Why, hello Internet! Hope you guys had an amazing semester, or phase of life. Here we go again; this is probably my favorite story so far. Currently I am writing the last, or second to last chapter, and I must say- this one has been a struggle. Although difficult, I've managed to somewhat finish it, and here I am posting it to the good ole World Wide Web. Enjoy, my pretties, and don't forget to tell me what you think! I love your feedback, good or bad! All my love~~
Wes
Chapter One
Elphaba looked outside of the carriage window and saw Shiz University for the very first time. She smiled at the campus, while her father disrupted her small moment of happiness,
"Remember Elphaba, you are here to care for your sister."
She avoided his gaze, "Of course, Father."
"Oh Fabala," Nessa, her sister said, "I'm so excited to attend here! They say it's the best school in Oz!"
"Only the best for you, sweetheart." Frex said, smiling at his younger daughter. Nessa was entering Shiz as a sophomore, and Elphaba as a senior.
The family soon arrived at the school and was soon saying their goodbyes- at least Frex and Nessa. After the sisters were left alone by there father, Elphaba helped Nessa unpack, she herself went to her own room, one that she did not share with her sister, and unpacked there. Her roommate was nowhere to be found until later in the afternoon.
A very bubbly and pink woman burst through the door, carrying mountains of suitcases behind her.
Once she saw Elphaba in her emerald appearance, she flinched, "Oh, my. You must be Elpheeba!"
"Actually, its Elphaba."
"Can I call you Elphie?" she said as she embraced the green woman.
"Um, no." she said, accepting the embrace awkwardly.
"I'm Glinda Upland, of the Upper Uplands."
"Elphaba Thropp, from Munchkinland."
Glinda furrowed her brow, "You are too tall to be a munchkin."
She sighed, "My father is the governor of Munchkinland. I'm here with my sister, Nessarose."
Glinda moved to her bed, "Elphie, I'm sure you get asked this question a lot, but-"
"Why am I green? I was born this way. I don't bleed green, I don't eat grass, and it's not paint. Anything else?" she said, getting slightly annoyed.
Glinda shook her head no and began to unpack her clothes. After some more casual conversation, they realized they had history and life sciences together, which Elphaba dreaded. It was going to be a long two years.
The next day in Elphaba's history class, she sat in the front, away from Glinda, and was jotting down notes about the lesson when in barged a tall, caramel colored man, clearly hung-over.
Dr. Dilliamond, who taught both history and life sciences, said, "Nice of you to join us, Mr. Tiggular." He said as he went back to his lesson. The tall man sat in the back of the room and promptly went to sleep. Elphaba rolled her eyes at him; she despised the rich and the wasteful.
She continued to take notes and soon enough heard the faint sounds of snoring coming from the back of the classroom. She blocked out the noise and once class was over, he and she both rushed out of the door, the tall man knocking Elphaba's things out of her hands.
She breathed a sigh of frustration and looked at the rushing figure ahead of her and she managed to yell, "Watch it!" before Glinda caught up to her. The two went back to their dorm, and Elphaba detailed her encounter with the tall man.
"Oh, well that man is Fiyero Tiggular. He's the Crown Prince of the Vinkus."
"A prince with no manners."
"Yeah, he's not exactly a role model. He hangs around the wrong crowd." Glinda changed her tone, "But his eyes are so dreamy…"
"Glinda." Elphaba said in a sassy tone.
"Sorry Elphie. Who knows, maybe he'll change for the better!"
"So you can date him?"
"It's a brand new year, Elphie, anything can happen!"
Elphaba rolled her eyes, and at the same time smiled at her roommate. Maybe Glinda wasn't going to be so bad.