37. Jease The Wizard
"I did those kind of things before I went to the fun-fair to entertain... When my grandparents were still alive my grandpa teached me how to play the piano and my grandma how to sing appart from learning to use magic tricks..." Oscar lightly grinned as he rested his hands in his sides.
"Yes, but you still only performed a magic show as..."The Great and Powerful Oz!"" Frank recollected. Theodora laughed. "He's right, Oscar, I was there, you only had a magic show." "But know I see that you can do so much more." She added.
"I always did this appart from my past and the moving pictures... To forget my past then for a few minuts, to let my emotions float away in the songs I played at the piano..." Oscar said as he hidded his face behind the piano again, softly streaking the ivory on the piano.
They had a wonderful time, listening to Oscar's music. Then there was suddenly a loud noise. Within moments, Glinda entered the room.
Oscar looked up from the piano to Glinda, confushed what to say. "Glinda... What happend?" Oscar finished his sentence, not knowing what to think about this.
"It's Evanora!" Glinda tried to state. "I knew it!" Theodora shouted. "What has she done now?!" Theodora snapped. "She has found a message from Jease, the Wizard in the West." He has been trying to contact us." "He has found out that Momba is still at large." Glinda explained. Everyone was shocked by Glinda's tale. "Is this true?!" Theodora asked. "Yes, I'm afraid so." Glinda replied.
Oscar stood up from his chair. "As the Wizard of Oz... The only one, the true one, the upper wizard... Or however... I want to know what Evanora has done now... Did she do something bad, something goods, something neutrals...?"
Theodora stood up, to calm Oscar down. "No, my love, she has done, for once, something good for us. Jease is an old and dear friend of ours. He is one of the good wizards still left here in OZ." Theodora explained. "Momba is the witch you dreamt about, remember?" She reminded him. "Glinda, is Jease near here?" Theodora asked. Glinda nodded. "Yes, he is on his way." "Good." Theodora replied. "Oscar, you are the king of OZ, yet there are still other wizards besides you, I already told you that." Theodora stated.
"I know dear, I know... But this all just so... New to me... As you know... Everytime as everything seems normal or happy... Or good again... Or as every bad thing is gone for a moment... It all happends again.. First of all I am now a real wizard and the king of Oz... Still I am not sure if I can make the biggest wishes come true... Atleast not at the moment... I don't even know a small spell, I don't even have a gem yet... And I just wanted to go with you on holidays..." Oscar signed as he closed his eyes and started to feel the warm sun burning on his face. "Now more people can meet the newest witch in Oz... Ann-Elphaba..."
"Oscar, I know, and we still will go on a holiday, yet!" Theodora stated. "Oh, and that reminds me." She said, as she pulled two objects out of her pocket. "Here are your magical gems. Your ruby ring, and your ruby necklace. The ring will help you control your spells. And the necklace lets you walk through the rain." Theodora exclaimed. "U made them yesterday." She added.
"Where did you get these from?" Oscar said suddenly shocked by her special gift. "I really like them.. Thank you Theodora... But I have a question... Why do you only need a ring insteed of a necklace and a ring?" Oscar asked shocked.
Theodora smiled. "I too, have a necklace. It's just that I have not needed to use it." "Now that I am myself again, I will need the necklace." She finished. "I do hope you like them."
"I am sure I will like them..." Oscar said as he kissed softly her lightgreen nose with his soft and tender lips. "I love them I really do my dear... But... Will Elphaba need them ever?" Oscar said as he looked down to his daughter.
"Yes, eventually she will." Theodora answered. "I do hope you like Jease, I know he will be thrilled to meet you." Theodora exclaimed.
"Why would he be thrilled to meet me? I am the Wizard of Oz... Everyone saw me coming. I think they all would be more shocked to see Elphaba. No one, appart from the people in Emerald City and Glinda's Castle, no one knowes that Elphaba it born... Or that we are together insteed of me and Glinda... Maybe some people out there does still think that I'm dead..." Oscar came up with.
"Jease knows that you're still alive." "And the romance with Glinda, I know that he would fully understand. He and Glinda used to be in a relationship of their own." "Glinda still keeps in contact with him. I tried to find him as well. I thought that he might be able to save me from Evanora's curse." Theodora stated.
"But... Glinda is now in love with Evanora... He would never understand that... And he doesn't know yet that you and I have with each other and that Elphaba, a new witch in Oz, is born..." Oscar stroke some of her dark-brown hair out of her green face.
Theodora blushed. "His reaction will be no different than mine." "He knew that Evanora hurt me, and I know that he wanted to help me. "That's why he will be thrilled to meet you." "Not only are you the wizard, but you are greatly involved in our lives." "He will be glad that I found someone, who truly loves me." "And he will love Ann."
"Do you mean that he... Was in love with you as well?" Oscar looked with his eyes in hers, but in a kind of way that he forced her to tell him the truth. "Afther all, remember that... No matter we will do... Glinda will protect Evanora... She is kinda more then male type in their relation as the choice is to me..." Oscar glared at Glinda who stood in the door opening talking with Frank. "Hmmm~? And... What do you mean with that he tried to help you and that he will be thrilled to meet me?"
Theodora's face turned white. "Yes, Oscar, I was in love with him, terribly." "Yet, he chose Glinda over me." "That is main reason why I've hated Glinda for so long. And, how I so easily believed that Glinda was the Wicked Witch." Theodora remarked. "You may be right about Glinda." "After your arrival and victory, I know Jease will be glad to meet you." She added.
"That was... Why you falled so easily for me... Because you never loved someone... And then I came... And with my flirty talks and kisses I healed your broken heart within 24 hours... When... I broke it again... You though it was over with you and so... That... Thing... Happend... He will be shocked to see you this way... Theodora... But... We are like soulmates..." Oscar said as he smiled, grapped her hand and kissed it in a flirty way. "Somethimes I can be as flirty as I was before I met you..." Oscar laughed by his own words. "I think I'm gonna writh a new song soon... Maybe as title... Pretty girl..." Oscar laughed a little as he lied his arms in his neck again, his dirty, old smile coming back at his face.
Theodora smiled. "I knew that he and Glinda had more in common." "I knew that leaving him was for the best, yet it hurt me just the same." "Then months later, you came, and yes, you made me fall hopelessly in love with you." "You were such a heart-breaker!" She scolded. "Jease still loved me though, he may already know of my condition." Theodora explained. "Hearing that song name and seeing your smile, that's the man I first met and deeply loved." She finished.