Oh Lurline, I'm so sorry I haven't updated this in a while. I'm not really making excuses but, I've been working on sketches for my Halloween costume- Elphaba's Act II dress! I'm actually really excited, but this is my first real sewing project…

When Elphaba awoke the rain was pounding on her window, as if reflecting how she felt. She sat up groggily looking at her clock. 5:45, it would be time to prepare breakfast soon. Yes, they had servants and maids (which Elphaba was highly against) but Father always insisted that Elphaba could cook and clean instead.

Absentmindedly she turned on the stove to boil the eggs and carefully filled the pot with water. Elphaba realized that she was already thinking about Fiyero and Galinda and frowned. It was to be a long break yet, the fact that Father took them out early gave Elphaba three weeks of dread.

"Elphaba?" A voice behind her said, snapping her to attention.

She turned to a woman, one of the maids she had grown rather close with. "Muari." Muari was an old friend of her mother's; she was a plump old woman with greying hair who had taken care of Elphaba since she was little. Despite Elphaba's usual nature she enveloped her in a hug.

"Why are you and your sister back from school already? I heard you get here last night but decided not to bother you. Will Frexspar ever let you sleep in?" She added, disappointedly when she noticed Elphaba was already making the morning meal. Elphaba smiled subtlety.

"He decided to bring us home early- for Nessa of course. And what are you talking about? I enjoy cooking." She said, turning back to the pots to turn down the boiling water and put in the eggs.

"Give me that, I'll handle it, oh, don't lie to me. I know you, you hate cooking. Go check on your sister."

Elphaba smiled slyly and thanked Muari.

Elphaba walked down the hall into her sister's room and knocked on the open door to alert Nessa she was there. The wheelchair bound girl looked up from looking out of the window.

"Hi, Elphaba, I'm so excited, Father told me my Christmas present last night. Once you were gone." She added more quietly.

Elphaba shifted slightly and sat down next to her sister on her bed beside her. "What is it, Nessie?"

"Father has paid for Boq to come for break, he'll be here this weekend!" She said excitedly. Elphaba felt a pang as she thought about Fiyero.

Nessa noted her sister's wistful expression as she wheeled off to see her Father.

.:Oz:.

The week passed slowly for Elphaba, painfully. Boq arrived in a huge carriage, probably on behalf of Frex. If Nessa could, she would've jumped into his arms. Their relationship had deepened right before break started for the sisters. After sharing an embrace (which Elphaba personally thought they shared to long) Nessa looked expectantly back to the carriage.

"Nessie, Boq, let's go inside…" Elphaba said, missing the two new arrivals- till the shorter of the two tackled her in a flurry of pink.

So I was watching Bones, and there was this blonde girl- and I was like- she looks so familiar! So I looked up the character and found out it was Megan Hilty, she was so funny. Even if she did turn out to be the murderer… WHATEVER :D

Elphie your WWW