Chapter 6: Nightmares

Hope tossed and turned within a troubled sleep, wincing as she did so before suddenly sitting up quickly with silent gasps of breath,

"Hope?" a voice spoke causing her to look up to see Madame Giry standing in the doorway with a candle in hand,

"Are you alright, child?" she asked, watching as Hope gave a silent sigh of sadness,

'Someone I care for is in danger of making a very big mistake' she signed and Madame Giry sighed gently, coming and sitting beside Hope on the bed,

"The Phantom... The man whom has been causing havoc to the rehearsals lately. He is the man you care for" she said knowingly causing Hope to look at her surprised but the ballet mistress placed her hand over Hope's,

"Go to him. If you have seen a vision that predicts an upcoming danger... Then you must stop him" Madame Giry told her and Hope nodded after a moment before standing from her bed, grabbing her cloak and rushed out the room.

Erik looked upon the ring he intended Christine to wear upon her finger as his wife but sensed a presence behind him causing him to turn,

"Hope..." he murmured watched as she smiled at him gently and they both rushed towards each other and hugged the other tightly,

"I am so sorry. I never should have taken advantage of your gift" Erik murmured, pulling back gently but frowned when he saw the look of concern on his friend's face,

"What is it?" he asked,

'I have seen a vision of a future that I fear is soon to be upon us' she signed,

'Your love for Christine... Erik, I am so sorry... She does not love you in return. She will betray you' she told him but Erik shook his head,

"No, you are mistaken. She will love me for she has the heart of an angel and an angel can see the beauty in anything, that includes myself" he told her certainly,

'She will betray you. I have seen it. This place shall end in fire and you will die if you pursue her' she signed frantically causing Erik to glare at her,

"You know nothing" he said firmly,

'I am a seer. I see futures that come to pass and I have seen the future of what your affections for Christine will bring... Don Juan Triumphant. The opera you have composed for her. It will only end in fire' she told him but he walked away from her,

"You are right. It shall end in fire. My opera shall ignite the love within Christine's heart and she shall be my wife... Now get out" he ordered firmly as Hope looked upon him with none of her namesake within her,

'I am sorry' she signed sadly before taking her leave.

Madame Giry paced back and forth when Hope had told her what happened,

"You must make him see sense" she said desperately,

'I have tried... He will not listen to me' she told her, giving a silent sigh of sadness,

'Tomorrow, Christine shall sing Erik's work and it will end in fire... She will break his heart and Erik will die. This is my fault... I told him we would be safe here and in doing so, I have unwillingly lead him to his demise' she told Madame Giry sadly but the ballet mistress held a look of thought,

"Then perhaps we must stop Christine from singing" she murmured, looking at Hope,

"You must use your abilities to remove Christine's ability of speech... You must remove her voice" she told her causing Hope to look stunned,

'I don't have that power' she responded and Madame Giry took her hands within her own,

"Yes you do... A Seer has the gifts of sight so that they may then prevent tragic futures occurring... Whatever the cost" she said and Hope looked down sadly,

'Erik would never forgive me' she signed,

'I don't have a choice do I... If I don't remove Christine's voice... People will die' she finished sadly.

I just wanted to apologize if some facts within my story are Inaccurate. I mostly write for fun so that's why I didn't put much historical research into this story.

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TheAuthor1996