Thank you everyone and I'm glad both of you, Flagger and ImaginaryRose, predicted that Louis and Erik will fight and Erik will beat his ass, but you won't know until that time comes...You guys know your stuff though, I must say. Sorry I didn't update Sunday or yesterday but I had to study both of those days for a test that I had yesterday...Well here goes chapter 10.

Chapter 10-What Lies Behind the Mask?

When the lights were turned off in the Royal Opera House, Aurora quietly got up from her bed, and lit a candle that was in a candle holder. She walked over to Erik's room, looking at the floor the whole way so she wouldn't fall or trip, and reached for the door knob. "Wait," she whispered to herself as she hesitated to open the door, "This doesn't seem right."

Come girl, don't give up now! her mind told her and after a minute of thinking it over she turned the knob slowly and walked into the room. She stopped suddenly when he heard him groan as the light from the candle hit his face, and she quickly put her hand in front of the flame.

"Don't wake up, please," she whispered to herself as she set the candle holder down on the little desk beside his bed. She peered down at the sleeping Erik and smiled. "Yes sleep on, Erik." She touched his unmasked side, and she heard a sigh of pleasure come out of his mouth. Never in her life had she felt like she was betraying someone like this but she quickly threw the mask off his face along to her horror a wig.

Aurora gasped loudly in shock, not knowing how bad it would be,when she saw his hideously deformed face. His right eye was sunken in, his skin rough and almost like he was burned, and on top of his head he had few strands of light brown hair. Her gasped had awaken him and when he saw her face he knew what she did. "Insolent, woman! Nosy, woman! Why couldn't you just leave my mask be? Damn you, damn you, damn you, Aurora!" he cried angrily going closer to her and she walked back.

"Please just get away from me!" she cried finally able to speak turning her face away so she wouldn't have to see him, and he stopped.

"This is the reason why I wear this damn mask! Now you know what I am! A monster! The Devil's Child! Oh God, now you see why Christine went to that Vicomte!" he raged staring down with hatred at his mask. Then turned to look at her with tears starting to coming down from his brilliant golden-green eyes. She turned back to him and her heart grew weak at the site of his tears and the way he looked.

"Erik you are no monster," she said nervously as she approached him slowly.

"Just leave be, Aurora. Your look showed what you thought, so just go!" he yelled glaring at her through his tear stricken eyes.

"No! That's not what I was thinking!" she said back touching grabbing his hand hurriedly and kneeling in front of him. He looked down at her and saw tears coming into her eyes, too.

"What were you thinking?" he asked in a shaken voice as he knelt before her.

"Oh, it is such a frightening site your face, but I was more in shock than in fright, though I was frightened as well. I was thinking 'How can such a person like you be cursed as you are?'. That is all, Erik. Please believe me," she said looking him straight at him in the eye.

"Aurora, why do you show me this kindness? I, whom have killed, and trying to make Christine my bride by saying I'll kill the Vicomte if she didn't said no? Oh, Aurora I do not deserve your kindness," he said kissing her hands.

"Because, it seems that you need to see that there is human kindness in the world," she said kissing his mostly hairless head, and he look up at her.

She is so forgiving, and kind. Why does she seem so much better than Christine? Isn't it Christine that I love? Or is this new angel taking Christine's place in my heart? Erik thought looking at Aurora's beautiful blue eyes trying to see if there was any fear in them like there was in the beginning. When he didn't see the fear in them he hugged her like a son would a mother. "There, there Erik I am sorry I took your mask off. Here let me put it back on you," she said as she took his mask from his hands and into hers; then reaching over for the wig, "And I promise I will not take it off again unless I have permission.

"Aurora, dear, my lovely angel and savior," he said as she put both his wig on and mask; her fingers very gently touching his rough skin on his face.

"It's not so bad," she said after he helped her back up. Her blonde hair tumbled over her shoulders and the white night dress she was wear made Erik finally agree she was an earthly angel sent to him.

"Oh my little angel," he said bringing her close to him. When she looked up at him her lips were covered by his, and she couldn't believe how wonderful his lips felt against hers. She melted into him and her arms wrapped around his neck. He felt her sigh with pleasure as he deepened the kiss, and soon her lips began to kiss her back. He never knew a woman be this thrilling, and making him want her even more than he wanted Christine.

Aurora never knew that a man could be this loving. Her 3 years of Louis she had only known hell, hatred, and fear for men. Now this man had come into life changing everything for her, and making her see a new light. How can Erik and I kiss after only known him for only a couple days? she thought. Is this a new beginning for both of us? Oh I just can't wait to see what the next day will bring for us. God is so merciful let him lead us in the right direction.

Soon, after it seemed like days, they drew apart, and Erik, who was amazed that he just did that,saw her eyes were dark and glowing with a light he has never seen in them. She smiled at him before giving him a quick kiss on his lips before saying, "Goodnight Erik."

"Goodnight, my dear," he said still dazzled that he kissed her, but was glad she didn't mind. He watched her walk out of his room, and soon he sat down on his bed; a smile slowly spreading across his lips.

Aurora laid down her heart felt like it was whole again as she laid down, closing her eyes. She felt like that she was the innocent, shy, charming young15 year old before she was married to Louis. My life has now started all over again. I will not make the same mistake I had 3 years ago. I promise. she thought before falling into a peaceful sleep.

Bringing in Louis Dubois in the next chapter just so everyone knows, but it's not the part where he sees Aurora at the opera...It's going to be a day before at night. Oh, hope you liked the first kiss, and as you could tell romance is now starting to come into play with this story...Hope I waited long enough for the first kiss. Tell me what you think. Oh and also sorry if description wasn't good but I was going by memory of what I thought his face looked like. So sorry again about the description of his face.