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Chapter Fourteen

Fiyero, after he'd cleaned up, sat in the waiting room for what seemed like an eternity. Everything had happened so fast. One minute he was sitting, looking into the waters of the Canal, and the next thing he knew, Elphaba was hurt, in his arms.

If he ever found that boy again, he would surely kill him.

And then there was Nessa. Fiyero knew she would find out what happened eventually, but figured it was best for now to leave her out of it.

After waiting several hours, the doctor came out to fill Fiyero in.

"She suffered a lot of internal bleeding, and some minor organ damage. We had to operate, and she did well, given the circumstances."

"Is she awake?"

"Yes. Would you like to see her?"

He nodded.

He followed the doctor to Elphaba's room, where she looked a pale shade of green.

Elphaba hazily opened her eyes and smiled, happy to see Fiyero appear in front of her.

"Hey, Fae."

"Hey, Fiyero." She said with a smile, but hoarsely.

"How do you feel?"

"Much better, now that you're here."

He smiled at her, "You had me worried there, for a minute."

"What happened, exactly?"

He sat in a chair next to her bed and took a deep breath, "Do you remember that man who threw you into the canal?"

She nodded.

"He…I think…stabbed you." She gasped, "I don't know why, but he did. And if I ever see him again, I'll kill him."

"Oz…I almost died, didn't I?"

"You were in surgery for a while. But they said you did great, and besides, you're here now. And that's what matters."

"Fiyero, I'm just so tired." She said, and the look on her face broke his heart.

"Fae, sleep. I'll be here when you wake up, I promise."

She smiled at him, and fell asleep.

Fiyero leaned back in his chair and put his head in his hands. She was alright, and he was so scared of losing her.

His whole world would have come to an end, in an instant. There would have been no point to his life, without her.

After the next few days of recovery for Elphaba, she was allowed to leave the hospital, and agreed to stay with Fiyero for a few days just to make sure she was all right.

He was educated in every possible way of how to take care of her, and, later that afternoon, took her back to his suite.

After they'd arrived and he'd closed the door, he said, "Fae, I hate to do this so soon, but we have to talk. I'm really-"

He was cut off by her deep kiss, and he wrapped his hands around her waist. She broke off after a few seconds and said, "I'm sorry for the way I treated you."

They moved to the couch, "No, Fae. I had no right to lie to you like that. I was completely out of line."

She was quiet for a moment, "So that story about your friend from the Vinkus was just a test?"

He sighed and nodded.

"I want the truth. About you."

"Absolutely."

"Start from the beginning."

"Well, my parents are the King and Queen of the Vinkus, and I'm the Crown Prince. Glinda and I are in an arranged marriage. When we got here, I was on a 'dancing through life' phase, and didn't care, because I was unhappy about our relationship. And then I saw you, and I fell in love with you the moment I saw you."

She looked at him, "But Fiyero, even if we wanted to be together, we couldn't. It's impossible."

"Not entirely. Since you happen to be the heir to the Governor of Munchkinland, which has pull with my parents."

"So if you find someone with political standings, you can replace Glinda with them?"

He nodded. The pair sat in silence, letting everything sink in.

"I love you, Fae."

"I love you too, Yero."

"Yero?"

"Hey, I have a nickname, you get one too."

"I like it. I really do."

"And, thank you for saving me back there."

"Anything for you, Fae."

She smiled and kissed him softly.