iTunes Fic Challenge.


Rules: 1. Pick your favorite pairing and a character.
2. Put iTunes on shuffle
3. Write a drabble for the first ten songs.
4. You can only write for the duration of the song.

The Songs:

1. Light (next to normal)
2. Johanna (Reprise) (Sweeney Todd)
3. Poor Thing (Sweeney Todd)
4. Marshmallow World (Kristin Chenoweth)
5. Diva's Lament (Spamalot)
6. Part Of Your World (The Little Mermaid)
7. Surrender (The Pirate Queen)
8. Aquarius (Hair)
9. I Could Have Danced All Night (Glee)
10. Time for Miracles (2012)

Light
Give me clouds and rain and gray; give me pain, if that's what's real. It's the price we pay to feel.
The light casted her shadow onto the wooden ground, a ever shifting image. It shimmered left, right, picking shadow objects up and putting shadow objects down.

Fiyero watched the shadow-woman, too afraid to step into the room. Not after last night; not after he ran off with the Lion cub. So quickly. Too quickly. She wouldn't trust him.

Besides, he was happy as he was, right?

He tried to convince himself of that as he walked away.

Johanna (Reprise)
Witch, witch...
"No news, Captain."

He nodded without looking, staring out the window. Two long years so far, and not a word. Two long years of pretending to be happy because that's what he was expected to do; two long years of pretending to love a woman he didn't; two long years of hunting the woman he cared about more than anything.

"Are you alright, Captain? You seem... out of it."

"I'm fine, Averic. I'm fine..."

Poor Thing
And he was beautiful...
So Galinda told him the whole story.

How it was her fault.
How Elphaba's only crime had been foolishness at running out so quickly.
How the Wizard was cruel.
How she didn't love him.
How she knew he didn't love her.
How Elphaba had died.

And he cried.

Marshmallow World
It's a time for play; it's a whipped cream day; I'll wait for it the whole year round.
Fiyero grinned as his own personal goddess landed besides him, slipping off of her broomstick as easily as Fiyero himself had slipped away from his fiance.

The broom moved ahead of them, sweeping them a path through their hidden part of the forest. As long as Galinda didn't decide to go hunting for him, and the Guards didn't spot her, they could pretend to be a happy, normal couple.

And in the spirit of the holidays and being a happy, normal couple, Fiyero swung the love of his life into a kiss.

Diva's Lament
I've been replaced by Britney Spears!
If Fiyero heard one more thing about Galinda's tragic misfortunes about her dress ripping not matching perfectly with her eyes a bead falling off the colors clashing with other people's outfit-

Well, he would scream.

Part Of Your World
Sick of swimming, ready to stand...
For the second time in a year, he watched her fly away, disappearing into the clouds and the sky.

He would have given up everything to join her. His career, his title, his house, his clothes - well, except for one outfit - his everything.

But she would never let him.

Surrender
And yet prepare to tender my unconditional surrender...
The jail cell was worth it.
The stripes on his black, still sore and bleeding and open, were worth it.
The lack of title was worth it.
The broken heart of Glinda was worth it.
The loss of everything was worth it
because he had gained her.

Aquarius
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius...
The congregation of protesters surrounded the palace. Glinda had done her work quickly and well. The Wizard was just as despised as Elphaba, now. They were calling for him to be sent back to Earth with Dorothy; for Morrible to be sent to jail for the things she had arranged.

It was just the kind of thing Elphaba would have loved, thought Fiyero, looking down at it all. The people were finally standing up and doing something right.

It was a shame that she wasn't around to share in it.

I Could Have Danced All Night
I only know when he began to dance with me, I could have danced, danced, danced all night.
He swept her around and around the dance floor, her hair twirling elegantly around her. The dress clung to her body, accenting her curves, making her so much more desirable than she already was. Her makeup was done in a smoky, sexy look - obviously something she hadn't come up with herself.

And the entire time he danced with her, he pretended she was Elphaba. It was the only way he could get through.

Time for Miracles
Cause I ain't giving up on love.
"Fiyero, what are you doing!?"

He shoved her behind him, holding the gun steady at his former best friend, whose gun was trained on Elphaba.

"What I should have been doing for years. Protecting you. Get out of here."

"Fiyero, move." Averic's voice was cold. "I will shoot you if I have to get to her."

"Then shoot."

The gun went off.



... you guys should do it, too. It's fun.

This genius is so beyond brilliant/amazing. Your drabbles were fantastic. I love how you said so much in a small amount of words. It's genius!

I'm going to post my drabbles later tonight but chose the following songs on shuffle already:

"A Step Too Far," - Aida
"Ode to a Bad Guy," - Ripley
"He's Been Leading You On," - Chris Montez
"The Show Must Go On," - The Wall
"Darling Lorraine," - Paul Simon
"I Wanna Be A Star," - The Mamas & the Papas
"I Know Things Now," - Into the Woods
"The Lady Is A Tramp," - Frank Sinatra
"Schönheitspflege," or "Beauty Routine" in English - Elisabeth
"Murder in Maryland Park," - Sarah Brightman

My pairing is Boq/Nessarose and the additional character is Glinda.

Nicole,

You are brilliant. A gifted writer. Once you make it big, don't forget the little people.

The ICBH

A.N. I only did five for now... But I wanted to take a crack at it. Great idea Nicole! The ones you wrote are PHENOMENAL!


So Anyway - Next to Normal

So anyway I'm leaving, I thought you'd like to know...

She stared into his eyes trying to comprehend what had gone wrong. She loved him. She knew that.

But this life cooped up with him wasn't a life. Living in hiding, constantly being reminded of the tragedy and curse of a life she had forced upon Fiyero... It was killing her.

If leaving and going back to Oz meant being caught and killed... It was still worth it, in a way.

She hated breaking his heart. She couldn't bare to face his eyes.

So she left him a note.

"I loved you once and though I love you still, I know, it's time for me to go."

Yours Always,
Fae



Positoovity - The Little Mermaid

... a can-do kind of attitude...

He chased her up the stairs to the attic.

"What the frick are you doing Fae?!"

"Did you not just hear what's going on Fiyero! The Wizard has been behind all this. I can't just follow him and what he's doing. Is that what you would do?! How could you even thi-"

He kissed her hard on the mouth. She started kissing him back passionately before pulling away.

"What the fudge was that for? This is hardly the time to be-"

"You need to calm down Fae. Think about what you're doing. Letting the Wizard make Oz against you is not going to help your cause! You need to work from inside the system to help the animals! You'd capable of anything!"

She looked at him, cooling down a bit as she did.

She closed her eyes and put her head in her hands before sinking down against a wall.

"Maybe you're right..."

"I know you. You could do anything you set your mind to... You just need a can-do kind of attitude..."


Hello World - The Saddle Club (LOL)

Life is easy if you wear a smile...

"Why so glum Fae?"

She frowned at him. "This is NOT a light matter Fiyero."

"What's wrong?"

"I don't want to talk about it."

"It can't be that bad."

"It's that bad."

"Just tell me."

She sighed before looking at him very seriously, "I got a B."

"Pardon me?"

"I got a B on a quiz."

He stared at her incredulously before quickly tickling her, making her laugh and smile.

"Stop Fiyero! Stop." He stopped.

"What the hell was that for?"

"Life is easy if you wear a smile. Don't worry so much my sweet nerdy girlfriend."


If You Were Gay - Avenue Q

No room mate to bother me. How could it get any better than this.

Elphaba had a long day and had just settled down to read a book on her bed.

It was not long before her peaceful serenity was interrupted by the sound of a door nob turning.

No! Why now! Why can't I have peace for once.

"Elphieeeeee!!!! I haven't seen you all week! I miss youuuuuu! All you do is make out with Fiyero these days." Glinda pouted.

Elphaba groaned. "Let's just cut to the chase and get this make over thing over with."


Outside Looking In - Jordan Pruitt

You don't know my name. You don't know anything about me...

Elphaba looked up to see Fiyero chasing a giggling Glinda on the bridge above. Her heart broke.

Hadn't he felt that spark only a moment ago? The way electricity surged through her body when his hand brushed her cheek... She was sure she hadn't been the only one to feel it.

Elphaba sighed. Fiyero didn't know she existed. He was dating Glinda.

Why do I want you Fiyero... You don't know anything about me...

AHH I loved it! Okay, so um it makes me very happy that you have Hello World on your ipod. I thought I was the only one. AND the part with that song just made me laugh. I couldn't help but think that that is exactly like me.

They are all so good. Wow, I'm no match for this crew.
Loved them all.

The ICBH

Shut up and write one.


And thanks, guys. XD I don't even remember writing half of those; I was doing it while watching 12 Men of Christmas.

Since you asked so nicely.

Seriously, I can only work on one story at a time. Which reminds me, I need to write a Sunday update.

(WHOA...Nicole you almost blew my mind. Especially when my I pod played two songs from Lord of The Rings the Musical which is about as different form Wicked as Cheese is to oranges but hey I still loved it. Great writing guys and here's mine.)

1.)

Song: "Goddess"

Artist: S.J. Tucker

"I'm in love with the Godess who lives down the street and I wonder if she knows if she knows."

Drabble: "Little you know, little you care."

Boq slumps down against the court yard wall.
His little arms hugging his little chest.
He lets the bouqet of daisies he'd been carrying fall to the ground with a sigh.

Glinda's laughter, like a spear to the heart, has wounded him once again.

She was such a snob.

She was cruel and shallow and..and he loves her.

He doesn't know why. It doesn't matter.

He wonders if she knows how much he loves her.
How much she hurts him everytime she shuns him.
He wonders if it would even make a difference to her if she did.

On the opposite side of the court yard, behind a column he hears someone sobbing.
He knows who is crying and why.

Elphaba Throppe cries for one man only.

But he never seems to see her, never seems to understand that she would give anything to be his beloved.
To just be loved at all.

he folows her angry,hurt eyes to a couple giggling in the courtyard.

Glinda, his one and only. In the arms of Elphaba's one and only, Fiyero.

Slowly he walks to his friend and offers her his handkerchief.

A smile spreads over her pink stained emerald face as she accepts.

There are no words for heart ache. Only pain.


2.) Song: "The Cat and The Moon"

Artist: The Lord of The Rings The Musical ( Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Samwise.)

( Ok little back ground, this song takes place in a pub in the play and the whole thing is created as a distraction so two people can sneak out of an awkward situation. Sooo this came about.)

Drabble: Espionage

Elphaba stares at her glass of wine, wishing it would swallow her.

The philosophy club had seemed like a good idea at the time.

Sure..go with averic, it will be a good way to make Fiyero jealous.

She rolls her eyes as she watches Averic and two friends climb up on the table.

Oh Sweet Lureline, No...
She thinks, They wouldn't!

They would and they do

"Oi!" yells Averic to the startled band. "Play something we can dance too!"

To her horror, they do.

The dancing starts just as a very drunk man makes a pass at her.

She is trapped.

On her left is Averic and company shaking the table and on her right is the human Octopus who she keeps trying to fight off.

Bad night, very bad night.

Suddenly a hand grabs her shoulder.

"Honey, is this jerk bothering you?"

Elphaba looks over to see Fiyero winking at her. She smiles.

"Let's get out of here..." he whispers

Just as Averic slips and falls on top of Octopus man.

"With pleasure."

So began the biggest bar brawl in emerald city history.

And in the middle of it ran Elphaba and Fiyero as they made their grand escape.
The plan had worked.

3.) Song: "The song of hope"

Artist: Lord of The Rings The Musical ( Arwen.)
" At the edge of darkness, hope is whispering still..."

Drabble: Hope in Winter.

( This is one of my absolute favourite songs, it is half in "Elvish" and half in english. It not only applies to Elphaba/Fae but really to anyone who as ever felt 'beyond hope'. So from my love of both this was born.)

Her mind is dark.
In the coldness of the room, she feels her blood freeze.

Blood and death. Evil and darkness

That is all she sees as the darkness surrounds her.
She hugs herself crying.

Suddenly a lamp flickers to life.

A voice whispers her name, but she does not move.

His arms slip around her.
Warm as a summer son.
She feels herself Melting,melting in his love.

"What is it?"

She cannot speak, closing her eyes against the brightness of the sun.
But somehow, her savior understands.

"Come here," he says, his voice a soft summer wind, pulling her down, down into the warm safeness by his side.

"No one's gonna get you, I'm here. Sleep."

"But what about the darkness?" she wimpers, " It's every where!"

" Just stay in the lamp light, stay with me."

" It's too much, this is hopeless!"

He lifts her face so she looks in his eyes.

"Do you love me?"

"Of course!"

He kisses her softly, his lips brushing her forehead.

"Then there is still hope."

She smiles and in his embrace her frozen heart begins to beat again.

4.) ( Seriously? Only four? Wow...)

Song: Lothlorien

" All though storms may descend, Mountain and Valley make way,
For the days that remain this is the promise I've made.
No shadow fall across this land, before the wind and fire I stand,
and you my child shall know no harm, enfolded in my arms. Lothlorien."

Artist: ( One guess..long musical what can I say? Lord of the Rings the musical.)

Drabble: Maternal Instinct.

It's over.

The blood, the pain, the screams.
All is calm as the last of the storm passes.

Elphaba lies in an uneasy sleep, her dark hair loose and tossled.
Beside her, on the pillow, neglected lies her new born son Liir.

The midwife, a supposed sister of the unnamed god. Takes the child from her side.

She looks at the child with distaste, the same distaste she showed for his silent, green faced mother.

She walks to the window and opens it wide. The winter wind blows in an icy blast and the baby cries.

The woman lies the child on the sill ignoring it's wails. "Like mother, like son." she says dispassionately. As she unwraps the blanket.

But something happens then...her back arches and her neck snaps up. There is a sound like bubble rap snapping and she falls to the floor.

A figure rushes across the room reeling drunkenly, snatching the wailing bundle into her arms.

When the sister opens her dying eyes, through her dimming vision she sees a demon.
Or is it an Angel of judgement? She doesn't know.

Above her Elphaba stands supporting herself by the window sill.
In her fee arm she clutches the wailing bundle to her chest.

Breathing hard, the winter snow in her hair, she stands beside the dead woman and speaks for the first time in months.

"Don't touch my son!"

5.) Song: "Lullabye" ( Good night my angel.)
Artist: Billy Joel

"Good night my angel now it's time to sleep,
and yet so many things I need to say.
I promised I would never leave you,
but you should always know, no matter where you go
I never will be far away."

Gone.

Gone.

"GONE!"

Elphaba finally gives voice to the one word coursing through her mind.
Her shriek makes the roof of the old apartment ring.
She sobs over his broken body.

Her spring frozen
Her sun extinguished
Her life as she knows it ended.

"FIYERO!"

She sobs, blood and tears fall on a letter lying forgotten by the dead man's side.
A letter she would never read.

Later, another would find it.
When, unable to sleep,
his mind filled with his mother's dying screams.
he goes to her room seeking comfort.

In the folds of her cape, he finds a letter she has never read, but always kept.

He opens it and reads:

" My dear,

I am sorry I broke my promise to you.
But I could not stay.
Can you forgive me?
I will always love you, and I will never leave you.
So you might as well get used to it.

Love, F

Liir smiles at the last line, then just as quickly bursts into tears. Who is this F and how could he write so much like his mother?

"I love you, I love you." he whispers to no one.

"Mother.." he adds and his eyes close.


6.) ( I'm even proud of myself here...hot MaMa! LOL)

Song: "All Soul's Night"

Artist: Loreena Mckennit

" I can see the lights in the distance,
drowning in the dark cloak of night.
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing,
A waltz on all, on all souls night."

Drabble: Passion ( Ate..Just kidding! Don't kill me!)

She feels his heat against he coolness.
Blue diamonds exploding behind her eyes like ice fire works.
The taste of his kisses intoxicating her.

Green and blue lightning coursing through her veins.

As she arches, she sees the lights of Lurelinmas shining through her window.

Green,Blue, and red.

Red like passion.

Outside the church bells chime midnight drowning out her screams.

Then all is still.

Somewhere a choir begins to sing.

She rolls over into his arms.

"Happy Lurelinemas."

She breathes. He kisses her.

"Indeed."


7.) Song: Bonny Portmore
Artist: Loreena Mckennit
" If I had you now, as I had once before. All the lords in old England would not purchase Portmore."

Elphaba stares out her window.
Her eyes are blank, Images fill her mind of days gone by.

Of the begining,
and the end.

The horrible end.

The end that had left her paradise a barren waist land.
She cries as she speaks to vanished souls:

"If I'd known then, what I know now, I never would have let you go. I didn't see, I didn't know.
I love you! Forgive me?"

She bows her head, but no response comes.
She clutches her shattered heart and cries.

8.) Song: The Lady of Shallot

Artist: Loreena Mckennit/ Alfred Lord Tynnison

" Lancelot mused a little space. He said: " She hath a lovely face. God in his mercy lend her grace. This..Lady of Shallot."

Drabble: "Such a pretty face."

Glinda is smiling more then usual today.
you wouldn't expect it.
Dressed in drab academic robes she does not look herself.
But this is the day she's been waiting for.
The end of term, The day Madame Morrible chooses the best sorcery students to go on to be apprentices.

She stands in the line, dancing with excitement. Only two spots left.

"Elphaba Fae Throppe."

Glinda claps excitedly, her and her room mate would be together again. Nothing could make her happier...well maybe one thing.

The cheers die down, then silence as the final name is called.

Glinda can hardly wait, she fixes her hair and mentally practices her wave and smile. " I Glinda Arduenne would like to thank..."

"Bridgette Smithright."

What?

Glinda steps back into the crowd looking shocked. Had they actually called a name that wasn't hers?

Was that scrawny little red head with glasses really living out her dream?

She feels tears in her eyes, then she sees Madame Morrible coming toward her.

Hope rises in her. It was a mistake, it had to be.

"Don't worry dear, I know you'll go far. After all, you have such a pretty face."

Glinda sighs, " Thank you." But in her mind she adds " But such a small brain."

She runs back to her dorm and throws her hand mirror across the room.

"SCREW YOU MADAME MORRIBLE!"

But she knows, deep in her heart, she is really angry at herself.

9.) ( JESUS WEPT! This is some challenge! Almost there just gotta " Keep Holding On.")

Song: Keep Holding On
Artist: Avril Levine ( From the movie Eragon)

" Keep holding on, because you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through.
Just be strong, because you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you..."

"Elphaba hold on!"

Elphaba hears Fiyero's voice as she grips the parapet wall.
She sees again the fire and the water, the fateful leap backwards.

She clings until her fingers bleed.

"I'm here, take my hand!"

She reaches out and he grabs her.
Hauling at her, struggling to lift her over the side.

"Don't you let go!" he shouts, " Do you hear me? I just found you, I won't lose you again! Elphaba,please..Keep holding on!"

She clings to him for life.

Suddenly she is in his arms.

"You're alive!"

They say at the same time. The embrace is tight and warm.
Suddenly Fiyero moves away, she pulls him close again.

"No!" she says, " Keep holding on."
He does.

10.) ( Ok this is really short but it's cute.)

" No."

"Yes."

"I'm right."

"You're wrong."

" I love you!"

" I love you too..but you're still wrong."

"Elphaba!"

Fiyero grits his teeth.

"Why do you always have to be so stubborn?"

"I'm not.." Elphaba says with a wink, " I just know I'm right. How else do you think I succeed?"

( And so it ends. Hope you enjoyed them. Thanks for the inspiration. muah! Love ya!)

Wow.

Those were fantastic. I didn't know any of the songs except for "Keep Holding On" Yet I saw Eragon, and I don't recall the song in the movie, but who cares. The stories were very well done.

The ICBH

This challenge has always intimidated me, because this SO isn't my strong point. But I tried three songs out....

1. Can You Feel the Love Tonight (from The Lion King)
Can you feel the love tonight, the peace the evening brings

They ran, ran as if their lives depended on it. Yet, the panic was paired with an odd sense of peace. Because, though they ran, they ran together.

They had held back for so long, denied the feelings that had flowed through their blood and down to their core.

Knowing that this may not last forever rested heavy on both their hearts. But those worries were quickly shoved away as they focused on the here and now, simply basking in each other as the moonlight shone down on them. Just for this moment, even if just for this night, they could feel and express their love for each other.


2. Listen to Your Heart (from Young Frankenstein)
Let’s forget about thinking, thinking’s never smart.

“We can’t leave her out there to fend for herself!” Fiyero exclaimed, reliving the same fight with Glinda for what seemed like the millionth time.

Glinda was fed up. Even though she agreed with Fiyero, she forced herself to push those worries out of her head. Further, she needed to push away the worries of losing Fiyero, something that plagued her mind more than she’d like to admit.

“Fiyero,” Glinda replied seductively, working to use her charms to distract her fiance. She swayed as she approached him, moving her arms up to rub his shoulders. “Fiyero, you work so hard, you need to just relax,” she soothed. “Let me help you forget,” she murmured, effectively ending the argument for at least the time being.


3. Our Last Summer (from Mamma Mia/ABBA)
I can still recall…our last summer…

Elphaba sat on a fallen log, taking a break after hours of flying. As she rested, she noticed a small lion cub pass by in search of its dinner, and it immediately brought back memories. Memories that she fought to ignore, but cared for so deeply at the same time. It was years ago, but it was their last time together, their only time together. It would seem silly to anyone else, but something as simple as a touch of Fiyero’s hand on hers made Elphaba blush even today. Although it was brief, she would never forget the memory that they’d made.

You all ROCK MY SOCKS!

Ok too much sugar...sorry. But seriously those were phenomenal! OMG...the Avenue Q one, " Let's just get this Making over thing over with!" I so think they should add that to popular. Totally awesome, it fit so perfectly! ( Yes I know what it really is and that would have been funny too!"

Seriously, there were so many touching scenes in those. Nicole...Wow woman all I'm saying but I could say so much more. Oh and the last drabble to all of these. So cute!

In fact, I write a series called "The Shiz Stories" for this board and you just helped me out for the last summer one I'll be doing. Well maybe the last. Thanks!

Really guys keep up the good work! Muah!