Reflections of a Lost Time Chapter 4
So here is the fourth chapter of my fan fiction. I hope you like this chapter, because this is one of my favourite chapters. I hope you will review the story and that you will continue to read. :)
Aelphaba woke up and tried to open her eyes but the light was too bright. Her head felt like it had cracked into two. She could feel that she lay in a bed. I was comfortable but it wasn't her own she could feel that. So where in the whole world was she? She started to move her fingers and after a few minutes her toes obeyed her as well. Then she slowly opened her eyes to look around the room. It was a room with stonewalls; it looked nice but a bit old fashioned. There was a bed stand right beside the bed and on it stood a cleaned scraped plate and a glass with water. Then Aelphaba heard a book slam together nearby.
She rose a bit from the pillow to see where the sound came from. Over by a desk on the other side of the room stood a figure dressed in a long black dress and a pointy hat on the head. Its hair was braided. But something wasn't right about this figure Aelphaba thought, but she couldn't set her finger on it. She looked a little bit closer and gasped when she saw it. The woman in front of her had green skin. It was green as grass. But instead of panicking when she realised that it was the wickedest witch in the whole land of Oz that was standing in front of her she started to think of a way to get out of there. She looked around the room, the windows were locked and the door was on the witch's side of the room. Her eyes fell on the glass of water on the bed stand. This gave her an idea. A friend of hers had once said that the witch was so wicked that pure water could melt her. This was her only chance she thought as she took the glass and rose from the bed. She sneaked forward silently. Just then the door opened and in came a good-looking man. He saw Aelphaba and screamed: "Fae, behind you." Aelphaba barley had any time to react as the witch turned around. Without further thinking Aelphaba threw the water in the witch's face. Then she couldn't move and to her surprise the witch started to laugh. It sounded like an evil cackle in Aelphaba ears. She saw horrified as the witch wiped the water off her face. She was paralyzed. The witch was younger than Aelphaba had waited, around her mother's age actually. But that wasn't the most surprising thing. That was that the witch was really beautiful. Aelphaba just stood there as the witch said something in a language, which was unknown to her. Then her feet lifted from the ground and in a blink of an eye she was back lying in the bed. The witch came to the bedside.
"I thought that the rumours that I melted from water had faded out but I guess they haven't the witch said with a dry laughter.
"What are you going to do with me," Aelphaba asked frightened. The witch laughed again.
"I want to eat you for breakfast, "the witch said ironically. Aelphaba just watched the creature that had been haunting her nightmares since she was three. This wasn't what she had imagined. The man came up to the bed to. Aelphaba saw the man whisper something in the witch's ear. The witch nodded and the man went out the door. Aelphaba started to get a bit impatient of not knowing what happened.
"I demand some answers, where am I, why am I here and what is going to happen to me?" The witch looked at her with a strange expression on her face.
"I don't think you're in the position of demanding anything," she said. "But I will tell you, you're at the castle Kiamo Ko, You were brought here by some friends of mine after you fell of your, they thought I could help you and you are going to stay here until you are healed again then we will see what happens. Aelphaba started to feel suspicious; this was the Wicked Witch of the West why would she help anybody. Maybe it is some kind of trick, she thought.
"It is no trick," the witch said almost like if she had read Aelphaba's thoughts. Aelphaba was really scared now. The door opened once again and in came the man that had been there before. He was carrying a plate with food on it and after him came a girl around Aelphaba's own age. She had long black hair hanging down her back, which framed her pale face. She had beautiful brown eyes that seemed to see everything. Aelphaba thought from the first look that this had to be the witch's daughter because they looked amazingly much alike. The man placed the plate on the bed stand. The food on the plate looked delicious. Aelphaba looked at the witch in an attempt to see if there was something wicked in planning. But all she could read in the green face was amusement and Aelphaba was not sure if this was good or bad for her. She decided that if they hadn't killed her yet they probably wouldn't kill her now. She reached out for the plate and picked it up. Aelphaba hadn't had time to think about her stomach but now she realised that she needed food. She started to eat really fast.
"You may not be able to hold the food if you eat that fast," she heard the witch say. Aelphaba didn't care and kept on eating. She finished in less then ten minutes and she put down the plate on the bed stand again. The man picked it up and went out the door. Aelphaba looked at the two women that were still in the room. The witch stood a few feet away and the girl stood at the foot of the bed. They kept looking from each other to her. Finally the witch went over to desk and her books again and the girl sat down on a chair. After a few minutes the door opened again and the three females looked up. In came a girl with light brown hair and pale skin. She had a smile on her face and came strutting in. She went over right next to Aelphaba and stood there looking at her.
"What is your name," the girl asked as she sat down on the bed. Aelphaba thought quickly about telling the truth or not.
"Aelphaba," she said. The girl got a surprised facial expression and looked over at the witch who had a similar expression on her face. Then the girl turned to Aelphaba and said; "I'm Nessarose, but you can call me Nessie." Aelphaba just looked at the little girl not knowing what to say. The little girl rose from the bed and went over to the witch.
"I was going to tell you something but I don't remember what," She said and smiled. The witch looked at the little girl and started laughing.
"What do you want to remember," she asked?
"I want pancakes for lunch".
"Fine go and ask your father if he can make you some".
"Dad is with Imra and she said that she needed your help right now". The witch looked frightened and asked; "Where are they Nessie"?
"In the kitchen," Nessie said. The witch threw up the door and ran out and as soon as her footsteps had faded out the older girl jumped up from the chair and went over to her sister.
"Why did you do that Nes," she said, "you know Imra's pack is scouting the woods it could be really important and all you do is play mom to get her to make you pancakes. Nessie just stuck out her tongue and went out the door leaving Aelphaba with the black haired girl. Aelphaba didn't have long time to think about it because she could fell the food coming back up. She threw up and the girl was fast by her side holding up her hair. When she had finished the girl took a ribbon from her apron pocket and tied up Aelphaba's hair. Then she gave her a glass of water, which Aelphaba slowly began to drink out of. The she took away the bedspread and put it in a pile on the floor. The she went out the door and came back two minutes later carrying a new bedspread, a towel and a pyjama. She gave Aelphaba the towel and the pyjama.
"You might want to get cleaned up," she said. "Just hold on two seconds I need my mother to lift her spell so you can move around a bit". The girl wrinkled her face like she was concentrating very hard. Aelphaba then felt a slight tingle in her body.
"So now you can move around in here but you shouldn't try to escape were on the second floor and your not strong enough yet," the girl said. "There is so you can wash in there," the girl said and pointed at a wardrobe. The girl laid the new bedspread on the bed and took the old one and went out the door. Aelphaba went over to the wardrobe and opened it and inside it was like a small bathroom. She took of her clothes and washed up and put on the pyjama. Then she went back and lay down on the bed again. A few minutes later it knocked on the door.
"Can I come back in again," she heard.
"Yes". The girl came in again and sat down on the chair again. Aelphaba then got the sudden urge to learn a bit more about her guardian.
"What is your name," she asked.
"Galinda," the girl said looking up from the book she was reading. Aelphaba wondered why this daughter of the Wicked Witch of the West carried a name so similar to her mothers. It was probably just a coincidence. The girl went back to her reading and Aelphaba felt tired and was soon sleeping again.
So this took some time to finish up and the next chapter is just as long but hopefully I will get that finished faster. So please review and tell me what you honestly think because I would love to make this better. I wont upload the next chapter until I get some reviews so press the button.
