Elphaba and Rehmehya stood facing each other for a few moments. Each one surveying the other, taking the others measure. To anyone reading between the lines, there was a blatant fact, that every one else seemed to be ignoring.
Elphie and Remmy were both a reflection and contradiction to the other.
Elphaba stood in her black dress (although it was a softer cut than those of her early years), her black hair tied in knot, and even though her face had begun to show her age Elphie's eyes had a curious youthful innoncence.
Rehmehya stood at the same height, and similar postured stance. However, Remmy's hair flowed freely, beating against the girl's white dress. Her youth was blarantly apparent as long as one did into her eyes, which contained an older feeling, as if they belonged better suited to someone ninety-eight instead of eighteen.
The young man standing with Avaya's brother cleared his throat, and for a moment broke the tension. Fiyero faced the boy and apparently got the message the boy was trying to convey.
Remmy POV
There was both an awkwardness and a familiarity when I met Avaya's parents, her mother in particular, but every one else seemed oblivious to it. I could have been imagining it.
Within moments we were being moved to one of the most odd-looking carriages I have ever seen in my life. It was a box with only one window on the one door on one side. Us ladies were put nearest the walled side. It was extremely baffled.
"Have you never seen one of these?" the friend of Avaya's brother, I think he was called Nashua, asked me as he sat next to me.
I shook my head.
He explained, "To protect the women from stray arrows, the men sit closest to the opening."
"How...noble."
"Here in Kvon Altar we take pride in honor." He sounded hurt.
"I didn't mean to offend, I'm just not used to such practice."
He nodded, "My father tell us we must take pride in our differences, that set apart from Oz."
From Oz? That's right... Kvon Altar and the surronding area hasn't seen them sleves as Ozian since before the Wizard took power.
"Your father sounds wise."
He seemed to swell at this, "He should be, he is King."
"And that would make you?"
"Prince..."
I laughed, I don't know why. but he was a Prince!
My life's story.
But what got me...was he laughed too,
"I'm not very convincing am I? but it's true!"
I shook my head as my laugh subsided to giggles. The adults looked back to see what the ruckus was.
He slowed his laughing as well, "A part of me doesn't wish to be king, but..."
"We all have a destiny..."
He nodded, I continued,
"But destiny is also a master of disguise."
Two Weeks Later at Elphie and Fiyero's Castle
"My father will be worried, I must get back." Nash said getting up from is place next to me from around the fire.
"Ten more minutes my friend." Thaimis pleaded.
"No, I must." And with that he and his squire were off.
"Well, we probably should turn in." Avaya said making her way into the castle.
Thaimis looked at me, his own green skin hard to see in the night, "Coming? One of the Squires will come along soon and put it out."
"No, go ahead, I want a few moments by myself."
"Suit yourself." And he was gone.
I was left by myself. Ever since I was little I had always felt a connection to the sky.
And suddenly I felt, well, homesick.
I missed my father, I hadn't seen him in nearly a year.
Softly I began to sing
"I open my eyes
And fall into a dream
Just you and me
And the world doesn't care"
Then I hear her from behind me soflty at first, I kept steady, while shocked, we kept on.
"No one to say we can't be
Just you and me
And stars in the sky
Together we'll make it
Maybe someday
All our dreamings will come in time
So don't be afraid to shut your eyes"
We ended, which was slightly good as that is all I knew.
I turned and face the person who claimed the voice,
"How do you know that song?" I asked at the same moment Avaya's mother asked from the doorway.