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A/N Ah... One new review Reviews make me happy, but I'm beyond the point of begging/threatening my readers to review. I write because I enjoy it, if you like it enough to review then that's wonderful, reviews are my morphine, but I don't have the right to demand reviews anymore, not after that hiatus. I'm hoping to finish the revising today so I can move on to newer projects.

Chapter Eight: Fears

Gwen walked slowly down below the opera house. She walked until she saw the lake. She remembered what Raoul had sad about wounding Erik in the fight they'd had in the graveyard. Ever since that night in the chapel Gwen hadn't been able to face Erik, but now she had to. She had to make sure he was ok. She used that narrow path she'd found her first night at the opera house and crossed the lake.

She found him in his bed, his shirt soaked with blood.

"Erik! Oh my god, are you okay?"

"Christine..." it was barely a whisper. Gwen fought back the tears.

"No Erik."

"Gwen?" Well, at least he recognized her.

"Yes"

"I- I'm sorry..." He sounded so weak.

"No... Erik its ok, its ok, just save your strength."

"I- I over reacted, I-"

"No," Gwen cut him off. "We'll talk when you're better" Erik nodded, and Gwen set to work cleaning his wound.

Two weeks later Erik was almost back to normal. His arm would always carry a scar, but the wound was almost healed.

"You said when I was better, we would talk." He said one night after Gwen had changed his bandages.

"Yes, I did."

"I... I wanted... I wanted to discuss the baby..." Gwen smiled; a warm feeling came over her. "That...that night in the chapel, I over reacted, I'm sorry...I-I was frightened..." How unlike Erik to be frightened. "I- It's just that I don't know what to do..."

"I don't either Erik, but I love you, and I'm glad I'm having this baby. It's the one bright spot in my otherwise miserable life."

"Am I to understand that part of that misery is my fault?"

"No, not yours really... more your love of Christine." It was then that Gwen remembered something. She smiled a little and began to sing...

"Say you'll share with me one love... one life time..." Erik raised his eyebrows questioningly. "Lead me, save me from my solitude... Say you'll want me with you, here beside you... Any where you let me go to...Erik, that's all I ask of you!" Gwen's voice soared as she sang that, she could tell that Erik was lost in the melody's beauty, and she saw his eyes widen in shock when she'd added his name.

Erik was astonished. Not just by the beauty of Melody's voice, but by the fact that she'd just sung, to him, exactly what he was planning to sing to Christine...How was it possible. He was so confused, he wasn't used to being confused and he didn't like it. "Leave me..." he whispered. "Please..." Melody looked at him sadly, but she left. He needed to be alone, to think. He'd always thought he'd loved Christine, but he was starting to feel something more for Melody. Melody saw beyond his face and loved him for the man he really was; she didn't make him feel like a monster like Christine did. Even more shocking was the fact that Melody was happy that she was going to have his baby...but Christine... My Angel... Erik began to cry again, but this time at least they were silent tears... You damn fool... You're letting her get to you. With that last bitter thought Erik dried his tears and strengthened his resolve to go through with his plan...

A/N Voila! Now only what four more chapters to go? I can do that. Review?