Chapter 12

The next morning Elphaba woke to an incessant pounding on the hotel room door. Her eye's popped open and she frowned in the early morning darkness. Who in Oz's name would be pounding at their door this early?

She glanced over at Glinda who was still sleeping soundly, their bodies still intertwined. She hated to leave her side, but she had to, to get the door. Slowly she pulled herself from underneath Glinda, who hardly stirred when Elphaba pulled the blanket over her and kissed her cheek.

The pounding seemed to crescendo and Elphaba mumbled to herself as she pulled on her nightgown which hadn't even made its way out of her small suitcase the night before. She ran her fingers through her hair and walked through the room to answer the door. As she pulled it open she found an official figure standing on the other side.

She looked at him, waiting for a response, waiting to be told what was going on, but all she received was an official looking envelope shoved in to her hands and then the official was gone. She watched as she marched down the hall and frowned. What an odd morning this was turning out to be.

She closed the door and looked down at the envelope. It was rather large, very green, and embroidered with gold. She slipped her light green finger under the seal and the envelope opened with ease. She pulled the parchment out and unfolded the certified looking piece of paper. Written in a practiced hand was a date and a time and where to go.

It occurred to her that she had just received her audience with the Wizard. She smiled half-heartedly, jumping a bit when two hands wrapped around her middle and some perfectly luscious lips gently kissed her neck.

"What is it, Elphie?" Glinda asked, her voice groggy from just having woken up. She came to Elphaba's side, her arms still wrapped around the tall, lanky thing.

"We got in, Glinda. We're going to see the Wizard." Elphaba turned in Glinda's arms and looked down at the blonde.

"That's great!" Glinda clapped her hands together and then received a kiss from Elphaba.

Elphaba was now distracted in her own thoughts. She went to the couch and sat down, still staring down at the paper. She couldn't believe all those days of signing and waiting had paid off.

Glinda wrapped her robe, she'd tossed on, tighter around herself and looked in at Elphaba, watching her in her happy, distracted state. She gave Elphaba a half-hearted smile, hoping she wouldn't be distracted all day by this.

But indeed, Elphaba became distracted. She spent the majority of the day preparing for her meeting with the Wizard, carefully planning what she wanted to say, while Glinda laid idly on the bed; bored of the silence. She wanted her Elphie to come and touch her, she needed Elphaba's touch, and she needed the contact. It was as if Elphaba wasn't even there.

To her surprise and delight, halfway through the day Elphaba crawled in to the bed with her, gently pleasuring her. Both had needed a welcome change of events, and so Elphaba let her mouth roam over Glinda, while Glinda smiled, finally content that day.

And so it went on for the next few days that they had to wait for their four minute audience with the Wizard. Glinda became tired, impatient, and sometimes grumpy with Elphaba for not being fully there. But when Elphaba climbed in to the bed with her it was as if it didn't matter that her focus was on the meeting. For when Elphaba kissed Glinda, running her hands over Glinda's erect nipples, nothing else mattered. Glinda would hold Elphaba to her, loving the feeling, the scent her lover emitted. No, not just lover, her wife. Elphaba was now officially hers.

She loved it. She loved everything about this time they spent together. She never wanted it to end…

…but it would. And Elphaba would get up and go back to her notes.

Glinda would be left to admire the shining ring Elphaba had given her. It was a lovely reminder of Elphaba's love, and it had been all over Elphaba's body. She cherished it, and when Elphaba wasn't with her, it reminded her of Elphaba.

Days passed and it seemed that in no time they were standing before the Wizard. Elphaba was shaking beside Glinda, though Glinda didn't know why. She had seemed so strong, and now she was scared because of this…well it was a rather intimidating image in front of them. Water, lights, sounds all flashed before them. The Wizard's voice boomed over them and Glinda had to respond for the first few moments, so that Elphaba could get her bearings. When Elphaba finally did speak up, two minutes in to their session, she got a slap in the face. The Wizard appeared to not even care about Doctor Dillamond, or the Animals for that matter. He laughed in her face and she fought back the tears, Glinda already crying for unknown reasons beside her. They held on to one another as they walked out of the castle, both dazed and confused. For being an all powerful Wizard, he sure didn't give a…

Shiz. Would Shiz be better than the Emerald City? By the time they returned all of the Animal teachers would be gone. Morrible would make sure of it. And what would Elphie do there, honestly. All she wanted to do was fight for the Animals. She knew there had to be a way to get it back to the way it was. Animals could never completely be banished. Or could they…

Glinda walked slightly behind Elphaba, feeling a bit neglected. She knew that Elphaba was disappointed, but she could at least acknowledge her, she was after all rather upset and needing someone. But no, Elphaba charged on.

When they got to a stopping point to allow several carriages to pass, Elphaba's hand reached backwards for Glinda's and Glinda's heart melted once again. She took the green hand and didn't let it go; she admired her ring touching the beautiful green skin as they walked.

Once they got back to the hotel room, Elphaba tossed all her notes away. What a waste that had been. She mentally kicked herself for even thinking the Wizard would pay head to her. What was she? A lowly school girl who knew nothing. Ha! She probably knew more about Oz than even the Wizard knew. She would show him…but how? What could she do?

"They've had to go underground."

She could hear the Sheep's voice echoing in her head.

To save the Animals she too would have to go underground and begin to gain trust and support for some sort of rebellion.

But what about Glinda?

Elphaba glanced up from her seat on the couch where she had subconsciously fallen once they had returned to the hotel room. Glinda was in on the bed, sobbing mercilessly in to the bed sheets. Elphaba couldn't leave her; she loved her too much…

…but wasn't that the reason she had to leave? She loved Glinda too much to allow her to live Underground. Glinda should return to Shiz.

Elphaba got up and went to the bed, leaning over Glinda and kissing her neck, for the blonde's beautiful face was buried in the sheets. Glinda stiffened upon Elphaba's lips making contact with her skin. She turned over and scooted away from Elphaba.

"What's wrong, Glinda?"

"What's wrong with me!" Glinda cried. "What's wrong with you!"

"Glinda, my sweet, shh…listen to me…"

"No, you've barely said anything to me since the day you got that note from the Wizard. It's like you've fallen out of love with me!"

"Oh, Glinda no. That's not it at all."

"Yes, yes it is! You love those Animals more than you love me!" Glinda cried, pulling her ring off and tossing it as hard as she could at Elphaba.

Amazingly Elphaba caught the ring. Her gaze went from the ring to a now whimpering Glinda, who looked almost fearful. Elphaba's features relaxed and she shook her head. "No, no Glinda I love you. I love you more than anything in Oz." Elphaba moved closer to the shaking girl and wrapped her arms around her. Glinda didn't protest, she just allowed Elphaba to hold her.

When her tears were cried, Elphaba slipped the ring back on to Glinda's finger, taking the same finger and placing it in her mouth. She watched Glinda's face as she gently sucked the finger, pulling it out of her mouth in a slow, sensual way. Glinda shook her head and leaned in, taking Elphaba's lips in to her own.

They kissed, but the sex that ensued was of a distracted nature.

"Elphie!" Glinda called out in frustration. Nothing was going right at all. She sat up, pushing Elphaba away from her. "What's going on?" She asked, whisking a strand up now straight hair out of her eyes.

"What?" Elphaba sat up, frowning. She couldn't figure it out. She had tried everything, but something was wrong. Perhaps it was the fact that she knew that tomorrow, when they left, she would not be leaving with Glinda.

Perhaps Glinda sensed this. She seemed to sense the urgency in their lovemaking. She tried to make it perfect, which only made it more awkward.

Finally, both gave up. Elphaba was mad at herself for not being able to pleasure Glinda. She figured she had lost it and so she turned away from Glinda, who stared sadly at Elphaba from behind. She felt the tears welling in her eyes, and she moved closer to Elphaba, wrapping her arms around her for what would be their last night together…well maybe not last…

The next morning Glinda's fears of Elphaba not returning with her were confirmed. She broke down as the carriage moved away from the beautiful green girl. They had kissed openly and Glinda had been reluctant to let go of Elphaba's lips. But she had had to. The carriage was leaving.

There had been a promise of a return, a promise that they would be together again. They had to be. They were married after all. Glinda sobbed mercilessly the rest of the way to Shiz.

Why hadn't she pushed to stay with Elphaba? But Elphaba had been firm and persistent. She had told Glinda it would be for the best; that she was leaving her because she loved her to much to drag her through that dirty life. Glinda believed her, with all her heart. And she knew…she knew that someday…somehow they would come together again…

"Oh, Elphie…" Glinda whispered in to the dark night air of the dorm room she had once shared with Elphaba.

She thought she was all cried out, but another round of tears came, as they had every other night since she had returned from what now seemed a dream. Except it was real. It had been real.

She had a ring to prove that to her. She had a marriage to prove that to her.

Elphaba loved her…she loved Elphaba…so why weren't they together?

She cried harder, surrendering to sleep later on that night…

TBC...heck yes I'm continuing this on...don't fear...hey but look if I did end it here, then it would be kind of like the beginning because it would start and end with Glinda crying in her bed...haha...okay I expect mucho feedback...come on guys! Let's try to get more than three reviews for this chapter! I know you guys are reading it and not reviewing. Tsktsk. Lol, I love you all!