Christine and Erik, together in bed at the end of the day.

He beckons her to him, warm and soft from her bath, and her hands wander.

One-shot. Leroux-based. Erik holds Christine to her promise, and they marry as planned. When the Persian offers to help Christine escape from the wedding, her response surprises him.

Erik comforts Christine.

This story follows the life of Christine Daae from the young age of 14 where she works in a brothel after her father's death, to when she works as a maid for the Vicomte de Chagny, to finally when a mysterious angel at an opera house picks her to protect and love. A cycle of heartbreak and pain is one that only she can break as she struggles to live free and happy. Sexual content.

Three months after the horrible affair under the opera house, Christine is forced to come to terms with the decisions made by and for her. She leaves her place with Raoul to return to see the remnants of the life she was too afraid to want. Rated M for sexual content.

Erik finds young Christine in the middle of a blizzard. Unable to turn his back from her he makes the choice to take her with him, but as the child begins to charm Erik, he must question whether he can keep her, and if he does, how does he survive living with her - without taking her away from the world she knows.

"Remember, when the time comes, shoot. Only if you have to - but shoot to kill." This was the plan Christine knew about, but what she didn't know was that Raoul had another. Will she stay faithful? E/C as always. Will eventually be an alternate LND story.

"Jealousy is as powerful as any narcotic, you see, and when it consumes you so utterly, it can make you lose your mind...it can make you do things you'd never believed yourself capable of."

Christine goes to her father's grave to find resolution, and finds instead a Ghost. Without Raoul to protect her, she cannot escape him, and the course of their lives is irrevocably altered.

During the Final Lair scene, Erik doesn't get out in time, and is beaten by the mob. When he awakes, everything is dark. Left blinded by the mob, can Erik ever learn to live again? E/C as always.

"It's not your face that scared me, Angel."

After six months of separation, Erik attends the Masquerade Ball, desperate for one touch.

Ever wonder what would have happened if Raoul left Christine upon finding out that she wasn't a virgin on her wedding night? Sort of like another version of Love Never Dies. C/R to start with then turns to E/C

When Christine's world crumbles, she returns to the man who had once loved her beyond all reason. But even if they can slay their own demons, will they be able to escape the wrath of those left in their destructive wake? COMPLETE.

Erik Reflects on his last moments with Christine

Christine sees Erik for what seems like the last time will she be able to build a life without him? Will he build a life without her? Rating may change for later chapters

She gave him his very first kiss... and she made her final decision. Only this time, it was who it was meant to be. EC! Please Read and review, that's all I ask of you!

An arranged marriage tears Christine from the only family she knows and into the arms of a masked stranger.