A/N: I don't know if this story's still liked..I'm confused with it at the moment, it feels like its just going nowhere. Hopefully I'll be able to pull it out of its rut, but that might mean less frequent updates. On the upside, I'm really hyper because I'm about to send Oliver Tompsett a letter (a slightly manic, weird letter) and the smallest birthday card in the world (his birthdays in August, but the early bird catches the worm..ew that sounds dirty..), it's literally about 6 centemetres high, and is taped to a letter. I've also given him a little scrap paper and some advice on how to turn the envelope into a puppet..oh dear. Anyway, on with the story! Enjoy, don't forget to review!

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Fiyero's concussion eased, and he started to return to normal, much to Boq's relief. He calmed down, and stayed lying on his bed. Boq was carefully watching him to make sure he didn't go to sleep, but Fiyero was so exhausted from the events of the past day or so, Boq wasn't sure if it was the concussion or fatigue causing him to nod off every five minutes, so in the end, he relented and left Fiyero to sleep, wandering aimlessly around the campus until he bumped into Nessa. They made arrangements to meet later, and Boq returned to his room.

Fiyero was still sleeping, and Boq moved to wake him up, wanting to make sure he was ok. He shook him lightly, and Fiyero groaned, trying to bat Boq away. He rolled over onto his side, and Boq rolled his eyes, trying to roll him back onto his back so he'd wake up.

"Five more minutes.." his sleepy voice replied in response to Boq's disturbance. "I'll be up then." He rolled over again, and within seconds he was snoring. Boq rolled his eyes again, giving up. He wrote a quick note, and left to go and see Nessa. He grabbed his bag before he left, almost forgetting he was going to "study".

He looked at his watch, and ran when he noticed he was late. He flew out of the doors, and straight in to Elphaba. She was knocked backwards, and Boq fell forwards.

"Boq!" Elphaba growled, standing up and brushing herself down. "I thought you were looking after Yero?" Boq blushed. "Where are you going?" she said, her voice cutting through the guilty Boq like a knife.

"I have a date with Nessa.." he said in a small voice, and was relieved when Elphaba visibly softened. "I'm late already, she'll worry.." Elphaba nodded, her annoyance at Boq leaving Fiyero still evident on her voice. The muchkin ran away, but was halted by her voice.

"Boq, what's he doing now? He is dressed, right?" she laughed lightly, sounding more confident than she felt.

"He's sleeping."

"What?! I told you to keep him awake. Idiot child!"

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She flew into the building, racing up the stairs. She knocked on the door with a hard tap, and waited. Noone answered. She tried the door knob, and to her relief the door was open. Fiyero was in his bed, the blanket up to his neck, snoring lightly. She smiled at him, before going over to him and sitting in the small space that was left by his curled body between his stomach and legs. She stroked his hair gently despite of herself, and his eyes started to open.

"Fae? What are you doing here?" He pried his eyes open and blinked again. "Am I dreaming?" She laughed.

"No, you're not dreaming. You need to wake up now. It's dark." She felt his forehead. "Your fever's breaking. D'you feel better now, Fi?" He nodded.

"I wish my cheek would stop hurting though." He rolled onto his back, and Elphaba stared at her hands, unable to look at him. "Where's Boq?"

"Out with Nessa."

"Oh, he's gone to the lake again." He shut his eyes again, and shuffled to get comfortable. Elphaba said nothing. She was contemplating lying next to him, as fatigue suddenly washed over him. "How's Galin?" His words rocked her, they were so unexpected.

"Fine. No thanks to you." Her voice was malicious again, and Fiyero regretted asking. Everything had become so complicated, he wanted it to return to normal. "Fiyero, why did you have to be honest?"

He sat up and stared at her. "Would you rather I lied to her?!"

"I don't know..but she's hurting so much. She's barely been eating, she's lost weight, and I feel like it's my fault."

"Its not, it's mine."

"I know. But why did you have to drag me into this?! Are you just covering something up? This has nothing to do with me, does it? You're in love with someone else." She paused, and he could see her brain was working. She looked shocked. "Fiyero..are you in love with Boq?!" He laughed outloud, and she couldn't help but smile. She remembered her anger, and stopped almost immediately.

"Fae, I said it because I felt it. I know it wasn't an appropriate moment to say it but.." Elphaba stood up in outrage.

"The wrong moment, Fiyero? Oh, no, it was the perfect moment, saying the wrong name as you were about to take your girlfriends virginity!" She screamed the words, all the anger that had built up in the few hours she'd been away from him, endlessly replaying every small moment the pair had ever shared, analysing them in new ways, shedding a new light on the past.

"Fae!" He jumped out of bed, dressed only in his underwear. He seemed unaware, but Elphaba looked at him in disgust.

"Put some clothes on Fiyero." She walked towards the door, shaking with anger.

"Fae, I love you!" She turned rapidly towards him, carefully focusing on his face. He looked so sad, so devastated, that a normal girl would have taken pity on him. Her face remained the same cold slate of indifference.

"Don't be ridiculous." She snapped, turning back towards the door, walking out and shutting it with a sharp slam.

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Fiyero took her in his arms, kissing the top of her head. She sighed contentedly, reaching up to play with his hair. She leaned into him, enjoying the feeling of resting against his chest. She could smell him; that beautifully provocative scent that only he possessed. She felt blissfully surrounded by him, and she couldn't remember another time when she'd been so happy. He mumbled something into her hair, and she turned around, and kissed him deeply, placing her hands on either side of his face. His hand stroked her lower back, while her hand roamed the tangled mess of his hair. She broke the kiss, smiling into his mouth.

"I love you too, Yero. Always. Forever."

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Elphaba woke with a start, sitting up violently. She looked around the room, shaken from her unusually vivid dream. She had to go see Fiyero.

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A/N: Hope you liked it. I'm going to work on The Lake tomorrow, so that should be fun, keep your eyes peeled. R&R! x