Title: Flying Freely Once More
Rated: PG-13
Auther: MeganFaye
Disclaimer: I don't own Oz or the characters of Wicked.
Note: This is written with the adorable Kristin Chenoweth and the sexy Idina Menzel as Glinda and Elphie! The BEST Cast: Original!!!
Author's Note: This ventures into PG-13 to R. If you are not comfortable with lesbians, what the hell are you reading THIS for!? You knew it was Gelphie when you started, and you knew after last chapter where this was going. It is not a surprise.
"Are you still angry?" Elphaba asked from her soft chair in Glinda's chambers. The two hadn't spoken at all since Glinda walked off hours earlier. Now, late into the night, Glinda finally returned to her chambers to find Elphaba reading by a soft pink fire. Her book closed and was set aside. "I missed you; I missed your laugh, I missed your smile. I missed the color pink. I hate pink, but I missed it. I could watch you from that damned crystal ball, and it made it hard for me. I saw you, and how much you hurt because of me."
"Stop."
"But-"
"No. Stop." Glinda knelt on the floor in front of the chair and took Elphaba's hands. "Its all right. I'm not mad. While I was out, floating around the city, I realized how much I missed you. Not just while you were...away, but while you were here and I wasn't with you. You're alive, you're here, and I am so lucky to have you back, Elphie, that I can forgive you, and quite easily. You did what you thought was best, and that is all I can ask of anyone."
"Thank you for being so understanding.
"The whole city is going to have a celebration tomorrow. As long as you're with me, there's no reason to be mad." Elphaba scooted down from the chair and held Glinda, who was, to no surprise, crying into Elphaba's shoulder. "I'm.....so....hap-" hiccup! "-py.....you're here!" she wailed. Elphaba couldn't contain a laugh. "What's funny?"
"You, Glin. You go from mad to beautiful and composed to one big adorible nervous mess." Elphaba pulled a hankie from the pocket of her robe on the back of the chair and dried Glinda's cheeks. "Mostly adorable." Glinda laughed and looked down. "See? You even know I'm right." Glinda looked up at her and then turned to the fire, fresh tears streaming down her cheeks.
"I just can't belive you're really here. I expected you to be gone again when I turn around, Elphie."
"What if I just stay? I'm never gone again. I'll stay with you, never leave your side, unless you're watering your plants or taking a bubble bath. I will never leave your sight again." Glinda swiped her cheeks dry with the hankie that Elphie had handed her moments ago. "I'll stay right here with you as long as you can stand me." Elphaba held Glinda's hand and kissed it gently. "I will not leave you again."
"Promise me."
"I promise."
"I'll hold you to that, Elphie." Glinda tangled her fingers through Elphaba's hair. "Still just as soft as I remember." Elphaba tucked Glinda into a hug and held her for as long as Glinda would allow her to. After a very long moment, Glinda fidgeted and pulled away. She stood straightened her dress. "I'll be back in a moment."
Elphaba watched her step into her dressing closet and close the door. She felt a bit strange, alone in the chamber, but happy to be there. Elphaba stood and tip-toed off to her chambers across the hall. It was late, and she figured that Glinda was ready to sleep. Her chambers weren't what she expected; they were not pink like Glinda's. The bed was much firmer, and the colors were muted tones of lavender, blues and greens that didn't clash with her skin, nor did they act as any kind of camoflauge. It was lovely, and the plants in the room were one kind; those that made the sap that cured her from the acid that was water.
She toed off her slippers and removed 14 of th 16 overly-fluffy pillows and stacked them neatly in the chairs. She glanced at the light purple fire. It was warm in her chambers, but not overly-so. The room wasn't perfect, but it was perfect for what Glinda would pick for Elphaba. The sheets were thick and comfortable. All in All, Elphaba loved the room.
Just as she opened a book to read, her chamber doors were thrown open, and a wide-eyed Glinda, who was shaking, stood.
"Six minutes! You could only keep your promise for six minutes!"
"Are we allowed to sleep?"
"Well.....yes....but...." she shifted nervously from one foot to the other. "I was hoping we could talk a bit more....." Elphaba chuckled waved her in.
"We're officially 16 again," she said as Glinda bounced onto the bed in her night gown. They sat in silence. "You wanted to talk?"
"What was your year like?" she asked softly.
"Hell. We were in hiding. I couldn't leave our cottege at all, and Yero had to get everything done. Not easy to do without a brain. He wanted more light for me to read, so he punched holes in the roof one morning, and then another because the sun had moved. He didn't understand why I was mad, until it rained. Brainless."
"Was there any good?"
"Yes. I was able to focus my crystal on you once in a while. I was able to see you once or twice a day; I never saw you smile, but I saw you, and it was enough. At least, I thought so at the time." Glinda furrowed her brow. "I was so far away that it could only focus on you when you were thinking about me with all of your heart. When you cried for me, I cried with you. You weren't alone." Glinda rested against the pillows and stared at Elphaba, who felt her breath catch. "I'm sorry for leaving the room. I didn't think you meant it so literally."
"Hello!? Have we met? I take everything literally!" Elphie laughed.
"So, are we sharing a room again, or can I keep this one?" Glinda rolled her eyes. "I'm happy to be back. I love....being here, Glin."
"I love you....being here." Elphaba sank back into the pillows, closer to Glinda. "Tomorrow, we're celebrating your return, and a new leadership in Oz."
"You're resigning!?"
"No, co-leadship. You saved this land from a phony wizard who had us for 40 years in a terrible state. They tried to destroy anything that didn't agree with them. They turned a land against the person wh was trying to save them. You deserve to be a leader."
"I don't want it."
"Why?" Elphaba bit her lip.
"Because, my opnion would be completely compromised. I don't think that, after the year we've had, I couldn't go against you on anything. I......really care about you." Glinda took her hand and held it tightly.
"I care about you, too." Glinda pulled Elphaba's hand to her lips and kissed it gently. Elphaba didn't pull away, and instead, caressed the soft cheek. Glinda closed her eyes, taking in the closeness. "Elphie," she whispered. "I love you."
"I love you, too, Galinda," she whispered and closed the distance between them. Glinda gasped as soft lips touched hers. Elphaba started to pull away, only to have Glinda pull her back, and kiss her deeply.
When they parted, Glinda stared at Elphaba, then climbed out of the bed.
"I'm sorry. This isn't right."
"Glinda-" Elphaba called as the short woman dashed toward the door. She got up and took Glinda's hand before she could open the door. "Don't be sorry. And don't leave."
"Its wrong. We shouldn't do this. Its.....wrong."
"For the first time, something about me doesn't feel wrong, Glin. We feel right together; you know its right."
"Its not us," Glinda said, breathlessly, kissing Elphaba. "Its......its......"
"What?" Glinda looked up shyly and fumbled with a lock of Elphaba's hair.
"Its....just......well....your bed is really firm, Elphie," she squeaked. Elphaba let out a deep chuckled. "What?"
"Oz help me; you're cute."
When Elphaba opened her eyes the next morning, the woman sleeping in her arms was breathing evenly, head resting in the crook of Elphaba's shoulder. Elphie smiled and pulled Glinda closer. Her second morning in Oz, and she was waking up with Glinda again. It was almost unreal.
Glinda stirred in her sleep, turning to face Elphaba. She tucked herself into Elphaba's chest. Elphaba sighed happily and brushed the loose blond hair down.
"Good morning," Elphaba said when she felt Glinda yawn.
"Hmm?" came the soft muffled voice near her chest.
"I said good morning, love."
"No, great morning. Fantastic morning. Perfect morning." Elphaba snuggled down into the blankets and tilted Glinda's chin up to kiss her lips. "Well, my Emerald Lady, are you ready for a day of meet, greet, and to be loved by your public?"
"No."
"I told you, you'll be popular."
"I don't want to do this, Glinda. I would rather stay in here all day."
"You're green. The city is Emerald. Your father was the last leader before me, leader of the Emerald City and of Oz, and his Emerald Green daughter returns, the most magical creature in the land, who is a child of two worlds, and she wants to read a book in her room. Figures."
"I mentioned nothing of reading. I want to spend the day with you, talking...more kissing....just being in-love." Elphaba leaned in and kissed Galinda.
"We can be in-love and still leave my chambers."
"Perhaps I wasn't clear," Elphaba said, kissing her again,t his time, for the first time, slipping her tongue through Galinda's parted lips. Galinda moaned helplessly as she kissed back. When they parted, both women were panting for air.
"Oh my Great good Oz!" Galinda whispered, blushing. Elphaba pushed away a few inches, looking Galinda up and down in her pink nighty.
"Galinda, now that we're together, officially, I think we should stay in separate rooms."
"Why?"
"Well, we kissed last night.....a lot.....and just now...... well, I want more. I want to-"
"I see where this is going, and I think you may be right." Glinda leaned in and kissed her, this time, allowing her hands to move in areas that had not yet been discovered. "What should we do? I want you," she said softly.
"Marry me," Elphaba declared softly. "Today. Marry me today."
"You want to marry me," Glinda said softly, disbelieving. Elphaba kissed her jaw and ear lobe.
"I love you, and I want to spend my life with you. I want to marry you, and be your wife. Please say yes."
"I would be honored. But......you have to ask my father. Can you do that?" Elphaba nodded slowly. When Glinda sighed and tucked back into Elphaba's arms, she sighed softly. "I know he'll say yes."
"Oz I hope so."
Yay for Gelphie! Yay! I can even Hear Idina's 'Elphaba' cackle when she laughs at Glinda about the bed being too firm.