A/N: So I WAS going to wait till my friend re-read the chapter for me, but it's been much too long since I sent it. So here it is! I wouldn't be surprised if there is still some mistakes in there even after I re-read it a couple times.

Best of Friends(?)

"You sure you don't mind?" Regina asked Korey once more. After a bit of talking, Korey had suggested that he stay and play with the dog. Saddie was very excited to see Korey since he would often play with her when he came over. Erik was pleased with this solution, though he would have preferred that he left the premises.

Korey smiled and nodded. "Yeah it's fine. I like playing with Saddie." Before leaving the room, he outstretched his arms for a hug. Regina smiled as she wrapped her arms around him. "Let me know when you're done." He paused for a moment to look around the room. "Don't be too hard on her, Erik." Erik raised an eye brow and watched him leave. He wasn't sure if he truly believed that he was there or if he was only humoring Regina. It didn't really matter to him either way but it still peaked his curiosity. There was one thing about Korey that had caught his attention.

"He has feelings for you." Erik said as if he were speaking to a child.

Regina turned to him baffled for a moment but smiled. "I don't think he'd be my friend if he didn't like me."

"That was not what I meant."

"Oh. Well we were boyfriend and girlfriend, but now were regular friends again." She stated with a proud smile. It took Erik a moment to understand what she meant. His thoughts went to the days at the opera house when he saw young men courting the ballerinas or other young women. This quickly reminded him of Raoul and Christine and his eyes became cold. 'It shall not happen again.' He thought and turned his gaze to Regina. 'I will never love anyone ever again.' He could almost feel his heart harden with each passing second. Regina felt a shiver crawl up and down her spine from the look in Erik's eyes. She began to understand why so many people feared to look at him. It wasn't just his face that was frightening, but his eyes. The unclouded, cold, raw emotion held within them was enough to make anyone nervous or scared.

"Now." Erik began. "We shall begin."

Almost two hours passed before Korey had come back to Regina's room to see how she was doing, also to let her know he was going to raid the fridge. The door was open so he could hear Regina singing clearly. He had heard her sing before, with the Phantom soundtrack playing. There wasn't a great change in her singing, but just enough to notice a difference. She sounded like she had a better idea of what to do. He knocked on the door, to let her know he was coming in and entered the room.

"Hope I'm not interrupting." He said.

"Heya. I'm sure it's alright." Regina smiled brightly while Erik frowned in disagreement. Ignoring Erik's frown, she continued. "You're not bored or anything are you?"

"I'm alright. You're singing is sounding good." He said, glancing around the room for some sign of the ghost teaching her.

"Thanks."

"If we are to continue, this conversation must end now." Erik cast a glare on Korey who got a quick shiver.

"I can't take a quick break?" She asked Erik disbelievingly.

"Not if you wish to take this seriously."

From Regina's expression, Korey could tell that he was not wanted. "I'll go head home now."

"You're leaving?" She glanced at Korey before pouting with the best puppy dog eyes she could make at Erik. "Can't he at least stay and watch?" Erik almost cringed. Her attempt at being too cute to resist would work on most anyone, but Erik.

Korey laughed at seeing Regina's expression, now certain if Erik was indeed stuck with Regina, she was going to drive him mad. "It's Ok Reggie. We'll hang out Saturday."

Regina turned back to Korey and sighed with a small smile. "Kay." Sparing a glance at Erik, hoping to catch a hint of emotion that wasn't anger or annoyance, she and Korey left the room. After saying goodbye to each other and making sure the door was locked, she hurried back to Erik, almost jumping into the room. "You're not going to obsess over my singing so much so that I'm not aloud to see any of my friends for a long period of time and only brief glimpses of my family, are you?" She spoke so suddenly and quickly, it was surprising that he didn't miss anything. "Cause you seem like the kind of person who'd obsess over perfection in everything." She paused for a moment to think of what she had said, thus giving Erik a chance to speak.

"I am only doing this since I refuse to listen to that noise you call singing. Do not forget that."

"... That'd be a no." She said to herself as a mental note.

"We shall speak of this no more." Erik said and turned from her. "Erik thought Erik was already insane. But this girl has proven Erik wrong. Erik might go completely mad. It is unfortunate that Erik is dead and can not kill. It was a nice way to relieve Erik's stress. Now Erik is teaching her to sing. Hopefully Erik will be able to find a way to escape or maybe kill."

Regina watched him talk to himself in third person. She had forgotten about this part of him, and wasn't sure weather to laugh or step back slowly out of the room and let him be.