A/N: Hey! Thank you for all the reviews! I'm heavily thinking about having Erik half deformed. It just seems right to me since my first experience to Erik was in the 2004 movie. Just in case you didn't know, the characters in this story are based off of the 2004 movie.

Also, which movie refers to Erik having the last name, Destler? Just give me the year that the movie was made and tell me if it is horror, musical, or romance version. Please read and review.

Right! On with the story! Come, Patsy. (I Love Monty Python!) . September 27, 1867

Chapter 10

Christine left her room in a slightly depressed mood. 'Are we not friends anymore? Does he hate me? Do I annoy him?' Christine asked herself. So many questions were buzzing in her head. A few tears slid down her rosy cheeks. 'Calm down, Christine.' she ordered herself. 'Don't think about him. Look for something that will cheer you up.' Christine's feet soon led her to the living room which was also the library and music room. She spent most of her day in the living room with her father. She found him standing near the bookshelf looking for a book to read.

"Father?" Christine called.

"Yes, angel? he asked turning around to look at her.

"Will you read me a book?" she asked hopefully.

"Of course, Christine." he replied. "What would you like me to read to you?"

Christine walked over to the bookshelf and ran her tiny finger across the spines of the many different books. "This one." she said taking the book off the bookshelf. She handed the book to her father. He took the book and read the cover "The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales." "You sure you want me to read you this" he asked. Christine nodded to him. "Okay." Christine didn't know what to expect in this book, for she never read it before.

Christine cuddled up next to her father on the couch while he read to her, Little Red Cape, Hansel and Grettle, Cinderella, and Rapunsel.

When her father stopped reading, she looked up at him and winkled her nose. "What is that all about?" he asked her.

"Why did most of these stories end with someone's eyes being poked out?" she asked him.

"That is a very good question, angel. I don't know." he paused and realized that she looked paler than usual. "Christine, were these stories too scary?" he asked.

Christine shook her head and said, "No." Her father raised his eyebrow. "Alright, yes. It did frighten me." she confessed.

"Why don't we start your singing lessons. After that you can go to see Raoul while I work on my music." he said.

"Okay, Father." Christine said.

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The boy rolled over in his bed trying to get some sleep with great difficulty. Although he was very tired, it had been difficult to sleep ever since the previous night. He couldn't believe he was no longer in the traveling fair and that the reason that he wasn't there was because somebody cared about him. And to think that the only one who cared about him was the girl he had just yelled at a few hours ago. He got out of bed and walked over to the door. He opened it an heard the music of a violin softly die. He walked out of Christine's bedroom and slipped into the hall quietly. He sat himself down on the top of the stairs were he could hear Christine's father talking to her.

"Are you all ready to go?" he asked her.

"Yes, Father." she said.

"I will come to pick you up in a half hour." he informed her

Christine and her father made there way to the door. The boy heard the footsteps coming nearer. He stood up and walked closer to Christine's bedroom but not entering it. Instead he heard the door close and quickly walked down the steps. He looked out of a window and watch a carriage ride away.

A/N: I'm going to take a break from writing this for a while because of midterms. I have to study. I'm not the least bit happy, but at least I submitted two updates today. (one on this story and one on "Save Me")

I case you didn't know "Little Red Cape" is called "Little Red Riding Hood" today. "The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales" have all the stories of the Grimm Brothers in it. I just pick out their more famous stories.

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