Hidden Beauty part 25

Hidden Beauty part 25

25. The Last Day In Kansas

They left together with Ann-Elphaba, Frank, Julie and Finley to their house. As they came closer to their house, it became more harder for Oz to leave her behind, afther all they did together. She helped him all the way in his life, through the moost darkest and painfulst moments. Annie opend the door and immediatly hugged them all tight and say they could come in, appart from that she had some news as well.

"Oscar! Theodora! Frank!" "You're here!" "I am so glad to see you and I have good news as well." "Jonathan and I are trying to have a child." Annie's face beamed as she told them this. "You are the first people that I wanted to know." She added. They others were speechless.

Oz fell a little dissapointed, just like when Annie and Jonathan got married. But still he was happy for her, knowing that they bot were lucky, found their love and now had a child. "Thats great Annie..." Oscar said compassionate and happy.

Theodora could see the dissappointment in Oscar's face. "Yes, Annie that's wonderful." "You must let us know, when to expect. Oscar and I originally came here to tell you that today we are leaving for OZ." Annie's face turned white. "What?!" "So soon!" "But Oscar, I'd have hoped to have you here longer. You are my close friend, I need you here." Annie pleaded. "Annie, I know and I want to be here." Oscar reassured. "There is a twister coming sent from OZ, and if we do not use it then who noes how long it will be before there is another one." Theodora interjected. "Annie, Oscar and I will visit as often as we can." She quickly added. Annie sighed with relief. "Thank you, Theodora." She replied.

Oscar smilled at her as he hugged Ann-Elphaba again, not wanting to let her go. "We will miss you very much Annie... I swear.." Oscar replied as he looked up to Theodora. "We need to go now.. If we don't want that the twister leaves without us... But... We need an hot-airballoon..." Oscar replied.

"Oscar before you go, I want you to know that I would come with you." "But, Jonathan never would and with us as a family, I do not see how it would be possible." Annie explained. "But please visit us soon!" She demanded. "Oscar, there is another balloon." "The only condition is, it's at the Fun-Fair. The replacement of the one you..."stole."" Theodora sadly mentioned. "What do we do?!" She asked him.

"I have no idea... The last time I stole it with my trics but... Afther I have chainged... And am no criminal anymore... Afther I changed. I changed since I knew I had a daughter... And I didn't want her to have any pain in her life... And the same for Theodora." Oscar replied as he looked to bot of them.

"Well we can always ask for an extra one. They may have more than one. We can say it's for our act." Theodora suggested. They know me and Finley, we can use it for our act." She added. "Oz, she's right!" Finley stated. "We will have to steal it somehow." He continued.

"We can try that as well... We will see what will happen.. But for now we need to go to the Fun-Fair." Oscar hugged Annie tight. "We will see you soon again my friend... I promise." He smilled as they all left to the Fun-fair, but during their walk to it, Oscar became more afraid of the people's reaction, one of them was that he held his daughter now.

"Oscar, you need to relax." "You so tensed up!" Theodora scolded. "I'll protect you from them. I have a few hexes that still work here." Theodora laughed.

"I know my love... Normally I would not even be close to this nervous... But since I came in Oz and fell in love with you and had Ann... My whole life changed... And I started a new life... A new me... Something I never did before..." Oscar said as he tried to calm himself a little down. "I hope they will understand... I really hope... Since I don't want to start a fight with Elphie here..."

"Well just know that I'll protect you in any way." Theodora smiled. "Yes, we will too." Finley and Frank interjected. Oscar smiled, he knew that his friends truly cared for him. The group then walked back to the fair.

"Everyone still likes me afther all the bad things I've done in life and to them.." Oscar said, then he held Theodora and stroke through her hair. "I first want to get an ice cream... You never had one? The tornado comes afther all in 3 hours or something like that... So we have still enough time.." Oscar grinned. Theodora nodded as they walked to a place were they sold ice. "What tast would you like my dear?" Oscar asked. "I don't know which foot there is in your world.. Maybe bread?" Oscar laughed. "Haha... No, No my dear... Ever heard of strawberries? Because you are so soft as strawberries." Theodora grinned. "No..." Oscar held her now. "Then we will buy a strawberry icecream for you... And I also think Elphie would like that one..." Theodora nodded. "I'll take chocolat... Frank likes banana's and Finley as well... And for Julie maybe also strawberries." Then he took Theodora's hat of and looked right in her beautiful, chocolat brown eyes. "What makes you diffrent... Makes you beautiful to me..." Oscar said as he softly stroke her cheek and smilled at her, his special, beautiful smile.

"Ice cream sounds lovely." Theodora stated. "Yes, Oscar that's a great way to say goodbye." Frank added. "Let's go!" Julie exclaimed. "Alright!" Oscar replied, as they walked to the ice cream parlour.

"Okay... Like I promised... A strawberry icecream for you madam." Oscar said as he gave the icecream to Theodora. Elphaba got also an strawberry icecream like promised, and she immediatly fell in love with it. Finley and Frank had banana icecream and Julie an strawberry one as well.

They all sat together, as they enjoyed their frozen treat. "This is the first time I've ever had ice cream!" Theodora stated. "Umm!" " I love it!" She exclaimed. "Oz, this tastes delicious!" Finley added in. "Thank you so much!" Julie spoke out. "You're all welcome." Oscar replied. "Oh, Ann do be careful!" "Don't spill on yourself, it is rather cold. You might freeze." Theodora worried. "Oscar, please watch her.

"Don't worry Theodora... Ice creams aren't dangerous... I help her eating because she's afther all only 7 mounths old." Oscar grinned as he gave his daughter a kiss at forhead, he still couldn't believe that he finally had done something goods in his life, he still couldn't believe he had a daughter, his little girl, a child he always wanted, and promised to protect with his heart and soul, a child from his flesh and blood and one of the moost importand things in his life, she was even very beautiful, more beautifuler then yestherday, even that her skincolour was green.

Theodora and Finley helped Julie. Frank helped Theodora deal with the cold. As fire and ice. Theodora looked again at her hands. "Ah." She sighed. "There is still a burn mark. My skin is ruined." "I wish that it was normal again!" "Water did not use to be this damaging." She cried.

Oscar took her head in his hands. "Aww.. My poor and dear Theodora... What makes you diffrent, makes you beautiful to me... I love you the way you are... No matter what! Years ago I only liked girls because of their looks... But now not anymore... I love green, it's my favorit colour... Look at Ann, she's also green like you, she looks a lot like you.. Even though she has got my hair colour and nose.. But your beautiful lips. Remember the words, what makes you diffrent, makes you beautiful to me.. Forever... Because it's true." Oscar said as he kissed her forhead.

Theodora smiled at him. "Thanks." "Although I still wish I had my true skin!" "But, I am pleased that I am still deeply loved by my friends." Theodora finished. "You always will be!" Everyone said to her. Theodora blushed. Thank you, everyone." She replied.
As they talked, a rustling noise could be heard. "Oh no!" "Oz, they twisted is coming!" Frank cried.

"Come on! Then are we going to that place!" Oscar said as they run to the Fun-Fair. He held Elphaba tight as they run to the Fun-Fair. But when they came there, everyone walked over to him, speakless, and they glared at the child in his arms.