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Chapter 7: Perfect/Imperfect

"Fiyero…" Elphaba reacted as she pulled her arms around her body. Once again the feeling of love came closer to her, seeing him there was something she had not expected. She thought about their baby. Would he have heard the lie she told. "What are you doing here?"
"Waiting for Glinda…" He gave her one of his charming smiles.
"Fiyero…" Nathaniel put his arm around Elphaba.
"So you two are going to have a baby?" Fiyero raised an eyebrow. "Don't you think you're a little young? Elphaba, you're only 19 years old. Or do you expect her to drop out of school?"
"I don't we've asked your opinion." Nathaniel put his arm around Elphaba's shoulder "I'll figure out a way. I can rearrange my senior year over the 3 years Elphaba will be in school. That way neither of us will need to drop out."

"Well, it's not you who will be laughed at all over campus…" Fiyero took a step closer. "Did you ever think about what it would do to her, when you slept with her?"
"Fiyero!" Glinda stepped in between them.
"You all seem to ignore that he left her!" Fiyero yelled "I heard him say it, he didn't leave a note. It's the ultimate excuse. You didn't expect you would be coming back here. Now you're…"
"Fiyero!" Elphaba turned to him. "Can you please leave? I don't feel like arguing about anything…"

Elphaba noticed that Nathaniel stepped in front of her, in a movement of protecting her. She was standing in between the opened door and the man that was going to marry her. Elphaba noticed that Fiyero stepped away, he put an arm around Glinda and pulled her in a tight hug. His eyes were pointed at Nathaniel, Elphaba didn't look at the couple walking away. Nathaniel put his arms around he, his head leaned on hers. Elphaba let a tear escape from her eyes.
"Don't worry about him…" Nathaniel turned to her. "You won't need to drop out of school, like I said I can solve this. I can make it, so I can look after the baby. We'll get a suite together. We'll make this work…"
"Why would you do that for me?" Elphaba had tears in her eyes. "Most guys won't even look at me. You're saving me from so much trouble."
"I love you…" He kissed her forehead.

Nathaniel Upland smiled for a moment. He was going to marry the girl that enchanted his heart. He stared at the engagement ring with a crystal from Gillikin. He stared at it, he could almost see Elphaba's eyes in it. Slowly he slipped it in the small box, he put the box in his pocket. He slowly pulled another bag to him and stared at the book. It was one of Elphaba's favorite books. He pulled the bag closer to his body.
"So what are you intentions with her?" Fiyero appeared in front of him. "Are you going to leave her?"
"You barely talk to her.." Nathaniel turned to Fiyero. "What right do you have to…"

"You…" Fiyero pushed him to the wall. "You're going to hurt her. You just want to marry her, since you'll be Eminent Thropp. It will make you more powerful, you mean nothing to…"
"You better let me go right now, Tiggular." Nathaniel turned to him. "As far as I'm concerned, you hardly talk to my Elphaba. You have no right to tell who she can and can't date."
"I'm merely looking out for my friend…" Fiyero turned to him. "I know when someone isn't worth her time."
"What about you?" He pushed Fiyero away from him. "Shouldn't I be worried about you dating my sister? I know your reputation, you're the man that leaves woman in the morning. You leave them with a baby…"
"Well…" Fiyero turned to him. "You heard about my reputation. And as far as sleeping with woman, I never slept with someone and left them pregnant. Most of those rumors are untrue…"
"Well, I love Elphaba…" Nathaniel turned to her. "I care for her just the way she is."

"If you hurt her…" Fiyero pushed him to the wall once more. "If I hear you cause her tears, I will beat your face to the other side of the campus. I know you're Glinda's brother, but I care more about her, then I do about you."
"I think you should reconsider this words for yourself.." Nathaniel stared in his eyes. "Maybe your blissful brain has forgotten the pain you have caused, Glinda tells me how much you like booze. Maybe you've harmed someone without the knowledge…"

Fiyero's fist connected with Nathaniel's face. The punch came unexpected, causing Nathaniel to fall back to the wall. He could feel how his cheek started to hurt.
"I would never sleep with someone and let them…" Fiyero turned to him. "Your assumptions are wrong."
"Nath…" Elphaba stepped towards him, she put her hand to his bruised cheek. "What's going on here?"
"Fiyero?" Glinda stepped from behind him. "Nathaniel?"
"Come on, Glinda." Fiyero turned away. "We're going."

"Nath, what was that?" Elphaba turned to Nathaniel. "What was going on between you and Fiyero?"
"Fiyero found it necessary to slap me." Nathaniel turned to her. "He needed to know what my intentions were with you. He told me he would beat my face to the other side of the campus, if I hurt you. I was under the impression you two never spoke, unless…"
"We didn't…" Elphaba spoke "We sometimes talked, but that's about it. Really…"
"I think he really cares for you.." Nathaniel spoke "I think you should know that. Someone who acts that way, could almost be considered as jealous."

"I don't care…" Elphaba turned to him. "If he cared, he would have remembered."
"Well, you do know that I love you…" Nathaniel pulled her in his arms. "I want you to be happy, Elphaba. I hope I can make you happy."
"Off course you can…" Elphaba smiled "you are making me happy right now."
"I hope you can grow to love me as much as Fiyero…" Nathaniel turned to her. "I want you to know that I consider you my true love. I love you so much! I would do anything for you. Anything."
"I love you too." Elphaba put an arm around him and kissed him softly.

Fiyero turned around, the first thing he saw was Elphaba kissing Nathaniel. She had an arm wrapped around his shoulders. He clenched his fists, he wanted to return there. He wanted to kick his ass. Why was jealousy so bad in his mind? In his scary mind? Why did he himself the way he did. Fiyero turned to Glinda, he pushed her a bit away.
"Fiyero…" Glinda turned to him. "What was that about?"
"I was just trying to give him a little warning…" Fiyero turned to him.
"He's my brother!" Glinda yelled "He's a good guy!"

"A little sensitivity would be nice here." Fiyero turned towards Glinda. "You know how Elphaba feels about everything going on around her. He is just kissing her in front of everyone. She doesn't like that. He does do know that right?"
"A little sensitivity would be nice here." Fiyero turned towards Glinda. "You know how Elphaba feels about everything going on around her. You do know that right?"
"I know…" Glinda turned to him. " You're always talking to him. About her. All your attention goes to them. So you thought about referring the attention to me? You don't think I mind? It's just like you Fiyero. My brother is with Elphaba, not you."
"Excuse me?" Fiyero turned to him. "When have I ever…"
"You do it all the time. You don't think I notice. You don't think it hurts me." Glinda screamed "How you pretend to love me, but really you're just using me to fill this need you have to be a good guy."

"You're over doing this, Glinda." Fiyero turned to her. "It's your damn need for attention all the time. I take you on dates! I take you to nice places!"
"We make out!" Glinda turned to her. "But I've never seen you stand up for me, the way you stand up for her. You tell people to stop calling her names! You never tell Boq to stop calling me blond or something. You only do that for her! I would like some of that attention, I would like for…"
"You think I love her?" Fiyero turned to her. "If I loved her, why would I still be dating you?"

"Because in your head you're dating me, because you can't get her!" Glinda screamed "You want her! And now you can't get her anymore and you settle for me."
"That's not true, and you know it!" Fiyero screamed. "I want to make sure, that Elphaba doesn't get hurt! Since no one in school cares! You don't care if that guy would hurt her, you are on his side. Someone needs to stand up for Elphaba! And look at this, a baby!"
"Yes, and my brother is the father…" Glinda spoke "My brother! You know. I'm the baby's aunt. You have nothing to do with the baby. Okay?"

"Glinda, I'm not in love with Elphaba." Fiyero turned to her.
"Well…" Glinda paused. In her mind she knew she could talk about it some more. Drive him to that place to make him admit it. She knew that he was a good guy. He would never leave her, somehow that made her happy. But the weeks that her brother had been there, everything had turned worst. Fiyero's attention towards Elphaba. It almost seemed like the one that got away. Fiyero wanted to be with her, and he wanted to crash their dates. He would take her to the exact same restaurant as Elphaba. He would see the exact same movie. They would take the exact same walk. Loneliness grew in her heart as the selfishness grew even higher. It was like she wanted to sacrifice her own safety for the love that didn't exist. She loved Fiyero, in a way that she couldn't explain. Her fondness grew, like he was some kind of brush. You wanted to keep it around, even when it hurt the person you were inside. She loved Fiyero like an object. And she would keep it near her, even if it hurt the both of them. His heart, his mind everything. Glinda slowly pulled him in his arm.

Three words followed. "I believe you."

Elphaba slowly walked from the right side of sisters room to the left side. She wanted to tell her, they were sitting right next to each other. Nessa was going on and on about how lovely Boq's eyes were. And it started to annoy her. She knew that she could stop her talking by a couple of words. But she didn't know if she wanted to make her mad. Nessa was a girl of principle, not out of tradition, but fear.
"Nessa, I need to tell you something…" Elphaba paused
"What's it Elphaba?" Nessarose smiled "Are you sick about listening to me talk?"

"No, Nessa." Elphaba paused "Me and Nathaniel are getting married."
"Oh, my Oz!" Nessarose smiled "That's wonderful, but why did he ask you? You're only dating for a month right? Or did I miss something? I…"
"We've been together since before that month…" Elphaba paused "We've been together two month, a bit longer I guess. I…"

"Elphaba, why is he asking you to marry him so soon?" Nessarose stared at her. "Me and Boq have been together for 3 and we aren't getting married…"
"It's because…" Elphaba paused "You're going to notice anyway. I'm pregnant."

"You're what?" Nessarose turned her angry eyes towards you. "Elphaba how could you! The unnamed God is going to hate you now, you can't sleep with someone before you're married!"
"Oh, please Nessa…" Elphaba rolled her eyes. "Were you born before the great drought?"
"It's not good!" Nessarose turned to her. "What are the people going to think? Can you still get rid of the bastard child? The Demon spawn?"
"You're not going to call my baby demon spawn!" Elphaba screamed. "She's an innocent little baby. Innocent, she's just a baby!"
"A baby?" Nessarose pulled her arm. "You can still get rid of it, she's going to turn green. You're going to be punished, just like mom was when she got you."
"What?" Elphaba turned towards her. "You think I am…"
"Elphaba…"

"You think I'm demon spawn?" Elphaba had tears in her eyes. "Your own sister? You call me demon spawn, and you expect me to just take it. You call my baby…"
"Your baby is a demon!" Nessarose said "And I refuse to even talk to you, if you have to demon. And father will agree with it. I'll write him, I'll tell him about your keeping this demon spawn. You are going to destroy my reputation. Our families reputation!"
"Because I have this baby?" Elphaba spoke "this beautiful little baby?"
"Beautiful?" Nessarose turned to her. "Anything that comes forward from you can't be beautiful."

Elphaba let her anger take the best. She slapped Nessarose, her hand collided with her face. A bit of the anger was released as the tears grew worst. Her own sister told her that she was demon spawn, in one second she had shown her true colors. The side she never liked about Nessa.
"Elphaba, you can't do that!" Nessarose screamed "I'm going to be eminent Thropp, you have to care for me and only me!"
"So, that's why I exist for you?" Elphaba screamed "To be your willing slave, you don't care that be getting myself all panicked is bad for the baby. You don't care about me."
"Well, then I should get you more angry…" Nessarose stared her in the eyes. "Maybe the demon spawn will die…"

"You…" Elphaba turned around. She stepped towards the door. "Nessa, you have one more chance."
"Elphaba, if you leave right now…" Nessarose paused "And if you don't get rid of the baby, I will make sure that dad will stop paying for your school. Where are you going to go without his money? How are you going to take care of your thing? If you …"
"I don't need you…" Elphaba took a step back. "Or dad to take care of this baby. I can do it by myself. My child doesn't need people like you in her life."

Glinda slowly entered the room. She just came back from a date with Fiyero, if she even could call it a date. It was more a small get together. She noticed how Elphaba was laying on the bed, she was crying. Glinda sat down next to her and placed her hand on her shoulders. Elphaba didn't react. She just sobbed on. Glinda slowly pulled her in a hug, she patted her back. In a way to calm her down. She couldn't help but think about her brother. She hadn't seen him on the campus.
"What's wrong Elphie?" Glinda slowly pulled the girl closer. "Nathan didn't hurt you right?"
"He's a perfect gentleman." Elphaba cried "It's Nessa. At first she was happy for me. When she heard about the baby, she told me that I was going to have demon spawn. She said that nothing that came from me could be beautiful. She called me demon spawn."
"Elphaba, that's not true…" Glinda pulled her in a tighter hug. "You're beautiful, and your baby is going to be the most beautiful thing the campus of Shiz has ever seen."

"I don't know if I'll be at Shiz much longer…" Elphaba cried. "Nessa is going to write our father. She's going to make sure that he doesn't pay for school anymore. She told me, if I didn't get rid of the baby, she would do so. I don't want to get rid of the baby, I love the baby."
"Elphaba, why don't you tell me where Nessa is?" Glinda stared at the ceiling. "I'll throw her of the highest tower of Shiz, before that letter even gets send."
"Glinda, don't!" Elphaba reacted.
"Don't you see what she's doing." Glinda reacted "She's blackmailing you. Blackmailing! She wants you to give up the baby for her! But this is your child! She shouldn't be doing that…"

"Well, she said that my function in life was to take care of her." Elphaba noticed how Glinda hugged her closer. "Maybe she's right, maybe I can't be…"
"Look, don't let that wicked thing get to you…" Glinda turned to her. "You shouldn't get this way, it's bad for my niece or nephew. Anything she said, is a lie Elphaba. You are beautiful."

"I'll have to get a job…" Elphaba turned around. "No one is going to hire me, because of the color of my skin.."
"And you'll work." Glinda spoke "Hard times on school and a job. It's going to put too much pressure on you, in the end pressure is bad for the baby. You're not working. Elphaba, if it ever gets to it. I will pay for school, I have some money saved up. Anything to keep you safe and my brothers baby. You won't have to drop out. I'll help you face everything, Elphie."
"Elphaba, what's wrong?" Nathaniel sat down. "Is it Fiyero that did this to her?"

"No, it's that god awful sister of hers…" Glinda spoke "She's going to write her father. He's going to get her from school. I already told Elphaba, I'm going to pay for her school. Whatever it takes, I'm going to make sure that she can go to school."
"Or I could to…" Nathaniel spoke "When we get married, you will be my wife. I will take care of you…"
"I can take care of myself…"
"Later, yes." Nathaniel hugged her. "You can get a job, anything you want. Right now, combining a job and school would be too much. Please for once listening to me. Let us take care of you and the baby?"

"You would do that for me?" Elphaba raised an eyebrow.
"I would do anything." Nathaniel slowly picked up the right. He placed it around her finger. A smile appeared on his face. "We'll get married this weekend."

Elphaba noticed that she had no say about the dress or about anything that had to do with the party. It was Glinda that had the last say on everything. She was happy that she was dressed in a beautiful white dress. Meeting Glinda's mom was scary, and she had gotten a letter from her father. It said that he wouldn't be paying for school anymore, and she wasn't a daughter to him. Nessa had send her a letter giving her another chance to give up the baby. But she hadn't even thought about it. Slowly she pulled herself in her white wedding dress. She had a double feeling. Her obvious feelings towards Fiyero made her feel like a the bad guy. Nathaniel was giving up so much for her. She hoped one day, she could give him a baby. Or just the love of marriage. The love she wasn't feeling right now. She was feeling so much. Gratitude, caring, great caring and a certain love that wasn't as passionate as the love she treasured for Fiyero. She wasn't going to marry someone 'until death to us part'. That was a long time.

Elphaba heard how the music started to play. She knew she would be walking in to a marriage that knew more love then her parent's marriage. She knew that her kid wouldn't have a father like Frex. She knew that she would never do anything to her child, that was done to her. She knew that this was a great life, then why did her heart feel so wrong? It was getting better. She could learn to love Nathaniel. He was a good guy, he was a great guy. An amazing guy. The guy every girl would drool over. Any girl would throw herself at his feet. Anyone would beg for his love. And yet he had given his heart to her. And she had kept it, while hers belonged to another man. A man that loved her best friend. A man that fathered her baby.
Nathaniel was the man that was saving her from the things society would say. He would protect her from all, in all those things he was the right guy. Elphaba stared to the people passing by. There was no one she knew. Not one person, accept Glinda off course. She stared around, only then she was Nanny's face. The nanny she had as a kid, was staring at her. She had an enchanted smile on her face. Elphaba slowly turned to her, the smile didn't disappear. She kept her hand to her stomach, and gave her a thumps up. Elphaba slowly raised an eyebrow, how did her former nanny know about the baby? Was it something she picked up on? Elphaba checked her hand. She didn't want to be giving anything away. She didn't need everyone in the church to know.

She stopped in front of the minister or whatever they called in in Gilikin. His lips moved and said something she expected: "Dear Ozians, we gather here to unite the love of Elphaba and Nathaniel. If anyone in here has a reason this two should not be married, you should speak now or forever hold your Ozian mouth."
'Please speak', Elphaba thought. Her mind went to Fiyero. Somewhere she hoped the doors would open up. Please. Say something.

The door swung open. The people turned around in shock, Elphaba could see how Fiyero was standing in the middle of the crowd. His hair was done and he was wearing a tuxedo. Elphaba stopped for a moment, she stared at his eyes. Everything around them was still.

Great respect for all the people who finished this chapter and can still say: I like Nessarose! You guys are great fans. What do you think Fiyero will say? What do you want him to say? Tell me in a review! The message is review! That's it!