Hello everyone! After this chapter, please tell me if I should continue, or stop here and do a sequel. Thanks!
The next day, Fiyero rushed to the Emerald City. He couldn't bear to be apart from Elphaba a second longer, even though he knew that she was only going home to the weekend.
As he walked up to the door, the Wizard opened it and smiled.
"Ah, Master Fiyero!" the Wizard greeted. "What a lovely surprise!"
"I... uh… came to visit Elphaba," Fiyero said shyly.
"Of course! This will be a wonderful surprise!" the Wizard smiled, inviting the Vinkun prince in. "She's in the parlor with Miss Galinda."
Fiyero tiptoed into the parlor, where the two girls were sitting on pillows on the floor. Galinda was brushing Elphaba's hair as the green girl looked down at her hands.
Galinda looked up and noticed the prince entering the room. Fiyero quickly put his finger to his lips, motioning for the blonde to remain silent.
Galinda nodded and turned her attention back to Elphaba. "I'll be right back," she said, fearing that if she were in the same room with them for another second, she would explode and announce Fiyero's presence.
"Okay," Elphaba whispered as Galinda disappeared down the hallway, trying to hold in her snickers.
Fiyero slowly knelt down behind Elphaba and wrapped his arms around her. Elphaba immediately stiffened. Once she heard the soft, low, familiar chuckle behind her, she relaxed.
"Yero?" she asked.
"Hello, Fae," Fiyero smiled as he kissed her cheek.
"What are you doing here?" Elphaba asked, turning around to face him.
"I just wanted to come and see you."
"I'm going back to Shiz tomorrow. You know that, right?" Elphaba smirked.
"I couldn't wait that long!"
"Really?"
"Really!"
"Okay," Elphaba said, believing the Prince's story. After all, it was true. "Where did Galinda go?"
"I don't know. I wanted to surprise you, so she left the room before she could blow my cover."
Elphaba chuckled softly and leaned forward to kiss her boyfriend.
"So, what have you two girls been doing this fine weekend?" Fiyero asked once the pulled away.
"I tried to teach Galinda how to horseback ride," Elphaba laughed.
"You horseback ride?"
Elphaba nodded.
"You took lessons?"
"Well, not really. It just came naturally to me."
Fiyero nodded, unsure of how to keep the conversation going. "What happened with Galinda?"
"She didn't take to it very well," Elphaba said.
"Would you like to go now?"
"Where?"
"Out for a ride."
"You can ride a horse?"
"As a matter of fact, I can. I had to take lessons when I was younger."
"Oh, in that case, yes!" Elphaba exclaimed. She stood up, grabbed Fiyero's arm and pulled him to the stables.
"This is Midnight," Elphaba said, introducing Fiyero to her horse.
"Pleased to meet you, Master Midnight," Fiyero said, pulling a carrot out of his pocket and giving it to Midnight.
"You can ride Flamewood. He's down the hall and to the left."
"Thanks," Fiyero said, running to meet the horse.
After a few minutes, Elphaba and Fiyero were ready to ride.
"Ready?" Elphaba asked, mounting Midnight.
"Yup! Are you ready?" Fiyero asked.
Elphaba nodded as she and Midnight took off.
"Hey, no fair!" Fiyero said, chasing after them. "You never said go!"
"HA!" Elphaba laughed.
"Oh, it's on!" Fiyero said, slowly catching up.
Elphaba smiled as the wind whipped through her hair, causing it to fly behind her like a waterfall. She stopped to allow Fiyero to catch up.
"How about a warning next time?" Fiyero huffed, coming up next to Elphaba and Midnight.
"You said you were ready," Elphaba defended herself.
"I wasn't ready for you to take off like that!"
"Sorry," Elphaba laughed.
"Here, we should probably go back now," Fiyero suggested, turning around and heading back to the stables, closely followed by Elphaba.
"Fae, there's something I want to tell you," Fiyero said, leading Elphaba into the fields.
"What is it?" Elphaba asked.
Fiyero looked up and smiled, seeing Galinda setting up the picnic he had planned for Elphaba.
"I have a surprise for you," he said simply.
Galinda let out a loud squeal when she saw the couple approaching her.
"YEA! You two are finally here!" she exclaimed, running over and hugging her friends.
"What's this?" Elphaba smiled.
"I planned a special afternoon for us."
"Yero, thank you," Elphaba smiled as she knelt down on the blanket. Fiyero knelt down beside her. "What's the special occasion?"
"I just wanted to something special."
"Is something wrong?"
"Well, actually," Fiyero started. "You know that I'm a prince."
"Right…"
"And as the Crowned Prince of the Vinkus, I am expected to become king and produce an heir to the throne one day."
"Yero…"
"And since I broke off the marriage with Sarima, I am expected to wed another."
"What are you…?"
"Fae, I've loved you ever since I first saw you. I can't imagine spending the rest of my life without you."
"Come again?"
"Fae, will you marry me?"
Elphaba's eyes widened in shock as soon as the words left Fiyero's mouth. Was Fiyero asking her to… marry him? Elphaba opened her mouth, but no words came out.
Oh Oz, Fiyero thought. I'm being to bold with her again! This is just like the time I tried to kiss her as soon as I met her. Why am I so brainless!?
"Elphaba," Fiyero said, choosing his words very carefully. "If I'm being to straight forward, just tell me."
"Yero, I…" Elphaba wasn't sure on how to respond. She loved Fiyero, but they didn't even graduate collage yet. "We didn't graduate collage yet."
"I know. It's just that… it's a Vinkun tradition that the Crowned Prince gets married at a very young age, hence Sarima. When I told my parents that I wasn't going to marry Sarima, they were upset, but they said that I could choose who I wanted to marry. And I want to marry you."
A soft smile appeared on Elphaba's lips. "I would love to marry you, Yero."
Fiyero's eyes lit up. "You do?"
"I do."
Fiyero pulled Elphaba into a passionate kiss.
"I'm just worried about something," she said, pulling away.
"What is it?"
"Where will we live?"
"What do you mean?"
"I want to live with you in the Vinkus, but I will have to rule Oz one day. I can't abandon my position."
"We can live wherever you want, Fae," Fiyero said, kissing her cheek.
"Thanks. And about the heir…"
Fiyero bit his lip. He really needed to think before he spoke.
"What about it?"
"I don't want our baby to inherit my disease."
"Fae…"
"No, Yero. This is serious. There's nothing we can do about it."
"There's a 50/50 chance of that happening. There's nothing to worry about."
"Yes, there is! What if it's the 50% chance of that happening? Yero, I won't be able to live if the baby has this illness."
"You said that your mother drank a green elixir that turned you green and gave you the illness. Maybe you won't give it to our child."
"Now that I have it, it could be genetic. Fiyero, that's a risk I don't think we're ready to take. Our baby could die."
"Don't think like that!" Fiyero said, pulling Elphaba closer to him. "We can worry about that when the time comes."
"We can't! We need to talk about this now."
"Okay, let's start with this. Do you want children?"
"Of course I do. I just don't want any of them to be sick."
"Maybe there's another way. We will find one. I promise. As soon as we get back to Shiz, we can figure this out."
"I hope so," Elphaba whispered, silently crying on his shoulder.
"Goodbye, Papa!" Elphaba said, giving her father a goodbye hug.
"Goodbye, Fabala," the Wizard said, escorting Elphaba to the carriage and watching them drive away.
"How was the picnic?" Galinda asked, breaking the awkward silence that had befallen the carriage.
Elphaba looked up and smiled. "It was wonderful."
"Fae is going to marry me once we graduate," Fiyero announced proudly.
Galinda squealed at the top of her lungs. "That so Ozmazing! Congratulations. Just think of it, soon there will be little Elphies and little Fifis running around, I'll be Auntie Galinda, and…"
"Galinda," Elphaba interrupted. "Fiyero and I might not have any children."
That shut the blonde right up. "What?" Galinda asked.
"Elphaba's worried that our children might inherit her disease," Fiyero said, wrapping his arm around Elphaba.
"Elphie, I'm sorry," Galinda apologized.
"No, don't worry about it. If there's another way, Fiyero and I will find it."
"Can I help? And Nessa?" Galinda asked, wanting to do everything possible to help out her friends.
"Sure," Fiyero smiled.
"Thank you," Elphaba said as Galinda hugged her.
"I hereby call this meeting to order," Galinda said, pretending to bang an invisible gavel.
"What do we have so far?" Fiyero asked.
Nessa wheeled up to the group and dumped the library books on the table. "I found all of these books. Let's hope at least one of them has an answer."
The group immersed themselves in the book, with Elphaba staring at the floor.
"Here's something," Galinda exclaimed, placing the book on the desk for everyone to see.
"What does it say?" Elphaba asked, snapping out of her trance.
"It says something about milkflowers."
"What about milkflowers?" Fiyero asked.
"There's not a lot of information on it, but they are special flowers that are known to cure illnesses and deformities. Nessa, what's wrong?" Galinda asked, noticing that Nessa had grown very pale.
"C-Can I see that picture, please?" Nessa asked, reaching for the book. Galinda nodded as she handed Nessa the book.
"I know where I've seen this before," Nessa said grimly.
"Where?" Fiyero asked, suddenly becoming concerned.
"My mother chewed milkflowers when she was pregnant with me. I heard my father talking about this one day. I wouldn't eat these if I were you, Elphaba."
"What happened?" Galinda asked, placing a comforting hand on the brunette's shoulder.
Nessa looked down at her legs. Everyone suddenly understood. Nessa's mother chewing the milkflowers caused her to be born paralyzed.
"After giving birth to me, my mother died," Nessa explained, tears filling her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Nessa," Elphaba said.
"It's alright," Nessa replied, quickly wiping a tear from her eye.
"So, what do we do? It seems like the milkflowers are our only choice, but after hearing Nessa's explanation, I don't think that this is such a good idea," Fiyero said. "We will just have to wait. Fae, if we do have a child, and that child is sick, we will do everything that we can to keep him or her alive."
Elphaba nodded and gave everyone a watery smile. "Thank you all for helping me."
"Anytime, Elphaba," Nessa said, giving the green girl a hug.
"It's getting late. We should all probably go to bed. Goodnight, all," Fiyero said, kissing Elphaba's forehead and giving goodbye hugs to Galinda and Nessa, before returning to his room.
"Elphie, are you okay?" Galinda asked, walking up to Elphaba and sitting on her bed next to her.
Elphaba nodded. "I'm just worried about everything. As rulers, we are both expected to produce heirs, to the thrones to Oz and the Vinkus. I just don't want our child to be sick. I wouldn't be able to bare it if that happened."
"Don't worry, Elphie. Everything will be fine."
The years past very quickly. Graduation day soon came. Elphaba and Fiyero announced to their parents that they wanted to be married. The King and Queen of the Vinkus were overjoyed that their son had finally chosen a wife that he loved. The Wizard was happy because Elphaba was happy. That was good enough for him.
"Are you ready?" the Wizard asked.
It was about six months after the Shiz graduation and Fiyero and Elphaba were finally getting married.
Elphaba smiled and nodded. "I'm ready," she said, straightening out a wrinkle on her dress. She took her father's arm as they walked down the isle together.
Fiyero gasped once he saw his bride-to-be. She was wearing a stunning, pure white, strapless dress that pooled around her. Her long raven hair was slightly curled and a white veil covered her face. She wore a big smile on her face, making Fiyero wish that his face would allow him to smile more.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife!" the minister said after a very long service. And now, for the part everyone was waiting for. "You may now kiss the bride."
The crowd cheered as Elphaba and Fiyero locked themselves in a passionate kiss. They ran back down the isle, ready to start a new chapter in their lives.
Elphaba and Fiyero decided to live in the Vinkus until Elphaba had to rule Oz. A year had past since their wedding night. Elphaba knew that Fiyero wanted to have children, but she was so afraid. So many things could go wrong. Yet, so many things could go right, as well.
Elphaba was waking up in the middle of the night and throwing up for a while, at least a month. She also realized that she didn't get her "monthly friend" in a while. Could it be true? Was she pregnant?
Sure enough, the castle doctor confirmed that she was, indeed, with child.
"Fiyero," Elphaba said, walking into their room.
"Yes, Fae?" Fiyero asked.
Elphaba gently took his arm and walked with him to the window.
"Look at the sky. Tell me what do you see. Just close your eyes. And describe it to me," she softly sang. "The heavens are sparkling. With starlight tonight. That's what I see, through your eyes."
"I see the heavens. Each time that you smile. I hear your heartbeat. Just go on for miles," Fiyero softly sang in her ear. "And suddenly I know. My life is worth while. That's what I see, through your eyes. That's what I see, through your eyes."
"Here in the night. I see the sun," they sang in unison. "Here in the dark. Our two hearts are one. It's out of our hands. We can't stop what we have begun. And love just took me by surprise. Looking through your eyes."
"I look at myself. And instead I see us. Whoever I am now. It feels like enough," Elphaba sang.
"And I see a girl. Who is learning to trust. That's who I see through your eyes," Fiyero sang in harmony.
"And there are some things we don't know. Sometimes a heart just needs to go. And there is so much I'll remember. Underneath the open sky with you forever," they sang together.
Elphaba rested her head on Fiyero chest, listening to his heartbeat.
"Yero?" she whispered.
"Yes?"
"I'm pregnant."
Well, that's it! So, tell me in your review, should I continue this story, or do a sequel to this story instead? Now, it's up to you!
Song used:
"Looking Through Your Eyes" from Quest for Camelot (I LOVE THIS MOVIE! YOU ALL SHOULD WATCH IT! IT'S AMAZING!)
