A/N: Special thanks to the reviewers: Nadia, Twinkle22, and forbidden-red-rose! This chapter is for you guys!

IMPORTANT: Ok, I've noticed that some of my readers were confused by Ch. 3, so I will explain it. The first time God talks to Erik, God says that Erik has a beautiful soul. If you recall that in a previous chapter, I said that Erik had wings. Notice that I said "soul", not angel. He looked like an angel because his soul has SO much potential. The world that hated him never gave him a chance to show his true self, so his heart hardened. Another metaphor would be when God talks to Erik the second time, He says that He gave many chances for Erik to show his true self, but the only one he took was to give his life to Christine. He gave his all to her. When God said this, Erik misunderstood, and thought that God meant he died for Christine. NOW YOU KNOW!

4. Help Me Say Goodbye

He walked back over to Christine, who was holding his hand for dear life, while crying softly. She felt that if she let go, she would never forgive herself. Erik slowly kneeled beside Christine, who was now sitting up, and put his hand on hers. She felt a strange sensation on her hand, but ignored it, thinking about her last encounter with him.

He put his lips to her ear and began to sing to her softly, growing with emotion.

Close your eyes and let your soul take you

Where you long to...be

Only then...can you belong...to me

Christine...I love you.

At his last words, he looked in Christine's eyes and saw that she was staring at him in pure love and shock. While he was singing, he had slowly materialized and became tangible. By the end of his song, Christine's back was pressed into his chest, a replay of that first night. He realized that he had unconsciously stood up, pulling her with him, and wrapped her possessively with his arms and wings.

She had stopped crying and could do nothing but stare at his beautiful perfection. She looked at his wings surrounding her and felt so much love, there was not a word for it. Christine knew that she was looking and touching Erik's soul. Erik filled Christine's own soul with his opulence and she never wanted to let him go. She felt at peace when she was with either part of him.

Yes, I love this man. I know he is the one. He has always been, and always will be. Why had I not seen it before? How have I been so blinded by his actions of"love"? I know he killed, but he did it for me! I wish this moment would never end.

Her eyes filled with tears as she realized that he had to go back. Erik saw her deep in thought and turned her around to face him. His heart broke when he saw a tear fall down her cheek. He leaned his head so that their foreheads touched, never breaking contact with her brown eyes. His hand cupped the side of her face as he wiped a tear away with his thumb. "Mon Ange, please don't cry. You know that I will always be with you, Christine." He whispered.

She put her hand on the one still touching her face, and closed her eyes, trying to hide the new tears. After a minute of standing in silence, she kissed his hand and Erik pulled her closer to him in a warm hug. His wings had automatically embraced her as well. Erik hesitantly pulled away first, and he tenderly lifted her chin to make eye contact.

He slowly leaned down and pressed his lips on hers in a gentle kiss, making her forget her tears. His upper lip met her lower lip before pulling away first again. Christine opened her eyes and looked at him questioningly. He had caught her by surprise. Erik looked back into hers with passion.

"Make your choice, THIS is the point of no return!" Said a voice that only Erik heard.

Just then, Christine threw herself onto him and kissed him back in a long, breathless kiss. She instinctively put her arms around Erik's neck. They pressed closer as the kiss deepened, and she smiled into his kiss. Christine finally understood that she really did love him. There were no wrong feelings or mistakes this time. She knew, with her heart and soul, that he loved her so much, he even came in death to tell her. She decided that she would have done the same.

Erik finally understood what God said. He would make his choice now. He wanted to stay in heaven, to taste what he could not on earth.

But I just tasted what I thought I never would! She really does love me! Is one love better than the acceptance of the outside world? Yes. I love her. I always will. I have made my decision.

Somewhere up above, God was smiling at his two beautiful creatures, and the decision one just made. He nodded and waved his hand, to do what was to be done.

During the kiss, Erik was slowly fading, his wings shedding the beautiful feathers on the ground. Christine felt a strange tingling sensation as she felt his kiss soften. She broke the kiss and hugged him fiercely, trying to keep his soul put. She felt tears coming again and held on to him tighter.

Christine let out a stifled scream and looked in horror as his wings were shedding. Was he dying? He had to gently pry her from him. He gave her a swift peck on the cheek and backed away, leaving her hand reaching for his.

"Please don't leave me, Angel!" She half whispered, half pleaded. Before he faded completely, he said with a knowing look in his eyes, "I am Erik, your Angel of Music!"

Christine fell to her knees, feeling terrible, now that he was gone. Erik. She liked that name. She wondered why he didn't say something else. She winced as she suddenly remembered that he wasn't here to tell her more. She touched her lips as she remembered his tenderness. Christine moved to look on the floor and saw the feathers from his beautiful wings. They were still there. So, it wasn't a dream!

She bit her lip trying hard not to cry. This is going to be difficult.

A/N: Well folks, I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. I have one more chapter for you! Don't worry...I like to torture you guys...trust me. I don't think that there were any metaphors in this one...but R&R please!