Wicked - Conceited love
Chapter One – Bye bye baby blues
Nanny had just arrived to the sight of a calm minister who held a small bundle in his arms holding it somewhat hesitantly and almost with disgust.
"Nanny…I want you to take this child…this… thing and drown it in the lake" his tone was calm and commanding and held no signs of changing his mind.
The elderly woman stared at him aghast wondering if Frex had finally succumbed to madness. "Frex did you just hear what you just said!" she asked her voiced filled with the slightest hint of rage.
"What is so bad about the child that you must drown it?"
"It's green Nanny!" he hissed as he placed the child in her arms somewhat roughly. "Take it now and dispose of it" he said hurriedly.
"What about Melena? Does she know of this?"
"She doesn't, and she never will, I will tell her the child died in birth and she'll ask nothing more of it" he said with finality. "Now leave or by the Unnamed God I will not be responsible for my actions"
"Out of curiosity Frex…what were you going to call her?"
"Elphaba" she could see a brief flitter of pain in his eyes.
The door closed and the old woman was left standing in shock holding the miraculously undisturbed sleeping child. Looking down at it she saw that the child was indeed green, but not a horrible shade of green, just not…a human colour. She could somehow understand his cause for concern and even briefly thought his choice of action was a good one, but just briefly.
Not knowing what to do she headed in the direction of the lake.
For awhile she sat at the bank of the lake holding the child. In her mind she fought with herself about what she was to do with the small green thing as she was too old to look after such a small child herself and it would raise complications for her. Then at that moment a young man sat next to her and spoke to her.
"My, what a beautifully strange child" he said, Nanny noted his voice was quite feminine but nevertheless agreed with him vocally.
"She is isn't she? Her name is Elphaba" she said ignoring the fact she was giving out information to a complete stranger.
"Would you like to hold her?" she asked. He flushed slightly and nodded taking the child in his arms that somewhat awkwardly but carefully. His dark maroon eyes sparkled with joy as he held her. He turned to the elderly woman to ask her if the child was hers but turned to find she was no longer there.
AC: So what do you think? It's just the beginning but I promise you it will be interesting! I also promise you art and cookies! ^^ and you see that green button down there? That's the key to Candy Mountain.