Lady Glinda Chuffrey sat in one of the Emerald Cities most prestigious restaurants, waiting to be served. You wouldn't be able to tell by looking at her, but she had changed a lot in the past seven years. For one she was a married woman, not to Fiyero as some might expect but to Sir Chuffrey of the Upper Uplands. She had more money now then she did when she was in school and she was much better at sorcery, at least now the things she enchanted didn't explode. She had no children, nor did she think she ever would have any and that was fine with her... as long as she was with her husband it would be fine. The blonde sighed and gazed out the window into the street at all the shoppers and diners of the city and she couldn't help but let her thoughts wander to the emerald woman she had so loved, and still did, in her youth.
Currently her husband was in a business meeting at one of the hotels in the city of emerald and splendor. The waiter brought her her drink and she stirred it lazily, watching the bubbles swirl away, she loved bubbles.
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While Glinda's life and been some what of an ease Elphaba's had been anything but. About five months after Glinda had left the search for her died down and she once again when to see the Wizard, but this time not by invitation. The Wizard seemed willing to bargain with her but that was when she saw him, Dr. Dillamond her old history teacher chained as if a regular beast. That had been the last straw Elphaba had let out her fury but before she could do any damage the Wizard sent a silent alarm out and the guards ran in. Seeing her about to kill the Wizard the acted discharging their guns. One bullet struck Elphaba in the shoulder before she could escape. It took almost a year for her to recover but with the help of a few Animals she made a full recovery.
Today was sunny; the air was crisp with a bit of a bite to it. Elphaba could tell fall was on its way. She cloaked herself ventured out into the streets to get some food to restock her selves. She didn't eat much anymore. Seeming to have lost her appetite over all of the despair she had seen. She paused for a second, looking across main street to a restaurant. A blond woman sat idly stirring a drink. She froze. Glinda?
She shook her head hard. "Stop." She muttered to herself and quickened her pace. Since that day she had saw the blond every where. Her dreams were haunted with those green eyes she would wake in the middle of the night screaming for her. She thanked the Unnamed god that she lived alone.
Glinda shut her eyes and yawned, and when she opened them she had to steady herself before she could fall over. She could've sworn she had just seen Elphaba walking down the street, 'This is insane', she told herself but she threw down the amount of the drink anyway grabbed her cloak and ran from the restaurant.
Buying just a few apples and a handful of cherries Elphaba was on her way back home. She stuck to the dark ally ways knowing even after all this time posters where still up all over the city for her return to the Wizard.
Entering her building she locked the bottom door before climbing the six flights up to the attic. It was an old wear house that was no longer used. She locked the room door behind her and placed the fruit on the counter. She sat down on her bed. It would be dark in a few hours and then she could go back out. Things would be safer then.
The blonde peered down the alleyway she had seen the woman turn into, she wasn't sure of whom it was, but she had a notion. Glinda moved quickly to the door and knocked as hard as she could, "Hello?" She called, "Hello?"
She sighed heavily and kicked the door with her foot, instantly regretting her actions, "Owch," She murmured, "Okay if you won't answer I'll wait for you," The blonde smoothed her skirt and pulled a box over to the steps to sit in, it was better then the stone at least.
About three hours later Elphaba had lost her sun light for reading and closed her book. She took an apple and slowly ate it while watching the darkening sky. She pulled her cloak on and waited for another hour before slowly descending the stairs. A new group she had found a couple weeks ago was meeting tonight. This group seemed brave, willing to really do something to get the Wizard out of power and Elphaba was willing to help with whatever they wanted.
Glinda heard soft thuds from inside and stood to dust off her dress. She crossed her slim fingers behind her back and bit her lip, waiting patiently.
Elphaba opened the door and locked it behind her. She was had a dark veil over her face so she did not see the figure standing in the shadows right away. She jumped and turned to run but a voice stopped her.
"Elphie?" She asked softly, she was shaking without realizing it and praying she was correct.
Elphaba felt her whole body stiffen. She knew that soft silky voice. She closed her eyes transported back in time.
The blonde moved in front of the woman and lifted her veil cautiously, her eyes widened in surprise and she threw her arms around Elphaba's body and sobbed, "Oh I knew it was you!"
Elphaba stood froze arms stuck at her sides. The woman she had dreamed about forever was holding her, squeezing the breath out of her. No, this can't be real she thought to herself. She pushed the blond away and stared.
Glinda frowned slightly and took a step back, "What's wrong?"
Elphaba reached out and gently touched her face. "It...it can't be you." She whispered.
The blonde smiled her sweet smile, "It's me," She said choking back tears.
The spell broken Elphaba quickly pulled back. "You can't be here! If someone sees you with me you will be killed." She said her eyes darting around the alley
"Stop stop stop," She pressed a finger to Elphaba's lips and locked eyes with her, "Please...please Elphaba just be happy, please?" She hated to beg, but she knew it was the only way to get more time with this woman before her.
Elphaba tore her eyes away from the blond. "Come on." She said pulling out a key and unlocking the door. She pulled the blond inside and locked the door behind them before heading up the stairs.
Glinda rushed to keep up until they reached what appeared to be Elphaba's home and was practically thrown inside, "This is where you live?" She asked quietly.
Elphaba nodded. "What are you doing here?" She demanded.
"My husband came here on business," She crossed the room and peered into a looking glass that hung from a nail on the wall, "I saw you in the street while I was eating. I sort of followed you."
Elphaba felt as if she had been kicked. "You...Your husband?" She whispered.
Closing her eyes tight she winced, hearing the pain in Elphaba's voice, "Yeah," She whispered, standing up straight and turning. "I had to get married Elphie, to be honest I thought I may never see you again."
"I understand." Elphaba said in a tight voice. She lit a couple of candle and then sat on the bed. "How are you?"
"I'm fine, obviously," She looked down at her dress and then at the pained expression on Elphaba's face, her smile left immediately, "You?"
"It's been a rough couple of years." She said softly. "You're still wearing the necklace." She said almost shocked.
"I've never taken it off," She smiled and looked at the chain. It still shone as brightly as the day she had received it, "I missed you too much to take it off," Glinda muttered.
"I missed you too." She admitted. "So, so much."
The blonde bit her lip and sat next to her friend, "So what've you been doing all this time," She tucked some of Elphaba's hair behind her ear so she could see her face.
Elphaba leaned into her hand. "Things...stuff I can't tell you."
"You were wrong," Glinda smiled and squeezed the woman's hand gently.
"Wrong?"
"You said I'd have a lot of kids...you were wrong I don't have any."
Elphaba smiled. "But do you want them?"
"I don't know, not with Chuffrey I don't think and if I never re-marry then I'll never have any," She shrugged and played with her hair.
Elphaba blushed. "You are still so beautiful." She said reaching out and running her fingers through her hair.
"Thanks," She whispered in response and smiled at the touch.
"How long are you here for?" She asked threading her hand through Glinda's marveling at the feeling of skin on skin.
Glinda shrugged again, "I'm not sure, a week at least. Depending on how the meeting goes we may eventually move here."
Elphaba looked down. "I see." She stood and began pacing. "Do...do you still love me?"
The blonde's head shot up at the sudden question, "I said I always would Elphie, I meant that."
Elphaba sat back down again. "But what about now? Your husband...everything."
"I love you Elphie, nothing ever did and ever will change that."
"Kiss me."
Glinda blushed at the demand but leaned forward and slowly pushed her lips to Elphaba's, the feeling brought tears to her eyes. She never thought she would be able to kiss this woman after she got off the train at Shiz.
Elphaba moaned at the touch and pulled the blond to her. She pulled back and clung to the woman. "I missed you so much." She said close to tears. "I thought I was going to die with out you."
"I missed you too Elphie, I don't know how I got by this long," She buried her face in the woman's shoulder and tried not to cry.
"I came for you one night." She whispered. "It was...right after I was shot. Its okay I'm fine now. But...I thought I couldn't handle it anymore. I went back to Shiz but I couldn't go in I…"
"You should've climbed the tree in the kitchen garden...like we used to," Glinda smiled and shut her eyes, "I'm glad I followed you."
"So am I."
"So this is where you've been all this time?" The blonde asked, looking around.
"No, only for about a month. I have to move around a lot I can't stay in one place for long people start to ask questions."
She looked confused at this but decided against asking, "I wish you could visit my home sometime...you can't can you?"
"I don't know." Elphaba said. She lay back on the bed and patted to the placed next to her. "Come here."
Glinda lay next to her companion quietly and snuggled up to her, "Just like it used to be," She whispered.
Elphaba nodded her fingers automatically going to the blonde's hair. "Do you love your husband?" Elphaba asked staring at the ceiling.
"I don't really know. I never have known who I really loved since I left on that train. Why?"
"I...I just wondered." She mumbled. "When is he expecting you? It's almost midnight."
She sighed heavily, "I honestly don't know when he expects me to be back. If he ever gets back to the hotel tonight that is, these meetings run for hours sometimes."
Elphaba nodded she pulled the other woman closer to her body. "What ever happened to Fiyero?"
"He fell in love with another girl while we were here. I don't what happened to him after he graduated and married her," The blonde brushed a curl out of her eyes and smiled.
"I missed that." Elphaba traced Glinda's lips. "Your smile can just light up a room."
Glinda blushed softly and smiled wider, "Thank you."
"What do you do now? I'm guessing that you don't work?"
"I shop," She laughed, "That's about it, shop and...well...," She shrugged.
"And...What?" Elphaba asked turning to look at the woman next to her.
"What every good wife does, provide comfort at the end of the day," Glinda sighed, "I hate it."
"He...he doesn't hurt you does he?" Elphaba asked sitting up quickly.
"No, no," She said quickly, "Of course not."
Elphaba's shoulders slumped. "You scared me." She whispered lying back down and pulling the blond to her once again.
"No that's not it...it's just, well, he's not you," She blushed again deeper this time.
Elphaba blushed also. "Well..umm..thats good to know."
Glinda laughed, "I still can't believe I'm here."
"Neither can I, I never want to let you go again." Elphaba said rolling over on top of Glinda putting her weight between the blonde's legs so she wouldn't hurt her.
"I don't want to leave either, and I miss being under you," She laughed again and smiled.
Elphaba blushed again. "Miss Glinda over time you have developed a dirty mind."
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"
"I don't know I'll have to find out." She whispered lowering her mouth the Glinda.
Glinda accepted the kiss readily and sighed when she pulled away, "I've dreamt of that for seven years."
"Do you have tomorrow free?" The green girl asked kissing along Glinda's collar bone.
"Yes," She whispered.
"Can you meet me in the lake park in the afternoon? We could play catch up again." She whispered before sucking on Glinda's pulse point she quickly let her tounge dart out to sooth the pain.
"Anything," Glinda gasped and her eyes snapped shut.
Elphaba gently kissed her lips. "You should be getting back; I don't want your husband getting worried." She stood and pulled on her cloak and held Glinda's open for her.
The blonde nodded and slipped into the cloak, "See you tomorrow then."
She kissed Elphaba softly and smiled before heading down the steps and out the door.
"Hey!" Elphaba called out running after her. "You're not walking home alone." She held out her arm for her to take. "The streets are dangerous at night."
"Thank you," Glinda sighed, glad for the company and took the woman's arm.
"How long have you been in town?" She asked as they walked.
"Three days, dreadfully boring with no company. The hotel is just up the street here," She yawned as they approached that same hotel, the one with the crystal fountain in front.
"Our hotel." Elphaba whispered stopping in front of the fountain.
The blonde nodded, "I requested that we stay here. When he asked why I just said I had a lot of memories here," She smiled.
The green girl nodded. "Thank you." She whispered hugging the blond tightly.
"You don't have to thank me," Glinda hugged her back and sighed, "Here," She pulled away and withdrew a fifty dollar bill from her purse, "I demand you take this and buy yourself a better blanket. That one you had was thin as paper, I'm surprised you don't freeze."
"Glinda, I cannot take your money!" Elphaba said stepping back.
"I want you to have it," Her face was serious but soft, "Please?"
Elphaba felt stupid, a charity case, but it did get cold in the room and winter was coming. She took the bill. "I'm paying you back every penny." She said. She brushed her lips against the blonde's and turned. "See you tomorrow."
"Good night," She waved after the woman and walked into the building, her fans immediately bombarding her.
TBC…