Disclaimer: (I know I keep forgetting to do this) I don't own Wicked. I don't own the Wizard of Oz. It would be fucking awesome if I did. But I don't. I'm going to cry now. Oh..if this fanfic is in anyway illegal..I plead the fifth :)

What was I doing here? The Wizard of Oz told me I was brought here to kill both of the Wicked Witches. I didn't believe that for a second. The Wizard had come off a bit..well, crooked to me, if my opinion counts.

"Come on, Dorothy," called the tin man, "the Wizard said that the Witch would be in Munchkinland."

I didn't want to kill anyone else..but I oh so wanted to go home. "Exactly how wicked is this Wicked Witch?" I asked the scarecrow, the smartest one of us, yet the one who wanted a brain.

"I don't know. I remember her sister, and she was horrible. And this one's green. So she has to be more wicked."

"What does her being green have to do with anything?"

"Green is the color of a festering sore!" cried the Lion, "Oh, I am so terrified of festering sores."

"That's not very nice!" I exclaimed.

"Neither is she!" The Scarecrow exclaimed back.

"Do you know her?"

"Well….Uh, no, but, from what the Wizard told us-"

"Did the Wizard not seem a bit 'off' to you?"

Scarecrow thought for a minute. "Yes, I suppose he did. But do you want to go home, or not?"

"I do."

"Then let's go."

So we were off to kill the Wicked Witch.

"Elphaba! Thank Oz you're alive!" Glinda ran and hugged me.

"Down, Glinda. Tale's sick."

"Oh, sorry! What's wrong with her?"

"That sick bastard didn't take care of her. Who knows what would of happened if-"

"Elphie, don't." Said Fiyero, putting a comforting hand on my shoulder.

We had managed to sneak back into Munchkinland without being caught by the Arjikis. Although, had I been Fiyero, I would of confronted his wife. He didn't. "Fiyero, you're going to have tell Sarima sometime. You know that, right?"

"Yes, I'm just trying to think of what to say. I'd come right out and say, 'Hey, Sarima, honey. I'm cheating on you. I've got another kid. Bye.' I think that's a little harsh, though. I'll let her down gently."

"Just do it! Okay? Your tribe will probably be staying in Munchkinland tonight, since the Emerald City is well, odd. Tell her then."

He nodded.

"Turn." I said, motioning to everyone around me.

"Why?" Asked Emir.

"Because she's going to feed her daughter, that's why!" Said Glinda.

"So?"

"You don't have much experience with kids, do you?" I asked dryly.

"Not since I was one."

I shook my head, then made a turning motion with my finger.

He blushed and turned.

I tried to feed Tale as quickly as possible, but she was almost too weak. I had to help her a little. When she was finished, I redid my blouse and stood up. I wrapped Tale tightly and hugged her to my chest. I had missed her.

I sat down by an old fallen tree and watched as Emir and Tasi tried to light a fire. Glinda was on the other side a the clearing, tying flowers together to form a sort of necklace or bracelet. Like I'd know. Fiyero was sitting by Tasi and Emir, watching the small fire they had managed to get going. His eyes were vacant. Fiyero suddenly snapped to attention and caught my eye.

He stood up and walked over to me, and sat down next to me. "Is she any better?" He asked, nodding toward Tale.

"A little, now that she's got some food in her, she's a little stronger."

"Good." He wrapped his arms around me and hugged me. I put my head on his chest and closed my eyes. I was asleep in seconds.

I sat watching Elphaba sleep for who knew how long. I couldn't seem to take my eyes off of her. When I finally did raise my eyes, I saw that it was getting dark. I thought about what Elphaba had said. She was right, I had to talk to Sarima.

I gently unwrapped my arms from around Elphaba, and laid her head down on the tree. It couldn't be comfortable, I knew, but hey, it was her idea.

"Hey, Glinda, I'm going to find Sarima, like Elphaba told me to." I said, not meeting Glinda's eyes.

"Good luck, Fiyero."

I nodded, and walked toward the city.

I found my tribe about a mile from the Emerald City. I was immediately surrounded by people, asking me questions, where I had been, what had happened, and all that good stuff. I waved them off and dragged Sarima aside.

She immediately hugged me to her, and I flinched. She was different from Elphaba. "Fiyero, where have you been? What happened? I want to know everything."

Everything. She wanted to know everything. That included the part about Elphaba. "Sarima," I said, sighing, "you don't want to know everything….it's sort of taboo."

She raised her eyebrows. "Taboo? How? What happened?"

I took a deep breath, trying to find the right words. "I had an affair." There. I'd said it.

She staggered. "What?"

"I had an affair." What else could I say?

"With who?"

I looked away. "This is where it gets bad."

"With who, Fiyero?"

"Elphaba." I said humbly.

"Elphaba? The green one? You wanted me to clear her name! How could you do something so….so….heartless?"

"I didn't mean for it to happen, Sarima. She was an old friend, and-"

"I don't care! You've got three kids, Fiyero!"

"Four." I said quietly.

"She had your baby? You've got a love child?"

I nodded.

"What were you thinking!"

"I don't know what I was thinking. In a way, I wasn't thinking."

"Why did you tell me? You have could of lied to me the rest of our marriage.."

"Sarima, that's why I told you."

"What?"

"I love Elphaba. I want to be with her."

She just gaped. "I did not just hear that."

"You did."

"Princes are supposed to be noble, respectful people. Look what you did!"

"Sarima…love makes us do funny things."

She stared at me for a moment longer. "I can't believe that you would do something like this."

"Well, I did it."

"You made a mistake, Fiyero."

I shook my head. "No, I didn't make a mistake." She began to walk away. "Sarima, if you leave, you'll never see me again. I'd like to know that I have your forgiveness."

"You can't have."

I nodded. "Okay. One day, Sarima, you'll find someone to love. Then you'll understand."

She paused, then stormed off.

That went well.

When I woke up, Fiyero wasn't with me. "Fiyero?" I murmured sleepily.

"He went to talk to Sarima." It was Glinda.

I sat up and yawned. "Oh."

"Here." She handed me some food that looked fried. Can you say unappetizing?

I shook my head. "No thanks. I'm good."

"Elphaba, you haven't eaten in two days. You need something."

"It's been two days? What did I eat?" I didn't even remember eating.

Glinda thought for a moment. "I don't know."

"Li is the only one we need to worry about right now." I said, glancing down at Tale. She didn't look much better.

I laid her down in a bed of leaves I made, and I stood up. When I was sure she was alright, I sat down next to Glinda, Emir, Sahlah, and Tasi. Tasi was holding Sahlah. "I wonder how Fiyero's doing." I said feebly.

Glinda smiled. "I'm sure he's doing fine."

I heard footsteps and voices behind me, and I jumped behind a bush to hide. I listened to everything they said, and I felt my heart sink.

"How much longer? It's getting dark."

"Oh, Lion, stop being such a sissy. The dark isn't going to hurt you."

"But what if the Witch jumps us in our sleep?"

"Look, let's rest over here, off the trail. That way the Witch won't find us."

I heard their footsteps stop, but they continued their conversation.

"What do we do when we kill her? Do we bring back her body?"

"No way am I carrying a green, dead witch five miles."

Green? Dead? Witch? Sweet Oz, they were talking about Elphaba!

"I still don't know how we can just kill her. What if she has a family?"

"Please, you killed her sister. Other than that, I doubt the wicked has any family."

"But what if she does? Like, a husband, children, friends, parents?"

"I've heard her mother is dead. The alive one killed her in her sleep. Her father, he's probably in an insane asylum."

"Oh Scarecrow! That is horrible!"

"It's true."

I clenched my fists. As much as Elphaba hated her parents, she wouldn't of killed them. I wasn't even sure if she really hated them.

"I doubt it. How wicked could she possibly be?"

"Please don't pull a Lion on us and not be able to kill her when the time comes. We want our brains, hearts, courage, just as much as you want to go home."

"I'm not chicken..I just don't want to hurt anyone."

I felt the need to scream right then. But I bit my lip and held the cry back. Their conversation ended there, and they fell silent; sleeping, I assume.

I stood up and ran back to where the others had set up camp. I had to warn Elphaba.

"Fiyero, what's wrong?" I asked when he appeared, running at full speed, he looked distraught.

He sucked in his breath. "Someone…trying..kill…"

"Coherent sentence please."

He took me by the shoulders. "The Wizard has someone after you. To kill you."

"Big news."

"No, Elphie, I'm serious. She killed your sister."

"WHAT?"

"One of them, a girl, she killed your sister!"

"Nessa? She killed Nessa?"

"Yes! We have to go somewhere!"

"Where?"

"Kiamo Ko."

Woo...what's gonna happen? R&R people, or you won't get the next chapter (you WANT the next chapter, believe me..unless you're a saint or something...-HINT HINT-)

Li :)