Disclaimer: If I owned Wicked, I would be a genius. Sadly I am not. However, I am getting a good grade in math! Kinda creepy, eh?
A/N: Okay, gimme a second…okay…OH MY DANG OZ!!! I AM SOOO SOOO SORRY! Okay, I got grounded right after I last updated and just got off. LONG break from writing. It was horrible. Plus, finals week sort of attacked me. So, I am very sorry. In this chapter, Faolan and Elphaba get to know each other a little bit more.
PS: I saw Wicked in San Francisco on Thursday! Teal Wicks (Elphaba), Nicholas Dromard (Fiyero), Deedee Magno Hall (Nessa), Paul Slade Smith (Doctor Dillamond), and Tom McGowan (the Wizard) signed my program! Fiyero joked with me, Nessa hugged me, and Elphaba smiled and patted me on the back. I almost fainted. My dad had to walk behind me just so I wouldn't fall. Enough of my bragging, let's get on with the chapter. By the way, I just realized Elphaba's full name is E.T.
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"Ye—well, not that often...and why are you even asking me this? Why do you care?"
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Elphaba's POV
Fiyero and Faolan both stared at me. Then, Faolan spoke up, "Hey, are you one of those, 'my family beats me up and I don't care anymore because I have no life and I'll let them beat me till they kill me, because nobody cares' people?" He was seriously quite curious. Fiyero elbowed him roughly in the ribs.
I laughed. "I guess I don't know. I didn't realize that people could have labels that long!"
Fiyero said, "You wouldn't believe how long a label this guy's got."
Faolan looked at him accusingly, "Well, Fiyero's got a huge label, too, and—,"
They were interrupted by my squeak as I clutched my stomach.
Fiyero murmured, "Right. Uh, Faolan, I don't even trust you getting the guards. You're insane. You take Elphaba to the hospital."
"Of course," Faolan said, "It would be my pleasure."
Fiyero muttered, "I bet it would be."
"Well, thanks for letting me take her. You might've gotten her hurt."
"WHY AM I ALWAYS GETTING BLAMED FOR HURTING FEMALES?"
"Cuz you are a 'scandalicious prince.'"
"Uh, guys, you know I'm not suffering from deafness, right?"
"Err, right. Faolan, just take her to the hospital."
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Faolan's POV
We walked down to the hospital, and I tried to make small talk. It was kind of awkward, since she was nearly howling in pain and I was all 'so how's the weather?'
So, I stopped talking. And I started studying her face, while she wasn't looking. I felt like I was that handsome dude in a girls' romance novel, or something.
It was odd how similar she looked to Fae. I didn't know there were other green people. Wait…
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Flashback
The governor's backyard was green and cool and had a wonderful view of Munchkinland. Fae and I sat under the ancient tree and laid down in its flickering shade. "Fae, I love you."
"Love you too, Fao." Her green skin looked strange, but beautiful against the green of the grass.
"So are you coming to my birthday? It's just two weeks before yours! My sixth birthday party! I can't wait."
"I can." I sat up, and looked at her.
"Well," she continued, "I don't get to have a party for mine, and nobody will care."
"Aw, Fae. I do."
Fae's dad walked up then. I didn't like him. He didn't treat Fae the way she should have been.
"You! Shoo! Get away from my…daughter."
"But—we were just talking, Fae and me."
"And don't call her Fae! Her name is Elphaba."
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I was jolted. Elphaba? Fae? The same person? I stopped walking. Since I was in front of Elphaba, she ran right into me, and I heard her groan.
"Elphaba?"
"Yes?"
"About your father?"
"Ugh, what?"
"Was he, by chance, the governor of Munchkinland?"
"Still is. Why?"
"Um, in that case…do you remember me?"
"Yeah. We met fifteen minutes ago."
"Um, try twelve years ago."
"Fiyero's right. You are insane."
"No, no. Remember me? Fao? C'mon, we were, like, best friends."
"No, no—wait. Did you say Fao?"
"Sure did."
"Were you my only visitor on my sixth birthday?"
"Yeah."
I was a little distracted when Elphaba swung back to me and hugged me so hard I didn't think I could breathe, and almost thought she was faking the whole beat up thing.
"Well, uh, nice to see you too."
"Oh my Oz, I've missed you so much."
"Friends forever, right?"
"Yeah—ow."
"Well, Fae," I paused as I smiled in remembrance, "let's get you to that hospital."
"C'mon, Fao."
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