Hey,

I hope I got the balance right. It's hard to write a reaction of someone. I wanted to go for emotions, rather than over the top mad. I hope you all like this chapter. I hope that you like Fiyero's reaction. This is how I see Fiyero: kind and loving. And I wanted to show that side of him. I believe Fiyero would never scream at Elphaba.

Enjoy,

TempeGeller

Chapter 12: Mom, what now?

"Yero, please." Elphaba turned to him. "Don't call the guards, I can't be captured. I have a little boy at home Ally's age. I'm only here to get my child…"
"Our child…" Fiyero interrupted.
"Fiyero…" Elphaba paused

"I have seen the diamonds." Fiyero turned to her.
"Let me go!" Elphaba glared at him. "You think you can honestly care for her?"
"Elphaba, put the child on the bed and we'll talk."
"Yeyo knows mommy?" Ally stared up at her mom.
"I'm leaving …" Elphaba walked towards the door.
"If you leave, I call the guards." Fiyero turned to her.

"You know they'll hurt my baby." Elphaba had tears in her eyes. "My baby…"
"I will tell you were trying to kidnap her." Elphaba detected a certain anger in Fiyero's eyes. An anger that made her scared.. "You will be locked up and…"
"Yeyo, you told me you wouldn't hurt my mom."
"Allybear, I won't…" Fiyero stared in Elphaba's eyes. "Elphaba, put Ally on the bed and we'll talk. You don't want to scare her."
"Okay…" Elphaba turned towards the bed and placed the child underneath the covers. She kissed her head for a short moment. "Mommy is going to talk to Yero for a moment. Ally get some sleep, we'll be going home."

Elphaba walked towards the door. She followed Fiyero to the living room. Fiyero crossed his arms over his chest. Silence haunted the room. Elphaba slowly placed her hand under her chin. She sat down, Fiyero was standing on the other side of the room. He was staring at the ground. There was a certain anger in his eyes, that hadn't disappeared yet.
"Look, I don't know what you're saying…" Elphaba stared at him. "Nathaniel…"
"is not the father…" Fiyero interrupted her."Don't lie to me, Elphaba. What did you want? "

"Do you think it was my fault that Ally ran away from her babysit?" Elphaba turned to him. "I was worried about her for all those weeks. It was only now that I could get her…"
"Elphaba, I'm not going to let you walk out here with my daughter…" Elphaba was surprised that Fiyero wasn't screaming at all. His face kind of cooled down, the anger had been replaced by pain. A pain Elphaba should understand. "I grew to love this girl over the past weeks. You can't keep me out of her life…"
"You're…" Elphaba paused "I'm taking Ally and you won't be bothered by us. Thanks for taking her."
"Elphaba…"

"Look, Fiyero." Elphaba's eyes became red.. "You've had great fun with her in the past weeks. You don't know what it's like to care for her. I changed her diapers, I took care of her, I learned her how to walk. You were not there for her first word. You…"
"Because you wouldn't let me be there…" Fiyero walked towards her. "I'm her dad."
"Correction you're her father." Elphaba paused "But you're not her dad."
"Because you wouldn't let me be her dad…" Fiyero slowly placed his hand on her shoulder. "You didn't let me, care about you and the baby."
"Well.." Elphaba paused

"When did we even sleep together Elphaba?" Fiyero turned to her. "To get a child, one must…"
"I see you've grown a brain in the those dark days that passed." Elphaba rolled her eyes. "Yes, one must, you know, to get a child. I'm not an idiot Fiyero."
"But we…" Fiyero stared at her. "Elphaba…"
Elphaba stared to the cold stones that covered the floor. She moved her fingers over them. Why did she ignore eye contact with Fiyero? It's not like he would see the full story in her eyes. She had been right all along, Fiyero had not remembered how they spent the night together. She wanted to shed a tear, since all those years she had been able to rid that memory from her troubled mind. She only thought off the amazing child she had gotten from that night.
"I would have remembered waking up next…" Fiyero smiled "to the most beautiful woman on the whole campus. Why don't I remember waking up next to you?"

"Fiyero…" Elphaba returned her eyes to the cold floor.
"Elphaba, when?" Fiyero sat down right next to her.
"That night when Glinda got me drunk…" Elphaba shook her hand. "Scratch that, I got drunk on a few beers. You kind off said the right words. You said you wanted to show me something in your room and then it happened. I woke up about 4 in the morning. I left, I didn't want to face any consequences. I believed I was just another conquest for you, I didn't want to lose my best friend over a guy that might not love me."
"So you gave me no choice what so ever?" Fiyero touched her hand. "You let your mind hurt you. You tortured yourself with the idea I didn't love you. And then Nathaniel…"

"He worshiped me." Elphaba had tears in her eyes. "It's nice for a change to have someone write you poems. I told him about the baby and about you. I was so scared when I found out. Glinda was going to figure it out. I couldn't make up some horror story of how this baby came to exist, I'm glad I didn't. I wouldn't want anyone to look at them in that way. Nathaniel was so perfect, he gave me the perfect way out. And you, you seemed not to care. I ignored every sign you…"
"So Nathaniel was aware I was the father and he didn't care?" Fiyero turned to him. "He was going to tell me that. I didn't let him finish."
"You have to know." Elphaba's whole body started to shake. "I didn't want it to be known that this child didn't… Nessa, she called it a devil child. Even when she thought I was going to marry Nathan. I couldn't have this child by myself. I chose…"
"Yes, you chose." Fiyero turned to her. "That dream was real. When I woke up everything seemed so real, it was you absence that made it seem like a dream. Elphaba, do you see that you did it? You.."
"So it's all my fault!" Elphaba turned around in tears.

Elphaba stood up. She moved to the other side of the room, she stared out of the window. She could see the a field. It didn't take away the pain. Maybe it was all her fault, she had in fact started this whole lie. She wanted to pull Ally from Fiyero's arms. She wanted to all of these things. Elphaba wished that things had been easier. Would she have been here if she told Fiyero about the baby? Was it life that had punished her for the mistakes she made? She slowly pulled her arms around her shoulders. She could make a run for the bedroom, grab the baby and fly away. Fiyero would never expect her to do so. But her tired feet wouldn't do so.
"Elphaba, that was not…" Fiyero paused "I wasn't…"
"Well, you didn't say so…" Elphaba turned away. "I can see it in your eyes. I didn't want to.."
"So, is this all about Glinda?" Fiyero stepped to her again. "Because she didn't…"

"Elphaba, you should start thinking about yourself for a change." Fiyero turned to her. "You raised a beautiful girl, give yourself some credit for that. Elphaba, I need time with her."
"Fiyero…" Elphaba paused "What about Walker? You haven't asked about him…"
"What does he look like?" Fiyero turned to her. "Are you having a hard time with him? If he's anything like me, I'm feeling…"
"He's a wonderful sweet boy…" Elphaba laughed "He has your smile. Yero, he looks exactly like you. He has those small diamonds, just like you. 5 of them, every year he gets one more. On his birthday he wakes up with one more. I…"
"Elphaba,…" Fiyero turned to her. "Is he safe now?"

"He is safe in his bed." Elphaba smiled "I think I'm in more danger than any of them."
"You know I would never hurt you…" Fiyero paused "Look, I can't say I'm satisfied with this whole situation. I wish you trusted me enough, that night meant so much to me. In my mind I was in love with you, but I thought I was by myself. You have to think about how I felt seeing you with Nathaniel. Specially because he was the better guy."
"Well, he stabbed me in the back.." Elphaba turned away. "He joined the enemy at the first chance he got. I bet he doesn't love me anymore. That's why I'm so glad I have the kids, without them no one loves me."
"I love you." Fiyero turned to her. "We can have a life together."
"What?" Elphaba whispered "With the Gale force on our tale? What would that be like? They won't just let you go, Fiyero. And if they find you, they'll hurt you. You're in danger right now…"

"I would do anything for you, Fea." Fiyero took her hand in his. "You're the love of my life, if you're not here with me. Let me be a father to your kids. I love Ally and when I meet Walker I…"
"What about Nathaniel?" Elphaba pulled her hand from Fiyero's. "I'm married to him, he loves me."
"Elphaba, do you love him?" Fiyero put his arms around her waist. "That's the only thing that matters."
"I do not not love him." Elphaba cried "I care for him. I don't want to see him get hurt."

"Do you love me?" Fiyero spoke up, but not too loud so they couldn't wake Ally.
"Fiyero, that doesn't matter…"
"No, it's the only thing that matters right now." Fiyero pulled her in his arms. "Fea, I'm not letting you go. I want you. If you don't want me, I at least want to know my kids. They're mine. So I can have someone to love. If Ally's gone, there's no one that loves me either. So, we need …"
"I love you…" Elphaba paused "There you have it, I love you Fiyero Tiggular. Is that what you wanted to hear? That I've been in love with you. Think about how I felt when I saw you with Glinda.."
"Oh, Fea…" Fiyero kissed her head. "It's always been you."
"I…" Elphaba smiled "Than why did you never talk?"

"Why didn't you?" Fiyero smiled "If you stayed in the bed, we wouldn't have had this issue. I would have introduced you to my parents, we would be married right now. I would have kicked Nessa's ass for calling our baby a demon child. Can I still kick her ass?"
"Fiyero!" Elphaba laughed "Are you still mad with me?"
"Elphaba, I'm not happy with you." Fiyero turned to her. "But I guess it's more the situation that was against us. If you hadn't gone to the wizard, you would have told me. I just know it. You wouldn't have been able to hide the truth for me. I can't believe I never told you that I loved you. We're both to blame. But the wizard is the worst…"
"Fiyero, I have to get out here…" Elphaba turned to him. "I have to get home."
"You're exhausted." Fiyero turned to her. "If you fly home like this, you'll get hurt. You're not going anywhere. Take the bed, I'll sleep here."

"Fiyero…"
"Don't leave Elphaba." Fiyero turned to her. "That window could look really tempting. I have no way to find you, if you leave. I'll always keep looking for you, and I'll always find you."
"Fiyero.." Elphaba smiled.
"You're exhausted Elphaba." Fiyero pushed her to the bedroom door. "Just sleep and you can still leave in the morning. Elphaba."

"Okay…" Elphaba smiled for a moment. "We'll talk more tomorrow."

Elphaba opened the door. She saw that Ally had fallen asleep once more again. Why had Fiyero been this kind to her? Not once had he yelled, he had shown her the kindness in his eyes. He had been worried about her. Why? Elphaba couldn't understand it. She had taken his child away from him, he missed everything. In Elphaba's mind Fiyero had the right to be pissed off. She stared at the window, the need to leave was a second nature to Elphaba. Take her child and fly home. It was only a five minute trip. He wouldn't be able to find her. It's not that she wanted to betray his kindness. Elphaba slowly sat down on the bed, she gave Ally a soft kiss.
"Mommy.." the girl whispered in her sleep.
"I know…" Elphaba slowly pulled her closer. "Go to sleep pumpkin."

Elphaba turned to the window, with a hand movement she opened it. She needed to do something for Fiyero. All the kindness he gave her had to be rewarded. She got up and slowly flew through the air. Elphaba smiled.

Fiyero opened his eyes. He was sure that Elphaba would have left. He knew her better than that, Elphaba wouldn't have stayed. He tried to deny it, yet he didn't want to be disappointed to see an empty bed. First he opened the door to the guest bedroom. His mom was still soundly asleep. Apparently he and Elphaba hadn't awoken him. Elphaba, why couldn't he fall in love with someone that chose to stay? Stop it, Fiyero. He shouldn't be thinking about Elphaba in this way. Yet his feelings were to overwhelming, not seeing Ally again why something he didn't want.

He stepped towards the bedroom door. Never had the walk there been so long, it was like he was trying to walk as slow as possible. To keep a dream alive. How was he going to find Elphaba if she was gone? He hadn't found her, it was the child that had found him. He was a lousy soldier. He knew that if she didn't want to be found, he wouldn't find her. Elphaba was smart, and she knew how to hide. He wish he knew her like that. Off course Fiyero knew Elphaba, but there was something about her mind. There were parts of it, even he couldn't predict.

He reached for the door and swung it open. He saw that the window was opened, the drapes were covering it. Fiyero ran towards it, she was gone. Why was she gone?
"Can you please keep it down, Fiyero?" Elphaba's voice came from behind him. "You're going to wake this kids."

"Kids?" Fiyero turned around. He noticed that Elphaba was laying in the bed, on her right side she could discover Ally and on her left side Fiyero could see the cute face of his son. He was snuggled close to his mom. Fiyero was amazed by the picture, he didn't know him yet. He was so enchanted with the picture. Silence seemed like a present in this situation. Fiyero couldn't find words to say or even anything to do. He just lifted his hand in front of his face.
"Are you crying Fiyero?" Elphaba smiled "He looks like you…"

"He's beautiful, Elphaba." Fiyero smiled "When did you?"
"If I decide to stay here for some time, I want my little boy close." Elphaba smiled "If anything happens, they can stay with you. You're their father."
"Thank you, Fea."
"Mommy's Fea?" Ally opened her eyes. "So if you love mommy, than you're kind of like my daddy. I have a daddy! Walker, we have…"

"Keep it down, Ally." Elphaba smiled. "Walker needs to sleep."
"Is something wrong with him?"
"He's okay." Elphaba pulled Ally out of the bed with her. "He hasn't slept much. Come on Ally, let's get you some breakfast."

"Yeyo…" Ally smiled "I mean daddy makes the best pancakes ever."
"He cooks…" Elphaba gave him a sarcastic look. "How did I ever let you go?"
"And we're back in High school…" Elphaba walked out of the room. She had Ally in her arms, it felt right. She knew that she was in the middle of the Emerald city. In the most dangerous place anyone knew, yet she felt perfectly safe with Fiyero by her side. Fiyero stepped to the stove and Elphaba walked towards the dollhouse. It was something Ally always wanted, and Fiyero had given in to it. How much money had he spent on a girl he didn't know. Or did he have a feeling that Ally was his baby girl? Elphaba took the doll and handed it to her daughter.
"You've been spoiled…" Elphaba smiled "Haven't you buttercup?"

"I love my dollhouse." Ally smiled "Me and daddy made it together."
"Well, I love it buttercup." Elphaba smiled. "Why don't we play with it?"

Fiyero smiled as Elphaba and Ally were playing with the dollhouse. This was one of the most meaningful things he'd ever seen. He knew that he loved his family more than anything. Last night he had found out that Ally was his daughter. Today he had two kids: a son and a daughter. The crazy part was that he couldn't wait to get more kids. He wanted to live through Elphaba's pregnancy. Off course he had known her when she was pregnant, but never had helped her through. This time she wouldn't be by herself. He would help her. He hoped that Elphaba wanted another child.
The door of the spare bedroom opened and his mother stepped from it.

"Good morning, Fiyero." His mother smiled "You're making pancakes for the kids, aren't you?"
"Yes." Fiyero smiled. He noticed how his mother stared at the source of the laughing. Her eyes went to the living room and almost directly a fear appeared on her face. He noticed that she slowly pulled herself behind Fiyero.
"Yero, that's her." Baxiana spoke "That's the wicked witch of the West, call the guards."

"Mom, that's Ally's mom." Fiyero turned to her. "Elphaba has done nothing wrong!"
"Fiyero, since when are you dating the wicked witch of the West?"

Everything around them became quiet.

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