The Emerald Woman and the Little Star
Chapter Twenty One
Elphaba sat in the carriage her head was spinning and felt like someone was banging a thousand little hammers on the inside of it she could not believe her father had gone as far as almost killing all of them just to get her away from Fiyero she looked down at the little girl beside her trying not to cry as she saw all the cuts and bruises that covered the little girl's arms and legs she shifted a fraction in her seat and tried to lift the little girl into her arms but Frex put his arm out and pushed her back into her seat.
"Leave the brat where she is we are almost home" said Frex. A few minutes later the carriage pulled up in front of the mansion. Frex turned to Elphaba and glared at her "You will go into the house and straight up to your room and stay there until I tell you other wise"
Elphaba started straight back at him fire in her eyes " No I won't the only place I'm going is home to my husband" she stepped out of the carriage, grabbed Alice up into her arms and ignoring the pounding in her head she took off running towards the gates at the end of the drive. Frex shot after her and grabbed hold of her at the end of the drive he dragged her back towards the house. Once inside he tried to pull Alice away from Elphaba but the little girl started to scream and clung onto the green woman with all her strength.
"LET GO YOU LITTLE BRAT" shouted Frex. The little girl started to shake and sob louder.
"DON'T YOU DARE SHOUT AT MY CHILD" shouted Elphaba.
Frex stared at Elphaba then walked right up in front of her so their noses where almost touching he saw the fear flickering in her eyes and smiled showing all his teeth.
"I think you need reminding of who you are talking to Elphaba" said Frex he yanked the little girl out of Elphaba's arms then dumped her onto the floor before turning back to Elphaba he grabbed hold of her arm and shoved her along the hall towards a small brown door at the end of it when he reached the door Frex pinned Elphaba to the opposite wall with one arm and leg while he used the other hand to pull a set of keys from his pocket selecting a small gold one he slipped it into the lock and opened the door then he turned back to Elphaba "get in there"
Elphaba looked at her Father trying to stop the tears that were stinging her eyes from falling "please father not that not with my child in the house"
"I SAID GET IN THERE ELPHABA YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DISOBEY ME" said Frex he shoved Elphaba into the room and locked the door behind her he was going to enjoy this.
Across Oz in the Vinkus Fiyero was sitting up in his hospital bed his leg stitched and bandaged and he was arguing with the doctor.
"Prince Fiyero I'm sorry but you are in no fit state to be traveling across Oz you need to rest" said the Doctor.
Fiyero was livid "LOOK YOU EITHER DISCHARGE ME OR I WILL DISCHARGE MYSELF MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER ARE IN DANGER OUT THERE AND YOU EXPECT ME TO JUST LAY HERE AND DO NOTHING"
At that moment his Mother rushed through the door she had a small hold-all in her hands she dropped the bag onto a near by chair and walked over to the bed.
"Fiyero what in Oz in going on I could hear you shouting from the other end of the building" said Amilie.
"What's going on is this idiot doctor is keeping me stuck here when my wife and child are out there getting Oz knows what done to them" said Fiyero.
"Yero you have a nasty leg wound you can hardly walk let alone get half way across Oz your Father has men on their way to munchkinland as we speak they will find them both and bring them home" said Amilie.
Fiyero looked at his mother and tears started to roll down his cheeks "I can't loose them mother they are my whole world"
Amilie pulled him into her arms and he sobbed into her shoulder she didn't say anything just rubbed a comforting hand in his back and kissed the top of his head.
Back in munchkinland Elphaba was sat in the small room she looked at the dirty walls it was all to familiar to her she had spent a lot of time in this room when she was young bracing herself for what she knew was coming her she stood up taking a deep breath she waited for her father to come back. The minutes past slowly making it seem like hours Elphaba leaned against the dirty wall and was starting to fall asleep when a familiar scream erupted from down the hall. Bolting to her feet Elphaba ran over to the door and started banging on it she rattled the handle then let out a high pitched scream in frustration she stood back from the door and started to cast a spell just as the door opened and her father came in dragging Alice behind him.
"GET IN THERE YOU LITTLE BRAT" shouted Frex he shoved the little girl into the room with such a force she fell flat on her face banging her nose on the floor.
Elphaba was livid she turned to her father and glared at him "HOW DARE YOU TREAT MY CHILD LIKE THAT YOU MONSTER"
"She peed on my floor and you should know the consequence for that Elphaba" said Frex.
Elphaba gulped she had been about six years old when it happened her father had been yelling at her for a full hour and she had been so terrified she had wet herself so he had pulled her wet knickers of and hit her with his belt she still had two little white marks on her bottom where the buckle had cut her. She turned to the little girl and stood her up then gently lifted her dress up at the back and discovered her knickers missing and the same marks on the little girl's bottom that she had on her own she turned back to her father.
"YOU MONSTER FIYERO WILL HAVE YOU KILLED FOR THIS" shouted Elphaba.
Frex reached out and slapped her so hard around the face she stumbled backwards almost tripping over Alice who was stood sobbing blood running out of her nose.
"I think it's time I reminded you of your place girl" said Frex he grabbed Elphaba's arm squeezing it hard making her wince he grinned at her then punched her hard in the side knocking the wind out of her he let go of her arm and she fell to the floor gasping for breath "perhaps that will remind you to hold your tongue in future and as for the Winkie Prince you won't be seeing him again".
Elphaba gave a small cough then looked at her father she tried to speak but couldn't catch her breath Frex watched her struggling to speak and laughed before turning to leave the room as he did so he spotted Alice standing with her back to one of the walls a puddle between her feet he walked over to her and yanked her away from the wall turned then bent her over he unhooked his belt pulled it off and smacked the little girl's bottom with it making her scream out in pain.
Elphaba pulled herself to her feet and tried to get to the little girl but Frex saw her coming and shoved her backwards she wobbled then fell backwards landing on her back on the hard stone floor. Gathering all her strength Elphaba got to her feet again she looked at her father.
"LEAVE MY DAUGHTER ALONE ITS NOT HER YOU WANT ITS ME IF YOU WANT TO HIT SOMEONE YOU HIT ME" shouted Elphaba.
Frex rounded on Elphaba, gave a sly laugh "I see you still haven't learnt your lesson Elphaba" he grabbed hold of her shoulders and pushed her backwards until her back hit the wall he smiled when he felt her trembling under his hands he took one of his hands and ran it down her body feeling all of her curves "You know Elphaba you have a good figure for a green disappointment you always did my guests will enjoy you" he laughed again then left the room locking the door behind him once he was gone Elphaba rushed over to Alice and pulled her into her arms.
"I'm sorry I'm sorry Mummy" sobbed the little girl.
"It's ok baby you have nothing to be sorry for it's not your fault it's ok" said Elphaba tears running down her own cheeks "Mummy is here and I promise I'm going to get us out of here".
One day later
Fiyero had finally been allowed to leave the hospital on the condition he went home and rested his leg however he had ignored his doctors orders and was currently in a carriage headed for Munchkinland his fathers men had arrived there the day before and been told by Frex that he hadn't seen Elphaba since the day he left Kiamo Ko so they had left Fiyero had been livid when he found out and demanded they go back only to be told they could not as there was no evidence that Elphaba was there so he had waited for his mother to go to bed then snuck out of the castle and demanded his carriage driver take him to Munchkinland as fast as possible even with his driver going at top speed it would still take a good while to get there and Fiyero hoped it would be in time.
Elphaba sighed as she heard the door lock behind her, she felt sick to her stomach and filthy all over she hated her father for allowing those men to use her like that it wasn't the first time he had made her do it for once a month for two years before she went to Shiz then she had met Fiyero it had taken almost a year of them being a couple before she had even let him see her naked then another six months before they had first had sex that's what made her fall in love with him even more the fact he was happy to wait until she felt ready she was knocked from her thoughts by a quite whimpering from behind her she turned wiping the tears off her cheeks and saw Alice standing behind her pulling the robe she was now wearing (her father had taken her dress away) tighter she lifted the little girl into her arms and rocked her from side to side trying to comfort her she wasn't sure how long had passed since they had arrived in munchkinland but she knew it must have been at least a day maybe two, her stomach rumbled loudly she was starving she hadn't had anything to eat since lunchtime on the day of the accident her father had been giving her small amounts of food but she had given it all to Alice and just stuck to drinking the bottles of water she had also been given. Feeling the little girl shifting in her arms it was then she noticed she was no longer wearing her party dress but a pair of old yellow leggings and a white t shirt with with a yellow daisy on it, she also noticed something sticking up over the waist band of the leggings she gently pulled the band back and saw it was a pull up nappy.
"Baby who changed your clothes sweetie" said Elphaba.
Before the little girl could answer the lock clicked and the door opened. Frex entered the room with a smile on his face walked over to Elphaba and yanked Alice out of her arms then dumped her onto the hard floor with a thud.
"DON'T TREAT MY CHILD LIKE THAT" shouted Elphaba.
Frex glared at grabbing hold of her arm squeezing it tight between his fingers "why do you care she's not even your child I made sure of that years ago, now I'm going to let you go to the bathroom and freshen up if you make so much as a whimper she will pay the price" he dragged Elphaba out of the room and along the hall to the downstairs bathroom he shoved her in the room "make it quick you have work to do in thirty minutes"
Elphaba glared at her father her eyes full of fire "No father I won't do that again the only person who will touch me in that way is my husband the man I love"
Frex put his hand on Elphaba's arm and pulled her towards him so he could whisper into her ear "either you do it or I have to find someone else maybe a small blonde"
Elphaba's eyes widened and she sighed "ok you win just don't hurt my child again"
"Good girl that's better, you shouldn't fight against it Elphaba even you know it's the only thing you are good for" said Frex he left the room laughing
Back in the royal carriage Fiyero was being bumped along the yellow brick road when it suddenly screeched to a halt sending him flying of the seat he quickly righted himself rubbing his bad leg then put his head out of the window to find out what had happened he gulped when he saw a familiar face staring back at him steaming practically coming out of her blonde curls.
"Fifi why on earth didn't you tell me that Elphie has been princessnapped" said Glinda pointing the end of her wand at his head.
"Glinda I've been in a serious carriage accident then in hospital my wife and child are in danger I'm sorry but telling you didn't even enter my mind" said Fiyero "now if you don't mind I have to get to munchkinland"
"Actually I do mind Fifi, I'm a very important person now I could have helped people listen to me.." said Glinda.
Fiyero was getting frustrated all he wanted was to get to munchkinland it's seemed to be taking a thousand clock ticks to get there as it was without being held up by Glinda wittering on.
"Look Glin if you really want to help get in and come with me" said Fiyero. The blonde stared at him for a few seconds then smiled and got in beside him the carriage set off again and after turning a few more corners Fiyero spotted small houses in the distance he closed his eyes and whispered quietly to himself "hold on my Fae I'm almost there"
Back in the bathroom Elphaba turned on the sink taps and splashed some water on her face she caught site of herself in the mirror and sighed maybe her father was right she did look horrible grabbing a small towel she dried her face then used the toilet once she had just finished when the door banged open.
"Times up you have work to do back room now" said Frex with a grin " oh and this is a special client so you won't be using any protection"
Elphaba looked at her father her eyes wide and shook her head "No father I won't do it I'm not sixteen anymore I'm twenty five years old you can't control me anymore" her eyes filled with fire and green sparks flew round the room she lifted her arms waved her hands and she started to cast a spell.
Frex grabbed hold of her left wrist and pulled her towards him "I don't think so young lady you can stop chanting those silly words and get in that back room"
Elphaba stared at her father "I SAID NO AND I MENT NO IM GETTING MY CHILD AND IM GOING HOME TO MY HUSBAND AND YOU CANT STOP ME" she yanked her arm out of Frex's grip she turned to leave the bathroom then yelled as Frex grabbed onto her hair pulling her backwards out of the bathroom door and down the hall to the door that lead to the back room he kicked it open and threw Elphaba into the room where a man in a fancy suit was waiting.
"Get that robe off and do your job or it won't be you that gets hurt" said Frex he nodded to the man then left the room locking the door behind him. He walked to the other end of the hall and entered the room where Alice still sat curled into a ball, shaking and crying as he crossed the room to her a smell hit his nose he glared at the frightened child "Have you filled that nappy you little brat you stink come here".
Alice looked at Frex still shaking all over "I'm sorry I'm sorry I didn't mean too I won't do it again please don't hurt me"
Frex reaches out and grabbed the little girl's arms and yanked her to her feet "you are disgusting do you know that you little brat" he yanked her leggings off then tried to remove the pull up nappy but the little girl screamed at him.
"NO NO NO I WANT MUMMY TO DO IT I WANT MY MUMMYYYYY" screamed Alice she tried to back away from Frex but he grabbed hold of her and smacked the back of her legs hard making her scream out in pain.
Outside the mansion Fiyero's carriage was pulling through the gates as it stopped outside the front doors Fiyero heard a familiar screaming he flew out of the carriage Glinda behind him and banged on the front doors loudly.
Back inside Frex heard the banging on the door he stood up glaring at the little girl "keep quiet you little brat" he rushed out of the room forgetting to lock the door behind him, taking a breath he walked to the front door and opened it.
"WHERE IS SHE" Fiyero yelled as soon as the door was opened.
"Prince Fiyero do what do I owe this visit to" said Frex with a grin.
Fiyero flew at him ignoring the pain in his leg and shoved him against the wall "I SAID WHERE IS SHE"
"Look Prince Fiyero it's like I told your fathers men I haven't seen Elphaba since the day I left Kiamo Ko" said Frex.
"DON'T LIE TO ME I HEARD MY LITTLE GIRL SCREAMING NOT TWO MINUTES AGO I KNOW THEY ARE HERE SO IM GOING TO ASK YOU ONE LAST TIME WHERE ARE THEY" shouted Fiyero. Frex grinned and laughed Fiyero drew back his arm and was about to punch that grin off his face when he heard another familiar scream from down the hall, releasing his grip on Frex he took off down the hall ignoring the pain in his leg Glinda following behind he followed the screaming until he got to a wooden door he rattled the handle and cursed when he found it locked "Fae baby are you in there"
Inside the room Elphaba had backed herself into the corner trying to get away from Cabot (as the man in the suit had introduced him self as) she screamed at him as he grinned at her and pressed himself against her his hand untying her robe he slowly started to rub his hand over her body stopping when he got to her breasts squeezing them lightly. Elphaba tried to push him away from her but he shoved her back against the wall with one hand whilst unzipping his trousers with the other and pushing them and his underwear down he then reached out and pulled Elphaba's knickers down then pushed her legs apart with his knee.
Elphaba screamed again when she felt him push inside her and start to move then a second later she felt him being pulled off her shaking she slid down to the floor and wrapped her arms around her knees rocking backwards and forwards as tears rolled down her cheeks. For a few minutes she heard nothing but the sound of someone being punched, she then felt a pair of hands on her shoulder she jumped and flung her arm out then froze when she heard a familiar voice.
"It's ok my Fae its me I've got you your safe now"
Elphaba looked up and blinked when she saw Fiyero looking back at her "Yero is it really you"
"It's me baby you're safe I promise, let's get you out of here" said Fiyero. Elphaba sobbed louder and fell into his arms and he scooped her up "Fae where's Alice"
"She's in the room further down the hall with a brown door" said Elphaba through tears "he hit her Yero he cut her bottom the same way he did to me"
Fiyero was even more livid than he had been in his life he turned to carry Elphaba out of the room but found his way blocked by Frex he was grinning at him he had Alice in front of him the little girl was shaking and sobbing he had a gun pointed at the little girl's head.
"Put Elphaba down or else the brat dies" said Frex.
Fiyero froze for a moment he put Elphaba into a nearby sofa and turned back to Frex "what is wrong with you what did Fae ever do to you except be born the wrong colour how could you be so cruel to an innocent child, not just any child your own flesh and blood how can you love Nessarose so much and at the same time not give a flying monkeys about you other daughter"
Frex sneered at him "How can anyone love something as ugly and disgusting as Elphaba why would you want to marry a ugly green disgusting disappointment when you could have had someone as beautiful a Miss Glinda the good here"
It took all his strength for Fiyero not to punch Frex but he took a breath holding his temper before speaking again "Elphaba is not ugly or disgusting she is the most sensitive, beautiful, loving, caring and infuriating person I have ever met I couldn't imagine being married to anyone but her I love the way she smiles when she wakes up in the morning, the way she gets annoyed when I wind her up with her books, the way her nose crinkles when she sleeps I love everything about her and if you can't see how wonderful your daughter is then you don't deserve to have her, now why don't you do the decent thing and let her and my child go"
While Fiyero was talking he didn't notice Elphaba slowly standing up she quietly made her way towards her father her eyes on Alice and the gun she had almost reached Alice when Frex spotted her.
"GET BACK OVER THERE ELPHABA NOW" shouted Frex. Elphaba froze for a second then reached out and grabbed the gun she tried to wrestle it away from her father. Fiyero flew forwards and grabbed her around the middle and tried to pulled her away from the gun but she held on tight fighting against his grip seconds later a gun shot filled the air.