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"No! "Christine yelled in anguish.

Thoughts flew through her head. 'Was he dead? What should I do? He can't die!

Christine put her hand by his heart. She felt one beat . . .than another beat and another. It was shallow yet steady. Christine gave a sigh of relief.

Erik stirred his face pained behind the half mask. "Ahhh…. no….please…don't go….I-I love y-you-" Erik's voice grated as he awoke. His gold eyes widened as he saw Christine's worried face above him.

Christine thought she knew what he had been dreaming about. Suddenly as if realizing who she was he cried "You! You-!" but before he could say more his face went slack behind the ivory of his mask, he fell back into the bed, fainted. Christine was bewildered for a moment, but then she remembered his letter. Was he angry at her?

Erik moaned in pain beside her, his face behind the mask was contorted as though he was being tortured. Madame Giry hurried in form a passageway, "What is it?" she asked worriedly.

"H-He woke up and-and I guess he-he fainted" Christine stuttered.

"Ah…oh dear," Madame Giry sat down next to the bed and looked at Christine, her eyes sad. "You need sleep go to bed child." Madame Giry whispered pointing to a cot she had brought down. Christine reluctantly walked over and lay down, instantly she fell asleep.

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When Christine awoke she found Erik awake also and staring at her with those hateful golden eyes. Yet Christine saw something else something indefinable reflected in those eyes.

"Erik…" Christine whispered

"You little demon,you have no right to speak to me!" Erik said turning away.

"Please! Listen," Christine pleaded.

"Why the hell are you here?" Erik asked ignoring her.

"I-I…" She was at a loss for words, why was she here? And where was Madame Giry?

"Have you come to destroy me again?" Erik said in anguish, trying to get up but staggering back into the bed, and whispering weakly "Why must you put me through this? Why?"

Christine couldn't pull an answer.

"Why?" He yelled angrily.

"I just-just wanted to t-tell you that I'm s-sorry…"

"Sorry? You think sorry is enough?"

Silent tears slipped down Christine's ivory cheeks.

Erik was fighting with all his will not to go and wipe all her tears away, just seeing her was agony. His heart broke with every tear that slid down her smooth face, knowing that he was the cause, he felt guilty. He shook himself. Why? Why? You never felt a thing when you killed men, and now you are going to let this-this girl who broke you and your music do this to you?

He groaned and fell back into the bed hoping to high heaven that she would think him fainted. He heard her get up and walk over. She smoothed his hair out of his face saying, "I-I know you are awake angel, please don't fake it…" At those words and her touch his eyes snapped open and he sat up, and grabbed her wrist tightly before she could draw away.

"Do not call me angel, you lost that right long ago when you betrayed my music and trust and love, my dear!" he said his voice angry. Then laying down Erik sang softly "You have come here, you may not return. You will not leave I shall not permit it!" then Erik's eyes flared, and her spoke a soft word."Dulak" The gate crashed down and all the lights went out. Christine let out a soft cry.

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-Syio