A/N: Last chapter! Woo! Don't worry though, I'll do a sequel because we can't leave Lucy's father hanging like a nail.

Chapter 14

Erik's POV

After she disappeared, I ran from the cemetery. My feet thundered through the forest making the trees one big blur. She has to be there... she has to! Pushing myself harder, I ran faster than I had never ran before. All that was on my mind was Lucy. She was the most important thing in my life. Nothing else mattered. If I got shot in the leg, I would drag myself back to her.

Eventually, I made it back to the opera house and quickly made my way down into the bowels of the earth. When I came out of the tunnel, there she was, standing up and turning to look at me. My heart stopped beating for a few seconds and the only thing that could be heard was my deep breaths, until she smiled and ran to me. Her small arms wrapped themselves around me and I held her right back. "I love you, Erik. I love you so much." she breathed into my chest.

I ran my fingers through her hair. "I love you too, Lucy. From the very first moment I saw you." Together we sat there holding each other. When at last we pulled apart, I looked her in the eye and smiled. "I'm glad you are back."

"Me too, Erik. You're my angel Erik, even if the devil has condemned you to spend the rest of your life here." Her eyes were sparkling with tears. One ran down her cheek, but before it could fall, I caught it in my hand.

"No more tears. It is a joyous moment." I told her. Suddenly, I felt a burning sensation in my chest, but it didn't hurt; there was a feeling of pure love burning deep within it. Then as Lucy embraced me again, a flash of light blinded me momentarily. When I opened my eyes, I looked at the room around us. We were no longer in my home underground, but in a strange looking room. On a table of some sort sat a large black box. "Where are we?" I looked at Lucy to see her covering her mouth.

"Erik," she turned to me. "I'm back home. We are at my old home."

Lucy's POV

"What?" anger flared in his eyes. "We are back where your father nearly killed you?" I looked away from him. "You and I should be back home. Our home."

"Look, Erik. It isn't my fault." I told him. "Come on. Let's go see if someone can help us." Erik shut his mouth and followed me out the door. A car drove by the house and he nearly jumped into a bush.

"What was that?" he asked holding me to his chest in case it tried to hurt me. I laughed. I laughed harder than I had in a long time. "It isn't funny, Lucy. That thing..."

"Is a car. It is like a carriage, but it runs on a motor instead of a horse." His face still was confused, but I guess in time he'd learn. We crossed the street to where one of my old friends lived, although we hadn't talked in a long time, even before the incident with my father. I knocked on the door and realized to late that both Erik and I were still in the same attire we had on in his lair. Crap! The door opened and Lilly opened the door. Her jaw dropped to the floor at the sight of me. "Lucy! It can't be you. You... you... you..." she said then passed out. Erik caught her before she fell and lifted her off the ground.

"Erik," I said.

"It's alright. I'll just put her inside." He walked inside and placed her in the couch, then returned to my side. "What was all that about?"

"Everybody must think I'm dead..."

A/N: And that is a wrap. Sorry for making the last chapter short, but I couldn't really extend it all too well. Anyways, thank you to all the people who have reviewed and such. Your reviews do really help and make me smile. The sequel be up sometime, but I might not get around to it because I have other stories that need working on and this summer I'm on a tournament softball team and will be playing through the end of July. Then in August I get to go to Yellowstone (hopefully the super volcano doesn't explode or else I won't be writing anymore for sure.). Thanks once again for your undying support. Check out some of my other stories, if you haven't already, and the story my best friend made for me, For Raylin by the lovely QueenofGeeks14. Ciao!