The Emerald Woman and the Little Star
Chapter Twelve
Fiyero walked down the hall and opened the front door and was surprised to find Mrs Hunter on the other side of it looking rather excited he stood aside and let the woman walk in to the hall.
"Mrs Hunter we weren't expecting you today it's only been four days surely we aren't due for a progress visit yet" said Fiyero.
"No Mr Tiggular that's not why I'm here let's have a seat shall we" said Mrs Hunter. The three of them walked into the sitting room and sat down Elphaba and Fiyero on one settee Mrs Hunter on the other facing them "I have good news I've found a couple that want to adopt Alice and they are willing to take her straight away so if you could get her things together"
Elphaba and Fiyero looked at each other then back at Mrs Hunter neither said anything for a minute then Elphaba stood up little green sparks forming in her eyes.
"Excuse me but you can't just come in to our home and tell us you are taking her away from us especially when we have spent the last four days telling her she is safe with us, fighting with her to use the toilet or to eat because she is so terrified that someone will hurt her if she does then you just want to waltz in here and take her away to another home with people she doesn't know" said Elphaba fire in her eyes and green sparks coming off the end of her fingers.
"I'm sorry Mrs Tiggular but you knew that this was only a temporary arrangement, now where is Alice we have a long trip ahead of us" said Mrs Hunter.
"It's doesn't matter because you are not taking her away from me" said Elphaba the room started to shake and objects started to float Fiyero who had be silent since hearing the news stood up and put his hands on Elphaba's shoulders then turned to Mrs Hunter.
"She's upstairs playing and that's where she is going to stay, I think perhaps Mrs Hunter you have forgotten who you are dealing with here and who my father is Alice will not get a better home than the one she has got with Fae and I so I will have the adoption papers drawn up and sent over to you to sign" said Fiyero "Now if you would be so kind as to leave my castle I would appreciate it"
Elphaba turned to Fiyero a smiled spreading across her face "Oh Yero I love you so much" she threw her arms around his neck and hugged him so hard he couldn't breathe.
"Ok Mr Tiggular if you are sure" said Mrs Hunter she stood up and Fiyero walked her to the front door, once she was gone Elphaba let out a sigh of relief she was about to head into the kitchen to started cooking dinner when she spotted a small pair of eyes watching her through the stair banisters.
"Hey baby it's ok come down" said Elphaba the little girl stood up and slowly started to make her way down the stairs she stopped when she caught sight of Fiyero coming the other way.
Fiyero spotted the little girl watching him and smiled at her "Hey little one come on down it's ok sweetheart" Alice locked her eyes on him and slowly carried on down the stairs and over to Elphaba then buried her face in to Elphaba's waist.
"Juice please Elphie" said Alice.
"Of course you can have a drink baby" said Elphaba she took the little girl into the kitchen and quickly filled a beaker with juice then handed it to the little girl who took it and gulped it down without stopping then handed the cup back to Elphaba then looked at her "can I have the mermaid stickers Elphie please"
"No baby remember they are for your chart if you use the toilet or your potty then you can have a sticker ok" said Elphaba.
"No Elphie no toilet not allowed" said Alice then she rushed out of the kitchen, sighing Elphaba opened the fridge and started taking out stir fry ingredients she had almost got everything chopped and ready to fry when she heard screaming coming from the other room she put down her knife and rushed out of the kitchen down the hall and into the sitting room.
Entering the room Elphaba saw Alice with the mermaid stickers in her hands and Fiyero trying to get them off of her he looked relived when he saw Elphaba enter the room, Elphaba walked over to Alice and knelt down in front of her she gently removed the stickers from the little girl's hand.
"Sweetheart what did I say you had to do if you want these" said Elphaba. The little girl looked at her but didn't say anything "you only get a sticker if you use the toilet or the potty" she grabbed the rest of the stickers off of the table and put them on a shelf out of the little girl's reach. Alice started to cry.
"No Elphie" said Alice and she tried to climb up towards the shelf, Elphaba quickly grabbed the little girl and put her back on the floor.
"No Alice you don't climb on the furniture, why don't you come and help with the cooking" said Elphaba. The little girl turned her back to Elphaba and folded her arms still crying. "Ok you stay there and cry I'm going back to the kitchen"
As soon as she left the room she heard the little girl behind her.
"Elphieeee " said Alice grabbing on to Elphaba's hand "don't leave me I'm sorry".
Elphaba stopped and turned around she scooped the little girl up and held her close "baby I would never leave you ever I promise I'm just going back to the kitchen"
Alice snuggled into Elphaba's chest with a sigh "My Elphie"
Elphaba smiled and carried the little girl into the kitchen then set her on the floor "Do you want to help me make the stir fry baby". The little girl shook her head then dashed out of the room a few seconds later Elphaba heard her going up the stairs smiling she turned back to the cooker and started to cook.
Upstairs Alice had gone back to her dolls she had been playing for a few minutes when she felt a familiar pressure in her bottom she dropped her doll onto the carpet and stood up her eyes fell on the little pink waste bin she padded over to it, pulled her jeans and knickers down, sat on it and started to grunt once she was done the little girl quickly grabbed a tissue from the box and wiped her bottom dropped it in the bin then pulled her knickers and jeans back up before going back to her dolls.
Down stairs Elphaba was spooning the stir fry into bowls she had just put the frying pan into the sink when Fiyero came into the room his face like thunder.
"Yero what's wrong" said Elphaba rubbing his arms.
"I've been on the phone with my fathers legal team it's seems it's going to take six months for the adoption to go through" said Fiyero.
"Six months can't your father light a fire underneath them" said Elphaba.
"Unfortunately no it's all the legal red tape" said Fiyero "this looks lovely Fae"
Elphaba smiled and handed the bowls to him "could you take these through to the dining room while I go and get Alice please"
"Sure Fae no problem" said Fiyero he grabbed the bowls and left the room. Elphaba smiled at him then headed upstairs as she got to the little girl's door Alice walked out of it smiling when she saw Elphaba.
"Elphie I'm hungry" said Alice wrapping her arms around Elphaba's waist.
"I bet you are sweetheart let's go.." Elphaba started then a smell hit her nose sighing she knelt down in front of the little girl "Sweetheart have you had a poo somewhere in your room"
The little girl started to panic and shook her head "no Elphie"
"I think you have baby I can smell it, it's ok let's go and see" said Elphaba she stood up and walked into the little girl's room and immediately spotted what the little girl had done in the waste bin "Oh sweetie why didn't you use the toilet or your potty baby"
"NO toilet Elphie no no no daddy will hurt me" said Alice. Elphaba walked over to the little girl and picked her up.
"Baby we have talked about this it's ok to use the toilet or your potty in our home no one is going to hurt you for doing so I promise" said Elphaba she rocked the little girl in her arms for a few seconds then spotted Mary Ellen walking past the door and called to her.
"Yes Madam" said Mary Ellen coming into the room.
"Could you empty that waste bin, wash it and put it in the cupboard with the rest oh and could you grab the one out of my room too please" said Elphaba. The maid nodded, grabbed the bin and left the room "come on baby let's go and have some dinner"
"Juice too please Elphie" said Alice as they walked down the stairs.
Elphaba smiled "Of course Baby"
Once dinner had been eaten and the washing up done Elphaba and Fiyero sat in the sitting room talking and drinking hot drinks while Alice sat colouring in her book and drinking her juice. After a while the little girl got bored with colouring she put down her pens and stood up she looked at the high shelf where Elphaba had put the stickers deciding she wanted the mermaid ones she walked over to the small side board that sat below it she had just pulled herself up on to it when Elphaba spotted her and rushed over.
"Alice no baby you don't climb on the furniture I know what you want and you know how to get them" said Elphaba as she lifted the little girl off the side board and put her feet back on the floor. Alice started to cry.
"I want my stickers" sobbed the little girl "please Elphie".
"Don't cry baby all you have to do is use the toilet or your potty and you will get a sticker ok" said Elphaba but the little girl continued to cry, Elphaba looked at her watch and saw it was past seven "I think you are getting tired baby let's go and give you a nice warm bath and get you ready for bed"
A short while later Elphaba sat watching as the little girl splashed around in the bath blowing the bubbles in her hands and giggling happily.
"Watch Elphie" said Alice scooping up some more bubbles and blowing them across the bath.
"I can see baby well done" said Elphaba smiling at the little girl, she heard the phone ring then a few minutes later Fiyero poked his head around the bathroom door.
"Everything ok Fae" said Fiyero. Elphaba nodded "good that was my mother on the phone she wanted to let us know there will be a royal ball at the end of the month to celebrate my parents wedding anniversary oh and she also ask how things are going with Alice"
"I will give her a call once Alice is asleep" said Elphaba then she turned back to the little girl who was still happily playing with the bubbles in the bath "Come on baby it's time to get out now" the little girls face fell.
"No Elphie don't want to get out want to play with the bubbles" said Alice scooping up the bubbles again.
"Sweetheart it's time to get out" said Elphaba she pulled the plug out then tried to lift the little girl out of the tub but she pulled away from her "Alice stop that come here" she grabbed the little girl and lifted her out of the tub then wrapped a towel around her then lead her down the hall to her bedroom after quickly drying the little girl Elphaba found some clean pyjamas and knickers and watched as the little girl put them on, once she was dressed the little girl held her arms up to Elphaba and she scooped the little girl up.
"Come on sweetheart let's go and get your teeth brushed" said Elphaba she carried the little girl down to the bathroom once in the room she set the little girl on her feet and handed her tooth brush too her, Alice quickly brushed her teeth then handed the brush back to Elphaba she put it back in the holder then took a deep breath before turning back to the little girl. "Sweetie do you need to use the toilet or potty before bed"
The little girl shook her head and tried to bolt out of the bathroom but Elphaba put her hand on the little girl's shoulders.
"Sweetheart I would like you to try for me please" said Elphaba "now do you want to use the toilet or the potty chair"
"No Elphie don't need to go no no" said Alice trying to get to the door.
Elphaba sighed and walked the little girl over to the potty chair "let's use the potty then baby" she pulled the little girls bottoms down and sat her on the potty chair but Alice stood up again and tried to pull her bottoms up "No baby come on sit down and try please"
The little girl started to cry "No Elphie don't want to go" she tried to stand up again but Elphaba held on to the little girls waist "Elphie let me go"
"Baby it's ok come on do a wee wee for me then you can go to bed" said Elphaba. After about fifteen minutes the little girl still hadn't weed, Elphaba sighed and let her off the potty and pulled her bottoms up "Ok baby ok good girl for trying let's get you to bed" she scooped the little girl up and felt her burry her head into her neck she carried her down the hall and into the bedroom then tucked her into bed. After reading the little girl a bedtime story Elphaba kissed her good night then made to leave the room.
The little girl started to cry and sat up in bed "No Elphie don't leave me daddy will hurt me"
"It's ok baby lay down your daddy is never going to hurt you again I promise" said Elphaba she sat back beside the little girl and rubbed her back and within a few seconds the little girl was fast asleep. Elphaba left the room closing the door behind her and headed down the hall to the master bedroom where she found Fiyero standing beside the bed in his boxer shorts there was scented candles lit all round the room and Fiyero had a bottle of massage oil in his hands.
"Mrs Tiggular I've been waiting for you" said Fiyero with a smile he put the bottle down on the bedside table and walked over to Elphaba he pressed his lips to hers in a soft kiss then pulled her top and bra off followed by her jeans and knickers then he walked her over to the bed and laid her on her stomach. He squeezed a little oil on to his hands then went to work on her back Elphaba moaned in satisfaction.
"Oz Yero you have magic hands" said Elphaba as he moved down her back towards her bottom.
A few hours later Alice jolted awake she sat up in bed blinking the after a second she realised it was her bladder that had woken her she slipped out of bed and walked across her room to where the small waste bin had been then panicked when she realised it was gone she stood still for a few seconds then slowly walked out of her room into the dark hall she needed to find a bucket soon or she was going to have an accident she walked down the dark hall and stopped at the bathroom door she was struggling to hold her wee in now she quickly walked into the bathroom which was not quite as dark thanks to the light under the mirror she stood for a second and looked between the toilet and the potty chair quickly deciding to use the potty the little girl pulled her bottoms and knickers down and sat on the potty chair she sighed as she emptied her bladder once she was done she quickly wiped herself pulled her bottoms off and went back to bed.
Back in the master bedroom, Elphaba and Fiyero had fallen asleep wrapped in each others arms Fiyero was woken by his bladder he gently moved Elphaba off of him and slipped out of bed and headed down the hall to the bathroom he yawned as he walked up to the toilet he emptied his bladder and was about to go back to bed when he noticed the little girl's potty was full of urine smiling he raced back to the bedroom and shook Elphaba awake.
"Fae wake up you have to see this" said Fiyero. Elphaba woke up with a start.
"Whatsss up Yero" said Elphaba her voice thick with sleep.
"Fae come to the bathroom with me" said Fiyero his voice full of excitement.
Elphaba got out of bed yawning and followed Fiyero to the bathroom "what is it Yero I'm tired"
"Look Fae" said Fiyero pointing at the little girl's potty. Elphaba looked and a smiled spread across her face.
"Alice must have woken up needing to go and when she couldn't find a bin or bucket she had to use the potty" said Elphaba "Oh Yero I'm so proud of her" she lifted the middle out of the potty and emptied it into the toilet then flushed after putting the middle back into the potty she washed her hands and the two of them went back to bed as Elphaba settled into her pillow she could help but smile to herself it might only be one wee but hopefully it was the start of many more smiling one last time Elphaba closed her eyes.