Chapter Thirteen:

The next day Glinda woke up late to find herself at the Corn Exchange on the couch with Elphaba sleeping in the next room. Glinda found herself surrounded by bottles of wine when she woke, that she hastily hid from Elphaba by stuffing them into slits in the couch. She apparently had been drinking after last night's activities without Elphaba's knowledge.

"Fiyero's not coming back till nightfall at the latest," said Elphaba as she got out a roll of more bread and cheese for their mid-day lunch/breakfast.

"Oh," said Glinda quietly as she smiled seductively and reached out to grab Elphaba's hand. Elphaba flinched and pulled her hand away.

"Glin, what are you doing?"

Glinda felt a blush creep into her face, "Trying to hold your hand," she stuttered.

Elphaba blinked at her and kept her hand away as she began eating her cheese.

"Why are you acting like this?" snapped Glinda, slamming her fork down on the table in aggravation as they sat in silence while they ate.

"Glinda I am not acting like anything-" sighed the green woman, irritated.

"No!" shouted Glinda, "You're acting like nothing happened, like last night was not a big deal for you!"

Elphaba looked at her grimly, "Last night never should have happened."

Glinda gaped at her, her mouth open wide and her cornflower blue eyes brimming with tears.

"How can you say that?" she whispered tearfully, "I-I-I don't understand… why do you torment me so, Elphaba?"

She took a deep shaky breath, "It's because of Fiyero isn't it? Because it's his child in your womb, not mine!"

Elphaba shook her head, "It's not that, Glinda!"

"Then what is it?" exploded Glinda standing up suddenly and throwing her hands down on the table, "Because I will NOT be used, not again! Is it because I married Chuffrey? Is it because you and I had no choice in the matter? Is it because he beats me every night? That's where those bruises come from, Elphie! And I have invisible bruises as well! Ones that are on my heart! You will NOT bruise me! I will not be tossed aside like some desperate whore! You can't do this to me," Glinda was now going on a psychotic rant, "You will not do this to me, Elphaba!"

Elphaba sat there for a moment, her dark eyes staring into Glinda's as the blonde burst into tears and stood there crying.

"I think you need to be alone for a while, and sort things out. All that alcohol has really gotten to you, Galinda," said Elphaba quietly using Glinda's old name.

"Shut up, Elphaba!" screeched Glinda as she threw a plate at her, but she missed the target. "How could you say that when you know what drove me to alcohol? How could you even suggest that I might actually be happy being married to Chuffrey! You know how miserable I am, and yet you deny having feelings for me, which I know is not true! You have feelings for me, Elphaba, and I know that you are not one for feelings but you have to admit that this time there are real feelings between us."

"Glinda, there is nothing between-" started Elphaba when Glinda shrieked again.

"HOW DARE YOU? Elphaba you are my only comfort, the only thing in this world that keeps me from losing my sanity and you deny everything! You deny kissing me at my wedding, at Shiz, and you denied what happened last night! It's like you want to forget about me all together…"

"I do," snapped Elphaba harshly as deafening silence lingered in the room while Glinda processed this.

Glinda's face crumbled, "If you do, then say one thing for me. Say 'Glinda I love Fiyero and not you.'"

Elphaba sighed, tired of Glinda's antics. "Glinda this is ridiculous, can't I just-"

"Say it!" yelled Glinda leaning over the table and looking deep, almost murderous into Elphaba's eyes.

"Glinda, I love Fiyero and not you," said Elphaba her voice lacking any emotion.

"Liar!" screamed Glinda as tears ran down her face, "You don't mean that!"

"Yes, Glinda. I do. You need to go home, you have a much better chance of living happier, healthier, and richer with Chuffrey than with me. Isn't that what you've always wanted? Isn't that why you got married in the first place? I can't give you that, Glin," said Elphaba as she got up and pushed her chair back.

"I don't care Elphie! Why can't you see that I am miserable with Chuffrey and that I am so happy with you than him."

Elphaba glanced at her, "It doesn't matter anymore. Leave, or stay here for all I care. I'll be gone for the rest of the night after all." Her eyes turned out towards the dark snow covered streets of the Emerald City that they could see from the limited window.

Glinda's angry features faltered, "But it's Lurlinemas…"

Elphaba smiled grimly as she made her way to the doorway to the next room, "It's a work night for me my sweet."

Elphaba shut the door behind her as she left.

Glinda sank in the chair and angrily threw the other plate on the floor. She then put her head down and her arms folded around her hair. Her vision became a blurry mess as tears began rapidly spilling from her eyes and her breath became hysterical. Her heart was breaking into two. Her life ever since she had turned seventeen had become a living nightmare. How stupid of her to think that being with Elphaba would change that? Glinda could see clearly now that Elphaba wanted nothing to do with her… or at least not while Fiyero was around….

"That's it!" exclaimed Glinda out loud as she giggled with glee.

She gingerly picked up a large kitchen knife that was lying on the table that Elphaba had used to cut the bread, and traced the rippled blade over gently with her forefinger.

The alcohol was making her act like a mad woman, and usually Glinda could tell when she was out of whack. But right now, she didn't care.

"If Fiyero's no longer around then Elphaba will finally love me," murmured Glinda darkly as she got out another bottle of wine and poured herself a glass.

She sat there with the knife in one hand and bottles of wine all around her.

Now all she had to do was wait until Elphaba left and Fiyero showed up.

Okay so I need your honest opinions on what will happen next. I know it's a bit OOC for Glinda to kill Fiyero but I think, at least in my version, it seemed plausible. If anyone disagrees, excluding die-hard Fiyeraba fans, please let me know why. I just think it goes well with what I have planned in future chapters. Warning: get out your tissues Fiyeraba fans, cuz the next chapter is the killing!

Thanks again for the reviews and a gentle reminder that this is a GELPHIE story!

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