Holly was so excited. She was getting to go to the newly rebuilt Opera Populaire! After 141 years, the opera house was getting ready for its grand reopening in three months. Holly had decided to try out for the part of Elissa in the opera Hannibal. From what Holly had heard, this was one of the last opera's to have been performed before a fire had destroyed the original opera house. She had also heard that a supposed opera ghost had been the one to cause the fire. When she had heard this, she couldn't help laughing at the idea. There were no such things as ghosts.
As Holly was walking to the opera house, she thought about all that had happened in the past two months. At twenty years old, she had lost both of her parents in a car accident. She had then found out that her only living realtive was an aunt, who had moved from North Carolina to Paris. Holly had then decided that she would move to Paris to live with her aunt. She had no friends where she lived and so going to Paris could give her a fresh start.
When Holly reached the opera house, she couldn't believe what she saw. In front of her was the most beautiful place she had ever seen. Even though it was new, the opera house looked like it belonged in a time long ago. "The opera house has been built to look like the original one that once stood here." A voice said, coming from behind her. When she turned around to see who the owner of the voice was, she saw a very handsome man. He had blue eyes and short, dirty blonde hair. "That's amazing." Holly said. After a pause, the man spoke up. "My name is Julien." He said. "Julien de Chagny." "It's nice to meet you." Holly said. "I'm Holly Smith. How did you know that about the opera house?" "My parents are patrons of the opera." Julien told her. "Some of my ancestors were patrons when the original opera house burnt down. My great-great-great grandmother was also the leading soprano when it burnt down." "Wow." Holly said. She then looked down at her watch. It was 9:45 and the auditions started at 10:00. "Well, I don't want to be late for my audition." She said. "It was nice meeting you." "Good luck in your audition." Julien said.
A/N: Thanks for reading the first chapter! I will try to get chapters up as quickly as possible, but I am working on another Phanfic at the same time, called Phantom of the Opera: A New Beginning. Don't forget to review and tell me what you think!