So I had this idea when I watched Maleficent, when maleficent meets aurora when she's a little girl. It's a brilliant movie i love it soooo much.

Elphaba paced in her castle, stressed. She had been woken by a horrible nightmare about fiyeros death. It was exactly one year ago to that day, and she still carried the guilt with her every day, everywhere she went.

Suddenly, she heard someone knocking at the front door.

She looked up, startled. Who would dare knock at a witches castle? Though she had faked her death, everyone believed this place to be haunted by her spirit.

She got up off the old red armchair and walked to the door, her long black dress swishing along the floor.

She pushed the large castle door open, using both of her arms, because it was so heavy.

She looked outside, not seeing a single soul. It was probably some silly prank, she thought.

"Hello." A childish voice came out of nowhere. She looked down to the source of the quiet voice, startled.

A little girl, maybe about two years old, was standing there, grinning at her.

Elphaba started at her, confused.

The little girl giggled.

"Shoo." Elpaba said, waving her hand.

The little girl took a step toward her.

"Go on, shoo!" She repeated.

The girl wrapped her arms around Elphabas legs, hugging her.

She looked down at the girl, unsure of what she should do.

She picked her up, looking at her more closely. She had curly brown hair, and an adorable round face with big green eyes. She was wearing a white nightgown with blue flowers on it.

The girl looked down, and started playing with Elphabas long black hair.

Elphaba held her closer, completely enchanted by the little one. She didn't know how long she was standing there until she notices that the girl was shivering because of the cold night air.

She walked back inside quickly, closing the door with magic by waving her hand.

Lighting a fire with a flick of her wrist, she sat down on a chair, pulling the girl onto her lap.

"What's your name, sweetie?" She whispered, so as not to startle her.

"Liz." The girl said with a lisp.

Elphaba smiled. "Where are your parents, Elizabeth?"

She shook her head. "Pawents?"

"Your mother and father?" She asked softly.

"No pawents." Liz thought for a moment. "You're gween. Are you the wicked witch?"

Elphaba nodded, pushing her long hair over her shoulder. "Are you afraid of me?"

Liz shook her head, pulling the hair back toward her. "No. I like gween and you're pwetty, too."

"Why thank you." Elphaba said, smiling. "Do you have a home, little one?"

She shook her head again, trying and failing to braid a few strands of Elphabas hair.

"What happened?" She asked.

"Bad men" She replied, hiding her face in Elphabas hair.

Worry instantly overtook Elphaba at the thought of this innocent little girl getting hurt."Are you okay, little one?" She asked hurriedly.

Liz nodded, but then she pouted. " I'm not little."

Elphaba laughed at that, bouncing her on her knee slightly. "No? What then?"

Liz shrugged. "Not little" She insisted.

"How old are you?" Elphaba asked.

"two and a hawf." Liz said proudly.

Elphaba grinned. "Well, I'm 23 and a half, so that makes you very little, doesn't it?"

Liz huffed, crossing her arms, which Elphaba thought looked adorable.

Elphaba poked her tummy gently, making her giggle. Then she really started tickling her, and liz squealed, trying to get away.

She stopped, pulling her close again. "You're a little monster, aren't you?"

Liz hugged her, smiling tiredly.

Elphaba put her arms around Liz, settling into a comfortable position. She didn't care if this was a dream (which it probably was), she just wanted to enjoy holding this little girl, imagining for just a moment that she was her own.

When morning came, Elphaba sat up, confused. Why had she slept on the old red armchair? Then she saw the little girl fast asleep on her lap, and remembered.

She looked at her thoughtfully, stroking her brown curls. This girl didn't really have a home. She was an orphan. Elphaba couldn't just send her on her merry way, she would never survive. She could bring her to another family. A couple that wanted a child, and couldn't have one. But for some reason her heart clenched at the thought of giving away this little monster.

She knew this was the most selfish thing she would ever do, but at that moment, nothing but the safety of Liz mattered.

Elphaba looked at the clock. 6 A.M. Great.

She sat there for a couple of hours, dozing off occasionally, or just watching the little one sleep so peacefully. Elphaba noticed that she was awfully thin. Too thin for a little girl. She would have to do something about that.

After a while Liz opened her eyes, yawning. She looked disoriented for a moment until she saw Elphaba and grinned up at her.

"Good morning." Elphaba said softly.

"Mmmh" Liz replied, still half asleep.

"Come on now little monster. I need to ask you something." She said, as Liz pushed herself up into a sitting position.

"Do you like this castle?" Elphaba asked her. Liz looked around and nodded.

She continued to the next question. "Would you like to live in this castle with me?"

Liz thought for a moment. "I wanna!" She clapped happily.

Elphaba smiled, feeling happy for the first time in a year.