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Chapter Twenty-One
"You and I got married after we found out about the war. The rest is history." Elphaba said, leaving out a huge chunk about her pregnancy and depression. Several hours later, Elphaba finished recapping their entire history together.
"Wow." He said. "I was a scarecrow?"
She chuckled, "Yep, straw hat and all. Your eyes were the same though." She sighed, "Does any of that…trigger anything?"
"I don't think it did."
"Well, it was worth a shot." She looked at her watch, "It's late. You should probably get some rest, you've had a long day."
They got up, and Elphaba showed him to his old room, and before she left, he gently grabbed her arm, "Elphaba, I know you're disappointed-"
"I'm not, Yero. What happened…happened. No one could've prevented it."
"I know, but I just want you to know that I know Fiyero's in here somewhere. And I'll do whatever it takes to find him, and bring him back to you." That sentence almost brought Elphaba to tears, "Because I know he loves you more than anything, and you defiantly deserve him back."
She cupped his cheek with her hand, "I love you, Yero. Goodnight."
"Goodnight." He said, as she lowered her hand and turned away from him, wiping silent tears off of her face.
Elphaba went into her room, and as soon as she shut the door, she started crying. Her husband was missing, and she needed him back. The Fiyero in the other room was still Fiyero, but he felt incomplete.
And not to mention they were hiding a child from him! Elphaba, in the midst of her meltdown, held Rao in her arms, the small, caramel-colored baby smiling at his mother.
"We're gonna get through this, Rao. You and me are gonna get Daddy back, I promise."
The baby yawned in response, and Elphaba smiled, in spite of her tears. She went to bed later that night, but no sleep came to her.
That next morning, Kells and Niq rose early to instruct the staff not to mention Rao or anything personal to Elphaba and Fiyero. The two left the castle soon after to give the pair some privacy.
Fiyero was the last one to wake, and he met Elphaba downstairs as she was eating breakfast, "Morning, Elphaba."
"Morning, Yero. Sleep well?"
"Well enough. You?"
"I don't usually get much sleep these days."
"I'm sorry to hear that." He sat down, "What's the plan for today?"
"Well, your parents have left us alone for the day. Is there something you want to do?"
"Get my memory back." He said quickly.
She was surprised, "Well, I guess we shouldn't waste any time."
He smiled, "Let's get started."
So, the pair went through a series of methods to restore Fiyero's memory, but came up short with everything they tried. Fiyero especially was growing frustrated and restless with the shortcomings.
Elphaba saw this and said, "Maybe we should take a break, Yero."
"No, we have to keep going."
"Fiyero, listen, this is a delicate process, and rushing this isn't going to help."
"Elphaba, I just want to get your husband back."
She looked at him, "You are my husband. Fiyero, you're not a different person just because you got hit in the head! You just forgot everything, and everything is still in there!"
Fiyero considered what she said, and responded, "Maybe we should take a break."
Elphaba stormed out of the room, and a few minutes later, Niq and Kells returned to find Fiyero.
"Any luck?" Niq said.
"None. She's in her room taking a break."
Kells went to Elphaba's room as quickly as she could, finding the green girl, holding her child, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Elphaba, what's wrong?"
She sniffled, "He thinks he's a different person, that the real Fiyero is somewhere inside of him."
"Elphaba, you may want to consider the other outcomes of this scenario."
"Which are?"
"He may not be able to get his memory back. You might have to start from scratch."
"I can't do that, Kells. What if he doesn't feel the same way-"
"Don't let your mind wander, Elphaba. We can figure this out, either way."
She nodded, turning back to Rao to see him smiling at her.