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~ Clare's P.o.v ~

Eli and I continued to sing the chorus as I heard gasps from the owners and everybody back stage once they realized the phantom on stage with me was the real phantom.

I looked at Eli, then the audience, then Jake. Jake just kept staring at us. He didn't tell his men to do anything. I was surprised.

We were already at the end of the show. Eli and I were singing the mash up of

All I ask of you / past the point of no return / wishing you were somehow here again

We were in the middle of Past the Point of No Return, and Eli had his arms around my waist, my back against his chest, and his face over my shoulder and in my neck. My eyes were closed until Eli started getting too comfortable in the position we were in I moved away from him and went up the staircase as he did the same on the other side. I looked up to Jake and he had tears in his eyes. Eli and I met once we made it up the stair case and held each other closely. It was time for him to show himself, so when there was a pause in the song. I took his mask off. Everybody gasped. He looked around like he was nervous and Jake had finally sent his men. Eli then looked at me and grabbed me by the waist and ran until we were center stage, then jumped in the fake fire with me in his arms and we went to underground. Once we were far enough in a tunnel that lead to his cave he stopped us.

"Why Clare? Why?" he shook me while saying this.

"Eli calm down. You know this needed to happen. We had a plan Eli. You knew this was how it was supposed to go." I told him. He shook his head no.

"Clare. I could've gotten out of here with no one knowing who I was. You just ruined everything Clare. Now they are going to find me and kill me. And they know you are with me now so they will do the same to you. Our plan didn't work. We will never get to have a life together now."

I was on the verge of tears and I did something I thought I would never do to Eli. I smacked him.

"No Eli we're not done. Clearly you don't want this. You don't want me. And you don't want a life outside of a stupid cave. That's fine. But you're not going to give up right this second, because at the moment hundreds of men are chasing after us, the theatre is in danger, and it's all because of you Eli. You wanted this show and you told me you wanted everything to go the way we planned." I said and I grabbed his hand and we ran and ran and ran until I found a gate that lead to outside.

I looked out to see if anybody was around and it looked like nobody was outside. I was about to open it when Eli stopped me.

"Clare. Don't leave me please. I love you. Please don't leave me." He said with tears in his eyes.

"Then come with me right now before it's too late." I said.

"I can't. I won't survive in the real world. Clare please"

"Eli either you leave with me right now or you stay. But I'm getting out of here. I don't really have a choice now since we just put both of our lives on the line." I said and then went out the gate not looking back to see if Eli followed me. I can't believe he changed his mind at last second.

"Clare!" he screamed and I looked back. he came rushing out until one of the officers caught him.

"Elijah Goldsworthy. You are under arrest for the murder of Julia Lockhart. You will be sentenced to be hung."

"ELI! NO!" I said and I started to run towards him when Jake grabbed me by the waist.

"Let me go Jake"

He wouldn't let me go so I started to hit him until he finally let go and I ran to Eli.

"No. No. you can't leave me." I wouldn't let go of him.

"let him go officer." Cindy said.

"He didn't murder Julia. Glen Martin did, and I have the proof." She held up a picture of Glen Martin hitting a little girl who I presumed to be Julia.

Wait a minute Martin. Jake Martin. Jake's father murdered Julia.

"No my father was not a murderer." Jake said.

"Jake, you and Julia were siblings?"

"Half siblings. Our mother was a slut. Julia and I had different fathers."

"You knew Eli was innocent this whole time didn't you?"

"No I honestly didn't. I didn't believe Eli was innocent until he told me on the roof top that he didn't kill my sister. I could see in his eyes that he was telling the truth."

"So officer please let Eli go." Cindy finally said.

He uncuffed Eli and He grabbed me by the waist and held me.

"I'm so sorry Clare. I didn't mean anything I said. Of course I want to be with you. Of course I want to have a life with you. Please forgive me."

I giggled.

"You don't have to beg. I'd be happy to start a life with you." I said then I kissed him and I heard a bunch of people cheer.

~ A month later ~

" So are you ready to finally meet your mom?" I asked Eli who was pacing.

He stopped pacing and smirked at me.

"What do you think?"

"I think you are. And your just freaking yourself out."

"You are so good at reading me" he laughed then pecked me on the lips.

After his birthday, we decided we weren't going to go to New York. Why would we if Eli's name was cleared? We decided we would take over the theatre and run it. Cindy then contacted CeCe and told her the change of plans and CeCe was going to move closer to the theatre. Eli still hadn't proposed, but we still planned on getting married in the future and starting a family. At the moment though we were too busy writing plays and musicals for the theatre to present. Adam, Eli, and I had become very close within the last month. Jake decided it was best if he left, and we agreed.

We were finally happy. And I introduced Eli to the real world. I introduced him to people and I took him around the town of Degrassi. Life was good. And I expected it to get a lot better in the future.

Awwwwwww that was kind of cute. Don't worry the story isn't over yet. I know it seemed that way, but it's not. I still have a few more chapters. Review please. It's coming to an end, but no worries my other two stories are coming along great!