Hey! I really hope you guys are liking this story. This story is going to end soon, sadly, but don't worry, I will have other fanfics. So there is probably about three or four more chapters. I can honestly say I have loved all the support I have been getting. I really appreciate it. Well, anyway, please read, follow, favorite, and review. Thank you.

~Lauren

Chapter 18

Love Does Die

Eva hums a lullaby as she rocks back and forth on the rocking chair holding Angel. Erik walks in and leans against the wall and smiles at her. She sees him and smiles back. Angel's eyes finally close and his breathing is soft and light. "I think he is asleep now." She whispers, getting up. She sets Angel down in the crib next to Rose and Gustave. Then she walks over to Erik. "Can we go downstairs and you play something?" Erik smirks and nods. He walks out of the room and down the stairs. Eva follows anxiously. He leads her over to his organ and he sits at the bench. He moves over to make room for Eva and sits down.

"Any requests?"

Eva moves her eyes around the room, thinking, and then she says, "Something you wrote."

Erik thinks for a moment and then places his hands on the keys, playing a chord. He starts to sing, his angelic voice filling the room.

Nighttime sharpens,

Heightens each sensation.

Darkness stirs,

And wakes imagination.

Silently the senses,

Abandon their defenses.

Erik looks over to see Eva's reaction, but she has her eyes closed, embracing the moment. Erik smiles to himself and then starts playing and singing once more.

Slowly, gently.

Night unfurls its splendor.

Grasp it.

Sense it.

Tremulous and tender.

Turn your face away from the garish light of day.

Turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light.

And listen to the music of the night.

Eva starts swaying to the music and Erik finds this very amusing. But he can tell she is getting a sense of arousal. Which makes his aroused. But he needs to stop and he know. He doesn't want this to lead to something.

Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams.

Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before.

Close your eyes.

Let your spirit start to soar.

And you'll live as you've never lived before.

Softly, deftly.

Music shall surround you.

Hear it.

Feel it.

Closing in around you.

Open up your mind,

Let your fantasies unwind.

In this darkness,

Which you know you cannot fight.

The darkness of the music of the night.

Let your mind start a journey through a strange new world.

Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before.

Let your soul take you where you long to be.

Only then, can you belong to me.

Floating, falling.

Sweet intoxication.

Touch me.

Trust me.

Savor each sensation.

Eva puts her hand on his knee and starts working its way up his leg. Erik looks down at her hand, but doesn't stop her quite yet. She slowly moves her palm up to his crotch, and begins to fidget with the buttons on his pants. That is when Erik grabs her hand tight. Her eyes shoot open and she gasps.

"Eva, no." he whispers.

She looks at him with sad eyes. "Erik…I want you…I need you." She says quietly.

"I don't want to feel like I'm using you."

She takes his hand. "You won't, Erik. If we both want each other, you aren't using me."

Erik shakes his head. "I can't, Eva."

He gets up from the bench and walks into the other room, leaving Eva alone at the organ. She decides to look through the other music to see if she can sing anything. She sees a song on the very bottom of the pile. The paper is very beat up. All the edges and corners are cut and there seems to be burned a little. Eva shrugs and puts it on the stand. "I learned a bit of organ. Let's see if I can play this." She mutters to herself. She looks at the notes and realizes it isn't that hard. She starts to sing and play the song.

Who knows when love begins?

Who knows what makes it start?

One day, it's simply there.

A life inside your heart.

It slips into your thoughts.

It infiltrates your soul.

It takes you by surprise.

Then seizes full control.

Try to deny it,

And try to protest.

But love won't let you go.

Once you've been possessed.

Love never dies.

Love never falters.

Erik runs in the room and grabs the sheet music forcefully off the podium. Eva whips around to see fire burning in his eyes.

"NEVER PLAY THAT SONG! EVER!"

Eva's eyes bulge and she doesn't know what to say.

"Do you understand?"

Eva nods with a very scared expression. Erik sees this and his face calms. The fire in his eyes is replaced with regret and he wants to apologize.

"That song isn't even true. Love does die. Or maybe it wasn't even there." Eva whispers, wrapping her arms around herself. Erik opens his mouth to talk, but Eva walks upstairs to go to her bedroom.

Erik looks down at his hand and sees the song. "Oh, Christine." He whispers.

He puts the song back at the bottom of the pile of music. Then he goes upstairs to check on the kids, acting like nothing had happened.