So, this is dedicated to Pheonixgirl23 who allowed me to use the names that she used in her two of her stories ("May I not Loose You" and "Ever Ever After" if you haven't read these then, you should. They are AMAZING!) she came up with the first names and I used two from the actual musical for middle names.
Please excuse any errors. I typed this on my iPod while watching Psych. (any Psych fans out there? Let me know! There might be a Shawn/Juliet fic coming along…)
Disclaimer- I'm either getting Wicked or a Laptop for my birthday… or neither…. I don't know yet… but I'm kind of torn between being able to say that I own one of the best musicals/books ever written, or faster updates…. Hhmmmmm….
Elphaba Thropp never believed in family, or love, or even happiness. At least she never believed that she would experience it. She was always an outsider in her own family.
An embarrassment.
The only time she wasn't ignored was to be scolded, and sometimes beaten, by her father. Nessa was nicer, and would talk to her. But still treated her like a servant. Not a sister. So, no. Elphaba Thropp never believed in family.
Elphaba Tiggular, however, was different.
After all she had been through, the pain, abuse, and loss she had endured, she still had the heart of gold she was born with. Only less gaurded. She had learned how to open up. To Glinda, even though she was still 'Galinda' then, and to Fiyero. Yero, her hero.
Elphaba still didn't understand how she had gotten so lucky. Even after living outside of Oz, in the Kingdom of Ix, for almost eight years, seven years married to the love if her life, who was turned back to his human form within six months of them moving there, and six-year-old twin girls, her mind could not comprehend how in Oz her life went from a living hell, to... Perfection in her and Fiyero's eyes.
Elphaba looked up out of the window from the plate she was drying, to see her husband and daughters coming up to the house. She had sent Fiyero to pick then up from their first day if Kindergarden, as she had dropped them off, and because she still liked her solitude from time to time.
Suddenly, the door burst open, "Mama!" the twins yelled simultaneously. Fiyero and Elphaba's six-year-old twins, Allitash Galinda, after Fiyero's mother and Elphaba's best friend, and Seraphina Rose, after Fiyero and Elphaba's sisters, ran into the kitchen to greet their mother.
"Hi, girls!" Elphaba smiled lovingly, and embraced her children. They were identical twins, with tan skin, ebony black hair, like their mother's, and their father's deep blue eyes. They also had a strange way of reading each others' minds, and finishing each others' sentences. Fiyero always said that it was "a twin thing", but Elphaba contributed it to the powers they had seemed to inherit from her, as they had been showing up as of late.
"Don't I get a hug?" Fiyero pouted. Elphaba rolled her eyes, but went to her husband.
"Of course you do." she said in a half-mocking tone and gave him a hug and kiss. She then turned back to the two children in the kitchen, "So, how about I fix you two a snack and then you can tell me all about Kindergarden, okay?" she asked, already grabbing two apples and a knife.
"Okay, Mama." Allitash said, and then turned to her sister, "Race ya to the living room!"
"You're on!" Seraphina replied with a giggle, as they ran off.
"No running in the house!" Fiyero yelled after them, although they were long gone. He sighed as Elphaba chuckled. "What?"
"Nothing," she smirked, "Except for the fact that I'M usually the one telling YOU not to run in the house." she shrugged, slicing another piece of fruit. "Sometimes, I swear I have three kids."
Fiyero moved towards his wife and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. "I think I would have remembered that." he said seductively, kissing her neck.
"mhm... Shut up and carry these." she handed him the plate of apples and kissed him on the cheek. The couple walked into the living room to see two rambunctious six-year-olds chasing each other in circles. "Sera, Ally, do you want a snack?" Elphaba asked over the two's giggles.
"Yay!" they both squealed. The family sat on the brown couch.
"So, my sweets, how was your first day of Kindergarden?" Elphaba asked her daughters. Both girls started spouting off excited gibberish at the same time. The parents' eyes widened.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Fiyero exclaimed, "Calm down. One at a time."
"oh! I'll go first!" Ally said in a very hyper way. Fiyero always joked that she took after the woman her middle name came from. Elphaba didn't find that idea as entertaining as he did.
"Okay, Honey. Go ahead." Elphaba smiled at her daughter.
"Well, first we had circle time! You know what that is, right?" Ally asked in a very Galinda-esque manner.
The Tiggular parents exchanged an amused look and nodded.
"And we talked about families!" Seraphina interjected. Sera was the quieter of the two and very inquisitive, much like her mother, but still liked to interrupt when her sister monopolized the conversation. "And, Mama, Daddy? Can I ask you a question?"
"Of course, Princess," Fiyero said, "What's up?"
"Well, all of the kids kept talking about their grandparents, and-"
"Oh, yeah!" Allitash interrupted, "They were! And-"
"Sissy! I was asking Mama and Daddy a question!" Sera told her sister sternly. Or at least as sternly as an adorable six-year-old can get. "Anyway," she said, turning back to her parents, who were having trouble hiding their chuckles, "Why don't WE have grandparents?"
Elphaba's eyes widened, and she turned a paler shade of green. Whilst Fiyero just sputtered.
"Sera," Allitash whispered into her sister's ear, "your the smart one... Are Mama and Daddy okay?"
Elphaba came out of her shock first, "We're fine, sweetheart. Right, Yero?" She elbowed her husband in the ribs, rather hard"
He grunted, "oh, uh, uh, yeah!" Fiyero stuttered.
"Ok," Ally excepted, "So, why don't we have grandparents?"
"Because, two of them are dead, and the other two think that their son is dead, therefore, unable to reproduce, thus, not giving them grandchildren." Elphaba thought dryly.
"Well, Princess," Fiyero started, buy his wife cut him off before he could say something ex really stupid.
"Sweeties, you see, every family is different, an-"
"Then why does everybody else have them?"
"Because, as I was saying, every family is different and not everyone has grandparents."
"It's true," Fiyero said, "I only had two grandparents, when most kids have four." this was because his mother's parents died while he was young. But he was pretty sure that his father's parents were gone by now.
"And you girls are lucky." Elphaba continued, "not everybody has a mommy and daddy who love them as much as your mommy and daddy do." she smiled at her children, "I didn't have a mommy for very long, and my father didn't love me like your daddy loves you." she shot a smile at her husband.
"You're daddy didn't love you, Mama?" Allitash gasped. "But you're so nice! And pretty! And... And..." both girls were having trouble grasping that not everyone had daddies as great ss their's, or how someone could ever NOT find their mother the greatest person ever.
"Not everyone thought so..." Elphaba trailed off, her mind reeling with memories of her childhood, her school days, and, of course, her time as the Wicked Witch of The West. She pulled herself back to the present, "But, my loves, that is a story for when you're older." both Tiggular parents knew that they would have to tell them their mother's full story someday. But, Truly wanted to put it off until they could fully understand, not wanting to leave out to many details. "So," Elphaba said, trying to lighten the mood, "What else did you do in Kindergarden?" the twins immediately started spouting off excited gibberish again, and the former western witch couldn't help but smile. Yes, every family was different.
But there was no doubt, that hers was complete.
AN: I'm thinking of adding on to this and having them tell the twins about everything. But that might be kinda boring, cause it'd just basically be a summery of the show. Let me know in a review.
Uy! The school musical is this weekend! As well as my birthday. I'm actually kinda excited, even though I reeeeeaaaaaaallllllyyyyy hate this material. I play like, three parts so it's fun :)
Also... YAY! Wicked is coming to my town in October! I really hope I can go! And I'm only a few years away from (what I hope is) old enough to audition. Does anyone know the age limit? *starts practicing No Good Deed and Defying Gravity riffs*