Title: Not Exactly Home
Author: b u b b l e t r a v e l e r
Disclaimer: To my extreme displeasure, I do not own Wicked, or any of the fabulous characters.
Description: Dorothy takes a "wrong turn" on the way home from Oz, and ends up in the last place anyone would suspect... Better than it sounds, R/R.
Author Note: I'M GOING TO SEE WICKED! AHHH! Hehe,sorry, just had to do that.
"There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place..."
Those were the words that flew through Dorothy's head as she clicked her heels together, under the instruction of Glinda. They started out as a simple chant, but slowly turned into a fast, almost magical plea. Suddenly, she heard the wind howling around her, and thunder exploded off in the distance. Dorothy was thankful that she had clamped her eyes shut from the very beginning. She heard Toto whimper...she clutched him like he was her only lifeline. Then, she began to feel as though she was falling thousands of feet, never stopping. She was now wishing that she had hurried up with the Wizard and taken his balloon. It felt as though she was back in the cyclone, only going the opposite direction.
And as suddenly as it had started, it all stopped.
Dorothy opened her eyes, and looked around. This most definitely wasn't Kansas. It was a lovely, fall day. A multitude of colorful leaves lay scattered on the ground. There were many people running around, all wearing the strangest blue and white striped outfits. Some were hugging, laughing...it was clear that they were having a good time. Toto ran off and began sniffing at a few.
It was then that Dorothy noticed the huge buildings off in the distance. She looked toward the entrance, and saw a huge, stone arch that read "SHIZ UNIVERSITY." It must be some sort of school, she thought. What else could it be?
A very loud, but almost...grandmotherly voice rose up over the talking: "Would all girls please report to the main hall as soon as possible for room assignments? Thank you." Dorothy assumed she should go; after all, she was a girl, and maybe somebody there could help her.
So Dorothy picked up Toto, and began to follow the long group of girls who processed into the entrance. Maybe she should hide behind one of them...she quickly picked out a tall, thin girl, who was wearing a dark blue suit, with a matching beanie hat. She quickly began to follow...hopefully she wouldn't notice her.
Dorothy thought too soon. The girl stopped, and Dorothy ran into her back. Should she run? Maybe this girl would be nice and help her out.
When she was finally turned around, it took everything in Dorothy not to scream.