Chapter 1
"No, daddy! Don't make me go!" four year old Elphaba cried, clinging to Frex's leg. "Silence! You're no longer allowed to set foot in Munchkin land! You're staying here at Shiz University for the rest of your life whether you like it or not! Now get your hands off me, you little witch!" Frex shouted, kicked the crying, green girl to the ground. They were at Shiz University and Frex was planning on leaving Elphaba there, never to return. Frex didn't care what happened to the green monstrosity, as long as she was gone and he would never have to set eyes on her again.
"But Nessa gets to stay home!" Elphaba protested. "Your sister is beautiful, and normal, and not green! You are an ugly little witch and I will not be seen with you!" Frex growled. Elphaba collapsed on the ground, crying. Frex climbed back into the carriage, one-year old Nessa in his arms, and left, never to be seen by Elphaba again. The head-shiztess, Madame Morrible, pulled the crying girl into her arms. "Shh. It's alright, Miss Elphaba. Everything is going to be fine." She whispered to Elphaba, carrying her inside the school. "I-i wanna go home!" Elphaba cried. "I know, dearie. But I'm sure you're going to have a much better life here then back with that horrible man you call a father. Don't worry, Miss Elphaba. Your safe here." Morrible took Elphaba to her private room and laid her on a small bed that had been arranged for Elphaba to sleep in. "You'll be just fine." Morrible whispered, watching the little girl fall asleep.
Elphaba ran up to Madame Morrible's room, crying. It had been three years since she had been left here, and despite what Morrible said, things were not alright. All the students at Shiz would always tease her. For her green skin, and also because she was so young. "I bet your daddy left you here because he didn't want you!" One student taunted her. Of course, he was right. Elphaba's father hated her. She burst into Morrible's room, unable to control her tears. "Miss Elphaba! Whats wrong, dearie?" Morrible asked, pulling the seven-year old into her arms.
"I can't handle this anymore! The students are always so mean to me! I just wanna die!" Elphaba cried. "Dying won't solve anything, dearie. As I told you three years ago, things will get better. It may not seem that way now, but someday, you will be happy. Just hold in on a little longer." Morrible assured Elphaba. "Make me invisible." Elphaba whispered. "What?" Morrible asked, surprised at the request. "Make me invisible. Your a witch, right? Use a spell to turn me invisible. If nobody can see me, they can't be mean to me." Elphaba explained her idea.
Morrible sighed. "If thats what you want, I can't think of a reason not to try." She walked over to her bookshelf, grabbing a large book, then sat down with it. "Do you know what this is, dearie?" Morrible asked Elphaba, showing her the book she was holding. "The Grimmerie!" Elphaba gasped, amazed that the powerful spell book was real and right here in the school. "Yes. This is the Grimmerie. I know of a spell in here that can turn you invisible. I haven't used it enough for it to be a very powerful spell, but it's sure to make you at least appear as nothing more then a ghost. Is that alright with you?" Morrible asked, flipping to a page in the Grimmerie.
"Yes! Thats perfect! Use the spell now!" Elphaba cried, excited that she might never be bullied again. "As you wish." Morrible said, chanting the spell. "Lulay ah tum, avu lera mya..." As soon as she finished chanting, Elphaba began to disappear until she appeared to be only a ghost. "It worked!" Elphaba squealed with delight. "Yes it did. Now you need to know that you can still touch things and other people can still touch you. Invisibility does not mean you can go right threw anything you touch. Alright?" Morrible explained. "Yes! Thank you so much!" Elphaba cried, hugging Morrible before running out of the room. "I just hope you know what your getting yourself into." Morrible sighed, closing the door.
Over the next few years, things were getting better for Elphaba. Not in the way Morrible thought, but they were certainly getting better. Instead of Elphaba fearing the students, the students now feared her. Why, you might ask? Because Elphaba was now known as The Ghost of Shiz. Thats right, people thought her to be a ghost! Elphaba was thrilled about this. Of course, she would never hurt anyone. But it was fun to scare the students anyways. Elphaba mostly tried to stay out of sight anyways though. Since she was now paying the part of a ghost, she thought it might be fun to only let herself be seen occasionally. And to make her ghost act even better, Elphaba convinced Madame Morrible to teach her a small levitation spell to make her hover a few inches off the ground. It wasn't the levitation spell from the Grimmerie, but it was good enough for Elphaba.
Morrible wasn't even upset about Elphaba's new hobby of scaring the students. In fact, she thought it was funny and played along by mentioning "The Ghost of Shiz" every once in awhile. Elphaba was finally happy. Never again would the green girl let anyone hurt her.
Though Elphaba claimed to be happy, something else was also going on with her. Ever since the day she became "The Ghost of Shiz", an invisible barrier appeared around her heart, blocking the rest of the world out. Morrible was worried about this. The once sweet and kind girl was becoming more and more distant. Nowadays, Elphaba wouldn't even talk anymore. "Oh, Miss Elphaba. Whats happening to you?" Morrible whispered to herself.