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Chapter Five
Elphaba didn't find Fiyero in any of their classes the next day, and she just assumed that he was hung over, as tradition would have it for the past several weeks. So, she went to her classes and at the end of her academic day, went to the library to meet Fiyero for their next session.
Only, he didn't come.
After several hours of waiting, Elphaba gave up and started to head home. She walked by the Suicide Canal like she always did, and found Fiyero sitting underneath the tree she usually sat under most days.
"Fiyero?" Elphaba asked.
Fiyero looked up, "Elphaba? Is that you?"
"Yeah," sitting down next to him, "Where were you today? I didn't see you at all."
"Where did you think I was?" he said, a small smile on his stressed face.
"Drinking?"
"Eh, I went for a while, but I left before everyone else. I came here and have been here all day."
"What's wrong?"
He sighed, "I'm just thinking a lot about the future, that's all. I'm going to be King of the Vinkus someday. I know I'm not ready, and my parents defiantly think so too. I just feel like I have so much to catch up on that I've just pushed aside the past few years."
"There is still time." Elphaba said, trying to comfort him.
"Not when your friends are hounding you to go and drink and party every night. I honestly don't want to do that anymore. Dancing through life isn't working anymore." He looked into her deep brown eyes. "I don't know what to do, Elphaba."
She looked back into his crystal blue eyes, noticing for the first time how incredible they were. For the first time, she saw the Fiyero she'd been looking for all this time.
"If they were your friends they wouldn't make you do anything you didn't want to, Fiyero. It doesn't matter what they expect you to do. It only matters what you think is the best thing to do." She placed a hand on his shoulder, "Try not to think of the future, just the task at hand."
He nodded, "I just feel like a failure."
"Oz, Fiyero, you could never be a failure. A failure only realizes there a failure when it's too late. You have all the time in the world to turn everything around!" she said, smiling at him.
He smiled back at her, "Thanks, Elphaba. I'll be in class tomorrow," he said as he stood up, offering her a hand, which she took, "And I'll see you for tutoring for sure."
"I'm so glad to hear that." She said, as she got up with the help of Fiyero. The two bid goodnight to each other and went their separate ways, Elphaba feeling butterflies in her stomach.
She finally found Fiyero.