Sorry for the long wait for this chapter of Hope's Destiny and please don't hate me for it especially the ending. It may be what you think it is but it's not. What happens at the end will be explained later on in the story. But I'm am going to give a warning for implied rape just incase. So if it is a trigger for anybody I suggest you don't read it at all. Ok, I will stop talking and let you guys read on. So enjoy. :)

"Hope! Look out!!"

Hope gave a loud grunt and shifted her head sharply to the right while her jaw was clenched tightly. She was dreaming of a most horrific thing and she couldn't stop it from playing in her mind.

"Ally! Don't do it. Ally!!

There was a loud gun shot that went off in the dream. Hope's chest was going up and down rapidly as sweat ran down her face. She couldn't stop it! She wanted this horrible nightmare to end, but it wouldn't.

"Ally! NO!"

The raven haired beauty woke with a gasp and quickly sat up looking like a green blur. Hope clutched the sheets to her naked body as her blue eyes darted around the darkened room as though she was looking for the things from her nightmare to pop out of the shadows. When that didn't happen Hope's breathing slowed down a bit, but her body didn't stop trembling. That dream, no, nightmare felt so real; like it was actually happening to her. The green witch cast a glance to her lover to see if she was still there, and she sighed with much relief at seeing Althenea sleeping gently. Hope felt tears sting her eyes while watching the blonde's chest rise up and down in a steady rhythm.

"I don't know what I would if I lost you, Ally." Hope whispered as she leaned over and pressed her green lips against her girlfriend's temple. She whispered her love for her against the warm skin before slipping out of bed and heading toward the bathroom. The raven haired beauty knew she couldn't get a wink of sleep after what she just dreamed about.

Twenty minutes later, Hope was dressed in simple black pants and a black long sleeved button up t-shirt. She was sitting in the kitchen with a cup of steaming coffee resting in between her hands. She stared blankly at the brown murkiness in front of her. She was hoping that somehow her dreams would drown in its depths. Hope sighed softly when they didn't and she decided to actually drink the coffee instead of looking at it. As she did that Hope sensed an aura stepping into the kitchen.

"You are up very early, Hope."

Hope sighed softly, putting the cup down while the person, who just came in, sat down in the chair next to her. The green witch was still unsettled by her dream so she jumped and almost spilled her coffee when the person put a hand on her shoulder. She softly cursed when some of the hot liquid spilled on to her hand (the one that was holding the coffee) and in turn, forced her to let go off the cup.

"Ow!" Hope cried out in pain when the mug hit the table, broke into several pieces, and spilled the very hot coffee all over the place, including her lap and her other hand which was resting on the table. Glinda stared to apologize immensely for startling her and she tried to help out, but Hope waved her off with a grunt. The Good Witch backed off with her eyes trained on her daughter. She didn't mean to scare Hope, but now that the blonde thought about it, Hope didn't scare easily unless something very heavy was on her mind. The green witch picked up the broken mug and tossed it into the trash, then she used a cloth to wipe up the spilled coffee.

"Ow! Sweet Oz, I made the coffee too hot." Hope said while cradling her more burnt hand to her chest. Glinda couldn't stand seeing her daughter suffer any more, so she decided to help out despite Hope her not wanting to.

"Here, let me finish up while you sit down. I'll be done in a minute and then I can help out with your hand." Glinda ordered in a tone that left no room for arguing. Hope looked at her mother, seeing the concern and love pouring out of those bright blue eyes. She knew her mom was right. With a sigh of defeat the green witch handed her mom the wet cloth and took a seat again. Glinda gave a victory smile and finished what her daughter started. Hope stared at her mom for a little bit but her dream still weighed heavily on her mind. She looked away within a couple of seconds with tears in her eyes. Glinda didn't notice what happened until she was done wiping up the counter and looked up to see her daughter having her head hanging low. Glinda abandoned cleaning and tossed the cloth into the sink while making her way to Hope. She knew that there was a reason Hope was up so early. It was so unlike the green witch to be up before the crack of dawn. It is common for Glinda because she was an early riser.

"Hope, my little one, what has caused you to be up so early? Don't say nothing because I know that isn't true." Glinda said in a soft, motherly tone, trying to get Hope to open up to her. Using Hope's nickname was always the icing on the cake. She heard Hope inhale softly when she heard the nickname her parents used on her. Her burned hand flexed. The green witch looked upward with tears streaming down her face. The Good Witch lost her breath at seeing such sadness and anguish in those blue eyes that matched her own. What caused these emotions to be on her daughter's face?

"I had a nightmare, though it felt so real! I was at the palace and I had a gun pointed at me by some guy in dark clothing. Ally came out of the palace and saw what was happening. She started to run towards me but I couldn't do anything because the gun was pointed at my chest and he threatened to shoot. I tried to tell her to stay away but she kept running towards us. He must have seen something on my face and turned the gun on her. I couldn't do anything! I was paralyzed with fear. He shot her. She fell down and never got up. I woke up after that. It just felt so real mom and…and…I have this weird feeling that it's going to happen." Hope managed to tell Glinda what the nightmare was about in a very thick voice. Her fear of this nightmare happening was really apparent in her voice. Glinda didn't hesitate at all as she wrapped her arms around Hope's body and held her daughter close. Hope felt like she was a young child again and she buried her face into her mom's chest to cry out her tears. Glinda whispered comforting words to her daughter while running her fingers through the raven locks all the while thinking that maybe Hope had seen a vision instead of a dream. She wouldn't pass it off as a dream because of Elphaba's gift of foresight, and sometimes they came to her as a dream. She would discuss this with Elphaba when Hope and Althenea went back to Shiz tomorrow.

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"Hope, will you please tell me what's on your mind? You've been quiet the whole ride back from your parents'. You barely said goodbye to Shell. That alone told me something was up." Althenea questioned (almost grilled) Hope. She was she talking to her girlfriend's back as Hope was using her key to get into her dorm room. The green witch stayed silent as she twisted her key to the right and opened the door. She started to put a foot into her dorm, not noticing Artemis scurrying about in their room quickly putting something away; when something tugged her back sharply. Hope was forced to turn around to see fire filled dark blue eyes.

"Hope, damn it, speak to me! I know something is bothering you and you are not even going to tell me. I'm your girlfriend for a reason!" Althenea said heatedly as she forcefully pushed Hope's hand back into her body. The green witch didn't have the will to tell the blonde what she saw last night. Even if she could her voice would die out before she could formulate the words. Hope just looked away with a sharp sigh. It was a movement that set off Althenea. After what had happened between them last night she thought Hope would be more open, but for some reason Hope went farther into herself.

"You know what? Fine, don't talk to me. Be stubborn as usual. When you have your next magical meltdown don't come to me!" Althenea snapped, so harshly that Hope almost recoiled at the venom in the blonde's voice. Yet she did nothing when Althenea started to walk away from her and she didn't look back though both of her hands curled up into very tight fists. When the blonde was out of her sight Hope went inside of her room and closed the door behind her. After that she leaned against the door and sighed heavily. When she breathed in again Hope smelt something that wasn't apart of the natural smell of her room but it quickly went away so Hope thought nothing of it.

"It's for the best Hope. She will be safe now." The raven haired beauty whispered to herself as she tried to convince herself that she did the right thing. It wasn't a break up or anything, but if she kept on being this way then maybe Althenea would break up with her and in turn save herself from getting shot.

"Rough day in the love department?" Artemis spoke up from her bed. Hope looked up from position to only have her eyes widen at what position her roommate was in and what she was wearing. Artemis was wearing a pink v-neck shirt that really showed off her bosom if Artemis was in the right position and the brunette was in the right position. The blonde was resting the long way across her bed and her hands were supporting her face with her chest in perfect sight for Hope. The green witch gulped as her eyes couldn't stop staring at her friend's chest. She has never seen Artemis dress so promiscuous before and dare she say it, it was turning her on just a little bit. Hope could feel her face get warmer and no doubt her skin was turning a much darker green.

"Yeah, just a little bit." Hope managed to string together a sentence. She blinked her eyes a couple of times and leaned forward just a bit because she swore that if she did she could see more of the blonde's chest. Artemis gave a hidden smirk. It looked like the plan was going well. She knew that somewhere in the green witch there was a hidden attraction for her that Hope had buried when she became girlfriend to Althenea. It just needed to be coaxed out of her for this to work.

"You look a little flushed Hope. Do you want me to get you a glass of water?" Artemis asked innocently as she slowly sat up so to keep Hope interested in her. Blue eyes eagerly followed the blonde up into the sitting position. Something in the back of the green witch's mind was screaming at her that something was off with this, but her mind was now very foggy for some reason and couldn't tell really anything.

"I, uh, am feeling a little warm. I think a cool glass of water will help me quench it." Hope finally spoke up while finally meeting Artemis's gaze. The two smiled at each other before the green witch took a step towards the bathroom to get that drink of water but Artemis leapt to her feet at this sudden movement.

"Let me Hope, you must be tired after that ride from your parents. Have a seat on my bed while I get it. It is closer then your bed." Artemis said as she quickly walked towards the bathroom. Hope walked to the blonde's bed and sat down as her eyes were trained on the open door. Nothing still seemed to register that something was off in this situation.

While Hope waited Artemis was busy filling a cup full of cold water. She was humming softly and turned off the faucet when the cup was filled with water. When she was done with that she set the cup down on the sink and opened up the cabinet. Her eyes scanned it quickly before giving off a soft "Ah hah!" as she grabbed for a small potion bottle. Artemis held the bottle up to the light and shook the clear liquid inside of it.

"Perfect, and she won't know it either." Artemis whispered to herself triumphantly as she uncorked the bottle and poured in the liquid. The plan was going very smoothly. Hope won't know what hit her at all and even if she did she would be too late. When she was done pouring the liquid she put the empty bottle into the garbage pail that was near her and walked out of the room. She would dispose of the evidence later now was the time to put everything together. Hope's skin seemed to have returned to its normal color when she returned with the glass of water. Artemis was a bit disappointed that it happened because she thought Hope looked very sexy when her skin would go a deep green. It seemed to have come back when she stood in front of the green witch giving her a perfect view of chest again.

"Here you go, Hope." Artemis said with a smile as she handed Hope the glass of water. Hope thanked her quietly and smelled that strange smell again. It seemed stronger now. The green witch didn't think anything of it as she brought the cup to her lips. She missed the glint in Artemis's eyes as she drank the cool water. The potion that Artemis slipped in went in unnoticed. Suddenly the glass slip through the green fingers and fell to the ground smashing the second it hit the floor. Hope started to breathe heavily as the potion immediately started to work on her.

"What-What did you do?" Hope asked in an accusatory tone as the world started to spin around her. Artemis didn't say anything as she watched Hope fall back onto her bed with her green eyelids slowly closing. The green witch fought hard to fight the potion that was quickly working through her body, but it was too strong for her. Hope was forced to watch Artemis slowly get onto the bed with that gleam still in her eyes. The green witch felt disgusted when the blonde straddled her hips and started to lean downward until there faces were mere inches apart.

"Just something that will help you later. Too bad you won't remember anything when you wake up." Artemis whispered before bringing their lips together. Hope tried to move her head away because of her love for Althenea was greater then lust, but the blonde grabbed hold of her chin in a rough manner and kept her there.

'Ally, I love you'

That was Hope's last thought before the world went black.

Like I've said in the beginning it's not what it seems and if anybody can figure it out then you are really good at guessing. So, I will see you guys in the next chapter. Until then.

DWK