My buddy "Denpa Wave Chick Saki" co-wrote this with me. Enjoy!
"Turn." Elphaba smiled slightly, as Fae nudged the page of her book with her nose, looking at the green woman expectantly. "Good girl," Elphaba said, rubbing her belly as a reward.
While she had been doing that, she hadn't noticed the blonde wake up. Galinda stared at the ceiling. "Please tell me you're not training my dog to turn pages for you..."
Elphaba looked at the blonde. "Already been done. And it's not hurting her."
Galinda closed her eyes again, shaking her head slightly with a small smile. "You're both so silly..."
"Perhaps." The green woman stood, depositing the puppy on the blonde's bed. "How are you feeling this morning, my sweet?" She kissed her forehead.
Fae hopped up to the head of the bed, happily licking Galidna's face. The blonde giggled. "Better...but still not the best...can I have a kiss?"
"Of course." Elphaba leaned in, only to have Fae lick her face. "Not you." She picked the puppy up and held her high out of the way, as she leaned in again and kissed the blonde gently.
Galinda smiled. "Thank you...come here, Fae..." The blonde held her arms out.
"Aww...you're choosing her over me?" Elphaba handed the puppy over. "I'm hurt, Glin. And after all I've done for you."
"Of course not, Elphie. I would never choose anything over you."
"You say that, yet you want the footstool in your arms and ask for her."
"I'm sorry..." The blonde frowned. "I didn't mean to..."
Elphaba sat back down, picking up her book again. "Oh, you meant it...but it doesn't matter. Whatever helps you feel better." Galinda sniffed back a few tears. She blindly reached out for Elphaba's hand, trying to find it. The green woman gently took her groping hand. "Please don't cry. I didn't mean to sound harsh."
"I don't want to hurt you...I'm sorry..."
"You didn't...really. I'm fine." Elphaba kissed the blonde's hand.
"N-nobody else is here...right?"
"No...why? Do you think I've forgotten about being discreet?"
"Of course not." The blonde gently tried to pull her closer.
Elphaba stood, going over to the blonde's bed and sliding in beside her, pulling her close. "You could just ask for this, you know."
"I can't help it...it's hard to know what to do...when you can't see..."
Elphaba frowned slightly. "I'm sorry...I wish it wasn't like this...but you'll get better soon, I know you will."
Galinda reached up, touching her face and feeling the frown. "Don't be sad...I didn't mean it to upset you." The blonde leaned forward to give her a lingering kiss.
Elphaba ran a hand through her hair. "I'll be fine..." She stroked Galinda's face gently.
"I love you...so much." Her eyes closed, as she leaned into the touch.
"I love you too. And I know that you're going to get better."
"I hope so..." Galinda gave her a smile.
"You will...trust me. I can see the future, remember? Actually..." Elphaba placed her hand on the side of Galinda's head gently, closing her own eyes as she began to concentrate.
The blonde put her hand over Elphaba's. "Can you see anything?"
"Not...yet..." The green woman closed her eyes tighter, willing a vision to come. "Maybe I can't-"
Galinda was slipping into a pair of bright pink ice skates, looking up at the green woman expectantly with a smile.
Elphaba released the blonde, opening her eyes. "You're going to be fine..."
"What did you see? Was it good?"
"Well...you looked happy with your blindingly pink ice skates."
Galinda smiled. "That's good..." She yawned. "You should look and...see if we ever...get married..."
Elphaba turned a very dark green. "Wh-what? You...you actually...you would want to...with me?"
"I love you..."
"I love you too, but...th-think about what you're saying."
"Think about what?"
"Y-you're the heiress to the throne of Oz...and I'm your green female servant turned girlfriend. Even if we wanted to, and believe me I...I do love you...think of how people would react...how your father would..."
The blonde snuggled against her. "I don't care..."
Elphaba held her closer. "You would really...marry me? Even with the green and the sarcasm and...well..."
"You went through all of...this with me...you're always there, and you love me so much...I would never give this up...nor could I ever settle...for anything less..."
Elphaba smiled, kissing the blonde. "I love you too, my sweet."
Galinda yawned again, nuzzling against the green woman's neck. "Elphie...stay here...?"
"Of course, my sweet. I'll stay...I'll always be by your side."
After the guards let her in, Sarima strode through the halls, surprised at how quiet everything seemed away from her son. The brunette turned a corner and made her way towards an open door, knocking a few times before standing in the doorway. "Hello? Miss Galinda? I apologize if this wakes you up."
The blonde woke, startled. "E-elphie? Is that you?" She groped the sheets around her trying to see if she was there.
"Oh, I apologize. It's Sarima...Elphaba doesn't seem to be present."
"O-oh, hello, Miss Sarima...may I ask why you're here?"
"Well, Fiyero told me about your condition, and I just felt awful about the whole thing, so I thought I'd come and...well, tell you in person." Sarima moved closer. "I...I understand that your vision is...impaired."
Galinda looked down, nervously wringing her hands in her lap. "Yes, I...I am not able to see...the doctor hopes my vision will come back as I get better..."
Sarima noticed the action, and she took Galinda's hand in a way that was meant to be gentle, but the brunette had lost that ability long ago. "I know you're wary of me. We don't have the best history...and I am sorry for the things I've done." Seeing Galinda like this...Sarima knew she should feel bad, but she really didn't. In a twisted way, it was almost satisfying. I shouldn't feel this way...
"I understand why you did those things to me...I may not like them, but I understand...you loved her...didn't you? And I...I just took her away from you...I'm sorry..." A tear made its way down her face.
Sarima didn't buy the false sentiment. She emotionlessly said, "She was never mine in the first place. She always loved you...you were always between us."
"I'm so sorry, Miss Sarima..."
Sarima didn't reply, her eyes having fallen on the lamp on the bedside table. How easy it would be to just bash her head in now... The brunette inhaled sharply and stood. "I...I should go."
Galinda nodded. "It was...good to see you, Miss Sarima."
"Y-yes..." As she turned to leave, the brunette bumped right into Elphaba. "Oh...I'm sorry."
"Miss Sarima..."
The brunette opened her mouth, but found herself unable to speak. She instead fled, and Elphaba watched her, confused. "What...she didn't hurt you, did she?" the green woman asked, approaching the blonde.
"N-no..." Galinda wiped away her tears. "She said she just came to visit."
"What's wrong?" Elphaba sat beside her, putting an arm around her. "Did she say something?"
The blonde shook her head. "It's nothing..."
"Please tell me? I want to help you..." She took the blonde's hand, kissing her temple gently.
"We were talking about you...I apologized for taking you from her but...what scared me..."
"Galinda, you never took me. I came willingly...and what scared you?"
"I...I felt like she wanted to...hurt me...like she...enjoyed seeing me like this..." The blonde let out a sob. "A-and you weren't here..."
"Oh, Glin..." Elphaba held her tightly, but not enough to hurt her. "I'm so sorry...but I made a promise. I will never let anyone hurt you. You know that all you have to do is call for me, and I'll be here...no matter what."
Galinda clutched closer to her. "Where were you?"
"I was...um...dealing with...my monthly female...issues..."
The blonde couldn't hold back a small giggle, wiping away the last of her tears. "You can just say your 'period,' Elphie."
"Nnn...that word makes me...uncomfortable...it's like trying to say...the word associated with...pleasuring one's self..."
"You mean 'masturbating'?"
"Y-yeah...that..." Elphaba looked away, her face dark green.
"You're so...funny..."
"I don't try to be...just certain words are harder to say than others."
"Like what other words?"
"Really, Galinda?" The green woman looked back at her. "Okay...um...well, those two...I have issues saying the words for male and female...genitalia...um...why are you making me embarrass myself?"
"Because it makes me feel a little better..." The blonde smiled tiredly. "So you don't like to say 'penis' or 'vagina'?"
"Gah! Look at you, saying all these scandalous words!"
Galinda giggled. "You're so silly..."
"Just because I don't like saying certain words..." There was a pause as Elphaba ran her hand absently along Galinda's arm. "You know...for all the things I've experienced...I still think that drowning would be the worst way to die."
The blonde frowned at the subject. "That's because it would be...twice as bad for you."
"I suppose..." Elphaba kissed the blonde's head again, before she closed her eyes. "Here. Now we can both be blind."
"I don't...want you to be blind..."
"And I don't want you to be blind either, so let's suffer together." Galinda frowned again, but she didn't reply. Instead, she curled up against the green woman. It was a rare moment when Elphaba allowed herself to sleep, but after closing her eyes, she couldn't seem to open them again, so the green woman finally slept.
When Galinda woke up a few hours later, she immediately started shaking Elphaba, not realizing that she had fallen asleep.
"Huh? What? What is it?" Elphaba said sleepily, opening her eyes.
The blonde squinted at her. "You're...you're still green...right?"
"I should be. Am I not?" Elphaba looked at her arm. "Nope...still green." She suddenly froze. "W-wait...can you...see me?"
"It's all a blur...but a blur of green." She squinted harder.
"B-but that means you're starting to get your vision back! You can see green!"
Galinda smiled, reaching up to touch Elphaba's face. "And now green...and white."
Elphaba smiled, leaning in and kissing her. "This...this is so exciting! You're getting better! I-I'm going to tell Nessa! Don't go anywhere!" Elphaba scrambled out of the bed, running from the room. "NESSA!"
The blonde giggled, watching the quickly receding green blur. Galinda put her own hand in front of her face and studied it closely, trying to see how much of it she could make out.
Elphaba rounded a corner and suddenly came in contact with another person, knocking them both to the floor. Her glasses went flying, and the green woman blushed profusely. "I-I'm sorry! I wasn't...paying attention."
"Don't worry about it, dear." Rosalina stood, picking up her bag. "Judging by your happy face and that you're running around here so recklessly, I will assume that your girlfriend has started to heal," she said with a smile.
Elphaba found her glasses and stood. "I...y-yes..." A pause. "Before, when I went to to talk to you...you seemed to know certain...facts about me...how?"
"Oh? You mean things such as your relationship to my granddaughter and your allergy to water?"
"Y-yeah...those..."
"Well you were actually the one to tell me of your relationship. As for your allergy...that's thanks to the Arduenna intuition. Because of our advanced healing magic, we are able to sense immediately any ailment that a creature has."
"So...you really don't know me then." Elphaba paused. "What did you mean when you said that you 'didn't choose wrong' in the Wizard?"
"I apologize, Miss Thropp, but I do not think this is the proper place to be carrying on a conversation about such things."
"No, I want to know! Listen, I am a sawed-off shotgun full of secrets! If you're not careful, truth buckshot could come spewing out! Watch out! You tell me what is going on!"
"Very well. But I must ask you to lower your voice." Rosailna looked around to make sure nobody was coming. "I was the one who suggested to Oscar that he take Galinda."
"Okay, I got that much! And why him? The Wizard is a...not very nice person!"
"As I told you before: when I met him he was extremely kind. I knew how much he wanted to have a family. And I knew that any child would be lucky to have him as a father. My son and his wife were going to have the doctor kill Galinda. They didn't want a sick baby, and he had told them she wouldn't likely live through it anyway. I did what I had to to save her life and give her a chance. And I do not regret my choice in the least."
"Do you know what the Wizard has done? How many lives he has ruined? He is not the loving man you think, and I have the scars to prove it! You just didn't want Galinda raised in a lower class family!"
The older woman sighed. "Have we not discussed this before? I do not wish to upset you again, Miss Thropp. But I will say it again...Oscar may have made some wrong choices when it comes to you and other things in Oz, but he did right by Galinda. And that is what mattered to me."
"Then you are selfish! No wonder you favored him."
"I am done with discussion, Elphaba. Before I leave though...you never did answer my question. Am I going to explain to Galinda what happened to her or are you?"
"You stay away from Galinda...you and your family just stay away from her!"
"Very well." Rosalina frowned a little at the statement, knowing she wouldn't be allowed to see her granddaughter. "Perhaps you will be able to forgive me for my...selfishness and we may see each other on better terms in the future."
"Well...we'll see about that." Elphaba turned, having forgotten all about Nessa, as she headed back to the blonde's room. "Galinda? Are you still awake?"
Galinda looked up at the doorway. "I see green...I guess that must mean I'm awake." She smiled.
"Or dreaming." Elphaba slid beside her again, taking her into her arms. "Do you need anything?"
"I'm fine now that you're back." The blonde cuddled close to her. "Do you think the doctor will take all this annoying stuff off soon?"
"I hope so, my sweet." Elphaba kissed the top of her head. "Then we can have you back to your bubbly self and into those pink ice skates."
"Mmmm...that sounds nice." Galinda smiled.
"It does, doesn't it?" Elphaba gave her a light hug. "It certainly does..."
Rosalina watched from behind the cracked door. It looks like Galinda can't see. Her magic must be very powerful indeed if it did something that bad...And as for Elphaba...that girl may come off as very abrasive to others, but it's almost like she's a completely different person when she's with Galinda...Yes...those two are clearly meant for each other... The older woman backed away from the door silently, walking away with a smile.
Dr. Dillamond made his way through the palace, ignoring the stares he was receiving. Upon reaching Galinda's room, he knocked on the door with a hoof. "Miss Glinda?"
The blonde in question looked up from the bowl of soup she had in her hands, confused. "Um...who is it?"
"Dr. Dillamond. I apologize if this is a bad time."
"Oh, n-no, of course not. Come in, sir." Galinda set her bowl on the bedside table..
The Goat pushed the door open before walking in. "Oh, my dear...I see why you missed so much class." He sat in the unoccupied chair beside the bed. "When Miss Elphaba wrote to me, she seemed quite distressed, and I see why...how are you?"
Galinda gave a small smile. "It was much worse a few days ago. Now I'm just recuperating."
He nodded. "Miss Glinda...I feel I owe you an apology."
The blonde looked at him with wide eyes, a little shocked. "Um...I don't...you don't need to, Doctor."
"No, no...when you were first in my class last year, I completely misjudged you. And now...in such a short time, you have developed into an intelligent, mature young woman." He smiled. "It is encouraging to see in such bleak times."
Galinda frowned slightly. "I am so sorry for how I acted, Sir. Looking back on it now I realize how foolish I was."
"Hey, Glin, I think we need to start feeding Fae less- oh. Dr. Dillamond..." Elphaba paused, as she entered the room.
"Miss Elphaba. How are you?"
"F-fine." The green woman approached the blonde's bed. "I didn't expect to see you."
"Yes, it was unannounced, but I have this for you." The Goat gestured to his pocket and Elphaba moved forward, pulling out an envelope, which she opened.
"O-oh...I see..."
"What does it say, Elphie?"
"I...I have to return to Shiz...you were granted a pardon, but I can't miss any more class."
"Yes, I figured you would enjoy my company more than Morrible's," Dr. Dillamond said, giving them a wink.
Galinda's face fell, and she had to hold back tears. "You...you're leaving?"
Elphaba knew that tone. Without even thinking, she turned and hugged the blonde, kissing her gently. "Please don't be upset...it's not for long."
"I-I know..." She blushed, when Elphaba kissed her in front of the professor.
The green woman noticed the blush, and she turned slightly darker green. "He...he knows. Sorry...I had to tell someone..." Elphaba straightened up. "Actually, if you could make a list for me, I can bring some things back from our room."
"It's alright...I suppose you did need somebody to talk to." Galinda gave her a small smile.
Elphaba ran a hand through Galinda's hair. "I'll be back before you know it...I love you so much, my sweet."
"I love you too. Can you just bring back what I usually do?"
"Sure..." Elphaba didn't let Galinda see the tears she was fighting. She kissed her one more time before straightening up. "I...I'll see you soon." She turned and followed the Goat out.
"Be safe!" Galinda called after her, finally letting her own tears streak down her cheeks.
Elphaba still held back her tears, as she got into the carriage after Dr. Dillamond, closing the door before they started back for Shiz.
Elphaba arrived just in time for dinner, and as she made her way into the dining hall, she could almost feel eyes on her. She ignored the stares, as she retrieved her food, moving to sit at a corner table by herself.
Milla, Pfannee, and Shenshen stopped in front of her table. "Well, look what we have here. If it isn't the green freak in all of her freakiness..." Shenshen said, and they all laughed.
"Can't you at least have the decency to spare our eyes?"
Elphaba sighed. "You all must secretly love me, or else why would you take the time to come over and speak to the green bean?" She looked up at them. "Do you feel funny in your nice little panties when you look at me, girls?"
Milla glared at her. "Only another freak would ever feel that way about you, vegetable."
The green woman gave Milla a particularly harsh glare before standing and towering over her. "Oh? Is that so?" she growled in a dangerously quiet voice.
"Indeed I do."
Pfannee pulled the redhead back. "So where's Galinda? Did she finally get smart and go back to loathing you?"
Elphaba turned her gaze to Pfannee. "Miss Galinda was unfortunately called to...political matters at the palace. I'm sure you all wouldn't understand, being...in a lower class."
"How dare you insult me like that! My father happens to have a lot of influence in Munchkinland!" Milla fumed.
"Oh, Miss Milla, you needn't get so angry. I was insulting you all equally." Elphaba laughed when Milla lunged for her. "Come on! I'll fight you all. I don't care!"
"Whoa, now! What's going over here?" Fiyero walked up to the girls.
Milla straightened out her dress. "Nothing is going on, Master Fiyero."
Elphaba gave the prince a slightly annoyed look. "Yes...nothing...they were just leaving. So nice chatting with you girls. Don't come back..."
The three girls all glared at Elphaba, as they turned and walked away. Fiyero looked down at the green woman with a raised eyebrow. "And what was all that about?"
Elphaba crossed her arms. "I don't need saving, Fiyero. I was fine."
"Oh, yeah. That was very clear by the way Milla was about to leap on you. So what were those bitches nagging you about, anyway?"
"They wanted to know about Galinda...and you really think I'm scared of them? Please. I'm more scared of becoming lost in Galinda's closet." Elphaba sat back down.
The blonde chuckled, taking the seat across from her. "That does sounds like a very daunting task indeed. So...how is Galinda doing?"
The green woman was slightly peeved he hadn't left, but she said, "Better...she can see again...and there's no more bloody coughing."
Fiyero gave a sigh of relief. "That's good. I'm glad she's getting better. And how have you been? I'm sure it couldn't have been easy to watch your best friend go through all that..."
Elphaba gripped her fork tighter. "It's...difficult, yes, but that's my life...all I want is for her to get better..." She suddenly stood, these questions becoming too personal. "I have lost my appetite."
Fiyero quickly stood as well. "Let me walk you to your room."
"You really don't have to," Elphaba said, throwing away her uneaten food. "I'm a big girl. I can take care of myself." She started for the exit.
"I insist." The blonde followed her anyway, walking beside Elphaba.
The green woman clenched and unclenched her hands, trying to calm down. Her breath made small clouds in the icy air, and she pulled her jacket tighter around herself. She thought of Galinda, and hoped the blonde was warm enough. "Why are you doing this?"
"Because you're Galinda's best friend." Fiyero stuffed his hands in his pockets. "I feel like I should get to know you more than I do right now."
"You don't need to know me. I'm nobody really...you needn't try so hard." They reached Crage Hall and Elphaba turned to the prince. "Please...stop trying..."
"Never." Fiyero grinned. "We both love Galinda, and so we're friends by default. You'll have to learn to stop hating me."
"I don't...hate you. I just..." Elphaba looked down. "Just...don't."
"I won't give up, Elphaba. You're going to learn to like me, whether you want to or not."
Elphaba glared at him. "Don't tell me what I will and will not do. Fresh. Dreams. Master Fiyero." She turned and disappeared inside Crage Hall.
Fiyero chuckled, walking back to Briscoe Hall through the snow.
Upon unlocking the door to their room, Elphaba felt a wave of sadness wash over her. She made her way into the bedroom, lying down in Galinda's bed as the tears she'd been holding back finally spilled down her face. She missed the blonde so much. Going one night without her was so hard! How would she survive until winter break? Elphaba sat up, wiping her eyes, before she grabbed Galinda's pillow, taking in the blonde's scent as she lay down again, continuing to sob.
"Do you need anything else?" Nessa asked her sister, as she set Fae on the bed.
"I'm alright. Thanks, Rosie." Galinda gave her a small smile, petting the wiggly puppy in her lap.
Nessa took her hand gently. "I miss her too," she said, before she left, closing the door behind her.
"You have no idea..." The blonde whispered to herself, a tear sliding down her cheek.
When Elphaba woke up the next morning, she found herself still in her clothes from last night. She sat up, her face hurting from all the crying. A sudden realization hit her. "Crap, I'm late!" Soon, the green woman was running into Morrible's class, panting.
Elphaba left the headmistress's classroom with a sigh. Without Galinda, Morrible had no problem ripping into the green woman. Not that Elphaba couldn't take it. She continued down the hall, her nose buried in a book.
Fiyero suddenly appeared, walking beside her. "Care to join me for lunch?"
Elphaba, startled, dropped her book, as she grabbed the prince, pinning him up against the wall with her arm against his throat. "Ozdamnit, Fiyero!"
The blonde threw up his hands in surrender. "Sorry! I didn't mean to scare you," he laughed.
She released him, picking up her book. "What do you want?"
"Exactly what I first asked you: would you care to join me for lunch?"
"Fiyero, do you remember the talk we had last night about you not doing this?"
"Yes. And do you remember me saying that I wouldn't give up?"
"You must really be miserable with Sarima."
"This has nothing to do with her. This is me trying to make a new friend."
"But why?" Elphaba turned on him. "What could you, the prince of the Vinkus, possibly see in me?"
"I see a misunderstood girl who exudes loyalty to those who earn it."
Elphaba paused. "Fiyero, I..." She turned. "Don't fall behind," she muttered, as she began walking.
The blonde grinned and quickly followed. When they arrived at the cafeteria and got their food, Fiyero paid for the green woman's meal before she could do it herself.
"Fiyero..." Elphaba sighed. "Thanks..."
"You're welcome. I am trying to win you over after all." He flashed her a smile, before heading over to a table.
Elphaba sat down. "Don't try to make me feel bad."
"I'm not trying to, Elphaba. I'm sorry if it came off like that."
"No...it's just me." She set down her fork with a sigh. "I'm sorry. Worrying about Galinda is just...on my mind...constantly."
"It's completely understandable. She was your first friend. I can hardly imagine how hard this must be for you."
"You're right...you can't possibly imagine..."
"You shouldn't worry, though. You said yourself that she's finally on the mend. And she's got Nessarose and the entire palace to look after while you're gone. She'll be alright." He gave her a reassuring smile.
"I will worry. Ever since that night at the Ozdust...I can't stop worrying." She looked at Fiyero. "People are not always trustworthy."
"You don't trust Nessarose to take care of her?" He raised an eyebrow in confusion. "That girl loves Galinda more than anyone."
Elphaba snapped. "I LOVE GALINDA MORE THAN ANYONE!" She stopped, realizing what she'd done. "I...oh Oz..." She ran from the dining hall, her face hot.
Fiyero nearly dropped his fork in shock. He quickly ran after her. "Elphaba! Elphaba, stop!"
"Leave me alone! You've already made me say more than I should!"
"Oh, no you don't. What the hell was that?"
Elphaba whipped around to face him. "Fine, you know what? YES, I LOVE GALINDA! I love her more than anything in Oz, and, unlike you, I actually respect her! And you, crawling back after your dumb mistake with Sarima! Well guess what, pretty boy, SHE'S MINE! Now, leave me alone!"
"No, I won't leave you alone! Yes, I was wrong to do what I did to Galinda, and I feel damn lucky that she was gracious enough to forgive me for it all. I don't want her back in the way that you're thinking. She's a wonderful friend, and I don't want to lose her."
"You are lucky...lucky I didn't rip your manhood off!"
"Why do you hate me so much? I've done nothing lately but try to make amends to you, but you keep shooting me down!"
"BECAUSE YOU WERE FIRST!" Elphaba fell to her knees. "You...you will always be first...no matter how much Galinda loves me...She has mine, and I will never have hers..."
"Wait...are you talking about...her virginity?"
"Virginity...kiss...love..."
Fiyero rolled his eyes and kneeled down next to her. "You worry far too much. You say she loves you. So why in Oz do you care about anything else?"
"Because she is all I have..." She glared at him. "And by your reaction, you don't respect those things. Galinda has every last bit of me, and I am hers. You stole part of her from me...and all I want is for her to feel the same way I do."
"For Oz's sake, you need to calm down. We can't change the past. So, even if I wanted to, I couldn't change the fact that I was the first person Galinda had sex with."
"DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!" The branches of nearby trees cracked and splintered before falling to the ground. Elphaba stood, grabbing Fiyero by his shirt as she did so and pinning him to a tree. "Don't come here and lecture me like you're so smart. You knew about that Vinkan law, yet you continually had sex with Galinda, using her for your own pleasure. You don't deserve to have her innocence, and you know it. And you know what? Being stuck with Sarima is the perfect punishment for you both."
"Get off of me!" He shoved her away. "You're right, okay? I didn't deserve her, and I never did!"
"Well, I'm glad you finally agree!"
You promise not to attack anyone out of jealously anymore?
Elphaba paused, remembering the promise she'd made. "Galinda..." She looked at the prince. "I...until Galinda gets better...m-maybe you shouldn't be around me...I don't want to hurt you..."
"No. I won't stay away, Elphaba." Fiyero suddenly pulled her close to him, kissing her deeply.
Elphaba inhaled sharply before kneeing the prince in a rather snesitive area. "WHAT THE HELL? YOU CAN'T JUST FUCKING KISS ME!"
Fiyero fell to his knees grimacing in pain. "And why not?"
"Because you just found out I'm with Galinda! This isn't proving your point that you've changed!"
"I have changed." Fiyero slowly got to his feet with a groan. "I think I've fallen in love with you."
"No! Don't say that!" Elphaba took a few steps away, her back hitting a tree trunk. "You...you hardly know me! You're married! You have a son! I'm green, and I...I'm running out of excuses..."
"I know you well enough to love what I've seen." The prince moved closer to her, cupping a green cheek. "You're beautiful and smart and loyal and stubborn and just wonderful. Yes, I'm married and have a son, but we both know that I didn't want either of them. Especially not Sarima." He leaned down to kiss her again. "I want you..."
Elphaba moved to the side, dodging his kiss. "Fiyero, look. You...you only think you love me. Being married to Sarima has...affected your thinking, and you just want someone, anyone else. Not me, okay? Please...I love Galinda...and only her. Don't do this to yourself."
"Why? Is it so impossibly hard to love me back? Am I that repulsive?"
"N-no! It's not that! I just...Galinda and I...we have something special. I love her more than anything in Oz...and that isn't something I can just stop doing. Please...it isn't just you. I can't love anyone else the way I love her...I'm devoted to her with all that I am."
Fiyero forced a smile on his face to hide his hurt, burying his hands in his pockets. "Congrats. You passed the test."
"Wh-what? What the hell is going on?"
"Stop worrying about Galinda...if she loves you half as much as you care for her...you've got nothing to worry about."
The green woman struggled to find words. "You...you..." She resorted to punching him in the gut as hard as she could. "YOU JACKASS! DON'T YOU EVER COME NEAR ME AGAIN!" She turned and stalked back to Crage Hall.
Fiyero sighed. "I hope you're happy..." The blonde turned and started to trudge back to his room, his shoulders falling in defeat as he beat himself up internally about sharing his very true feelings to the green woman.
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