Glinda looked up from her magazine when she saw her roommate walk unsteadily into the room.
"Eliphe, are you alright? Oh Lurline how did you get all those bruises?!" Glinda asked.
"I don't know" Elphaba replied in quiet voice. Glinda watched Elphaba walk to the bed if she needed any help and Elphaba got right next to her bed and vomited on the rug.
"Oh Eliphe come on, let's get you to the bathroom" Glinda said.
"Glinda, Elphaba?" Fiyero said.
"In here, Fiyero" Glinda said. Fiyero noticed the vomit and the floor by Elphaba's bed and went to the bathroom to find the two girls in their bathroom with Elphaba vomiting into the toilet with Glinda stroking her hair.
"Is she alright, Glinda?" Fiyero asked. Glinda shrugged her shoulders.
"Ok, Fae, let's get you to bed" Fiyero said picking up his friend and helping her to bed.
"Glinda, she's burning up!" Fiyero said. Glinda felt Elphaba's forehead.
"Oh Lurline, I'll go get a nurse! Here, Eliphie, you can hug my teddy bear" Glinda said.
"My knee hurts so badly" Elphaba cried.
"Fiyero, can you get me something out of my suitcase, please?" Elphaba said weakly. There was only one thing in her suitcase, a well-loved green stuffed dragon.
"I would never picture you having a stuffed animal" Fiyero said.
"My mother gave it to me before she died; she told me I was her beautiful brave little dragon and she always loves me even if the rest of the world won't" Elphaba let tears like from her eyes even though they burned her. Fiyero held a tissue under her eyes so the tears wouldn't burn her cheeks. Pain ran through her knee again causing her to cry even more. Fiyero became very worried for he never seen Elphaba cry like this before. Fiyero stroked her beautiful hair and gave her an innocent kiss on her forehead.
"I got a school nurse" Glinda said. Glinda went to her best friend's side and gently stroked her hand. The nurse placed a hand on Elphaba's forehead and stuck a thermometer under her tongue.
"Oh my 105, she needs a hospital" the nurse said.
"How are we going to get her there?" Glinda said.
"You can take a school carriage, I made an arrangement already incase Miss Elphaba needed it" the nurse said. Elphaba had never felt so weak in her life. She clutched her dragon's neck as Fiyreo picked her up and rapped her up in a blanket. A carriage was outside with a Panther as its driver.
"Am I to be taking you the hospital young humans?" the Panther asked kindly.
"Yes, please sir" Glinda said.
"Please, lass, call me Patrick" the Panther said in a Scottish accent. Patrick took a look at Elphaba's face.
"Aye, are there many green humans in Oz?" Patrick asked.
"Her skin is emerald" Fiyero argued.
"No need to get manky, lad, I didn't mean to insult your friend" Patrick said. The motion of the carriage didn't make it easy for Elphaba's stomach.
"Fiyero, I'm going to be sick again" Elphaba said and she vomited on Fiyero.
"Sorry" Elphaba cried.
"Don't worry, Fae, it's alright" Fiyero said rubbing her back.
"We're almost there, Elphie, hang on ok?" Glinda said.
"Don't worry kids, I'll be waiting out here" Patrick said.
"Can I help you?" the receptionist asked.
"My friend has a very high fever" Glinda said.
"How high?"
"105!" Glinda said.
"I'll get a doctor right away"
"Hello, I'm doctor O'Brien, what can do for you?" the kind doctor said.
"Our friend is very sick, she's running a very high fever and was vomiting on our way here" Fiyero said.
"Ok let's get her into a room" O'Brien said.
"Fiyero, my knee hurts so badly" Elphaba cried.
"I know, Fae, Glinda and I are right here" Fiyero said stroking her hair.
"Ok Miss Elphaba, I just need to ask you some questions" O'Brien said.
"Height and weight"
"5'10, 135 pounds" Elphaba said. The doctor asked her questions about her family health history and if she smoked or if she was sexually active, which was neither.
"Miss Elphaba, I need to do some blood work ok?" O'Brien said.
"Ok" Elphaba said sticking her arm out.
"Not from your arm, sweetie, from your hip" O'Brien said.
"My hip?" Elphaba asked nervously.
"Its called a bone morrow test, honey. I need you to lye on your side and up your skirt a little and pull your underwear down too" O'Brien said. Fiyero turned away when the doctor helped Elphaba with her clothing.
"This my hurt, honey, ok?" O'Brien said and put the needle in Elphaba's hip. She gave a yelp of pain and she squeezed Fiyero's hand while Glinda stroked her friend's hair. Elphaba tried not to let her tears fall but Fiyero held a free hand under her eyes.
"It's ok to cry, Fae, I'll catch the tears" Fiyreo whispered. Elphaba let the tears go free and land on Fiyero's gentle hand. He kissed her hair and whispered words of comfort in her ear. Glinda saw how Fiyreo cared for Elphaba and even though she had a huge crush on him, Glinda was willing to let Elphaba have Fiyreo, after all, Elphaba deserved some happiness in her life.
"Ok, dear, all finished. I'm going to run these tests. You can get changed into this hospital robe and get into bed" O'Brien said. Elphaba continued to whimper from the pain of the bone marrow test, then once the pain stopped Fiyero turned around as Glinda helped Elphaba get changed into the hospital robe.
"Can you walk, Elphie?" Glinda asked. Elphaba tried to get up but agony entered her knee.
"Fiyero Elphie can't walk" Glinda said, trying to help Elphaba stand up. Fiyero scooped up Elphaba in his arms and carried her to the bed. The hospital bed was surprisingly cozy and Fiyero made sure Elphaba was comfortable. He fluffed her pillow and brought the blankets up to her neck. Fiyero sat in a chair beside her and stroked her hair.
"Fiyero, it hurts, my knee really hurts" Elphaba cried.
"Oh Fae, I'm sorry, I wish there was something I do" Fiyreo said.
"Glinda, can't you do something?" Fiyero asked.
"I'm still a new sorceress, I'm afraid I'll hurt Elphie even more" Glinda said. The doctor came back with a sad look upon her face. She took a seat next to her patient and took her emerald hand in both of hers.