PotoLVR24: I updated as soon as I could…im just so busy and you know you wanted Chap.7 of "Back to the past". So continue reviewing and I'll continue to update!

SpeedDemon315: yes she should have gone with Erik at the end of the movie…Damn Fop Ruins everything. They definatly are perfect for each other…Yes married at last…can you believe it and the Fop is out of the picture…for now. (Ooooooo) And I will join you in you're eating of Raoul!

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Chap.11

Erik and Christine arrived in front of Mme. Giry's little cottage no more than a half an hour later. Erik had slipped the letter into his pocket and then rode off with Christine. Mme. Giry wanted to know the answer…here they were. Erik helped Christine off the horse and they walked to the door, Christine behind Erik. Erik knocked on the door; to his surprise Mme. Giry did not open it. A young boy did. "Hello." Said the boy. "Uhhh…Hello…is Mme. Giry here?" Erik said, looking at the boy with confusion. The boy looked like he was thinking, nodded and ran off. Mme. Giry came out of the next room, looking down at the boy. She gasped when she looked up to find Erik there. "Erik." She said. "My oh my don't ever scare me like that again." Mme. Giry placed her hand over her heart. "Sorry…I scare people its part of my profile." He smirked and that smirk turned into a smile when Mme. Giry asked what the answer was. "Well…why don't you ask her yourself?" Erik stepped aside to reveal Christine, who had a smile on.

"Christine." Mme. Giry said. They embraced in a hug. "Im so glad you didn't perish in the fire…" Christine said then regretted it; she looked over to her Fiancé, who was string at the ground uncomfortably. "Anyway…you wanted to know the answer…although you can already probably guess." Christine said. Mme. Giry nodded, excited that her good friend and her "daughter" were getting married. She trusted Erik to take care of Christine, and their children in the future. Mme. Giry smiled at that thought. "Come! We must celebrate!" Mme. Giry exclaimed, very happy for the two of them.

Then Meg popped her head into the room, "Mother who was at the…"She saw Christine and gasped. "Christine!" Christine turned her head and saw Meg standing there. "Meg." She ran over to Meg and gave her "sister" a hug. "I've missed you…I thought the Phantom took you and he ran away with you, captured you." Meg apparently, didn't realize that the Phantom was standing right next to her mother. "No…He didn't." Christine explained a little hesitant. "Oh come on. I have something to show you."

Christine fallowed Meg up to her room, "I found this after the Phantom left his lair." Meg went over to a desk and opened a drawer. She pulled something out and held it gently; she brought it over to Christine. Christine gasped. It was Erik's mask…the Phantom's mask. "He left it there; he might go back looking for it. Do you think I should return it?" Christine shook her head. "No Meg, I highly doubt that E…I mean the Phantom would go back to retrieve it." Meg stared at her friend, 'what did she start to call the phantom?' She let it go; Christine was just probably confused is all. "I am so glad that you are alive." Meg said cheerfully. "So…" she started with a gleam in her eye. "How are you and Raoul?" Christine bit her lip and shifted a bit, "uhhh…well we broke up." She said slowly. "Oh…I'm sorry to hear that." Then Meg saw the ring on her finger. "Christine…what is that ring on your finger." Christine looked down at looked at Erik's ring, she smiled. "Come…I would like to introduce you to somebody." Christine and Meg walked down to the kitchen where Erik and Mme. Giry were talking.

Erik caught sight of them first and he told Mme.Giry. Mme. Giry turned around and smiled at her Christine and Meg. "Come…join us." Erik didn't have his mask on which made him very uncomfortable, because Meg was now staring at him. He shifted in his seat. Christine caught his uncomfortableness and placed her hand on top of his. "Everything will be alright." She whispered to him. He took her hand in his, brought her hand to his lips and kissed it gently. That made Christine blush slightly.

Meg was very confused at the sight of this…this man looked like the Phantom but yet he couldn't be because Christine was taken with him. She couldn't have left Raoul for the Phantom of the Opera, could she?

"Meg, darling, this is Erik." Erik reached his hand across the table to shake Meg's hand; Meg stared at it for a moment then slowly took it and shook it. Erik looked down and took his hand back, placing it back on his lap. "Meg" Christine said gently. "Erik is My fiancé."Meg gaped, her mouth ajar. "how…how long have you known him!" Meg asked shocked. "since your mother took me into the Opera Populaire." Christine explained quietly. Meg gasped and jumped up, "You're getting married to the phantom!" Meg exclaimed. "He's not the Phantom anymore…he's changed." Christine explained. Meg shook her head, "How? there is no way a man can change from murderous and evil to good in a matter of a few months!" Erik now jumped up, "there is no possible way for a normal man! But I am a man in love! And I have Christine! She's the one who changed me! I let her go! I let her go with Raoul…" He paused at that horrid memory. "I let her leave, and she chose to come back to me." Erik explained, now calmer. Meg was now even more scared of him, he was quiet before and now he was having an outburst. "Meg…please don't be scared…I wont harm you." Erik explained wanting, his friends daughter to trust him. "Im supposed to trust you after all that you did! It's not going to happen!" Meg cried then stormed out of the room. Mme. Giry shook her head. "Erik do not worry, she just needs time…she'll soon realize that you are part of the family and learn to like you." Erik sighed. "I hope so."

"let me show you my house." Mme. Giry showed them around. There was a family room, (which Erik was in when he was asking permission) the kitchen, (which they were just in) the bathroom, she explained that there were two bedroom and a bathroom upstairs. Mme. Giry stopped in front of a door. "Now this room, if you like animals you should not be here." Christine nor Erik moved. Mme. Giry nodded and opened the door. The walls were all covered with all stuffed animals heads. "Meg cried when she saw this room…apparently the old owners had this room done and now theses animals are attached to the wall." Christine also looked like she was about to cry, But Erik was quite impressed with all the animals. Mme. Giry led Christine out of the room to talk and left Erik alone to the animals. He smirked and looked around, There were all sorts of animals. Bears, Buffalo, Antelope, Rabbits, Squirrels. He bumped into something, he turned around and screamed.

The scream ran through the whole house. Christine picked her head up at the sound. "what was that?" She asked. "I think it was Erik." Mme. Giry said. "Erik!" She jumped up and ran to the Animal room, he was not in there. But then she saw a little door in the animal room a crack open. She raised her eyebrows and walked over to it. She opened the door and there was Erik, kneeling down his arms around his knees. "Erik?" she questioned. "D…D…D.." He said shaking. "erik are you alright?"

"d..d.." He stated again.

"d..d.. what?"

"D…D…Deer!" He exclaimed.

"yes what about it?"

He peered over Christine's shoulder at the deer who was hanging on the wall.

"Is it dead?" he asked pointing to the deer.

Christine raised her eyebrow. "Yes…of course."

Erik slowly got up and moved slowly out of the closet. "So…it's not going to attack me?"

Christine was really worried know, "no."

Erik sighed. "Good…lets get out here." Then Erik marched out of the room like nothing happened. Mme. Giry came in looking strangely at Erik. "What was wrong?"

Christine shook her head and shrugged. "The deer. The deer on your wall…he asked me if it was dead!" Mme. Giry shared Christine's confused face. "And then he said, "So it's not going to attack me?" Mme. Giry shook her head. "It appears, my dear, we have found Erik's weakness."

Christine laughed and nodded. "Why yes Mme. Giry I think we have."

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