A/N: So, what if Elphaba had a baby girl instead of a boy? Would her fate have changed if she was aware of her pregnancy and the birth of her child? Here's just a quick little drabble about her waking up and finding herself with a newborn daughter.
Elphaba woke up to the sound of a baby crying. She looked around, wondering how she had gotten here. Her last memory was of banging on the door of a mauntery after finding blood, oh so much blood, in her tiny flat. And Fiyero's opera cape, covered in blood. She winced at the thought. Fiyero was gone, she was sure. Her eyes filled with tears.
"Ah, she's awake. Look at this, Mummy's awake!" a Maunt said to the bundle in her arms. Elphaba looked around. She was the only one in this room. The Maunt placed the baby in Elphaba's arms. "You have a beautiful daughter." She said. Elphaba shook her head.
"No! No, no, no, I can't." Elphaba said, trying to give the child back. The Maunt shook her head.
"Your daughter will be hungry, my dear." She told Elphaba sternly. Elphaba shook her head again. The Maunt left the room, leaving Elphaba with the baby.
Elphaba couldn't look at her, refused. If Frex and Melena were punished for their sins with a green daughter, and then an armless daughter, how would she be punished? She couldn't bear to face what might be wrong with this child.
Elphaba had known she was pregnant. She was going to wait until after her target to tell Fiyero. When she had come to the mauntery, she had hoped she would miscarry. She couldn't have his child now, not when she was responsible for his death.
The baby cried again. Elphaba loosened the buttons of her dress, without looking down, and offered her breast to the child. She felt the baby latch on, and sighed. Slowly, she felt her resolve leave her, and she looked down at her child.
She was perfect. Elphaba's eyes filled with tears again. Her daughter had a lighter color then Fiyero's deep brown, and her own hazel eyes. She had Fiyero's soft features, but Elphaba's dark, soft hair. She was beautiful. Elphaba chocked back a sob. She ran one green, skeletal finger over her daughters head, and heard the baby coo softly.
Mother Maunt entered the room, bringing with her a number of cloth diapers.
"Oh, my dear, she's beautiful." She told Elphaba. Elphaba nodded softly. "Is there a father we should alert?"
"No. No, the father is…gone." Elphaba said softly. Mother Maunt nodded, thinking back to when this strange woman had come.
"Do you have a name for her?"
"Kada." Elphaba said. Mother Maunt nodded. She set down the diapers, and patted Elphaba's shoulder.
"All will be well, my sweet." She said, and moved to the door. Elphaba nodded again, numbly.
"Everything will change now." Elphaba said, more to herself than to anyone else. Mother Maunt paused at the door.
"Children do that. But it's a good change." Mother Maunt said, and then she left.
--- 4 Years Later ---
"Mummy!" Kada cried as she launched herself into Elphaba's arms. Elphaba smiled, and spun her daughter around in a circle. Kada laughed, and again, Elphaba wondered if she had ever heard such a beautiful sound.
Kada and Elphaba had left the mauntery a year after Kada was born. They lived now in upper Gillikin, in a small market town called Frottica. Elphaba remembered vaguely hearing of it, although she couldn't remember from whom. What mattered most was that it was far from the Emerald City, far from the Wizard, somewhere Kada was safe.
When they had first arrived, the people of Frottica were cautious of Elphaba, but after a few months, they accepted her and her daughter. It was a village with few children, so Kada was spoiled by almost everyone. Every adult in the town was an aunt or an uncle to her. Elphaba was worried about it at first, but now embraced it. Kada had more love now than Elphaba had ever hoped to offer her.
"How's my sweet girl today?" Elphaba asked. Kada laughed again.
"Mummy! I saw a carriage today, a big one! It was pretty and it had gold on it!" Kada said happily. Elphaba's brow furrowed. This far north rarely saw important people with expensive carriages. She looked at her friend, Neelmea, who had been watching Kada.
"Lady Glinda has returned. She's here to visit her family." Neelmea responded.
"Lady Glinda, married to Sir Chuffrey?" Elphaba barked out.
"Oh, you know her?" Neelmea asked, mildly surprised. Then again, she figured, Elphaba had always been mysterious.
"Not anymore." Elphaba responded. She spared a smile for Neelmea, and then ushered Kada out the door.
"Mummy, who's Lady Glinda?" Kada asked when she was in bed. Elphaba sighed. She knew that Kada had picked up on the short conversation with Neelmea. Kada was exceptionally bright for her age.
"Lady Glinda is an old friend of mine. We probably won't see her, however, because I'm sure that she'll be busy during her stay. I don't want you to get your hopes up, sweet girl." Kada nodded. She had grown up hearing about Lady Glinda, who in her mind was a princess. "Now, my girl, it's time for bed." Elphaba said, leaning down and kissing Kada's forehead before rubbing noses with her. Kada turned over while Elphaba blew out the candle in her room.
"I love you, sweet girl." Elphaba said before she left the room.
"I love you too, Mummy." Kada said, sleepily. Elphaba went around her small flat, located above the store she worked in. She picked up Kada's scattered things, washed some dishes (while wearing very thick gloves to protect her hands) and prepared for bed. She had just settled in when she heard a knock on the door.
Fast as lightning, Elphaba was out of bed, scurrying to the door so the person, who was knocking like she was Lurline herself, would shut up before Kada woke up.
"Sweet Oz, I'm coming!" Elphaba said, unlocking the door and throwing it open. Her jaw dropped at who was outside. "Glinda." Elphaba whispered.
"Elphaba! It's true!" Glinda said, inviting herself in and sitting on a chair. Elphaba closed the door and turned to face her old friend.
"Glinda, how did you find me?" she said crossly.
"Elphaba, it's a small town, and you're rather…individual. Imagine my surprise when my Mumsie starts talking about the friendly green woman working in the shop. Of course, Mumsie doesn't get out much, so I marched right down here to find out if it was true. Where have you been?" Glinda explained loudly. Elphaba winced at her loud voice.
"Glinda will you please keep it down!" Elphaba whispered fiercely. Glinda opened her mouth to retaliate, when she was cut off by a small voice in the corner.
"Mummy, I heard yelling." Kada said, hugging her stuffed rabbit to her chest. Glinda stared, open-mouthed at the small child who walked across the room and crawled onto Elphaba's lap. Elphaba glared at Glinda before smiling down at Kada.
"Kada, remember talking about Lady Glinda earlier? Well, sweet girl, this is Lady Glinda, here for a visit." Elphaba explained to her daughter. She looked up at Glinda. "Glinda, this is my daughter, Kada."
A/N: Ok, so this could potentially go longer…who wants more chapters??