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This chapter is longer and bringing my story back to the Wicked musical. I'm putting my own spin on the musical. I hope you all enjoy this. Don't worry, there will be flash backs to scenes you miss in the story.
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TempeGeller
Chapter 9: What you didn't do…
Elphaba turned to him. Did he really just confess his undying love for her? Well, maybe undying was not the right term. He did ask her to love him. Oh she did. She love Fiyero with her full heart, she turned to him. Those blue eyes were looking straight in hers. Those blue eyes had haunted her dreams all this weeks. They had been pushing Nathaniel's image from her mind. Yet right now she couldn't imagine what she needed to do. She didn't want to hurt Nathaniel, he was the guy that loved her no matter what. Fiyero was the guy that caused her so much pain. Yet he was standing here, telling her the thing she wanted to hear. Right now she wasn't sure anymore. Did she really want Fiyero? Or was it Nathaniel she wanted? Nathaniel was her husband. An anger came in her, why now.
"Why to love me now?" Elphaba turned to him. "You had months, months to tell me about your undying love. And you didn't. You didn't say a thing…"
"Elphaba!" Fiyero stepped in front of her. "Are you mad with me?"
"I'm very mad with you!" Elphaba turned to him. "You wait until you can't have me, to want me. There were months for you to make your move. But now, I'm sorry. It's too late."
"It's never too late…"
"Are you brainless?" Elphaba turned to him. "Or really stupid? I am married. I am in love with my husband. And if I cared for you in any way, it's over. You understand that Fiyero?"
"You don't love me?" Fiyero turned to her. "I thought I saw the look in your eyes. How could I be so wrong? I broke up with Glinda, for you."
"It's not about what we choose to do…" Elphaba looked in his eyes. "It's what you choose to forget. You lost me, Fiyero. There were months you…"
"When?" Fiyero turned to him. "You said you fell in love with him over the summer. You slept with him 3 months ago. When did I ever have the chance?"
"When you chose to forget…" Elphaba turned to him.
"Why don't you stop talking in riddles?" Fiyero turned to her.
"If you don't understand, you don't…" Elphaba turned around. "Get out! Now!"
"I will walk out of here, but I will always love you." Fiyero said walking to the door. "I hope your baby is healthy. You disserve every piece of happiness. I wouldn't want you to be happy."
"I am happy…" Elphaba turned away.
"You really are?" Fiyero stared at her. "Why?"
"You're asking me why I'm happy?" Elphaba raised an eyebrow. "Or are you asking me, why you are not the one making me happy? Because I can tell you…"
"He can't make you happy, Elphaba." Fiyero turned to her. "He wouldn't…"
"He has given me more then you ever did." Elphaba turned away.
"Have you ever given me the chance?" Fiyero stepped out of the room with those words. He turned around one last time. "Didn't you ever make a mistake?"
Elphaba turned around. Had she aver made a mistake? Her mind went back to that night about four months ago. The night she had decided to leave Fiyero's dorm room. The night she had decided to not share their night together. The night she couldn't forget. Elphaba sat down. Why hadn't she said yes to Fiyero? Her heart screamed for his love, and right now she had turned down the one man that loved her. No, not the one man. Nathaniel loved her with his heart and his soul. He had given up the world to take care of her. He had claimed fatherhood to her twin, he had married her. When she wasn't his. He was a good guy. Elphaba knew that he was the better guy, but she couldn't stop her heart from loving Fiyero. The truth was that Fiyero himself was also an honorable guy, he was royalty. And he loved her. Elphaba was torn apart, between the fondness for Nathaniel and her undying love for Fiyero. Could friendship ever completely translate to love? Or would it always be an inferior love for someone they didn't care for as much. Would there ever be a spark? There was trust, trust she didn't treasure for Fiyero. She didn't trust the Vinkus prince with her heart. She didn't trust him, for he would always harm her Elphaba believed.
"There's a letter for you…" Nathaniel handed the letter. "What's it with Fiyero, he almost killed me with the look in his eyes. It seemed like…"
"Fiyero …" Elphaba paused "He doesn't approve of my premarital pregnancy. He thinks…"
"He's the one to talk.."
Elphaba turned away from Nathaniel. She didn't want her eyes to betray her lie, she didn't want Nathaniel to know the confession Fiyero had let her know. Love. For once she didn't want to harm Fiyero, he didn't need to know. Elphaba slowly took the letter.
"What's it?" Nathaniel turned to her.
"The wizard, he wants to meet me." Elphaba smiled
"Do you think that's save?" Nathaniel turned to him. "I don't trust that wizard for one Munckin."
"He's the great and powerful Oz." Elphaba spoke.
"Great and powerful, and he can't even see that the rights of the animals." Nathaniel spoke "I think there's something really shady about the wizard of Oz. I don't think you should go, El."
"Well, I want to.." Elphaba turned to him. "I want people to see me for who I am. I want…"
"And you think the only way is to join the wizard?" Nathaniel turned to him. "Chances are that he only wants you for your power. He's going to use you and if you don't do what he says, he'll go after you. I know it in my heart that something is wrong with that man and Madame Morrible. Elphaba, I have a feeling things will go wrong when…"
"Don't listen to him, Elphie…" Glinda stepped beside her. "He's just not smart to know how wonderful the wizard is. Elphaba, you should go. He's…"
"Glinda, keep your nose away from our business…" Nathaniel turned to him. "I'm concerned about the choices my wife is making. And working for the wizard in her position isn't the smartest move."
"She's pregnant." Glinda spoke "The wizard isn't going to steal your child."
"Can I please make my own decisions?" Elphaba stepped in between them. "Neither my husband or my new sister-in-law can decide what I do. And Nathaniel, if I go.."
"I know…" Nathaniel touched her forehead. "I'm just worried honey. And off course I would respect your choice. I just can't explain why I feel this worry in the pit of my stomach."
"It's normal, I promise."
Elphaba sat down at her desk, she took the pen in both of her hands. Writing back to the wizard was something she had never expected to do. She wrote about her excitement for his cause. For everything that made her different. And she wrote about the love she shared for magic. In the end she thanked him for his interest and that she would gladly take his offer. She didn't refer to her pregnancy, the fear existed that he would turn her down for it. She closed the letter and moved her hand over her stomach. Only now she started to notice the bump, this baby was going to change her life. The next week she headed back to Shiz. Things had certainly changed, Elphaba moved out of her suite with Glinda. She moved to the suite she would be sharing with her husband. The word husband sounded strange in her ears. Fiyero seemed to have moved on and flirted with everyone around her. Like he was driving her to a certain ins insanity. Elphaba concentrated on schoolwork, the baby and everything around her. Nessa continued to ignore her or worst, she had started a glare campaign. All her immature friends would stare at her. And call her something the unnamed God appreciated. Elphaba tried not to ignore it, but she couldn't ignore her uncaring sister. As three months passed by, Elphaba started to grow in size. The baby would be there in two months. Elphaba felt how worry got to her. She was going to have a baby.
"Elphaba,.." Nathaniel smiled "Don't you think Fiyero wants to know the truth?"
"What makes you say that?" Elphaba smiled "I chose you."
"Sometimes I doubt you really did." Nathaniel turned to her. "If Fiyero had acknowledge that night, would I be married to you right now? Or would it be Fiyero?"
"I don't think we can…" Elphaba paused "I love you."
"And I love you too." He took her hand. "And I will help you, I will always help you. You know that."
"You shouldn't keep mentioning him…" Elphaba spoke "Fiyero will never find out."
"He's the father." Nathaniel spoke "Don't you think he wants to know?"
"And get everything started…" Elphaba turned to him. "Haven't you seen how people look at me? Nessa and her unnamed god people. If Glinda finds out that Fiyero cheated on her with me, she's going to hate me forever. I don't want that to happen for love that doesn't exist."
"I think Fiyero cares for you." Nathaniel spoke "I think Fiyero loves you. Look at his behavior."
"I don't love him anymore." Elphaba lied.
Elphaba turned around. She smiled for a moment at Nathaniel, he turned around and pulled something inside. It were two baby beds. Elphaba gave him a soft smile. The question where they came from was something she didn't need to ask. It was signed with: mom. That was Nathaniel and Glinda's mom. Ever since she heard about the baby she had send presents. The baby beds was one of the latest. Since the baby would live here. Elphaba stared at the dark brown color, thank god they weren't pink. It seemed like Glinda had not been informed, if so she would have insisted to go for the traditional blue and pink. Elphaba pushed the beds to the side of the room. They were on her side of the bed. Elphaba believed that Nathaniel would not be the one waking up içn the night. She would be that person.
"Oh yeah.." Nathaniel grabbed a letter from his bag. "This came for you.."
"From the wizard…" Elphaba smiled
"Well, look at that." Nathaniel smiled "I thought we got rid of him."
"He wants to meet me as soon as possible." Elphaba smiled "He sends a train ticket, he wants me to come to the Emerald city. Isn't that great?"
"You are not going by yourself." Nathaniel spoke "Can you at least take Glinda? I will be happier if I know she's with you. Nothing bad can happen when it's the two of you. I would go, but I am busy with some practical study for Science studies. The negative effects of talking animals.."
"I can't believe that." Elphaba spoke "Doctor Dillemand hates that…"
"Well, Nidiki isn't Dillemand." He kissed her head. "I hate him to, but I still want to pass the class."
Elphaba slowly invited him in a hug. She pulled him closer. Nathaniel smiled as he spoke some words, he asked her to take care of herself. He asked so much of her. Elphaba noticed that her life started to get better. She had the man she cared for, she was happy. But yet her eyes and mind didn't leave Fiyero. When she saw him; something inside wanted to scream. She wanted to yell at him. She wanted to make him remember. Was it too much to ask. There were times at night that she still dreamt about Fiyero. Why was that? Elphaba smiled once again. She took the opportunity to look for Glinda.
That same afternoon they send a letter to the wizard, explaining they were going to arrive in a few days. Elphaba started to take some things she needed. Anything that she could use on a trip like this. Her sleeping bag was something she always took, the fear of getting an allergic reaction to the sheets at their hotel was something that followed her around. On the train Glinda stared at her.
"I kind of gave Boq a shot…" Glinda spoke "We're kind of dating."
"Kind of?" Elphaba raised an eyebrow. "How can you kind of date?"
"As in, I haven't told anyone." Glinda spoke "I don't want anyone to know. What.."
"You love Boq." Elphaba spoke "You shouldn't care about what the school thinks. I mean look at me, my sister hates me for what I did."
"Your sister is a stupid cow." Glinda smiled "Boq totally dumped her. How is that for revenge?"
"Glinda…" Elphaba gave her a playful push. "And Fiyero?"
"Haven't seen him, don't care." Glinda spoke "It doesn't matter, he's been flirting around the clock. I bet he's slept with the half student population."
"Why would you assume that?" Elphaba turned to her. "I mean Fiyero is different right?"
"Different, how different can he be?" Glinda turned away. "He's forgotten all about you."
"What?" Elphaba turned to her. "About me?"
"Yes, I told you about the Fea dreams." Glinda smiled "Turns out you're the Fea. Fiyero was having sex dreams about you. Isn't that so creepy?"
"Yes." Elphaba turned away. "Very."
"But it's over." Glinda smiled "He's going all Winkie prince on other girls. We are saved from him and other Fiyero guys. It can't get any better."
Elphaba turned to the window of the train. For once Glinda Upland had gotten back to her annoying self. She was dressed in a yellow dress, one Elphaba hadn't care for. She was relieved that Glinda had gotten to caught up in her own clothes and had forgotten to dress her. She had to admit that Glinda Upland many times got to her. She had to admit that it wasn't really that normal in the Upland family. Her sister Merlia was the same, but her brother and mother had a more carefree attitude towards the things that Glinda and Merlia cared for. Glinda's father was someone she hadn't met yet. He knew Glinda addressed him as Popsicle. Elphaba stared to her.
"What do you think the wizard is like?"
"Wonderful." Were all the words Glinda said.
"Wonderful, is that all you know about him?" Elphaba raised an eyebrow. "Is that what…"
"He's the wonderful wizard of Oz." Glinda smiled "He has to be wonderful."
"Your brother doesn't think so."
"My brother doesn't trust great power…" Glinda smiled "He's one of those Animal activists."
"Don't you agree that it's wrong to make the Munchkins lose power? That animals lose power?" Elphaba turned to her. "I'm going to bring this issue to the wizards eyes. I bet he's way too busy to even notice."
"Or maybe it doesn't matter…"
Elphaba stepped through the port of the city of Emeralds. She smiled, green was everywhere around her. She wouldn't even notice she had been green. All of the people were wearing green glasses, and slowly she pushed hers on her nose.
"You're green Elphaba." Glinda laughed
"That's not very new." Elphaba turned around.
"I'm green." Glinda turned around. "Elphaba, green is not my color."
"Well, then you should never move here." Elphaba laughed "I heard that people aren't allowed to wear pink in the city."
"Elphaba!" Glinda gave her a playful push. "If I ever lead us, I'll paint the city pink."
"Then you won't be able to call it the Emerald city." Elphaba raised an eyebrow. "Glinda Ville would sound great. But a bit too much, don't you think?" "
"Maybe…" Glinda smiled "Let's go to…"
Elphaba followed Glinda all over the city. She had never noticed how much energy the young Glinda had. The city brought out the best in her, and even in Elphaba. She stared at the moving people, this had been her very first musical. She stared at the people dancing over the stage. For once no one cared for her color of the skin. The green around the city was different from what she expected. She waited for people to say something, but no rude remarks followed. It took a whole hour and then she was standing before the palace of the wizard of Oz. Elphaba noticed that she pulled her arms closer to her body, was she scared about meeting the great wizard of Oz. Or was it something else. Elphaba took a step inside.
"Miss Elphaba." The wizards stepped towards her. "Miss Upland."
"Mister Wonderful wizard of Oz…" Glinda smiled "I have no idea what to call you."
"Well, that doesn't matter…" The wizard smiled "You can call me sir."
"Well, don't you have a name?" Elphaba raised an eyebrow. "You can't be serious that every calls you the 'wonderful wizard of Oz'. Or is wonderful is fact your real name?"
"Well, Madame Morrible is right…" He smiled "You are tricky."
"Because I ask your name…" Elphaba spoke "After all you know mine. I think it would be a small effort to tell me your name."
"I have a quest for you my lady." The wizard took a step forward. "Chestiry over there always looks longingly at the birds. He wants to fly with them. Why not try a levitation spell? See it as a test…"
"Off course.." Elphaba smiled.
"Madame Morrible." The wizard called her out.
Elphaba stared at the old woman coming from behind the curtains. Apparently she worked for the wizards. Elphaba stared at the book she was holding, she knew that book. The Grimmiere. It was an ancient spell book. No one really knew where it came from. Elphaba didn't hear Madame Morrible, she just stared at the book. She opened it as it was handed to her. On the pages there were words noted down. She could read them, but she didn't always understand what they meant. Slowly she started to chant the words on the opened page. Everything became darker, but it could be the spell. Elphaba rocked back and forward as she spoke the last spell.
"I knew she could do it. Didn't I tell you?" Madame Morrible jumped up.
"What's wrong with him?" Elphaba turned to the monkey, he was rolling around on the floor. He screamed, the pain was clear in his eyes. Elphaba softly placed her hands on his shoulders hoping to ease the pain. "How can I turn it back?"
"You can't…."
"You knew this would happen, didn't you?" Elphaba stood up. "Do something, you can stop his main sir."
"I don't know how to." The wizards smiled "Doing magic is what I need you for."
"So why do they call you the 'Wonderful wizard of Oz'?" Elphaba turned to him. "When you're neither a wizard nor a good person?"
"I won't do anything like this." Elphaba turned to him. "I can't imagine you'd want a poor animal like that. I won't use this spell on any other animals."
"Oh, I'm sorry dear, but you already have." The wizard pulled the handle, a sheet dropped and a cage full of monkeys was revealed, they all had wings. Chestiry was flying around the room, crying out of pain. Elphaba turned to him. "They can spy in the country for us, find animals."
"You're doing all this aren't you?" Elphaba had pain in her eyes. "I believed in you, I believed you were wonderful. I trusted you, but you don't disserve any of this. I won't do you bidding, I won't work for you. I'm leaving."
"Elphaba!"
"Get the guards, she knows too much." The wizard turned to her. "Don't worry, in her position she won't get far."
"Elphaba, stop!" Glinda yelled "You can't do this, they'll go after you."
"I don't want my daughter and my son to see how I stand for something I don't believe in. Do you it's okay to teach someone that you can kill anyone."
"So…" Glinda turned to her. "You do know he has power?"
"So you're okay with it?" Elphaba turned to her. "Haven't you seen what he did to those monkeys? He hurt them, he steals the rights of animals. Why? Because they're different…"
"Elphaba, haven't you harmed anyone ever?" Glinda spoke "Maybe it's for the better…"
"Glinda, I don't want to live in a world where Animals don't talk."
Elphaba turned around, she heard footsteps coming up the attack room. She slowly pushed a cabinet in front of the door. In her mind she started to curse, what did she have to do. In her hands she noticed the book that had been given to her. That book that she used. Elphaba opened it up. Maybe she should give herself a set of wings. She sat down, and started to chant. She needed to get out of her.
"Elphie, that started all the problems…" Glinda turned to her. "It could be bad for the baby.."
"You didn't care before…" Elphaba turned to her. "So why would you now?"
"Elphaba, I care for you!" Glinda yelled "Why are you acting in this way?"
Elphaba didn't react, she just chanted the foreign words. She had her hands clenched to her stomach, in a way to protect her kids from any harm coming to them. She had never heard that spells could be dangerous for unborn babies. But she didn't feel like testing it. All she knew was that she had to get out of here. For the sake of her son and daughter. Where would she go? She hadn't even start to think about that. She hadn't thought about any of it. She turned around as the spell stopped. She didn't feel a thing. The wings that were supposed to grow from her back didn't appear.
"Maybe you're not so powerful after all…" Glinda turned to her.
"Look…" Elphaba pointed to the old broom who flew towards her. "Glinda…"
"Open this door!" There was a loud bang to the door.
"Go with me, Glinda." Elphaba turned to her. "Think about what we could do together."
"Elphaba…" Glinda turned to her. "I can't come with you…"
"Why?"
"You are…" Glinda took a step back. "I don't want to become like you, Elphaba. You don't care about what those people think about you. I would rather be liked and not stand for something, then stand for something and not be liked."
"You either stand for something…" Elphaba turned to her. "Or you fall for lies! His lies! You have two kind of people: people who do evil stuff and people who see evil stuff being done and not try to stop it. Glinda, don't be any of those. Come with me, fight with me. Don't watch him do evil stuff. They would do anything to make anyone look bad. They would kill their own people, mark my words."
"Don't say that…" Glinda spoke "The wizard isn't so bad."
"But Madame Morrible is…" Elphaba turned to her. "She would kill to make people shut up."
"So don't go…"
"Glinda go with me…"
"No…" Glinda paused "I'm not going. You go. I hope you're happy. I hope you're happy when you throw away the best chance you had in life."
"It's not the best chance…" Elphaba turned to her. "I can't watch that man harming any living creature. You remember Dillemond. He would hurt him. He would harm anyone. Or any other animal, he is…"
"Wonderful…" Glinda spoke
"I'm sorry…" Elphaba paused "I guess this is goodbye."
"Elphie."
Elphaba stepped on the broom. She hovered through the window of the tower. Slowly she stared back. She heard the guards, they grabbed Glinda. She made her way back there, the words it's me, where words that would haunt her. She gave them a glare. She left the window without looking back.
"How am I going to explain this to Nathaniel…" Glinda stared to the floor.
"Let me hear this right…" Nathaniel turned to Glinda. "My wife is of in the wild with our baby, you knew the wizards was a tool. She asked you to go with her and you let her go by herself. She could be in danger, she could be attacked by wild animals. Glinda, you betrayed your friend. I told her the wizard couldn't be trusted. I knew he…"
"We'll find her Nathan." Glinda turned to her. "She'll turn up."
"She's not going to come here…" Nathaniel screamed "The wizards minions are already guarding the grounds. She can't get in here without being noticed. I just lost my wife…"
"It's going to be fine…"
"This is all your fault!" Nathaniel screamed "You and your need to be popular. You choose those people above your best friend! Popularity doesn't mean a thing Glinda. Friendship does! And you gave it up, for some waving. What are you going to do? Follow the wizard while he hurts people. While he hurts her? If he finds her, he'll kill her…"
"He's not like that…."
"He is…" Nathaniel turned around. "Elphaba saw that, then why can't you see it with that blond brain of yours. You really are an idiot."
"That's an awful thing to say…" Glinda spoke "I just…"
"So you telling our people that she's wicked…" Nathaniel turned to her. "Is proof of your friendship for her? If you cared for her that much, you would have gone with her. You would have supported her. You just drove a knife in her back…"
"I didn't…" Glinda spoke "We'll find her."
"How?" Nathaniel turned to Glinda. "I don't know where to start, I hardly know Gillikin. She won't hide here, it's crawls with Gale Force, so does Munchkinland. The only places she can hide are in the far outskirts of Oz. Maybe Vinkus are the Quadling country. That's the place they won't find her. She'll think that…"
"If you go to her, they'll follow you." Glinda spoke "Looking for her is dangerous. They need to think you're on my side. That we're against her. We need to get in the city, it's the only way we can find her. Find her and protect her…"
"What is it your blond mind has in mind?" Nathaniel turned to her. "Are you subjecting I join the Gale Force? Are you?"
"Exactly."
Elphaba cursed as she lay herself down in the cave. It wasn't nice, it was cold and she wasn't carrying anything for warmth. Her clothes were wet and her hair was curling around her face. Only now she could produce what had happened. She was a fugitive. Everyone in Oz would be looking for her in a matter of moments. Hiding near the Emerald city wasn't smart, and even the caves of the dark forest wouldn't keep her save for a long time. She had gone away from the yellow brick road. She knew she was getting closer to Vinkus. She wasn't to find a nice house, and stay there. But the only thing she found was this wet cave. The rain hadn't done good, and Elphaba was shaking. She could get sick at this rate. The Grimiere was lodged in her bag. It hadn't gotten wet. Elphaba looked for wood, but it was all of it couldn't form a strong camp fire.
"Have you heard of that girl?" She heard voices. Elphaba pulled herself closer to the rocks. She shook of cold and fear. There was no way she could escape unnoticed. "Such a sad story…"
The voices came closer and as Elphaba pulled herself farther in the cave, she put her hands in front of her stomach. Elphaba hoped they wouldn't come here. A couple of moments later she heard the voices almost directly with her.
"Who's there?" the voice said. "I can see you in the cave…"
"Step back…" Elphaba pulled the broom in her hands and pointed it at them. "I have a broom, and I'm not afraid to use it. I think."
"You're the girl…" The goat stepped from the dark. "Oh dear, you're shaking."
"Poor girl…" The rabbit stepped from the dark. "You'll get sick. Put the broom down, we're not going to hurt you. We all idolize you, never had anyone stood up for us. People in the city think you're a hero. It's all everyone can talk about."
"The news go here so fast…" The goat spoke "I'm Rosie, I'm doctor Dillemand's daughter."
"I didn't know he had a daughter." Elphaba stepped from the darkness. "I'm Elphaba. I.."
"Come with us, darling." The rabbit spoke "Everyone in town will be happy to help you…"
"Meet the captain of the Gale Force, Fiyero Tiggular." The people started to clap.
"You've got to be joking me." Nathaniel turned away. "He's the one leading the search for Elphaba. He's not going…"
"Don't…" Glinda stared at him.
Nathaniel didn't smile, he missed Elphaba. Three weeks had passed by, he hadn't seen Elphaba. He had no idea how the baby was doing. If she was okay, the wicked witch hadn't made an appearance yet. Still all the citizens of Oz feared her. There wasn't one thing that Elphaba had done. Yet the Gale Force had been setting fire to farms. They had done so, and blamed the Wicked Witch. It was easy. Nathaniel was mad with his sister, because she had taken the job that was meant for Elphaba. She knew what the truth and chose to follow the man that did this to her. Glinda loved popularity. It was too much for her. Nathaniel turned to Fiyero, he left the stage and stepped away. Nathaniel followed his silently. He noticed how Fiyero was hanging against a wall. There were tears in his eyes.
"You're having a difficult time…" Nathaniel stepped next to him. "I miss her too…"
"You don't believe the stories right?" Fiyero turned to him. "They're not right. Elphaba couldn't do anything like that. Can you believe she would set fire to anything? She's 8 months pregnant, she can…"
"I know…" Nathaniel turned to her. "You care for her, don't you?"
"I love her." Fiyero spoke "I will help you find her. I won't harm her."
"She…" Nathaniel paused "I'm scared she's been hurt."
"She's Elphaba." Fiyero spoke "She's going to be okay. I promise."
"We need to find her…" Nathaniel spoke "She'll need help with the baby."
They didn't find her. Time went by. 6 years had gone by, without one sign of Elphaba. Fiyero hadn't heard of her, neither did Nathaniel. Fiyero put his hand to his head. She had been spotted around the country, but they never found her. They knew that she was leading a group of animals. A resistance. She had been sabotaging things of the wizard, and even had been protecting certain families against the fires of the Gale Force. Yet that her good deeds didn't get to the wide public. The families that were rescues by her, where believed to be followers. Most of the times they disappeared. Sometimes Fiyero saw how these families were slain in front of them. Fiyero was sick by the things they did. His love for Elphaba kept him going, and sometimes he was able to save the people. The people that were important to her, and Fiyero wouldn't let her sacrifice mean a thing. He didn't know what happened to her child. Never was Elphaba spotted with a baby. Or an infant. Her baby would be 6. It would have passed the toddler age. It would be a child. A cute child with the same beautiful brown eyes. The same dark black hair. Fiyero had tears in his eyes. Fiyero hoped that the baby would be save, he hoped the baby would give Elphaba the love she missed. He hoped she was happy.
"No sing of the witch." The member of the Gale Force stepped towards her. "She's laying low. She's not making any appearances."
"Well…"
"Fiyero…" Glinda stepped towards him. "We're not going to find her. Nathaniel is a mess, he misses her like crazy. You are a mess too, don't you understand. She doesn't want to be found…"
"Off course she does." Fiyero turned to her. "She's scared to death. She thinks we're going to harm her. She's scared of Nathaniel, me and even you Glinda. She's scared…"
"Scared, Elphaba isn't scared."
"Off course she is." Fiyero spoke "She's a mom right now. If we find her, she'll fear that her child will be hurt. The wizard would kill her."
"Fiyero…"
"I miss her Glinda."
"I miss her, too."
Elphaba stepped in the kitchen. It was a small house, but it still made her feel as home as possible. The city was located close to the Emerald city, hid in the forest. No one ever came there, people believed the city to be haunted. It was that foolish nature of the people that had kept them save this five years. They believed the dark nature of the wicked walked around in the cold and dark land. The forest was close and the wind blew between the leaves. And some scary animals seemed to prove the wickedness of everything around them.
Elphaba turned around and placed the dishes on the counter. She stared through the window. This was an open field in the close forest. People could walk around. They needed to be careful, but still they were safe here. Elphaba used to fly the other side, many of the people believed that she had crossed the dessert. That she was looking for people to follow her. People believed she was going to take over the city. Yet, she had no such plan. Right now it would be interesting. So she always traveled from West to East. No one would ever see her fly directly to her home. She wouldn't lead any of the Gale Force to the safe haven. She was smarter than that.
Elphaba now stared from the open window. Staring at the trees that were surrounding them. She hadn't made an appearance for the last two weeks, she believed it was her time off. Even the wicked should take some time to relax. How would she be able to make up evil plans if she was stressed out of her mind. Elphaba was mad with everyone around her, specially the Gale force. They chose to attack local Oz citizens. Innocent people, later they blamed her. Anyone she could save, would be saved. Yet it brought her danger.
"Mommy…" A girl with dark black hair and sparkling blue eyes walked towards her. She had the exact same exotic color as Fiyero. She had her nose, his cheekbone and had small blue freckles. Elphaba believed they would grow out to full blown diamonds as the child grew up. She had five of them, mixed with the soft freckles that were normal. She had been relieved to find out that her daughter didn't share her green color.
"Ally.." Elphaba pulled her up in her arms. "Where is your brother?"
"He's outside…" Ally smiled "He's playing with Rosie."
"Rosie will love that." Elphaba smiled "Did you clean your room?"
"I did." Ally gave a smile.
"That means you didn't do it, young lady." Elphaba laughed "Clean your room right now. I don't want any toys flying around in the house."
"But Walker didn't do it either…" Ally spoke "He never cleans up his room. I always have to do it. So, why doesn't to clean up too?"
"I'm going to get him right now…" Elphaba pushed her towards the stairs. "Now go young lady. Okay?"
"Okay…"
Elphaba paused for a short moment as she saw how her daughter went upstairs to her room. She took the towel and started to do some of the washing up. She turned around and walked outside where her son was still standing. He was standing next to the goat that saved her life 6 years ago. She owned everything to her. She stared at her son, he looked exactly like Fiyero. He had the same dark eyes as she had. The blue diamonds that were from the royal line where there too. They were larger than her daughters.
"Walker, have you cleaned your room?"
"No." The boy laughed
"Then do it right this instant." Elphaba placed her hands on her hip. "You promised to do it mister. So now clean up your room?"
"But Ally didn't have to do it…"
"I told her to do it to." Elphaba glared at him. "It's you that get away with it. So don't say your sister doesn't do anything. Go help your sister, you always make a mess of your room."
"Mommy!"
"No, complaining mister!" Elphaba turned away from him. "Go clean up your room. I don't want to trip over one of your toys."
Walker stepped towards the house. She stared at the little boy who wasn't even 6 yet. Elphaba smiled as she returned to the kitchen. She started to boil some food, as she turned to the plates. Elphaba pointed to them, and they hovered to the table. Elphaba liked to use magic. She believed a couple of simple spells were not dangerous. It was the Grimiere she wouldn't use. She stepped back to the food and started to cut the vegetables. If you lived in an animal city, you didn't eat meat. It was a simple form of respect. So Elphaba and her kids were vegetarians. At times they would eat eggs and drink milk. Everyone did. It was important to keep their selves healthy. It was important they would have enough calcium to keep themselves well fed. They couldn't get cold in the winter. Elphaba knew they needed to stay healthy. They had one doctor in the city, Elphaba had brought her daughter to him for some vaccinations, Walker had gotten them earlier.
"I finished mom!" Ally ran in the room.
"Can I look?" Elphaba smiled
"I swear I'm done." Ally smiled "Can you play with me?"
"Mommy's cooking dinner…" Elphaba smiled "Can you draw something for mommy?"
"Yeah!" Ally ran towards the small coffee table and took the box of pencils. She started to draw, Elphaba turned to the child. She thought about everything going on in Oz. Nathaniel had joined the Gale force, the man that loved her was haunting her. She hadn't even dared to find contact, she knew that they would capture her if she ever tried. And she wouldn't be caught. She had her family to protect. She couldn't protect herself from it. She thought about Fiyero, the father of the twin. If Fiyero would ever lay his eyes on the kids, he would figure out right away that Walker was his son. His daughter had her looks. The tiny blue diamonds were not that noticeable. Elphaba finished the diner and stepped to the table. She pulled her tiny daughter in her arms.
"How are you my Ally?" Elphaba smiled at her. She kneeled and put her daughter on her knee so she could still draw. "What are you drawing?"
"I'm drawing Rosie…" Ally smiled
'It's beautiful, my baby." Elphaba kissed her head.
"Mommy, can we go to the green city?" Ally smiled at her. "It's not that far…"
"No, we can't baby." Elphaba turned to her. "They think mommy's bad. But mommy is not. So we can't go to the green city. It's not safe for us."
"Mommy…" Ally put her head on Elphaba's shoulder. "I love you, mommy."
Nathaniel sat down on the bed. He slowly pulled the covers around his body. It had been 6 years since he had seen the love of his life. For all he knew, she could be hurt right now. It wasn't normal for Elphaba not to make an appearance every two weeks. Right now it had been a month. A month without a sign of life. He thought about the twin Elphaba would be having. She had been pregnant for 7 months when she fled the Emerald city. For all he knew, something would have gone wrong. Or Elphaba could have a child. Everyone believed it was his child. Two children. Would it be a boy and a girl? Or two girls or maybe even two cute baby boys. He thought about how they would look. He hoped the little girl would look like Elphaba. Her wonderful beautiful eyes, maybe even her skin tone. He knew that Elphaba would be happy that the kid would be green free. Yet he believed the baby would look cute with her mom's skin tone. It was his favorite thing about Elphaba.
Nathaniel stepped from the bed. He headed outside, fear and panic was capturing the streets of the city. Everyone feared that the wicked Witch of the West was planning a major attack. They had called her the wicked Witch of the west, because they believed that she enslaved the West. That's where she flew from. Nathaniel knew better, she wasn't hiding in the west. She wouldn't be. There was no way Elphaba would fly straight home and lead everyone there. He knew her better than that. Even he couldn't find a place she could be hiding. And if he did, he wouldn't head there. He didn't want the Gale force to follow him. He could get her and the kids hurt. Would Elphaba be raising the child?
"Nathan…" Fiyero turned to her. "No sightings of her. I know you're worried."
"I'm not just worried about her…" Nathaniel turned to her. "She was pregnant."
"I'm sure Elphaba is taking great care of your child." Fiyero whispered. "She cares for the baby. When we find her, we'll find a way to let you and her…"
"Fiyero…" Nathaniel turned to her. "What about you and love?"
"My parents want me to marry this girl named Sarima." Fiyero spoke "Only if I can find someone I truly love, I can get rid of the marriage. Elphaba was the only one I ever truly loved and she loves you. She made that pretty clear the last time I saw her. They want the family line to keep going."
"What if you just…" Nathaniel turned to her. "Is there any way to notice they're from your bloodline? I mean how do you parents know…"
"Blue diamonds." Fiyero spoke "Every year you get one more. They grow bigger as you grow older. The girls have slightly smaller diamonds. At young age you can't notice them at times."
"So you would know…" Nathaniel spoke "By just looking…"
"Yes."
"Fiyero…" Nathaniel turned to her. "There's something you need to know about Elphaba."
Dum, dum, dum. What will Nathaniel tell Fiyero? Will he tell about the baby? Find out more about Elphaba, as Green Emerald enters the second act of the Wicked musical. Don't forget to write a review about this long chapter! Don't forget it! I hope to give you another chapter as fast as possible.
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