Chapter 2

Fiyero angrily strummed his fingers against the café table. She should have been here by now. Fiyero sighed loudly. It had definitely been longer than a half hour and if it wasn't for Galinda he would have gone and carried Elphaba here. He had argued that Elphaba was never late for anything, but in the end Galinda had won. Now he was stuck with her, alone. Boq had taken Nessa home early because Nessa thought Galinda and he needed quality time together. Fiyero smirked. They did not need quality time together. What he did need was to spend some time with Elphaba. Oh, how he wished it was Elphaba sitting next to him instead of Galinda. He did love Galinda, but only as a friend. He knew he was falling in love with someone else.

Galinda's loud sigh brought him back to reality. "Fiyero!?"

"What?" he didn't mean to say it so harsh.

"Are you still mad?" Galinda asked innocently

"I'm not mad. I'm disappointed," he told her gently.

Galinda frowned. "Why? It's just Elphie. She hates social gatherings."

"But, she promised," he argued.

Galinda rolled her eyes. "Can we please talk about something other than my roommate?"

No. "Fine."

An awkward silence fell upon them, neither knowing what to say. Galinda glance at Fiyero, he was zoning out again. She sighed. He had been doing that a lot lately. The truth was it seemed like he had been avoiding her. He had been avoiding her. Galinda felt tears at the corners of her eyes, but she quickly wiped them away. She knew he was in love with someone else. She could see it in his eyes. She saw the way he looked, smiled, and laughed at her. She had always pretended not to notice because she thought Fiyero could only love herself. She was wrong. Galinda sighed, she new what she had to do.

"Fiyero…" Galinda's voice cracked.

Fiyero's head snapped in her direction. "What's wrong?"

"I've been thinking," she started, "I… I…think…" she trailed off. She really did not want to do this, but it was for the better.

"What's wrong, Galinda?" Fiyero asked calmly.

Galinda closed her eyes and quickly blurted it out, "I think we should see other people."

Fiyero blinked a few times and stared in disbelief. It was too good to be true. He had been thinking about breaking up with Galinda for awhile now, but he didn't want to see her cry. "Are you breaking up with me?" Fiyero asked unsure.

Galinda nodded. "Fiyero, don't be ridiculous. I know you don't love me," Galinda paused for a moment, then barely above a whisper she said sadly, "You're in love with someone else."

"Galinda I –"

"I see the way you look at her," Galinda cut in.

Fiyero hung his head. Is it that obvious? "I'm sorry, Galinda. I really am," he told her sincerely.

Galinda nodded her head and wiped her eyes. "I know. Now, if you'll excuse me I think I'm going to head back to my dorm." Galinda quickly got up, but Fiyero caught her arm.

"I truly am sorry," he said.

"It's ok," she told him gently. Tears were still falling from her eyes.

Fiyero watched as Galinda swiftly left the café. It's too good to be true! He had to find Elphaba. He had to tell her. Fiyero quickly got up and ran straight to the library. After what felt like an eternity Fiyero finally made it to the library. However, the library was closed which confused Fiyero to no end. She must have gone back to her dorm. Fiyero sighed. He knew he might as will go back to his place. After all, they wouldn't let him in the girl's dorm and he really didn't want to talk to Elphaba if Galinda was going to be there. There, he made up his mind. He would talk to Elphaba first thing in the morning.

Fiyero decided to take the long way back to his dorm room. He liked the cold and he knew he wouldn't be able to sleep. Fiyero smiled. He had never been this crazy for a girl before. For Oz sakes it was only Elphaba, so why was he acting so foolish? He was falling for her. That's why. And he knew that Elphaba would kill him if he ever told her, but he thought she was beautiful.

It was a peaceful and calm night. It would have been perfect if it was completely silent, but someone kept screaming and it was giving him a headache. Fiyero stopped dead in his tracks. Screaming? He tried to ignore them, but as he got closer, it sounded as if the person was screaming in pain. When he turned the corner he saw her. His heart dropped when he saw the slightest flash of green. No! He ran to her. Fiyero felt tears in his eyes when he realized it was in fact Elphaba. He quickly kneeled down beside her and he gently touched her face with his hand.

"Elphaba," he whispered as his voice crack. He winced when he noticed her appearance. Her dress was torn and barely covered her up. Blood, bruises, and cuts covered her entire body. Her hair was a tangled mess and her eyes were shut tight as she moaned in pain. "Elphaba, shhhh. You're going to be ok."

"Fiyero?" her voice that was normally strong and confident was now weak.

"Elphaba, listen to me," Fiyero told her as silent tears fell from his eyes. "You're going to be ok. You hear me? I'm going to take you to the hospital."

She never answered him, but he wasn't expecting a reply. He gently picked her up and as quickly as he could he ran to the hospital. Fiyero's panic began to rise when he realized how cold she was. He held her close to him, hoping she would be warmed by his own body heat.

The rest of the night had been a blur. He remembered running into the hospital screaming for help. He remembered many doctor's running to help him and asking him questions. Then he found himself sitting in the waiting room. To Fiyero it was not a waiting room. To him it was hell. The doctor's wouldn't tell him anything. They said he had to wait like the others. What others!? He was the only one there! Of course he yelled at them and he almost got himself kicked out. Fiyero could have screamed. He had been waiting for hours. Fiyero sighed and placed his head in his hands. Elphaba…

"Excuse me sir. But you must be here for Miss Elphaba."

Fiyero looked up and saw the doctor standing in front of him. "Yes. Please, will she be ok?" Fiyero voice was etched with worry.

The Doctor looked Fiyero directly in the eye and Fiyero couldn't help but notice the sadness in his eyes. And when the Doctor finally spoke, he spoke in agony, "I'm afraid I have some very bad news."

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