Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Phantom of the Opera, or anything related to Stephanie Meyer, or anything related to Orson Scott Card. I had to add extra disclaimers since I mentioned them in this chapter :P.

Chapter 10

Aubrey woke in a bad mood. Another strange dream came to her last night. They were all centered on Erik and it drove her mad! Last night's dream was strange, the Erik Destler from the 1800's kept pleading with Aubrey telling her to look into the decent eye's of her Erik.

"He's not my Erik." Aubrey said to him.

"Trust me, he was meant for" Erik said with a small smirk on his face.

Aubrey just rolled her eyes. "Yeah, and how do you know that, why are you my guardian angel?"

"Don't be so shocked if you find that to be the truth." Erik muttered.

"Yeah, and I'm the luckiest girl in the world!" Aubrey said between hysterics.

Erik shrugged. "Just go with him, there is something about him and his family that you need to be prepared for, and just be there to be his anchor. I never got my anchor, she left me, but I had to settle, because I needed that kind of love. I didn't really get it, and I don't want him to suffer like I had to. Please just listen to what I'm saying."

"What, you want me to go and marry him and live happily ever after?"

"No, not quite yet, but you need to work a little harder Aubrey, don't make him wait any longer."

"I'll do what ever I please" Aubrey said loudly. Her eyebrows were knitted together and her hands were on her hips.

Erik walked over to her and grabbed her by the upper arms. "You will not speak to me like that." Erik growled.

Aubrey knew he was so moody, and just ignored him, but was still frightened. "Erik, please don't try to push me around, you know I don't like it. Just behave."

"Fine I will behave, and let you be." Erik said quietly as he removed his hands from her arms.

That's when Aubrey woke with a start. Why was her dram guy, Erik Destler, a fictional character be telling her to hook up with the Erik she knew! Why would her dreams have taken such a weird turn.

Aubrey's dreams have never bothered her like this. In fact she rarely ever dreamed, and when she did, she could hardly remember them. She didn't start dreaming like this until she was forced to move and meet Erik.

Then Aubrey remembered why she woke in a bad mood. She was going to have to deal with Harry today and that was not something she was looking forward to, of course Erik did say he was going to pick her up, so maybe things wouldn't be so horrible.

After she had gotten ready and was waiting by the door she heard the honk that Erik was waiting for her in his car.

She rushed out through the light mist that was falling and into Erik's car.

"Well good morning Erik." Aubrey said as she closed the door to his car.

"Morning Aubrey." Erik said softly. "Do you like sci-fi books?" Erik asked as they were driving to school.

"Actually I do like sci-fi's. Why do you ask?"

"Well I have been reading this really good series, and I thought you might like it."

Halfway through Erik talking Aubrey let out a huge yawn.

"Oh, I'm sorry, do I bore you?" Erik asked in a joking tone.

"No, I'm really sorry Erik." Aubrey said stiffening another yawn. "I just haven't been sleeping well, that's all."

They were at the school now, and Erik pulled into a parking spot. He turned to look at her. "Yeah, you do have shadows under your eyes, what's been bothering you?"

"Weird dreams." Aubrey muttered.

Erik's forehead wrinkled like he was thinking hard. "Hmh, that's weird." Erik said softly, but Aubrey wasn't really paying attention to him at the moment, because Harry was sitting on a bench looking around, like he was waiting for Aubrey.

"Oh, Harry's here, he said he wasn't going to be here this morning, that's weird." Aubrey said already starting to open the door. "Bye Erik." She called as she walked over to him.

Now how to do this, quick and painless, like a band-aid, or drag it out, and still be friends with him afterwards? Aubrey did want to be his friend after all this, but thought she should just hurry and get all the unpleasantness over with.

"Harry what are you doing here? I thought you were going to be late today?" Aubrey said when she reached him, but stopped in her tracks when she got a good look at his face.

It was red and blotchy, like he had been crying, and his eyes seemed to be on the verge of tears once again. Aubrey's reaction took control.

"Oh Harry what's wrong?" Aubrey asked as she put her arms around him.

"I don't have good news, that's why I couldn't be here this morning, or so I though. I haven't told you, but I have a sister in the hospital. She was very sick, something she was born with. It's called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. She was only two months old, and she passed away this morning. The doctors did everything for her, but it didn't work." Harry sobbed as he talked into Aubrey's shoulder. She could feel the tears soaking through her shirt.

"Harry, I'm so sorry. I don't know what to say. Why didn't you just tell me this, you know I would have supported you."

Harry nodded his head. Aubrey now felt like crap. She had just been about to break up with him, and his sister dies.

What a good girlfriend I am!

"I just wanted to come by and tell you what happened, because I'm going home for the day. I'm not sure when I'll be coming back to school. Will you call me later tonight?"

"Of course Harry. I'll call you when I get home." Aubrey said.

Harry pulled out of her embrace and got up and left. He didn't look back.

Aubrey heard the bell ring and cursed herself silently about being late. She strolled into the class, earning a nasty look from her teacher. She slid into her normal seat next to Erik, and he looked at her like 'where have you been?'

After a few minutes the class broke up and started talking to their partners, since the project was still going on, at least for people who weren't already done.

"So did you break up with him yet?" Erik asked as he turned to Aubrey.

Aubrey looked at him "How did you know I was going to break up with him." Aubrey asked quietly.

"Like I said last night, I can read you like a book. How did he take it?"

"I didn't do it." Aubrey said quietly. "It wasn't the right time."

Erik's shoulders slumped a little. "Why exactly wasn't it the right time?"

"His baby sister died." Aubrey said quickly.

"Oh. I see. Well your right, that wouldn't be the right time."

Aubrey was suddenly embarrassed. She knew Erik was planning on asking her out as soon as he found out that Aubrey and Harry we no longer together.

Aubrey had been waiting for him to ask her as well. There was some kind of pull that brought Aubrey to like Erik, and she wanted to be with him. To be able to run her fingers through his dark hair, gaze into his green eyes.

"Umm….what was the book you were telling me about?" Aubrey asked trying to get his mind somewhere else.

"Oh, it's a series called Enders Game, by Orson Scott Card. You might like it, I'll let you read it if you like."

"Okay, I just finished reading that series that's really popular right now, the Twilight Sage by Stephanie Meyer. I really like it, it was one of my favorite stories."

"Yeah I heard of it, but haven't read it." Erik said.

"You might like it. I'll tell you what, you lend me Ender's Game, and I'll lend you Twilight, then we can swap back afterwards."

A small smile came to Erik's lips. "It's a deal." Erik said reaching over and shaking Aubrey's hand.

"Want to come over to my house after school and get it? Then I can drive you home later and you can give me Twilight?"

"Well I told Harry that I would call him after school, I was actually going to have my dad drive me over to his house."

Erik looked down at his desk and nodded. "I understand"

The bell sounded and Erik left. The rest of the day seemed to fly by. Aubrey was very worried about Harry. She didn't know what she would do if Delilah died. They didn't always get along, but that was her sister, and she would do anything to save her.

When she rushed up the stairs she picked up her phone and dialed Harry's number. The phone rang 12 times before Aubrey hung up the phone. She ran downstairs.

"Mom, can you drive me over to Harry's house? I really need to talk to him."

So a few minutes later Aubrey and her mother pulled up into Harry's driveway. There was a small car parked beside them, and Harry's old truck on the curb.

"Thanks mom, Harry will give me a lift home."

"Okay, just don't be here too late."

I got out and walked up to the door and rang the bell. A couple seconds later someone answered the door. It looked like Harry's father.

"Um hi, is Harry home?"

The man nodded his head and let Aubrey in. She followed the silent man into a big room with boxes everywhere. Harry was standing next to a box labeled books and was putting books into it.

Harry turned when he heard someone walk into the room.

"Oh hi Aubrey." Harry said. It sounded like he had been crying.

Aubrey rushed over to him and put her arms around his midsection.

"How are you doing?" Aubrey asked him quietly.

"Worse than this morning. I have some more bad news for you." Harry said as he pulled Aubrey's arms from around his waste. He walked to a small couch and sat down on it, and Aubrey followed sitting next to him.

"I'm sure you can tell, but we are moving. Were staying here long enough for the funeral, then were heading out. My parents don't want to be in this town anymore. They say it's to hard for them to cope."

Aubrey didn't really know what to say. "Oh." Was all that came out.

"I'm really sorry Aubrey. Maybe we can still see each other though."

"Where are you moving too?"

"Somewhere in Arizona."

"That's a long way away Harry. When would we ever see each other?"

"Yeah I know. I just thought I would throw that in there. I really do like you Aubrey."

"I know Harry, I really like you too. We can still keep in touch though, through e-mail." Aubrey said softly.

She got up and waited for Harry to stand. Aubrey pulled him into a hug. "I'll miss you Aubrey." Harry said into her ear.

Aubrey walked out of the house and started to head towards her house. Almost half an hour later she walked up to the door and opened it. This was not how Aubrey had intended to end things with Harry, but it was the only way.

Aubrey already broke up with Lawrence because she was moving, and they had been dating for almost a year, she had no intention to date someone who she had only been dating for a few weeks.

She walked up to her room and signed on the internet, and of course Erik was there waiting for her.

Hi Aubrey, how's Harry?

Moving…

Oh. Did you break up then?

Yes I have no intention of doing the long distance relationship, though he kinda wanted to.

Yes I see your point. How are you doing though?

I guess I could be better, I'm kinda sad you know. I did kinda like Harry…

Yeah I know. I'm really sorry Aubrey. Do you want me to come over and visit?

Actually do you think we could go out to that park again?

That would be okay. I'll come get you. I'll be there in about 10 minutes.

See you then.

Aubrey signed off and went downstairs to asker her mother. She ended up telling her about Harry.

"I just need to be with a friend right now."

"Okay honey, just be careful."

"Sure mom."

A few minutes later she heard Erik's honk and Aubrey went to go meet him. He was standing outside his car waiting for her with his arms open. Aubrey gladly went into his arms feeling slightly better when she was around him.

Okay so first off I want to say, my first daughter really did die from hypoplastic left heart syndrome, and her name was Aubrey. I hope you did like this chapter, and I know a lot of people have been hating on Harry, but maybe you won't anymore. I want to say thank you to all my wonderful readers who added my story to alert, or favorites, or added me to your favorite author list. Also thank you to anyone who reviewed. You have no idea how much I love getting reviews! Thank you to all my wonderful readers, I woudln't be able to continue this story without you!

Desiree'