E Gad! An actual chapter...
Lady Tiggular: I'm glad everything was resolved with your friend. Scary situation that is, I bet. Anyway, after reading this, you'll get some of your closure. As for the ages in Wicked, I've had many a headache over that... So confusing. That's why I just kind of slip in ages that may or not correspond to the book...
014. Green
Boq was right in thinking that Fiyero and Elphaba would be out when they arrived. He and Glinda stayed in the main room, waiting for them to return. They didn't have to wait long.
"I hear footsteps! And laughing!" Glinda whispered excitedly. "Turn off the lights and hide behind the couch!"
They both hid behind the large leather couch waiting anxiously for the door to open. When it did, they were the ones surprised. Fiyero closed the door behind them and kissed Elphaba deeply.
Glinda rose slowly from her hiding place, Boq close behind her.
"Oh, my Oz…" Glinda said, eyes wide. Elphaba tore away from Fiyero, blushing a mad shade of dark green. Boq had already turned green watching. For him, it was like his best friend kissing his green-skinned sister.
"Glinda! Boq!" Fiyero greeted nervously. "What a surprise."
"Yeah… surprise." Boq said weakly. Elphaba backed up against the wall, trying to blend in with the wall paper. She inched away slowly, slipping into the small hallway before sprinting to her room.
Fiyero finally turned on the lights. "So… what brings you two to the Emerald City?"
"I was bored." Glinda answered. Boq nodded.
"Are you mad?" Glinda asked Fiyero.
He took a breath. "No, I'm not," he said honestly. "But Elphaba might be."
Glinda nodded. "I'll go talk to her."
"Her room is the second one to the left."
Glinda left the two men to talking. She knocked on Elphaba's door.
"What do you want?" came the angry reply.
"To talk." Glinda turned the handle of the door finding it, surprisingly, unlocked.
"You're lucky I couldn't figure out how to lock that." Elphaba said, glaring at her from her seat on the bed. Glinda just shrugged and sat next to her.
"So… you and Fiyero, huh?" Glinda said good-naturedly. Elphaba glared at her.
"You're cute together."
Elphaba shrugged and changed the subject. "You and Boq. How long has that been happening?"
"Three weeks." Glinda giggled.
"Where was I when this happened?"
"Studying with Fiyero."
"Right…"
Glinda frowned. "Is something wrong? You should be happy! You and Fiyero are together."
"I am happy." Elphaba's tone matched her statement, but her expression didn't.
"But...?"
"Promise me you won't tell anyone. On your life." Her eyes glowed fiercely.
"I promise." Glinda said, shocked by Elphaba's sudden intensity.
"Alright." Elphaba looked away, ashamed.
Glinda gasped before she could say anything. "Oh, Elphie, you didn't…."
Elphaba looked up guiltily. "I did."
"On purpose?" Glinda blurted out. She clapped a hand over her mouth. "Sorry."
Elphaba fell back on the bed, covering her face with her hands.
"Do you love him?" Glinda realized how stupid of a question it was only after she asked it. Elphaba wouldn't have let it happen if she didn't.
"I don't know!" she exclaimed.
Glinda sighed. "Do you like him?"
"Of course I do."
"So…you like him and you slept with him. It's not so bad." Glinda propped herself up on her elbows beside Elphaba.
"It gets worse." Elphaba groaned.
"Elphaba Thropp, if you tell me that you didn't use protection…" Glinda sighed again knowing by the look on Elphaba's face that she was right. "We're going out tonight, just the two of us. We're going to see a fortuneteller. Come out of your room when you're feeling more social. I''m sure Boq wants to say hello." Elphaba nodded and Glinda left to find a directory. Elphaba didn't leave her room, though.
Later that evening, the girls went out as planned. Glinda led them into a broken-down part of the city and into a small shop.
"Can I help you?" A hunched old lady sat at a small table.
"Yes, my friend, she…"Glinda started.
The old woman laughed raucously showing off a few yellow teeth. "Greenie's got herself into a bit of trouble, has she?" Elphaba was dumbfounded. She hadn't lowered her hood. How could the old woman already know that she was green?
"Sit, Froggy. Give Mother Yackle your hand."
Elphaba set her hand on the table and the crone grabbed it, examining her palm and knuckles.
"No, you won't have a child. Not this time." She chuckled. "But the next one will be a surprise, too! Ooh… what's this?"-she traced a line on her palm and tsked-"That's a sad turn of events… poor boy. And a strange ending to go with it." She dropped Elphaba's hand.
"What's sad? What happens?"
"No worries dear. Just give Yackle her coins. An old woman has to eat too, you know."
Elphaba threw a few coins down on the table, glaring at her. She spun around and dragged Glinda out the door with her.
"Goodbye, dearies! Come back soon."
Ack... creepy Yackle...
Sadly, I don't think I'll be posting anything for a while because I have to finish a term paper for a tough English teacher (It's almost enjoyable because part of it's on Wicked, comparing it to Macbeth), finish a history project for some 60's/70's fair on Friday, study like hell for a statistics test tomorrow, study for the AP stat test for Tuesday (if I want to pass the course), work on a history presentation on the "Reagan Revolution", work on a panel for English, and study for a chemistry test. Oh, and soon after that I have to start studying for finals. I think that's enough excuses...
I hate school... Who's with me?
I don't suppose anyone wants to magically appear to tutor me in stat, do they?
e.r.
Oh, and my reviewers still make my world go round. Thanks.