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Chapter 25: My mum's identical twin

"So are you ready to tell me who your mom is?" Idina turned to the child. "Rain, please, I can't just keep asking you. If you won't talk, I will have to call the police."
"The what?" Rain raised an eyebrow. "What's the police? If you're planning on calling the Gale Force, my dad Fiyero knows a lot of them…"
"So your father's name is Fiyero…" Idina smiled "All I need now is a last name, and I'll know who to call."
"You won't…" A smile appeared on Rain's mouth.
"You are something." Idina turned to her. "Rain, I have to take off in an hour. I have another performance. Can I trust you to leave you here all by yourself?"
"No, take me!" Rain smiled "Please, I'll sit on the stairs. I need to see details to Rent…"
"You are six years old!" Idina reacted "That's way too young to even see Rent! You're not going and that's final!"
"Well, you're not my mom." Rain turned around. "You don't decide what I do. Ever."
"Yes I do." Idina stood up. "And you're not going anywhere young lady. You can stay here, eat cookies and do all you care. No, you won't cook anything. You will watch TV, read a book or maybe write your memoires. You won't go to see Rent again. Once is enough…"
"But I haven't memorized 'Over the moon' yet." Rain turned to her. "I didn't see some scenes clearly. Please, Idina!"
"Well, your mom would say no." Idina smiled "So I'm saying no. I'm your guardian for the past next weeks, and I'm not letting you watch anything that is not age appropriate. Do you even understand Rent?"
"Yes." Rain smiled "Angel was really sick and he died. Which made me cry my eyes out. And well, they were always talking about liking to play."
"Well, Rent through the eyes of a 6 year old." Idina replied

"And again, you don't know what my mom would say." Rain replied "You don't know my mom."
"Well, you say your mom looks like me." Idina gave a fast smile. "which means we are alike, I wouldn't want my six year old to watch a musical like that. I will take you to see Annie. Okay?"
"I wanna see Rent again!" Rain stood up. "I want to see Rent!"
"I said no." Idina turned towards the door. "You don't say I need to call you a babysit? My sister Cara lives pretty close, I can call her."

"Please don't!" Rain turned around "I'm not a child."
"That's it!" Idina grabbed the phone. "I'm calling Cara!"
"You don't have to…" Rain pleaded "I can take care of myself, I promise you. My mom leaves me home alone all the time."
"Well, the last time she did, you ran away. You walk around a dangerous city all by yourself and say you're not a child." Idina turned away. "If I were your mother, I would be worried to death, do you understand what you're putting your mom through? So I'm calling Cara…"
"What will you say?" Rain smiled at Idina. "That you took me with you."
"Well, it wouldn't be good if you ran." Idina showed emotion on her face. "What if some bad person gets to you? What if he hurts you? I don't know your mom, but if anything happened to you I would feel horrible. So yes, I'm calling my sister. I'm not letting a child that is going to run, home alone."

"Oh, please."
"Please, what?" Idina sat down next to Rain. She placed her right hand on Rain's face. "Don't you understand that there are bad people on this planet, people that will harm you. You could end up hurt, or worst dead."
"Well, I think I can handle anyone." Rain nodded her head. "I handled Madame Morrible. I think I can handle anything that is thrown in my way."
"Well, you don't know." Idina turned around and dialed the number. Rain slowly walked away from the room and returned to her guest bedroom. She stared at the small thing that was in front of her, she already knew that was a TV. Dorothy had told her all about it. It showed pictures and movies. Movies was something that fascinated her. The TV was much bigger than one of her crystals and didn't seem like it could show any 3D. There was something coming from it a black cord, electricity went through it. Dorothy had thought her that too. Rain slowly turned around and saw Idina's movie collection. Would she be able to spend the night watching this movie? Was magic a possibility here? Rain slowly turned to her bag. There had to be a reason why her broom had crashed. Did magic not exist or was it because she had entered a new world? Rain slowly pulled the wand in her hand. She concentrated on the book as she pointed the wand. It slowly flew towards her, landing in her hand. It was true, entering a new world made magic not work for a while. Right now it did. She smiled to herself. Rain stepped towards the movies, staring at them. What would her mom be doing? Right now Rain didn't care. She was discovering this new world, she would like to get out of here. It's not that Idina wasn't nice. Idina was becoming as worried as her mother.

"Cara is on her way." Idina stood in the doorway. Rain rolled her eyes as she heard the words. "Don't give me those words, little lady. You're 6 years old. 6 year olds don't stay home alone."
"Why not?" Rain smiled "I'm kind of 16 in maturity level. I read books that are for 16 year olds. Why don't…"
"You're 6." Idina slowly stepped in the room and sat down on the bed. "Why do I feel like I need to explain myself? You're the child, I'm the adult."

"That's what you think…"
"Goofbal!"Idina reached towards her and started to tickle her. Rain started to laugh as Idina's smile returned to her face. Rain's face relaxed as she turned to Idina. "Do you want to play a game? What about a game of clue?"
"I would like that…" Rain smiled "Is there time?"
"Off course there is…"

Rain walked behind Idina to the living room. She opened a large cabinet. She took a box from it and moved it to the table. She smiled as she opened the box. The game boards showed a house. Idina started to prepare the board for the game.
"Have you ever played clue?" Idina turned to her.
"I haven't…" Rain blushed "Can you explain it to me?"

"Off course I can, sweetie." Idina slowly. "So Professor X has been murdered. And well, there are 6 people that could have done it. I will pull out three cards. Those will determine the killer, the weapon and the room where the murder has been committed. The rest of the cards, I will move between the two of us. After that, you'll have to move around the house. When you come in the room, you can ask who did it with what weapon. Understood?"
"Like a falling house…" Rain smiled
"What's so funny about that squirt?" Idina turned to her.

"Nothing, it reminds me of my aunt."
"Well, some day you will have to explain that inside joke.
Since I dig that saying." Idina laughed
"So?"

"Your turn."

The game moved fast. Playing clue with two people was easier, Idina knew that. But Rain had never before played the game, so it took her one round to catch up to the game. After that, it was okay. They were able to play two games before Cara arrived at 12 o'clock. The buzzer went as Idina called her upstairs. Rain thought it was brilliant that you could open the door with a little button. Slowly Cara stepped up the stairs, she looked exactly like Nessa. Why did she look like the pictures of Nessa?
"Wow…" Rain opened her eyes wider. "You look like…"
"Rain, would you mind going to the guest bedroom." Idina stared at her sister. The look in her eyes showed her that Cara wanted to talk to her.

"Idina…" Cara stared to talk after Rain left the room. She raised an eyebrow. "Where did you get this child? Are you saying you took the child with you because she showed up at your stage door, and she looks like she could be your child. Idina, what if this mother accuses you for abduction. Idina, what were you thinking! And now I have to babysit the child that isn't even yours!"
"Cara, I couldn't just leave her there." Idina looked out of the window. "Look at her, she's a sweetie. How is that even possible. She has my cheekbones. She looks like a identical copy of me. It looks…"

"I saw her too, Idina." Cara turned away. "But taking a child that looks like you. It's not like you."
"What should I have done?" Idina turned towards her. "Antony left me with her. I couldn't drop her of with the police, god knows how scared she would be. I think it's a good thing. I mean I mean I like it to have a child around." "What about Taye?" Cara's eyes became large. "I mean what if he thinks this is your child. Would he still be interested in you?"

"Well, I have had boyfriends before." Idina raised her eyebrow. "I mean I could have a child. Does that make me undatable? I mean I would…"
"It makes things different." Cara replied "It makes things so different. What if he doesn't want to date you, because of this child that is not even yours."
"Well, then he wouldn't be worth it." Idina turned around. "She's a beautiful child. I think about keeping her."
"Idina, this is not a runaway dog." Cara raised her hand. "I mean when you find a dog, you put up flyers. When the owner doesn't react, you keep it. It's not like that with a child, if you do that it is called kidnapping. What if the parents sue you?"
"They are bad parents!" Idina raised her voice. "You're not going to tell me that this girl took the train all across the country. She's six years old, her mother doesn't want her anymore. Why can't I adopt her."

"Idina.." Cara put a hand on her back. "You're already growing fund of the child. What's going to happen when the parents come and take her? You're going to be heart broken. I saw you keep a distance. I don't want to see you get hurt. You're playing games with her, are you taking her in the city tomorrow? Idina, what if you love this child? What if the mother shows up and pulls her away from you, you will be heartbroken. I can just see it."
"Is it wrong to love a child?"

"It is, if it's not yours."

"Cara, don't be that way." Idina stood up. "What am I supposed to do. Not talk to her."
"Have you even tried to contact the parents?" Cara turned to her. "I mean how will the parents know their child is here? Idina…"
"I.." Idina turned away. "I'm working on it."

"You're working on it?" Cara smiled "How exactly are you working on it? I mean you can do it or not."
"I kind of hope…" Idina stared to the floor.
"Are you hoping that the parents won't show up?" Cara rolled her eyes. "You're setting up to be hurt…"
"Idina…" Rain was standing in the middle of the room. She smiled at Cara. "Nessa."
"My name is Cara." Cara had confusion on her face. "Not Nessa. Why is your name Rain and not Rayne?"
"My dad thought it would be ironic." Rain smiled
"How?" Idina laughed "You're born in a land where it rains a lot. I get it. Smart man. What about…"

"Cara I have to go…"
"Well, Idina, we're not done talking about this." Cara nodded as Idina stepped towards the door. Cara turned around, she was facing Rain. Rain smiled as she looked up at Cara. Rain turned away and returned to the clue board.
"Wanna play?" She whispered.
"Why don't you get another game." Care turned to her. "I don't love Clue as much as you and Idina do. Why don't you get monopoly?"
"I don't know that game." Rain turned to her. "Can you get it and explain it to me? I've never played that game before. Please…"

"Okay." Cara turned to the closet and picked the game from it. She noticed how Rain started to clean up Clue. Cara noticed what Idina liked about Rain, she was a very charming girl. She had the exact same shade of hair, the same color of eyes Idina had. She was a small version of Idina. Only the nose, that was something she couldn't bring home. She imagined that would be a feature from the child's father. Slowly she put the box on the table and started to unpack the box.
"You do look just like my sister."
"I know."

Cara returned to the game. She proceeded to explain it to Rain. First she thought about taking the edition for small children, then she realized her sister didn't own that edition. Because she didn't have kids. But Rain was extremely clever. She knew exactly how to play the game and be smart about making her moves. She proceeded to win 4 times over the past 2 hours. After that Cara decided to learn the child how to play chess.
"My mom used to play Chess…" Rain smiled "I never beat her, my dad thought me."
So Cara didn't have to learn the child how to play chess, but she was able to learn that the child was smarter than her. When she explained a new technique, she knew exactly what to do. Rain was smarter than any kid of her age. She smiled as she beat her in chess. When it was 5 o'clock, Cara turned to her.

"Do you want to get a bite?" Cara turned to her. "Do you like Pizza? Want to get pizza?"
"Yes, that sounds really nice."

Idina turned to her reflection. She wondered about Rain, why did she feel the sudden need to keep the girl? Was Cara right was she getting to attached? Should she really look for the parents? Or did she really want to keep the child?
"Idina, how's the kid?" Antony turned to her.

"She's good, Tony." Idina smiled
"What about her dad?" Taye stepped next to them. "Are you and him still an item?"
"Taye…"

Idina noticed how she didn't know what to say. Telling him the child wasn't hers, was something she didn't want. Why did she wish that Rain was her child? Than the stage door opened up and the group walked outside. They were surrounded by people everywhere. There was a girl next to the door, she was on her phone.
"Elphaba, I will find her. Sure, New York is big." The girl talked. "Stop yelling at me. Elphaba, I have to go."
The girl hung up the phone and stared at the woman. She smiled for a short moment, handing her the playbill.
"Should I sign it to anyone special?"
"Dorothy Gale." She smiled "You were fabulous. Really amazing. I think you're so great."
"Well, thank you girl." Idina smiled "Did you enjoy the show?"

"I did."

Idina noticed how the girl went on to ask Anthony and Taye's autograph. Idina went on to sign the other playbills. She stared at Taye, who smiled back. After a half hour they were done talking to the fans. Slowly Taye turned to her.
"Would you like to go out some day?" Taye seemed to blush. "Look didn't you say you had a sister, can't she babysit? Or we can go to a child approved movie. I don't care you have a child, that is if you're not together with her father anymore."
"Wow." Idina laughed. "Rain is…"
"Adorable." Taye smiled "What if we go somewhere together. With the child."

"Why would you?"

"What do you say about Monday?" Taye turned to her "Noon, we could go to my favorite pancake house. I think the munchkin would appreciate that. What do you think?"
"Sounds good…" Idina smiled "We will be there."
"Great…"

Rain stared at the TV. The movie had ended, Cara was soundly asleep. Slowly Rain stepped towards the video's. She slowly stared around them. She picked a video from them. The movie 'child's play ' seemed like the perfect choice. It was meant for older people, something Idina would never let her see. So, she should take advantage of Cara's sleeping state. She picked up the video and put it in the video player. It started to in a toy store. Slowly Rain got the doll closer. It was a beautiful girl doll she found in Idina's apartment. She clenched it closer as the movie continued. Rain pushed the doll away in fear when the doll on the TV started to live. Rain pulled the covers around herself. Her legs started to shake. She pulled herself closer to the sofa. She screamed when the door opened up. Idina was standing in the middle of the room, she was surprised when she saw the fear in Rain's eyes. Cara opened her eyes, she turned to Idina and then to the TV screen. The credits of the movie were running over the screen.
"Oh no…" Cara woke and stopped the video.

Rain walked towards Idina and threw herself in her arms. Idina closer her arms around her.
"I fell asleep…" Cara pulled the video from the player. "She put on Child's play.
"The doll is going to get me…" Rain screamed "Someone put a spell on that doll, and now they will put a spell on my doll. I.."
"The movie is not real…" Idina pulled her in her arms. She rocked Rain from the one side to the other. She slowly moved to her bedroom. Putting Rain in her arms, the child was still shaking when she lay Rain beside her. Idina touched her cheek and started to rock her once more again. She thought about what parents did in this case. Sing a song. There was nothing Idina did better than singing, so she turned to the child and started to sing.

Don't cry little child, don't cry little child

Our love will guide you wherever you roam,

you won't be alone

You don't know how we met, little lady

and I wonder if you really care

For we're always close by and around you

You are part of this life that we share

At the time when you were still a baby

You'd wake up every night and you'd cry

We'd get up just to comfort you, lady

we would sing you a sweet lullaby

Don't cry little child, don't cry little child

You are growing incredibly fast, dear

and one day you'll be larger than life

You will just spread your wings and you'll fly, dear

And I guess you'll become someone's wife

While you' re raising your own little baby

you will realise there's no love as strong

as the love you will sing to your child, dear

it's the same love we sang in our song

Don't cry little child, don't cry little child

Now we won't be around for always

but we'll stay for as long as we can

We are hoping to see you get happy

if it fits into God's masterplan

You know somehow we'll always be with you

For it's our blood that flows through your veins

and the thoughts that you think might be ours

and the memory of true love remains

Don't cry little child, don't cry little child

Idina stared at Rain, she had fallen in a deep sleep. She wasn't shaking anymore.
"Idina, I think you're going to get really hurt." Cara spoke
"Taye doesn't care I have a child." Idina smiled "He wants to take us both out. I mean we…"
"Idina, Rain is not your child." Cara raised an eyebrow. "You've only had her for a day and you are acting like her mother. Idina, you are not this child's mother. I agree, you would be an amazing mom. But this child belongs to someone else, not you…"
"Who would let their 6year old run away, and not look for her after a day?" Idina turned to Cara "Can't be a good mom, if her child was able to walk away. She hasn't spoken about her mom. I think she's not qualified to have such a sweet child."
"Idina, that's not your choice to make." Cara turned to her. "She's not your child, and that's the end of it."

Elphaba entered Dorothy's apartment. She noticed how it was smaller than she had expected. Dorothy had graduated and she was working in a small museum. Anne was sitting next to Dorothy on the bed. In the room there was a small kitchen, a small table where they could eat and to the end of the apartment there were two double beds. Elphaba noticed that there was a small door, that was leading to the bathroom.
"Elphaba, you could have told me you were coming to New York." Dorothy spoke "I mean, why are you here?"

"My child ran away to New York, of course I'm here. Trust me, I needed to be here. If anyone can find Rain, it's me." Elphaba spoke "Baxiana is looking after the children. Fiyero and Glinda are parking the bubble. Well, she's not using it anymore. Glinda said it might seem odd. I had to wear a cape"
"Elphaba, you are green." Dorothy spoke "People are going to think that is odd. No one is our world has ever been green. If you want to look for Rain, we will have to turn you normal. I mean with make-up.."

"I won't do that…" Elphaba spoke "I'm not ashamed of who I am. People will…"
"Do you want people in New York to ask you questions?" Dorothy turned to her. "The kindest soul will think you are a new star in a musical and that you are promoting it. And there will only be a few. You need do to this…"
"I don't think you have a choice, Elphie." Glinda and Fiyero stepped in the room. "Someone accused me of beating Fiyero on my way up here. She said Fiyero should step up for himself."
"Okay!" Elphaba said as Dorothy grabbed the make-up and started to apply it on her skin. Elphaba didn't like it, she felt like it was lying to herself. She had never been normal and finally now she had the feeling like she was going to be. Slowly Dorothy handed Elphaba a pair of gloves.
"Wouldn't Rain have come to you?" Glinda spoke "I mean to Dorothy. She wanted to come here because of Dorothy.."
"New York is a big place…" Elphaba spoke "I doubt my pour girl would find her way here. What if someone hurt her? What if…"

"I'm sure she is fine." Glinda spoke "Some nice lady is taking care of her. I'm sure…"
"Rain knowing she probably resides in the library." Fiyero spoke "Did you check the library yet?"
"I did, she wasn't there." Dorothy spoke "I checked every museum. There was no sign of her. I even went to see Rent, maybe she would go see it. But she wasn't there…"
"Why would Rain go see Rent?" Elphaba turned to Dorothy. "I mean why Rent?"

"Because Rent stars Idina Mentzel." Dorothy paused "And Idina Mentzel looks exactly like you. Maybe the show would have called out to Rain."
"And she wasn't there…" Glinda spoke "Is there anyone who looks exactly like me? Or like Fiyero?"
"Kristin Chenoweth." Dorothy spoke "But I haven't checked on that. I have no idea, if Fiyero has a twin. I haven't seen anyone on the musical scene. I don't know everyone."

"So Elphaba gets a kick ass double." Fiyero spoke "I'm sure Glinda's kick ass double is more amazing, and my kickass double is what a house keeper. Not fair!"
"Fiyero!" Elphaba turned to him. "We're not here to talk about doubles at all!"
"Is there anything like the Gale force around here?" Glinda spoke "Like someone that they go to for help…"
"The police,…" Dorothy smiled "Yes."

"Well, why don't we ask for help." Glinda spoke "Maybe they found her."
"Rain would use magic." Elphaba spoke "The wouldn't be able to keep her there. Only when she doesn't feel threatened she'll stay. There's no way she's still there."
"How will we find her?"

Idina smiled as Rain stirred in her sleep. It was only 9 o'clock in the morning, but she didn't feel like getting up. The child in her arms was too sweet to wake up. Idina pulled the child even closer as she listened to her breathing. It was then she saw that Cara was completely right. She loved this child. Why had she fallen in love with a child after just one day? And why did she watch her like this? It wasn't like her, she felt like a mother to the child.

Idina stood up as the bell rang. She pulled Rain in her arms, she didn't wake up by this move. She just got closer to her. Idina kissed her as she walked to the front door. Idina moved her left hand to the door and opened it. Right there was Taye. He was smiling at her.
"Taye…" Idina whispered.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't know you were sleeping in."
"Well, I am." Idina replied "There's no performance today, and Rain watched a horror movie under my sisters attention. Child's play. I think I'll have to remove every doll in the house. She's become convinced that magic is real. Children, right?"
"She is beautiful, Idina." Taye smiled "What do you think about that lunch idea for today? Sounds good…"

"I'm going to put her in bed. "Idina smiled "Do you want some coffee? Tea?"
"Coffee would be great." Taye smiled "I actually brought some pancakes. One you can preheat. What do you think?"
"Well, we'll wait until the Munchkin wakes up…"