Together Again
Her eyes opened slowly. Through the scratchy fabric of her nightdress, she could feel Fiyero's form pressed against hers while he slept. She sat up gingerly, not wanting to wake him. His eyes opened briefly, but she cajoled him back to sleep. She pulled her nightgown off over her head and lay back against him in the chill of the morning. She felt the warmth of his skin against her own and she admired him as he slept. He had come back. A smile played across her lips. She had never dreamt she could have Fiyero. She let out a deep breath and he opened his eyes.
"Good morning," he smiled, and gave her a long kiss.
"I thought you'd hate me for sure," he whispered, jokingly, now that he realized she wasn't going to begin yelling at him again.
"Who says I don't, Mister Prince Vinkus?" she laughed playfully.
He stopped joking. "I missed you," he said quietly.
"I thought I'd scared you away for good," she whispered.
"Never," he breathed, kissing her again.
"So, need I ask every time? Why have you come back?"
"Elphaba," he said, serious. "Everyone is falling apart without you."
"How do you mean?" she asked, sitting up, and pulling the blanket with her.
Cold, he pulled on the blanket, and she came back down with it. "Well, Nessa has no arms, and I'm sure Glinda and Boq have already lost their legs by now," he said, trying to keep the mood light.
She smiled lightly before saying, "No, I mean it, Fiyero."
"Boq's antisocial and devoted to homework, Glinda's moping about in silence, and Nessarose is trying to kill herself. Well, not really," he said when she gave him a sharp look, "but she's insisting on doing things by herself and it isn't exactly… well, working."
Elphaba nodded her head, lost in thought.
"And Boq said to tell you that they miss you," he added, as an afterthought.
She sat up suddenly, this time forgetting the blanket. Shocked, she blushed, and then buried herself in the blanket again. She looked at him and said in a forbidding tone, "How do you mean, Boq says they miss me?"
He opened his mouth, realizing his mistake, and then closed it again. He repeated this several times, looking somewhat like a fish out of water.
She couldn't help but be amused by this. "Breathe," she said.
He collected himself. "Well, what I mean to say, he said if I find you, to say that they miss you."
She pursed her lips. "I see." She looked at him for a long moment. "So he suspects that you've found me?" she asked.
"Yes, I think so," he answered.
"And Glinda? She's moping about?"
"Yes," he said again.
She pulled the blanket with her and stood up, leaving Fiyero naked and cold. He scrambled for some clothes as she walked to her makeshift table and began to write. He approached her as she finished, having not wanted to interrupt her.
She folded two pieces of paper neatly and placed them in separate envelopes before laying them back onto the table.
She turned to look at him, "And you?" He walked towards her and tried to join her in the blanket, but she refused. "I'm not joking, Yero. Why are you here?"
"I can't stand being away from you," he said as she rolled her eyes.
"Have you listen to a goddamned word I've said, Fiyero?" she asked him when a hurt look crossed his face. He didn't know how to respond, so she continued. "Now isn't the best time for me to have you lurking about. I have serious work to attend to and nothing-" she paused when he looked at her in a suggestive way, "I mean it, Fiyero, nothing can stand in the way of that."
He sighed, knowing that what she said was true. "Graduation is in two months. But if I could maybe… visit?" he asked gently, not wanting to set her off.
Her icy demeanor melted away. "Visit? And share my blanket, you mean?" she asked playfully.
She invited him into the warm sanctuary that was the blanket and herself.
Okay, I've had this part written for a few days, but have been busy with school and also unsure where to go from here. Not sure how exactly I am wanting this to end up, but I think I like it so far. Sorry for the short chapter, I will do what I can to get some more in. Again I say, I would love more reviews, they help a lot, thanks to everyone who reviewed already. :)
