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Chapter Twenty-Eight
-5 Months Later-
It was finally graduation for Fiyero, Glinda, and their peers. The long awaited day after years of studying, exams, and stress had finally come to an end in the form of a college degree. However, this semester had been the most challenging for Fiyero; academically and socially.
After Elphaba left, he wrote to her daily and received zero replies. He considered going to Munchkinland some days just to see her, but realized his efforts would be futile. Nessa informed him that she wasn't going to be married until the next fall, and he failed to spend every moment he could thinking about her. He tried to move on by dating a few girls later in the semester, but those relationships, even though they didn't last long enough to be called a relationship, were short lived and a waste of Fiyero's time.
And there he sat, in his robe, preparing to start the next phase in his life, when a strikingly green girl walked in and sat three rows his diagonal. His jaw dropped, and he quickly got Glinda's attention, and the two sat there in awe. Elphaba sat next to the head Shiztress in preparation for her valedictorian speech.
Fiyero looked at her and begged for eye contact, but knew all of his efforts would be futile. He debated going up to her, but knew that would only end badly, and besides, she already knew he was here. As the ceremony started and pressed on, Fiyero began to tap his fingers on his legs, impatiently waiting for Elphaba's speech. When she stood up, he tensed, and she began to walk to the stage, and when she reached the podium, her eyes went straight to his. He froze.
Elphaba began her speech and was lost in her own words. As soon as she looked at Fiyero she wanted to run to him and tell him how much she'd missed him and how much she loved him, but she had to restrain herself. He looked at her with pain in his eyes, and she couldn't blame him- she would feel the same way if the roles were reversed. She just tried to read the words on her paper, and when she was done and the applause had faded, she walked off the stage and sat back down, wanting to look at Fiyero again, and she could feel his beautiful blue eyes burning a gaze in the back of her head. She sighed and gave into her temptation and met his gaze, and he couldn't help but smile a small smile, and she did the same. When she turned back around, she closed her eyes; guilty for all the pain she caused him, and tried to enjoy the rest of her graduation.
When everyone had their diplomas and the guests started to mingle, Elphaba looked at hers and sighed, deciding to find Fiyero and speak with him. Her father was preoccupied with diplomats, and she searched through the robed crowd and found him several hundred yards away, sitting underneath a familiar tree. She walked to him and stood behind him taking a deep breath before saying, "I know you probably don't want to talk to me, but I just-" she stopped talking as he stood and met her gaze. She backed away, averting her gaze, and he reacted by closing the gap between them, engulfing her in a deep kiss.
She melted into his embrace, wrapping her arms around his neck, and he did the same to her waist. She broke the kiss soon after it started and backed away, startled, "I didn't wake you up because if you were awake, I wouldn't be able to live myself, but I had to, Yero. I didn't have a choice! It was the hardest decision I've ever made, and I wish things were-"
Fiyero interrupted, "Fae, it's alright, I'm not mad at you." He said, his voice soothing to her.
She gave him a confused look, "You're not upset? At all?"
"I…I just love you a lot, that's all." He said, giving her a sweet smile. He looked at the ground and sighed, "I missed you like crazy, Fae."
She embraced him, closing her eyes in a moment of joy, "You have no idea." The two stood together for a long time, holding each other, until Fiyero broke the hug.
"I don't want to get married to anyone else, Yero." She looked into his crystal depths, and he felt his heart break in two, embracing her again and kissing the top of her head, trying to hide his emotion. Despite the moment, Fiyero knew her father would be looking for her and said, "Fae, you-"
She turned from him, "I should go."
He gently pulled her arm for one more moment of eye contact, knowing it might be his last, "I love you to the moon and back, Fae." He said, his eyes turning glassy, but he blinked them away, "Always."
"You saved me, Yero. I can never repay you for that. I love you more than I can ever express to you." She replied, and the two shared a moment more together before Elphaba turned and left, heading back into the crowd of robes and parents, leaving Fiyero by the Suicide Canal, potentially looking at the love of his life for the last time, and it broke his heart over and over again.