Disclaimer: I sadly do not own anything related to Wicked ( well, unless you count the cup I bought when I went to see the show on Broadway.=P -Just an attempt at humor there, if it was a failed attempt I am terribly sorry!), all rights belong to Gregory Maguire, and the directors/producers/writers of the musical. Also, the creation of all of the lands of Oz goes to L Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz. The only things in this story I can claim any credit to are the original characters and plot ideas that come from my mind. If anything is borrowed from anyone, and I mean anyone else, in this or any other possible existing worlds I shall credit them at the beginning of the chapter!
AN: Hello fellow Ozians who have happened to stumble across this story. =) This story is just a thought that happened to pop into my head and I thought I would act upon and see where it went. It is still a work in progress and my first fanfiction, so I would like for you all to be brutally honest in what you think about the story. What did you like? What about the story did you absolutely loathe? Is there something missing from a character? Do you have any suggestions at all? I am dying to hear everything that pops into you minds! That said, enjoy the story, and I hope to begin posting the next few chapters, which I am simply proofreading and such now soon!
PS, even though I said I was done talking. =P : Sorry this chapter is so horriendibly short, the beginning and the end are always the hardest parts. =P
Elphaba sat staring out the window of their small home, staring out at the thick tress of the forest surrounding them. She thought back now, as she constantly had to the day they had left Oz, presumably dead. She remembered faking her melting and leaving with Fiyero, the whole thing was clear in her mind, as if it had happened just yesterday. She sighed, turning from the window. She missed Oz, she missed Glinda, she'd wished so much that she could have known before they left that day that she and Fiyero were still alive. She'd been watching and listening for news of Oz since that day and had learned that the wizard had left the city and that the Ozma Regent had gained control over the land once again. She'd longed to return the minute she'd discovered this bit of news but Fiyero had convinced her to wait it out a few more years, to ensure that things would be safe for them back in Oz, after all that had happened. Now they were returning.
"Elphie, you ready to go?" She heard a voice say from the door. She looked up into the looking glass in front of her and smiled seeing her dearest Fiyero leaning against the doorframe, her daughter leaning around him to look in to the room. She nodded.
"I just need a moment," she said simply. Fiyero nodded and turned to leave.
"Come on Galinda," he said to their daughter, whom they'd named after their dear friend from Shiz, as he took her hand and led her away.
Elphaba stood and picked up her brown woolen cloak that she'd always used to keep the rain off of her skin when she was in school and put it on slowly, pulling the hood up. She grabbed her bag and glanced around the room that she'd lived in for probably a good four or five years now, saying goodbye, then crossed to the door and exited, taking a deep breath, ready for her return to Oz, to the Emerald City. "Let's go, " she said, taking her daughter's other hand and beginning to walk with her family.
She looked down at the young girl, who had a light Emerald colored skin and dark hair that matched her mother's along with her father's eyes. She smiled down at her, she'd always wanted to be able to take her daughter to the Emerald City, the beautiful place where everything was green, and show her the city's glamour, and now it would finally happen.
They got a carriage to take them to the train station at the edge of the Great Gillikin Forest. From there they would ride to Shiz, then with a short trip down the yellow brick road they would reach the Emerald City. Fiyero got into the Carriage first, taking Elphaba's hand and helping her up. She reached down and lifted her daughter easily inside, setting her down on the seat next to her. She pulled the door shut and with a flick of the reigns from the driver they were off down the road. She leaned her head on Fiyero's shoulder and shut her eyes, allowing herself to rest. She hadn't slept much the previous night due to her excitement and she felt safer now that they didn't have to stay in hiding. She was content then and there, close to her family and returning to see the best friend she'd ever had.