A/N: So yeah I decided to go along with my idea of updating once a day for each day of this weekend. So enjoy a little Erik POV from some of the events that have transpired. You know what to do.

P.S. As previously stated, this is unbetaed as shit, don't judge. Just love.

Erik POV

I paused as I looked at her. Taking a breath, I continued. "I have no idea what you meant, but why would you do that! Taking off my mask is not some game for you to play." I watched as she wiped her eyes and stood up. She placed her hands on her hips and I knew she was going to fight back.

"Erik I am not going to let you push me away again. I am not going to sit here and let you talk to me as if I am a stupid little girl who doesn't know what she is doing. I can't believe we have to go over all of this again."

I stopped her from continuing, "But Lorraine, I know you have been here for a short time but surely you have heard of what I hide behind this mask."

She shook her head at me, something I don't think she realized she did. "Erik, for someone who has been called genius, you sure can be daft sometimes. I said this before and I will say it only once more. The mask doesn't affect how I feel about you at all."

She looked at me as if she wanted to hit me. I saw it in her eyes. She walked up and stopped right in front of me. She put her hands on my chest and images of my night with her flashed through my mind. I heard her suck in a breath.

I had to calm myself a little before I spoke again. "Lorraine, I am writing an opera. I want you to be the lead." I don't know why I said that, especially now at that time, but she smiled and replied quickly, "Of course I would love to."

I sat there not knowing what to say next, but before I could say anything she broke the silence. "Okay Erik I have an idea. I am going to need you to trust me. Do you trust me?"

I didn't have to think about it, "Yes I do. Well now I do." She smacked me on my chest, and squeaked out a "Monsieur!" She turned away and walked to the organ, she stayed there looking for a moment and made a small noice of victory when she found a piece of fabric. She pulled a foot stool behind her and placed it in front of me. She climbed up and was about to tie the fabric over my eyes, but I stopped her.

"Erik, its alright. Trust me. I will make sure you are safe." I lowered my hands and she knotted the fabric quickly. I hear the stool shake as she stepped down and I spun and caught her before she could fall completely to the floor.

"You are doing quite well in ensuring your own safety, am I guarenteed the same treatment?" I told her as I placed her on her feet. "Ha ha ha, Monsieur you are funny. Now shush and follow me, don't worry." She replied in a manner that had me smiling. "I will try my best. But where are we going?"

She shook her head, "You will find out when we get there." She took my arm and she started leading us in whatever direction she had chosen. We continued walking and I heard Caesar eating close by and I slowed down, but she wouldn't have it. " No we have to keep on walking." I sighed but I sped up to keep up with her. A few minutes later we stopped.

Apparently we were free to go because she pulled me with her after the small pause. It didn't take long for her to finally stop walking. "Okay now I don't want you to be angry with me, but I feel that this is something that we should do."

I felt her fingers tracing the blindfold as she pulled it down, looking around I saw that we were outside the front doors of the opera house. "Why have you brought me here? We are in publice! What kind of jest are you making?"

She looked down not saying anything. Then bringing her eyes to meet my she replied. "Erik, it is late. There will be few people around. And I feel that this is something we should do together. I have only been in the city twice since I've arrived here. I want to see more. And you are the only person who I want to escourt me."

I shook my head, thinking about what she said. If I thought about it, she could have chosen anyone, even that fop Louis, but she did choose me. Looking at her, I knew she was going to get her way."Alright. I will escourt you through town."

She smiled brightly at me, "Oh Erik, don't sound so excited." I didn't reply but I held out my arm for her and we headed out into the city. I had the strange feeling we were being watched as we left the opera house but I shook it off.

"Now Monsieur where exactly are you going to be taking me within the city?" I thought about it for a moment and replied. "Well I guess you are just going to have to wait and see, won't you my love?"

We stuck to the shadows, but the city was pretty much empty. It was like we were the only people there. The whole time we walked through the streets she was stopping and marveling at everything she saw. I could see the curiousity in her eyes as we walked by parks and salons, and bridges and bars. She found something in everything to comment on.

And every once in a while as we were walking, I would remember some fact I read about and I'd point it out to her. We never stopped walking, continuously turning down a different small street.

The whole walk I felt a presence following us and I would catch a glimpse of a coat and the echo of footsteps. But I shook it off, soon though the sky was becoming lighter, "We are going to have to head back to the opera house before people start waking up." She told me, and I nodded in agreement, "I know a shorter way to get back." I replied. I took her hand and pulled her after me.

But a figure at the end of the street stepped out. I couldn't see their face, but they seemed familiar. The figure started walking towards us and then I realized who it was, but Lorraine beat me to saying it out loud.

"Louis, What are you doing here!?" I sensed her step closer to me. A look of barely concealed contempt crossed his face, "I could be asking you the same question. But I will oblige you. I saw you leaving out the front door, I couldn't sleep and I was shocked to see you leave with a man. And now that I see who you are wandering around town with…" He stopped and didn't finish the statement, but I knew what he wanted to say.

He pulled out something from his pocket that flashed in the moonlight. I immediately knew that he was planning on something far more sinister than I ever would want to do. "Monsieur, what do you want." I asked him as he flipped the knife over and over in his hand.

Louis laughed at us, "I think we all know what I want, Phantom. All I've wanted was Lorraine. And then you took her away, put her under your spell. She doesn't know what you are. She belongs with a man like me, not a monster like you."

Louis stepped closer. Lorraine grapped my hand and whispered quietly, "I want you to know that whatever happens, you are the one I care for. Remember that." She squeezed my hand and then started walking towards the manic Louis.

She put a little sway in her step and I saw Louis stop what he was doing and focused on her. "Wait, you're telling me that you want me? That can't be true. Why would you want me with all those other dancers around." I was starting to get worried, until I realized she was playing him.

I could tell she took the fop by surprise, "Lorraine of course I want you." He told her as she continued walking up to him and then wrapped her arms around him.

"I can't believe it, I thought someone like you would never want to be with someone like me." She said with the same tone as before, Louis dropped the knife and embraced her. I knew she was only playing him, but I still felt the pang of jealously from her touching him.

"Now Louis, take me home. I can't stand to be out in this city one second longer." He smiled and took her hand leading my love away from me and back towards the opera house.

She turned around as they were leaving, and mouthed I'm sorry. I nodded, I knew what she did. I turned and melted into the shadows making my own way back to the opera house.

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I was sitting at my organ, still thinking about the walk through the city I had with Lorraine. It was like I was a normal man when I was with her, she didn't even acknowledge my mask or at some times my face without the mask.

I was lost in thought, and idly played some keys on the organ. Then I realized that about now the masquerade would be starting and even though I told Lorraine I wasn't going to go, but I could see the surprise on her face when she saw me and that made me get up and get ready for the ball.

I headed to my room, and opened the large chest finding the red costume inside. I grabbed it and started dressing quickly. I dug in the chest for the matching black mask. I was ready faster than I believed I would be, and I headed for a different way to the opera house above, on the way out I grabbed the score for the new opera and left without another glance behind.

I made it to the main hall halfway through one of the dance, I didn't let anyone know of my presence right away. I looked out into the crowd, seeing if I could find the one body that mattered more to me than any other.

I was going to give up and show myself but then I saw a flash of red. She was dressed in a dark blue dress and a peacock mask, and she couldn't have looked any more beautiful than she did right then. She was dancing with Louis, but I saw her mind was elsewhere.

I stood there until another song started and headed to where the orchestra was playing. Once I told them to start playing a different song from the score I gave them, I headed to the told of the steps. I waited until my song started, once the first few notes started I made my way slowly down the steps.

I saw the crowd turn towards me, but I focused on the managers. I turned towards the shorter of the two, "Why so silent good messieurs. Did you think that I had left you for good. Have you missed me good messieurs? I have written you an opera. Here, I bring the finished score. Don Juan Triumphant! Fondest greetings to you all just one instruction to you now, Miss Lorraine St. Pierre will be the star."

They nodded, frightened by me. Everyone was frozen watching what I was doing in shock, but I saw a lone figure shake a little and try to break free from a man's arms. I looked at her and our eyes locked, and I saw her relax slightly. She pulled free from Louis and made her way to me.

As she was making her way to me, I threw the score at the managers. They scrambled to catch it and froze when they saw Lorraine. She climbed the stairs and stopped right in front of me.

"Hello monsieur," She said softly for only me to hear. She smiled, "I thought you couldn't make it."

I tried to hide what I was feeling, and I replied just as softly, "I couldn't stay away." I smiled at her, "Especially since Louis was going to be here with you and I wasn't." She moved as if to hug me, but she stopped herself. "You know you have no competition with him. I have only been thinking of one man tonight."

I opened his mouth to say something in return but someone behind Lorraine made me stop. She turned to see what it was as well.

Louis was walking towards us, determination in every step. He had a sword in one hand. I stepped toward him, but she reached out and stopped me. "Go, I'll come to you later. Please go."

I nodded and squeezed her hand once and then I turned and left with a trick I learned including a fair amount of smoke. I was going to see her again, and until then I would be fine. She would be fine.

Until then I would just wait.