I ate in silence. Erik however did not eat. His yellow eyes never left me. It was a little creepy, until I realized he probably couldn't eat with his mask on.

When I was finished with my chicken. He cleaned up the dishes and put them back away.

"Come let's go sing. You need to keep your voice in shape."

He led me to his room. I blocked most of the room out. It was very morbid. The walls were black, and there was a coffin in the middle of the room.

"This is where I sleep. One has get used to everything in life, even to eternity."

This made me shudder. He must have noticed, because he directed my attention over to the organ he had in his room.

I noticed a music book with red letters printed on the front, "Don Juan Triumphant" I said aloud.

He looked back at me, "Yes, I compose sometimes. When I have finished I will take it with me back to that coffin and never wake up again."

I was concerned. Even though this man had kidnapped me, I didn't want him to die, "Then you must work on it as seldom as possible."

He sighed, as if he wanted to believe what I was saying, but couldn't bring himself to.

Finally I decided to try and please him, "May I hear some of your 'Don Juan Triumphant'?"

"You must never ask me that. I will play you Mozart if you like, which will only make you weep. But my Don Juan, Christine, burns."

Then he started to head back to the drawing room. I followed, glad to be away from his bedroom. He sat down at the piano.

"Let's sing something from the Opera Christine," he suggested.

We sang the duet from the Opera, and Erik sang with me. I think I made it through half the duet before I got lost in the wonder of his voice. Suddenly, I felt the need to she what was behind the mask.

I ripped it off, and from now until the day I die I will never forget the cry of grief and rage which he uttered.

I screamed when I saw his face. And I saw the small bit of happiness in his eyes go away. I ran out of the room, wanting to be alone.

That's when a girl who was very improperly dressed came around a corner, "Hi there!"

Then I fainted.


Kat's POV

Christine came running around the corner. She almost ran into me.

"Hi there!" I said trying to be friendly.

Then she fainted. I looked down at my outfit and figured that probably wasn't the best idea. She probably was confused, and from the terror in her eyes she probably thought Erik had kidnapped me.

Christine laid passed out on the floor. And of course Maria had to walk in.

"What did you do to her!" she yelled.

I rolled my eyes, "She just fainted. Come on help me drag her to her room." I had just picked up her head when I heard Nadir yell at me

"Kat, you need to get in here quick!" he screamed.

I left Maria there and sprinted as fast as I could to where Nadir had called me from. When I saw what was going on I gasped.

There on the floor was Erik with his hand clutched over his heart.


Don't kill me or the story will never continue. I can't write if I'm dead. Don't worry Erik will be alright after a while. I could never hurt him. I had a hard time with this chapter.

OK sorry it took so long to update. I had a busy week. Next Chapter should be up tonight or tomorrow I promise.

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