AN. This is a short multi-chapter Fiyeraba fanfiction. We're in an alternate universe in which Elphaba never defied gravity *gasp* but had a happy ever after with Fiyero instead... or is it?
Disclaimer: If Wicked was mine, there would be a scene showing how Frex died. Trust me, it won't be pretty. Be glad it's not mine ;)
Elphaba and Fiyero stared at their new home. Il Mare was very simple, small and as the name suggested, it was a castle by the sea. Elphaba initially hated the idea of living beside a large body of water but Fiyero assured her that everything would be fine. Of course, it didn't help that the King and Queen of the Vinkus themselves had chosen it as their residence.
Elphaba's gaze went to the waves crashing on to the shore. Sensing her tension, Fiyero wrapped his arms around her. "The water can't melt you, Fae," he teased.
"I know you wanted a moat Fiyero, but this is too much."
"This is not too much and you were the one who won't let me have my moat," Fiyero took her hands within his and kissed her knuckles. "The castle is pretty strong, Elphaba; if somehow there are disturberances with the sea, we'll survive," he reassured her and Elphaba just nodded.
Fiyero didn't understand his new bride's fear of water. He understood that she drowned once when she was a child, but still he thought it was ridiculous.
"Let's go inside," he tugged her hand and pulled her in.
Their things have been brought in the week before. Most of them were wedding gifts from the wealthy families all over Oz and the rest were antiques from the King and Queen. Elphaba had the feeling that Galinda went to their new home at least twice to see to the arrangements. She smiled at the thought.
The hall was adorned with colorful banners and tapestries, possibly made by past generations of the ruling family. There was a rather grand courtyard just beyond the massive door. She knew there were several other rooms in the castle and from what she heard every bit of wooden furniture was beautifully carved by the most skilled craftsmen in Oz.
Elphaba furrowed her brows as she looked around. It was all too much! How could this be the simplest and smallest castle the royal family owned? She almost slapped herself as she realized the obvious. Of course everything should be too much and more; she married a prince.
They went to their room and what greeted them proved that Galinda had been there. There was a large frame that contained several photographs of the couple. Elphaba walked closer and noticed that most photos were from Shiz. There were even ones from when Fiyero and Elphaba couldn't stand each other.
She heard Fiyero chuckle. "Look at that. It's the Ozdust!" he pointed to a picture on the left where Fiyero was trying Elphaba's black hat on, having the craziest expression on his face as Elphaba laughed. "I can't believe Galinda took a picture of that," he then referred to a picture of Elphaba smacking Fiyero's head with a book.
"I remember that," she said wistfully.
Galinda came to the library to meet with Elphaba about a certain project, with her boyfriend in tow. Fiyero just had to suppress a grin as he checked the piece of paper in his pocket.
It was payback time.
The green girl tricked him into believing that if the lines on his hands didn't align with each other then he was going to die of some horrendible disease. Elphaba then slapped his hands with great force, causing his palms to hit him right on the face. Galinda burst out laughing. Fiyero was either red with pain from the blow or with embarrassment.
"So you've got the nerve to show up?" Elphaba teased.
Galinda slapped her friend's arm lightly. "Come on Elphie. Fiyero simply had never heard of the trick," she said, trying to keep a straight face.
"Or was stupid enough to believe it," Elphaba added.
"Hey! I didn't come here to be insulted," he said, angrily.
The girls apologized but little giggles could still be heard. Fiyero discreetly prepared his trick. As they were speaking about their project, he took the book Elphaba was currently reading, got the bookmark and replaced it with his handmade gag one.
"Where's my book?"
Fiyero looked up. "Relax Fae, I have it here."
"Don't you dare call me that name again. I finally got you to stop calling me Elfae and now you just decide to make up another nickname?"
He held out both palms. "Let's face it. Your name is a mouthful and Elphie is Galinda's nickname for you; Elfae was just a random thing," Fiyero started calling her that after he asked Elphaba if she was related to any elves. "So I'll call you Fae."
"All of our names have three syllables!" Elphaba exclaimed, but in a hushed tone.
"Yours is weird."
Galinda nudged her boyfriend. She took her notebook and started to jot down some things. Elphaba rolled her eyes and took her book. Fiyero crossed his fingers under the desk, hoping the trick worked. Finally, he heard a pop and then a short shriek.
"Sweet Oz!"
Everyone stared at Elphaba. The librarian eyed their table. Fiyero looked at Elphaba with a smirk. Her hand was covering her mouth and the book she was reading was on the floor.
Fiyero laughed, pointing a finger at her. "Got you!"
But his happiness was short lived. One moment, he was seeing a very furious Elphaba and then the next thing he knew, a thick, hardbounded book was hurled at him. There was a sudden snap of light before Elphaba marched towards him.
"The exploding bookmark trick. It was one of your better pranks."
"One? All my pranks were pure genius, dear."
She scoffed. "Yeah, the ghost of the hallway prank was pure genius," she said sarcastically.
"Alright, that one backfired just because Galinda and her facial mask looked creepier than me in makeup," he admitted. "And you hit me with a book... again."
"It's not my fault I thought you were some maniac," she shrugged. "Let's just admit that all your pranks were idiotic and pointless."
She proceeded to reading a letter from Galinda. Fiyero then took it out of her hand and hid it behind his back then over her head, playfully.
"That letter is addressed to Elphie. Are you Elphie?" she tried to reach his hand, but Fiyero was so much taller than she was.
Fiyero stole a quick kiss from her. "Not until you admit my pranks are genius."
She crossed her arms over her chest and sighed. "Fine," Elphaba finally said. "Your favorite fruit is watermelon, right?" Fiyero nodded. "What if I told you, I could make your hand smell like a watermelon, will you then give me my letter back?"
Fiyero nodded again. It wasn't usual when Elphaba would perform magic tricks on Fiyero to get what she wanted but Fiyero revelled in those moments, always amazed by her talent.
"Give me your hand," she said. Before he did so, Fiyero took Elphaba's hand and kissed it. She rolled her eyes and then drew an oval that was meant to be a watermelon, on his palm with her finger. "Ready? Smell."
Confused, Fiyero slowly brought his palm to his nose. He didn't expect Elphaba to slap the back of his hand, hard. "Ow!"
Before he could get over the pain, his wife was already in stitches of laughter. "I can't believe you fell for that again!"
He reddened with embarrassment. Fiyero opened his mouth to say something but Elphaba's lips covered his just in time to keep him silent. She wrapped her arms around him and sneakily took the letter from his fingers.
"See you later, Yero. I love you," she said.
He just stared after her as she left the room. Nobody embarrasses Fiyero Tiggular and gets away with it... well, except her. When he was all alone, feeling the aftershock of humiliation, he decided that he should do something about it.
"This means war," he declared.
Just a fun fact. Il Mare was a romantic South Korean film about a seaside house and a time-travelling mailbox. It was remade as The Lake house starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. Il Mare means 'the Sea' in Italian. I couldn't think of a castle name so I used that! Thanks for reading and please leave your thoughts in a form of a review. I accept good, bad, corrections and troll reviews :)