A/N- So I'm still working on my other story, no worries! But I woke up today and this one struck me out of the blue. I hope you all enjoy it! (I apologize for the short chapters, too.) Please R&R?

"Would it be all right by you, if I degreenify you?"

"All right, why not?"

Elphaba woke up screaming.

It had been two years since Elphaba Thropp had graduated from Shiz University. She had gone into the Emerald City to begin her "unlimited" future with the Wizard, and had left everything and everyone she had known behind. Glinda and Nessa had been heartbroken, Fiyero had been worried, and Boq had been determined to kill her for hurting Glinda. As she drew her cloak about her face and prepared to enter the hustle and bustle of the morning market crowd, she wondered briefly about Glinda…how had she fared since that fateful day two years ago? Elphaba knew she could never see the girl again, not as she was now. But she missed her, still.

Sweet Oz, she missed her.

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Glinda Upland sighed as she observed the city below from her window. She could hear her husband rustling papers in his study, and the teacups on the butler's tray clinking together gently as he offered her another serving. She smiled sweetly up at him.

"Yes, please. I do appreciate it so, Reginald."

"Anything for you, Madame Chuffrey." He turned smartly on his heel as he left the room. Glinda sighed again, and sipped her tea. Today, she needed something different. Life with Chuffrey was luxurious, but boring. She longed for the days at Shiz when she had been free to do whatever she'd wanted, and hadn't had to worry about her public image (though she had, fool that she was back then). She had been consumed by herself, her impact on society, and getting herself ahead of the competition in the vicious game of Life. Every girl she'd met had been a potential enemy…every boy had been a potential husband. (With the exception of Box…Boz….whatever that little Munchkin's name had been. He had been merely annoying.) Even Nessarose, the tragically beautiful girl without arms, had been a threat to her getting ahead. Only one person had ever made her feel as though she didn't need to fight to be seen. One person had made her realize that she wasn't merely an accessory, and that maybe she had the potential to create her own place in society. One person had made her feel like she could be genuinely loved. And that one person had vanished from her life without even a note of apology left to fill the void.

Elphaba. Glinda felt a momentary anger well up at her name, but it faded quickly with the memory of the feelings they'd shared the day Elphaba had left for good. Over the past two years, Glinda had said many terrible things about her old friend, but had never believed it. The Elphaba she knew was the person she missed to this day, and could never have done the horrible things she'd been accused of. Tears began to form in Glinda's eyes, but she blinked them away. Today, she needed to get out of the house. She stood from her table and began to dress, smiling reflexively at Chuffrey when their eyes met across the room, but her heart was heavy and her mind was full of unanswered questions.

"Reginald, be a dear and get my carriage ready. I do believe I want to go shopping today."

"As you wish, Madame Chuffrey."