Chapter 5

They had been walking for a little over ten minutes when Elphaba let out a very annoyed sigh. "Fiyero," she asked, "Where are you taking me?"

"What don't you understand about the word surprise?" he asked calmly.

"We are walking in circles," she told him.

"No we aren't," he said defensively.

"Fiyero! We have passed that tree three times already!" she shouted at him. When he didn't reply she stubbornly added, "You're lost."

"Elphaba!" he said getting a little agitated. "I know exactly we're we are going."

"I don't think you do. I don't think you even have a surprise," she glared at him.

"Would you just shhh. I need to think of how to get to your surprise," he told her.

"You are lost," she rubbed in.

Fiyero glared at her and gave a loud sigh. This was not the best way to start out. They were already arguing. He needed to think of something fast, but he didn't know what. Come on Fiyero, think! I could get her take her out to lunch. No, she would probably shoot me if that was her surprise. I could take her to see a play. No. I could… ugh! I have no idea. Wait! Fiyero suddenly stopped walking and Elphaba ran straight into him. He quickly grabbed her arm to steady her, so she wouldn't fall.

"Fiyero! What the hell!?" she asked clearly agitated.

"I know where we are going!" he told her happily. He quickly grabbed her arm, but immediately stopped. She's going to kill me for this…. "Before we go," he told her, "I have to blindfold you."

Elphaba scolded at him, "No."

"Come on. It'll be more of a surprise," He begged her.

"No!" she told him harshly. However, when she saw the sad look on his face she couldn't help but feeling guilty. "Besides, you don't even have a blindfold."

"Yes we do." Fiyero spotted her scarf and quickly began to take it off her. He motioned for to turn around, so he could tie it on her, but she didn't move. "Elphaba, you can trust me."

She rolled her eyes, but agreed, "Fine."

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It was odd needing someone to depend on. Elphaba couldn't see a thing and she only had Fiyero as a guide. It was very quiet, but it wasn't like a creepy quiet. It was more of a peaceful quiet. The only sounds she could hear were the crunching of the soft snow as she walked, some birds, Fiyero, and water. Wait… Water?

"Ok," she heard Fiyero's voice. "We are here. Take off the scarf."

Elphaba pulled off her scarf and squinted at the sudden light. She slowly took in her surroundings. She stared in awe at the beautiful park that lay around her. The view from the top of the hill was astonishing and she could see for miles in every direction. A thick blanket of snow covered the gently rolling hills and it sparkled as if it were truly magic. In the middle was a small lake that appeared to be heated. The park was completely empty and the only sounds came from swaying of the trees. It truly was a winter wonderland.

"No one comes here anymore." Fiyero's voice brought her back to reality. "I think people just forgot it about it."

"How did you find it?" she found her self asking.

Fiyero smiled sheepishly. "To make a long story short… I got lost." Elphaba just smirked. Leave it to Fiyero to get lost on school grounds. "Want to go swimming?"

"W-what?" she asked shocked. "Fiyero, it's freezing."

"The water isn't. It's heated. I think it might be a hot spring or something."

"I- I… don't know…" she told him, but he wasn't listening. He was already striping his clothes off. Elphaba blushed deeply when he was standing just in his boxers.

"Come on. It'll be fun." Fiyero quickly grabbed her hand and began to pull her towards the water.

"Wait… Fiyero… Stop!"

Fiyero stopped abruptly. Her voiced was filled with fear, not anger. "Elphaba what's wrong? It just water. You're not going to drown." When she didn't answer him, it dawned on him. "Elphaba? Can you swim?" She looked everywhere, but him. "Answer my question."

"Fine, no. I can't swim. I almost drowned when I was child."

Fiyero just shrugged. "Ok, then I'll teach you." Elphaba let out a shriek as he picked her up and began to carry her into the warm water.

"Fiyero, wait!"

"Now what?" he asked annoyed.

"Let me take off my dress." Fiyero dropped her a little too quickly. Elphaba blushed when she realized what she said. "I have something under this, you perv."

Fiyero just laughed, but once she was standing in only a long black slip it was his turn to blush. He quickly pushed all thoughts of what he wanted to do to her away. He half picked her up and half dragged her into the warm water. He went deeper into the water until he was about neck deep. Elphaba desperately tried to swim, but it was no use, so she clung to Fiyero.

"See it's not so bad," he told her. He desperately tried to ignore that her wet slip was sticking to every curve of her body.

"Go back to shore. I can't stand here." She told him.

He didn't bother telling her she probably could stand. "No."

She scowled. "Fiyero!"

"No."

"Put me down…"

Fiyero dropped her and she suddenly plummeted beneath the water's surface. She returned a few seconds later and she found out she could in fact stand. "Fiyero! Why didn't you tell me I could stand?" She angrily shouted at him.

"It was more fun this way," He said through gasps of laughter.

She quickly splashed some water at him, but he splashed her right back. This led them into a water war. Fiyero couldn't help but smile because he knew she was having fun. And when he heard her laugh he knew he couldn't let her die. He wasn't going to let some angel take her from him.

However, when heard the sound of thunder rumble in the distance, their moment was over. As Elphaba quickly pull her dry dress over her wet slip Fiyero walked up to her and whispered in her ear.

"I have one more surprise for you."

She wanted to argue saying that today had been to perfect and she didn't need anything else. However, she didn't want this day to end. She wanted to stay here with him… Don't wish! Elphaba sighed and suddenly felt a pain of guilt. Galinda… Galinda should have been here today, not her.

"Fiyero…" she began, but he cut her off.

"Come on! You're going to love it!" He smiled brightly at her and quickly took her hand as he began to pull her back toward Shiz.

Elphaba sighed. One more surprise couldn't hurt.

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At Fiyero's Dorm

Elphaba and Fiyero ran into his dorm room. It had suddenly started to poor and by the time they got back to his dorm they were completely drenched. Of course, Elphaba hadn't wanted to come back to his dorm, but it was lighting and thundering and his dorm was closer. She had never actually been in his dorm room before and she felt very uncomfortable.

"Here," he said as he shoved pile of clothes into her hands. She looked down at the clothes as if they would catch on fire any minute. Fiyero rolled his eyes. "I'm not going to let you go back to your dorm in this storm. We are going to wait until the storm passes. I thought you might be more comfortable in dry clothes. You can get changed in the bathroom."

"Fine," she said stubbornly. While she was in the bathroom Fiyero also changed into some dry clothes. She emerged and a few minutes later and Fiyero couldn't help but notice how cute she looked in his clothes. They were big on her thin body, but they didn't completely swallow her. Elphaba squirmed under his gaze. She felt uncomfortable in pants. And to make matters worse there was only two places she could sit. The bed or the floor. She chose the floor, and Fiyero rolled his eyes.

"Elphaba, would you just sit on my bed?" She hesitated, but finally agreed. Suddenly, Fiyero disappeared inside his closet. It took him several minutes to find what he was looking for. Once he found it he sighed. This was supposed to be her Lurlinemas present, but she wasn't going to be here on Lurlinemas. Galinda, Boq, Nessa, Elphaba, and him had all drawn names. He was thrilled when he had gotten Elphaba's name. They were going to exchange on Lurlinemas, but … Fiyero cursed. Why does Lionel have to take her? Fiyero quickly pushed all thoughts away and walked out of his closet.

He found Elphaba awkwardly sitting on his bed. "Here." He shoved the small rectangular box into her hands. "This is for you."

Elphaba opened the box and gasped. "Fiyero…" she trailed off.

"It's your Lurlinemas present. I drew your name," he explained.

"Why are you giving it to me now?"

He wanted to tell her what would happen to her Lurlinemas Eve, but, instead he found himself lying, "I'm giving it to you know because I'm not going to be here."

Elphaba slowly opened the box as if it would attack her, but she eventually was able to do it. She smiled and carefully held up the sliver necklace that was inside. Fiyero knew she didn't like jewelry, but this one had Elphaba written all over it. It was plain and simple. There was a sliver flower attached to the chain. What kind of flower was it again… a poppy? "Do you like it?" he asked.

"I love it," she told him truthfully. Elphaba scrunched her face in confusion when she felt tiny bumps on the back of the necklace. She turned it over and smiled. There were words etched into the back of it. It said friends forever and under it was another word. However, she didn't know what the word meant. "Fiyero? What does Fiyeraba mean?"

Fiyero just smiled. If only she knew.

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