Chapter 24. Finals
Rifiuto: Non Miniera
Fae didn't understand why Elphaba was so upset.
Then, again, Fae didn't understand third year finals.
"Oh Elphie, would you quit worrying? You'll do fine. And I bet I know why you and Fiyero aren't concieving. You're too freaked about finals that you can't concentrate on sex."
Elphaba looked at her.
"What? I bet it's true. You're too busy studying for your classes, that when it comes to you and Fiyero fucking, you can't concentrate, and therefore, your ability to concieve is being blindsighted by the need to pass your classes."
"Wh....what did she just say?" Fae asked, shocked to hear something like that come from her aunt's mouth. Elphaba scowled at her.
"It's not 'fucking', Glinda. It's making love. And I'm not stressed. I just.....I'm just having trouble concieving is all." Elphaba said, returning to her book.
"You're not stressed? Elphie, I've known you long enough to know when you're stressed. You pace and rip your cuticles when you get stressed out." Elphaba snorted.
It didn't help that finals were this week. For the next five days, Glinda and Elphaba spent most of the day rushing from class to class. Glinda had a drawing final in art;Elphaba and Fiyero had a written final exam in Life Sciences; Elphaba had performance finals in all her dance classes.
By the weekend rolled around, they couldn't wait for graduation.
"So, do I get to watch? At graduation?" Fae asked, Saturday afternoon as she and Elphaba sat talking under the cherry tree near the Suicide Canal. Elphaba sipped her coffee and looked at the girl.
"Of course you get to watch graduation. Why wouldn't you?"
"Well, I just figured that....having your future daughter witnessing your graduation would make you feel.....uneasy." Elphaba set her cup down, and turned to Fae.
"Okay, I don't know why you think you're my daughter, or my future daughter, or whatever, but I won't be uneasy with you there. Actually, I.....wouldn't.....mind.....having you....there." Elphaba whispered, looking at her hands.
"Really?"
"Really."
Fae threw her arms around Elphaba's neck, and the older girl hugged her back.
Fae knew Elphaba hadn't excepted the fact that Fae was her daughter.
But she was slowly, starting to see reason.