Christine watched the phantom her one true love disappear into the distance as raoul had paddled the boat away. She felt sad she really did love the phantom more then she would ever love raoul but she feared him. She felt more cold tears running down her face. She could not believe that she was leaving him behind. Raoul who saw her crying pulled her closer.

"It's ok. You're safe now" he said. "He will never hurt you again". Christine cried more. He never hurt me. She thought. All he ever did was love me.

She was gone. She had really left. Erik watched as Christine held onto raoul. Erik felt like his heart was trying to jump out of his chest. He had never felt a pain like this before. He never thought that he would get close enough to love to ever have his heart broken. He had been through lots of physical pain in his live but this did not even compare to it. This was completely different. Erik went and smashed the mirror with his secret exit and he left. He walked through the dark tunnel. He could hear a mob of people in his domain. They were smashing his beautiful organ and tarring the place apart every thing that had taken years of work was getting destroyed within minutes. Erik could hear them searching for him he started to move faster down the tunnel but the pain of having his heart broken was to much for him. He felt himself getting dizzy and every thing around him was starting to spin. Suddenly every thing got black, he felt himself fall and his head smacked agenst the floor.

Erik sat up quickly he was no longer in the tunnel he was in a bed. He looked around and he started to recognize this room is was madam giry's guest room. He new he had to get out of here. If anybody found him. He would die and madam giry could get in trouble for hiding him here. He got out of bed when he saw that the door was starting to open. It was madam giry who was coming in with a tray of food for him. She looked up and saw that Erik was out of bed she set down her tray.

"Thank goodness your up" she said. "I thought that you might be dead".

"How long have I been here for?" asked Erik.

"two days" said madam giry.

"I better go" said Erik. "If they find out that you have been hiding me then you will be in danger".

"You're not going anywhere" said madam giry firmly. "You have been passed out for two days. Your too week to go anywhere".

"But I do not want to risk your safety staying here" Said Erik.

"Don't worry. Everyone thinks that you're gone".

"What how?"

"When the mob went down after you they could not find you anywhere so they just assumed that you had left the opera for good". Fools thought Erik to him self. "They are all to busy searching for you through out Paris to look in my house". "Now sit down and eat".

"What about Christine" asked Erik?

"She has moved in with raoul and they are engaged. Their wedding is set for a month or two". Erik let out a sigh of disappointment he had hoped that maybe there was a small chance that Christine might have changed her mind about raoul and come back for him but now he could see that, that was never going to happen and she truly did love raoul and he was going to have to go move on.

"I will stay till tomorrow but that is it. I cannot stay and risk putting your family in danger". Madam Giry nodded she new that once Erik had made up his mind there was no stopping him. She set the tray of food down and left the room. Erik grabbed the tray and started to eat but also started to think about what he was going to do next. The mob had destroyed his home under the opera and there were people all over Paris trying to find him and kill him.

Christine and Raoul were sitting at the table eating dinner. All was quiet they were not talking to each other. Christine was to busy worrying about erik , hoping that he got out of the opera house before the mob came down to his lair. Well raoul was to busy thinking about what he should do to keep Christine safe and away from the mad man who kept her under the Paris opera house.

"I think I will go lay down". Christine stood up and made her way up to their bed room. Raoul grabbed onto her arm as she walked passed him.

"Christine you have not said a word to me since we have left the opera house please talk to me". Christine looked away. "Please Christine I need to know what is wrong".

"I love him". Christine whispered.

"Who" said Raoul?

"Erik".

"You mean that monster who forced you under the opera house" said raoul filling up with anger

"He is not a monster" yelled Christine. "And he did not force me to go down their with him. I went on my own free will. And yes I do love him". Raoul was shocked he felt his anger change into sadness.

"If you love him then why did you choose me"?

"I was confused" said Christine. There was a long pause of silence between them then raoul loosened the grip around her arm.

"Do you ever think that you could love me" he asked.

"I love you as a close friend but I could never see my self being in love with you". Raoul let go of her arm and looked up at her.

"Are you sure" was all that he could manage to say.

"I'm positive"

"Go get some rest then. We will have to start looking for him tomorrow. I love you Christine but since you do not love me in retune there is not point in you staying with me"

"Thank you" Christine kissed him on the check and went up to bed. Raoul sat at the table and cried.