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Well this is my shortest chapter ever, but never fear my good fellow readers! I am updating not one chapter but two! ^^ I`m very proud of my self.

Echo: Bravo! Well done!

Me: -_- Sarcasm is not needed.

Echo: (Shrugs) I do what I want.

Me:... and I`m missing Erik a little bit more right now.

Echo: (smriks) Well I`m what ya get... Erik is a little tied up right now.

Me: I`m just going to ignore what you just told me... at least you`re not telling me everything I`m doing wrong and how lazy I am... anyway, remember my dear readers, review!

Erik watched as Echo walked past him back from the surface for the fifth time with a bundle of several items in her arms. At first he had decided best to just ignore her and leave her to her little scheming, but now her constant coming and going had prevented him from his composing, he simply had to ask now." What are you doing?"

"Entertaining myself, making things, and what else not. I`m a busy girl, mind your own business" Echo simply shrugged as she carried the things to her room. Erik shook his head. For the last three days, it was always been the same answer. At times he considered himself to be rather patient, but not at this moment. Her constant same answer was driving him to the point of more insanity. Perhaps this whole Eve being gone thing wasn`t working out as he had hoped. Well what did you hope for?

Erik groaned at the voice. Why would he just leave him alone? Because I`m you and you know it. Is this what you hoped for? I don`t think so. You hoped that there would be bounding, that you`d learn her secrets. And if you wish to achieve that, then get up and follow the girl.

"That could be dangerous… her mind works in strange ways." Erik mumbles shaking his head. His inner voice laughs at him. You are afraid of the girl? You're the phantom for crying out loud! It is your home isn`t it. Go and see!

"Fine but if anything disastrous happens I`m blaming you." Erik sighed as he got inner voice smirked. So you`re going to blame yourself…Great!

Erik rolled his eyes as he came to the entrance of Echo`s room. He slowly peeked inside to see Her sitting on the swan bed sewing something. When did she start sewing? Erik watched her with a frown, trying to possibly think of what she was doing. He was thinking so hard that he didn`t notice Echo smirk." Take a picture it lasts longer."

The sound of her voice made him nearly jump and stumble over his own feet. How did she know he was there?

"I saw you out of the corner of my eye. You want to know what I`m sewing." Echo simply said not looking up. Erik raised an eyebrow, so she read minds now? He straightened himself up and shook his head." Yes, yes I was wondering why and why you have left to go up to the Opera House and come back five times today. It is disrupting my composing and I find it highly-"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, you bored me after six words and by now you should know I never reveal my plans or creations until they are complete." Echo finally sighed looking up at Erik." Now unless you want something, leave me be and go work."

Erik rolled his eyes by now he could easily brush off her rudeness. Instead he cleared his throat taking a chance." In fact I do have something to ask… though I know you may still be made at Eve choice to stay at the Opera house, surely being her friend you would want to at least attend her performance and since you are a guest in my home, it would be rude not to offer."

"Get to the point, Erik I`m not getting any younger and neither are you." Echo waved her hand impatiently for him to get to the point. Erik sighed but nevertheless continued." Would you like to accompany me next week to see the Opera?"

Echo stared at Erik with a rather blank look that made Erik fidget, which then annoyed hm because he rarely fidgeted." Are you mute? Answer me woman!"

"… are you asking to date… court me?" Echo simply asked blinking. Erik was thrown off by her question he stumbled to answer." No, I mean perhaps! Wait no!... do you desire a date?"

"Do you?"

"What? Wait I asked you first?"

"Yeah and now I`m asking you."

"This is ridiculous!"

"Do you?"

"Answer me first!"

"No you!"

"You!"

The two argued on like two childern for what seemed to be five minutes with Erik becoming more annoyed and angry and Echo becoming more amused. Finally she answered him." Calm down Erik… I have nothing better to do so I`ll come with you, now seriously get out I`m working here!"

"Excellent… wait so am I to except this to be a date or not?" Erik paused before leaving. Echo smirked." Well by implying you want a date, your implying you have feelings for me more than just being friends. Is this correct, Erik?"

Erik stared at her in silence struggling to answer. Of course he found her intriguing and had an attraction to her but if he admitted it she would never let him hear the end of it. Echo got up and pushed him back out the room before closing the door waving." Goodbye Erik."

Erik frowned staring at the door confused. Why did always seem like whenever he wanted an answer he never got a straight answer from her and she always left him feeling more confused then before. He shook his head and went to his Organ to perhaps get something accomplished that day.

Back inside her room, Echo sat back down on her bed and smiled at the door shaking her head. She enjoyed arguing, annoying, and confusing Erik. It was one of her favorite things to do. And of course she had something planned. She always had something planned she grinned evilly. Tomorrow she would put her plan in action. Poor Erik was about to be tested on how high his patience tolerance was.

Hm... what does Echo have planned? Well I can`t tell you! Read on!