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A/N: Hey guys sorry I haven't updated in ages but I've been real busy with school and work, I'll try and get the next chapter up ASAP.

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Reluctantly Elphaba let go of Fiyero's hand and watched him walk out the door.

Once Fiyero had left Galinda took hold of Elphaba's hand and reassured her everything was going to be ok. Elphaba stayed silent. She looked like she was in another world.

"Elphie, can you hear me?" asked Galinda as she pulled some grass out of Elphaba's hair. Elphaba flinched and slowly nodded, but then turned her head away from Galinda.

"Please don't look at me Galinda I don't want you to see me like this" thought Elphaba.

"Ohhh Elphie, please don't be scared I just want to help you" whispered the blonde as she took hold of Elphaba's face and turned it towards her. It was then when Galinda noticed the red burns down Elphabas face. She had seen them before when Fiyero was carrying her but had forgotten about it till now.

"Elphie why are your cheeks burnt?" Questioned Galinda as she noticed that there were also multiple burns over her body and not just her face. "Let me have a look". Galinda reached over to Elphaba's dress, she lifted it up so her green stomach was now visible. Elphaba flinched and started to shake she shoved Galinda's hand away.

"Please don't hurt me!" cried Elphaba as she sat up bolt right. Galinda jumped back in shock as her friend went into panic.

"G…Galinda…I can't breathe"

"Elphie shh its ok, you're having a panic attack you need to take deep breaths"

"I…I can't…oh Yero I can't do…do this without you"

"Shh Elphie, Fiyero will be back soon it will be ok" responded Galinda who was now rubbing small circles on her friends back. Elphaba coughed violently and doubled over in pain, rapping her arm protectively around her abdomen.

"Elphie, your hurt let me help you" exclaimed Galinda.

Elphaba's panic attack subsided for a bit as she was now able to lie back down still with her arm around herself. No sooner had she done this another violent coughing attack hit her. Galinda put her arm around her friends' shoulders and rubbed her arm reassuringly. It was then Galinda shrieked, Elphaba had just coughed up blood.

"Elphaba, I need you so stay completely still, I think you have internal bleeding" Elphaba obeyed and laid on her back her chest heaving, fear clearly evident in her eyes.

About two minutes later the dorm room door opened and Fiyero walked in with bandages and supplies. He glanced over at the two women and he could see Elphaba shaking and slightly crying, Galinda close by.

"Fae…" Dropping everything in his arms to the floor Fiyero dashed over to the couch. As soon as Elphaba saw him she immediately flung her arms around him only to let go a moment later when she started coughing up more blood.

"Ouch…sorry Fiyero I didn't mean to put blood on y…you" whispered Elphaba as she slowly reached up to his shirt to try and wipe away the fresh blood.

"Fiyero" interrupted Galinda "I think Elphie has some broken ribs and its pierced something and she's bleeding internally"

"Fae?"

"Its fine Yero… really… I'm fine"

"No Fae, your clearly not, sometimes you have to let people take care of you, and I want to take you to the hospital so you can be cared for"

"But Yero…I…I don't, I don't want them to see m...Me, and I'm ugly and gr-"

"Beautiful, your beautiful Fae, I don't know what I have to do to prove it to you". Elphaba smiled slightly as she took hold of Fiyero's hand and coughed again.

"F…Fiyero?"

"Yes Fae" responded Fiyero as Galinda and himself got ready to take Elphaba to the hospital.

"I...I um I don't feel to, to good, it hurts…Yero, Yero…what's wrong with me?"cried Elphie as her chest started to heave again. Fiyero was over in a second holding her hands. Elphabas world was spinning, she heard Galinda squeal and felt Fiyero's strong hands on her. Elphaba mumbled something which neither Galinda nor Fiyero understood.

"Fae no! stay with me, oh Lurie! Please Fae…I love you". Galinda glanced at Fiyero and then at Elphaba to see what her response to Fiyero's sudden confession was but her eyes were closed, darkness had once again overtaken her.

TBC