"You will have to choose eventually. I will not be the fool who waits." Enter Clarissa Auber, a young woman studying as a ballerina in France. After the events of the fortnight of Christine's captivity and after the alleged death of the Phantom, Clarissa aides Eric in loving once again. But the stubborn Phantom is a complicated man to mend. Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever own The Phantom of the Opera. All characters aside from Clarissa and Paul are not my own. Please enjoy.