Hi guys! sorry, I left you hanging with that cliffie so long! you see, I post chappies on my ipad, and it just randomly broke down. so, im on a computer now! im still leaving you with a cliffie, but its definitely not as bad as the last one. in fact, im not sure it counts as a cliffie.

Hope: You hold the record for the longest no. Here is your update!

WickedFrenchHorn: I would never kill her off. I would probably just torture her really badly before she bounces back! and as for your other statement: Yeah, not answering that.

iamgoku: She will (probably) survive. And yeah, I was going for that.

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Disclaimer: Do I have 8,000,000 dollars in my bank account. the answer is no, no I do not. I don't even have a bank account.

"Did you guys hear that?" Cierrah asked. She, Galinda, Nessa and Boq, were waiting for Fiyero, along with Elphaba, to find Arietta. "Yeah, what was that?" Galinda asked.

"I don't know, Ms. Galin-" Boq was cut short by a bloodcurdling scream. Fiyero and Elphaba came running back. "We couldn't find her!" Ephaba said, panting.

"What in Oz was that?" Fiyero asked.

"I think it came from that alley!" Nessa said, pointing towards it. Boq visibly paled.

"What is it, Biq?" Galinda asked.

Boq, ignoring the blondes interpretation of his name, answered shakily. "Arietta! s-she went th-that way! I s-saw her." before anyone could begin to process this, Fiyero was already running there frantically.

"Fiyero!" Elphaba yelled, before running after him. Galinda and Cierrah followed and Boq rolled Nessa there, grumbling something about a brainless prince and an annoying cripple.

"Fiyero Tiggular! you cannot just run right into a place, where moments before there was a-" Elphaba stopped once she caught sight of a bleeding figure in Fiyero`s arms.

"Fifi? Elphie? are you guys he-" Galinda quieted and turned a pale shade of green. it took all her willpower not to gag, she really hated blood. it was so oozy and sticky! There was a sight whimpering as Cierrah began to cry. Boq and Nessa caught up, and neither dared to breathe.

"Is she..." Nessa asked no one in particular. Fiyero, insteadnof answering, got up and ran towards the infirmary.

How could someon shoot her? He thought, What had she ever done?

Although he hated to admit it, he cared for the brunette. ever since he had met her, he had felt a connection. There was just something about her...

"Tiggular!" Elphaba said angrily, snaping Fiyero back into reality. The green girl took Arietta, and laid her down in the hospital bed. The nurse came in and gave the 2 teenagers a questioning look.

"We heard a gunshot. she was like this when we got there." Elphaba explained. The nurse nodded, apparently not fazed by her skin tone.

Fiyero shut his eyes, hoping and praying that this was a dream. More like a nightmare. He felt someone`s hand entwine with his, so he opened his eyes and saw Elphaba giving him a sympathetic look.

"She`s going to be ok." she said.

"How do you know?" he asked skeptically.

"I just do." and although she didn't, she did know that Fiyero needed to be comforted. The Vinkun prine looked up, locking eyes with Elphaba. Realizing what she was doing, she dropped his hand and lowered her head as an attempt to hide the blush that was sure to be creeping up his cheeks. in that moment, Boq rolled Nessa in, and Galinda, along with a sobbing Cierrah, followed close behind.

Galinda, who still had a slight green tint, came closer to the presumably unconscious Arietta. Taking one look at her friend, she too burst into tears.

Fiyero, who felt close to tears himself, hugged his girlfriend and patted Cierrah awkwardly on the back.

"This is al my f-fault!" Cierrah said in between sobs.

Elphaba quirked her eyebrow at the smaller blonde. "Um, Cierrah? How could this possibly be your fault?" she questioned. Cierrah looked up, her face guilt-ridden and tear-stained.

"I want to be a reporter when I grow up, so my s-school sent me here, to take pictures and write a-article on Shiz and I-its, s-students..." She broke down in tears and choked sobs. Galinda wrapped her arms protectively over her. "Shhh, Cierrah. its ok." she said.

"Well, I made sure Arietta wasn't in any, or he would see them, but I didn't double-check! she mustve been in the b-background! And when I posted t-them in the Ozpaper..." She broke down again. Fiyero and Elphaba shared a look.

"Cierrah?" Fiyero asked. "Who must`ve seen the pictures?" Cierrah remained silent.

"Do you know who shot Arietta?" Elphaba asked softly.

Cierrah nodded. "Who?"

"My father."

Well, there you have it! until next time, my pretties! So, you know that big magic box below there? Give it your love! Oh, and free cookies to anyone who can guess from which song I got the title for this chapter from...