Two chapters tonight! I am super-duper appreciative of everyone's great reviews. The QOD was in the last chapter. This one's a bit shorter. The song I used as Elphaba and Nessa's lullaby is Sylvia's Lullaby from Finding Neverland.
Disclaimer: I don't own Wicked or anything else referenced in this fic.
Nessa's POV
A few hours have passed since the storm has hit. Elphaba is coughing and sneezing a lot at the moment, and I am starting to get worried.
"Fabala, I think you're getting a cold", I say. I put my hand to her forehead. She is burning hot.
"Elphaba, you're burning up!", I exclaim. She answers with a coughing fit. Fiyero rubs her back as the coughs rack her body. It is starting to get darker.
"I think you should get some rest, Fabala", I say. Glinda and Fiyero nod in agreement, and to my surprise, Elphaba does not protest. If Elphaba does not protest to getting rest in a situation like this, it must be pretty bad. I blink back worried tears and sit down next to Elphaba. Glinda pulls Fiyero over to another tree and speaks to him with a worried expression. I force myself to ignore my worried feelings and put Elphaba's needs first for a change. I normally would freak out and demand to be included in whatever conversation was happening between Fiyero and Glinda, but I decide to fight that temptation. I remember a lullaby that I would always ask Elphaba to sing for me when I was younger. She would sometimes play it on the piano when father was not home, as Fabala was not allowed to play. I begin to sing.
Quietly hush now to sleep
On the wings of a butterfly
Let all your cares drift away
And now is the end of the day
If you close your eyes
And count to ten
You'll hear your dreams are calling again
Just follow the moon
For all way too soon a new day will appear
You'll have nothing to fear
For wherever you are and forever
I'll be here.