Authors Note:
I am a little new to this. I've never really written fanfiction before but I really enjoy reading it, so I figured I'd take a go. Tell me what you thing, whether I should continue or not, and especially what I could improve on. Thank you to those who choose to even read and especially to those who choose to review. Hope you enjoy.
Elphaba Thropp walked into her room carrying a rucksack full of books she'd just obtained from the library, one she'd already begun to read in hand, and a loaf of bread she'd picked up from the cafeteria in her mouth. She looked up to see her roommate sitting at her vanity and rolled her eyes. She laid her bag and book on her neatly made bed and took the bread in hand before addressing her roommate, knowing she would never earn an unsolicited greeting from her royal highness, Galinda Upland of the upper Uplands, "Plans tonight?" The blonde made no acknowledgement of the emerald girl for a moment but when she seemed satisfied with the bounce of her curls she turned and made her way to her bed where a blue gown lay she nodded and said "Why, yes Miss Elphaba. I have plans with Avaric." She did her best not to five the girl ammunition for any sort of snide comments; she was in too good a mood to be put down with the girls wit. The simple answer did nothing stop her response as the green girl allowed a wicked smirk to grace her lips only for a response to slither out "Well, I suppose that could be fun, if you enjoy spending your night before a self-centered, rich, spoiled, ignorant, brat. Come to think of it, sitting before that mirror seems to thrill you to the very core. I'm sure you'll enjoy a night out with Avaric just as much," She flashed an innocent grin as she looked up to her roommate and continued "Of course, if not, I'm sure Avaric could thrill your core as well." The green girl grinned wickedly once more and Galinda looked up at her and huffed, her face flushing a bright pink, "Miss Elphaba!" The fair-haired girl grabbed her gown and rushed to the bathroom. Elphaba laughed to herself as she settled into a bed with her book. Even as Galinda left for her date, the green girl continued reading.
Elphaba had fallen asleep several hours after Galinda had left. She was propped up with a couple of flattened and bent pillows and the book was spread out on her chest. Her mouth hung agape and black hair sprawled over her shoulders. The girl's breathing could hardly be considered peaceful as it came in gentle snores but it was very monotonous. Even as her roommate entered the room huffing and pouting the green girl slept soundly.
The blonde, unsatisfied with the lack of attention she received for her foul mood, huffed louder. When Elphaba rolled onto her side and continued snoring Galinda pouted further and stomped to her roommate's bed and sat roughly and sighed, "For Lurline's sake, Elphie!" She leaned down and reached to shake the other girls shoulder, hesitating slightly, and then she continued only to stop short and jump when the green girl growled "Stop right there." The blonde settled a foot away from her roommate when Elphaba continued "What do you want." She sat up rubbed her eyes, slightly caught off guard. She wasn't used to being so out of control of herself.
She felt exhausted and her speech had been slightly slurred as she spoke but she couldn't even force a scowl. Galinda thought for a second, to Elphaba's surprise, before asking "Miss Elphaba, you think of me as quite vain, don't you?" To which Elphaba nodded, too tired for snide comments. "Do you think it is without reason?" She asked as if it were of the utmost importance. Elphaba berated herself mentally as she tilted her head in confusion and mumbled "Rephrase please." She wasn't sure what the blonde was asking. The blonde thought of a way of rephrasing the question "Elphie, am I pretty?" The green girl's eyes widened slightly as she heard the girls question. She wasn't sure how to answer that. Of course the girl was pretty, she had boys left and right drooling over her, and girls clinging to her hoping that any bit of the glamorous girl, from her body, to her personality, or even her charisma, would rub off on them. At first Elphaba struggled with an answer one "Well obviously… I mean… I don't have time," before changing the subject altogether "Elphie?" Galinda shrugged "Well, I suppose since you and I will be sharing quarters for quite some time, we should strive for some sort of, well, um, friendship. And, what better way to begin than by a nickname?" The girl used the same agonizingly optimistic lilt on every word as she explained. She eventually realized what Elphaba had done "Elphie," she whined "do you think I'm pretty?" As she gained more control she Elphaba scowled "Miss Galinda, as gracious, and I use that term lightly, as I am for your, um, friendship, I believe that question is far more suited for your current interest, Avaric."
"That's just it."
"Just what?"
"Avaric, doesn't think I'm pretty."
"Remind me why I care again?"
"Because, you're my friend."
"Remind me why?"
Galinda huffed, tired of Elphaba's sass "Because you have to live with me Elphie, and if I don't think I'm pretty I'll have Pfannee, Milla, and Shen Shen, in here to convince me otherwise." Elphaba growled and nodded, in no rush to have guests "Fine, alright, yes Miss Galinda, you're very very pretty." In her haste Elphaba hadn't realized what she'd been saying and and her face darkened to a forest green. Galinda grinned widely and hugged the other girl, forgetting all previous hesitation, until the other participant of the hug stiffened completely. She pulled back and smiled "Thank you Elphie. I must say, as odd and awkward as you can be it is still nice to hear you opinion as long as it's not to wordy." The verdant girl nodded and her bubbly counterpart off as she turned, trying to hard her dark cheeks. She assumed the girl's last statement could be considered a compliment of some sort. The blonde, in a much cheerier mood than before, made her way to her dresser and began to change. Elphaba watched as she pulled out a nightdress and began to undress. The green girl's eyes lingered just a bit too long, and held her breath just a bit too deeply. As the nightdress slipped over Galinda's head and she turned to move to her bed, Elphaba rolled over onto her side and heard her words from before echo in her head "You're very very pretty," only to be brushed away by Galinda's first actual wish for her roommate to have a good night.
Elphaba woke the next day to find her roommate had already left. There was no note, announcing the blondes return, no surprise breakfast waiting for her, and, of course, no evidence that the exchange the night before had ever even happened. Elphaba could hardly care to have friends; she had grown used to being by herself. What concerned her, though, was how much she wished her exchange from before had been real. Instead of dwelling on it she pulled herself from the bed. The girl began to rebraid her black hair, emptied her bag of all school books and replaced it with those she'd received from the library, and changed into a clean black frock. She looked to the wrinkled pink bed across from her own, before leaving. The girl was on her way to the cafeteria when a few squealing girls immediately passed her on their way to the train station, without even a word of excuse. She scowled at their backs before making her way to the cafeteria. She'd ask somebody about what all the squealing was another day. For now she would enjoy the only day she had no scheduled classes.