Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Chapter 6: And the winner is, a phantom of the opera fanfic

And the winner is...

I do not own P.O.T.O or 'Because of you'

It was the day of the final audition. Christine was a nervous wreck. She waited outside for Erik to pick her up and when he pulled in, she jumped into the car.

''Well, somebody seems alittle nervous, today.'' he teased her. She laughed and he pulled the car out and drove off. When they got there, they noticed another car, besides the judge, was there. It was an expensive car. Erik parked the car and they both got out. They walked inside and heard a horrible screeching noise coming from the auditorium room. They walked in and saw a woman standing on the stage, screeching out the notes to a song. She stopped and the judge looked from her to Christine.

''Cara, this is Christine Da'ae.'' he said. Cara glared at Christine and then looked at the judge.

''You don't expect'a me to'a compete against that.'' she ponited at Christine. The judge put his head in his hands and shook his head. Then, he looked back up.

''Miss Da'ae is a wonderful singer. And, yes, I do expect you to compete against her.'' he told her. Cara sniffed and stormed off of the stage.

''Miss Da'ae, your turn.'' he said. Christine smiled and walked up onto the stage. Erik smiled after her and watched as she got ready.

''I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way, to never let it get that far

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake, a smile, a laugh
Every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with

I watched you die
I heard you cry
Every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry
In the middle of the night
For the same damn thing

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I tried my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid

Because of you
Because of you.''

She ended and the judge stood up and clapped.

''Bravo! Miss Da'ae, you got it! You've won.''

Christine's face lit up and she ran to Erik and embraced him. He kissed her and she wished that the moment could last. They broke apart and Erik stared into Christine's soft, brown eyes. The judge walked over to them and handed them all of the papers that they needed to fill out. Erik picked Christine up and carried her out happily. Cara stormed out of the building and got into her car, hitting the seat in frustration. Erik put Christine inside of his car and drove her back to his place. They both filled out the paperwork together and talked about what they were going to do. They were both so happy.