I'm so sad because I'm getting into the final chapters of this story…I mean it can only go on for as long as Twilight…after the meadow it really goes quite fast…don't worry this story won't have a flop ending; I've had the dramatic climax planned out from the beginning…however I will be very sad when 'The Emerald Apple' ends. Don't worry there will still be at least three more chapters…
"Elphie stop being so cool about all this," Galinda growled in worried frustration. "Stop pretending that you don't care about what happened."
"But I don't," the green witch insisted. "Not anymore."
"Why?"
"Because I don't like Fiyero anymore."
"That's a big fat lie and we both know it," the petite blonde hissed. "You still love him; you're just afraid to keep trying."
"Why in Oz would I keep trying?" Elphaba demanded. "He said no plain and simple. It was a clear message; he doesn't like me the way I like him."
"Or he could have panicked," Galinda pointed out. "Or might have thought that you were dared to…."
"Stop!' the green witch roared. "I don't want to start hoping again. Sweet Oz Galinda can't you leave well enough alone?" The blonde didn't respond. Instead she gazed out the glass wall into the bright sunshine. "Bella's probably at the meadow right now," Elphaba murmured as she too turned to the window.
"Yeah," Galinda replied softly. "Elphie I'm sorry I got your hopes up. I'll just pretend that nothing ever happened if that's really what you want."
"Thank you," Elphaba said, hugging her friend gratefully. "I just want to forget about Fiyero for awhile." As if on cue the Winkie in question entered the guest room.
"Hey," Galinda greeted.
"Hey," Fiyero replied his eyes on the green girl. "Um, Elphaba could I talk to you?"
"Sure," she answered, turning to him. "Go ahead."
"Alone," the prince hinted.
"Well then no," Elphaba replied coldly. "I've got to go." She swept out of the room before Fiyero could utter another word.
"Well what are you waiting for?" Galinda chirped, giving him an annoyed look. "Go after her."
***
Fiyero eventually found Elphaba on the roof; she's discovered a trapdoor in the attic. "Can we please talk?" the Winkie asked softly. Her green skin glowed in the bright sunlight.
"What do you want to talk about?" the witch asked sharply.
"Yesterday," Fiyero told her. "And what you said."
"Can we just forget that ever happened?" Elphaba pleaded, not looking at him. "Please?"
"Ok," he sighed reluctantly after a minute or two of deliberation.
"Thanks."
"Anytime."
***
"I'm bored," Galinda complained for the millionth time. She was on the guest room couch nestled between Fiyero and Elphaba, who had more or less overcome the awkwardness of yesterday's query.
"Let's play hide and seek," the Winkie suggested.
"That sounds immature," Elphaba snorted. "But I'm so bored that I really don't care."
"Hide and seek is lame," the blonde chirped. "Let's play sardines."
"Sardines?" Fiyero questioned.
"It's when one person hides and everyone looks for them," Elphaba explained. "If you find the hider you hide with them until everyone else finds you."
"Huh?" The prince was very confused.
"Let's say Elphie was hiding," Galinda began. "You and I would look for her. If I found Elphie I would hide with her and then you would keep looking until you found us."
"Oh."
***
Elphaba was certain no one would find her. She was concealed in an empty pantry, one of many in the Cullens' kitchen. There was just enough space to stand up and move around, but from the outside the pantry looked too small to house anything other than canned goods. It was the perfect place for a confused green witch to put her thoughts together.
She was very puzzled by Fiyero's eagerness to discuss the situation. Why would he feel the need to drag up something that had been excruciatingly awkward for both of them? Unless there was something more he needed to say. Suddenly Elphaba wondered if maybe she should have listened to him.
Her thoughts were interrupted as the pantry door was yanked open. "Gotcha," Fiyero teased, beaming. He was met with a surly scowl but before the green girl could say anything Galinda's voice floated down the staircase.
"Fiyero are you down there?"
"She's coming," Elphaba hissed. "Get in." The Winkie squeezed himself into the small pantry and closed the door. Due to the confined space they had no choice but to stand with their chests pressed against one another. To make matters worse Fiyero was slightly taller than the green girl, so the low ceiling forced him to rest his forehead against hers. Their faces were inches apart and Elphaba could feel his breath on her face. The air hummed with electricity and that familiar warm sensation filled the green witch's body.
"Well this is interesting," she commented. Fiyero's smile lit up the darkness and her heart stuttered. In an attempt to block out her rampant emotions Elphaba slammed her eyes shut. The passionate feeling boiling in her veins seemed to be massing in the pit of her stomach, the place where her magic dwelled. Fiyero gasped and she opened her eyes. Little balls of glowing green light were floating around the two of them, giving off sparks from time to time. They were beautiful.
"Are you doing this?" the prince whispered. Elphaba nodded. "How?"
"It's like the day they took Dr. Dillamond," she breathed. "I got emotional and it just happened."
"Emotional?" Fiyero interrupted. "Why are you emotional?"
"Well…um…" Lucky for the green witch Galinda jerked the door open at that very moment and the green light dissipated.
"I found you," trilled the blonde as Elphaba hurriedly escaped the pantry.
"Would you like a round of applause?" Fiyero asked, suddenly grumpy.
"Yes," Galinda chirped bouncing away.
Sorry that chapter was kinda short but it was just a lull in the plot before the intenseness of the next few chapters. I'm mulling over the idea of making a sequel called 'The Emerald Rose' about the Ozians entered New Moon…let me know what you think about that…
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