I'm very obsessed with Oz the Great and Powerful. It's actually a little bit sad. Please, sit back, relax, and enjoy this story. It's not very long, not nearly as long as "Bad Witch Gone Good" was, but I hope you like it all the same.

Diamonds

It was a beautiful day throughout OZ. The sun shined down on the Emerald City making the green buildings glow and making the yellow brick road sparkle. Glinda was outside that day sitting on the edge of a fountain in the center of the park. A group of 5 young girls surrounded her. People always wanted to talk to Glinda whenever they saw here, these kids were no exception. In fact Glinda knew them very well by now and often intentionally too time out of her day to find them and talk to them. In a way they were like little sisters.

"When are you and the wizard going to get married?" one of the girls, the freckled ginger Marie, asked.

Glinda giggled. "You think we should get married huh?"

"Yeah. I mean, why not?" said the girl on her right, the tall brunette Rene. "You've been together for a long time."

"It's been two years."

"That's a long time!"

"Well, maybe we'll consider getting married one day," Glinda said. She looked down at her ring-less finger for a moment. She pushed away the longing. Sure she wanted to get married. It didn't really mean that he did, did it?

All of the sudden they heard an explosion breaking her thoughts. Smoke shot up from the ground in front of them as well as in several other places. It rose up to the sky and fire and colored steam came up as well. Oscar's face morphed into it and became clear. "Hello Emerald City! How's everyone doing today?!" he said.

Everyone cheered at the sight of their beloved wizard. He'd sometimes come out like this say hello to everyone or shoot fireworks into the sky and create a spectacular night time show.

Oscar had perfected appearing in more than one place and for that he was proud of himself. He surveyed the city and is eyes landed on who he was looking for: Glinda. A smile formed on his face as it did whenever he saw her. "Hi Glinda," he said. "You look beautiful today."

That got a bunch of aww's from some people. She knew she was blushing a lot. "Thank you honey."

A few days later Finley and Oz were traveling down the yellow brick road. They had been out for hours, since early that morning. And Finley was frustrated because Oz still hadn't told him where they were going.

"So now can you tell me where we're going Oz? And why you have me carrying around this heavy bag of gold?"

"I think we're almost there Finley," Oz said looking at the map of OZ. "According the this it's right around this corner." They turned down a path in the woods.

"Oz, are you sure we should be in here? This looks dangerous." The trees blocked out most of the sun so it was dark and there were scary sounds and Finley saw some snakes climbing up a tree they passed.

"Buck up, will you? We're not even going all the way through. We'll be out in five minutes."

"But where are we going?!"

"We're going to Don Forano."

Finley rolled his eyes. "Oh yeah, that answers my question."

"From what I've heard he's the best blacksmith in OZ and he's an expert jewelry maker. I want Glinda to have the best engagement ring money can buy."

"You're finally going to propose?!" Finley exclaimed.

"Don't tell her!" Oscar exclaimed. "This is supposed to be a surprise. Don't go ruining it."

"You can count on me Oz. I won't tell her. When have I ever told your secrets?"

They finally came out of the forest and into a clearing about 100 yards away from a river. In the center was a wooden cabin covered in vines and moss. They approached it and Oscar knocked on the wooden door.

A thin old man with tanned skin and a long gray beard opened the door. "Can I help you?"

"Are you Don Forano?" Oscar asked.

"Yes I am," the man said looking a little annoyed. "Who are you?"

"Sir, you mean to tell me you don't know who he is?" Finley said in disbelief that there were still people who didn't know who Oscar was. "He's the wizard!"

Don Forano's eyes got wide. "My apologies sir," he said with a respectful bow. "You'll have to forgive me. I've never seen you in person before so I couldn't place a face."

"It's okay. Can we come in?"

"Of course." Don Forano stepped aside and let them in.

They went inside.

"Please sit," Don Forano said. "Would you like me to get you anything sir? I imagine you've traveled far. Would you like a drink or a hot meal?"

Finley was about to say yes. He was starving. But then Oscar spoke. "No thank you. That won't be necessary." He didn't notice the saddened look on Finley's face.

"What can I do for you your highness," Don Forano said.

"I need you to make something for me."

"Of course. Isn't that what everyone comes for? What do you need?"

"An engagement ring," Oscar replied. "The most beautiful ring that you can possibly make. Maybe use diamonds from the great mines," he said looking at some diamonds he had in a ceramic bowl on the wooden table next to him.

"You ask for a lot. Who's the lucky lady?"

"Glinda, the good witch of the south."

"Where have you been? Everyone knows they're in love," Finley said. He hadn't come across one person in two years who didn't know that Oscar and Glinda were in a relationship and weren't sitting on the edge of their seats waiting for them to get married.

"I've been in here surrounded by my work monkey!" Don Forano finally snapped. He wasn't used to being nice. He was being nice since the great wizard was here. Normally he was bitter and short tempered. "You think priceless treasures like this just get made in a day?!" He turned to Oz. "And you sir, want a diamond made out of jewels from the Great Mines. That's going to cost you extra you know!"

Oscar held out his hand to Finley and he handed him the gold. He put it on the table. Don Forano opened it and his eyes got wide. He looked back and forth between it and Oz. "This is a lot of money," he said.

"You said it would cost extra. And there might be more where that came from if you hurry."

Don Forano closed the bag of gold. "I'll have it finished as fast as I can. Come back in a week."

Glinda was floating through the Emerald City one evening the week after. She had gone to Munchkin Country that morning in the south and was on her way back to the castle. People said hello to her as she passed and she happily said hello to them back. She arrived at the castle and met Oscar in the living room where he had the TV on. He had a much needed day off from being in the throne room talking to people. "Hi honey," she said coming over and kissing him.

"Hey beautiful," he said leaning down and kissing her lips again passionately. Afterwards he turned the TV off "Let's go somewhere."

"Where?" she asked eagerly.

He stood up and held out his hand and she took it. Then he led her out of the castle.

"Oscar, where are we going?"

"You'll see honey." He walked for a while and soon she knew exactly where they were going. Not long after they arrived at their most favorite place in OZ. It was the place that she had shown him when they had first started going together, where she had often come years before. With the colored vines that lit up like neon lights at night, the sun was going down and they were already starting to glow. There were huge flowers and a path made of pink and purple and blue colored rocks. They walked under the canopy of lights through the vines hanging down and the flowers on both sides of the path.

She twirled around, her hair and long dress fanning out and the fireflies dancing around her. "I love coming here. It's so peaceful. Don't you think?"

"Yeah, it is," he said coming towards her. He held her in his arms for a moment then twirled them around in a slow waltz. Once they stopped her kissed her lips then rested his forehead on hers. "I brought you out here for a reason Glinda."

"What reason is that honey?"

His heart was pounding. He didn't think he'd ever been so nervous. But why was he nervous? Why would he think she wouldn't say yes? She had told him time and time again how much she loved him. What reason was there to be nervous? He got down on one knee and held her hand to put the ring on it. He watched the emotions play across her face as she watched him; surprise, shock, happiness. "Will you marry me Glinda?"

Her eyes welled up with tears. She had been waiting for this so long but she never would never have expected it to be like this. She was so happy she could barely think. She bent down to him and kissed him deeply. "Yes! Oscar, yes! I'll marry you!" She kissed him over and over again.

I don't know where I got the name Don Forano. It's weird and I don't like it. I had thought of something better but I forgot it before I could change it.

As I've said in previous Oz the Great and Powerful stories, Oz and Glinda are one of my OTP's. Of course they'll be married at some point in my mind. If they're making another movie, I really hope they get married in it at some point.