A/N: Well here is the next chapter. This does have some mentions of rape. So be prepared.

Anna sat in the cage she had been thrown into. Her nightgown torn right down the middle. Her slippers gone from the journey to her personal circle of hell. Blood was all over the floor. Her blood. She curled herself tighter in her ball. She was ashamed and scared. She bled for a stranger. She had learned from her mother that something's are better off if you keep them to yourself. Screaming was one of them. The man had cut her. Down her arms and legs. She remembered the horrid stench of him. She sat her head on her knees. She played with a single strand of hair. She imagined Ricky. She remembered the nights they would just sit and talk, when they would pretend to be their parents in their college days, his signature scent of cherries. Ricky could always be found in the cherry fields and eventually the scent followed him home. She remembered their races through the courtyards of the palace. How they often got chased by the gardener. She thought of his face. Perfectly sculpted cheekbones and a prominent chin. How his eyes would sparkle at the mere thought of laughter. His lips moving at super-sonic speeds, trying to convey his message. She felt his presence even if it wasn't real. She thought to herself "If I ever get out of here. I'm going to love Ricky with all my heart." Not that she didn't already but still. That's the one thing that kept her sane. The one thing that kept her fighting until the end. She felt so much like her mother. Fighting for what she loved and believed in. She loved Ricky and believed she could get out of here.

Steps came from the ceiling. She was afraid. It could be anyone. Her captor or some man that her captor had paid to hurt her more. The door opened. It showed a boy no more than her age coming down the steps with a smirk on his face. "Hello could you help me?" She asked. She thought "Maybe it's my captor's son or something come to help me."

"Why would I do that?" The boy replied.

"Uh…well if you hadn't noticed. I'm in a cage. Like an animal. And frankly it's not that comfortable." Anna said. The boy came up to her cage and pulled out a key. Anna sat up. He was going to set her free. He opened the door and walked in himself. He struck a match and put it into a lamp. With the new light she recognized the boy. It was the boy that tried to hit on her the first day at Shiz. He had an evil glare in his eye. A horrible realization hit her. This was her captor. She closed her eyes trying to think what her mother would do. Well let's see. She wouldn't get herself caught in the first place but if she had, she would beat the boy until he gave her the key. Or she would scare him into giving her the key. Then she realized that the door was wide open and this boy was Munchkin size. She could jump over him if she wanted to, which she did. So she stood up quickly. This boy was an idiot. He didn't give her anything to make her sleep. A cackle erupted her lips. Woah, she felt just like her mom then. She took a running start and jumped over the boy. She was so happy that she was a cheerleader. She ran for the stairs. She burst through the door. Right there was a man and woman, having dinner. She stopped fast. The boy came up the stairs after her.

"Nathaniel J. Meagrave. Did you do anything to this girl?" The woman said as she stood up. She shot her son a glare, daring him to lie.

"Uh…well…I may have…um…kidnapped her and uh…raped her." The man stood up also.

"You better tell this is not Annabella Tiggular." He said. The boy shook his head. The man came up to Anna. "I am so sorry. I was an old friend of your parents. Don't worry this boy is going straight to military school."

"What?!!" The boy yelled.

"You heard me. This girl is practically married. Oh by the way congrats I'm a big fan of Ricanna."

"Thank you?" She said.

"Well you better head home. I'll walk you." The man said he walked her towards the door. He couldn't believe his son had done this to this innocent girl.

"Oh no she is not going home like that. Honey, I know that you'll need the nightgown and everything for evidence but…do you really want Ricky to see you like that?" The woman said as she laid a hand on Anna's shoulder.

"I just want to see him period." Anna replied. The woman slipped out of her bathrobe.

"Well at least wear this. It will keep you warm. Avaric, get this girl home." The woman said as she shot the man named Avaric a glare.

"Yes dear." He said quickly. He took Anna's arm and took her back to the palace. Anna stopped him as they got closer to the gate.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Avaric. I'll be fine from here. I'll tell the guards what happened that it was your son not you. I do hope you'll make it to the wedding." Anna said. Avaric simply nodded his head and headed back to his home. Anna walked up to the guard's station. She saw the head guard asleep in his chair. His bullhorn was directly beside his head. Anna was feeling a bit mischievous. She grabbed it and hit the alarm button on it. The guard shook awake. He looked at Anna with amazement.

"Hey Tim." Anna said as she held her hand out for them to do their signature handshake. They shook, saluted, and snapped behind their heads.

"Welcome home Anna." Tim said as he opened the gate.

"Can I borrow this? I got go wake up some people." She said as she waved the bullhorn around. Tim snickered.

"Go ahead." He said. "Just remember that it's two a.m."

"Really? Time flies."

"Just like your mother."

"Yep." She scurried down the walkway and into the palace. She went stealthily to her fiancée's room. She opened it slowly to show him in a troubled sleep. He kept muttering "Anna where are you?" She didn't have the heart to wake him like she originally planned. She walked to his bed and kissed him lightly on the cheek. She whispered softly "Don't worry, my prince I have returned." Ricky fell into a much better sleep. Anna went to her parents' room. Her mother was asleep in her father's arms. Anna's mischievousness was back. She raised the bullhorn and pushed the alarm button. Elphaba shot her head up, throwing herself from her husband's arms. Fiyero woke up and saw his daughter standing there with a bullhorn, smiling. Fiyero blinked his eyes several times to make sure he was awake.

"Buttercup?" He asked. He had been calling her that since she was a little girl and the reason was very good.

Flashback

Anna walked with her father down the walkways of the garden. She was five years old at the time. She stopped when she saw beautiful buttercups in bloom. She pointed to them, waiting for her father to explain.

"Those are buttercups." He said. She looked at him with a look of wonder. She had been fascinated with nature. How it was. How it worked. He loved her enthusiasm for the flowers so from then on she was known as Buttercup to him.

Anna nodded her head. Fiyero got up and gathered her in his arms. Elphaba came up and hugged her also. Anna let the tears that she had been holding fall finally. Fiyero held her not wanting to let her go ever again. Glinda and Boq also came in the room. When they saw Anna they also held her in a hug.

Elsewhere, Ricky woke with a start. The amount of joy in this place was overwhelming. He went to the source to find his fiancée wrapped in a giant group hug.

"Anna?" He asked when his voice returned.

"Rick-Rick?" She said as she pulled away from the group. They went to each other and held the other close. Anna looked up at Ricky, with joy in her eyes. They kissed softly.

End Chapter. Now the next chapter will be the wedding and maybe I'll add an epilogue if your good and review. If I hit 20 reviews then I will add an epilogue.