Hello there! This is something a little different than most fics on ffdotnet. This stories is going to be told entirely through the medium of letters between Glinda and Elphaba, starting with Defying Gravity and going through the end of the musical. Yorkie Lover is writing as Glinda and I (Lady Tigelaar) writing as Elphaba. Hopefully you like it!

Oh... if you have a better idea for a penname for us, feel free to mention it in a review!

-Tiggy


Dearest Darlingest Elphie,

I figured I'd write to you, since it's pouring down rain and the carriage isn't leaving until tomorrow morning. I should pack, but I can't. I need to talk to someone about what just happened. I need to talk to you. But since you're MIA, I figured I'd do what you always tell me to do and "write down what I'm feeling". I'll give it to you when you decide to come back, hopefully within the week. I just hope I'm doing this right…

I'm still in shock over the day's events. Who knew what would happen when we woke up today? The day started out so great, with sightseeing in the Emerald City and seeing Wiz-O-Mania! I got some GREAT souvenirs there that I didn't get a chance to show you. There's this mini doll whose head pops up when you press a button… Too cute, too cute.

Well. And then we saw the Wizard! Now, I know you're rolling your eyes at the thought of the Wizard. But don't you remember how excited we were to see him? And then…

I can't believe what happened. I just can't believe… The Wizard really threw us for a shock there, huh? Elphie, listen to me… I'm sure he's not too bad. I know you hate what he does to Animals. But… If you talked it out with him, he'd probably listen to you. He adores you! Can't you see that? Just try to talk it out with him. Please, Elphie? For me?

I don't even know why I'm writing this. The chances of this reaching you are slim. I can just give this to you when you come back. I mean, you'll come back soon… right? You wouldn't just leave me like that. You couldn't. We planned out our entire future together. Elphie, we still have to finish college together! Remember how we planned to raise our kids together? And eventually my daughter and your son would get married so we'd be related, if only distantly?

Oh, Elphie, why am I going on about our future children when in actuality I only want to know one thing:

Where are you?

I hope you're in a safe place right now, Elphie. I hope you're ok.

You'll HAVE to tell me everything that's going on right now, since I'm not there with you. You can tell me next week when you come back. I mean, you won't be much longer than that. Two weeks, tops, enough time to gain your cool and calm down. Then you'll come back and everything will go back to normal. We'll go on a shopping spree together, you'll try to get me to study. Maybe I'll even convince you to wear makeup! Like the good ol' days.

"Good ol' days?" Oh Oz, what did I just write?! I'm acting like nothing will ever be the same again. I'm sure that when you come back, we'll forget about this whole incident within the month. This isn't really a big deal, after all. College students are rebellious. I'm sure this kind of thing happens all the time. Right? And the Wizard will forgive you and everything will go back to normal, the end.

So why do I feel as if our lives are changing, right this very moment even… for good? Elphie, you have to come back, you can't leave me like this. I can't survive on my own. I need you.

Lovingly Yours,

Glinda Upland of the Upper Uplands