Corrected January 2007

Disclaimer: Don't own, don't sue.

On with the story:

After tucking Christine safely into bed Erik was making his way back along the corridors of the underground lair. As he was about to enter the lair he saw Tom leaning up against the wall by the entrance smoking a hand rolled cigarette. He was toying with something in his left hand that Erik noticed to be a ring box.

"Troubles Tom?" He asked making the other man jump in surprise.

"Oh hey Erik" He relaxed.

"What is the matter?"

"I'm in love with Meg" Tom sighed

Erik smirked "So the ring box would suggest."

"I've also figured out how to get back to the 21st century."

"What!" Erik shouted. Emily and Tom couldn't go back. Erik had finally found love, he couldn't lose Emily now.

"The mirror in Carlotta's dressing room is a portal between the times. Meg and I were up there...doing something and I leaned against it. My head went through as though the glass wasn't glass but water. I could see things going on in my time. I could see the director of the film Emily and I were working on panicking because he could not find us. Than I realized something. 6 months ago right before Emily and I ended up here, we were trying to get Emily's ring that had fallen beneath the mirror. I picked it up and a crack appeared. Emily touched it and we both ended up, falling I guess is the best way to put it, and we landed here. When Meg went home with her mother tonight I went back to the mirror. I was able to walk through it. I was back in 2005, but only a day has gone by there, not 6 months. But things had changed there." Tom explained.

"What's changed?" Erik asked

"Well once I was out of the mirror, I ran into Shawn Celeron our director. He asked where I had been and I made up an excuse about Emily being sick. He than pushed Emily's script into my hands asking me to take it to her because she forgot it. I read through it thinking that I could bring it back to you so you could see what happened between you and Christine. But it wasn't the script that Emily and I had when we started. The entire story of the Phantom has changed. It's now a love story between you and a women named Emmy, the women described is Emily to a tee. It talks about how you and her meet after she gets 'lost' and ends up in your lair. You two fall in love and adopt a young ballerina named Christine. What's more is that as it continues your younger 'sister' Meg is introduced and so is her Scottish lover Theo. It continues until everyone's deaths in the early 1900's. The final scene is your and Emmy's son Harrison Destler and Meg and Theo's daughter Angel at your gravesite talking about how they hope there love will be as great as yours. Emmy is Emily and Theo is me I know it. Emily's dream name for her first born son is Harrison. I came back here a little over an hour ago, I went and spoke to Emily. We have both come to a decision. We don't want to go back. Were staying. I want what I read about, I want all of that with Meg. And you and Emily deserve to be happy together. I guess the reason that I am here is to ask you something."

"You can ask me anything, you know that Tom." Erik said a little choked up by what he had just heard.

"I love Meg, more than I have ever loved anyone. I spoke to Madam Giry and she said I had to ask you as you are her brother in every way that counts and her father is dead." Tom rambled.

"Ask me what?" Erik asked knowing good and well what Tom was trying to ask.

"May I have Meg's hand in marriage?" Tom asked his eyes pleading.

Erik smiled a watery smile "Tom you let me be with Emily even after you knew what I was to do to Christine. You gave me the greatest gift a man could ask for. A woman who loves me no matter what. There is nothing that would make me happier than to return the favor."

At those words Tom did something very out of character for him. He threw his arms around Erik's neck and hugged him.

"Kindly let me breath and go find my sister." Erik laughed.

As if he were 5 Tom went skipping, yes I said skipping down the corridor.

Shaking his head Erik went into the liar to find Emily. When he didn't find her in the music room he went and knocked on her bedroom door.

"Come in Erik." She called softly.

Erik opened the door to find Emily sitting on her bed wearing the cloths that she had arrived in. A pair of low riding jeans and a black tee shirt. Erik noticed that she wore this at every opportunity. Around her neck hung the necklace he had, had made for her.

He smiled "Do you like it?"

Emily stood and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I love it" she said kissing him softly on the lips. "I can't believe you remembered my mom's birthday."

Erik kissed her neck "I remember everything you tell me mon ange."

"Did you speak with Tom?" She asked

"Yes, he should be proposing to my sister as we speak." Erik smiled.

"Well good for him. Meg's good for him, she can keep his ego in check and is not above giving him a good smack upside the head." Emily laughed.

"Emily, are you certain you want to stay here with me? Not go back to your own time?" Erik asked uncertainty in his eyes.

"Erik I love it here, I love you, no one knows me here. I don't want to go back to a world where everyone watches my every move. The only thing I miss about my time is my family, but I will give them up for you. My family and of course the cloths is all I will miss. But I have a family here with you, Tom, Meg and Madam Giry she reminds me of my mom so much its scary sometimes. And I will adjust to the fashions of the 19th century." Emily kissed him again.

"You don't have to give those things up mon ange. You can come and go as you please. You can visit your family and you can get some cloths from your time. Just promise not to wear them out, you might get arrested for indecent exposure. And you are NOT to give any to my sister!" Erik trailed kisses down her neck.

"Will you come with me on those trips? There is so much for you to see. And I want you to meet my dad. And while your at it would you mind trying that lasso trick of yours on my brother" Emily asked hope in her eyes.

"I will come with you and...meet your father. But I am not killing your brother." Erik chuckled.

Emily fake sighed "Pity"

Erik started laughing at that. "Well love I will leave you to sleep."

"No! Please stay with me" Emily pleaded.

"Are you sure?" Erik asked.

"Of course I am Erik. I love you."

"I love you too mon ange." Erik kissed her.

"I will leave you to change."

Erik left and changed into a pair of black silk sleep pants(I always thought those looked hot on guys) When he returned Emily was in a light blue nightgown that he had bought for her.

They climbed into bed and Erik pulled Emily to his chest.

"Erik" Emily said sitting up "There is something I need you to do for me"

"What is it love?" Erik asked also sitting up.

"Please take your mask off. I know what you look like under it. Tom used to have makeup put on to look like you and it never bothered me. It can't be comfortable to sleep in." Emily kissed his unmasked cheek.

Erik moved away from her as though he thought she would bite him. "Emily... no...I'm sure no makeup can look as horrid as my face. Please I can't scare you away." He had tears in his eyes.

"Erik if you love me, if you trust me you will take the mask off." Emily pleaded.

"Alright" Erik hissed resigned to his fate. He knew she would run once she saw. He lifted his hand and ever so gently lifted the mask.

But Emily didn't flinch or look away in horror...she smiled and placed a soft kiss on his marred flesh.

"The makeup Tom wore was much worse than this." She smiled "I still love you Erik. Nothing will make me run. Your stuck me love."

Erik had tears flowing freely and he pulled her to him repeating the same two words over and over. "Thank you, thank you..."

Emily lay down with Erik in her arms and gently sang a song to him that he had never heard before. He soon fell into a peaceful sleep, and Emily followed him soon after.

TBC