MewAngelWings: Hey guys, sorry for the long wait but it has been crazy! I've had finals to study for and my family came over for the week so I've been pretty busy. Fair warning, the next chapter might not be updated until January 5th. This is due to the fact that the girl I'm doing this with is going to be in Oregon for Christmas. Anyway, there might be a chapter sooner if I am able to contact her over Christmas Break.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA CHARACTERS, GASTON LEROUX DOES. I DO OWN ERIKA AND THE REST OF THE CHARACTER'S STRANGE PERSONALITIES!

ON WITH THE STORY!

Erika woke up the next morning with a feeling of dread washing over her. She would have to face Erik today. She got out of bed and slipped on her fuzzy bunny slipped and opened the trap door. She slowly went down the stairs and shuffled over to the bathroom where she proceeded to take a shower and avoid the coming talk with Erik.

Once she was finished and had nothing else to stall time with she went over to Christine's room. Erika found the blonde sitting at her vanity, tying her curly blonde hair up into a ponytail. Christine noticed Erika in her mirror and also noticed the sour expression on her step-sister's face.

"Have you spoken to your emo boyfriend yet?" Christine asked with a giggle.

"We're Goth and no I haven't," Erika replied whilst rolling her eyes.

"You should," Christine started. "Before he rapes you," Christine exclaimed with a fit of laughter.

Erika, having enough of Christine's laughter, nonchalantly replied, "He wouldn't rape us, he's murder us in our sleep." Christine's laughter came to an abrupt stop upon hearing that.

"He would?" Christine screamed.

"You really don't understand sarcasm, do you?" Erika asked annoyed. Christine was about to defend herself but decided against it.

The two of them went down into the dining room where they saw Erik sitting at the table with Gustav holding a flashlight in Erik's face a shouting out random questions.

"Who are you and why are you here? Where did you come from? Are you here to steal my food?" Gustav yelled.

Erik, being scared of a man for the first time in his life, replied, "I am Erik Destler, I have no clue why I am here, I am from France, and I would like some food." Erika snorted when she heard Erik's answer.

"YOU GET NO FOOD UNTIL YOU STATE YOUR BUSINESS!" Gustav yelled.

"I came here to start a new life; I have committed a terrible crime back in France," But Erik was cut off once again by Gustav's yelling.

"YOU KILLED SOMEONE?"

"Actually, about three people – but that's not the point!" Erik defended.

"WELL GET TO THE POINT!" By now, Gustav was seething in anger and impatience.

Erika decided that this had been going on for two long and walked over to help Erik out.

"Dad, you need to stop," She said as she let Erik stand up from the chair he was sitting in. "I need him un-traumatized for when I talk to him."

"Fine," Gustav sighed. Christine giggled at her father's antics and walked over to the coffee pot.

Erika led Erik out of the kitchen and into the living. It was now or never.

"Your father scares me," Erik murmured.

"I know," Erika sighed. "But, right now we need to talk. Okay, so we know you used the time machine we built to get here."

"Excuse me?" Erik asked, "I don't remember anyone else building that time machine but me."

"Buddy, if you haven't gotten it by now let me make it clear to you," Erika said with a frustrated sigh. "This is the year 2011, meaning, I am you reincarnation." Erika said slowly.

Erik froze at this. He had read about the belief of reincarnation but never thought it possible, until now. It did make sense; she looked as if she was his twin sister – minus the deformity – and acted like him as well. She had knowledge about him that others didn't, she was…. him.

"Hello," Erika said, waving a hand in front of Erik's blank face. "Anyone home,"

Erik blinked but still stared at her with a wary gaze. "What are we going to do about this?" He asked, mostly to himself. "There are two me's in this world,"

"Exactly," Erika sighed. She sort of felt sorry for him. She knew how shocked he must've been feeling, she felt it herself when she got her first memory of her past life. Erika had felt shock, confusion, and… discomfort in her own body.

Having the memories and the knowledge of being a man in her past life made her very insecure about herself. She would wear baggy clothing to hide her body; she couldn't look at herself in the mirror unless she had to for months. Once Erika knew this secret about herself it was like she was learning how to do the girlie stuff she use to do all over again.

Erika wasn't even her real name; it was Arianna. Once her memories as Erik returned though, she didn't feel comfortable with being called that: she wanted to be called Erik once more. But she realized that it was a boy's name and it would be less strange if she changed her name to Erika. She started to feel contempt with her knowledge; she started to do her makeup and wear women's clothes. Sure, they were from Hot Topic, but Erika, in both lives, had always felt comfortable in the color black.

Then, she got adopted by Christine's family. At first, knowing that Christine was the reincarnation of the girl that rejected Erika as Erik in her past life made Erika be resentful and hateful towards the poor girl. But Erika came to realize that Christine would never have the knowledge or the memories of her past life as Christine Daae, opera singer and Erik's life. Then Raoul came into the picture.

Erika didn't even know why or how it happened but suddenly she was in love with the reincarnation of the very man who took Christine from her in her past life. Putting her hate for him aside she allowed herself to be in love and to be loved by him. Why? Maybe as subconscious revenge to Christine for what happened in their past lives.

But Raoul lost interest in Erika and left Erika for Christine. Hate could be felt floating around and towards the two girls. But Christine didn't, and still doesn't realize, that all the rumors that Raoul had told about Erik were false. Erika never slept with Raoul, Erika never cheated on him, and Erika never hit him. Erika was heartbroken yes, but that heartbreak turned into regret and hate. Regret for falling for him in the first place and hate for what he did to her.

Christine and Erika later made up but there has been hurt feelings between Raoul and Erika ever since. It is why Erika is so rude to him now.

She was happy with her life, but now it was ruined by her past self coming to the 21st century in a time machine. But still, there was a pull to her old self that didn't understand.

Snapping out of her thoughts Erika looked down at Erik.

"Look," she said. "You can stay here and live with us in this world but we're going to have to change some of you back history."

Erik silently watched her.

"First off, you cannot talk about our past as the Phantom, people will only laugh and lock you in a mental asylum if you do." Erika started. Erik nodded to show he was listening. "Alright, now here is your life in this world. You are Erik Destler, age 30, music instructor extraordinaire. You have lived all over the world, but France is home. Your business here in America is to offer me and Christine jobs in the Philharmonic Choir." Erik finished. "You got all that?" She asked.

"Yes, I think so," Erik said. Erik then got a mischievous glint in his eyes. "At least sing for me so that I know you could possibly be in a Philharmonic Choir."

"We're the same person so you know I can sing." Erika snapped.

"How do I know you can still sing? You are my reincarnation, so this is a new body. For all I know you haven't been trained to sing and now sound horrible." Erik fought back. He stood up to face her. Erika knew she wasn't going to win this unless she told him the truth.

"I still can sing and was considered the best in the world," Erika started. "But that was before I stopped singing."

"When was that?" Erik asked.

"It was when I was six," Erika said.

"Why did you stop if you were so highly accomplished in the music world?" Erik asked. He didn't understand. If she was one of the best in the world, why did she stop? What made her stop? Music was a part of Erik's soul, he would die without it. If Erika was him in the future world then wouldn't it be the same for her?

"I lost my reason to sing," Erika whispered, sounding like she was ready to cry. This proved to Erik that music still was a part of her, but it was gone. He couldn't sense the art and inspiration that should've been in her.

"Surly you can sing again," He murmured, tilting her chin up so that her eyes met his gaze. "Music comes from the heart; it will help you find a reason again."

"Funny thing is – I don't have one," Erika said bitterly. She then turned on her heel and left the room with a shocked Erik behind her.

AN: Yay! Now we know why they look and think a like! Plus you guys got to see what it was like for Erika after she got her memories as Erik. Please review! If you review I will post another chapter about Erik and his time up in the attic and when Erika left him in the guest bedroom!