Oz chapter 5
Dorothy opens the door to her apartment with Marvel behind her, Toto comes up to them, Dorothy talks to him in a sing-song voice,
"Hey Toto, look who I brought home."
Marvel laughs out loud as Toto runs around his legs. Once he had stepped inside the apartment and placed his bags down, Marvel swipes Toto up into his arms to hold him close to his chest like a toddler,
"Hello little guy I'm glad to see you as well and with a fitting mustache like mine."
At this notion, Marvel twirls his mustache proudly, till Toto took that moment to give him some puppy kisses. Once Dorothy saw this, she tries to smother a chuckle as Toto licks Marvel's face, to his dismay Marvel was able to pull him away quickly. He places Toto down and wiped his face a bit before saying
"Well, that is certainly energetic hello."
He takes a look around the place as he walks into the middle of the living/ kitchen room, during this Dorothy was in the kitchen starting up the kettle, she says
"It might not be much but its all mine."
Dorothy walks up to the professor,
"So will this be alright for you to set up at, I do have a guest bedroom if not."
He shakes his head
"No this will be alright, the matter of fact this will be a great place to test a mirror patrol."
Marvel starts to pull out some of his things, and to Dorothy, they look quite strange: books with strange writing, the crystal orb, and something that looked like an emerald pen. She stood there puzzled for a bit till she heard the faint whistle from the kettle, as she returns to the stove, she speaks out
"What do you mean a Mirror Portal, Professor"
He turns to her with a raised eyebrow before bursting into laughter.
"Oh my child, I thought I told you my apologies. A mirror patrol is basically OZ's form of a phone, we are going to call them and tell them the great news. If we call within an hour we might catch the King before…."
Marvel turns to the sound of falling metal cups and Dorothy cutting him off
"Woow woow, what do you mean call Oz? That shouldn't be possible here? Magic doesn't exist here."
She quickly picks up cups and sets them on the counter before walking around in a sort of panicked circle.
"And when you say call them ya' mean like face to ... kinda face. I don't know if I'm ready for that, I'm definitely going to need a change out of this. I ….."
Marvel coughs to catch her attention, she stops her panicking and stands up straight
"Dorothy I ensure you there is magic here, it might not be strong but it is here, and don't worry about your appearance, you look just fine. Scarecrow has already seen you once today to my knowledge and I already heard from Glinda that he is astatic to just hear about the prospect of you going back to Oz."
Marvel returns to what he was doing once he saw a bright blush flourished across Dorothy's cheeks, she returns to the kettle and started making the coffee as she tries to calm herself down. Dorothy thinks, Wait Scarecrow has seen me already but when I know I saw him I'm my ring an hour ago but I thought that was in my head or did he … Dorothy looks over to Marvel as he sits on the couch with the egg and crystal ord sitting right next to each other, then she glances down at her ring feeling a bit like she was tricked. That clever old fox, as she starts to slowly pour the water into the coffee filter, she starts to recall that morning when she had heard the mysterious voice. Was that him as well, she watches the coffee slowly drip into the coffee pot.
"Was what happened this morning a mirror portal as well."
Marvel nods,
" Yes, it was caused by the bond you two share. The same bond that has kept our world connected throughout the years."
Dorothy ponders this for a moment as she watched the last few drops fall into the pot, she pours two mugs and hands one to Marvel.
"Seriously, how do you know about all of these."
Marvel sips his coffee then sighs deeply,
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain"
Dorothy sits there in shock until she pinches the bridge of her nose when she comes to the full realization.
"I feel so stupid right now."
Marvel laughs joyfully as he pats her shoulder
"Its alright my dear, now let get started"
He places his hands above the orb and it started to glow faintly, Dorothy sat there quietly watching the ord do it's light show till a face of an elegant lady appeared in all pastel pink.
~^0w0^~
Glinda looked up to Dorothy and Marvel looking at her, and I wide grin spread across her face,
"Oh this looks splendid, so I take this as your coming back to us."
Dorothy nodes nervously, Glinda giggles in excitement clapping her hands as she spins in her chair, then she stops gasping lightly,
"Have you called Scarecrow yet ?"
The wizard lets out a hearty laugh
"We wear about too though."
Glinda waves Dorothy away,
"Go go go, he will still be in his study and you two deserve some alone time together."
Dorothy sits there in wonder till Marvel hands the egg to her and says,
"To call him just think of a cherished memory you two share."
She nods and walks to the back to her bedroom, she shuts the door and places the egg down onto her desk and sits down in front of it. She takes a deep breath,
"Ok, a cherished memory ummm… the song."
She starts to hum the tune in herself, the egg starts to glow lightly and then she sees the back of an old chair and hears a voice speaking aloud,
"Maybe she would like the blue roses and poppies, umm how should I prepare that those arrangements, maybe have some daisies and forget-me-nots. No no, maybe I should ask a florist for tips?"
Dorothy covers her mouth to stop her gasp. Scarecrow sighs as he turns in his chair with his eyes closed, he is now facing Dorothy unknowingly,
"I just want everything to be perfect for her, ugh why is it so hard to make up my mind?"
Dorothy smirked as an idea of what to say popped into her head.
"Maybe you should go "Conferrin' with the flowers"?"
His eye shoot opened to see Dorothy through the emerald mirror that sat beside him. She was giving him a smile of someone who knows they did something they consider to be funny and are waiting for you to cringe or laugh. He yells out in shock,
"Dorothy!"
He tries to sit up quickly but just ends slipping off his chair, Dorothy lets out a lovely giggle at this. Scarecrow finally pulls himself up using the desk as support, he pushes a few strands of stray hair out of his eyes as he stares at Dorothy in amazement. She gives him a small nervous wave hello, he does the same until he realizes he is still sitting on the floor. He pulls himself back into his seat and fixes his appearance as much as he could, he had shed his coat, vest, and ascot hours ago. He clears out his throat as he rubs the back of his neck,
"So how much of that did you hear."
Dorothy feels her heart speed up, she felt odd seeing him again and it not being in a dream.
"Just from you wondering how to arrange blue roses and poppies together."
She sees him sigh in relief and begins to look at all his details closer. The seams on his burlap skin have been restitched and it looked as if he had his body made to be separate from his clothing, he no longer had pieces of stray hay sticking out of his body. His face was smoother than before but he still had the rope around his neck with the edge of the burlap that made his head seeable. His hair was no longer pieces of hay but a head of golden hay colored hair. Dorothy thinks to herself, he looks more handsome than in my dreams ...get a hold of yourself, she chuckles
"It's so unbelievable that I talking to you right now, it feels like I'm dreaming."
Scarecrow smirks,
"I have heard that you have been dreaming about Oz a lot, is there anything, in particular, that shows up."
Dorothy goes completely scarlet
"Marvel told you didn't he."
Scarecrow leans on the tale propping up his head with his arm smiling at her with the biggest grin
"He told Glinda who told me."
They sat there silently, Dorothy could barely look at Scarecrow without blushing like a madman, and Scarecrow just stared at her smiling as he took in all her features. Her skin though not as sunkissed as before still had all the freckles he had adored. She grew up in to be such a beautiful young lady but her eyes still had the spark of adventure and curiosity from when they first met despite everything that had happened to her. He wanted to hear her talk for hours and swear that he would never tire of it, he broke the silence
"Dorothy, I'm so happy to see you and if I may ask does this mean you're coming back to Oz?"
She nods
"I'm leaving here in about 2 weeks, I just have a few things to wrap up."
Scarecrow just wanted to hug her at that moment, his heart was about to burst out of his chest.
"Dorothy can you tell me everything that happened since you left."
He touches the rim of the of the mirror, and she smiles brighter
"As long as you do the same."
He lets out a light chuckle
"I wouldn't have it any other way."
~^0w0^~
By the end of the night they both ended in their beds snuggling close to their objects, Scarecrow had given Dorothy a small tour of the castle as he traveled to his room. They talked endlessly and somehow they ended on the topic of romance, Dorothy with her eyes fighting to stay open
"(yawn) So what you're saying is she tries to seduce you by suddenly appearing out of nowhere posing in revealing outfits."
She giggles as Scarecrow sighs in pain of the memory till he joins into the laughter with her,
"Yeah yeah, it sounds pretty ridiculous out loud but trust me, she showed up everywhere even behind guarded doors, it was scary."
"Oh, I know that feeling always shows up right when I'm all alone and goes off speakin' some language I don't even know, like this morning. For some reason, that man can't take no for an answer."
Scarecrow felt himself burn in a mix of jealousy and anger as he pouted. In his thought, How dare he make her feel this way, she should have all the respect in the world and someone who cares for her at her side... Like me. Slow down Scarecrow, don't get ahead of yourself. You don't know how she feels about you yet and it is way too soon to even bring up that notion. But if I ever meet this guy he is going to get one good punch right in the face, he is brought to attention at Dorothy's sleepy giggles
"Your jealous, that's so cute."
She snuggles closer to the egg, at this point she doesn't realize what she is saying anymore with sleep trying to take her over. Scarecrow felt his heart ache slightly, he looks over to the clock he has in his room it had just hit midnight, then he looks back to Dorothy as she says
"Hey, can you sing that song again, like you did this morning... You sounded so sad though."
His mind went back to what was his evening in the garden and lightly blushed, remembering how they sang together without even meaning to. He nods
"As long as you go to sleep, you look so exhausted."
She nods in agreement,
"Okay, I'll see you there too."
Scarecrow takes a deep breath as he believes that she meant she was going to be dreaming of him again. He begins to sing softly and watches her closely
"I could while away the hours
Conferrin' with the flowers,
Consulting with the rain;
And my head I'd be a scratchin'
While my thoughts are busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain."
Her eyes flutter
I'd unravel every riddle,
For any individual,
In trouble or in pain"
She sleepy mutters
With the thoughts that you'll be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain."
He smiles
"Oh, I could tell you why
The oceans near the shore
I could think of things I'd never
Thunk before,
And then I'd sit down and think some more."
I would not be just a muffin',
My head all full of stuffin',
My heart all full of pain;"
And perhaps I'd deserve you and be
Even worthy even you
If I only had a brain."
She drifts off to sleep after saying,
"You always where, Scarecrow."
He laid there in silence and was thinking about what she said repeated in his head, he looks at her sleeping figure lovingly before his mind went back to when they where in that poppy flower field, she and Lion had fallen into a cursed sleep, he thought they had lost them both and that he would never see her in such a peaceful state again. Now, there he sees her and it feels like something was lifted off of them both. He kisses her forehead through the mirror lightly,
"I know this is just the beginning and we don't know what is coming. Yes, I know I'm saying this to your unconscious body but I want to you to know I love you and I have ever since we met. The way you smile, the spark in your eyes, and the kindness you have always uphold. Maybe one day I can tell you when your wake but now I'll be okay with these."
He holds the mirror close to his chest as he succumbs to his own sleep.
"I love you, Dorothy."
~^0w0^~
In both of their worlds, Glinda and Marvel waved their wands: they stop the mirror portal, cast a replacement spell so they are wearing what they wore the last time they slept, and pulled the covers over them. Marvel places Toto on her bed next to her, picks up her coffee cup, and cast one more spell to move all the emerald jewelry, except the ring and the key, to the egg, and places it on her side table. He then walks to the Kitchen placing both cups in the sink, then enters the guest bedroom where he had set up his things for his short stay here. The orb lit up softly to show Glinda walking down the King's corridor
"I thought they would talk until the sun rises."
Marvel chuckles as he got ready himself
"This just means things will be easier in the long run and you, little miss matchmaker, can have some fun pairing them up with no one being creeped out like last time."
She scoffs at him,
"It's not my fault no one else saw the chemistry those two had."
"You were stalking the feuding families children, and tried to trick them into a relationship, they were only 11. I know I should've never given you that copy of Romeo and Juliet."
Glinda sighs as she enters her room
"Let's hope that this works and they get the ending they deserve."
He nods in agreement, but he felt worried for their king. He sits on the bed,
"You heard his declaration to Dorothy, right? His feeling are so strong for her especially now, I do hope that she does care for him in the same way."
They stayed in silence in which Glinda got ready, once she pulled her cover to the side and settled in
"I did and don't worry dear, I'm sure she does, we just have to help them along abit. With how unsure Scarecrow is about Dorothy's feeling he might be too scared to make huge advances. Not to mention both of their love lifes are basically nonexistent, they might not know how to, but with their friends here to guide them. Hopefully, Dorothy agrees to stay in Oz and one day becomes Queen."
"It sounds like you already have their wedding planed."
She shrugs her shoulders nervously
"I might have a few ideas for it."
Marvel laughs shaking his head
"You are so lucky I love you as much as I do."
She kisses him on the forehead through the orbs,
"I know I am Love, see you both in a week's time."
With that they said goodbyes and ended the call.
Hello my darlings, and look I updated with in less then a month this time, YAY. This is mostly due to me having nothing to do on my break with only my phone, we are starting to get into the good stuff. I hope to see you guys next time and have a wonderful day, I love you all.