My apologies for the time it took me to post this chapter. Work took hold of me and then some other things. But here is the next chapter. Once again, much thanks to my reviewers. Without you, I wouldn't continue writing this story. Hope you like this!

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Summary: See Chapter One.

From Chapter Three:

She opened the door to find a tall, dark haired man standing on the other side. He was strikingly handsome. But there was one thing that made him stand out; A white mask covered the left side of his face.

"Miss Daae? I'm Erik Destler. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Chapter Four: The Arrangement

Christine stood there for a moment, staring at the man who was standing on her doorstep. It took her a moment but she finally snapped out of her trance. "Hello Mr. Destler. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I don't know you. How do you know me?"

He smiled. "Oh, I knew your father right before he died. He had hired me to give you voice lessons, but we weren't supposed begin our lessons until after your birthday. It was supposed to be a surprise. When I heard about your father's death, I decided to come and pay my respects," he replied.

"Oh, my…well, this is a surprise. Won't you please come in?" Christine said, stepping aside to allow Erik access into the house.

"Why thank you Miss Daae."

He walked into the home and removed his jacket. Placing it over the back of a chair, he walked into the living room to find Meg and Raoul standing there staring at him.

"Mr. Destler, this is Meg Giry, my best friend and Raoul de Chagny. Guys, this is Erik Destler," Christine said, making introductions.

"Christine, who is this guy?" Raoul asked.

"He's my music teacher."

"Your what?"

"Apparently Dad arranged for me to take voice lessons. It was supposed to be a surprise for my birthday. But when Erik heard about Dad's death, he decided that he would come and pay his respects."

"Well Mr. Destler, you've paid your respects, now I suggest you leave Miss Daae alone. She's been through enough lately," Raoul said, looking at Erik sharply.

"Mr. De Chagny is it? I don't think that is a decision for you to make. I actually need to speak to Miss Daae alone so if you don't mind," Erik replied.

"Guys, do you mind?" Christine asked.

"Come on Raoul. You can help me with something," Meg said, pulling on Raoul's arm.

He pulled his arm away from Meg's grasp and walked over to Christine. "You don't know anything about this guy and you're going to talk to him by yourself? Are you insane? He could be a rapist or something," he said, grabbing her arm.

"Raoul, I'll be fine. Really I will. If I need you guys I promise that I will call for you. Okay? Just go with Meg please. For me?"

He sighed. "Alright. We will be just down the hall in your room okay?"

"Okay, if I need you I'll call for you."

Meg managed to drag Raoul away from the pair and down to Christine's room, closing the door before he had the chance to utter another word.

Turning her attention to Erik, Christine smiled. "Well, now Mr. Destler, I'm sure that there was some other reason that you came to visit me, other than to pay your respects. I do appreciate you stopping by though. Thank you."

"Oh please, call me Erik, and you're right. There is another reason that I stopped by," he replied. "While your father had made the arrangements for your voice lessons, he had yet to pay me for them."

Her face fell. "Oh, I see. Well then I guess…"

"Don't look so crestfallen Christine. I still want to give you lessons. For free. Your father told me about your natural given talent. I only want to perfect what god has already given you."

Upon hearing this, Christine looked up and smiled. "Really? You mean it? I've always wanted to sing more. I just never got around to it. My schoolwork kept preventing it."

"Oh I understand completely. So how about this, every day, after school, I will come and pick you up and take you to my studio for your lessons, which will last for about two hours. You will have weekends off, unless you feel that you need extra lessons," he said. "Does that sound okay to you?"

She nodded excitedly. "That sounds just perfect! Thank you!"

"Very well. We will begin our lessons tomorrow if that's alright with you."

"That sounds wonderful. So where do you want me to meet you tomorrow afternoon?"

"I will send my car to pick you up along with my driver, Louis. You should be able to notice him right away. He is a tall, skinny man with glasses and big ears. I will have him meet you right at the main entrance. But just in case, do you have a cell phone?"

Christine nodded. "I do, it was a gift from my father for my last birthday. He said that it would help him keep in touch with me so he could get a hold of me any time he wanted."

Erik laughed. "I see. Well then, let me get your number and I'll give it to Louis and if he can't find you."

She nodded and they exchanged numbers. "Then I'll see you tomorrow afternoon then."

"Sounds good. Well, I should be getting going. Thank you for your time Christine and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow for our first lesson."

He grabbed his jacket off of the chair and made his way to the door. "Have a wonderful day Christine," he said as he walked out the door.

Christine closed the door behind him and then leaned against the door and giggled wildly.

"Chrissy? What's going on?" Meg asked, coming out of Christine's room.

"He's giving me voice lessons…for free Meg! I can't believe it!"

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