I dare say a bit of Fiyeraba if you want to call it that. One sided? Any requests for this story btw guys? I'm open to suggestions. I had a lot in the plans a while back but university has taken over my life alas!
With it going to be a long journey spent cooped up on such a little carriage for them all, they made preparations to travel the next day. Coraline offered her hospitality to them including the guards. The guards however thanked her kindly, but persisted they had to do their job and well, guard. So as they took turns who was to keep guard and who took a nap at the door, Coraline bid Elphaba and Fiyero a good night.
"Good night." They both said. Elphaba bit down on her lower lip, as she turned to see there was just one bed for them both. It took a moment for him to realise; after all he had shared a bed with Elphaba in the past. Then he remembered the circumstances.
"I'll erm lye on the floor of course."
"You don't have to Fiyero. It's big enough for the both of us. It would be silly for you to be uncomfortable on the floor."
"I don't get uncomfortable remember?" He shrugged.
"Oh. Yes. Well if you're sure."
"Yes. Besides it's not like I need to restore my energy."
"You'll wake me first thing won't you? You're going to be a little bored waiting for me to wake up."
"I'll lye here and think. It's a big day tomorrow after all."
Elphaba looked around the room for somewhere else to change and there was no such place.
"Fiyero do you mind turning your back?"
"Hmm?"
"Whilst I change?"
His eyes widened.
"Yes! Sorry." He said turning his back straight away. He kept his eyes trained on the piece of wallpaper beginning to curl off in the corner and remained silent. A moment or two later, he heard her voice.
"I'm done." He slowly turned back and saw her standing there in her underwear about to tuck herself under the covers but he got a glimpse still. Did she do that on purpose? He gulped a little and approached his place to sleep for the night, which was to the side of the bed. He settled himself down on the floor and lay down, staring up at the ceiling.
"I can't help but think Glinda should have come along with us now. She'd be so useful at performing the spell. I often think she knows more about that book as much as I do lately." Elphaba said staring up at the ceiling also.
Fiyero closed his eyes. It always related back to Glinda. He had come to terms with them both now, but the knowledge that nothing would ever become of him and Elphaba again was always at the back of his mind.
He cleared his throat.
"Yes I am sure she would have. I have the highest of hopes with just you and Coraline however. After all the Grimmerie has been brought back together now."
"Yes." She replied. She closed her eyes, inviting in sleep.
"Elphaba?"
Elphaba mumbled in response, tired from all the travelling.
"Good night."
"Good night Yero." She mumbled back. A slip of the tongue from old times' sake, oblivious to the effect it had on Fiyero, she took in a deep breath and went to sleep.
Fiyero lay there all night with nothing better to do but let his mind wander with Elphaba's sleeping form breathing shallow breathes peacefully beside him. He listened to that familiar yet distant sound and reminisced about the last time he heard it. He shook the thought from his mind. He had to get over it. He had come to terms with Elphaba and Glinda and was sincerely happy for them. He loved her that much to want to see her happy, but there would always be that bitterness that wished he could go back in time and hold onto her and never let her go. He could have made her just as happy right? Or were Elphaba and Glinda really that destined for each other?
So wrapped up in his thoughts he wasn't aware Elphaba's breathing pattern had changed somewhat and despite the darkness of the room sensed her movement. He lay perfectly still and came to realise upon reflection that he was still staring at that spot on the ceiling above him.
"Yero? Are you awake?"
Of course he was.
"Yes."
"Will you lie with me?"
"Up there?"
"Yes."
"I told you I'm fine here." And in that second he was indeed fine where he was. The idea of sharing a bed with her once again, together or nor was too intimidating to him.
"I'm not." There was a bit of a pause.
"Get up here, stop making a fuss." She tutted. Obediently he obeyed.
He lay down on the bed next to her and had to find a new spot in the dark to look at. He had no such luck, his eyes wandered. Elphaba edged closer to him and rested her head in level with his chest. Fiyero let his arm drape itself over her slightly curled up form.
" You should really get som sleep now."
"I will. Would you want to lie with me first?" He didn't reply, instead she folded over the covers so his side of the bed was accessible. It took him a moment to find the strength and then he was lay under the covers beside her. She looked at him first and then edged close to him and rested her head on his shoulder. He raised his hand in the air and lowered it to find her body to hold.
Fiyero felt more rested than a thousand nights of sleep.
