(NOTE): In this fic, Fiyero doesn't look like he did in the book, he looks like he did in the musical with blond hair and blue eyes (for a reason)...

Elphaba and Fiyero reached the cave that would serve as their new home the next night, stopping to rest during the day. It was close to morning when they landed at the entrance of the cave. "Witch's Haven" Elphaba whispered "That was what I used to call it. To remind me of why I had to stay hidden."

"Witch's Haven. Hmm. Home sweet home." Fiyero said as hepeered inside.It certainly looked like a witch's haven. There wasn't much there except for a bedroll, a table with one stool, and a cualdron hanging over a circle of large stones, the perfect place to build a fire.

"I know it's not much" Elphaba said as she walked toward the bedroll "but it'll have to do." She dropped her satchel on the bedroll and jumped when she heard a shriek. A furry head poked itself out from the blanket and looked around. When he caught sight of Elphaba, it's eyes widened in amazment.

"Mistress!" it said"You alive!"

"Chistery!" Elphaba said, bringing the little monkey into a hug "Oh, Chistery, I've missed you!"

"Who?" Fiyero said behind her. Elphaba turned to him, holding the monkey in her arms.

"Yero, this is Chistery. Chistery, this is my husband Fiyero."

"Chistery, huh? One of the monkeys who pulled me apart in the woods?" Fiyero said, raising an eyebrow. Chistery looked up at Elphaba quizzically.

"Chistery pulled Mistress's husband apart in woods?" Chistery asked.

"Oh, well...you see Chistery, Fiyero was the Scarecrow with that girl, Dorothy, that I told you to get. Remember?" Chistery looked at Fiyero.

"He not look like Scarecrow. Scarecrow made of straw. He made of skin."

"I turned him into a human, and we're married now"

"Oh, well, Chistery sorry, husband of Mistress, for pulling husband of Mistress apart."

"It's alright, Chistery." Fiyero said, reaching out a hand to pat Chistery's head "And you can call me Fiyero."

"Well" Elphaba said, putting Chistery down "It's almost morning, and I'm pretty hungry, so I think I'll go out looking for something to eat. In the meantime, why don't you get some rest?"

"Elphaba, don't you think I should be the one to go?" Fiyero asked.

"I'll be okay, Yero." she said, kissing him on the cheek "I know these parts very well, so I'll be fine.Trust me. Try and get some sleep. I'll be back later."

"Alright, Fae. Just be careful." Fiyero said, still a little unsure.

"I will. Chistery, I'm trusting you to take good care ofmy husband. Understand?"

"Chistery will, Mistress." Chistery said, as Fiyero grinned and rolled his eyes.

"Bye, my love." Elphaba said, giving Fiyero another kiss and heading out of the cave, broom in hand.

"Chistery told Mistress he would take good care of Fiyero." Chistery said, flying up to look Fiyero in the eye"So, Fiyero must do as Mistress said and get some sleep!"

"Alright." Fiyero sighed, lying down on the bedroll. As he fell asleep, he still couldn't believe he was taking orders from a monkey.

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"Boss" a voice whined "We've been walking around for hours without a breather! Couldn't we stop andrest a clock tick?"

" Not now, you fool!" another gruff voice answered "We have to find a gift for Lady Rheysilva (ray-SIL-va) by tomorrow. She wants a brand new man-slave, and she does not want some damn Munchkin. I heard a mysterious creature lives in these mountains, a 'Wildman' they call it. They say it comes out every morning looking for food and retreats to a secret place before the sun comes out. He is supposed to be a human-like creature with a face so handsome, a gal only needs to look atit once before she falls in love with it. That would be a perfect gift for Lady Rheysilva!"

"But, Boss Bongar (BONG-ar),that's just an old myth! Besides, even if it is real, is it fair game? I mean, are we allowed to make it a slave?"

"Well...it's considered human-like, not human exactly. I'm guessin' it's a rare kind of Animal, like the kind they said the witches were."

"Which witches?"

"All of them, you idiot. Thats why they say Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the Eastwere so captivatin' and why the Wicked Witch of the West was so revoltin'. They were actually a type of Animal born to human and Munchkin parents. This 'Wildman' must be the same thing. Get it, Fresbin (fr-EZ-bin)?"

"Could we still, please, take a break? My feet are killin me!"

The second voice, Bongar, groaned. "Fine. There's a cave up ahead. We'll stop and rest there." The two men walked up to a cave close by. They looked inside and were suprised to find stuff in it.

"Hey, Boss" Fresbin, the first voice,whispered "look over near those blankets!" Bongar looked to where Fresbin was turning and walked over to the bedroll. He saw a handsome young man with blond hair asleep with a monkey resting on his stomach.

"This must be it!"Bongar whispered excitedly " This must be the Wildman! Oh, what luck! Look! It's even charmed a monkey!"

"Let's tie it up before it wakes up!" Fresbin said. Bongar nodded and pulled out a rope and a small vial. He gently lifted the monkey up and set him on the ground and poured the liquid on a bit of the blanket and held it under the 'Wildman's' nose. He then tied the man's hands and feet together carefully and picked him up over his shoulder.

"No time for a breather now, Fresbin! We got to get this thing home!" Grinning like mad, the ran out of the cave, back to their home in the slums of the Emerald City...

HAHA...cliff hanger (grins evilly) I've always wanted to do that!