Sorry for the wait in the update. I have had my densist and eye doctor appointments and my mom is always kicking me off the computer :\ Also, yesterday I was in NYC to see Wicked xD. Kerry Ellis was amazing! I was in utter shock through most of the show. I couldn't believe I was seeing Wicked :P During No One Mourns the Wicked I had to keep telling myself to breath. :P Anyways... Hope you enjoy the chapter and don't forget to review! As always -Greengirl16
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Elphaba got a good night's worth of rest, which was rare for her lately. She had a strange dream that Fiyero was alive and had come to her and they left Oz together. When she had awoken she shook those thoughts from her head. She had left Oz alone and escaped alone. She probably would have remained alone for the rest of her life if it wasn't for her new peculiar friend. This was reality, Fiyero was dead and it was all her fault. She couldn't help the feeling deep within her telling her otherwise.
Elphaba glanced at the scarecrow who was mindlessly twiddling his thumbs. She felt a small pang of pity for the scarecrow. He had no past and no true belonging. At least she had a past, although it sucked. He had no memories, he just existed.
Elphaba finally spoke up, "We better keep moving. We have to find a safe place and we can't stay here forever."
The scarecrow jolted from the sound of her voice. He hadn't realized she was standing there. "Yeah," he agreed standing up. An awkward silence followed…
"I'll go get my things," Elphaba finally said walking to pick up her "supplies" being her broom. She then started walking in the direction they had been headed towards. The scarecrow followed quickly, not wanting to fall behind. He stumbled constantly attempting to keep up to her quick pace.
After a while, Elphaba stopped at a creek to get a drink. She found a few strange fruits from a tree. They were delicious and didn't cause any negative effect. They continued on their way after the short break. Elphaba was well rested and it helped her on the long journey. Hopefully, this time she wouldn't pass out from dehydration.
Silence remained between them. Elphaba was deep in thought. The scarecrow, being brainless, just watched her. She was clearly thinking and he wasn't planning on breaking her train of thoughts by talking. He just continued walking; constantly getting up after his many falls.
They finally stopped. Elphaba glanced at a nearby hidden cave up ahead. "That cave seems like a safe shelter," she said pointing.
The scarecrow glanced around clueless and then noticed the cave she had mentioned.
Elphaba hadn't waited for his answer and was already approaching the cave. She entered cautiously, holding her broom tightly incase she needed for protection. She checked the cave and it seemed empty and a safe place. The scarecrow was now standing behind her waiting for her to say something.
"This cave will do," Elphaba finally said looking around once more at the interior walls of the cave. The scarecrow nodded.
"Make yourself at home," Elphaba said with barely any emotion and left the cave. She returned a short while later with a handful of leaves and wood.
The scarecrow watched as she lay the leaves down in a nice pile and flatten them out to make a bed of some sort. She then set the wood down. The scarecrow realized she was probably going to make a fire so he jumped back in fear. Elphaba shot him a glance at his sudden movement.
"This rock would make an excellent table if it would only move," Elphaba said out loud straining to move a somewhat large stone. She finally got it to move and sighed in relief. The scarecrow glanced up at her sigh and his eyes widened. He saw an even larger rock starting to fall. It would surely hit Elphaba and most likely kill her.
"Watch out," he shouted.
Elphaba glanced up and she saw the boulder starting to fall. She tensed up and her eyes widened. Surely this was the end of her. She was suddenly tackled by the scarecrow to the ground, out of harms way, just as the boulder fell. That strange feeling returned it was even stronger.
They both lay on the floor, the scarecrow on top of Elphaba. The scarecrow still had his arms around her. The strange feeling continued for Elphaba and was getting stronger by the minute. She started to have flashbacks of Fiyero. They were coming so rapidly to her, one memory would barely finish before a new one started.
Suddenly the flashbacks came to an abrupt stop. She gazed up at the scarecrow, who was still on top of her. She cleared her throat and they both seemed to be brought back to reality. Elphaba blushed furiously and he quickly got off of her.
They sat there in silence, unsure of what to say. Elphaba caught his eye. They were so familiar, but yet so lost… The flashbacks suddenly returned to Elphaba. Then it hit her and everything clicked. Yero…she thought
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