Chapter 1

Fiyero sighed as his mother droned on and on.

"You must-" She paused when she saw his face. "I'm sorry am I boring you?" She asked, sarcastically.

"I just-" He started. Suddenly everything he had been holding back came pouring out of him. "I can't take it!" He suddenly yelled.

"Excuse me?" His mother asked, surprised.

"I can't deal with this! I'm so tired of being constantly reminded that one day I'm going to be king! I just want to be young without the constant stress!"

"Fiyero-" His mother huffed, startled by his outburst.

"No! Just… just… leave me alone!" And with that he ran from the castle, ignoring his mom's cries.

"Fiyero!" She yelled but he blocked her out. He felt like he was suffocating. He needed to get out.

"Your highness!" A guard yelled as Fiyero passed.

"No!" Was Fiyero's intelligent reply as he ran through the doors and into the forest. He had no idea where he was going he just knew he had to get out of there. He knew his families' guards were running after them so he ran until he couldn't hear them. He ran to her, he knew she was the only one that would understand. The only one he could actually talk to.

…

It was just under a year ago when he had first encountered her and his life had been changed forever. He was out on a hike and had gotten separated from his friends. That's when he heard it, a girl singing quietly.

"Who's there?" He had asked. There was no response but the girl carried n singing. "Hello?" He said. There wasn't a response so he followed the voice. It lead him to a clearing by a lake. She was there, sitting on a log, singing. He was immediately mesmerized by her and not just by her voice but by her appearance. She had flowing She was thin with dark hair gently blowing in the wind but the most startling thing about her was her emerald skin. She was different unlike any girl he had ever seen but he was hooked. He wanted to know more about her. He stepped towards her, stepping on a stick causing a loud cracking noise. She jumped and turned to him, her eyes wide in fear then she ran.

"Wait!" He yelled as he ran after her. "I won't hurt you!" She didn't respond just ran. He had to admit she was fast but he was faster and soon enough he had her cornered against the side of one of the many mountains that was to steep for her to climb but that didn't mean she didn't try. "Stop!" He yelled, that only made her try harder. She eventually got a good grip on the rock and made her way up the mountain, leaving Fiyero mystified. Who was she? And more importantly why was she so afraid of him?

….

It had taken him a few weeks to spot her again but he was determined and when he was determined nothing could get in his way. He snuck through the forest, careful no to make much noise desperately searching for his emerald beauty. He walked back to where he had saw her the first time and froze. She was there. He blinked hard to see if he was dreaming but when he opened his eyes again she was still there. This time she wasn't singing just sitting on the log starting at the water, seemingly deep in thought. He stepped forward slowly, trying not to scare her. But she was too quick she whirled around a frightened look in her eye as she saw him.

"Please don't run." He whispered as she stepped back. "I won't hurt you." She took another step back, her foot landed in the water and a sick sizzling sound ensued. She cried out and stepped out of the water.

"Here let me help." He said as he inched closer. She scooted back but she knew she couldn't go far with the wound on her leg. He knelt down to her. "Let me see it." He whispered. She looked into his eyes for a minute then reluctantly moved her leg towards him.

He gingerly placed it in his lap and looked at it. "It looks painful." He whispered. She nodded. He took his shirt and ripped the edge off she winced as she heard the noise. He gently wrapped it around her leg. "There all better.. well… almost…." He looked up at her to see she was looking into his eyes quizzically. "What?"

"My… my father didn't send you?" He surprised he spoke because honestly up until this point he wasn't sure she could.

"Your father? No."

"Then who are you?"

"I'm Fiyero. I live just up the hill."

"Y-yero?" He chuckled.

"Close enough." He got himself more comfortable on the ground. "So what's this business with your father?"

"I- I'd rather not talk about it." She admitted rather reluctantly. He shifted his pose and she winced. "Does it hurt?"

"Yeah." She admitted.

"Don't worry. I can bring more supplies to make it feel better. Meet me here tomarrow at the same time but in the meantime here." He handed her the bag. She unzipped it to find a canteen of water, a clean dress and some food. "I know it's not much but-"

"Thank you!" She cried, fighting the urge to wrap her arms around him. She had nothing in her stomach. She was starving.

"FIYERO!" A voice called.

"I have to go." He whispered, gently placing her leg to the ground. "I'll see you tomarrow." He turned to get up then froze. "I never caught your name."

She smiled, a beautiful smile that made his heart stop. "Elphaba. My name is Elphaba."

He smiled. "I like it." He said just as he ran off, leaving her bewildered with a smile on her face.