Oh, well. Here we are. Epilogue.
The marriage of the young people had been met with great approval from the four corners of Oz. They lived happily in Kiamo Ko and Colwen Grounds, moving back and forth as the mood took them. They participated in classes with a tutor from Shiz University (a Doctor Dillamond, whom Elphaba adored). He was helping them work towards their degrees and still allowing them time for their political business.
Elphaba began dancing and singing again, and Fiyero proved himself quite accomplished in the arts as well. Their days were spent learning how to govern, horse riding, reading, talking and laughing. Their evenings they spent with their families and friends, and their nights they spent with one another, growing closer by the day.
During the Lurlinemas dinner a little over a year after Elphaba and Fiyero married, Follor enquired about the likelyhood of children. Fiyero had blushed a little, a little embarrassed that the topic had been brought up in front of so many people. Elphaba, on the other hand, had simply laid a calm hand on her husband's and replied that anything could happen. The young couple shared adoring smiles, and returned to dinner.
Melena was almost certain she saw something new in her daughter, and smiled. She had a feeling that children would come sooner than Fiyero and everyone else expected.
Excusing herself for a moment, Elphaba climbed the stairs to her bedroom and opened the door, sidling over to the mirror. With a contented sigh she dropped her purple silk dress to the floor and inspected the blue diamonds on her stomach. There were still no blights, no imperfections, although her imagination fancied there was a slight, graceful swell to her abdomen.
She waved the premature notion away, but continued to beam at her reflection in the glass. It was far too early to know for sure, but her magic had given her some foresight. And the young woman foresaw a baby; a beautiful baby, with her hair and Fiyero's eyes and skin.
Singing softly, Elphaba wondered at the transformation of herself over the last eighteen months. If she had been in this position with Rilt, she would have tried to abort the child that grew inside her. But this child was Fiyero's, and hers, and already she felt an unbreakable bond forming with the little creature.
Elphaba folded her hands protectively over her tummy. Fiyero would be told soon… but it would be a while before she would tell anyone else this precious little secret.
Fin.