Ok, here is chapter 9 of the Unknown. It's the aftermath of them finding Emeraude. Its starts out with Crystal and Emeraude before going into Elphaba, Glinda and Emeraude. They try to talk about everything. I will let you guys find out what goes on. So read on and enjoy!

Chapter 9

A gentle light slowly filters through an uncovered window and shines its rays on an exposed green hand, which is resting comfortably on a full size mattress. Crystal blue eyes are intensely watching the unmoving hand also willing the appendage to move for them. Crystal gives a heavy sigh as she bows her head and slowly rubs her eyes to get rid of the tiredness that is starting to set in. She doesn't know how long it's been since they brought the unconscious green woman to the hospital to try and save her life from the injuries on her body. The captain runs her fingers through her chocolate locks before looking up to see the chest area move up and down in a slow fashion. It has been touch and go for the first couple of hours when the doctors were trying to stabilize Emeraude but Crystal has been thanking whatever god there is for making sure the green witch made it through the surgery. The captain leans forward and puts one of her hands around the smooth, green one. After this scare of almost losing her she knew that she had to tell the raven haired beauty how she felt about her. Crystal didn't want to regret it for the rest of her life if she never had said anything to her.

"Now you just have to wake up, Emeraude. I need you to wake up so we can talk." Crystal whispers out loud while gripping the hand even tighter than before. She just hopes that the two of them could talk before Emeraude's parents enter the room. If that happens then shit will hit the fan. She has heard whispering from everywhere ever since Elphaba has walked into the hospital in her natural skin tone. No one didn't say anything nor did any of the guards try to arrest her because it only took one, murderous look from Glinda the Good to silence any thoughts or actions. The captain of the guard has a gut feeling that Emeraude already found out about who her other parent is.

"Mmmm….talk about what?"

A slight blush starts to form on Crystal's face when the raven haired beauty's sleepy voice reaches her ears. She didn't think that Emeraude would have heard that. The captain clears her throat slightly and looks up to see dull, green eyes staring straight at her. Her heart does a couple of flips and her voice dies in her throat. Emeraude gives a soft chuckle at only hearing silence but she isn't going to complain about it. She gets to stare at the beauty that is the captain of the Gale Force.

"Cat got your tongue, Captain?" The green woman questions with teasing in her voice while blinking her eyes at feeling the tightness around her hand. She looks down and notices the pale, white skinned hand wrapped around her green one. Her skin tone turns into a deep green at the touch and her heart starts to pound faster in her chest. This is the first intimate touch that has passed between the two of them. The green woman won't lie; she is enjoying this very much.

"I…I'm just glad that you are finally awake. You had us all scared." Crystal replies with a slight stutter to her speech while removing her hand from the green one. Emeraude gives a frown at the loss of warmth from around her hand. She curls her hand into a fist and slowly puts it on her chest with some effort. It feels like there is lead in her body. The raven haired beauty wonders just what the hell was done to her body. It all seems like a blur now. Emeraude gives a pause when she hears Christine's voice echoing in her head, telling her who her other parent is and how she has been lied to her entire life. Crystal gives a hard swallow when she sees the green eyes turn from a dull look to a fiery, inferno burning deeply in them. It just confirms her gut feeling that Emeraude already knew about her true parentage.

"Where are they?" The green woman questions in a hard voice as she starts to sit up, ignoring the pain shooting up her body. She doesn't care about that her body is protesting sudden movement for all she feels right now is anger. The rational part of her mind can understand why Glinda and Elphaba had kept it a secret when she was younger and couldn't understand the situation but she is a grown woman, damn it. It would have been shocking as hell and maybe she would have fainted but eventually she would have come to terms with it eventually. The reason she is so furious is because she had to hear it from the person who kidnapped and tortured her. She wants answers and she wants them right now or hell will be raised. Crystal exhales shakily as she sits up from her seat and slowly walks towards the shaking, green woman. A part of her hopes that she might be able to calm her down but her heart is telling her that it will not happen at all. The brunette really couldn't blame her for being so mad. If she learned about her true heritage from a different source she would be just as angry.

"I do believe that they are sitting in the waiting room." Crystal replies in a gentle voice while reaching over and tucking some of raven locks behind a green ear. Emeraude loses a tiny bit of anger at the gesture and breathes softly through her nose. She bites her bottom lip while casting a sideways towards the captain. The green woman feels that having her in the room might keep everything from exploding in a fiery ball of chaos. She can feel the calming aura coming off the brunette and she wonders if it's from years of training or it just comes naturally to her.

"Go and get them now. We need to talk." Emeraude requests while trying to keep her voice even and calm. She wants to try and remain level headed when her parents show themselves to her but it's so hard to be the good person in this situation. Crystal nods her head slightly and pauses to think about doing something to Emeraude. She gives a slight smile before leaning down and kisses one of the emerald cheeks. Her ears pick up a hitched breath after her lips come in contact with the skin.

"After you are done talking with them, we need to talk as well." The captain whispers into a deepening, green ear before she backs away and walks out of the room to go get her parents. Emeraude puts a hand to her chest and feels her heart almost pounding out of her chest. She has never had a woman make her feel like this at all. The two of them definitely need to have that talk. Her eyes move back and forth when the door opens up to reveal her carbon copy standing in the doorway. She inhales deeply through her nostrils at seeing Elphaba standing before her in all of her green glory. The raven haired beauty still can't comprehend that this woman has been by her side her entire side under a disguise as her mom's personal servant. The two, green woman just stare at each other in an extended silence for they don't know how to start talking to one another. Elphaba, for once, is at a loss for words. She is just overwhelmed from everything that has happened in the past week. Her feet are rooted to the ground and she can't seem to take any steps towards her daughter even though she wants to so badly. The green witch looks to her right when she feels a hand being gently placed on her shoulder. Her eyes soften greatly at seeing Glinda by her side now. She can do the talking since she has lost the sound of her voice. The good witch gives an affectionate squeeze on her lover's shoulder before walking forward towards the equally silent woman.

"Emeraude…thank Oz you are awake. We were so worried." Glinda says as she sits down on the edge of the bed and reaches forward to touch her daughter. Her heart stings slightly when Emeraude turns her head away from the motherly touch. She has prepared herself for a reaction like this but for it to actually happen it still hurts. The Good witch doesn't say anything about that and just silently puts her hand back on her lap. Her blue eyes catch a hint of tears glimmering in her daughter's eyes and she wishes she could just take away the pain but she knows that it won't be so easy.

"Emeraude…I…"

"Why couldn't you have told me sooner?" Emeraude interrupts as she turns her sights back onto her parents with fiery passion returning to her green eyes. Glinda can't help but see Elphaba in her daughter the second those eyes landed on her. This might not go as smoothly as the Good witch had hoped. She knows that her daughter has inherited her lover's more passionate personality when her buttons are pressed in the right way. This is definitely one of them.

"I'm pretty sure you heard all about how I came into power and how your mother became the Wicked Witch of the West when you were in college." Glinda starts off and notice Emeraude give a slight flinch at hearing her call Elphaba 'mother'. Elphaba grips her hands tightly and looks down when she saw the flinch from her daughter. She is trying not to let that be personal with her. This is all new to her and is trying to understand it all. Emeraude just silently nods her head to show that she did. Glinda clears her throat and shifts slightly to get into a better position.

"Elphaba and I have been together ever since we met in college. We were happy but things changed when we went to the Emerald City and found out what the Wizard would do to the people of Oz. They used her as a scapegoat and turned everybody against her. She wouldn't have left without me." Glinda continues before looking behind her to give a loving glance to Elphaba, who still hasn't moved from her position by the door. The green witch gives a blush at the look and scratches behind her head. The Good witch gives a reassuring wink before looking back towards her daughter to finish the story. Emeraude is silent as she wants to hear the story that is so rarely told.

"I had to send her away by herself. I stayed behind to try and bring the Wizard down from the inside while she tried to rally any people who opposed the Wizard under the guise of the Wicked Witch of the West. We met in secret when we could to exchange plans and uh…other things."

A blush started to form on Glinda's face at remembering what they would do when they were finish talking about what their next step was. Elphaba starts to smirk at the pause because she knows what is going through the blonde's mind. Even though it was a tough time for the both of them it was still good memories for her. Each meeting brought relief to the green woman because she knows that Glinda is still alive and well but it also renewed their love for each other. Elphaba doesn't think she could ever change it for anything. Glinda runs her fingers through her hair to try and get her thoughts back on track.

"We managed to keep it going for about ten years even with the death of Elphaba's sister that was orchestrated by the Wizard to try and stop her. It only added fuel to the fire. It was forced to come to end when I got wind of the Wizard finding out where she was hiding and sent the witch hunters after her. Fiyero and I came up with the plan to fake her death and give her a new identity so she can start a new without the name Wicked Witch of the West hanging over her. When you were born with the green skin we changed your appearance right away so nobody could figure out that Elphaba is still alive and have people be after the both of you." Glinda starts to wind up the story but pauses when Emeraude gives a snort at the last part. Her daughter looks towards her and puts her hands on her laps. She squeezes them tightly to keep all of her emotion that wants to burst out of her. The green woman knows that it is because that Elphaba is alive and well that all of this happened.

"Well, somebody figured out anyways and used me to get to you." Emeraude shoots back while turning her eye sight on her other mother. She just can't believe that this woman has been by her side her entire life as Raven and never once would she have suspected her parent has always been with in arms reach of her. The betrayal stung a bit. Elphaba exhales shakily at seeing the hurt look being placed on her and she knows that she needs to speak up now. The green witch starts to take her step towards the bed, noticing that with each step her daughter tenses up even more.

"Look, Emeraude the situation at the time was an incredibly difficult one and we did what we thought would be best. When you were born we did what we thought would be best for you. Please understand why we did what we did." Elphaba explains as she stands behind her lover and puts her hands on the shoulders. Emeraude shakes her head at this and looks away while giving a sniffle. They don't understand why she is upset about all of this. She runs her fingers through her dark locks.

"I would have understood if you two would have told me everything. I would be in shock but I would have understood but that's not how it happened. I had to learn about it all from the person who kidnapped and tortured me. So excuse me for not being as understanding as you all hope I would be." Emeraude finishes with her voice cracking and a single tear starts to roll down her face. Glinda swallows hard as she reaches forward to wipe away the tear but her heart breaks when her daughter turns her head away from the affectionate touch. The Good witch slowly pulls her hand back to her chest and breathes deeply through her nose to keep her own tears from falling down. She just feels like a distance has become between her and Emeraude and she doesn't know if the bridge could be built up again. Elphaba squeezes her shoulders for support because she can feel the heaviness of negative emotions weighing on all of them. Emeraude bites her bottom lip to keep her anger from wanting to escape. She doesn't look at them because she is afraid that she will lose it if she sees them.

"I think it's best if you left right now." The green woman whispers with the tears slowly starting to fall down her cheeks. Glinda makes a soft noise at this comment and pulls away to actually comprehend what has been said to them. Her heart is aching with hurt so much that she doesn't know if she can bear with it right now. Elphaba bites her tongue to send an arguing sentence to her daughter but she knows that it would just make everything worse. The raven haired beauty gently pulls Glinda to her feet while casting Emeraude a look to get a gauge on her. Emeraude is still looking away from them and doesn't look when she feels the brown eyes being laid upon her. She just can't do this right now.

"Come on Glin; let's go so we can talk." Elphaba says quietly as she starts to guide her silently crying lover away from their daughter's bed. They need some alone time to discuss what they need to do next. Glinda just mutely nods her head as she slowly leaves area with much grief weighing on her shoulders. Once she hears the two of them leave her room Emeraude puts her hands to her face and starts to cry heavily. Crystal walks in a few minutes later and sees the state of despair the green woman is in. The captain quickly walks to her side and wraps her tightly in her arms to try and be a source of comfort. Emeraude turns her head into the pillar of strength that is the woman, who is by her side in her time of need. Crystal holds her close to her body and closes her eyes. She hopes that the three women will be able to get through all of this in the end but right now all her focus is making sure Emeraude will be all right and maybe have that talk they need to have.

So, it looks like Emeraude and her parents' relationship is on the rocks right now and hers and Crystal's might be on the rise. What will happen? You will have to see in the next installment of the Unknown that will be updated next week. Until then.

DWK