A/N: Hey people of Fanfiction! I'm super sorry for taking so long! But I have good reason! You see, I noticed I haven't had any real Fiyeraba fluff in this whole story, so I was thinking "I should really give the fans some fluff!". But unfortunately, I'm terrible at fluff for some reason, so it took me forever to write that part of the chapter. But I did it! I concurred the fluff, and I think you will all be very pleased!
Fifteen minutes had passed since Madison had agreed to talk.
Madison sighed, deep in thought.
"So, you really think Elphaba is a good person?" She asked.
Nia nodded in response. She was happy to see Madison actually thinking about the possibilities.
"Don't get your hopes up, though. I'm still not sure about this whole Elphaba-not-being-bad thing." Madison added, seeing the hopeful look on Nia's face.
Nia didn't let that bother her. She was just happy to hear that Madison would give Elphaba a chance.
"That's okay. I understand. We should probably go back to the party, though. Everyone will be wondering where we are." Nia suggested.
"Good idea." Madison nodded.
But before they could turn to go inside, Glinda came skipping down the hall, present in hand.
"Oh, hi girls! What are you doing out here? Has the party started yet?" The blonde asked, looking a bit confused.
"No. We just wanted to give Elphaba some space. She had some sort of panic attack, or something." Nia responded, not wanting to tell Glinda the truth.
"Another one!?" Glinda shrieked. She quickly pushed her key into the keyhole of her and Elphaba's room and opened the door.
"Come on!" She called to Madison and Nia before running into the room. Nia and Madison followed closely behind. Elphaba was still being held in Fiyero's arms, but she seemed calmer then when they had last seen her.
"Sorry I'm late! Are you okay Elphie?" Glinda asked, sitting next to her best friend.
"I'm fine. Thanks for coming Glin." Elphaba smiled.
"Are you sure? I heard you had another one of those 'memory attacks'."
"I did. But I was able to fight it off pretty quickly. Plus, I have friends who are always willing to help me." Elphaba responded.
"Well, if you're feeling better now, you have to open the present I got you!" Glinda returned to her normally bubbly self, shoving a box wrapped in pink wrapping paper and a silver ribbon into Elphaba's hands.
"Glinda, you really didn't have to get me anything." Elphaba protested, trying to return the present to Glinda.
"I know. That's what makes me so nice! Plus, we're best friends! You can't expect me to not get you a present on your birthday!" Glinda giggled, giving the present back to Elphaba. "Now hurry up and open it!"
Elphaba took the box and pulled at the ribbon, undoing the bow. She then undid the wrapping paper, careful not to tare the paper. After putting the paper aside, she opened the box and pulled out it's content. Elphaba ran her fingers over the object. It felt like a book, but it had little bumps all over it.
"What is it?" Elphaba asked, confused at her best friend's gift.
"It's a book, but it's a special kind of book that Doctor Dillamond invented especially for people who can't see. I think he called it braille. The little bumps on the pages actually spell words! Doctor Dillamond said he would teach you how to read it, if you want." Glinda explained.
A wide grin spread across Elphaba's face.
"Thank you Glinda! Thank you so much! This is the best present ever!" She let out a very Glinda like squeal, throwing her arms around Glinda.
"I'm guessing you liked the present, then?" Glinda asked, hugging Elphaba in return.
"Yes! You have no idea how much this means to me." Elphaba responded, opening her new braille book and feeling the bumps on the page beneath her finger tips.
"How can I ever thank you?" She asked, not looking up from the book in her hands.
"There's no need to thank me, Elphie! I'm just relieved you like it. You are so hard to shop for!" Glinda responded.
"I'll have to thank Doctor Dillamond next time I see him." Elphaba noted, finally putting the book down on the bedside table.
"Daphne and I got a present for you, too, Fabala." Nessa said as Daphne placed a medium sized box in Elphaba's lap.
"Another present?" Elphaba asked, surprised to have even gotten one present.
"Of course! Why wouldn't we get you something?" Daphne asked, horrified by the idea of not getting someone a present on their birthday.
"I don't know. I'm just not used to getting presents." Elphaba responded. She felt the box Daphne had given her. It was a plain cardboard box, but there were holes poked in the top of the box. A quiet purring sound could be heard from inside the box.
"What in Oz name..." Elphaba voiced her thought, opening the box. She reached inside and felt something small and soft. Elphaba gasped, lifting the fuzzy bundle into her arms. "Is this what I think it is...?"
"It's a kitten!" Glinda squealed, 'causing everyone to cover their ears.
"Glin! Be quiet or else you'll wake it up!" Nessa scolded the blonde.
"Oops! Sorry!" Glinda whispered, taking a step back from the rest of the group.
Elphaba rolled her eyes, then went back to petting the kitten in her arms.
"What's it's name?" Elphaba asked.
"It doesn't have a name yet. You name it whatever you want." Daphne responded.
"Oh oh oh! You should name it Sparkles!" Glinda suggested, bouncing on her bed.
"Glinda, I'm not naming my kitten Sparkles." Elphaba wrinkled her nose at the thought of naming her pet something as girly and Glinda-ish as Sparkles.
"Well, what are you gonna name it then?" Glinda asked.
Elphaba thought for a few moments. What would be a good name for a kitten?
"Elsa. It's name is Elsa." she finally said, smiling at the name she had chosen.
"That's so adorabubble!" Glinda squealed, getting overly excited again.
"Glinda, stop! One, 'adorabubble' isn't a word! And two, you need to calm down! You'll scare Elsa." Elphaba held Elsa tighter, as if it would protect the kitten from Glinda's loudness.
Glinda pretended to lock her mouth shut and threw the key away, agreeing to be quiet.
"Thank you." Elphaba said, stroking Elsa's fluffy head.
The room went quiet for a minute, nobody sure what to say now. Elphaba assumed that the last of the presents had been received, when Nia suddenly stepped forward, a box in her hands.
"I have a present for you." She said.
Madison stared at her in shock, but didn't say anything.
"You do?" Elphaba asked, also surprised. Nia wasn't exactly the closest friend, so Elphaba hadn't expected anything from her.
"Yes." Nia replied, giving Elphaba the box.
Elphaba smiled, taking the present in her hands and opening it. Reaching into the box, Elphaba felt a soft, silky fabric and pulled it out.
"It's a scarf. I hope you like it." Nia explained.
"It's wonderful. Thank you." Elphaba responded, smiling gratefully.
The scarf was made from Gillikin silk. It was black with intricate gold stitching along the edges.
Everyone stared at the scarf, amazed at it's beauty.
"Where did you get that!? I want one!" Glinda demanded, turning to look at Nia.
"I have a friend who makes and sells them. She's very talented when it comes to making scarves." Nia responded.
"Thank you Nia. I love it." Elphaba thanked Nia, smiling at her.
"Your welcome. I'm glad you like it." Nia smiled, hugging Elphaba.
The party lasted a few more hours before the only people left in the room were Elphaba and Fiyero. Nessa had decided to have a sleepover in Glinda's room that night, so that left Elphaba and Fiyero alone together to talk.
"Did you have fun?" Fiyero asked, gently stroking Elphaba's cheek. Elphaba nodded, smiling.
"Ya. Thanks for helping to plan that party for me. Although, you guys really didn't have to." She said.
"I know. But we wanted to, because you're our friend." Fiyero responded.
"Fiyero, can I ask you a question?" Elphaba asked.
"Of course. Is there something wrong?" Fiyero looked at Elphaba, worried that something might be wrong.
"No, there's nothing wrong. It's just that...why me? You say you love me, but why? You could have any girl in Oz. Any pretty girl who isn't green and ugly like me." Elphaba asked, obviously confused on how anyone, especially a prince, could love her.
After everything Fiyero had heard about Elphaba's life, he wasn't surprised by her doubts.
"Elphaba, I love you because your beautiful, and smart, and kind..." He started, but was interrupted by Elphaba slapping his arm.
"Okay, you can stop right there! You're just being ridiculous." Elphaba shook her head, not believing a word he said.
"But it's true. You're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." Fiyero explained.
"You don't have to lie to me." Elphaba said, looking down sadly.
Fiyero took her hands in his, clasping them to his chest.
"It's not lying. It's looking at things another way." He said, causing Elphaba to blush.
"I love you, Yero." Elphaba murmured, resting her head on Fiyero's chest.
"I love you, too, Fae." Fiyero smiled, kissing the top of Elphaba's head.
Elphaba was half asleep before Fiyero spoke again.
"Fae, I have a present for you." He said, pulling a small box out of his pocket.
"Really? I didn't expect you to have anything for me, considering the party ended and you hadn't given me anything." Elphaba sat up, smiling.
"I wanted to give it to you when we were alone." Fiyero explained, pressing the box into Elphaba's green hands.
Elphaba held the box and gently lifted the lid off of the top. She reached her fingers in and pulled out a small, silver chain with a butterfly charm hanging from it. In the center of the butterfly was a tiny, but beautiful emerald to exact same shade of green as Elphaba's skin.
"Oh, Yero! I don't know what to say..." Elphaba looked in Fiyero's direction.
"Just tell me if you like it or not." Fiyero smiled at her.
"I don't like it." Elphaba responded, causing Fiyero to panic a little. But his panic was interrupted by Elphaba.
"I love it!" she exclaimed, throwing her arms around Fiyero. She hugged her in return, a smile returning to his face.
"Thank Oz! For a minute there I thought you hated my present." Fiyero chuckled.
"Fiyero, I couldn't hate anything if it was from you. You could have given me a plain old rock and I would have still loved it. I would love it because it was from you, and I love you more then anything." Elphaba explained.
Fiyero's smile turned into a huge grin.
"I'm glad you like it." He said.
"Do you think you could help me put the necklace on please?" Elphaba asked, handing the necklace to Fiyero.
"Of course." Fiyero responded, taking the necklace from her.
Elphaba held her long, raven hair back while Fiyero fastened the chain around her neck. When he finished, Elphaba reached her hand to her neck where the necklace rested, feeling the butterfly under her fingertips.
"Thanks, Yero." Elphaba thanked Fiyero, smiling.
"You're welcome, Fae." Fiyero responded, holding Elphaba in his arms.
"Fiyero?" Elphaba asked, turning to Fiyero.
"Yes?"
"Kiss me." Elphaba requested, surprising Fiyero.
"What?" He questioned.
"Kiss me. Please." Elphaba repeated herself.
Elphaba didn't need to ask again. Fiyero's hands softly cupped Elphaba's face and kissed her gently. Elphaba instantly responded, melting into the kiss. Never before had Elphaba been kissed by anyone. At first, she didn't know if she would like it. But now that someone had actually kissed her, she immediately decided she loved it.
The two pulled away from each other after a moment. Both of them were grinning huge, dopey grins.
"Wow." Elphaba breathed, happier then she had ever been before.
"You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that." Fiyero said, running his fingers through Elphaba's soft hair.
"I think I have a pretty good idea." Elphaba responded, causing Fiyero to chuckle lightly.
Elphaba suddenly yawned, signaling that it was getting late.
"We both should probably get some sleep now." Fiyero suggested.
Elphaba nodded in response, laying her head down on her pillow.
Fiyero climbed off of the bed and pulled the bed covers over Elphaba.
"Thanks, Yero. For everything." Elphaba said, closing her eyes.
"You're welcome, Fae. I'll see you tomorrow." Fiyero responded, planting a kiss on Elphaba's forehead before leaving to go to his own room.
Elphaba immediately fell asleep, dreaming of Fiyero for the rest of the night.
See! I told you a concurred the fluff! I really hope it was fluffy enough for you, 'cause I worked forever on that last section. I bet you're surprised that nothing at least a little bad happened in this chapter! Lol. But nope! Everything is just fine in Elphaba's life!
Guess what? The next chapter will be the end of the story! Please don't be sad. Some of you (*Cough* Nia *cough*) have already been told that there is a sequel planned! Yay! Pull out the streamers and party horns, there's gonna be a SEQUEL! "I hope you're happy!", 'cause I am! The last chapter for 'Invisible' is gonna be short, and I mean REALLY short. Mostly because it's pretty much just a sneak peak into the plot of the sequel, but also because I wanna have it posted really fast just for you all!
Please review and tell me how you liked this chapter!
Now, I believe Miss Fae'sFlower owes me an update to 'Mermaid Tail of Love and War'! And also, Nia, I demand you let me out of Southstairs now! I don't care if the guard is handsome! I don't like it down here! (If anyone wants to know what the heck I'm talking about, you can comment saying you wanna know why Nia locked me in Southstairs)
Brooms, bubbles and hugs,
Elisa