/Slowly walks in with her hand held at the level of her eye\ Ok please no one Punjab me. I am here and writing…..that should be good enough. Ok Summer is over, I have no more vacations. The total time I have been at home has been like a week. In that time I was catching up on sleep. So I hope you can except my apologies. Ok if any of my readers come back I promise to give out mask shaped cookies. …

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butlerphan666-OK you did not abandon me then. Sorry I did not know that you where still editing, If you are still there I would be please to have you still beta read.

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Ok this is so short I am sorry but I am working on how to finish this story…sadly it is coming to and end.

/Facing the consequences\

Boy was she in trouble now, it was clearly written on Erik's face. Meg took a step backwards fumbling for words. Her mouth was open but no words came out. Why was he so protective over those stupid masks anyways? Meg watched as Erik moved out fully into the hallway, he angrily glared down at her. What was she to do?

Yet Meg reminded herself that Erik had just locked her down here for days alone. He had no right to, Meg stood a little taller and returned his stare to seem more defiant. That has nothing to do with his masks though Meg thought then the other side of her said Yes it does…what else was I to do all locked down here alone?…….Not distroy Erik's property. Meg soon realized the silence and tension seemed to be growing in that dimly lit hallway.

Finding a bit of courage that she had she replied "I burned every singly last one of your masks…but it seems that I managed to miss one." He was nothing more than an average guy right? She could stand up to him. Meg was expecting him to maybe make him think a bit, but Erik's reply was like dripping cold water down her spine.

"Remember what happened last time you messed with my masks Meg? I thought that maybe you would have learned something" Erik spoke through gritted teeth.

Meg remembered now…..he could have hurt her badly then. He could have ruined her dancing career, she couldn't dace with a broken wrist, and joints never heeled properly. Then he was bed ridden and could barely lift his head…but now he was not held back in any way….he could kill her. Wait this is Erik isn't it? This is the man you love remember? The images of all the men falling around her in that room filled her mind.

Meg's breathing became sharper as she took a step backwards, her eyes widened. Her hand went to cover her heart as if to hold it in her chest.

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To Erik's surprise he found that his cabinet was empty, every mask that he had in there was gone. The other half mask, the red death mask, Don Juan…and a couple of others he had collected. He personally had done nothing with them, then again he wasn't the only person here anymore.

Replacing the mask back on his face he turns around an quickly moves to go out of the door. Meg was almost to her room. She was the only other person here…the only other person who could have touched his masks. It was then that Erik demanded where his masks where.

Why couldn't she understand it was his security…it made him more normal than walking around with his monster of a face showing. Why could no one understand that?

Erik demanded to know where his masks where. He took a few steps out into the hallway. Not thinking to clearly about his choice of words he reminded her of last time. Maybe if she could remember she would leave his masks alone!

Yet Erik regretted saying this as soon as Meg paled a considerable amount. Her eyes got big in fear…..what was wrong with him? He watched as she tried to back away from him. He was such an idiot! It was then that in Meg's panic she did not see the regret and sorrow that Erik held in his eyes.

He watched as she started to back away towards her own room. Quietly Erik spoke "Meg…I…" he couldn't finish it. She shook her head as if refusing his words, he had threatened her. He couldn't keep threatening her…yet he couldn't stop.

Turning his head down, Erik breaks eye contact to stare at the floor. It was then that he heard the slam of a door. Once again looking up Erik could see that she had dashed into her room. Sadly looking around Erik turned and moved towards the torture chamber…there was something he had to do.

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Only when Erik broke eye contact did she move. Meg dashed to her door way and closed the door, she fell onto her bed and closed her eyes. It was then that she started to cry. How was it that she could love him so much yet still be scared of him. Being scared of him wasn't something that she wanted to live with for the rest of her life.

Everything seemed to have changed….Erik seemed to have changed. Meg cried into her pillow…she didn't know what to do. She wanted her mom's advise…she wanted her mom. Sitting up on her bed Meg looked towards the door…what was Erik doing now?

Meg stayed there for a couple of hours before coming out of her room. She slowly opened the door and looked out, the house by the lake was silent. Meg slowly stepped out and looked around. The house was silent. Meg then called out "Erik?" There was no reply…so she was again alone.

Meg searched the whole house, It didn't matter where she looked the Opera Ghost was no longer in sight. It was then that Meg wondered if she was still locked down here. Meg got in the boat and paddled herself across the lake, once on the other side she found that she remembered things. So everything was back to normal…well part of it was.

Meg finally came to her own room, reaching up she pulled down on the rope and the door pulled open. Meg slipped herself inside and watched the door close…so she was above ground now. Sighing Meg moved around the corner of her room. It was then that Meg came face to face with another girl, both startled they screamed and leaped backwards.

Meg stared shocked at the other girl….what was she doing in Meg's room? The girl was dressed in dancing clothes. The other girl was white and said "How did you get into my room?"