Chapter 53.

Rifiuto: Non Miriena

Two words: SNOW DAY!!!!

Two More Words: NO SCHOOL!!!!!!

Elements in 52? Elphaba asking Morrible if she'd ever been loved by her husband

Based on? Sara asking Miss Minchin if her father had ever called her a princess

Book and author? A Little Princess by Frances Hodgens Burnett

Elements in 53?

Thanks to lizziemagic for reviewing 52.

Fiyero had written to his father as soon as he returned to his dorm, telling them both that he and Elphaba would be home in a matter of weeks, before dispatching it to their hotel suite in the Emerald City; his parents were in the City, going over negotiations with the Wizard's advisors about war and trade. Needless to say it didn't take long for him to get a reply back--

In the form of his parents showing up at Shiz.

So when he joined Elphaba in the green, he also was shocked to see his parents with her.

"Fiyero? What's this about you and Elphaba being removed from Shiz?" Suqari asked. His son sighed.

"Madame Morrible--she caught us....sleeping together...." He whispered, looking away, ashamed at having to admit that he was being kicked out of school for the simple act of sleeping with his wife.

"Well, I don't see what the problem is," Chelseqa replied. "you two sleep together at home."

"But Horrible Morrible said that....that we're 'setting a bad example for the other students by inferring that it's okay to sleep together, and the fact that she caught us in the act of making love is giving them an excuse to do the same.'" Elphaba replied, quoting the old fish word for word.

"What? That's preposterous! Of course it's all right for you to sleep in the same bed together. You're married!"

"We know!"

Her children replied in unison.

"But...Morrible doesn't see it that way. She...said that what we were doing was vulgar and dirty, and then went on to call us both savages." Fiyero said.

"Savages?"

"Yeah. Winkie savages." Gently, Elphaba rested her hand on her husband's arm to calm him.

"That...bitch!" Both looked startled at the queen's outburst.

"Chelseqa, calm down."

She didn't listen, instead going off on a tangent that could be heard from Shiz to the other world.

"You obviously get your temper from her." Elphaba whispered. He chuckled.

"I guess I do."

"Let me at that bitch! I'll show her what a real Winkie savage is!" Chelseqa snapped, storming off towards the Head's office.

"Mom? Where are you going?" Quickly, they race after her, Fiyero pulling Elphaba behind him.

"Yero! Slow down! And where are we going, anyway?"

"To catch my mother before she does anything too rash!"

They found her in the Head's office, ripping into Morrible. Suqari slipped into the office as well, leaving his children in the lobby.

"Yero?" She tugged on his arm, and he led her out into the hall.

"What is it, Fae?"

"I know who did it."

"Did what?"

"I know who turned us in."

"Who?"

"That fat cupcake, Glinda Upland."

"The blonde?" She nodded. He lost his temper.

"That bitch!"

"Yero! Calm down!" She took his face in her hands. "Now I know you're Chelseqa's son, you definately share her temper." She chuckled softly.

"I'm sorry, Fae. I just--"

"Shh. It's okay. You're allowed to lose your temper. I don't blame you. I'm angry with her too, my love." She wrapped him in her arms, holding him close.

"Elphaba? Fiyero?"

The young couple broke apart, to find Fiyero's parents waiting in the doorway.

"What happened?" Fiyero asked.

"We talked to Morrible, and she explained the situation, and we explained your version of the situation. You two can stay at Shiz, but you'll have to live in the dorms that you're already living in-"

"What? That's not fair!" Elphaba snapped.

"Let me finish, Elphaba." The girl quieted down. "Now, you're going to have to live in your separate dorms, but you can spend the evenings together, as long as you don't encourage others to do the same. And she's sworn that she won't come after either of you." Suqari finished.

"We won't encourage others! We haven't! She---oh I could--"

"Fae, be grateful we're allowed what she's offering us." Fiyero said, pulling her into his arms.

"I know Yero, but..."

"I understand. It's not fair. But it's the best you have. And I agree with Fiyero- be grateful."

"We are...we just....we just want to be allowed to--"

"I know my darlings, I know." Chelseqa cut her son off, cupping his cheek before turning to Elphaba. "You just...want to sleep the way you have at home. It's perfectly understandable. I don't blame you for what you did. I understand. We'd...we'd do the same thing if we were you."

She hugged them both.

"Now, go unpack. You have classes tomorrow." The two thanked them, before doing as told. Elphaba helped Fiyero unpack, before dragging him back to her dorm. As they unpacked her things, he got a good look at her dorm.

"It....looks like....you've been thrown into a....frosting factory." He said, taking in all things pink on Glinda's side.

"Really?"

"Yes."

"I hadn't noticed. Well, other than the several pairs of heels she leaves in the middle of the room. And the fluffy pillows that for some ungodly known reason seem to end up on my side of the room. Oh, and then there's the smell of vanilla."

"Vanilla?"

She nodded.

"Glinda's perfume. Trust me, when she first moved in, I felt like I was living inside a bowl of ice cream. Yuck." He laughed, removing the dress from her hands and taking her into his arms. Tenderly, he kissed her, moving until they were laying on her bed. He breathed in her scent, holding her close.

"It smells like you."

"What does?"

"Your bed."

She chuckled.

"Of course it does. I sleep in it." She replied.

"Not for long." A smile came to her lips as she traced his features.

"I can see you. Clear as day in my mind, but....it doesn't compare to seeing you with my eyes."

He took her hand, kissing her palm.

"I love you, Dove."

"I love you too, Yero."

She kissed him again.

"How much?"

"What?"

"Show me how much you love me, Yero. Please."

Gently, he cupped her face, obeying her request.