Chapter 2: Bon Appétit
The sun had finally set, the sky was purple and orange, the hour was 9, on a cool Thursday night. Fiyero and Elphaba reached a small café, just ten minutes away from Shiz; they got seated right away, in a small booth in the dark corner of the café. Elphaba seemed to be hiding her face.
"What are you doing?" Fiyero asked.
"What? I'm not doing anything! What are you doing?" she shot back. She suddenly realized how stupid she must have sounded, but Fiyero only laughed.
"Are you always this tense, or do I bring it out in you?"
"No, I'm always this tense, thank-you very much." Fiyero looked at her peculiarly, then focused on the menu.
"What are you up for tonight, Elphie?"
"Uhhh"
"And please don't say a small salad with vingerette dressing on the side, with a glass of water."
"Ha-ha I wasn't going to, why do all your shallow girlfriends order that?"
"Yeah pretty much, only Glinda usually asks for a lemon in her water" he grinned un-controllably. Elphaba nodded and looked down at her menu.
"How are things with Glinda, I never ask her nor does she ever tell me…"
Fiyero didn't answer; he was still looking into Elphaba's eyes.
"Oh right Glinda, yes well, she is uh…well you know Glinda; 'Toss, Toss' and the constantly looking at herself in the mirror…but she's great…"
Elphaba was a little shocked that he spoke of Glinda in such a negative ton, but she soon sloughed it off and focused once again on the menu, and they continued small talk.
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"Would you like Coffee or desert, to end off your evening?" asked a pudgy munchkinlander waitress.
"Elphaba?"
"No thank-you." She responded, the waitress looked to Fiyero, and he just shook his head.
"Alright then, I'll be back with your bill."
"Thanks" both Fiyero and Elphaba said at once
"Jinx! I have to say your name 3 times before you can talk again" yelled Fiyero, playfully, Elphaba glared but in good humor.
"I haven't played that game since I was 10 years old."
"You talked! You owe me a coffee, how about it tomorrow morning, I'll come by and pick you up." Elphaba put her lips together and motioned a zipper across her mouth and nodded. Fiyero loved that.
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Fiyero and Elphaba walked home silence.
"Why aren't you talking?" he snickered.
Elphaba pointed to her mouth, and her face filled with the color red.
"Right, Right." Fiyero held on to her shoulders, and placed a kiss on her right cheek. "Elphaba", another kiss on her left cheek "Elphaba", and one kiss on her nose "Elphaba." He cupped her chin in his hand, and lead in for a kiss on her now parted lips. Elphaba pulled away.
"Fiyero…" she whispered, "What are you doing"
"I'm sorry, but I had to say you name three times and…" he said, almost laughing.
"You ruined it, I was actually beginning to enjoy your company, and you pull a stupid move like that, you're such a prick." She began to pick up her pace.
"Elphaba" he grabbed her by the shoulders again. "I'm sorry, you're right that was stupid of me, completely stupid, I can be so brainless sometimes, please forgive me, you know I love Glinda, I was just being well…stupid."
"It was pretty stupid." She said slowing down.
"Look, Avarvic, Boq and some others are throwing me a birthday party tomorrow night"
"And…"
"I want you to come…with me."
"Fiyero…"
"Nothing romantic I swear, just as friends, sees we were all suppose to bring a date, and Glinda is away…I just thought…but forget it."
"No, I'll go…but only as friends, and if you try anything I'm gone, I mean it Fiyero."
"On my honor as a Winkie."
"Okay, it's a date."
"I'll be picking you up around 8, wear something pretty."
TBC…