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Chapter One: The New Boy

Elphaba turned around once again and stared at the new boy. He had walked into the life sciences class late, with a murmured apology, and slid into a desk at the very back of the room.

He was…absolutely gorgeous. There was no other way to describe it. He had dark skin, with a pattern of blue diamonds tattooed on his neck, and vanishing into the collar of his shirt. She couldn't help wondering if they continued down, and if so, what they looked like running along his chest.

What was she thinking? She never got like this, with a warm feeling rushing through her just from looking at someone.

"Elphaba? Elphaba!"

She jumped at the sound of her name and turned to look at Boq, who was sitting beside her. She blushed dark green as she realised he had caught her staring right at the new boy.

He smiled at her teasingly, laughing at her embarrassment.

"Come on Miss Daydream, let's get some work done, shall we?!"

She smiled at him, wordlessly thanking him. He had always been good at forgiving her little mistakes. He returned her smile, and then opened his mouth to say something:

"So, who's Mr Handsome at the back, then?"

Elphaba looked at him indignantly before slapping him playfully.

"I don't know, do I? I've known him for as long as you – 37 minutes to be exact. And I wouldn't calling seeing him at the back of a lesson knowing him, really…I haven't even spoken to the guy."

Boq looked at her closely, then spoke. "Want to change that?"

Elphaba turned her head sharply, laughing as Boq flinched when her lng hair whipped him round the face.

"Sorry! I didn't mean to do that…what did you mean about…"

"We're allowed to work in groups of two of three. We could go and work with him, unless you'd rather he went with Avaric…"

He trailed off as Elphaba glared at him. "All right, I was only joking! I'll take that as a yes to working with him, then?"

In answer, Elphaba stood up and gathered her books up in her arms, and then followed him to the back of the room, where she sat down on one side of the new boy, and Boq on the other.

He smiled at them shyly, and then said "Hi. I'm Fiyero. What are your names?"

"I'm…" Elphaba and Boq started at the same time, and then broke off, laughing. "I'm Boq, and this is Elphaba".

Fiyero nodded slowly, and then looked down at the desk. "Thank you for coming to sit with me".

Elphaba and Boq looked at him incredulously, surprised that such a little gesture which took next to no effort on their part could make someone else so happy.

"You're welcome", they replied together.

He grinned at them, and then smiled ruefully at Elphaba. "So, what are we going to do for this here project?"

The other two chuckled, glad to be back in familiar territory, and then they put their heads together, and started to discuss the work.

Later on in their shared dorm room, Glinda threw down yet another dress onto her bed(why did she need so many clothes, Elphaba wondered) and spoke to her roommate, more than a hint of irritation in her voice.

"Elphie! Come on, what's up? You haven't said a word since you got back from class, and you're just lying there, gazing into space. You're not even reading, so something must be up. Spill."

Her friend blinked a couple of times, and then rolled over and smiled wearily.

"Glin, how many times to I have to tell you, my name is Elphaba. EL-PHA-BA. Not Elphie!"

"And how many times do I have to tell you, my name is Glinda. Not Glin."

Elphaba giggled, and rolled back over. Glinda sighed in exasperation, and then jumped onto her friend's bed. Elphaba shrieked.

"Get off, Glinda! Don't be such a pig!"

Her roommate stayed in the same position. "Not until you TELL me what is going on! I know there's something, you can't hide it from me."

Elphaba groaned and pushed her friend off the bed. "Guess."

"Oh, gee, I don't know. News from home?"

"Nope."

"Taking a new class?"

"Nope."

"Umm; new dress, party, new boyfriend…"

She broke off, staring in total amazement as Elphaba blushed dark, dark green. "Boyfriend?! Oh, Elphie, really? Who is he? Do I know him? When did this happen? What…"

She was stopped in full flow as a strong green hand was clamped over her mouth. "OK. One, it's Elphaba. Two, he's not my boyfriend, I barely even know him. Three, you don't know him, he was new in our class today, and four, WHY AM I EVEN TELLING YOU THIS?!"

Glinda shrugged. "Because we're friends, Elphie, or Elphaba if you insist. Friends tell each other things, you know they do. And I care, honest…"

She hugged her friend briefly, before drawing back, her eyes glinting eagerly. "So, tell me about him!"

Elphaba laughed. "Oh Glin, you never give up, do you?"

Glinda laughed too. "What do you think?!"

"Well, if you come along to the café with me and Boq at around 6:30 tonight, I guess you might find out something to your advantage…"

Approximately 2 hours later, a very excited Glinda Upland dragged Elphaba into the café. "Where is he? I want to see him!"

Her friend gasped, out of breath from being dragged across the lawn. "He's over there, with Boq, see? Come on, I'll introduce you"

She sauntered over to a table at the far side of the room. "Hi Boq, Fiyero. This is my roommate and best friend Glinda. She's been eager to meet you. Glin, this is Fiyero, the new boy in my class I was telling you about."

Fiyero smiled a welcome, and Boq made room for Glinda to sit next to him, which she pointedly ignored, instead sitting down next to Elphaba. "It's Glinda, not Glin" was her only comment.

Both Elphaba and Boq smiled, Fiyero only nodded, not understanding the joke.

Seeing his confusion, Elphaba hurried to explain. "My roommate is a little sensitive to the incorrect use of her name. Boq and I often use Glin, just to tease her!"

Fiyero laughed this time. "I see. Thank you."

They chatted throughout the meal. Elphaba discovered that Fiyero was from the Vinkus (or at least, that was the polite term, most people just said Winkie, which was more derogotary) and was actually royalty, a prince from the Arjiki tribe. He was the eldest son, he said, and was next in line for the throne. His family had wanted him to stay at home, but he had insisted on coming to Shiz to "further his education" or in his words, escape from imprisonment in a palace!

Glinda seemed completely overcome by this information, and kept shooting glances at him and Elphaba alternately, barely speaking a word for the whole meal.

Near the end of the evening Elphaba stood up to go to the bathroom, and Glinda jumped up and followed her in, grabbing her friend's arm and turning her to face her as soon as she had shut the door.

"Oh my Oz, Elphie, he is amazing! I can see why you love him!"

Elphaba looked worried for a moment.

"Do you mean you…like, like him Glinda?"

Her friend heard the catch in her voice, and suddenly realised how her innocent remark could have been interpreted.

"Of course not, Elphie! I'm sorry, I didn't mean that! He's really nice, but not my type at all. But you and he, well, I can only say PERFECT COUPLE!"

Elphaba smiled, recovered from the shock. "Thanks. But don't you think it's a bit soon to think about anything like that?"

Glinda laughed over her shoulder as she began to head out of the door. "Trust me, I can tell. Now let's get back to Prince Charming".

Elphaba grinned back at her friend. "You're on."

AN: Please review! This is my first fic, and I really hope you like it. Even if you don't like it please review so I can get ideas and constructive criticism.