Hey guys! Thanks for the reviews by the way! So I'm going camping till Tuesday so I wont be updating till then. Hopefully I'll get some sweet ideas for chapter 19! WOOT

Chapter 18: Too soon

Fiyero remained kneeling in front of his beloved Elphaba, still awaiting her response. He looked into her eyes, she seemed stocked, he wasn't sure if it was a good thing or a terrible thing. Maybe it was really bad timing, considering what Chase had just done to her. Fiyero immediately regretted asking her, as doubt began filling his thoughts. He wasn't sure if he could handle her rejection to such a dignified question. Her eyes had grown too intimidating that he was forced to look away for a brief moment. Elphaba detected his discomfort and held his now cold hands with hers. She shook her head, Fiyero felt his heart plunge, his eyes dropped to the floor. Elphaba frowned at his expense; perhaps she had given the wrong impression.

"I understand…I think."

"Oh Fiyero, don't be ridiculous! Of course I'll marry you."

Fiyero's broken face suddenly lit up, his smile wide and his eyes beaming. He stood up and pulled Elphaba with him, he squeezed her tightly against him.

"You can be so wicked sometimes my dear! I thought you were saying no."

"It would have been too much of a Glinda thing, if I had said yes right away."

"So you chose to torture me for a few minutes instead?"

"Precisely." She grinned humbly. "By the way…where is my ring?"

"Sorry, this was a spur of the moment kind of thing, I don't have the ring yet."

"Whatever, I don't even need one. We should save money anyways for when the baby arrives."

"I suppose you're right. However, I'm rich so…I think it will be fine."

"Well whatever, I guess it's up to you." Elphaba sighed, "What are you going to do about your brother?"

"Honestly, I don't know. I do know my family would frown upon his actions towards you. Especially since you are to become my wife."

"That's another thing I wanted to talk to you about…"

"What?"

"Chase told me, before he went all creepy. That you could be stripped of your crown since you impregnated a commoner. He said that if your parents were to find out, that they would make you leave me and our child would be a bastard."

"Wow, what kind words."

"Seriously…" Elphie rolled her eyes.

"I wouldn't worry about that Fae. He was just trying to scare you into leaving me. If we get married now, then there is no problem. They'll just think the baby was conceived after marriage."

"How? It's pretty obvious that I'm pregnant, and I'm assuming they're coming to the wedding."

"Not if we elope."

"Fiyero, you're a prince. I thought there was some huge wedding ceremony for princes."

"Sweet Oz, you're right."

"We're in over our heads…"

"No, I have an idea!" Fiyero nearly shouted at Elphaba.

"Enlighten me."

"How many people know about the baby?"

"Just you, Glinda and Madame Morrible."

"Good."

"Shit! Chase knows too."

"That does purpose a problem, I'll have to speak with him. Okay so what we need to do is keep the baby a secret. That means no one must know about the birth or anything. When our child is born, we'll send it to a monastery to be kept safe. Then we'll get married, in The Vinkus. Then come back here, pick up our baby, and say we conceived it here while still attending Shiz. It's pure genius! I can't believe I thought of it."

"Yeah, Fiyero it is a good plan…but…"

"But what?"

"I didn't just want to give birth to my baby and give it away."

"Not forever though. Look I'll give word to my parents that you and I are to be wed. My mother will arrange everything. You give birth to the baby here. Then we go The Vinkus to get married, and then we have to spend our honeymoon there and get the tribal tattoo thingy. Then we come back here and we never have to talk to them again!"

"You make it sound easy."

"It is! Don't you worry Elphaba, everything will work out."

"I hope so…" Fiyero leaned in closer to Elphaba and kissed her gently on the lips, before leaving her room. Just as he was leaving Glinda came galloping in.

"Elphie, Madame Morrible wants to speak with you."

"About what?"

"I don't know…but you should go."

"Okay, Glinda…you haven't told anyone about…you know what, have you?"
"Heavens no."

"And you haven't heard gossip about it either? I know you would know."

"Don't worry Elphaba, nobody knows."

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"Come in, Miss. Elphaba." Madame Morrible offered the same old cold seat in front of her large desk. Elphaba sat down and bit her bottom lip out of curiosity. "Why, Miss. Elphaba…how do you do it?"

"Do what?"

"Manage to hide that baby bump so well. I would have never even noticed if I didn't know already."

Elphaba laughed nervously.

"This is very hard for me to say." Morrible inquired, Elphaba twitched a little in her seat.

"I'm afraid you can no longer attend Shiz."

Elphaba's eyes grew wide. "What? Why?"

"Well, you see Elphaba. Shiz has a good reputation and unplanned pregnancy, doesn't look good. I'm terribly sorry dear."

"But, I have no where to go."

"There's nothing I can do. I've already done enough by keeping you here as long as I have."

"You can't do this! I can't live on the streets…what if I go into labor?"

"That's not my concern. I'm sure Master Fiyero will help you. However, I need you out of here by tomorrow."

"But…but I'm not done my school year!"

"Once the baby is born and out of sight, I might consider letting you come back."

Elphaba stormed out of Madame Morrible's cold office, she headed towards Fiyero's dorm room.

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"She can't do this!" Fiyero expressed rather heatedly "I will not have you be homeless! I'm dropping out of Shiz."

"No, Fiyero don't do that for me."

"No, I am. We'll find somewhere to live."