Sorry for the late update, but here's another chapter! Just to be warned, this is just a tad bit vulgar. So with that warning written, enjoy and review! c:

That night, Carole allowed Elphaba to sleep on Glinda's floor; just so that the servant could have someone to take care of her if her wounds began to ache. Lying on the fleecy carpet, Elphaba stared up at the ceiling, her mind reeling from the thoughts of the day. If Etai knew about her relationship with the prince, he certainly hadn't had a chance to tell Carole as the woman seemed nicer than normal. But then again, maybe she did know but she just did not care. Deciding that she couldn't sleep, Elphaba slowly rose to her feet, trying her best to ignore the persistent throbbing in her temples. Tip-toeing through the carpet as to not wake Glinda, the girl silently closed the door behind her. She straightened up, took a step, and then found herself on the floor. The woman cursed audibly and squinted through the darkness to see who she had run into.

"Fae, is that you?" Fiyero's sleepy whisper comforted her slightly and he helped her to her feet.

"Yero, we really need to stop running into each other." She told him, wrapping her arms around his waist. He chuckled and kissed her cheek, his hand tenderly stroking her cheek.

"I was just coming to check on you. Do you want to sleep with me tonight?" Fiyero smiled hopefully and Elphaba considered him with widened eyes.

"Are you crazy? What if Carole or one of your parents find out?" She inquired, gulping. The girl wouldn't exactly mind sleeping in the same room as Fiyero. Or even in the same bed… She gave her head a quick shake, not letting her thoughts wander off in such a manner.

"I'll lock the door, Fae, please?" Even through the cover of darkness, Elphaba knew that he was giving her the infamous Tigelaar puppy eyes. She knew that even if she said no, he would relentlessly dog her about it until she finally chose to agree.

"Fine, Fiyero, but you better not try to make a move on me." She told him, crossing her arms pointedly. Fiyero didn't say anything for a few moments, which made Elphaba think that he was taking back his offer, but then he scooped up her feet and took her into his arms. "Fiyero, what are you doing?" She hissed in anger.

"Do you think I'm going to let my injured girlfriend walk?" He asked her.

"Yes."

"That was rhetorical, Fae-Fae. And you should stop squirming, unless you want someone to find us." Elphaba heard his words and her body stiffened into petrified wood. "That's better." Fiyero carried her to his chambers and slowly shut the door behind them, gently laying Elphaba on the bed after he went to lock it. The servant, who was more than tired after ruminating in Glinda's bedroom, cuddled into Fiyero's covers and looked up at him.

"You can have the bed." Fiyero laughed and settled on the hardwood floor with a pillow and a spare blanket.

"Or you can share it with me." In Elphaba's sleepy haze, she had no problem with letting Fiyero into her – well, his- bed. The man cocked an eyebrow at her in question, but didn't hesitate in sliding into bed next to her. The green girl laid her head on his chest to get comfortable and then promptly fell asleep. The sight warmed Fiyero's heart and he pulled the covers over the both of them and fell asleep, his arms wrapped around his love.

"Elphaba?" In the morning, Glinda leaned over the end of her bed to see the servant gone. Standing shakily, she opened the door to see Elphaba coming down the hallway with the breakfast tray in her hands.

"Good morning, Mistress." She greeted her formally, and set the tray onto the vanity with a smile.

"Elphaba, you seem to be healing rather fast." Glinda commented, taking the tray and settling onto her bed with it. She munched on a slice of bacon as she stared up at the girl.

"I suppose so. I woke up this morning feeling remarkably better. Perhaps the wounds weren't as severe as we thought." The girl sat on Glinda's window seat, staring out into the front yard with a distant look and a slight smile on her lips.

"You slept with Fiyero, didn't you?" Glinda's lips curved upwards into a knowing smile.

"Yes, well, I didn't sleep with him. We shared a bed, but nothing really happened." Elphaba was in a rush to defend herself, her cheeks turning a deep shade of green in what Glinda guessed was a blush.

"So, he let you into his bed and you didn't do anything?" Glinda shrieked. "What is wrong with you?" Elphaba was taken aback by Glinda's sudden change in explosive demeanor.

"I thought he just wanted me to sleep with him. I didn't know that we were supposed to do anything. In fact, I told him not to do anything." Elphaba informed her, cringing in case Glinda decided to start throwing eggs at her.

"You told him not to?" Glinda yelled. "Don't you know anything?"

Elphaba stood up, believing that it was not Glinda's place to be yelling at her. "Well I'm sorry that I was not taught the art of sex." She snapped angrily and the blonde giggled.

"The art of sex? Geez, Elphie, it's not really something you learn." She told her, smiling. Elphaba really could be stupid sometimes.

"Well, it's not like you've done it either." Elphaba retorted, the anger slowly leaving her as she noticed the depressed look on her friend's face.

"Do you think that I don't want to? Do you know how many times Boq and I have almost gone there, but I stopped him because of Fiyero?" Glinda asked her, tears gently falling down her cheeks. "All because of that stupid law." Elphaba sighed as she remembered. There was a law that stated that if a man's bride was not a virgin, she would be cast out as an exile or even put to death.

"How would they know that you weren't?" Elphaba asked her, sitting on the bed to wipe her friend's tears. Glinda sniffled as she looked at her.

"You know as well as I do, Elphie. They come in to see the sheets on the day after the wedding. I can't escape that." She said sadly, looking downcast. Well, you could just kill an animal and smear its blood over the sheets, Elphaba thought, although she didn't suggest it. Glinda would never have the nerve to take the life of an animal nor would she be brave enough to even touch its blood.

"I know!" After a few moments of silence, Glinda hopped up. "After the wedding, you can sleep with Fiyero!" Elphaba's eyes widened and she stared at her mistress, shaking her head rapidly. As she looked up, her head abruptly stopped. Glinda looked so happy to have found a way to be with the one that she really loved and Elphaba could do the same. But would she really go so far as to take her best friend's place in a marriage bed? She herself didn't even know that answer.