It wasn't that I didn't love him, it was that I didn't want to love him, and as oddly as that seems that was enough. The fact that love wasn't what I was after. So what was I after? I was after Glory, Understanding, Perfection, Hope. Anything but love. Love just made things complicated.

I ran as fast as my feet would carry me, which was much faster than I had hoped. My legs kept getting tied and twisted in my frock. Why did I have to wear this, it was slowing me down, and I couldn't get away from Shiz fast enough.

I didn't know exactly where I was heading, East, I thought but I wasn't sure. I wanted to get to the Emerald City. The Emerald City, the place where anyone can get lost. I looked at the sky to see whether I was headed the right way, I needed to got East. I couldn't remember whether the Moon sets or rises in the East, so I was either going the correct was or the opposite way of where I want to go.

I couldn't get the quote, "Even the smallest light shines in the dark," out of my head, it kept repeating its self over and over and over again. Some how it seemed to relate to the moment, the person I was running from. I could see the moment of climax running over and over in my head.

Fiyero walked in the room where I was studying, he sat down beside me only carrying one magazine, "Hey, Elphie." He nudged me a little.

"Hello Fiyero," I said not looking up from my book that was labeled, The Complete History of the World.

"Elphaba can I talk to you?"

"Of course," I said still not looking up from my book.

His mouth formed a smile, "Without the History of the world, or the history of us?"

He shut the book, "Well I guess so now since it will take me another five minutes to look up the page I was on."

"You were on page five hundred and forty-three sub two." I gave him a look, "I'm good with numbers."

"Okay, Prince Charming what do you want? But please make it quick I have a huge test tomorrow on the History of the World, the entire eighteenth century."

He took a deep breath, "Okay Miss Elphaba, see I have a little problem. And it isn't easy to talk about, see I love you. And that is all there is to it, it is odd to me for you see I don't feel this way about everyone, or anyone. I just thought that I would tell you and see how you react. So?"

I didn't process it, any of it, "Well you see Prince Fiyero, love is a tricky thing. See sometimes you think you love someone but you really don't. Don't worry no one fully understands it."

"Yes, but do you love me in return. Please don't think, just tell me what you're thinking."

I wasn't thinking, I just did what he told me to do, say what was on my mind, "Even the smallest of light shines in the dark." I whispered hardly loud enough to hear.

I looked up at him. I could tell that he heard me, but I didn't know if understood me. I don't remember the next few seconds, my reality mixing in with fantasy, but I found my lips intertwined with his. And I discovered something about myself, I did love Fiyero. I didn't want to, I wasn't supposed to but I did love him. And that is why my feet were carrying me faster than they normally did.

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