Hello all! It's finally here. The first chapter of 'Light of Day'! I want to give a big shout out to Yelene for taking time out of her life to get this first chapter beta'd for me. Unfortunately, she won't be able to do it anymore because Yelene is extremely busy with her life. Thank you so much for doing the amazing job that you have done and you will be missed as a betar. This first chapter is like the beginning of the movie in a sense as Elsa is a child and using her powers in secret, without her parents knowing. Hard to imagine with Glinda and Elphaba being the parents, I know. Anna won't make any kind of appearance in this story. Sorry! It's an Elsa only. You will see who replaced her though. I'll try and keep Elsa as close as possible to how she was in the movie but her personality is going to shift a bit because she has parents who don't make her afraid of her powers. I don't own Wicked and Elsa belongs to the wonderful Disney, thank you for making a character that is this fricking awesome. Glinda, Elphaba, Nessa, and Fiyero will make their appearances. I'll try and make sure Rain and Ares don't fade into the background. Anyways, I'll stop yapping and let you all enjoy the first chapter. Read and enjoy!
Chapter 1
Elsa giggles as she watches Glinda use her ice powers to create an ice horse that the young child requested before she went to bed. She always requests a magic show before bed especially if Glinda is putting her to bed. She thoroughly enjoys watching the ice being formed between her mother's hands.
"Oooh…" Elsa coos softly as the good witch manipulates the ice horse to look like it's galloping in place. She claps her hands as it rears back. Glinda watches her daughter be captivated by what she is doing. She loves seeing magic being received with such enthusiasm. She, Nessa, and Elphaba are always willing to oblige whenever the young girl requests it.
"Say good-night to the horse, Elsa," her mother says as she moves the hand, with the ice horse on it, closer to her daughter's face. Elsa gives another giggle when she feels a tiny, cool nose rub against her cheek.
"Good-night," she replies to the ice horse nuzzling her. Glinda's eyes soften greatly as she pulls her hand away just as her daughter gives a big yawn. It's definitely time to tuck her in for the night. The blonde doesn't make the horse disappear but instead sets it on the nightstand next to her daughter's bed.
"Sleep time, little one," the good witch whispers as she leans over her daughter and places a loving kiss on Elsa's forehead. She holds back tears when she feels tiny arms wrapping around her neck and Elsa burying her face into her mother's chest. This little girl has captured her heart; it's not even funny.
"I love you, mommy," the silvery blonde's muffled voice comes up from her chest. The blonde mother kisses the top of the platinum locks with a tear running down her face. She loves her daughter so much. She would do anything for her.
"I love you too, Elsa." Glinda replies as she holds her daughter as close to her as possible. Mother and daughter hold onto each other for as long as possible before Elsa finally pulls away. She is ready for bed now. She wiggles under her covers even more until she is comfortable.
"Good night, mommy." She manages to say through another yawn. Glinda smiles softly as she runs her fingers through the silvery locks of her daughter.
"Good night, Elsa," the blonde replies before giving her daughter another kiss on the forehead. She then gets off the bed and goes to the door to leave. She pauses at the doorway and moves her hand in a downward motion, making the candle by her daughter's side go out. She hears one more giddy laughter as she leaves and closes the door behind her. Now it's her turn to get ready to relax and then eventually go to bed.
When the footsteps slowly fade away, a blue flame ignites the candle again. Elsa grabs the handle of the candle holder and slides out of her bed with a smirk. It's time for her magical adventure. She quietly walks to her door before carefully opening it up a crack. She needs to make sure her mommy has left the area. She looks to the left then to the right to make extra sure.
"Hehe, here we go!" Elsa exclaims quietly to herself before swinging the door wide open and excitedly running down the hallway to get to her destination. Frost starts to form on all the walls and follows her, leaving an icy pathway behind her. It takes the young child about five minutes to get to her destination: A set of double doors stand ominously before her.
"Elsa. You finally made it," a whispered voice comes from a darkened area in the hallway. She doesn't feel any fear at hearing this. Instead, a big grin appears on her face. She turns towards where she heard the voice. With the dim glow of candle reveals a white tiger cub waiting patiently on the floor. The blue eyes stare happily at seeing her friend finally arriving. Elsa walks over to the tiger cub with a giggle.
"I didn't forget, Kira," she answers quietly as Kira sits up to receive a big hug from the young child. She rests her head on Elsa's shoulder and wraps one of her paws around her to return the hug. Kira is the adopted daughter of Nessa and Fiyero. She was found abandoned in the streets of the Emerald City during a routine patrolling by Fiyero and Ares. She was covered in dirt and muck from the streets. Her voice had become hoarse from sickness and from her crying all the time. The two brought her back to the Palace for medical attention, with the Winkie Prince being ever vigilant during her recovery. Glinda did have the criers send out the message about finding the young cub alone but nobody ever came to claim her. Though Fiyero would never admit it, he was happy that nobody came to get her. He had already fallen in love with her and wanted to keep her, to raise her like he did with Ares. Nessa was happy to be able to raise Kira as well for she would never have children of her own to raise. The true reason why is still untold to her sister. So the Fiyero and Nessa formerly adopted the young cub and when introduced to Elsa, the two have become steadfast friends. They don't do anything without each other by their side.
"I know you wouldn't. I can't wait to play," the white Tiger Cub says eagerly with a flick of her tail. She releases her friend so they can go into the room and play. Elsa nods her head before quickly going into the door. She reaches up towards the handle, ice shoots from her hand and encompasses the golden handle. She grabs it and opens up the door. She looks around, while motioning Kira to get in, to make sure nobody is coming up and potentially sending the two of them back to bed. When the coast is clear, she follows her friend into the room. The sound of the door closing echoes in the empty hallways.
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Elphaba is walking down the hallway with a cup of steaming tea in her hands. She likes to have a cup of tea before bed time. She finds it helps her to relax and sleep easier. Nessa is walking with her in tandem. Ever since Nessa and Fiyero married, she has taken up residency in the Emerald Palace and ruled Munchkinland from a far. So far there hasn't been much trouble for her. She just didn't want to give up her leadership in fear of a dictator or somebody who isn't fit for the job to take over. She couldn't do that to her people, nor did she want to break up the core group by taking Fiyero with her to Munchkinland. She still does visit her country every month for about a week to make sure everything is all right.
So here is the dark-haired woman now. The two just finished a nice conversation in the kitchen and are heading to their respective partner's room.
"It'll be nice to take Elsa and Kira out tomorrow. Those two are two peas in a pod," Nessa speaks up as she looks to her sister. Elphaba gives a smile as she nods her head. She has to agree that those two are inseparable and always getting into mischief.
"I think those two will enjoy it," the green woman agrees before taking a drink of her tea. Maybe they will go to the park and let the two run out their energy. Then as they have a good nap, all the adults can have adult time. Though she would never exchange that time in the world for all the times she has been around her daughter. Goosebumps suddenly break out on her skin when there is a sudden drop in temperature the farther the two sisters walk down the hallway.
"What the…" Nessa murmurs as she can now see her own breath while she speaks. Her body starts to shiver while Elphaba notices her tea is now frozen solid. She taps the top of her teacicle with much fascination. What is going on? She blinks her eyes when she feels her sister give her a nudge in her side.
"Elphaba…look," she says with awe in her voice. The green woman looks up from her tea and her eyes go wide when sees the portion of her hallway covered in ice. Icicles twinkle at her from the ceiling. She could almost see herself in the sheets of ice on the wall. Is this Glinda's doing? Why would she do something like this though? Nessa walks ahead of her sister to see if she can pinpoint the origin of this magic. Elphaba walks to the wall and reaches forward to touch the ice. A chill goes down her spine the second her green digits touch the frozen wall. She closes her eyes and focuses on it. It doesn't feel like Glinda's magic. It doesn't have the sense of power her wife has. This seems almost kid-like, fun.
"Elphaba."
She opens her eyes and quickly goes to the dark-haired woman to see what she found. Nessa is waiting for her and when her sister gets close enough does she point forward with her eyes big. She can't believe it. Brown eyes look before widening greatly at seeing the double doors, which lead to the great hall, having a thick layer of ice on it. This has to be the origin of magic. Man power alone can't force this door open. This has to be a few inches thick.
"Stand back," The raven-haired beauty instructs as she points one of her hands at the door. When she knows her sister is at a safe distance does she flick her wrist. The ice cracks before exploding off the door. Elphaba doesn't blink an eye as shards of ice fly past her. Once everything has settled does she grasps the still cold handle and yank it open. She can't believe what she is seeing.
"Nessa, go and get Glinda now!" Elphaba yells before walking into the great hall. Nessa doesn't need to be told twice as she runs off to get the good witch.
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The good witch is in the bathroom, her hair damp and a towel wrapped around her body. She just got out of the tub a few minutes ago. Glinda leans forward to the mirror to inspect her hair. She grabs one of the silver like streaks of hair and pulls it forward to look at it. It glistens in the light. Over the years she has developed more of these silver hair strands and nobody could find an explanation for it. The doctor has said it's not from age but something is affecting her hair.
'At least Elphie finds it sexy,' the good witch muses to herself as she lets go of that strand and watches it fall back into place. She grabs her brush off the sink before starting to brush her hair. Glinda starts to hum to herself as she keeps brushing her hair. She jumps when the door to her bathroom is suddenly thrown open.
"Glinda! You need to come to the great h-oooh…" Nessa trails off when she sees her friend clutching her heaving chest, in just a towel. Hazel eyes watch a single drop of water slowly roll itself down the smooth neck. She quickly looks away when she hears a clearing of a throat. She didn't mean to stare. She misses the deep blush on Glinda's face.
"Uh…what's up, Nessa?" the good witch asks with her voice wavering slightly. It's been a long time since the two of them have been in an intimate setting like this. The dark-haired woman stares at the door with a sharp breath.
"You need to get down to the great hall. Something is going on there. It's crazy really. It's all covered in ice," Nessa informs but it didn't take long for her friend to rush past her with her towel leaving her the second she crosses the threshold into the bedroom. The dark-haired woman stays in the bathroom to give her friend the privacy she needs. Maybe two minutes have passed when Glinda is done getting dressed and is already heading out the door.
"Let's go!"
The two women are huffing and puffing as they finally make it to the Great Hall.
"Elphie?" Glinda calls out as she stands before the ajar doors. She won't enter if there is any indication that there is something wrong. The two share a secret phrase they will say if one of them is in trouble. It has come in handy in the past for them.
"It's ok, Glin. Come in," Elphaba's voice comes out of the great hall. The good witch carefully walks into great hall with Nessa right behind her, though she nearly bumps into her when Glinda stops suddenly…for a good reason.
"By Oz," Glinda murmurs in awe at seeing the great hall covered in ice. She nearly trips over a snow mound that is in her path. It looks like somebody was sliding down it, like somebody was playing in all this snow.
"What the…what's going on here?" Nessa questions out loud as she is not far behind the good witch, inspecting all the ice magic; it all seems very similar to Glinda's powers.
"I believe these two can explain," Elphaba speaks up with Elsa and Kira at her side; both with their heads bowed and eyes glued to the icy floor. They know they are in trouble. The young, white, Tiger Cub steps in front of Elsa slightly. Her blue eyes not moving from her godmother and mother. She is highly protective of her friend and is willingly to take the blame for this.
"I made her come down here and use her powers to play in the Great Hall," Kira says strongly while Elsa squirms uncomfortably behind her. The cat is out of the bag; her parents didn't know she developed ice powers like her mommy. She only used it to have fun with her friend. Glinda sharply looks from those two to look at her wife. Elsa did all of this? When her wife gives a confirming nod, Glinda starts to feel light-headed. Their daughter inherited her ice powers and is already using them at a young age. The potential for her is possibly unlimited. The blonde starts walking towards Kira and Elsa. White fur starts to puff out on Kira while Elsa grips her hands tightly. She is afraid that she is in big trouble. All three adults can see their breaths as the temperature drops significantly and the ice starts to get thicker. Glinda is annoyed that her daughter isn't in bed but she can't feel mad about what Elsa has done to the Great Hall. It's actually quite beautiful. This actually gives her an idea for a ball.
"Elsa, you're in trouble for leaving your room when it's bed time. You're not in trouble for turning the great hall into an ice room," Elphaba reassures her daughter that she won't be punished for using her powers but for breaking her curfew. Glinda is glad to hear that the two of them are on the same page on this. Kira quickly bows her head at the look she is getting from her mom. She isn't looking forward to the talk she will have with her parents. Elsa blinks her eyes and looks up. The room is rising back in temperature. It seems her powers are tied with her emotions. Something they can teach her, for sure.
"I-I'm not?"
Glinda kneels down in front of her while putting a hand on top of the platinum locks with a smile. They can't punish her for having powers. Of course she will be in trouble if she misuses them from now on.
"For having powers? Of course not. Why didn't you tell us?" Elphaba asks with a cock of the head. She won't lie, she feels disappointed that Elsa didn't come to them about her icy powers. It's something she doesn't understand. Was she afraid to? The young child just shrugs her shoulders slightly. She just knows that she is in trouble for being out of bed. That's all she can focus on right now.
"Don't worry, your mother and I will teach you how to control them and soon you'll be able to make ice horses like me," Glinda speaks softly as she runs her fingers through the silvery locks. Icy, blue eyes shimmer happily at hearing this. She always loved it when her mommy would do it for her and always wanted to do it. Now she will learn how to. The green woman gives a slight smirk. It will be fun to teach her daughter the ways of magic; although, that will have to wait until they dole out the punishment.
"After you finish up your punishment for being out of bed," she finishes just as she says this both Kira's and Elsa's head bow back down in shame. The two friends look at each other and swallow hard. This will be a long week for sure. Hopefully time will fly by.
End scene. Hehe. I hope you enjoy this first, long chapter. I hope you enjoyed Kira, I named her after a friend of mine's fanfiction name. I thought it would fit perfectly. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I hope I did child Elsa justice. Next chapter, it will jump 18 years ahead with Elsa and Kira all grown along with a potential love interest for her. You'll have to wait until next week Sunday for that. Hehe. Anyways, I'll see you all next week. Until then
DWK