A/N: I got the first bit of this written last week, but I honestly did not have a good week by any means. I won't go into details, because it's boring and about half the people who regularly read this already know all my problems due to Twitter and my blog. Anyway, I've finally finished it and am fairly happy with it.

I think the next chapter will be the last. Please read and review, I love to hear from everyone!

Thanks

Although the ceremony was at noon, the wedding reception continued well into the night. By the time the last guest left at midnight, the newlywed couple were sick of the party and wanted to be alone.

As they walked along the hallway to their very own new wing in the castle, Elphaba with her shoes in one hand and Fiyero's hand in the other, they were filled with anticipation of their wedding night. Exchanging small smiles and soft kisses every so often, the couple were blissfully content with their lives. Reaching the bedroom, Fiyero stopped and gently swept Elphaba up into his arms, carrying her over the threshold of the room. She dropped her shoes and drew Fiyero into a kiss, cupping his cheek with one hand.

Filled with instant desire, Fiyero moved quickly to the bed and lay his new wife down, admiring her body, clad in the white gown, as she stretched out invitingly. His gaze lingered on her belly and he was filled with joy and pride that there was a new life growing inside of Elphaba, something that they had created together.

With that, he pulled off his suit and climbed on top of Elphaba, supporting all his own weight on his forearms.

"I love you," he whispered in her ear, kissing down her neck towards the point where her dress met her chest, showing a subtle amount of cleavage but just enough to turn him on. Her breasts had begun to get larger as the pregnancy progressed, and this change was evident as he placed small kisses along the curve, stopping to nip at them slightly.

Reaching underneath Elphaba's back, he unzipped her beautiful dress and slid it down her body slowly.

"I love you too, Yero," gasped Elphaba as Fiyero's lips attacked her neck once more. Then she could say no more, for her new husband's hands and lips were suddenly everywhere, filling them both with a passion they had not experienced before.

They made love three times that night, revelling in the newness of being husband and wife, and filled with the utmost love for each other.

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The next three months passed quickly, with Elphaba and Fiyero preparing for the arrival of their baby. Fiyero and his father painted the nursery and set up all the furniture while Elphaba and Aaliyah went shopping for baby clothes and supplies.

One night late in November, Elphaba was sitting in bed reading a book while Fiyero lay on his side facing Elphaba, tracing circles lightly on her green stomach when a sharp pain ripped through her.

"Fae?" asked Fiyero, concerned when he heard her sharp intake of breath and looked up to see her eyes fill with tears. "What's wrong?"

"Yero, the baby. It's coming," she gasped, trying to stay calm.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure!" she snapped, instantly regretting it when she saw the hurt look on Fiyero's face. "Sorry Yero, I didn't mean to be that harsh." Elphaba grimaced as another contraction waved through her stomach.

"It's fine, love. I'm going to go get my mother. Do you need anything, sweetheart?" Fiyero asked, throwing on a pair of sweatpants.

"No. Hurry back, Yero," whispered Elphaba. She leaned up to receive his quick kiss before he raced out the door.

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"Mom. Mom!" whispered Fiyero urgently, shaking his mother awake.

"Yero, go to bed!" she replied sleepily, trying to push him away.

"No mom, you have to get up, Elphaba's gone into labour."

Queen Aaliyah sat bolt upright. "She has?" Fiyero nodded wordlessly. "Okay, well you go back to her and make sure she's calm. I'll go and get some towels, water and ice." Glancing over to the other side of the bed, she added, "And wake up your father."

Fiyero rushed back to his and Elphaba's wing, feeling very nervous and apprehensive but excited simultaneously. In a few hours he would be a father!

"Fae? Are you all right, love?" he called as he ran into the bedroom, hearing a loud groan.

"I'm okay Yero. But my water just broke," replied Elphaba, trying to be brave despite the pain she was in.

"Okay. Mom's on her way, she's just getting some stuff to help you."

The next contraction came two minutes later, and it was the most intense one yet. Elphaba let out an involuntary cry of pain which Aaliyah heard from down the hallway.

"Elphaba, honey, how are you doing?" she asked, entering the room laden with supplies. Fiyero jumped up to take some of it from her and the queen smiled gratefully.

"It hurts," whimpered Elphaba, letting her guard down properly for the first time since she had gone into labour twenty minutes earlier.

"I know honey, I know," sympathised Fiyero's mother. "Now, I got Dawud to try and contact the midwife, but she's on vacation at the moment and considering the late hour, there is no one else in easy reach. Are you happy for me to deliver the baby, Elphaba?"

"Of course," replied Elphaba, relieved. "I'd be more comfortable with you doing it than a stranger." She smiled at Aaliyah who smiled back reassuringly, and Fiyero felt a sense of pride go through him at seeing his wife and his mother interact.

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The next five hours passed agonisingly slowly for all three people in the room. Elphaba's contractions were coming more quickly, putting her in a considerable amount of pain, and Aaliyah was trying to get her to relax and breathe deeply. Fiyero was in pain himself just from watching his wife. He would have done anything he could to make her pain stop, but knew he would have to pull himself together and wait it out, for Elphaba.

After another hour, Aaliyah checked between Elphaba's legs to see how the labour was coming along. Normally, Elphaba would have been mortified at this, but at the present moment she was in too much pain to care. The queen was surprised to see that her daughter in law was fully dilated.

"Okay Elphaba, you're ready to start pushing, honey," she said calmly. "Yero, go and sit by her side and hold her hand. She'll need you." Fiyero rushed over to the bed, pulling up the chair he had been sitting on earlier and grabbing his wife's sweaty hand.

He had been pacing the room for the last hour or so, trying to calm himself down, but only succeeding in getting himself more worked up.

On the next contraction, Aaliyah told Elphaba to push, and she did, screaming out in pain and gripped Fiyero's hand so tightly that he thought she might break it.

"That was good, Elphaba. I estimate about three more really big pushes," stated Aaliyah, pushing her hair back from her face.

"Yero, it hurts so much," Elphaba cried, trying not to thrash about on the bed.

"I know, sweetheart. You heard mom, only a few more pushes and we've got our little girl. You can do it, baby. I love you," whispered Fiyero, and Elphaba looked at him properly.

"I love you too, Yero my Hero." She smiled at him for a moment, but her smile quickly turned into a grimace of pain as another contraction came.

"Push, Elphaba!" coached Aaliyah, helping her ride out the contraction. "That's it, sweetie, we've got the head!"

"Really?" cried Fiyero.

"Yes. Come and have a quick look, Yero," replied his mother.

"Wow. Fae, she looks beautiful already. You're almost there, love," said Fiyero excitedly, moving back to sit next to Elphaba.

Five minutes later, Elphaba pushed for the last time, with a scream that almost burst Fiyero's eardrums.

"And she's out!" Aaliyah announced with a huge grin on her face. She cut the cord and went to clean the baby up, giving the couple a little bit of privacy.

Elphaba closed her eyes for a moment, trying to take in everything at once. She had just given birth to a baby. And not just a baby, but a human being created by her and Fiyero together. She let out a sob, and Fiyero immediately pulled her into his arms.

"What's the matter, Fae?" he asked worriedly.

"Nothing's the matter. I'm just... I can't even... This is just so surreal!" she replied, wiping tears from her eyes as she let out a small laugh. "We have a daughter."

Fiyero looked deep into Elphaba's eyes and kissed her softly. "I love you," he whispered, wiping away tears of his own.

"I love you too, Yero. So much."

"Here's your baby girl," said Aaliyah, bringing the blanket-wrapped newborn back over to the happy couple. Fiyero helped his wife to sit up and his mother placed the baby in Elphaba's arms, smiling. "I'll leave you two alone for a little while. If you need anything, just call for me."

"Thank you, Aaliyah. Really. I wouldn't have been able to get through this without your help," said Elphaba softly and sincerely.

"No problem, sweetheart. You did a great job." With that, the queen left the room, and Fiyero and Elphaba were alone with their daughter for the first time.

"What should we call her?" wondered Fiyero. "We've been so busy with the wedding and then preparing the nursery and everything that we didn't get a chance to think about names."

Elphaba looked down at her daughter, marvelling at her tiny, pink features. "There was one name I came across in a book I was reading last month that really stuck with me. I don't know if you'll like it though..." she trailed off slowly, blushing.

"What is it?" Fiyero asked her.

"Well... Shauna. I just read it in passing, and I thought that it was such a beautiful name."

"You're right, it is very beautiful," he agreed. "I would also like to name her after our mothers, if that's okay with you?"

"Of course. I wouldn't have it any other way, Yero," smiled Elphaba, tears forming in her eyes again.

"Welcome to the world, my beautiful little Shauna Melena Aaliyah Tiggular," whispered Fiyero, leaning down to plant a kiss on her tiny, wrinkled forehead.

A/N: I hope you like the name I picked for the baby. Some of you will know exactly why I picked it. It has sentimental value. For the rest of you, just go with it.