The Winner

Takes It All

Chapter 2

Rejected

AN: Thank you all so much for the wonderful reviews, support and interest in this story. Again this is another rp that Mad-Idina-Fan98 and I have been working on for a very long time, so a lot of the credit goes to her as well. This is also; and I forgot to mention this when posting the story, is dedicated to Mad-Idina-Fan and is also a belated birthday present for her. Please, if you get a chance, read her wonderful stories.

This story is similar to woodland95's story and after much consideration, and having asked woodland if it was alright, I wrote it up and posted it with the strict assurance that this would in no way, be similar to her wonderful story "You'll Be Mine" the ideas are similar, but the events will be different.

Special shout outs go to: Mad-Idina-Fan98, your very welcome chica. Woodland95. Yeah it'll be a little bit darker but this will also be an attempt at fluff; which I'm not very good at. Dulaff16. Lol, thank you so much for the review and I'm glad you enjoyed the first chapter. Fae'sFlower. The bet is that Avaric can't get Elphaba to date him, let alone accompany him to the Solstice Winter Dance. So this will be an Alpharic. L8lzytnwer, oh yeah, it will not be pretty when Elphaba finds out

Thank you all again and happy holidays!

With an air of confidence, Avaric swung his legs over the edge of the fountain and hoisted himself up. His dark cerulean eyes glimmered by the glints of sunlight; refracting like mirrors in a shattered realm of ice and snow. A light breeze whistled past, tussling a few strands of golden hair as a smirk spread across his thin lips.

"This is going to be the easiest bet I've ever won" he said as he stretched his arms up high above his head. The ropes of muscles beneath the skin flexed and glowed in the golden sunlight.

Fiyero smirked and tilted his head up towards his friend. "You think so?" he asked, a mischievous smirk played on his lips.

"Why not," lowering his arms, he waves them back and forth to stimulate the blood flow, "There's not a bet that Avaric Tenmeadow's hasn't won yet" he finishes.

A loud commotion of laughter and Fiyero turns his head towards the noise. The smile widens on his lips, seeing Elphaba Thropp trounce up the hill, books pressed firmly against her chest. Her head tilted high, defiance glimmering in her dark chocolate eyes.

"Well," says Fiyero as he rises to his full height, "There's your bet now" he finishes as he nods his head towards Elphaba.

Avaric rose. The gleam in his dark blue eyes brightens, seeing Elphaba. Rising to his full height, he holds out a hand and pushes Fiyero back.

"Watch the pro at work" he says. Stepping away, he sweeps his hands down and collects a bunch of wild posies growing in the gardens surrounding Shiz grounds. Carrying himself proudly, he steps towards Elphaba and bows as he holds out the flowers to her. "Good afternoon Miss Thropp I was wondering if you'd do me the honor of-" but his voice cuts out as Elphaba steps right past him.

Rising, his eyes darken at the sight of a few groups of students snickering at him. Lifting himself up, he turns and his eyes darken, seeing Fiyero holding himself as he doubles over with laughter.

"Make a complete fool of myself," sighing he spins around and chases after Elphaba. His grip on the flowers tightens as he picks up speed, knocking a few petals lose and trailing behind him. "Elphaba wait!"

Elphaba ignored him. Closing her eyes, she forced her feet to move faster through the grounds. She didn't have time for Avaric's antics, nor was she in the mood to deal with his immature jokes or pranks.

"Elphaba!" Avaric shouted again. Reaching her, he holds out a hand and grabs onto her arm gently and spins her around, "Will you wait please" he huffs

"What do you want Tenmeadows!?" snarls Elphaba as she wrenches her arm free

"I…here" he says handing Elphaba a now petal-less boutique of flowers.

Elphaba eyed the flowers and quirked an eyebrow back at Avaric.

"Was that supposed to be my lunch or something?" she growls

"I…what?" Avaric asks dumbly

Grabbing the flowers, she throws them to the ground and stomps on them.

"Yes I'm green, no I didn't eat grass as a child and no I do not eat flowers for plant food! Oz! When will you and the rest of the student body here at Shiz get it through your thick skulls! I'm a human being just like the rest of you! I eat, sleep, read, bathe, and dress just like the rest of you! I eat normal food, not plants or seeds or whatever else you all come up with! Regular food!" she shouts back at Avaric

"I…picked...those…for…you" says Avaric shocked. This was the first time he had seen how bad the countless teasing and pranks played on her by himself and the rest of the students of Shiz had truly affected her. Though in truth, he had never really considered her emotions at first.

When Avaric had first met Elphaba, he thought she was a stuck up, snob-nosed bitch who knew everything and thought she was better than everyone else. But after a while, he started seeing her in a new light. And in time, he was eventually able to pull back the many hidden layers that Elphaba had enclosed herself in, and found the real woman beneath the façade.

She was normal, like everyone else, with feelings, hopes and aspirations and a heart as pure as gold. He often would watch her helping those less fortunate then her. Offering her lunches up, and helping those who were falling behind in their classes and yet, she never asked for anything in return. And it was at that point, when he started to fall in love with her.

"You…what?" blinked back Elphaba confused.

"I picked those for you…not to eat," he hurriedly offered, "But to have"

"Oh…why?" asks Elphaba confused.

"Can't I pick flowers and give them to a beautiful lady?" asks Avaric smiling.

Instantly Elphaba's eyes darken. Her hand lifts, and in a blink, she cracks Avaric hard across the face.

"Now you've gone too far Tenmeadows…what is this some kind of ploy? A trick? Are you setting me up for something? Where's your friends, hiding somewhere near by ready to laugh in my face after you do something to humiliate me?! Well I'll tell you Master Tenmeadows," snarling, Elphaba takes a threatening step towards Avaric. Her hands rise and push Avaric hard in the chest, knocking him down to the ground, "Elphaba Thropp won't be your means of impressing those mindless fools you call friends! Go find someone else to torture and leave me in peace!" turning she storms away.

To stunned to move or speak, Avaric lays there on the ground, his eyes watching Elphaba's retreating form, until she was but a small fragment of emerald in the distance, and then she was gone.

"Elphaba" he whispers. Clapping silences him. Turning, his eyes darken watching Fiyero walk up to him, clapping his hands, "Fiyero"

"Well…that went well," smirks Fiyero as he kneels beside his friend, "I'm really convinced on the whole 'No one can say no to a Tenmeadows' ploy…you better get your suit ready" and with that, he rises and walks away, leaving his friend alone and in the mud.

"Damn it" growls Avaric