A Lazy Afternoon
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters.
Author's Note: I have the kiss written, but I'm several chapters behind in typing up what I've written. This chapter, however, has some fun to tide you over:-p
Chapter 12
When Fiyero awoke, Elphaba was still sound asleep. Her head lay on his arm, and they had tangled in their sleep, and now her leg lay precariously over a very sensitive area. He prayed she didn't say anything about it. His arm was a bit numb where her head lay, but he didn't want to move her. As he shifted slightly, she stirred.
"Hey."
"Hey…" she replied, groggily.
"Sleep well?"
"Mmmhmm," she nodded.
"Good, me too."
"What time is it?"
He pawed at the bedside table for his pocket watch. "8:30."
"Plenty of time to make it to Life Sciences for 9:30."
"Yeah."
She shifted her leg, and he gasped.
"What?"
"Nothing."
"Oh…"
Elphaba looked to him, curious. He averted his gaze. She moved her leg away.
"I'm, uh, sorry if I, uh, did, uh, that."
"No, its okay…it happens…randomly…don't worry."
"It just happens randomly?"
"Well, sometimes, yes."
"This time?"
"Ummm…maybe…I, um…yeah…"
Elphaba smiled and caressed his burning cheek.
"Sorry if I embarrassed you."
"No, its okay."
They sat in awkward silence for a moment before Elphie climbed out of bed.
"I brought a blue dress."
"Good."
"Now turn away while I change."
"Don't worry, watching you change is the last thing I need right now."
She giggled and turned from him. She knew he had seen her naked, but that was different. His attention then was on helping, not viewing.
"Safe to turn back."
"That's nice."
"Sure it is."
"Really."
She was wearing a blue skirt with a lighter blue short-sleeved top, and her long blue gloves.
"Wear your hair down."
"I like your belt."
"Wear it then. Just not in your hair."
She pulled it from her hair, and tied it around her waist.
"That works."
"I have a scarf too."
"Wear it."
She tied the royal blue scarf around her neck. Fiyero sat up in bed.
"You look very pretty."
Elphie shook her head.
"Yes, you do."
He climbed out of bed and walked over to his closet. She sat on the bed. He seemed to have calmed down. She knew she should turn away, but stared transfixed as he peeled of his bed shirt, and stripped down to his underwear, then pulling on a pair of breeches. Her eyes went wide when she saw that the beautiful blue diamonds continued all over his muscular chest. She wanted a better look, but was not about to ask him to come over to her so she could examine his bare chest in greater detail.
"Earth to Elphie…"
She looked up, startled.
"I'm sorry."
"It's all right. Where's your head right now?"
He sat down beside her, and looked at her, perplexed. He was still sans shirt, and the words just weren't coming to her brain. So she continued to stare. The blue diamonds came down his neck in two lines, crossing at the center of his collarbone. From there each line split in two, one side circling down around each nipple, the others continued down the center, crossing each other. They went through a small patch of chest hair, before spiraling out from his belly button, and out of her view. The arms of the spiral seemed to trace his well defined abs. It was amazing.
"Interesting, huh?"
She looked up to his face, still unable to articulate how she felt.
"Are you all right?"
"Yeah…"
He grabbed her hand. "You're really that mesmerized by the diamonds?"
"Yeah…I don't know why…they're just…amazing."
"You really think so?"
"The pattern on your chest is even more…breathtaking…than the one on your face.
He smiled. "Thank you. That was a wonderful compliment."
He pulled her in a deep hug. She shivered as the uncovered part of her arm, then her cheek came into contact with his bare chest. She lay contentedly in his arms for a minute or so, until the main clock of Shiz began to chime 9:00.
"Shit, we'd better hurry if we want to actually make breakfast today. Some day, when we have time, I'll explain the significance of the patterns, since you like them so much."
"That would be nice."
Fiyero kissed her forehead, and pushed Elphie away. He stood and slid his shirt over his head. Returning to the closet, he picked out a royal blue vest.
"So much for reading Life Sciences this morning," Elphie laughed.
"Oh, shit. Pray for no quiz."
"Definitely."
"Ready?" he extended his hand. She took it, and stood. He squeezed her hand, and led her through the door and down the hall.
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