Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer belongs to Joss Wheldon and The Phantom Of The Opera belongs to Joel Schmacher, Gaston Leroux and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The songs in this story belong to the songwriters who wrote these amazing songs. Please don't sue me, I'm completely and utterly broke and it's for entertainment purposes only.

Timeline: Post-season seven, Buffy and during the movie The Phantom Of The Opera.

Pairing(s): Erik/Christine, Buffy/Erik (friendship?), Dawn/Erik (friendship), Willow, Willow/Christine (friendship)

Author's Note: So sorry for the delay! I kept rewriting this chapter over and over til I liked it. Anyway, for those of you waiting for the results of the pairings poll, here they are.

· Buffy/Erik—8

· Willow/Erik – 2

· Erik/Christine – 3

But don't worry, I won't close the poll until my next update which won't be for a while so you dear readers still have time to vote for your favorite pairing. So if you haven't voted yet, e-mail me your vote or send me a review. Anyway, I'm also working ontwo sequels to this story but I won't give you the lowdown till my next update. Now on with the story and remember no flames! I will ignore them and I don't have the patience for them.

Summary: Buffy regained conciousness and reunited with Dawn and Willow. She also met Erik and found herself becoming attracted to him because of the simliarities between him and Angel.

"I don't know why I let them talk me into this."

Buffy couldn't help but feel a little nervous and anxious. A week had passed since she, Dawn and Willow were thrown back through time and despite their desire to go back to their own timeline, they had already begun to adjust to life in 1870s Paris and thanks to Erik, they had a place to stay until they found a way back to the twenty-first century. Buffy smiled when she remembered Dawn's reaction when Erik gave the trio clothes that was fashionable in the time period. He gave Buffy, Dawn and Willow pants, shirts and dresses but it was Dawn's reaction that made the day a good day. She hugged Erik and said 'thank you' which was something that he had never thought he would hear from anyone.

A week and already, Erik is one of us. A member of our little family.

The following day, Erik told them of an opera performance that was to take place in the Opera Populaire at the end of the week. The production was called Hannibal and the young woman he was teaching to sing was going to be in it. Since Buffy spent all of the nights of that week partolling the streets of Paris looking for the demon and slaying any vampires prowling around, only Dawn and Willow had met her and from what they told her, the girl was an excellent singer. Her name was Christine Daae.

The girl Erik is supposed to be in love with. Man, why do I always fall for the wrong ones?

Buffy groaned when she recalled the incident when Erik and Dawn talked her into attending the opera performance.

/FLASHBACK/

"I don't know, Dawnie. I'm not excatly a fan of opera. I mean, have you even heard me listen to opera?"

"Please, Buffy." Dawn gave her sister what looked like was her version of Willow's resolve face. "Erik wrote the music for the entire show. He would be very disappointed if you didn't go."

"Just give me one good reason …" Buffy nearly jumped when she heard Erik's voice say softly.

"You are not attending the performance?"

Buffy turned to see the disappointed look on Erik's face before turning back to face Dawn. She wanted to say no but the thought of saying it sent pangs of guilt through her. Seeing that she was losing the battle with both her sister and Erik, she sighed and said.

"Can you help me choose something for me to wear?"

Erik smiled while Dawn squealed with delight. "Yea!"

/END OF FLASHBACK/

Buffy looked down at her outfit for the evening which was a beautiful navy blue dress that went down to her ankles and a dark cloak. Her blonde hair was pulled back into a bun which revealed a beautifully detailed face. She once again complated why she had let her sister and friend talk her into going and nearly jumped out of her skin when she heard Erik's voice whispering in her ear.

"You look beautiful, Elizabeth."

Buffy turned to face him and tried to look annoyed but instead she blushed. "Thank you, Erik. You don't look too bad yourself." She said noticing the old fashionated suit that he was wearing. She gave him a cheeky grin to which he returned with a smirk.

"Where's Dawn and Willow?" she asked.

"We're here, Buffy."

Buffy turned around and her breath caught in her throat when she saw Dawn's outfit. She was wearing a black dress that that went to her ankles. She was also wearing a black cloak and her hair was pulled back with pins. She looked older than her sixteen years. Willow also looked beautiful with the red dress she was wearing and a matching cloak. Her hair was pulled into a French braid which went down her back.

"Oh, my God." Buffy whispered.

"You both look very beautiful." Erik said. He smiled when Willow's cheeks turned a dark shade of red and Dawn was trying very hard to blush.

"Thank you, Erik." Dawn said returning his smile.

"Th-thank you." Willow stuttered also returning his smile.

Buffy laughed when she saw that Willow's face was as red as her dress. She composed herself when she heard the faint sound of music echoing across the lake. The opera is about to start.

"Come, my angels. The performance is about to start." Erik said as he led the three women to the small boat to take them across the lake. As he sailed the boat toward the other side, Buffy couldn't help but smile.

Maybe, this won't be so bad after all.

Three hours later …

Buffy, Willow and Dawn sat in their seats in Box Five to which the trio's surprise was left empty for them to use. After Erik took them across the lake, he escorted them to the upper levels then decented back to the catacombs to wait for them. Even though neither of them were fans of opera music, they couldn't help but like the performance but as it turned out, the best was saved for last. Dawn and Willow both smiled broadly when they saw Christine enter the stage. She looked beautiful with the white dress she was wearing and her hair had jewels in it. For a moment, Christine looked up to see Dawn and Willow and smiled at them. Dawn grinned and mouthed 'good luck' while Willow only smiled an encouraging smile. Then she began to sing her part of the performance.

Oh, my God! She's an awesome singer!

Buffy couldn't help but clap loudly. She grinned at Dawn and Willow before she shifted her gaze back at Christine. She had never heard such a beautiful singing voice in her entire life.

"Bravo!" she shouted as she was clapping. Then she stopped when Christine continued her performance.

"You were right about one thing, Willow." Buffy whispered to her best friend.

"What?" Willow asked.

"Christine is an awesome singer." Buffy replied. "And that's coming from someone who doesn't listen to opera."

Willow laughed and grinned at Buffy before shifting her focus back to the performance.

"All right, Christine!" Dawn yelled as she clapped loudly with a big grin on her face. As she was doing so, Buffy and Willow looked at each other with grins on their faces.

"Erik is going to be so proud of her." Willow said. "She has done an awesome job tonight."

Buffy nodded. Christine definitely puts some of the opera stars of the twenty first century to shame. She thought as she went back to watching the rest of the performance.

Dawn gave a shout of delight as Christine finished her song and clapped very loudly beside Buffy and Willow. In fact, everyone in the opera house was clapping loudly for Christine. At that point, she looked up and once again smiled at Dawn and Willow. Willow was grinning from ear to ear and her green eyes were twinkling while Dawn had a radiant smile on her face that made her look older than her sixteen years. At that moment Dawn, Willow and Christine remembered the first time they met four days earlier.

/FLASHBACK/

"Tell me again, Dawnie. Why are we exploring the opera house when Buffy told us not to go out of the catacombs without her or Erik?" Willow asked in a long suffering voice.

Dawn gave her an even stare. "Because, number one: I'm bored. Two, watching Erik write music all day is not my idea of a good time no matter how sweet he is and three, I'm curious about what the place looks like now that we're in the year 1870."

"Buffy and Erik will both have my head if something happens to you." The redheaded witch pointed out.

"Relax, Willow. We'll be fine. Besides nothing's going to happen." Dawn said as she walked down the corridors. Willow rolled her eyes at that comment.

"Buffy said that and look what happened." She muttered and was about to say something but kept her mouth shut when Dawn gave her a writhing glance. The two women silently walked down the corridors but stopped when they heard a sound coming from the other end of the hall. They both froze and waited for close to five minutes before they decided that the coast was clear. At that point, Dawn slowly turned around but as she did, she let out a startled cry when she saw that someone was behind her. A young woman with brown hair and eyes and wearing a costume was standing before her and Willow with a startled expression on her face.

Dawn tried to calm her pounding heart as she spoke. "I'm so sorry." She apologized but was cut off.

"No, I startled you first." The young woman replied. "Forgive me."

"It's all right." Willow said. "We didn't think anyone was here. My friend and I were just exploring. Are you a performer?"

The young woman smiled. "One of the many performers occpating the opera house. Of course, I'm only a chorus girl." Dawn and Willow both laughed lightly and smiled at her back.

"My name is Christine." The young woman said introducing herself.

Willow smiled. "I'm Willow." She said in a cheerful voice.

"Dawn." Dawn said with a cheeky grin. "My name is Dawn."

"Willow and Dawn. They are such beautiful names." Christine said. She smiled when Willow's cheeks suddenly turned a dark shade of red and Dawn was trying in vain not to laugh.

"That's what a friend told us when we introduced ourselves to him." Dawn replied with a giggle.

Upon seeing the curious look on Christine's face, Dawn took a deep breath trying not to giggle again. "It's a long story." She said.

Christine smiled. "I believe I have the time to listen to your tale." She replied.

Dawn grinned. "Just don't say that I didn't warn you." She said as she and Willow told their story to Christine.

/END OF FLASHBACK/

"She was awesome!" Dawn exclaimed as she, Buffy and Willow walked down the corridors to Christine's change room. "I mean, I'm not usually a fan of opera but she was amazing!"

"She was excellent." Buffy agreed. "I just can't believe you guys met her before I did."

"You were always out on partol so you were never there." Willow chided. "Besides, Christine kept asking Dawn about when she was going to meet you."

"Yeah, I had to …" Buffy finally processed what Willow said. "Really?"

Willow gave her best friend an even stare. "Yep." She said before knocking on the door of the room. "Christine? It's us. It's me and Dawn." After a few moments, Christine opened the door and she smiled broadly when she saw Willow.

"Willow!" Christine exclaimed and she wrapped her arms around her.

"Hello!" Willow said with a laugh and the two women pulled away. "You were amazing out there, Christine."

"You blew everyone away out there." Dawn piped up and she received a hug from Christine. "You sang like an angel."

"Thank you, Dawn." Christine said. As she pulled away from Dawn, she noticed Buffy for the first time and smiled at her.

"You must be Dawn's sister." She said.

Buffy smiled. "I am. I'm Elizabeth and it's a pleasure to meet you finally, Christine." She replied. "Dawn and Willow told me some things about you including the time when you met." Buffy shot her sister and best friend looks as she said it.

Christine laughed. "I'm sure they have." She said.

Willow glanced around before she turned her gaze back at her friends. "We better go. But we'll talk later. All right, Christine?"

"Of course." Christine replied. "It's good to meet you, Elizabeth." She went back inside her change room as she said it.

"It's good to meet you too." Buffy replied. Then she turned to Willow and Dawn.

"She's an amazing singer and a nice girl." She said with a grin. "That's a good thing."

Dawn and Willow laughed. "A very good thing." Willow replied returning her best friend's grin. "Come on, we better head back to the catacombs. Erik is proably waiting for us."

"I wonder how proud he is of Christine for all the hard work she put into tonight's performance." Dawn said.

"Knowing Erik. Very." Willow said.

Well, that's it for now. Hope you guys like it. Anyway, please review and remember no flames! I will ignore them and I don't have patience for them. The next chapter will be up soon.