Here it is, the last chapter. Enjoy!
Chapter Thirty-One
Elphaba woke on her wedding day with butterflies in her stomach. Once she looked at the sunlight reflecting off of her mirror onto her sheets, she knew it was time to get up and start getting ready. Her father hired some help to prepare Elphaba for her arranged groom. As her hair was being brushed for her, she couldn't help but feel that there was no hope for her. She wondered if the groom felt this way- forced into a marriage he wasn't going to be happy in.
The preparation passed quickly for Elphaba, and before she knew it, she was waiting behind the double doors of the church with only her father to keep her company.
She paced back and forth, trying to shake off the nerves and her father said, "Nervous?"
She stopped pacing and replied, "Who wouldn't be?"
He sat up from his slouch on the bench, "I was. I couldn't believe your mother wanted to marry me." he got up as he heard the string quartet start the bridal march, "Elphaba, I must say," he cleared his throat, taking her arm, "You do look beautiful."
Elphaba smiled at her father, confused by his kind words. These past few days had been pleasant in the household, and she wasn't sure why. She took his arm and took a deep breath before the doors opened. Her heart raced the fastest it ever had in her life as the doors opened and the isle became visible. She avoided looking at the groom and looked side to side to see the church filled with unfamiliar faces. When she ran out of people to look for, she looked straight ahead, and the sight she saw made her stop walking, and her knees buckled.
Fiyero was standing at the end of the isle, his hands folded in front of him, his blue eyes looking at her, a sweet smile on his face. Frex helped her daughter up and she continued down the isle, completely in shock of her groom. Tears began to form in her eyes, and when she reached the end of the isle and Frex let her go, he said, "Go and be happy, my beautiful daughter." and those tears spilled over.
She reached Fiyero and embraced him, almost shaking from her sobs, and he said, "Don't cry, Fae." He pushed a stray hair back from her face, "You look absolutely breathtaking."
Elphaba took in a shaky breath and said, "How?"
Fiyero flashed a smile and said, "I'll explain later. Let's get married first." Elphaba could not even fathom what was going on, and all she could do was nod as she took Fiyero's hands. The minister began the ceremony, and Fiyero and Elphaba looked at each other, Elphaba in complete awe of the man in front of her, and Fiyero the same of her. The minister continued and nudged Fiyero when he said, "The couple has written their own vows."
Fiyero looked at Elphaba more deeply, and began, "Elphaba, I don't know how I would be surviving without you. You are my rock, my light, my life, my everything. You saved my life." He paused, "We started out a little rocky when you and I first met." She smiled remembering their tutoring sessions, "But I knew I had to get to know you, and I wasn't going to stop unless I did. And when I knew you were the one, I swore to myself that I would never let you go, because I realized that I couldn't live without you, Fae. You have turned my world upside down, and you mean the absolute world to me and I want to spend every possible moment our lives together.
You are my best friend and my soul mate, and I'll do anything to protect you and love you forever, Elphaba. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me, and I can't believe you're standing in front of me, so incredibly beautiful, about to become my wife. I'd move mountains for you, Fae, and I can't express how much I love you, green girl."
Elphaba looked into the crystal blue eyes of the man standing in front of her and smiled, as she took in a shaky breath and began her own vows, "I-I can't believe this is actually happening…I was sure I was never going to see you again, and I was going to live every day of my life reminding myself of what could have been, but now I'm standing here, and I feel like I'm dreaming." She looked away, and back up at Fiyero and smiled at him, "I really didn't like you. Like, at all when we first met. I don't know why I decided to date you…but I have to say I don't know what I would have done if we never did.
You cared more than anyone else had, and I cannot repay you for that. You saved my life, Yero," she said, placing a hand on his cheek, "and I…I just want to spend the rest of my life with you." She said, taking it off of his cheek, and re-entwining it with his hand. "I love you so much, Yero, and these past few weeks have been so painful without you. I just hope that when I wake up tomorrow, I hope its in your arms, and then I'll know this wasn't a dream. You saved me from my own demise, Yero my hero, and I promise to love you unconditionally for the rest of our lives. You're my world, and a world without you in it isn't worth living in." Elphaba finished and wiped the tears from her eyes, along with the minister.
He cleared his throat and proceeded with the ceremony. When they exchanged rings, Fiyero pulled his engagement ring and placed it on her ring finger before putting the wedding band on, and she smiled at him. The minister went on and finally said the words, "I now present Prince Fiyero and Princess Elphaba Tiggular. You may now kiss the bride!"
Fiyero and Elphaba took the tensions of several weeks and healed all of their wounds with one passionate kiss, breaking down all of the walls they'd had. When they broke apart, the crowd burst into applause, and Fiyero kissed her again, picking her up and spinning her around. He said, when he put her back down, "Oz, thank you, Fae."
She replied, "I love you so much, Yero." He smiled at her and kissed her once more before heading back down the isle, hand in hand with her husband.
The reception soon commenced and the couple finally got a chance to talk after things had quieted down. Fiyero led her out to the dance floor and took her in a slow waltz saying, "Any questions?"
She looked at him, "How did this happen? How are we dancing at our wedding right now?"
She leaned her head on his shoulder and he kissed the top of her head as he began, "I came to your father a few days ago. I was going crazy at home, knowing that you were going to marry a complete stranger and I knew I had to at least try and stop it. So I went, talked with him, told him how much I loved you, and we worked it out. He told me to come back today and wait for you at the isle. And the rest is history."
She closed his eyes against his shoulder, "No wonder he was acting different. I had no idea this was going to happen." She smiled, "I still can't believe it."
He chuckled, "Believe it, Fae. Or should I say, Mrs. Tiggular. How does it feel to be a princess?"
She lifted her head to meet his gaze, "It's surreal. I never imagined myself marrying for love, or becoming a princess." A flash of concern flew on her face, "Do your parents know?"
He smiled, "Oh, yes. They helped me with everything." He shook his head at her, keeping his smile.
She gave him a suspicious look, "What?"
He looked down at his shoes before saying, "You just look so beautiful, Fae."
She bit her lip and blushed at him, "You're an idiot." He leaned in and gave her a lingering kiss replying,
"I love you, too." He danced with his wife through the night, Elphaba never letting the smile leave her face. She couldn't believe she'd just married the love of her life, and she knew exactly who to thank. Before leaving for the night with her husband, she kissed her husband saying, "Wait for me, I have to say something to my father."
He kissed her back replying, "I'd wait an eternity for you, Fae." She smiled at him, turning away from him, and found her father sitting at a table with her sister, drinking a glass of champagne. She sat down beside him and Nessa took that as her cue to leave.
She faced her father, saying, "I don't know how to thank you."
He looked at his glass and said, "I figured that I've been very harsh on you, Elphaba. You deserve this, after all I've done to you."
Tears spiked in her eyes, "I forgive you." She said, placing her hand on top of his.
He looked at her, and said, "Thank you, Elphaba." he smiled a small smile at her and said, "Now, I believe your husband is waiting for you." She wiped the tears from her cheeks and stood, looking at him before he said, "Go and be happy, my daughter." She went over and gave her father a warm embrace, and she broke it when she turned away to find her husband once again to embark on their honeymoon.
"Everything alright?" Fiyero said, as he helped his wife onto the carriage.
"Yeah," she said, still a little teary, "I just can't believe all of this." When they were both in the carriage, she snuggled into her husband's arms, "I can't believe I get to spend the rest of my life with you."
He kissed the top of her head as they rode, beginning their new life together.
Well, it's over. This one has been so much fun to write, and I am so happy that you all enjoyed it! I just started (like a paragraph in, lol) another one, and I don't think I've been this excited to write a fanfic. Leave a review, and I have some other fanfics (equally terrible :D) in my profile. Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you guys next time!