The Emerald Woman and the Little Star
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Chapter Sixteen
By the time they arrived back at the castle Alice had woken up, Fiyero got out first then walked around to the other side and opened the door for Elphaba he reached out and tried to lift Alice off her lap but Elphaba stopped him.
"It's ok I've got her" said Elphaba she held the little girl close to her and stepped out of the carriage then followed Fiyero into the castle, once inside she tried to put the little girl on her feet but she Alice held on to her with a death grip and started to cry.
"No Elphie don't leave me" sobbed Alice she buried her face into Elphaba's shoulder.
"It's ok baby I'm not going anywhere I just want to take my shoes and coat off" said Elphaba but the little girl still refused to let go of her "Come on baby it's ok"
Elphaba slowly unhooked the little girl's fingers from her coat and again tried to put her down but Alice started to scream and thrash about, Fiyero watched the Elphaba struggling with the little girl and walked over to her.
"Let me take her Fae" said Fiyero he held his arms out but Elphaba shook her head.
"I can handle it thank you why don't you go and find us something to eat we haven't had anything all day" said Elphaba.
Fiyero sighed and looked at her "let me help you Fae please"
"Fiyero I'm fine I don't need any help from you or anyone else I'm perfectly able to look after my little girl" said Elphaba still fighting with Alice.
"Fae for Oz sake stop being so stubborn and let me help you" said Fiyero.
Elphaba let out and exasperated sigh and looked at Fiyero "I said I'm fine please just go and make some sandwiches or something and let me worry about my daughter"
Fiyero sighed and started to walked down the hall to the kitchen he turned before he walked through the door and caught Elphaba's eyes with his own "our daughter Fae she's my little girl too" he then walked into the kitchen.
Elphaba watched him disappear through the door then turned back to the little girl in her arms "come on sweetheart let go of me darling it's ok I'm not going anywhere I promise"
Alice looked at Elphaba and sighed then slowly loosened her grip on Elphaba's coat the looked at her "why did you leave me Elphie"
Elphaba's heart broke "Oh baby I didn't want to leave you baby I had too but that will never happen again you're my little girl forever and no one is going to take you away from me again"
Alice smiled at her and then Elphaba finally managed to get the little girl onto her own feet she took off her shoes and coat and was just hanging it up when Fiyero came back out of the kitchen carrying a tray with three plates, two mugs and a beaker on it, taking hold of Alice's hand Elphaba walked into the sitting room Fiyero followed behind with the tray he set it down and the coffee table then sat down on the settee, Elphaba sat down on the opposite sofa and pulled the little girl up next to her.
"This looks good Yero" said Elphaba she picked up one of the sandwiches and handed it to Alice the little girl stared at it then shook her head and handed it back to Elphaba. Sighing Elphaba looked at the little girl "Sweetheart it's ok to eat your sandwiches come on you must be starving" she handed the sandwich back to the little girl and she took a big bite out of it Elphaba smiled and started to eat her own sandwiches.
Alice quickly finished her sandwiches once she had swallowed the last bite she reached out for her juice seeing her move Fiyero reached out to pick up the beaker but Elphaba beat him to it.
"I've got it" said Elphaba as she handed the little girl her drink and watched as she gulped it down when she was finished Alice handed her cup to Elphaba then turned to Fiyero.
"Fiyero tell me a story please" said Alice.
Fiyero smiled "of course I will baby, come and sit beside me"
Alice stared at him for a few seconds then stood up but before she could walk over to him Elphaba put her hand on the little girl's shoulder.
"Stay here baby I'll tell you a story" said Elphaba pulling the little girl on to her lap.
Fiyero sighed and put his mug down on the table with more force than necessary causing it to clang against the plate which sat next to it.
"Oz Dam it Fae she's my child too" said Fiyero then he stood up and walked around the table to where Elphaba was sitting with the little girl on her lap he reached out and tried to pick the little girl up but Elphaba tightened her grip on her.
"No you are not taking her away from me again" said Elphaba she stood up with the little girl in her arms and left the room.
Fiyero watched Elphaba leave them room then groaned in frustration his little girl asked him for a story and he was being denied the chance to spend time with her all because Elphaba was petrified that she would loose the little girl again sighing again he headed up to his office.
Up in the little girl's bedroom Elphaba sat on the bed watching while the little girl played with her toys she looked at her watch and was shocked to discover it was almost four o clock as she moved her eyes back to the little girl she noticed she had stopped playing and was standing still on the spot panic in her eyes then a second later she saw the front of the little girl's pyjama bottoms darken. Elphaba got up off the bed and walked over to the little girl.
"Oh baby why didn't you tell me you needed to go darling I could have taken you to the potty" said Elphaba. The little girl backed away from her.
"no potty Elphie no no no not allowed" said Alice "don't want to get hurt again"
Elphaba took hold of the little girl's hands and looked into her terrified eyes "baby no one here is going to hurt you Fiyero and I love you with all our hearts we would never hurt you for anything I promise".
Alice looked at her then sighed "I'm sorry Elphie clean bottoms please I'm wet"
Elphaba smiled at her "how about we give you a nice warm bubble bath".
A short while later Elphaba looked on as the little girl splashed about in the warm water and moved the little yellow duck around with her hand it made her so happy to watch the little girl happily playing in the bath the thought that she might never have been able to see it again if it hadn't been for Fiyero's father her thoughts were interrupted by a loud rumbling noise she looked at the little girl in the tub and laughed.
"Sounds like you are ready for some dinner baby" said Elphaba "let's get you out of the bath"
Alice shook her head and backed away from Elphaba "No Elphie don't want to get out"
"Alice come on please I said it's time to get out" said Elphaba she scooped the little girl up and lifted her out of the tub. Alice started to cry as Elphaba wrapped a towel around her "baby don't cry let's go and get you dressed"
Elphaba picked the little girl up and carried her down the hall to her bedroom she quickly dried her off and found her some clean knickers and pyjamas once the little girl was dressed the two of them headed down stairs as they reached the bottom Elphaba smelt cooking meat she walked down the hall to the kitchen Alice following behind her as she walked through the kitchen door she smiled when she saw Fiyero lifting a glass dish out of the oven.
"Something smells good Yero" said Elphaba.
Fiyero set the dish on the side and turned to face her "don't thank me thank Mary Ellen she prepared it I just put it in the oven" he grabbed a spoon and dish out three plates of the lasagna, Elphaba grabbed some cutlery out of the draw then lead Alice into the dining room she sat the little girl on a chair then laid out the cutlery. Fiyero carried in two of the plates and put them down on the table in front of Alice and Elphaba then went back for his own. Elphaba had been eating for a minute or two when she noticed Alice hadn't touched her plate.
"Alice come on baby eat your dinner it's ok" said Elphaba. Alice still didn't touch her food, sighing Elphaba put down her cutlery and turned to face the little girl. "Sweetheart eat your dinner it's ok you won't get into trouble"
The little girl stared at Elphaba for a few seconds then slowly reached out and picked up her fork then started to eat, smiling Elphaba turned back to her own plate. It didn't take long for all three of them to finish their meal. Elphaba wiped Alice's hands and face then the little girl shot out of the room and up the stairs to play, once the little girl had gone Fiyero turned to Elphaba.
"Fae I know you are scared you are going to loose Alice again but you can't keep stopping me going near her it took days for her to relax around me now you won't let me near her it's not fair she's my child too I have a right to tell her story" said Fiyero.
"You gave up that right when you handed my child over to that social worker, my one and only chance at being a mother and I nearly lost it because of you" said Elphaba fire in her eyes.
"Fae do you really think I wanted to give her up because it all but killed me seeing you so heart broken but we couldn't go against a court order you know that so please stop blaming me" said Fiyero tears forming in his eyes.
Elphaba looked at him tears in her own eyes then walked over to him and buried her head into his chest, Fiyero wrapped his arms around her and held her tight.
"I'm sorry Yero my whole life I have wanted to be a mother something I thought I would never have after my father had my ovaries removed when I was eleven years old" sobbed Elphaba. "It's was my own fault if I hadn't been born such a disappointment he wouldn't have done it"
"Fae you are not a disappointment you are the most loving caring beautiful infuriating woman I have ever met and I love you and that little girl loves you and I promise you I won't let anyone hurt either of you ever again" said Fiyero he kissed the top of Elphaba's head, the moment was interrupted when Alice walked into the room.
"Hi sweetheart what's the matter" said Elphaba she walked over to the little girl and knelt down in front of her as she did so a smell hit her nose and she realised what was wrong "baby why didn't you use the potty darling "
Alice started to panic and back away from Elphaba "No go poo in potty Elphie only wee wee"
Elphaba gently put her hand on the little girl's shoulder "Sweetheart it's ok to use the potty no matter what you need to do ok, come on let's get you cleaned up"
A short while later Elphaba had cleaned the little girl up and the two of them where now in the little girl's bedroom sitting on the floor piecing together a puzzle they had almost finished when Fiyero entered the room seeing him enter Alice smiled at him.
"Look Fiyero it's a pussy cat" said Alice pointing at the puzzle.
Fiyero smiled at the little girl and sat down beside Elphaba "I can see baby it's lovely" he watched as the little girl picked up the last couple of pieces of the puzzle then he saw the little girl's face change and panic cross her eyes "baby what's the matter"
The little girl didn't reply she dropped the puzzle pieces and bolted out of the room Elphaba jumped to her feet and followed the little girl out of the room Fiyero behind her she followed the little girl down the hall then smiled when she saw her go into the bathroom by the time Elphaba got to the bathroom door she saw Alice sitting on the potty a look of relief on her face.
"Well done baby I'm so proud of you" said Elphaba.
Alice looked at Elphaba with a smile on her face then seeing Fiyero standing behind her she turned to him.
"Fiyero proud of me too" said Alice.
"I am very proud of you sweetheart" said Fiyero.
The little girl's smile grew bigger she stood up and wiped herself pulled her bottoms up then quickly washed her hands she then walked over to Fiyero and held her arms up to him.
"Cuddle Fiyero" said Alice. Fiyero scooped the little girl up and held her close he felt the little girl snuggle into his chest then heard her give a little sigh of contentment "love you Fiyero"
"I love you too my angel" said Fiyero.
Elphaba smiled at the two loves of her life as they cuddled she then quickly emptied the potty and washed her hands once she was done she looked at her watch and saw it was almost eight o clock.
"Right little lady it's nearly time for bed let's get your teeth brushed" said Elphaba.
Alice looked at her and shook her head "No Elphie no bed not tired"
"Yes you are baby come please" said Elphaba as Fiyero put the little girl back on her feet she held out the the toothbrush to her Alice took it and quickly brushed her teeth then tried to bolt out of the room but Elphaba caught hold of her and scooped her up "come on baby let's get you to bed" .
The little girl started to cry as Elphaba carried her down the hall towards her bedroom.
"Don't want to go to bed Elphie want to play not tired" said Alice yawning half way through her sentence.
Elphaba smiled at her "that sentence would have been more convincing if you hadn't yawned half way through it sweetheart" .
Entering the little girl's room Elphaba walked over to the bed and put her down onto it. As soon as Elphaba let go of her Alice slipped off the bed and made a run for the door but Elphaba was fast she grabbed hold of the little girl and put her back in the bed.
"No baby it's bed time come on please lay down" said Elphaba but the little girl shook her head and tried to get off the bed again but Elphaba put her hands on the little girl's waist and gently laid her down, Alice started to scream at her.
"NO ELPHIE NO BED NO NO NO" shouted Alice fighting against Elphaba's grip.
"Alice stop shouting at me I said it's bedtime come on lay down baby you are worn out" said Elphaba but the little girl continued to fight her she kicked her legs out one of her feet caught Elphaba in the side "Alice stop kicking Please that hurt calm down come on"
Fiyero watched Elphaba struggling with the little girl from the door and decided to try and help her he walked over to her.
"Fae do you want some help" said Fiyero he braced himself for the no he was sure would come from Elphaba and was surprised when she nodded her head and moved so he could sit beside the little girl he gently took hold of the little girl's hands and spoke softly too her. "Come on sweetheart let's lay you down then we can have a story"
Alice looked at Fiyero with wet eyes and held her arms up to him he scooped her into his arms and gently rocked her from side to side the little girl started to quieten down and Fiyero felt her start to grow heavier realising the little girl was beginning to fall asleep he gently tucked her in to bed and rubbed small circles on her back.
"That's it my angel you go to sleep Elphie and I are right here and you are perfectly safe my darling" said Fiyero. The little girl gave a final yawn and her eyes closed Fiyero stayed where he was for a few minutes until he heard the little girl start to softly snore then he clicked off the lamp and followed Elphaba out of the room closing the door behind him.
Once they were in their own room Fiyero wrapped his arms around Elphaba and the two of them just stood there holding one and other for a few minutes then Elphaba spoke.
"Thank you Yero" said Elphaba.
"No thank you Fae for letting me help you" said Fiyero he looked into Elphaba's eyes then leaned in a kissed her gently on the lips "I love you Fae more than you will ever know"
"I love you too Yero, how about we get into our pyjamas and then snuggle up on the sofa with a film" said Elphaba.
"Yes and we can have popcorn and hot chocolate with those little marshmallows in them" said Fiyero. Elphaba rolled her eyes then laughed at him.
A while later the two of them were snuggled up on the sofa watching an old action film it was almost finished when Fiyero spotted a little face peering around the door he nudged Elphaba and pointed at the door.
"Don't look now but we are being watched" said Fiyero with a grin. Elphaba stood up and walked over to the little girl and scooped her up.
"Hey baby what are you doing down here at this late hour" said Elphaba she felt the little girl grip on to her pyjama top and start to shake "baby did you have a bad dream darling"
Alice pulled away from her and looked into her eyes
"daddy hurt Elphie" said Alice starting to sob "then he hurt me too"
Elphaba held the little girl close and walked back over to sit beside Fiyero as so as she sat down Alice held her arms out to him he pulled the little girl onto his lap and held her close while she cried into his chest.
"It's ok darling your daddy will never hurt you or anyone else I won't let him you are perfectly safe here" said Fiyero as he rocked the little girl back and fourth in his arms "I've got you baby you're safe I promise" .
After a few more minutes the little girl fell back to sleep in Fiyero's arms he gently kissed the top of her head then turned to Elphaba.
"I'll take her back to bed" said Fiyero then seeing Elphaba yawn he smiled "I think it's bed time for you too Fae"
The following morning Alice was woken by her bladder she slipped out of bed with a yawn and headed down the hall to the bathroom once in the bathroom she quickly pulled her bottoms down and sat on the potty.
In the master bedroom Fiyero woke up and stretched he looked over to Elphaba and smiled when he found her still fast asleep snoring softly he got out of bed and walked down the hall to the bathroom to empty his bladder he stopped at the bathroom door when he saw the little girl on the potty.
"Hey baby did you sleep well" said Fiyero. The little girl jumped at the sound of his voice and looked at him panic in her eyes. Seeing the fear in the little girl's eyes Fiyero spoke softly to her "it's ok baby good girl don't get up until you are finished darling".
Alice looked at him for a second or two then relaxed again and finished peeing into the potty she stood up wiped herself pulled her bottoms up then washed her hands.
"Play now Fiyero please" said Alice looking up into his blue eyes.
"I have a better idea baby have you ever been swimming" said Fiyero.
Alice looked at him with a puzzled expression on her face "what's swimming Fiyero"
"Swimming is fun you get into a big pool of water and move around" said Fiyero "you go back to your room baby then when I'm finished in the bathroom I'll take you to the swimming pool"
Alice smiled and took off to her bedroom, Fiyero quickly emptied his bladder and then the potty before flushing the toilet and washing his hands. After quickly going back to the bedroom to change into his swim shorts he grabbed a couple of big towels from the airing cupboard then headed down to the little girl's room where he found her reading a book.
"Hey sweetheart let's find your swim suit" said Fiyero he looked through the draws until he found a small pink one piece swim suit with little red hearts all over it the turned back to the little girl "let's get this on you darling"
Once the little girl had changed Fiyero took hold of her hand and lead her out of her room and down the stairs he picked her up before opening the back door and heading across the gardens to the pool area.