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After leaving the mauntery in a daze after all that they had learned Elphaba, Fiyero and Liir had set up camp in a secluded part of the woods and were now sitting in silence around a fire. The news they had received certainly was a lot more than they had hoped to learn.
"Twins…." Fiyero said softly in disbelief.
"And I don't remember a blasted minute of it!" Elphaba cried out in despair before laying her head in her hands.
Liir looked at the two of them from his place across the fire, "Well, at least now we know…." He said trying to be optimistic.
"Yes….now we know." Fiyero repeated to Elphaba.
"Yes, now we know! We know when one is practically grown and the other is off gallivanting around in the Emerald City somewhere!" she shrieked.
"Fae calm down, we will find her and…..you can bond with Liir along the way." Fiyero said comfortingly.
At this time both Elphaba and Liir looked at one another, "Who said I wanted to bond?" they both answered.
Fiyero looked confused, "Well you two are mother and son I'll give you that."
The two then turned both their glares on him.
"I can't believe that I have a sister." Liir said.
"Yes and if someone discovers her it will be the end of all of us." Elphaba snapped.
"You talk about her as though she's a death sentence!" Liir shouted.
"Don't you raise your voice to me boy!" Elphaba snarled as she reached for her broom, that was no longer at her side.
"Enough! Fae calm down and Liir have some respect for your mother!" Fiyero ordered coming between them.
"She's not my mother!" Liir growled before stomping off.
"Where are you going!" Elphaba called after him.
"To get some more wood and to get as far away from you as humanly possible…..Mom!" he spat back.
At this Elphaba was silent and solemnly sat back down, her rage subsiding.
"Don't worry everything will work out." Fiyero said as he looped an arm around Elphaba drawing her close to him.
Stressed by the events of the day, Elphaba laid her head on his strong shoulder and closed her eyes trying to will away the world.
"If someone finds her Fiyero, she could be killed or what if she knows I'm alive? She could be tortured into telling something about me….." Elphaba trailed off.
"Your still as skeptical as ever, Fabala." Fiyero cooed as he kissed her lightly.
"I have good reason to be Yero." She sighed, curling up in his arms.
"If she's anything like you….which she seems to be, then she's smart enough not to get caught." He reassured.
"And Liir, he hates me and I suppose he's justified to do so after how I've treated him. I'm just not the motherly type of person Fiyero, I despise children."
"You'd may be surprised Fae, kids do stuff to you."
"Your one to talk, your children loved you and you loved them."
"You can't say that you don't love Liir, you hardly know him. Just wait and see I think you two are more alike than you think." He whispered as Elphaba finally gave in to sleep
Elphaba suddenly found herself back in the Mauntery's medical wing. Only this time the Witch was looking down at herself laying in one of the beds apparently in a coma. She looked closely at herself, she looked pale and sickly. Suddenly she heard a sound coming from the doorway; Elphaba looked over to see a small form standing in it. When the light came on her Elphaba gasped it was a small girl of about 1 who was a deep emerald shade of green. Her dark hair was put up in pig tails and she was wearing a simple gray dress. The child walked through the med area studying the patients with an expression Elphaba couldn't quite read. A small smile formed on her diamond cover face when she stopped at the bed where Elphaba was laying unconscious. She struggled to climb on to the bed her small green limbs clinging to the bedside for dear life. Elphaba held her breath as the child pulled herself on to the bed. She sat there seeming rather pleased at her accomplishment but then turned to her mother's lifeless form. The little girl just stared at her as though deep in thought. The child then reached for her mother's motionless hand. But before their hands could touch a young novice came in and scooped her up scolding her for running off.
It was then that Elphaba woke up; she sat up quickly disturbing Fiyero who was asleep beside her.
"What is it?" he asked sleepily.
"Nothing, just a bad dream." She lied.
Fiyero didn't look convinced but thought it wise not to press Elphaba any more this evening. Elphaba looked across the now smoldering fire to see Liir sound asleep. She told her self it was all just a dream and curled up closer to Fiyero and once again drifted off to sleep.
Liir waited until he saw Elphaba's back rise and fall in her normal sleeping rhythm. He turned to look at them, his parents. They didn't know it but he had been spying on them earlier and couldn't help but be amazed at how much they cared for each other. He had never seen Elphaba look at someone like she did Fiyero. There was softness to her normally cold eyes and she seemed to be a whole new person. Deep inside Liir wanted someone to care for him. All his life he had wondered who his parents were, how he had envied Nor when she spoke so highly of her father. But now he knew who they were, and they had to be one of the oddest couples he had ever seen. Even though he wasn't used to the idea of Auntie Witch being his mother….he could get used to having a family. But that didn't mean he was going to go all soft on Elphaba, she was after all still nasty Auntie in his mind. But he smiled before turning over to sleep.
Awwww, let's hear it for the love- hate (mostly hate right now) relationship between Liir and Elphaba! Please read and review and I'll shall try and update soon!