wildflower0310: If you want to join the Frex Hunters, you need to ask Ultimate Queen of Cliffies. That's her thing. And read the chapter before you consider joining.
Jaeme: I know they do in regular sign language, and they probably do in fingerspelling. I just know that it's really fast, so even if she were signing shorthand of the words, I would still write everything out for writing purposes. Thanks for your review!
Frex took a deep breath as he walked up to Elphaba's room, a large, light brown suitcase clutched firmly in his right hand. Slowly exhaling, he reached for the doorknob. He pushed the door open and walked straight up to his eldest daughter, who was sitting on her bed, her arms hugging her waist as she rocked from side to side.
"Fabala," Frex whispered, lightly touching Elphaba's arm.
Elphaba's head snapped up and she quickly moved away from her father. She sank to the floor, her arms still wrapped tightly around her waist.
Kneeling beside his shivering daughter, Frex gently pressed the suitcase into Elphaba's hands.
Stiffening, Elphaba's fingers glided over the suitcase. Pulling it closer, her fingers continued to trail over the suitcase. Frowning, she tried to figure out why her father had given her a suitcase. Figuring it out after a few seconds, Elphaba's eyes widened and she reached for her father's hand. 'Am I going back to Shiz?' she signed hopefully.
Frex slowly brought Elphaba's hand to his face and nodded.
Squealing, Elphaba pushed herself to her feet and stumbled over to her closet to get her clothes.
Giving his daughter a small smile, Frex rose to his full height and left the room. He reached into his pocket and pulled out Nanny's letter. He wrote a letter back to the old woman to tell her that he decided to let Elphaba return to Shiz. He knew that it was best for her. He had to let her go. She deserved it. They were to leave the following morning.
Elphaba was the first one to wake up the next morning. The emerald girl jumped out of bed and stumbled over to her closet. She pulled out her favorite dress and nuzzled her cheek against the soft, cotton fabric. She was going back to Shiz. A light blush spread across her face as she thought about being with Fiyero and Galinda again.
A few hours later, Frex sat at the table alone, eating his breakfast. Quirk had informed him that Elphaba had woken up early and already ate breakfast. Sighing, he took one final bite of his toast and left the table. He walked up the stairs towards Elphaba's room but stopped, seeing Elphaba walk down the hallway, one hand sliding against the wall, the other swaying from side to side in front of her. Frex reached out his hand and waited for Elphaba's fingers to find his. Elphaba's fingers bumped into her father's hand and she froze. Her hand rose and pressed against her lips.
"What is it, Fabala?" Frex asked, watching as Elphaba's lips silently moved.
'Papa.' she mouthed.
Frex's eyes widened as he watched his daughter. Did… did she just…?
'Papa.' Elphaba's lips curled into a small smile as she launched herself at her father and nuzzled her cheek against his chest.
Frex wiped a tear from his eye and tenderly stroked Elphaba's hair. "My precious little Fabala."
'Papa.'
"Miss Galinda, it's time to get up," Nanny said, gently shaking the blonde.
"I'm not going to class," Galinda protested, frowning at the old woman before going back to sleep.
"Miss Galinda, I wouldn't advise you to stay in bed today," Nanny smiled, clutching a folded piece of paper against her chest.
"I said I'm not going to class. I'm not going today, tomorrow, or for the rest of the year!"
Nanny shuffled over to the window and opened the curtains, allowing the sunlight to seep into the room. Grumbling, Galinda pushed the covers away from her body and glared at the old woman.
"Hurry up and get ready, now," the old woman said as she left the room, trusting that the blonde would get up.
"What's the point?" Galinda asked, sadness evident in her voice.
Nanny turned around and gave the blonde a small smile. "Trust me."
Huffing, Galinda reluctantly got out of bed and showered. She came out, a white towel wrapped around her small body, and put on her white blouse, skirt, and jacket. Sitting in front of her vanity, she grabbed her brush. Sadly, she fingered the brush as she remembered how she used to brush Elphaba's hair. How she missed the emerald girl's long, silky, raven hair.
"Miss Galinda!" Nanny called.
"Coming," Galinda muttered, finishing her hair and following the old woman out of the dorm.
"Okay, we're here," Avaric said, dragging Fiyero behind him.
"Excellent. Thank you, Master Avaric," Nanny smiled, taking the prince's hand and pulling him and the blonde towards the gate. Nodding, Avaric gave Fiyero a half-wave before running off to class.
"What's so important?" Fiyero complained.
"I know as much as you do," Galinda responded.
"That's nothing."
"I know."
"I have a surprise for both of you," Nanny said, seeing a silver carriage drive up to the gate.
Huffing, Galinda crossed her arms over her chest and shifted her weight. Whatever the old woman was planning had better be good.
Quirk stepped down and opened the door. Frex stepped out first and, straightening his robes, turned and reached out his hand.
Fiyero and Galinda stiffened as they saw an emerald hand reach out and grasp onto Frex's hand. Smiling, Frex helped his daughter out of the carriage.
"ELPHIE!" Galinda shouted, running towards the green girl and attacking her in a giant bear hug, almost knocking her off her feet.
Elphaba stiffened. Her hand rose and lightly touched Galinda's curls. A look of pure relief crossed her face as she returned the hug.
"Oh, Elphie," Galinda whispered, leaning her head against Elphaba's shoulder. "I've missed you so much."
Fiyero smiled as he watched Galinda and Elphaba share a hug. His smile quickly turned into a frown when he saw Frex staring at him. The governor motioned for the young prince to follow him. Gulping down the lump in his throat, Fiyero obeyed and followed Frex.
"Master Tigulaar," Frex said, looking the prince in the eye.
"G-Governor Thropp," Fiyero whimpered, his entire body shaking in fear.
Frex sighed. "First, I would just like to apologize for what happened at the Lurlinemas Ball."
"I understand, sir. I'm aware that my reputation is… not the best," Fiyero said, nervously shuffling his weight.
"That's one way of putting it," Frex admitted. "Though, I have come to understand that you are not that type of person… anymore. I also wish to say that though I don't approve of… this entirely," he gestured to Fiyero, then to his daughter. "You make Fabala happy." He turned and looked at Elphaba, who was still hugging the petite blonde. "And she deserves to be happy." He turned back to Fiyero. The prince noticed that the governor's face had softened a bit. "You have my permission to continue your… relationship."
Fiyero's face lit up. "Thank you, sir. I promise I'll look after her and treat her well and…"
Frex nodded. "I know you will. And…" He took a deep breath before continuing. "You are welcome to visit Munchkinland again."
A look of pure joy crossed Fiyero's face. "Thank you, sir. I promise not to disappoint you."
Frex gave the Vinkun prince a small nod. Fiyero quickly made his way over to Elphaba and lightly touched her arm.
Stiffening, Elphaba gently pushed herself away from Galinda and turned towards Fiyero. Her hand slowly slid up his arm to his face. Squealing, she launched herself at Fiyero and tightly wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Fae," Fiyero whispered, hugging her back. "My sweet, sweet, Fae. How I've missed you."
'Yero.' Elphaba mouthed, giggling as she nuzzled her cheek against her boyfriend's chest and snuggled closer to him.
Frex smiled as he saw how gentle the prince was towards Elphaba. Maybe he was wrong about him. Maybe he was a good, trustworthy person after all. Smiling, he walked over to Elphaba and placed a gentle kiss in her hair. "Goodbye, Fabala," he whispered, turning and walking back to the carriage.
Lifting her head, Elphaba slowly twisted out of Fiyero's arms and reached for her father. Turning, Frex reached out his hand and waited. Elphaba felt her father's fingers brush against hers and she quickly pulled herself towards him. Wrapping her arms around his waist, she sighed and snuggled closer to him.
"I'll miss you, too, Fabala," Frex whispered, kissing her forehead.
'Papa.' Elphaba mouthed.
Wiping away a stray tear, Frex gently pulled away from his daughter and gently took her hand. 'I love you so much, Fabala.'
Elphaba smiled. 'I love you, too, Papa.'
Kissing her forehead, Frex turned and climbed back into the carriage. Quirk said a quick goodbye to Elphaba and climbed back into the carriage. A snap of the reins and the carriage drove off.
Nanny turned and saw Fiyero, Galinda, and Elphaba sharing a group hug. "Little frog's back," she whispered happily to herself.
"We've missed you so much, Fae," Fiyero whispered, softly kissing Elphaba's hair.
"You have no idea," Galinda smiled, wiping a tear from her eye.
Lifting her head, Elphaba gently pushed away from her friends and stretched out her hand, reaching for someone unknown.
"Elphie?" Galinda asked, lightly touching Elphaba's shoulder.
Elphaba gently pulled away from Galinda and turned, continuing to reach for someone who wasn't there.
"Fae, what is it?" Fiyero whispered, taking Elphaba's hand.
Turning towards Fiyero, she pulled herself closer to him. 'Where's Nessa?'
"Where's Nessa?" Fiyero asked, directing the question to Nanny.
Smiling, Nanny walked up to Elphaba and gently took her hand. 'She's in class right now.'
Nodding, Elphaba turned and happily wrapped her arms around her friends. Fiyero and Galinda quickly returned the hug and tightly wrapped their arms around her, as if they were afraid to let go.
"It's so good to have you back," the blonde whispered, smiling up at her best friend.
"I couldn't agree more," Fiyero said, smiling as Elphaba's fingers trailed over his face.
Nessa's arms were wrapped tightly around her waist as she hurried out of her Literature class. She couldn't stop thinking about her sister for the hour-long lesson. She couldn't remember a single thing the professor had said, and at the moment, she couldn't care less. She soon found herself outside in the commons area. Sniffing, she hurried over to the fountain and sat down on one of the benches.
"Nessa!"
The young brunette looked up and saw Fiyero and Galinda. A wide smile was painted on the blonde's lips as she gently pulled a green girl behind her.
"Fabala?" Nessa asked in disbelief, slowly rising to her feet. Smiling, she sprinted over to her sister and attacked her in a giant bear hug. "Oh, Fabala!"
Elphaba smiled as she felt her sister's arms wrap around her. 'Nessie, I've missed you so much.'
'I've missed you, too, Fabala. I'm so sorry. This was all my fault. I-'
'Nessa, it's not your fault. I'm sorry for everything.'
"But… why? How…?" Nessa asked, looking from Fiyero to Galinda.
"Your father had a change of heart," Fiyero smiled.
Wiping a tear away from her eye, Nessa wrapped her arms around her sister again. Smiling, the brunette gently leaned her head against her sister's shoulder. "It's so good to have you back, Fabala."
"Ooh, let's get ice cream!" Galinda smiled, clapping her hands together as she jumped up and down.
Fiyero gave Galinda a confused look. Nessa looked up at the blonde. "Ice cream?"
"Yes, ice cream. To celebrate Elphie's return to Shiz."
Nessa playfully shook her head and laughed. "Ice cream it is." Squeezing her sister's hand, the four friends slowly made their way to the Shiz ice cream parlor.
"I'll take strawberry!" Galinda smiled, her nose pressed firmly against the cold glass, her eyes scanning over the different flavors.
"I'll take the cookies and cream," Nessa smiled.
"And two chocolates, please," Fiyero said, smiling at Elphaba.
The group got their ice cream and found an empty table by the window.
"It seems like the school is brightening up now that Fabala's back," Nessa said, smiling at her sister.
"She's the light in the darkness," Fiyero smiled, gingerly wiping chocolate ice cream off of Elphaba's upper lip.
Elphaba blushed and giggled silently as Fiyero gently pulled her in for a kiss.
"I love you so much, Fae," Fiyero smiled, gently pulling back and brushing some of Elphaba's raven hair behind her ear.
'Yero.' Elphaba mouthed as rested her head against his shoulder.
That evening, Galinda happily sat at her vanity for the first time in several months. She looked at her roommate through the mirror, who was getting reacquainted with the layout of the room. "It's good to have you back, Elphie," she whispered. She turned back to her vanity and began to reorganize her cosmetics when she felt Elphaba's hand on her shoulder. "Elphie?"
Elphaba's hand rose and her fingers tangled in Galinda's golden hair. Smiling, she lifted her other hand, revealing a hairbrush, and began to brush the blonde's hair.
Giggling, Galinda watched Elphaba through the mirror as she gently ran the brush through her hair. "I've missed you more than you'll ever know," she whispered as she watched Elphaba set the brush down.
Stepping next to her, Elphaba fingers reached out and grazed Galinda arm. Grasping her arm, she gently tugged at it, wanting Galinda to stand up. The blonde quickly rose to her feet and wrapped the green girl in a caring hug. Pulling away, she gently took Elphaba's hand and signed into her palm.
'Thank you, Elphie. Let's get ready for bed.'
Nodding, Elphaba turned and groped over to her dresser and grabbed her nightgown before disappearing into the bathroom. Galinda quickly changed into her nightwear and waited for the emerald girl to come out. Elphaba came out a few minutes later and reached for Galinda. The blonde gently cupped Elphaba's hand in her own and led her to her bed.
Sitting down next to her, Galinda gripped Elphaba's hand, fearing that if she let go, she would wake up, Elphaba would be gone and she would find out that everything had been a dream and Elphaba was still in Munchkinland.
Elphaba's hand rose and slid up Galinda's arm to her face. Smiling, her fingers lightly trailed over Galinda's cheek, over her eyes, and down her nose to her lips.
"Elphie," Galinda whispered.
Elphaba smiled as she pressed her fingers against her own lips. She moved them wordlessly and Galinda curiously watched in silence.
"What is it, Elphie?" the blonde questioned.
'Galinda.' the green girl mouthed.
"Oh, Elphie," Galinda smiled.
'Galinda.' Elphaba's other hand rose and rested on the blonde's cheek. 'Galinda.' she repeated, giggling.
Grinning, Galinda gently placed her hand on top of Elphaba's and nodded.
'Galinda… friend.' Elphaba launched herself at the blonde and happily wrapped her arms around the blonde's waist.
"It's so good to have you back, Elphie," Galinda said, rubbing small circles on the green girl's back.
Megan's Corner of Useless Information Fact #17:
Okay, guess who's back? THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S ME! GET A LOAD OF THIS! I actually need help finding something that doesn't have to do with the underground Russian Literature Ring That I'm running From So Y'all can help me hopefully. I read a really good piece of schist on ff. net and I can't remember the author or the name of the piece, but it was an afterlife fic with most of the characters from Harry Potter sort-of mixed with Discworld (really great, random book series) and I can't seem to find it. When I read it sometime last year it was about 5 ch. long. So yes this is what I have battled through the haze of swim team, broken computers, working on my painting portfolio, exhaustion, and SAT prep courses to remember to ask of you. Yep. I sure do have my priorities right. So: OFF TO BATTLE MY LOVELIES! MAKE MAMA (not that I'm actually your mother. Ew!) PROUD because I have been LOOKING for this thing and all I'm finding are really weird cracky naruto crossovers and Welcome to Night Vale fanfiction with the terrors from the Deep Known as Station Management having a deep, loving, committed relationship with John-Peters, you know, the farmer. Which I am totally okay with and love with a deeply strange passion, but, ya know, it's not what I'm looking for. (OH and Check out Welcome to Nightvale By CommonPlace Books- really great podcast.) But OFF TOPIC. Please help me find this because the other alternative is finally going into that Wicked Folder Nia's been sending me every other week and though I love her and you all (in a totally platonic way of course) deeply y'all know that ain't mah "thang". So Help. Please. I can only look at Cute Suffering Fiyeraba Fics so many times.
Thank you and Good Bye.
See, Nia? Regular (somewhat) contact initiated and interaction with fellow Human beings that involves minimum screaming and running from authorities.
Okay, actual random and useless fact after all: The Underground literature publisher for the Russian Revolution contained works from great Russian Authors Poets and Playwrights such as writer Anna Akhmatova and was called "Samizdat", or the Russian word for underground.
Top THAT, Nia.
Crisps and Pachyderm,
THAT ONE YOU WILL SOMEDAY BOW BEFORE AND WEEP (and hopefully remember because I've been told that I am a very forgetful person)
ON THE NEXT EPISODE; We will talk about the care and feeding of chickens and how this has nothing and everything to do with my neighbors new and Very Illegal Chickens and How I'm now having Fried Chicken That Was Totally From KFCs tonight.
FROM NIA: Schist is a type of rock, so I have no idea where Megan got that from. All I do is copy and paste what she sends me. That's all!
*VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE*: On August 1, 2014, I will be changing my penname to Fae'sFlower. Just letting you all know.
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