Chapter 4

"Elphaba?" Fiyero repeated and stared at her in disbelief.

"Yes?" Elphaba shifted under his gaze as Fiyero's smile grew.

"Fiyero? Are you ok?" a very worried Galinda asked.

Without answering Galinda's question he quickly pulled Elphaba into a tight (more than friendly) hug. He felt Elphaba become stiff and tense, but he didn't let go. He tried to ignore the fact the she wasn't really hugging him back, but he didn't care. She was alive! It was all a dream. A nightmare. He let out a sigh of relief as he pulled her closer to him. However his moment was soon over. Galinda let out a loud gasp and Elphaba forcefully tried to push him away from her.

"Fiyero?" Galinda's voice was etched with worry and disbelief. "I think you should go lie down."

Fiyero sighed as he let go of the very flustered Elphaba. He smiled when he noticed that she was turning a few shades brighter. He quickly turned to Galinda and happily told her, "No. I think I'm going to go to class today." Galinda opened her mouth to respond, but he quickly cut her off. "Ok. Let me get dressed and then we can go to class."

"Ok dearest," Galinda cooed and held out her arms to be hugged.

Fiyero looked at her strangely. Unsure of what she was doing he asked, "What?"

"It's my turn!" she told him as if it were obvious.

"Believe me, you don't want to hug him," Elphaba told Galinda in her normal cynical voice, "He smells."

Galinda immediately dropped her arms and scooted away from him. Fiyero frowned. He wasn't sure if he should be grateful or hurt by her harsh comment. He was hurt that Elphaba thought he smelled, but grateful that he didn't have to hug Galinda.

Suddenly, Elphaba snapped at him, "Well? Are you going to go get dressed because I'm not going to wait all day for you."

"Ah… Yes! I'll go get dressed now," Fiyero stuttered.

"That was rather rude, Elphie," Galinda told her friend.

Elphaba just shrugged. "It was the truth…"

Fiyero quickly shut the door before he could hear the rest of their argument. Once in his room he quickly threw on some clothes and a little cologne (just in case he did actually smell). He was just so happy. Elphaba is alive, healthy, and not dead. It was all some silly, stupid dream… Fiyero stopped dead in his tracks. The strange looking key was still on the table. He slowly walked over to it and picked it up.

"Still think it's a dream?"

Fiyero jumped and dropped the key he was holding. "How did you get in?" Fiyero demanded.

Lionel rolled his eyes. "How many times do we have to go over this? I am an Angel. Do I have to spell it out for you?"

"You're really an Angel?"

Lionel nodded his head. "Yes, and do you remember our agreement?"

"Ya! About that," Fiyero said very agitated, "Why do I only get three days? Why can't it be a week? Or a Month… or why does she even have to die?"

"It's in the book of rules. You can only have three days," Lionel told him.

"There's a book of rules?" Fiyero laughed clearly annoyed, "Oh and Lurlinemas Eve is in two days. Not three."

"Counting today makes it three," Lionel told him.

"Well, what if I don't count today?" Fiyero tested.

Lionel rolled his eyes. "Fiyero, either way she is going to die on Lurlinemas Eve. You can't change her destiny," he argued, "And why are you sitting here talking to me when you only have three days to be with her?"

Lionel's words made Fiyero leap towards the door and opening it with full force. "Ok, I'm ready!" he told the two girls. When saw the murderous look Elphaba was giving him he asked, "What?"

"Nothing. Let's go."

As the three of them slowly walked to class Galinda began to chat bubbly about something, but Fiyero was to busy paying attention to Elphaba. Fiyero slyly let his eyes linger over her beautiful face. He knew he was staring, but he couldn't help it. It wasn't his fault she was beautiful. Ever since that day with the lion cub he had developed this new feeling for her. Suddenly, he became aware of Galinda telling him something.

"… And… Oh look! There's Pfannee and Shenshen. I promised I would sit next to them in class today. You don't mine? Do you?" Galinda asked innocently.

"Not at all," Fiyero told her. Now he had an excuse to sit next to Elphaba today.

Galinda smiled brightly at him and before he could comprehend what was happening she kissed him. She broke up with me? Didn't she? That's when he remembered. She broke up with him on Lurlinemas Eve, which is in three days. Fiyero sighed loudly. Now he would have to break up with her again. He decided he would do it today. Once Galinda was gone he quickly turned to Elphaba and smiled sheepishly at her. However, he was more than surprised when she started to yell at him.

"I don't know what you think you are doing, but if you ever, ever –"

Fiyero quickly cut her off, "Elphaba! What in Oz are you talking about?"

Elphaba smirked. "I'm not stupid Fiyero. I heard you talking to someone when you were getting dressed this morning. You're lucky Galinda didn't hear."

Fiyero's face fell. She thinks I'm cheating on Galinda!!! "I'm not cheating. If that's what you're getting at."

"Then who were you talking to?"

An angel, but he couldn't tell her that. "I was talking… to… myself. I was talking to myself," Fiyero told her as he ran his fingers through his hair. Oz, he sounded really stupid. Elphaba gave him a skeptical look, so he quickly continued, "I was talking to myself because I was going over …."

"Going over what?"

"Your… surprise," He lied.

She smirked. "A surprise? For me?" Her sarcastic voice told him that she didn't believe one word.

"For your birthday." He silently prayed that her birthday was sometime in the near future.

"My birthday was last month," she told him dryly.

Shit. "Exactly!" He told her and Elphaba glared at him. Fiyero paused for a moment. He had to think of something. "You see, Galinda was talking about it and that's when I realized I didn't get you anything. Think of it as a belated present. " Fiyero lied. The truth was he hadn't gotten her anything. He just wanted to spend time with her.

She seemed to be buying it, but her stubborn side kicked in. "We have to go to class."

Fiyero rolled his eyes. "We go to class every day. Besides, have you ever skipped before?"

"No, and I don't plan on starting now."

Why does she have to be so stubborn? "We won't get in trouble. We'll tell them we got sick or something. Besides, I really want to show you my surprise."

"No."

"Please." He pouted his lip.

"No."

"Why not!" he asked annoyed. Then he realized that she was afraid. She was afraid to trust him. Fiyero sighed and in a gentle voice he told her, "Elphaba, I promise you this isn't some prank."

She searched his eyes to see if he was telling the truth. He was. Elphaba sighed loudly. Why shouldn't she trust, Fiyero. He had never pulled a prank on her before, so why not trust him. She really didn't want to go to history anyway. It just wasn't the same without Dr. Dillamond and the teacher that replace him hated her to no end.

"Fine, I'll go." Elphaba silently hoped that she wouldn't regret it later.

Fiyero jumped and punched the air with victory. "Ok let's go!"

Elphaba gave him a half smile as he started to pull her. As he silently guided her he tried to think of a good, no great surprise for her. After all, he didn't actually plan on giving her a surprise until a few minutes ago. He just told her that so he could spend the day with her alone. But now she was expecting a surprise, so that's what he was going to give her. The best surprise she has ever had.

The only problem was he just needed to think of one first.

I'll try to get the next chapter up a.s.a.p, but I have to think of a surprise for Elphaba first. I sorta have an idea...

Do you guys have any ideas?