Fiyero ripped open the envelope as soon as he woke up. Elphaba gave it to him the night before but asked for him to wait and read it this morning. He couldn't understand why but all she said was there was 'so much more to this letter that met the eye', and she insisted he wait until today.

So, with coffee in hand, Fiyero began to read his girlfriend's letter.

Never thought I'd be the one to say this, but while I am doubtful this will work, I am

gonna give this a try. You are the only one who has made me fell so loved and I

give my heart to you fully and completely. It was an improbable feat, but it was

you who allowed me to love; to be loved. It was you who let my heart soar up high;

up amongst the clouds; to fly through the sky. If I were completely honest, I

never believed I was that girl; never the one for roses or pearls. I didn't believe that I was

gonna be loved by anybody else. But you loved me; you let me into your heart and I

let you into mine. I know now beyond all doubt that the only one for me is

you. I can't tell you that I'm not scared, that this will end. To be completely honest, somewhere

down in the depths of my soul, I worry that I'll wake up from this dream and find as if it

never happened. You told me to trust you and that you were gonna be there and

gonna be with me forever. While my heart believes you wholeheartedly; part of me wants to

run away. But no matter what I said or did, no matter how I tried to get away, you hung

around and pushed through the walls I built for myself. You pushed and prodded continually

and somehow got through. And now, I am so glad you did. You've proven you won't

desert me - if anything, you have stayed by my side throughout everything. It was you and only

you have made me realize what love is; a new and exciting feeling that I had

never ever felt before. I have put a lot of thought into this…in to us, and I have decided I am

gonna give this a try - to allow you to hold my heart. So now, I look forward to the memories we

make and the days we spend together. I look forward to the day where we say, "I will marry

you". We will have plenty of days where we laugh together and, yes, even days where we

cry together. I look forward to our future, because I know it will be better than my past, and I will

never look back. For now, though, I look forward to building our relationship. I know we're

gonna be great because I know that we love each other. While I am still find it hard to

say that I love you, please know that I do. I love our time together, but will hate it when we say

goodbye in the summer and we go home. To be honest, I would prefer to go to the Vinkus and

never to back to Munchkinland. I want to make my home with you and I know we are

gonna make the Vinkus our home. I dream of the day we travel home together and I

tell your Mother and Father how much I love you and how much I want to start

a family with you. When it comes to this, I know you believe me and that I would not

lie about this. So, let me write the words I have trouble saying but can write out loud

and clear: I love you, Yero, my hero. I love you with my whole heart. I promise not to

hurt you but to be the woman that holds your heart as you hold mine. I love

you.

Elphaba

He sat there flabbergasted. Never before had she poured her heart out like this; and yet, here she was, in this letter, saying the words he'd been longing to hear.

She loved him.

Seeing the words on the page, he realized that she had turned a corner - that she was starting to believe in them. He was absolutely beaming as he stepped into the shower. He couldn't help but smile as he relished hearing how she loved him. As the hot water ran down his body, he pondered her letter: there was so much love in it...why did she insist on him reading it today? What did she mean when she said there was more to it 'that met the eye'?

Turning off the water and grabbing his towel, he had the feeling that something was off.

Picking it up, he reread the letter.

And then he saw it.

"Aw, Fae!" he groaned.

He couldn't help but laugh in spite of himself.

She got him.

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Happy April 1st, everybody. :)