Sorry to anyone who thought I meant 12:00 midnight instead of 12:00 noon but do you really think I stay up that late?
Before I begin this chapter I'd like to let all my readers know that I will indeed be attempting a sequel in the near future. I'll need to take a break for awhile and work on other stuff (I hope you read some of my other stories…so far they're all about Wicked) but you can expect to see 'The Emerald Rose' up in the Twilight/Wicked crossover section in a month or two.
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Now that I've finished ranting on with the story!!!
"Elphaba Thropp," Fiyero said solemnly. "Will you go to prom with me?" The green witch's jaw dropped. Her heart stopped and then picked up in double time. Blood rushed to her cheeks.
"Um…yes?" she squeaked.
"Is that a question?" The boyish smile pulling up the corner of the Winkie's mouth dispelled all Elphaba's anxiety.
"Yes," she repeated. "Fiyero Tiggular I will go to prom with you." He beamed and for a moment the world stopped spinning.
***
"He asked you to prom?" Galinda squealed, bouncing up and down.
"Yes," Elphaba answered in a monotone, trying to contain her own glee.
"Don't pretend you aren't excited," the blonde insisted. "I see that smile." There was in fact a giddy smile twitching on the green girl's lips. At Galina's prompt the grin stretched across her face and she cackled slightly. "I'm going to make everything perfect," the blonde announced. "You won't have to worry about a thing."
"Please don't tell me I have to go dress shopping again," Elphaba moaned.
"Don't worry I've already got a dress for you," Galinda informed her skipping to the guestroom closet where she removed a very familiar outfit.
"That's the one I tried on in Port Angeles," the green witch realized.
"Since you refused to buy it I took things into my own hands," the perky blonde shrugged.
"On any other day I'd be mad at you," Elphaba pointed out. "But thank you." In fact the green girl was touched by this gesture of friendship. "Galinda did you get a prom dress too?"
"I got plenty of dresses in Port Angeles," she replied. "But I'm not going."
"Why not?"
"I don't have a date."
"Since when has that stopped you from going to a party? Galinda Upland you are going to prom whether you like it or not," the green girl told her adamantly.
***
The big day arrived and Elphaba spent most of it in a chair beside Bella while Alice and Galinda worked over them. A certain petite blonde was agonizing over how to do her green friend's hair. "I thought about putting it up since she has such an elegant neck," Galinda mused to Alice. "But her hair is so gorgeous that it just begs to be left down."
"I say leave it down," the vampire suggested. "It looks better that way and why expose your neck more than necessary when there will be several blood sucking immortals in attendance?"
"Good point," the blonde replied before pulling Elphaba's hair over her shoulder so it fanned out across her back. "Don't use it to hide your face," Galinda instructed. Bella cast the green girl a sympathetic glance.
"Isn't this fun?" she teased.
"Yep," Elphaba replied dryly. "Lots of fun."
"Is she always such a downer?" Alice wondered.
"Pretty much," Galinda answered.
"So what's Fiyero doing right now?" the green witch wanted to know
"Edward's gonna lend him some proper clothes," the petite vampire informed her. "But he's a boy so he really doesn't need to spend as much time getting ready."
"Lucky him."
***
When all the primping was finished Elphaba examined herself in the full length mirror. Had she been more given to hoping the green girl would have found her reflection quite beautiful. The dress had a low neckline and long sleeves; it was tight against her curves and looked like black silk. Its elegant simplicity was enchanting. Galinda was an artist with makeup; Elphaba's eyes were smoky and her lips seductive. "You did a great job," she told her friend.
"I'm not done," the blonde chirped indignantly before dashing into the closet. She returned with a black conical hat.
"Where'd you get that?" the green witch gasped, taking in the familiar shape.
"There was a Halloween store in Port Angeles," Galinda explained, placing the hat reverently on Elphaba's head. "I don't know why but they had tons of hats like this."
"You're wearing that to prom?" Alice demanded.
"Yep," Elphaba answered with certainty. "But it needs a little something more." She removed the hat and flicked her wrist. There was a flash of green and a round little pink flower appeared, nestled against the side of the hat. It looked just like the one Galinda had given her friend that fateful night after the OzDust. "Pink goes good with green," the witch chuckled, replacing the hat on her head. The blonde pulled her green friend into a tight hug.
***
Fiyero's heart leapt into his throat as Elphaba descended the staircase. She was a beautiful green goddess. "Wow," he breathed, taking her hand. "You look…amazing." The green witch blushed and looked down. It was odd for the Winkie to see her flushed and self conscious; he found it rather endearing.
"So um…how are we getting there?" the green girl wondered. Fiyero held up a rickety broom.
"Galinda spent forever fixing the spell so it would work right," he explained, leading her outside. "Hop on." As they took off Fiyero wrapped his arms tightly around Elphaba from behind and warm tingles danced through her body. She sighed contentedly and relaxed. The night was clear and beautiful. Stars pricked through the ebony velvet of the sky.
***
After stashing the broom in some bushes Elphaba and Fiyero entered the gym. It had been decked out with pastel paper and balloon arches. The Cullens waltzed effortlessly in the center of the dance floor despite the fact that a fast song was playing. Bella was there too whirling with Edward. Somewhat intimidated by the skilled vampires the Winkie and his green date joined Jessica, Angela and Galinda who were fast dancing in a corner.
"Hey guys," Elphaba greeted, entering their circle with Fiyero by her side.
"Please tell me this isn't gonna be a repeat of the OzDust," the prince teased.
"It won't," Galinda assured him. "I gave Elphie dance lessons."
"So that's what all that noise in Edward's room was about," the Winkie realized.
***
As slow songs began to radiate throughout the gym Elphaba pulled Fiyero outside. She had a plan. A little ways off from the school stood a perfect little gazebo covered in twinkle lights. Soft music wafted from the open gym doors as the couple began to waltz. They were chest to chest; the green girl had her arms around the prince's neck and the prince had his arms around the green girl's waist. It was a perfect moment.
"So why did you say no when I asked you out before?" Elphaba wondered.
"I kinda panicked," Fiyero admitted. "I thought maybe you were kidding or someone dared you to ask me out."
"Sorry I didn't listen when you tried to tell me," she apologized. There was silence. "Why do you like me?"
"Huh?"
"Why do you like me? I mean I'm green for Oz's sake."
"What's not to like?" the prince asked. "You're funny and smart and nice and good and very very pretty."
"I think you've misplaced your mind."
"No argument there," he chuckled. Then his eyes became serious. "And I don't like you, I love you." He said it so casually yet Elphaba's heart swelled with happiness.
"I love you too," she whispered, not caring if this sounded like the conclusion to a sappy romance novel. An odd thought occurred to her. "And so the prince fell in love with the frog."
"What a happy prince," Fiyero replied.
"What an insanely lucky frog," the green girl laughed. Another blissful moment of peace spanned between them.
"So do you have a plan for getting back to Oz?" the Winkie wondered. "I mean isn't this the end of Twilight?"
"Yes," the green witch replied. "I've got the spell part down now all I have to do is reach my magic."
"How do you plan to do that?"
"I have a theory."
"Do share…" Rather than explain with words Elphaba leaned in and pressed her lips to his. Fireworks went off in her head and heat flashed through her body. The gazebo burst into brilliant green flames but neither she nor Fiyero noticed. Elphaba's hands worked their way into the prince's hair and the Winkie held her tightly against him. When they broke apart the green girl's eyes were bright. "I'm not complaining but what was that about?" the prince wondered.
"I was testing my theory," Elphaba explained. "I think I found an effective way to reach my magic. Didn't you see the flames?"
"I was slightly distracted." This time Fiyero brought his lips down on hers. The green girl managed to keep a clear head and quickly envisioned the transport spell. Her magic responded and a whirl of words and colors and green mist pulled her, Fiyero, and Galinda from where they stood. There was a bright flash of light and all three Ozians landed back in the dorm room at Shiz. It was as if they had never left.
"What just happened?" Galinda demanded, looking very confused.
"Elphaba got us home," Fiyero explained.
"Good job Elphie!" the blonde exclaimed, bouncing up and down. "We're still wearing the same clothes from Twilight! I get to keep this amazifying dress!" Suddenly her face fell. "I'm kinda gonna miss them all." Elphaba realized that she too would miss the friends she'd made in the fictional land of vampires.
"You guys can read about them though!" Fiyero pointed out, holding up New Moon.
"I guess you're right," Galinda smiled. "And as long as Elphie's got her magic we can always go back."
"No way!" the green witch insisted. "We are not doing that again!" Of course that jinxed it.
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And I know the scene with the gazebo was in the Twilight movie and I was going from the book but it was so romantic I just had to use it…
In case anyone's interested I just started a new Wicked fanfic called 'OzDust'…I'd love it if you guys would check it out…don't feel obligated to or anything I just wanted to let you know…
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