OH MY GOSH I'm so sorry for the uber long wait! Okay, so first my computer fried and then I got it working and wrote half of it, then got grounded for a week. But then I went to see IDINA MENZEL live in concert! I sat in the 7th row and was super close. OMG she is amazing! And funny :D But yeah, then I got back and wrote the rest of it and then got stuck. This chapter really kicked my butt.
Anyways, nevermind with my boring life. (Except seeing Idina. That was EXCITING!) Here is the last chapter :)
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Elphaba arrived at the Kiamo Ko castle early evening one day and knocked on the huge quoxwood door. The door swung open to reveal a blue eyed prince.
"Fae! I told you, you don't need to knock anymore. Just come on in."
"Sorry, I guess I just forgot," Elphaba replied with a smile on her face. Even after 5 years of being together, her stomach got little butterflies upon seeing Fiyero's smiling face. "Is Glinda here yet?"
He opened his mouth to respond when a high pitched screech reached their ears.
"Yes," Elphaba said, answering her own question.
Glinda ran into Elphaba with such force that it caused the green girl to stumble back slightly.
"Elphie! Oh Elphie, how have you been? I haven't seen you in forever!" she asked happily.
"Glin, you saw me last week when you dragged me out to go shopping," Elphaba reminded her.
"But that was so long ago!" The blonde insisted, pulling away from their hug.
Elphaba laughed at this and walked over to Fiyero. "Hi," she whispered.
"Hi," he said, smiling slightly before pecking her quickly on the lips. "You guys ready?"
"Yup!" Glinda said smiling and linked her arms with each of theirs. "Where should we start? The dining room?"
"The bedrooms?"
"How about the living room?" Elphaba quipped.
The two looked at her knowingly and shared smiles. The living room would be a perfect place to reminisce about their lives at Shiz. When Fiyero first mentioned the idea of going to his castle to do remember their college lives instead of the actual university, Elphaba was a little doubtful. But upon thinking about it, she realized the trio had more fond memories in this castle than in the university that brought them all together. So she caved and called Glinda up and tell her about it, who, in turn, insisted Elphaba go shopping for something nice to wear in front of Fiyero.
The three friends walked into the living room and Elphaba's breath caught in her throat. Just looking around the room brought back so many memories from the 'campouts' they used to have, to throwing parties during which Elphaba would go to Fiyero's secret library and hide from. Subconsciously, she pulled away from Glinda and stood by the fire. A soft smile suddenly appeared on her face as she stared into the fire.
"Remember when Glinda made us play board games during that terrible storm?"
Glinda laughed at the memory. "Yeah, and you beat us at every one of them!"
Elphaba shrugged in response, the slight smile on her face ruining her attempts at nonchalance. "I guess I was just lucky."
"And she ended up locking us in this closet," Fiyero said, walking over to said closet door. The two laughed and followed him.
"You know, I never did properly thank you for that Glinda," Elphaba said, wrapping an arm around Fiyero. "If you hadn't done that, Fiyero and I never would've gotten together."
Glinda waved a hand in response. "Please, it was worth it, right?" Fiyero and Elphaba nodded. "Good!"
"Although now that I think about it, we could've left at any moment, couldn't we?" Elphaba said, looking suspiciously at Fiyero.
He ran the hand that wasn't wrapped around Elphaba through his hair. "Yes. Were you upset with me?"
Elphaba turned to face him fully, sliding her arms around his neck. "Of course not. Whether or not you knew it then, I loved you. I still do." She placed a chaste kiss on his lips, smiling.
"I wouldn't have it any other way," He replied. Suddenly, he pointed to the bottom of the closet door. "Hey, what's that?"
Elphaba's eyes were immediately drawn to a piece of green paper sticking out from the other side of the door. Curious, she kneeled down and picked it up. Carefully unfolding the sheet, Elphaba read the contents and look up suspiciously at Fiyero.
"What's it say?" He asked, helping her to her feet.
Elphaba raised her eyebrow at him, but repeated the strange note to her boyfriend. "It says, 'Meeting you was fate. Becoming your friend was choice. But falling in love with you was beyond my control.'" Her eyes looked questioningly at his as she asked, "Did you do this?"
"Hey, do you want to go down to our library?" Fiyero asked, ignoring her question.
Elphaba's eyes narrowed an inch, but she nodded. Holding onto his arm, she followed him up the staircase and to their secret library. Upon arriving, Elphaba automatically released her hold on Fiyero in favor of picking a book from one of the many crammed into the small space and sitting on the lone chair in the room. However, she paused when something green caught her eye. Looking up from her book, she saw another green piece of folded paper sitting on the small table beside her. After a moment's pause, she slowly put down her book and picked up the paper, unfolding it and glancing at Fiyero before reading what was on the paper this time. After scanning the paper, she stood abruptly and walked over to Fiyero, who was still perched in the door frame.
"Yero, is this from you?" She asked softly.
"What does that say?" He asked, trying to keep that knowing smile from creeping onto his face.
"'If I could give you one thing in life, I would give you the ability to see yourself through my eyes. Only then would you realize how special you are to me.'"
"You know, there's this one place I've always wanted to show you. Come on." Fiyero grabbed her hand a led her out the library and towards the back door of the castle. Once outside, he pulled her along a trail to a large collection of tall ferns. Without a word, he slipped into them and left Elphaba standing there.
"Umm, Yero?" Elphaba hesitated. Suddenly an arm appeared and grabbed onto her hand, pulling her into the tangle of plants. After a moment of stumbling, she walked out of the ferns and right into Fiyero.
"Oops, sorry," She stammered, blushing at how he could still make her feel like a schoolgirl.
"Look," He said, pointing to the sight in front of him.
Following his gaze, she gasped in surprise. Before her was a private garden, many bushes overflowing with flowers. From what she could see, there were roses, tulips, daisies, forget-me-nots, daffodils, carnations, and many others she couldn't even name.
"Oh, these are so beautiful!" Elphaba exclaimed, walking forward to touch a rose.
"Yeah, beautiful," He murmured, his eyes never leaving her.
Not noticing this, Elphaba continued to walk around until she came across a bench with, yet another, green slip of paper sitting precariously on top of it. Instead of being wary, like she was with the other two, Elphaba was excited to see what was written on this one. Was it another sweet saying? Eagerly grabbing the paper, she opened the folded sheet. Reading it, her excited expression turned into one of confusion from the two words written in ink.
Turn around.
She did so and saw the last thing she ever expected to see.
Fiyero.
On his knee.
With a ring.
Oh Oz.
"Yero…" Elphaba whispered, her voice suddenly hoarse.
"Elphaba- my darling Fae. I can't really say that it was love at first sight, since I practically ran over you the first time I saw you," Elphaba laughed a strangled sob at this, the tears slowly making their way down her face. "But I can say that ever since that incident with the lion cub, I realized my true feelings for you. You changed me, whether you know it or not. You made me realize that I was more than just another party-boy and I love you for that. I don't exactly remember when I started to love you, but I know what it feels like now and I don't ever want to go back to how I was before I met you. So Fae, will you marry me?"
For once in her life, Elphaba was speechless. Her mind, which usually ran at a speed that even confused her teachers, drew a blank. Her sharp tongue was seeking words in which to respond to the love of her life. Finally, her mouth spewed the first word that came to mind.
"Yes."
A grin the size of the Emerald City appeared on his face as he slid the ring on to the fourth finger of her left hand and pulled her to him for a passionate kiss. They parted, resting their foreheads against each other as breath returned to their lungs.
"So we're getting married," Fiyero said as if he were stating the weather. Elphaba laughed and Fiyero soon joined in.
"Yes," She replied, still smiling. "Yes we are." She leaned into him for another kiss before grabbing his hand and starting back toward the castle.
"Now who's telling Glinda?"
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And for anyone who wants to see the engagment ring (since I didn't do it justice) I've got it on my page :)
