Eric fought his body pleading him to give up. His feet couldn't support him anymore songs flooded to his mind. In a quiet whisper her sung finding the only source of strength be his music.

"Now I see fire

Inside the mountain

I see fire

Burning the trees

I see fire

Hollowing souls

I see fire

Blood in the breeze

And I hope that you remember me

And if the night is burning

I will cover my eyes

For if the dark returns

Then my family will die

And as the sky is falling down

It crashed into this lonely town

And with that shadow upon the ground

I hear my family screaming out

I see fire

Inside the mountains

I see fire

Burning the trees

I see fire

Hollowing souls

I see fire

Blood in the breeze"

(Ed Sheeran I See a Fire- I changed brothers and people to family)

Eric was beginning to get delusional seeing Christine, and Rosa reaching for him but unable to get to him. Eric fought against the restraints screaming for them. Raoul appeared walking to Christine He took Rosa from Christine's arms giving his baby a kiss and then kissed Christine. Eric cried calling for them but they just disappeared.

Christine, Raoul, and Rosa were replaced by the shah and his mother. The shah's fists hit Eric, he couldn't get away he couldn't cover his face or defend himself. His mother stood there laughing reminding him over and over what he was calling him 'demon', 'monster', and anything else he had been called in his life.

The images disappeared leaving him again in the cold. Eric noticed himself getting hot and sweaty knowing he was on the road of freezing to death.

the door opened and the two men came in. "He doesn't look to well." Eric herd one of the men remark with a laugh. Eric was too weak to listen to the rest of their conversation.

Eric felt the bag fall on his head again as they drug him out. The roughly men threw him into a different room. Eric began trembling uncontrollably his teeth chattering. "Henry! " Eric herd Annabell call in panic, "Get him blankets! Hurry." Eric slowly drifted off to sleep.

Christine woke up she was still so tired, she felt like she could sleep a week. Slowly she got up and stumbled down the stairs.

"Good afternoon." Meg exclaimed hugging her best friend. "Afternoon?" Christine grumbled still trying to wake up. "You have slept 20 hours." Meg chuckled. Christine gasped, "Oh poor Nadir." she cried.

Meg grabbed her friends shoulder forcing her to sit, "don't worry he brought Rosa here the baby is asleep in my bed." Christine relaxed closing her eyes, "Could I have something to eat?" Christine asked suddenly realizing how long it had been since she had had anything to eat.

Meg brought Christine into the kitchen and gave her a cup of tea and a sandwich.

A delicate knock sounded on the door. Meg excused herself and ran to the door. Christine was not interested in anyone at the moment all she wanted was rest and a full belly and to find her love.

"Raoul!" Christine overheard Meg whisper as if to hide who was at the door from her. Christine felt sick how dare he show his face here.

Christine stood up angered at her past friend. "Raoul it's best you leave." Meg breathed her voice was cold and harsh.

"I need to see her please." The man begged. Christine stood up and marched to the door "I have nothing to say to you, you worthless lowly slithering snake!" Christine hissed.

Raoul shuttered "you have every reason to hate me. I hate myself for it, but that wasn't me! Dammit Christine I would do anything to take it back to erase the memories."

Christine glared at him, "where is he?" She questioned knowing he of all people would know where Eric is.

"Christine, I only wish I knew." He admitted sadly.

Christine scorned at him tapping her foot.

Raoul was slowly breaking down but Christine's questions had just begun. "Christine!" The Viscount begged, "I was so angry at you for choosing him! She promised me that you would come running to me." Raoul broke down crying, "I thought you couldn't be happy without me, that he meant nothing!"

He tried to enter the room but Meg pushed him out. Threatening him a fist if he tried again. Christine was pacing the room finally she turned around her eyes filled with tears.

"You stole me from my closest truest friend! He loved me, and I loved him. And you stole a child from her father!" Christine screamed at Raoul unable to controls herself any more.

Raoul gasped he had no idea about Rosa.

Christine took the moment of silence to try and regain control, "there Is a beautiful baby who started out losing her mother, now her father is gone. That baby screams day in and day out for him! And I can't help her!"

Raoul stood in the doorway awestruck realizing the damage he caused. "I'm not worthy of your forgiveness or trust, I was screwed up I have no excuse for what I did. I will try and find him." And with that Raoul turned around and left.

Christine fell into her best friends arms relieved she had finally gotten it all out.

Eric woke up, he hurt everywhere,he was too weak to move anything and he was still so cold. Slowly he opened his heavy eyes to see Annabell sitting next to him. She looked tired and worried.

"Oh thank God!" She gasped closing her eyes in relief. "I'll get you some water." She assured placing a hot hand on Eric's face checking his temperature. Eric tried to thank her but couldn't.

Henry replaced Annabell, "we almost lost you last night." The man reported, "the worst is over if the masters will let you rest." Eric was sure he wouldn't survive he remembered them trying to nurse him back and the doubt in their voices.

"You kept calling for Christine and Rosa, then you would have nightmares." He told Eric.

"Thank you." Eric sighed finally mustering up a little strength. "But you should have let me die."

"No Eric." Annabell scolded her kind face changing to a stern angry one. "You need to be strong, you have to see Christine and your daughter again. These men are going to try and break you, you can't let them win."

"She already has." Eric whispered solemnly. "Who?" Henry questioned sternly convinced he could snap Eric out of his self pity.

"Mother." Eric managed to get out before passing out again.

Henry gasped. Annabel looked down at her fat hands "when we were in France I heard about a ghost haunting the opera house. The night before we left I heard he revealed himself he wore a white mask over half of his face, it covered a deformity from birth." Annabell glanced at Eric's twisted side. "He was caught next thing Eric was brought over."

"Do you think he is the Phantom of the Opera?"

The old woman nodded. "Who knows what drove him to become it."

"Did you see the hundreds of scars on him?" Henry asked running his fingers through his greasy black hair.

The old woman nodded placing a hot rag on Eric's forehead.

Ugh this chapter just killed me to write.

Please let me know what you think.