AN: HIYA AGAIN! just got home from London, I've got REALLY bad jet lag! OMO! I never thought it could get this bad! anyways here's the next chapter!
Maria shifted in her bed, the dreams had been getting even more worse than before, the moment she thought they couldn't they did. She started crying out in the worst parts, the torture wasn't having to see these nightmares get worse, it was having them about herself. Every night the night mares were different, each night she was killed by someone she loved in the worst way possible. Tonight she was sitting on the throne of the emerald city, the crown placed on her head, sceptre in her one hand, orb in the other. Everyone was cheering for her, until morrible suddenly appeared in a red and orange flame, she chanted something strange and Maria turned into an enormous dark scarlet dragon. She flew over the crowd trying to convince them that she wasn't going to hurt them. Derek suddenly appeared in the crowd, needing comfort she attempted to fly over but Derek grabbed a gun out and shot her in the chest, Maria fell to the ground with a crash and reverted back to her normal form she looked at Derek with pleading eyes "W- why?" She choked
"Because your a monster" Derek answered smiling evilly, drawing a sword from his belt and stabbing it into her chest. Maria woke up screaming after feeling a sudden lurch in her stomach, Elphaba hearing the shriek over her husband's snoring sprinted from her room across the hall 'that's about the seventh time this week! And the third time tonight! I'm glad Cecelia took over last time but someone who knows what they're doing needs to deal with these nightmares and comfort the girl!' The green woman though as she came through he door "shhhh it's alright Maria" Elphaba cooed, hugging the terrified teen "it's alright. Do you wanna talk about it?" Maria nodded unable to talk between the sobs "what was it about this time?"
Maria gulped back tears and held back another sob trying to sound clear as she explained but failed miserably in the end Elphaba hushed her again and decided to do what she used to do when Glinda was shaken by nightmares "it's alright, shhhh elphie's got you"
Maria wrenched herself away from the woman "Wh-what did you just say?"
Elphab bit her lip when she realised what she had just done "I said Ellie's got you" she lied
"No. You didn't you said something else!" The raven haired teenager accused, Elphaba muttered something in audible "what was that?" Elphaba muttered it again "what?"
"I said Elphie's got you" the witch muttered again in a soft voice
"Why on earth would you say that?!" Maria asked confused
Elphaba sighed "B- because my name is Elphaba"
Maria's eyes were as big as golf balls "E-Elphaba?" She questioned, the woman in front of her nodded and she threw herself on her surprising Elphaba "Why didn't you tell me? We're practically family!" Maria sobbed into her shoulder
Elphaba smiled slightly and patted her back "if I had told you sooner you would've freaked out" she replied they sat talking for next hour until Elphaba heard a thump in the door
"OW!" It was muffled but Maria could recognise it as Cecelia and Derek
"SHHH! Keep it down!" She heard Bonnie whisper, Elphaba rolled her eyes and got off the bed with Maria, silently they kept towards the door and stood behind it as a bundle of adults and teens in pyjamas fell onto the floor "um…" Cecelia started
Derek stood up "We just came to… RUN!" He yelled before bolting out the door with Fiyero leaving the occupants of Maria's bed room roaring with laughter "Fiyero and Derek are more alike than we think!" Maria managed to joke as Elphaba was on the floor clutching her stomach with laughter, Cecelia and Lindsay right next to her.
It was an uneventful year, the nightmares eventually stopped and they all got on just fine until the night of Lindsay's last night at the theatre. The curtain lifted revealing the cast, They all stepped forward and gave a bow. Then Bonnie hushed the audience with a simple "hello" the audience laughed a bit before hushing to let Bonnie continue "As some of you may know I'm not Lindsay, and this is her last day at the theatre. So we wanted to give her a traditional goodbye. So Lindsay could you come up here?" Lindsay came up the steps on the stage, in a floral dress with her hair in pony tail, she smiled back at the audience "Hi everyone" she waved to the audience with great pleasure "I know this is my last day but I still can't believe it! I'm mean I love this role. I love the cast. I love the crew. And the theatre is like my second home I just can't believe I'm going to wake up tomorrow morning and not have to get green later on! And get warmed up for the show and not have to wake up so early and not have to check the costumes for any rips" Everyone on the stage and in the audience laughed "but I'll learn to live with it!" She beamed "I believe our Fiyero has something to say to his special girl" The fly girl grinned at the actor and he flustered a little, still a bit nervous, he spoke up after some hushed whispering from the cast and audience "Since I'm playing Fiyero and I need my own Elphaba up here, Maria could you please?" Maria slowly moved from her seat and took his hand as she walked up on the stage, her black dress making her look even more like her Bonnie and Elphaba than anyone would've expected, Derek got on one knee and held her hand catching her attention. Lindsay squealed. Bonnie's grin widened from ear to ear. Ali did a little jig. A few fangirling cries from the audience and Derek started "Maria Arora Christina Redwood"
"Derek Milo Kelna" Maria said with out thinking
The broadway star grabbed a box from his pocket and held it out to her "Would you make me the happiest man in the world and do me the biggest favour?"
"And what is that?" She asked
"Will you be my wife?" Maria stared at the emerald and gold and Diamond ring in the box, she was rendered speechless for a few minutes as the gaze from everyone in the theatre beat down on her, Maria felt her palms get sweaty as the cogs in her mind reeled to find an answer. "Y-yes"
"I can understand if you- wait what?" Some of the adults in audience laughed
Maria nodded "Yes" Derek slipped the ring on and kissed her causing a few whoops and cheers from the audience and cast members. Bonnie let the kiss last about two seconds before coming over and shoving the two apart "okay that's enough of that!" She complained as laughter spread across the theatre in all directions. Ali just kept squealing and rambling and fussing and squealing "Ali! I knew you could've done a better squeal-into-the-pillow earlier!" Bonnie yelled pointing a finger accusingly, the Glinda just shoved the arm down and looked her right in eye "bubbles are Better than brooms!"
Bonnie arched her eyebrow "Oh yeah?! You wanna play it like that wise guy?!"
"Yeah!" The two yelled at each other, the audience and cast nearly in stitches
"OH GOD NOT THIS AGAIN?!" Nia yelled from the circle
"BUBBLES ARE SLOWER THAN BROOMS!" Bonnie shouted at her
"YEAH WELL AT LEAST YOU FEEL SAFE!" Ali yelled back
"STOP BUSTIN MA BROOMSTICK!" Bonnie retorted shoving her
"STOP BURSTING MA BUBBLES!" Ali demanded shoving her back
The greenified girl stumbled back nearly falling on her butt "WOAH!" Bonnie just cackled after she gained her balance "nice try"
Ali frowned "Bubbles are waaaay better than brooms!"
"Hmmm… umm lemme me check…" Bonnie folded her arms and tapped a finger on her chin thoughtfully "nope they aren't and never will be!" Bonnie protested sticking out her tongue, Ali just stuck out her tongue "why we're we fighting again?" She asked Bonnie just shrugged making the audience nearly fall out of their seats and their cast mates roll their eyes. Derek cleared his throat and the two girls resumed their speech Ali went first:
"Lindsay, you were more than a friend on stage, you were a best friend in really life. I could actually say we were, and still are, as close as sisters. And I'll miss you. But I promise that I won't get depressed because of not seeing your cheerful face every time I get to the theatre and visiting you during intermission. Thank you for being one of the best Elphaba's and the best friend I've had in forever" Ali finished with a hug from Lindsay as tears welled up in her eyes the crowd "awwwed" as Lindsay comforted Ali as she cried for a minute suddenly getting emotional during the middle of her speech. Bonnie started, her eyes already shining with tears, she could barely say the speech let alone hold the tears back "Lindsay ever since I met you and Ali you have been so nice and caring. I've had the best fun in my life in the last year. And you taught me the ropes and helped me perfect my singing and acting, without you I wouldn't be the actress I am today, thank you for that. You also been a great friend. And stood by me when every one was busy, you stopped me from fighting with my sisters and cuisines so much. You encouraged me to do what others thought I couldn't do. Told me the most great and accurate advice. 'Never give up, no matter what other people say or do, you'll always be able to accomplish the impossible. The only thing that is impossible is impossible.' Might I quote, I'll miss you no matter were you are, no matter if you are only a few blocks away or on a phone call with me. And I promise to never give up on what I believe in-" Bonnie finished in tears as the listeners clapped, Lindsay hugged her tight and whispered a few comforting words to her and she nodded. Derek was determined not to cry but had to give in when Lindsay gave her goodbye speech, everyone cried. Raé leaned back on her seat but fell making most of the audience and the cast laugh again, lightening the moment, Nia grabbed her popcorn bucket after she fell and ran towards the stage with it as Raé and Peahc chased her. She threw some popcorn at her pursuers "AHHH!" Nia screamed when she crashed into Derek and Bonnie, making Derek squeal and Bonnie yelp as they fell to the ground. To make matters worse Raé tripped on Nia and landed on top of the heap, Peach, who was right behind her fell as Raé's arms flailed. "DOGPILE!" Ali shouted jumping on top a couple grunts from the adults and Ali finally got off "FINE!" She pouted. Once Derek and Bonnie had stood up they backed away and got in line with the rest off the actors. Maria, Nia, Raé and Peach went back to their seats. Lindsay was given flowers as the audience clapped, they broadway stars on the stage clasped hands with another bowed and backed even further back on the stage and waved as the curtain dropped. The drive home was filled with endless chatting, dancing, jokes, crying and fluff… but I won't get into detail let's just say the two couples in the car were snogging their faces off… anyway once they got home they all changed into their PJs and went out into the back garden and sat around the campfire. "So what do we do now?" Cecelia asked as she munched a marshmallow
"I dunno about you guys but me and Elphaba are going to read" Maria replied as she shifted her head in Derek's lap so the light was on her hunger games book instead of on the cover. Elphaba just nodded and got back to reading her marked book. "Hey. Fiyero, wanna watch hunger games?" Derek questioned as he read a few lines in his fiancé's book
Fiyero shrugged "Meh" and followed the young actor inside. Cecelia, Raé, Nia, Bonnie, Peach, Lindsay and Ali tagged along leaving Elphaba, Maria and Bunii outside after awhile Bunii felt awkward "so… what we gonna do tomorrow?" She asked the green girls as they read Maria shrugged and Elphaba just kept reading "How's it going?" Elphaba asked the teen, playfulness clearly heard in her voice. "Um… not too bad… I'm just a little bored" Bunii admitted producing a chuckle from The witch sitting opposite her, Elphaba put her book down. "Why don't we go inside… it's past miss bunny rabbit's bed time and it's getting pretty dark" Maria nodded and out the fire out with some sand. "Guys it's the girl's bed time" Elphaba informed as she, Maria and Bunii walked in. Lindsay turned off the T.V. and leaned over to the youngest siblings in hue house "bedtime" she uttered softly. Nia and Raé huffed as they got up "Just at an Ozdanged good part!" Raé complained helping Nia up
"So close! So close!" Nia moaned as they trudged up the stairs
Cecelia laughed "wow… I really don't remember doing that!"
Maria smirked at her best friend " oh what about that one time at school? 'I didn't get my way! I think I need to lie down!'" Elphaba doubled over in laughter at Maria's impression "You really did strike me as 'Galinda'" Maria commented with jazz hands at 'Galinda'
The strawberry blonde sighed "it wasn't anything like that! It was hot and the Ice cream van drove right past me! I was over heated!" Maria arched her eyebrow 'that is one of he lamest excuses she's ever pulled' Bonnie and peach just ended up joining Elphaba in cackling fits as the two friends bickered.
Elphaba sighed as she finally got herself in bed, pulling up the satin sheets and falling fast asleep, she knew however that she was not dreaming when a vision hit her in the middle of the night, the vision was of Morrible taking her daughter to Oz a month or two later maybe a couple days later even. Morrible threw the princess into a prison cell that was furnished, strangely, and yelled something at Maria. When light came Morrible took Maria out of the cell and telling her something else 'what good are visions if they didn't come with volume?' Elphaba thought before Morrible took the girl to a throne room. The fish woman told the guards something and pushed Maria over, this is when Elphaba first notices her dress had changed. Instead of the Pyjamas she had been wearing when Morrible first took her, Maria instead wore a dark emerald dress made of silk, the front had a strip of lacklustre green in the front with a thin silver belt that held the dress to the girl's waist Maria wore a matching diamond tiara. The dress fell to the ground and covered her feet but Elphaba had observed that the girl was wearing forest green high heels and her hair was down, pearls were intertwined in the young girl's hair. The two guards handle Maria with care as if she was as fragile as a flower and took her up the stairs behind he throne. Elphaba then saw a flash and then a new part of the vision started morrible had a greenish blueish dragon chained but the neck in a huge holding cell beneath the emerald city. It didn't add up. And to add more to Elphaba's confusion her vision showed the. Walking down the yellow brick road. The witch woke up with a start "Y-yero?" She asked groping the side of the bed 'empty' she then reached over for the light and turned it on. When she turned she swore as the lighting flashed she saw a shadow in the window. The one thing that she thought was 'Morrible's come to get Maria'.
AN: YAY! I'm leaving you with a cliffie! *Idina menzal cackle* DON'T HURT ME! *hides somewhere*