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Glinda awoke suddenly in an incredible amount of pain, she gasped and clutched her stomach, "Elphie!" She yelped. She opened her eyes and looked around a small clean white room. There were all sorts of medical devices on the table next to her bed and bottles lining the hearth on above the fireplace.
The little round faced man looked up from the morning's paper. "Oh deary! You're awake." He exclaimed jumping up and feeling her forehead. "Your fever broke. I wasn't sure you would make it through the night."
"Who are you? What's wrong with me? Where is she?" She was so overwhelmed by confusion and pain that she began to cry again.
"No...shhh. It's okay. I'm Doctor Becker MD." He smiled brightly pointing to the plaque on the wall for proof. "A couple of nights ago you where brought in. You were horribly sick. I've never seen anything like it. One minute you were sneezing, and then you started coughing, then the shakes, and then broke out in a rash. Almost as if your body didn't know what sickness to pick. I gave you some elixer and then you passed out. I wasn't sure you would ever wake up." He paused to look at her green eyes. "How are you feeling deary?"
"My stomach hurts but, I'm fine, I don't feel as sick as I did," She took a deep breath, "Is she here?"
"Who here?" He asked looking around the small room.
"The woman who came for you, who brought me to you, isn't she here?"
"I didn't see any woman. A man handed you off to me in the street and then just disappeared. I wanted to thank him but no one could find anything of him." He said getting up and moving to the little table next to Glinda's bedside. He poured a glass of water and handed her a pill. "This will take down the pain a bit."
She took the pill and felt hot tears swimming down her face. She was virtually alone in a place she had only been in for a few days and she had no idea where her friend was.
"Where are you from missy?" He asked after she had set down the cup.
The question took a minute for her to comprehend, but when she did, she lied, "Um...Munchkinland."
His face showed his shock. "Munchkinland? Well that's odd I would have placed you from upper land if you don't mind me saying." She scratched his balding scalp. "I'm going to ask you a few questions okay? I want to see if I can find out why you got so sick alright?"
"All right," Glinda smiled and took another sip of water.
"Have you come in contact with anything or anyone extremely different in the past week?"
"Well, I did go the palace; I had a meeting with the Wizard."
His eyebrows shot up. "The Wizard. Wow that's quite a feat." He rolled it over in his head. "But I don't think that the Wizard would have anything in his palace that would harm you." Again he thought for a minute. "Have you touched anyone... eaten anything different?"
"I...what do you mean by "touched anyone different" sir?"
"Well the easiest way to spread germs would be touch of hand...lips, sharing of food, even a pencil can do it."
"Well...the man who gave me to you and I did kiss a couple of times but...we had before," She lied quickly to steer it away from Elphaba. She thought for a minute, "I ate a cookie at the palace."
The man looked at her as if she had grown three heads. "A cookie?"
"Yes," Lurline she felt stupid, what harm would any sensible person think a cookie could do.
The doctor burst out laughing. "A cookie! Who knew that the Wizard was so giving." He paused. "No my dear I'm sure a cookie has nothing to do with your illness."
Glinda bit her lip and sighed, "I'm sorry Sir I'm not helping very much."
"I'm afraid we will never know then." He said sighing. "Well, I'll leave you to get some rest dear." He said standing. "If you need anything just yell." She said leaving.
Glinda made sure he was really gone, "I've got to find her," She stood and looked around for a way out, the only way other then the door was a window above a dresser. The blonde took a deep breath climbed onto the dresser and shoved the window open before dropping out of it and into the side street below. Looking around she suddenly became aware that she had no clue where she was, and she still wasn't feeling the best. Keeping in the side streets she began to ask around, wondering if anyone had seen a woman in a cloak, trying not to bring up the fact that her skin was the only factor that people could really set her apart with.
Night settled across the Emerald City and it sprang to life, having no luck finding Elphaba. The blond had nothing to keep her from the cold and so returned to the Doctors home and sat in a small alcove across the alley from the window she had jumped out of earlier, hoping against hope she would be able to find something, anything that would lead her to Elphie.
For the past few days Elphaba had been trying to find a way to see Glinda with out being seen. There was only one window and it was almost ten feet off of the ground. She had found a levitation spell in the Grimmerie she was trying to get a piece of carpet to give her a lift up but she said the wrong word and the broom next to it sprang to life. For the past four days at midnight Elphaba had been hovering outside of Glinda's room keeping a close watch on her sleeping. She had given up on the hotel and had moved to living on the streets.
Once it was dark Elphaba made her nightly flight to the doctors office. It was completely dark when she arrived. Sitting on the broom she floated straight up into the air and peered into the room. It was empty. Alarmed she craned her neck trying to see further into the room. "Glinda?" Last she had seen the blond she lay in bed unconscious.
The noise brought the girl out of her uncomfortable sleep. She looked up toward the noise and couldn't believe what she was seeing, "Elphie?"
The sound of her name made Elphaba jump losing her concentration and the broom fell out from under her causing her to fall onto the hard ground.
The blonde shrieked and ran forward, lifting Elphaba's head off the ground and into her lap, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
"Glinda?" Elphaba asked sitting up. "What are you doing here?"
"I was looking for you and came back to wait out the night. What are you doing here?" She smiled and brushed the hair out of her face, it was greasy and tangled but she didn't' care in the least.
"I...I watched you at night," She said blushing. "I don't understand last night you were so sick, with shakes...I thought you were not going to make it." She said tears welling up her eyes. "You're okay?" She whispered placing her hand on Glinda's face.
"I'm fine, shh it's alright," Glinda wiped the tears from Elphaba's eyes and smiled sweetly at her, "Everything's okay."
"You're shivering." Elphaba said taking off her cloak and putting it around Glinda. "You should go back inside."
"I should be with you. Please don't make me go back in there," She whispered gripping Elphaba's hand.
"Glin, it would be best for you if you would." She whispered pulling the girl into her lap cradling her in her arms.
"No!" She cried, "I'm not going back in there I want to be with you!"
Elphaba felt her heart melt. "Darling I'm living on the streets right now."
"I don't care," Tears ran down her cheeks adding to the dusty look her face had acquired over the past few days.
She sighed. "You're going to be the end of me...the end of both of us," She complained. "But I could never refuse you anything."
"If that's true then at least our end will be together," Glinda smiled softly and wiped her eyes.
"Don't talk like that Glinda," The green girl said before changing the subject. "What did the doctor say? Will you be okay?"
"He says I should be all right, he doesn't know what happened. He said it was like my body didn't know what disease to pick."
Elphaba smiled lightly. "Much like you with picking a dress. But everything is okay right?" She asked concerned.
"Yes Elphie I'm fine," Glinda laughed, having someone care how she was feeling was sort of new to her. "Are you alright?"
"I don't know where we are going to go." She whispered pulling the blond closer to her when she felt her shiver. "Are you warm enough?"
"I'm sure I'll be okay," She shut her eyes and yawned, "But I need to sleep."
"We can't sleep here. There isn't any cover." She looked up and the dark sky. "Maybe we should go back to the inn for a night."
"Where is it from here anyway?" The blonde's brow furrowed but her eyes stayed shut.
"I have no idea. If we start walking around who knows who we will run into, if we stay put we might freeze."
Glinda thought for a moment then stood, "Wait here okay?" The blond scurried away before the green girl could say anything. She walked around to the front door of the doctor's house and knocked.
Knocking a lamp over in the small entry way Becker finally got to the door. Sleep hazed eyes and a cap on his head he stared out at the small blond. "Oh! Come in come in! You disappeared this morning, I was worried, what happened?" He asked ushering her into the building
"I...I had to go look for someone. I'm sorry I took off like that," She stepped into the house and turned to face him again, "Do you mind if I stay here one more night?"
"Mind I demand it. I don't know if you're...what ever it was will come back and if it does I need to make sure that I can try to treat it. I can't have you out wandering around. Come." He said leading her into the room. "Make yourself at home."
"Thank you so much, I wish there was a way I could pay you back but I don't really have anything," Glinda smiled sleepily at the man.
"It's okay, no bother, just get some sleep." He said backing out of the room. "G'night." He said before closing the door.
The blonde listened as his footsteps retreated away from the door before flinging open the window, "Elphie! Elphie up here!"
Elphaba jumped at the sound of her name. "Glinda! Oz you scared me."
"Come on up here!" She motioned toward the room and smiled, "We'll be safe and warm."
Elphaba grabbed the broom and carefully moved it straight up towards the window. It took some difficulty but she finally made it inside. "Did you lock the door?"
"Oh," Glinda rushed to the door and bolted it before turning back to watch Elphaba shut the window, "I'm happy I thought of this."
"So am I." She looked around the room there was a small fire place in the corner. She placed a few logs on and then lit a match. She watched as it caught on fire. "That should keep us warm." She said before slipping off her dress. "Glin, you don't look so good." She said walking towards the girl.
Glinda hugged her arms to herself and nodded, "I'm okay Elphie really, just a little shaky that's all."
The green girl went to her cupping her face in her hands. "You look exausted." She gently touched her lips to hers.
"I missed you," The blonde whispered against Elphaba's lips, "I missed you so much."
"I missed you too." Elphaba looked down. "I was...I was scared." She whispered. She was never one to voice her insecurities but with Glinda her feelings came easier
"I was scared too, I thought I'd never see you again," Glinda pressed her forehead against Elphaba's softly and wrapped her arms around her waist.
"I'll always watch over you, no matter what happens. Remember that." She ran her slender fingers though Glinda's matted hair. "Is there a comb in here?"
"I have no idea," She smiled, "But I suppose after five days I could use one."
Glinda walked over to a vanity that was set in the corner and started looking in the drawers, "Here's one," She pulled the brush out and turned to Elphaba.
"And a bath...no offence."
The blonde laughed and let the last confined pieces of her hair fall from her hair clip, "That feels better."
"Come here." Elphaba said leading her to the bed. She sat slightly behind her and began untangling Glinda's golden locks. She sweeping them out of the way of her neck and gently kissed the exposed skin before going back to her task.
Glinda smiled at the touch and sighed happily, "Thank you for watching out for me, if you didn't we may never have found each other again."
"I would have found you. I'll always find you." Elphaba said finishing untangling her hair. "But we really need to figure out where we are going to go after tonight.
"Do you still have my cloak? There was a little bit of money left in that pouch we can use for food, there may not be enough for a room though."
Elphaba nodded. "Maybe I should have another visit with the Wizard."
Glinda turned, a worried expression etched across her face, "Elphaba you can't be serious he's out to get you!"
"I have to do something Glinda! I drug you into this and now you're on the run too. We have no money, no food and no place to sleep after tonight. I have to do something." She exclaimed pacing.
The blonde shut her eyes and bit her lip, "I just don't want you to get hurt, I don't think it's a good idea," She whispered.
"I don't see any other way." Elphaba said staring out the window.
"Couldn't we just...I don't know start over somewhere?" Glinda felt herself begin to cry again, but she didn't care.
"What do you mean?" She ask her dark eyes still staring out the window.
"I don't even know what I mean," She hiccupped, tears now streaming down her face. Glinda wanted nothing more then just to stay with the woman in front of her, and she feared that there was only one way out of it, "Elphie I love you," She stood and hugged her companion around the waist.
"I love you too Glinda." She put her green hands over the whites and leaned back into the embrace. "I'm sorry I brought you into all of this. If I wouldn't have asked you..."
"I'm glad you asked me, even now. I wouldn't trade it for anything, except maybe to be with you under different circumstances."
Elphaba sighed. "What other circumstances could we be under together? You probably wouldn't have told me how you felt and I would have been blind to my feelings. We can't just go out and buy a house together people would think it was odd...the two of us and begin asking questions...you know what would happen next. Remember what they did with the Kurdrue witches? They would do the same to us."
"Isn't there somewhere no one would find us?" She whispered, knowing the answer already.
"Possibly but Glinda, you can't live your life in hiding that's not who you are. You need gossip, balls; excuses to dress up...you need to be in the spot light. That can never happen if we leave."
She nodded slightly and turned Elphaba to face her, "Just don't get hurt, promise me?"
"I won't darling." She said looking at the small bed. "We should probably get some sleep."
Glinda sighed and walked over to the bed, a bounce in her step despite the fact that she was upset. She unbuttoned her dress, pulled it off and hung it over the headboard before climbing underneath the covers knowing it might be her last night with Elphaba.
Elphaba slid in next to her.
"Good night Glin." She whispered laying down closely to her.
"Good night," The blonde snuggled further into Elphie, silent tears ushering her into a fitful nights sleep.
TBC..