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Elphaba isn't the wicked witch you're looking for (tothewesternsky) wrote in wariscoming,
@ 2011-05-19 19:16:00

Entry tags:

elphaba, fiyero

Who: Fiyero and Elphaba
What: Meeting face-to-face again. What could possibly happen?
When: Today. ~~Because Elphie is fearful of what she might find.~~
Where: Her house
Warnings: Possibly swearing, definitely flailing and wtfing. Everything else is TBA.

Elphaba hadn't really slept much the previous night ever since her comment exchange with Elena. She knew she should go check the house, but she was scared of what she might find there. If Fiyero was here, that meant she'd have to face the rest of what happened in Oz, what happened between them, and somehow explain to him that she'd been here for several months. Of course, part of her hoped it was an earlier version of Fiyero, one that she wouldn't have to be weird and awkward around. But knowing her luck, Fiyero would be from her time because that's how the seals in this world seemed to work. Finally gathering up enough courage, she left her room and went down to the second floor. Methodically, she checked all the rooms, even Galinda's, but found them to be empty.

She was moving slowly, listening to see if she could hear anyone or anything. Elphaba had gotten good at listening to various sounds when she'd been on the run in Oz. The slightest change in a bird's call could alert her to approaching danger or someone else's presence. Why she was so afraid to go downstairs, it was hard to say. There was a lot in Oz she didn't want to face again, and likewise there was a lot she'd gone through here that she didn't want to go through again. She knew she'd have to explain to Fiyero what she'd gone through here, and half of it she didn't want to touch on. They were still sore spots for her, but he deserved to know. It was the least she owed him.

Finally, she moved down to the main level of the house and glanced around. She moved towards the kitchen, figuring she could pretend to be getting something to eat or drink instead of methodically looking for someone. Unconsciously, she grabbed the loose ends of her dark hair and started twisting them through her fingers, something she did when she was uncomfortable or on edge. Maybe this was nothing. Maybe Galinda just had a nightmare. She went around the corner of the dining room and stepped into the kitchen, taking a deep breath. By this point, she was lost in her thoughts and not really paying attention to where she was going. She was just starting to get over an emotional stress, she didn't know if she could handle Fiyero being here. It was hard enough for her to deal with her emotions, and she'd all ready had a breakdown, in front of Galinda, she wasn't sure she could take much else right now. But that's how this place seemed to operate. It dealt blow after blow without much time to recover in between.

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tothewesternsky
2011-05-28 03:29 am UTC (link)

That look he gave her tugged at her. She did still care for him, but she had moved on. In the months she'd been there, she'd grieved, mostly silently, accepted that he was gone and moved on. Though the moving on part did provide set backs for her at times, such as when Jack suddenly left. It seemed that just when she'd started opening up to people, they'd leave. Jack did it, and more recently Bonnie. "Did I?" She couldn't help but feel she hadn't really saved him. She knew what happened in Oz in the end, and she couldn't really see how life as a scarecrow would be a good one.

And there it was, one of the things she feared. He thought they could just pick up where they'd left off. "Fiyero, we can't just pick up where we left off in Oz. I've been in this place for several months, and when I first arrived, I'd believed you were dead." Oh she hated this, she really did, but she had to say it. "Fiyero, I'm not the same woman you remember, that you just saw. I'm so different." She didn't exactly want to say how she'd given up and given in to the persona all of Oz called her. Least of all the things she'd been through since she'd been there.

"Yes, I've had one before. There are better things, though." Elphaba couldn't help but roll her eyes a bit at the way Fiyero talked about the pop tart. Of course he'd latch onto food like that, especially now.

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likewinkiewine
2011-05-28 03:42 am UTC (link)

Fiyero gave his head a sincere nod. "Yes you did. You made me realize that I didn't have to be this giant asshole who only cared about sex and partying, you made me feel okay to be me. You saved me from letting my soul die from being wrapped up in a lie."

He sighed. "Elphaba, that does not mean we can't be together. If I must, I will go back to step one with you, start over fresh, learn about the woman you've become. Oz, knows I love the woman you were and will now love the woman you are." Fiyero had truly given his heart to her that one night, and he would refuse to take it back. If he must fight for her, then he'll put up his fists. If he must relearn everything, then he'll be taught. At this point, after all he'd been through, he would do anything to have this.

"There are things better than this? Clearly, this place is trying to fatten me up. Just wait I'll be the size of a house in a few weeks time."

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tothewesternsky
2011-05-28 04:24 am UTC (link)

"Well, I'm glad that I did that. No one should go through life unhappy." Elphaba should've really taken her own advice there, but she still wasn't in a position to be sure of herself to try and get what would make her happy.

"No, you don't understand. In Oz when I thought you were dead, I lost it. I gave in to being the wicked witch. Even now I'm still struggling with it." She lowered her head, remembering the things she'd done in this world. "I killed someone, Fiyero. In cold blood. I did it right in front of Galinda. I'm pretty sure that makes a difference." The killing had been justified, the evil witch had kidnapped and tortured Bonnie and hurt Galinda, but the thing that still bothered Elphaba was how much she'd enjoyed killing the woman.

"If you get that fat, you're getting a house of your own." Elphaba shook her head a bit. She crossed over to the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water, opening it and taking a drink, then she turned back to Fiyero. "There's a lot you don't know, and there's a lot I've been through here."

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