Hello, hello, hello! I was going to hold this off for a little while longer, but I couldn't! I was too excited for this, I know exactly everything that's going to happen! Well, almost exactly... If you haven't read More Than Meets The Eye, than I doubt any of this will make sense to you.
Disclaimer: I only own this plot! I also own, Arietta, Cierrah, Rhydian and any other OC's I bring into this story. (You'll meet an important one in this chappie!) NOW STOP NAGGING ME!
Two years ago.
After Elphaba left, nothing was truly the same. The Order Members had christened her 'The Wicked Witch Of The West' and Oscar (Still under Morrible's heinous spell.) had made all of Oz believe that. It was hard for all of them to go along with The Order, but they knew it was what Elphaba wanted. But Fiyero still felt like snapping Morrible's neck every time she said something bad about his Fae. Arietta was welcomed into the Tiggular family with open arms. Cierrah was residing with Galinda, where the two could babble on and on about clothes, shopping, pink, and their 'Ozmazing' boyfriends. Rhydian and Cierrah had begun dating (Surprise, surprise) and Galinda and Fiyero were still going strong.
But Arietta knew the truth. Fiyero was in love with Elphaba. There were moments in the night that he was in a fitful sleep and would shout out her name. He decided to join the Gale Force in order to find her, but to no avail.
Still, there were times when Arietta could feel someone watching her, and she smiled inwardly. Because she knew that, although she couldn't see her, Elphaba was always watching out for her. And that gave her the strength to carry on.
She shouldn't be doing this. She really shouldn't. If she got caught... But she had to. Elphaba cast the concealment spell and flew done to Adurin Iir. Oz, she hadn't been here in so long. The last time she had, was when she did her check ups on her friends.
There was a window with the shades drawn and Elphaba found it empty. Her first thought was that someone might find her, but then she remembered that she was invisible.
It was Fiyero's room. It was spacious but half empty. The walls were a light yellow and the bedspread had a soft ivory color. She could hardly imagine the Fiyero she knew in this room, but it had been two years, maybe he'd changed. She moved on to the next window and found herself smiling. It was Arietta's room this time.
It was probably as large as Fiyero's but the books that were crammed everywhere, made it appear smaller. Her walls were a light baby blue and her bedspread was a darker variation of that. Everywhere you looked there was books. Tons and tons of books. A few diplomas were hanging, and among them, Elphaba could see a valedictorian award. She smiled wistfully, wishing that she could've seen her be awarded. Elphaba heard light footsteps approaching and she swirled back down to the bushes.
More footsteps, closer this time. Elphaba mentally kicked herself. The footsteps weren't coming from the room, they were coming from down here. Just my luck. She thought.
"See, here are some berries as well. Just grab them and head back to the castle." A male voice said. Fiyero! Elphaba realized.
"Oz, Yero! I'm not a baby! When I said I wanted to help, I didn't mean I wanted to pick berries!" Another voice said. A female voice, lighter, bouncier. Arietta.
"I know Etta, but there's not much you can do." Fiyero answered. Elphaba moved slightly so she could see them through the bushes. Fiyero was still himself. Sandy blonde hair, deep azure blue eyes. He was wearing a Gale Force uniform and his eyebrows were furrowed together.
Arietta was still herself also, but she was different. She was a bit taller, her dark waves were plaited into a braid and pinned onto the top of her head. Her blue eyes, the same shade as her brothers, were glaring defiantly up at him. She was wearing a light blue dress, that flowed up to her knees. A small tiara was in danger of falling of her head.
"I can help!" She insisted. Fiyero chuckled slightly and fixed the tiara. "I'm sorry, Etta." He said and turned around.
"You aren't going to find her." Arietta said, making him stop in his tracks. "It's been two years Fiyero. Two years. Can't you face it? She doesn't want to be found." Fiyero kept walking. Once he was out of the clearing in the forest. Arietta turned to the bush in which Elphaba was hiding.
"He's gone, you can come out now." She said, smirking slightly. Elphaba stared at her baffled and quietly got up. By now, the spell had worn off and Arietta could see her.
"H-how did you-" Elphaba began.
"I can read minds! Or did you forget that tidbit of information?" She answered. Elphaba smiled. "I've missed you, Aria." She said.
"So have I. We've all missed you, really." Arietta answered. More footsteps were heard and Arietta motioned for Elphaba to duck back into the bushes. She did as was told, watching intently.
Rhydian appeared, all smiles and Arietta rolled her eyes. "What do you want?" She asked irritably.
"Hello to you too. Oh, how am I doing! Great just great!" He said sarcastically.
"Yeah, yeah. So, is there any particular reason as to why you're here?" Arietta asked. "Your brother wants you back at the castle." He answered.
"Already?!" Arietta sighed. "Tell him the berries are taking longer than planned."
"He said to return with you." Rhydian insisted. "And I'm saying to return without me. I'm the Princess of the Vinkus, pretty sure you have to do what I say." Arietta answered.
"I see you're taking my advice of using your position." Rhydian said.
"Yes, now maybe you should take mine, and use your brain." Arietta quipped smirking. Rhydian desperately thought of a comeback, and groaned.
"How do you always win!" He asked, glaring.
"More importantly, how do you always lose?" She said. Rhydian threw his hands up in defeat and walked away. Arietta smiled triumphantly at Elphaba who had yet again emerged from the plants.
"Aren't you two friendly." She said sarcastically.
"I only tolerate him because he's dating Cierrah." Arietta explained. The sun began to fall as a few stars dotted the sky.
"I better go." Elphaba said.
"No!" Arietta protested.
"I'm sorry Aria." She said before taking off. Arietta sighed before grabbing her full basket and began to walk over to Adurin Iir.
"And then, Popsicle said that I could come here whenever I want! Gilikkin isn't that far away from the Vinkus!" Galinda said. Apparently her father had bought her a carriage with a driver.
"That's great Glin!" Fiyero told his girlfriend. Where in Oz is Arietta! He thought, growing worried.
"I'm right here." Arietta said, appearing behind him.
"ARI!" Galinda screamed lifting the girl of the ground for a bear hug. "Can't breathe." Arietta said. Galinda put her back on the floor apologetically. "Where's Cierrah?" She asked.
"In the bathroom. Did you hear the Ozmazing news?!" Galinda squealed.
"No. What happened?" The siblings asked. "Momsie and Popsicle are adopting Cierry!" Galinda shrieked.
"Really?!" Arietta asked, delighted that her best friend would get a good home. "Yup! She's staying with us! Oh, I'm so excited!" Galinda said.
"That's great! I'm going to go find Cierr." The brunette said. She ran up to the guest room in which Cierrah always stayed in. She knocked three times and stepped in.
"Ria!" Cierrah cried out, hugging her friend. "I heard the 'Ozmazing' news!" Arietta said. "But, can I tell you a secret?"
Cierrah nodded. "Yes, of course!" She said solemnly.
"Elphaba was here today. I saw her. And I spoke to her." Arietta responded in a soft tone. Cierrah's eyes widened. "Really?" She asked. "Yes." Arietta answered.
Cierrah sat down on the edge of the bed, mulling this over while playing with the ruffles on her pink dress. "That's, it's just, wow." She said.
"Hello girls." Rhydian greeted, appearing at the doorway. Cierrah's eyes lit up and she ran over to her boyfriend. "Rhydy!" She squealed.
Arietta quirked her eyebrow. 'Rhydy?' She mouthed. 'Not a word.' Rhydian mouthed back.
Arietta was standing in a cozy house. There was a fire and some blankets and she sat down as an intense cold gripped her.
"Arietta Tiggular?" Someone asked. Arietta whipped her head back, startled. A misty fog appeared out of nowhere. When it cleared there was a girl standing in front of her.
"I'm Olivia." She said. Olivia looked to be about sixteen. She was of average height with dark brown eyes. The most noticeable thing about her, though, was that she has a head full of electric blue corkscrew curls.
"Olivia? That's such a foreign name!" Arietta said. Olivia smiled, her blue locks falling in her face. "I'm from a planet called Earth. It's not so foreign over there." She explained.
"You're hair is, different. I like it. Is it common in 'Earth'?" Arietta asked. Olivia laughed. "No, not exactly. Look, the reason I brought you here is to tell you that, Oz is in danger." She said, growing solemn.
"Danger?" Arietta asked. "What kind if danger?"
"That's just the thing, we don't know." Olivia answered. Arietta narrowed her eyes. "We?" She queried.
"Arietta. You, Elphaba, and all your friends must team up to find three heroes. These heroes are scattered throughout Oz. They, and they alone have the power to solve this."
"Heroes?" Arietta asked. Olivia nodded. "I will help you when I can, but all you need for now is this." She reached into the pocket of her black dress and pulled out a folded note. "It'll be where you can find it once you wake up." She explained.
"Once I wake up?" Arietta asked. She was met with no response as the fog filled the room once again and Olivia was gone.
And here ya go! I personally love this chapter and I really like where the story is headed. Wow, this is pretty long! There will be a lot of riddles for you guys to solve and an awful amount of cliffies. Please review and I'll update faster! Until next time my pretties!