After the Melting
Fanfiction by J. Thorne
Disclaimer - I don't own anything but the plot. Don't sue me!!!
Chapter 5
After hours of swimming together, they made their way back to their small clearing and entered the small burrow. They settled down together on the bedding, lying close together for warmth and comfort. Wrapping his arms around her waist, Fiyero gently kissed her as they settled in to sleep.
"When do you want to do it?" Elphaba asked him gently.
"Do what, my love?"
"Get married, of course. I'm thinking that now might not be the best time – we don't want to chance anyone recognizing us, even with the Wizard gone. Too many people still hate me, and I don't want to be hunted anymore."
Fiyero thought for a moment, and then looked up at her. "Well, how about this. We'll find a place to live and settle down for a bit, wait until the rumors die down. It shouldn't take more than two or three years, especially if Glinda is a good ruler. Then it should be safe for us to find someone to marry us. Does that sound good?"
Elphaba smiled at him. "That sounds perfect."
The next morning they woke, feeling more rested than they had since the beginning of their trip. They ate a quick breakfast of some bread and meat, then packed up the rest of their things and left. Elphaba insisted on leaving the burrow intact, so that any Animal refugees that might wander by would have a good place to sleep. The left through the woods, staying away from the small villages they passed. They camped that night in a similar fashion as they had the last, then continued on their way.
After about a week, they had passed numerous small villages and began to notice the trees were becoming sparse once again. The temperatures were rising, and it became clear that they were nearing the desert lands, and the borders of Oz. They came to a spacious clearing right near the edge of the desert, and stopped.
"I've been told that it's impossible to cross the desert, Fa. There's nothing but sand for miles and miles, nothing but sand and creatures just waiting to gobble people like us up. Are you sure you want to go?" Fiyero asked cautiously.
"Well, I don't like the sound of the desert, but what other option do we have?"
"We could stay here. I could build us a little house in this clearing, and it's not too far to the nearest village, so we can easily get what we need. And the Quadlings around here most likely have no knowledge at all of what has happened in the Emerald City, nor do they care. We could have a lovely, wonderful life here. Together."
Elphaba considered what Fiyero was saying. These past weeks with him had been the best in her life, but she was tired of wandering. Looking around the clearing, she simply said to him, "Well then, lets get building."
Fanfiction by J. Thorne
Disclaimer - I don't own anything but the plot. Don't sue me!!!
Chapter 5
After hours of swimming together, they made their way back to their small clearing and entered the small burrow. They settled down together on the bedding, lying close together for warmth and comfort. Wrapping his arms around her waist, Fiyero gently kissed her as they settled in to sleep.
"When do you want to do it?" Elphaba asked him gently.
"Do what, my love?"
"Get married, of course. I'm thinking that now might not be the best time – we don't want to chance anyone recognizing us, even with the Wizard gone. Too many people still hate me, and I don't want to be hunted anymore."
Fiyero thought for a moment, and then looked up at her. "Well, how about this. We'll find a place to live and settle down for a bit, wait until the rumors die down. It shouldn't take more than two or three years, especially if Glinda is a good ruler. Then it should be safe for us to find someone to marry us. Does that sound good?"
Elphaba smiled at him. "That sounds perfect."
The next morning they woke, feeling more rested than they had since the beginning of their trip. They ate a quick breakfast of some bread and meat, then packed up the rest of their things and left. Elphaba insisted on leaving the burrow intact, so that any Animal refugees that might wander by would have a good place to sleep. The left through the woods, staying away from the small villages they passed. They camped that night in a similar fashion as they had the last, then continued on their way.
After about a week, they had passed numerous small villages and began to notice the trees were becoming sparse once again. The temperatures were rising, and it became clear that they were nearing the desert lands, and the borders of Oz. They came to a spacious clearing right near the edge of the desert, and stopped.
"I've been told that it's impossible to cross the desert, Fa. There's nothing but sand for miles and miles, nothing but sand and creatures just waiting to gobble people like us up. Are you sure you want to go?" Fiyero asked cautiously.
"Well, I don't like the sound of the desert, but what other option do we have?"
"We could stay here. I could build us a little house in this clearing, and it's not too far to the nearest village, so we can easily get what we need. And the Quadlings around here most likely have no knowledge at all of what has happened in the Emerald City, nor do they care. We could have a lovely, wonderful life here. Together."
Elphaba considered what Fiyero was saying. These past weeks with him had been the best in her life, but she was tired of wandering. Looking around the clearing, she simply said to him, "Well then, lets get building."