Chapter 4: A Sight for Sore Eyes
Author's Note: I am REALLY excited for the next chapter since it was one of the biggest plot points that I had thought up of when I was first inspired to write this so I hope you guys are ready for things to pick up real soon!
The plan was that three days from the night they decided upon doing so they would venture to the town on the edge of the divide between Glikkus and Munchkinland that Elphaba had gone to a few times before to gather supplies from. To prepare for their journey the Wicked Witch spent the days leading up to the event at the house much to the joy of her sweet Glinda. At the moment the towering sorceress was thumbing through the book she had found at Kiamo Ko while visiting there on an assignment. It was hard to read as the words seemed to have a life of their own and slithered and contorted as she tried to decipher the meaning behind them. She assumed there was some sort of spell to disguise them if she just looked hard enough.
Glinda approached her from the bed room with a worried expression. While she found the overwhelming passion her Elphie exuded when she had her heart set on something to be rather attractive; not to mention the way her brow furrowed in frustration when she was having difficulties or the way she would nibble at her thumb nail subconsciously when she was thinking so hard… it had occurred to Glinda that she needed to stop over analyzing what she found so endearing about the gaunt woman and rather focus on what she came over to her to say. The fact of the matter was that Elphaba was becoming increasingly ill-tempered the more she tried tirelessly to read that silly old spell book and it was putting both the blonde and especially their daughter at whit's end.
"Elphie, dear?" She coed in a sugary tone that made the raven haired woman turn to look her lover in the eye.
"Yes my sweet," she replied and sighed as she shut the book in front of her and rotated in her seat so that her entire body was facing Glinda. Her eyes were collecting dark circles under them and she had a weary smile from being up all night trying to figure out what that damned book said.
"Why don't you take a break," Elphaba's lover suggested tentatively.
"I suppose that would be for the best…"
"You seem to be in quite a fit over this Elphie do you want to talk about it?"
"It's nothing to worry your pretty little head over my dear," Glinda looked at the green witch with a exaggerated pout and knew the other was kidding when she had bared that wicked smile of hers.
"Don't be so stingy like that you know it gets me all worked up."
"Your reactions are a good deal of the fun my sweet," Elphaba teased as she got up from her chair and walked up to the blonde. She gently wrapped her lean arms around her love's waist and pulled her in closer and planted a soft kiss on her cheek.
"Stop that I know you're frustrated and just trying to distract me," Glinda tried to command as much respect she could to make it sound like she was serious but she was smiling despite herself from emerald woman's advances.
"I just wanted to get my mind off of this cursed book I swear I'm beginning to think it really is from another word because I can't figure it out. Furthermore, I was not trying to distract you but rather myself from what currently annoys me."
"Well ignoring it isn't going to fix it."
"And getting needlessly flustered is?" Elphaba prodded whilst quirking up an eyebrow.
"Of course not," Glinda said simply and it occurred to her that she was flipping sides on the argument as it progressed when considering that she had originally came over to express that she should take a break. However all at once she found herself wanting the witch to succeed and take this dumb book head on. It was like she wanted them to prove to themselves that they didn't need to run from things since, by the nature of Elphaba's missions, they often did.
"Look," the green woman sighed and rested her angular chin on the shorter one's shoulder, "I just don't want to deal with it right now."
"Alright but promise that afterwards we can work on that book together."
"But there is no guarantee you'll even know how to-" Elphaba was cut off by Glinda's lips being sweetly pressed against hers and happily reciprocated. When the blonde released the thin, green lips she responded with a caring grin that made Elphaba feel like she could melt.
"No buts, and anyways it can't hurt to try."
With a low chuckle Elphaba responded, "Alright my sweet, whatever you want."
End Note: this chapter was going to be more Estella focused but then well Glephie fluff happened; deal with it. Next chapter will have more plot relevant stuff I swear.