A/N – so here's my first attempt at wicked fanfic, yay for having my event management test this Monday and being completely without concentration! Which has also been my inspiration for the beginning of the story ;) This takes place between the lion cub scene and the Emerald City. I always imagine Elphaba a bit socially awkward like Sheldon in the Big Bang Theory, which inspired her personality a little bit (you'll see what I mean)

I'm going to try to update every two days, don't shoot me when I don't! I already finished chapter two, so that won't be a problem, but since it's nearly exam week, it might be that I will be quiet again until wednesday

Chapter one - About breakups and social awkwardness

Elphaba didn't really want to study. She'd been so interested in the topic of the class before the new semester started, but now she regretted choosing it. Group projects were not really her thing, especially not with Fiyero and Galinda. Galinda had the annoying habit of being late for every group meeting, whereas Fiyero had a tendency to sit back, relax do as little work as possible. Luckily, Boq was in her group as well, so at least some of the work got done. They barely passed the first report and improved when they made their second report. She made the final report by herself, which was due on the same day as the test, so she could study the whole weekend. Her planning was great, but right now, she lacked the concentration to even read a chapter.

She sighed and sat herself in her window frame. Staring outside, over the beautiful old town of Shiz, in which the university was located, she wondered what she could do to bring back her concentration. At that moment, right under the window, two people started arguing. Shifting her body, so she could see who it were, she noticed a blonde and pink figure and a handsome boy. Wondering what they could be arguing about, she sat back and continued gazing in the distance, knowing that she would hear all about it as soon as Galinda came back in the room.

Not disappointed, Galinda ran into the room, clearly she has been crying, since her perfect makeup was streaming down her face. Dropping on her bed, she started sobbing even louder. Elphaba watched in shock, she'd never seen Galinda like this. She walked over to Galinda's bed, grabbing some Kleenex on her walk and sat next to her.

"Glin? I saw you and Fiyero arguing outside, do you want to talk about it?" She said, patting her back, believing that's what she's supposed to do when people are upset. "Shall I make you a hot beverage?"

Galinda shot a grateful look at Elphaba and nodded. Elphaba got up and walked to their small kitchen, which was not large enough to cook a meal for two, but held a little fridge for snacks and drinks, a water boiler and a coffee machine. When she turned on the boiler, she reached for Galinda's pink mug and found some chamomile tea, hoping that this would calm her down a bit. Walking back with the tea, she noticed Galinda had cleaned herself up, leaving her without makeup and sitting on her bed. Handing over the cup to her, Galinda started talking.

"Fiyero and I just broke up," she said, trying to hold back her tears.

"What?!" Elphaba said, in disbelieve.

"Ever since the day doctor Dillamond was fired, he has been different, I never knew how much he cared for the old Goat. He has started thinking!" she shrieked, disgusted.

Elphaba swallowed, believing she knew why he had changed. Carefully, she asked Galinda who broke up the relationship, hoping it wouldn't have been Fiyero.

"I broke up with him, I can't have a boyfriend who thinks! Imagine what that would do with my Ozmopolitan reputation! Besides, he rarely kissed me anymore. I'm afraid he just doesn't love me anymore!" she started crying again.

Elphaba started feeling uneasy. What if she's the reason that Fiyero doesn't love Galinda anymore? If Galinda found out, this would surely mean the end of their friendship! But Galinda deserved to know, she's been the only one who has accepted her and her hideous skin colour.

"Ehm.. Galinda, if I tell you something, can you promise me not to freak out?"

Galinda looked at her, starting to get afraid that Elphaba might know the reason that Fiyero has been distant for the past few weeks. "I can try not to freak out, but that depends on what you tell me Elphie…"

"What do you still remember from the last class of doctor Dillamond and when doctor Nikidik took over?"

"I remember doctor Dillamond being dragged away by the campus security and I remember doctor Nikidik wheeling in a, what did he call it again? A cruge? With an Animal in there. Then I only remember running out of the class with Pfannee and Shenshen, why?"

"I will tell you everything that happened in the class, since I'm responsible for what happened. I was wearing your pink flower, that you put in my hair on the night of the dance and practicing the tossing of my hair, which you tried to teach me. Fiyero saw this and said I had been Galindafied and that I didn't need all of this. Right then, doctor Dillamond walked in, saying he had to go and right then, security came in and took the doctor away. Well, I'm sure you remember everything up until the moment doctor Nikidik reeled in the cage with the lion cub in it and I just got so angry that my powers got out of control. Looking around, I saw that only Fiyero had not been affected by what I did, so we took the cage and ran off together, into the forest. We started arguing and released the lion cub in a meadow. Then I noticed he had a cut on his cheek, so I wiped away the blood, but when I did that, there was some sort of spark. I don't know what happened, I don't know why he was the only one unaffected by my magic and I don't even know if this is even related to why he has been distant, but it might be, so please don't freak out!" she finished, taking a look at her friend.

Galinda was silent and thought before she spoke.

"I'm going to freshen up and talk to him, I need to know if this has something to do with it. Did the two of you kiss then?"

"No Glin, we never kissed. You're my best friend and I would never do anything to hurt you intentionally. If this has something to do with it, are you then angry with me?" she asked anxiously.

"I don't know, but I first need to talk to him, hear his side of the story."