AN: Wee thanks for the reviews! Mostly this chapter is a build up to Fiyeraba smoochies, although, no actual smoochies in this chappy though :P. Anyways, read, and of course review. Let me know what you think.
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Midnight Swimming.
When Elphaba woke the next morning she had a soft smile dancing on her lips, she couldn't remember the actual contents of her dreams, but she knew they'd been good. She eventually got dressed and exited the tent pulling the food bag with her. As she made her way to sit down Fiyero and Boq exited their tent, Elphaba dropped the bag as Fiyero looked at her. Suddenly flashes of her dreams came flooding back.
Fiyero's arms encircled her waist. Fiyero whispering in her ear. His warm breath on her neck as he planted soft but firm kisses along her throat. Her tilting her head to the side and leaning up towards him as his face inched closer to hers, his lips softly pressing against hers.
Elphaba's voice caught in her throat, Boq and Fiyero moved quickly to her side, from the dazed expression on her face they worried she was about to pass out. Boq took her arm directed her to the log-seat and sat her down gently, Fiyero kneeled in front of her. Elphaba blinked as she looked at him, his sapphire eyes exploring her face, she gulped and forced herself to speak.
"I'm okay." She smiled at them both. "Really, my mind just went blank that's all." She tried to shrug it off, Boq accepted it fine, Fiyero was still worried, Elphaba's mind never went blank.
The rest of the day passed nicely, they went exploring, Galinda screeching the entire way, "But the floor is muddy!", "Can't we go back to camp now? My feet are killifying me!". They ate, they talked, they joked and they laughed, the four of them were actually having fun doing nothing, just being away from the rest of the world. Enjoying each others company.
Fiyero and Elphaba went for a walk towards the end of the evening, they wanted to see how different things looked at night, and Fiyero wanted to make sure Elphaba was okay after her supposed blankness that morning. She seemed fine and it was only when Fiyero was fighting not to yawn that Elphaba suggested they return to camp and get some rest, they said goodnight and Fiyero ducked into his tent as Elphaba was opening the zipped door to hers, her eyebrow raised at what she saw inside;
Galinda sleeping soundly.
Snuggled up with a sleeping Boq.
Both appeared fully clothed so Elphaba figured they'd just fallen asleep talking, bit odd for Boq to be in the tent but maybe Galinda had been tired and didn't want to go asleep alone. Elphaba closed the door and looked around, it wouldn't be that cold sleeping on the floor next to the fire, uncomfortable and dirty maybe, she could always ask Fiyero if she could stay in the tent with him, but she didn't know if she could manage being that close to him and not being able to have him. Suddenly a small thought occurred to her, everyone was asleep, she could go swim, alone.
So off she went.
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Fiyero couldn't sleep, he was curious about Boq's whereabouts but wasn't worried, he'd probably dragged Galinda off for a walk and they just hadn't returned yet. But Fiyero was restless. He stood up and exited the tent, another midnight swim might help him sleep, and get Elphaba out of his mind. As he walked towards the lake he began to wonder when Elphaba had taken over his thoughts. Sure, he thought about her every now and again, she was his friend after all, but recently she seemed to be the only thing in his thoughts. It appeared that she'd set up camp and had no intention of leaving.
It was killing him, being with her every day, quite often alone with her too, and he couldn't do anything, couldn't take her in his arms and kiss her. God, she'd probably kill him if she knew he thought of her the way he did. As Fiyero neared the lake he began to take his shirt off stopping when he noticed a black dress and boots placed in a neat pile a few feet from the waters edge.
He looked out into the lake, and there she was, swimming peacefully, she appeared quite content. As he watched her he remembered her saying that the water allergy was true and yet - she seemed in no harm right now.
He wanted to join her but thought against it so he sat next to her clothes and continued to watch, eventually she caught sight of him, her mouth formed a small 'o' but she swam forward until she could stand in the water without it covering her head. She waved him over, inviting him in.
He pulled off his shirt and then his trousers, thankful he had shorts on underneath, if he walked in there naked she'd probably chop it off. As he headed toward her he began to wonder what she was wearing, her dress was outside the water, but she wouldn't be naked...could she?
No. She was wearing her undergarments. Of course, stupid Fiyero, like she'd invite you in she were naked, she'd probably have screamed instead. When he had gotten close to her he looked at her questioningly. Then she remembered the allergy lie. She hadn't thought that one through very well now had she.
"Evening Fiyero." She said quietly, hoping he wouldn't call her on it.
"Evening Elphaba." He said softly, how could she make him melt with just one look, he was angry at her for lying to him and yet there she was all tempting with her hair flowing around her face and the water level barely above her breasts. "I thought..." He began, he didn't want to argue, but he wanted the truth.
"I'm sorry I lied." She looked down and sighed softly. "I really don't know why I did, I just - didn't want to come swimming and it was the only excuse I could think of. I'm sorry." She looked up at him, her eyes pleading for his forgiveness. Yeah, like he could refuse. He'd give her anything she asked of him. When he smiled and she knew she was forgiven she splashed at him, turned and swam deeper into the lake. He followed her laughing.
"So that's your game is it!" He watched her treading water, and inched closer, she ducked under the water and pulled his legs out from under him. Swimming away quickly when he came up for air she smiled and waved at him from the spot they'd been in moments before.
He swam slowly over to her. "You, Miss. Elphaba, are an evil young woman, did you know?" She flashed him a dazzling smile and he stopped in front of her, he'd had every intention to dunk her under the water but then she'd looked at him like that. No, he wouldn't think like that right now, he reached out and put his hands on her hips, she looked up at him, he grinned and pulled her under the water.
When she surfaced he was waiting for her, he splashed and moved quickly, she followed him, splashing him when he stopped. They stood, splashing each other for a while, until she lost her footing, slipping under the water, he dived for her, wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her up quickly.
"Thank you." She murmured quietly. She stood, staring at him, his arm around her waist, he was looking her over to make sure she was okay when he noticed the strap of her bra had fallen from her shoulder and was down the side of her arm, he inhaled, reached up, hooked a finger under it and placed it back on her shoulder, slightly less tempting. He exhaled slowly.
Elphaba stood staring at him, she noticed that his hand had not left her shoulder, it was making its way up her neck slowly, a shiver of anticipation and excitement shook through her body. He took this as a shiver of coldness and stepped away, letting her go, she almost cried out at the loss of contact.
"Lets get you warmed up eh." He said softly, he took her hand and began walking out of the lake, she let go of his hand, he turned to look at her, confused.
"Um, Fiyero," she looked away suddenly shy, "my dress. I'm not exactly wearing much, maybe, when you get out you could, y'know, turn around so I can change."
When he exited the water he glanced around, looking for a group of trees, he needed to get out of his wet shorts anyway. He noticed some bushes a few feet away and ducked behind them to change.
Elphaba exited the water and took off her wet underwear, she pulled on her dress and called out to Fiyero, saying she was decent whenever he was ready. He walked out from behind the bushes and had to fight not to let his jaw drop open, the dress she'd been wearing all day, plain, black, nothing too showy was suddenly clinging to her wet body, he felt like it was begging him to take it off.
She'd rolled her under things into a ball and held them in one hand, she suddenly wished she was holding something in her other hand, she was dying to reach out and touch him, move his hair out of his eyes, place her hand on his chest, anything.
They stood there, staring at each other for a few moments. "We'd better get back to
camp." She said eventually, he nodded and took her hand. If he couldn't kiss her, he'd just have to hold her hand. When they got back to the camp Fiyero stuck his head into his tent.
"Boq still isn't back, I think I ought to go look for him." He hung his wet shorts over a low branch of a nearby tree and then turned to Elphaba. "Goodnight." He smiled.
"Boq's in there." She said, pointing to her tent "him and Galinda fell asleep when you and I went for a walk earlier." She hung her underwear on the branch beside Fiyero's shorts, she'd hide them before Galinda and Boq awoke the next morning, didn't want them getting the wrong idea. "Goodnight Fiyero." She said as she made her way towards the log-seats.
"Well, wait...where are you planning on sleeping?" He asked suddenly and she shrugged and looked at the floor by her feet. "Don't be ridiculous." He stood and walked to her, grabbing her hand again he pulled her towards the tent he'd normally share with Boq. "You can sleep in here with me." He climbed inside and pulled out a large shirt which he passed to her, he also pulled out some clothes for himself. "There, get inside, change into that and pass me out your dress, I'll change out here and then I'll hang our clothes to dry with the rest of our things." It was true that her dress had gotten quite wet since she'd put it on without drying herself first.
She did as she was told and sat inside the tent waiting for him. When he climbed inside words escaped him, she just sat there, her long black hair flowing around her shoulders, there were a few strands stuck to her face but he wouldn't move them away, if he touched her while she was sitting there wearing nothing but his shirt he didn't know what he'd do.
"Um, Fiyero..." She started but stopped and bit her lip, not knowing what she wanted to say. Hold me? Oh yes Elphaba, that'd go down well. "Goodnight." She began climbing into Boq's sleeping blanket. He watched her a few moments, how he wished they could share a blanket, maybe even spoon.
"Goodnight Elphaba." Get a grip Tiggular! He mentally screamed at himself.
They both turned away from each other, trying so hard to control themselves. Elphaba Thropp should have known better, even in sleep your unconscious mind is still at work.
AN: Do you love it? Do you hate it? Review please!!! Just press that little go button! Oh and also I've got two chapters to upload next but don't know which order to do it in, as one of them is Fiyero and Elphaba waking up and the story continuing and the other is Galinda and Boq's side of the night, from when Elphie and Fiyero leave them to go for their walk, they'll both be uploaded eventually but I'll let you lot decide which one goes first, Fiyeraba or Glog!
