Some may call it pure luck, others may call it pure coincidence that Erik decided to go to the opening of the Musique Ange Opera House. Erik was not sure why he chose to go or why it did not bother him that the lead role was being performed by his past love, La Daae, but somewhere deep down the Opera Ghosts cold lifeless heart was telling him to go.

The Phantom chose box five, for old time sake to watch Christine sing in Mozart. He sat alone, as always. He felt as if things were normal once again; him sitting in box five watching his student perform. He felt a chill go down his spine as the lights dimmed down, and the music began to start up. Erik closed his eyes, taking everything in as if it were his last time to be in an up and running theater. Erik shot his eyes back open when he had the strange feeling someone was looking at him; one of his sixth sense. He looked directly across from him, surprised to find the dark silhouette of Eleana looking his way. But next to her was another man, extremely close to her.

The old Opera Ghost felt the rage and burn of jealousy go throughout his body when he witnessed this. The only two women the Phantom of the Opera ever loved, the only two people he truly opened up to, welcoming them to his world of darkness, were both in the same room with him with their men at their sides. How could this happen to him? Eleana was supposed to be different... She was supposed to the Opera Ghost! Not wanting Eleana to see him, he backed more into the darkness of the box seat to were he was no longer visible to anyone.

After what the Phantom of the Opera thought was a poor representation of Mozart, he made his way to the box Eleana and that man were occupying as soon as they left. He was in luck to see Eleana had forgotten her handbag. The Opera Ghost needed to think of something fast before Eleana returned for her handbag. He rummaged through his pockets when he pulled out an envelope that was easily two years old. It was sealed with a dark read bloody skull and inside contained a threatening note for the managers who ran his Opera House asking for his monthly salary of 20,000 francs.

The Phantom quickly searched for a quill to write with when to his luck again there was one where the usher contained the playbills. He scribbled a note, and with a swish of his cape, the Phantom of the Opera was gone.

The Opera Ghost was relieved to find the roof of the Music's Angel to be empty. He quickly hid behind a gargoyle waiting for his betrayed love to meet him. The Phantom didn't even know what he would even say to Eleana once or if she met him on the top of the Opera House. Would he yell at her and make her feel the pain he felt when she betrayed him? Or would he beg for forgiveness and wish for her to come home with him and have things return to normal?

He tensed when he heard the light pitter-patter of Eleana's footsteps and could not help but whisper her name.

"Eleana..."

She immediately looked behind her, trying to find where the sound of her name had come from.

"Erik?" Eleana whispered, sounding unsure if it was him calling her name.

Not knowing why, the Phantom suddenly lost all feeling in his body and his throat had grown extremely dry when he heard the voice of his Angel.

"Erik...if you are there, please show yourself, I do not have much time." Eleana said looking in every direction trying to find him.

Just as he was going to show himself willingly to Eleana, a voice of a worried man came from the entrance of the rooftop. He immediately returned to his hidden position behind the gargoyle and watched silently.

"Eleana!", the mans voice panted in relief once he caught sight of the Phantom's Angel silently shedding a tear, "Eleana what are you doing up here?"

The old Opera Ghost waited anxiously to hear Eleana's sweet voice once again.

"Just needed some fresh air, that's all."

The man walked up to Eleana obviously coming to the realization she was crying.

"My love, why are you crying?"

"The play just affected my profoundly I guess." Eleana said as she quickly wiped away a tear that escaped from her eye.

The man touched Eleana's chin, forcing her to look up at him...just the way Erik used to.

"You still don't believe I love you... you're worried about your secret lover, that's it isn't it?"

Eleana did not bother to look at the man when he said this, but kept her eyes locked on the dark night sky. Erik kept his eyes on Eleana as the man slowly took her hand and began stepping backwards. He began to sing a ballad that seemed all too familiar. His nightmare he had so long ago was coming true...

Charles: "No more talk of darkness,

Forget your once past love;

I'm here, and I won't harm you,

My words will warm and calm you.

"Let me be your husband,

Let daylight dry your tears;

I'm here, with you, beside you,

Not him, hes gone, he left you."

Erik's heat ached at the painful words the man sung.

Eleana: "But, Charles I love him, every waking moment

He filled my life with music of the night.

I need him with me without you now and always;

Promise me that you will let him go,

That's all I ask of you."

Let him go? Erik did not understand.

Charles: "Let me be your shelter,

Let me be your light;

You're safe, no one will find you,

Forget him, I'm the one who loves you."

Eleana: "All I want is him with me,

A world with no more daylight;

And him, always beside me,

To hold me and to hide me."

Charles: "But say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime;

or else he will never be set free

Say you need me with you, here beside you,

"Anywhere you go, let me go too,

Eleana, then I will let him go for you"

Eleana: "Say you'll set him free, let him live his life without me

Say the word and I will follow you."

Together: "Share each day with me,

Each night, each morning."

Eleana: "Say you love me..."

Charles: "You know I do."

Together: "Love me, that's all I ask of you."

The man, who the Phantom had learned was named Charles, then leaned in, and kissed Eleana. A very forced, stiff kiss that Eleana did not look comfortable with at all, but to the Opera Ghost's surprise, she kissed back.

"Come, we are running late for our dinner." Charles said, now hand in hand with Eleana, leading the way to the exit.

The Phantom of the Opera did not understand what Eleana was doing to him. Why was she putting him through hell? Why was that bastard of a man taking Eleana way from him? But...why was she agreeing to love him when she said herself she still loved Erik? Obviously they both did not know the power of the Opera Ghost. But that would all change, he would return. He would seek vengeance on them both. He would make Eleana wish he had never met the Phantom of the Opera.