'Today is the day!' Galinda thought to herself.

'Galinda, darling! Are you ready?' Galinda's father called.

'Yes, Popsicle! I'm ready,' she yelled downstairs.

A few moments later, Galinda's things, all of Galinda's things, were packed and ready to be moved. Galinda and her parade of bag carrying servants arrived at Shiz University just in time to sing the school's anthem, 'Dear Old Shiz'. Always showing off, Galinda hit an impressive high note. Soon after, a group of students had gathered around her. Just what she wanted.

'It's good to see me, isn't it?' she asked, a huge smile dancing on her lips.

Attention was soon shifted from Galinda to another young woman who had just arrived. The young woman was ranting:

'No, I'm not seasick. Yes, I've always been green, and no I didn't eat grass as a child!'

The student she was yelling at just cowered in fear. The young woman stopped ranting to notice everyone else staring at her.

Elphaba looked around at the group of students staring at her. She knew exactly why they were staring too; she was green after all. That's all they ever noticed about her. They never noticed the fact that she wore glasses or the fact that she had long black hair. They only noticed her skin color. Her father soon arrived with her sister.

Elphaba pointed at her sister, 'As you can see, my sister is a perfectly normal color!'

'Elphaba, stop making a spectacle of yourself!' her father, Frex, yelled.

The father and daughter argued before Frex gave Nessa a pair of silver jeweled slippers and left leaving Nessa to feel uncomfortable.

'Well, what could he get me? I clash with everything,' Elphaba said, noticing her sister's discomfort.

To add to the discomfort, Madame Morrible, or Horrible Morrible as the upperclassmen called her, entered. She was the 'distinguished' headmistress at Shiz. She began to welcome the students, Elphaba didn't pay much attention though. Her primary focus was to care for Nessa.

Galinda noticed something different about this young woman, who's name she now knew was Elphaba. She noticed something different and it wasn't that she was green; it was that she was beautiful, almost breathtakingly so. Galinda wanted to see her up close, to get to know her, but no matter her feelings, Galinda's reputation took precedent. Galinda pushed aside her feelings about the peculiar green girl to inquire about the Sorcery Seminar.

'Excuse me, Madame Morrible. I'm Galinda Upland, of the Upper Uplands. I was wondering about the sorcery seminar you teach.'

'I don't think I remember you,' Morrible said.

'Surely you remember my essay: 'Magic Wands: Need they have a point?'

'Well, you see, I only teach my seminar once a year..' Morrible rambled.

Galinda turned to the students around her, 'I don't think she even read my essay!'

'You should go talk to her about it,' the others encouraged.

'Madame Morrible!' Galinda said, frantically waving her hand.

'Congratulations! You two are now roommates!' Morrible said, placing Galinda's waving hand into Elphaba's green one. 'Galinda, this is Miss Elphaba.'

When her dainty hand met Elphaba's, Galinda felt something. It was a strange new feeling, like nothing she'd felt before. It felt warm and good, it was something she wanted to feel forever. But it was quickly taken away when Elphaba removed her hand from Galinda's grasp.

Elphaba couldn't believe what was happening. One moment, she was rooming with Nessa, the next she was alone, and now she was rooming with someone who appeared to be her complete opposite. Bubbly, blonde and porcelain skin. Elphaba was reserved, calm, and green. Galinda was poised and dainty, she was gangly and cumbersome. But there was something Elphaba liked, she didn't know what it was though. When Madame Morrible took her hand and placed it into Galinda's, Elphaba felt something. Something she didn't like.

'But Madame Morrible, I was supposed to be rooming with Nessa,' Elphaba whined.

'You can't always get what you want, now run along and move in,' Morrible said, as she began to wheel Nessa in the direction of her quarters.

'Bring her back!' Elphaba said as something overwhelmed her.

For a moment, everything stood still. Well, almost everything, Galinda was the only one unaffected by the magic Elphaba had created. Nessa's wheelchair was slowly being rolled back to Elphaba as Galinda watched, awestruck. The second Nessa was near Elphaba, everything went back to normal.

'How did you do that?' Morrible asked, stunned.

'I.. I just.. I don't know!' Elphaba stuttered.

Nessa was furious with her older sister, 'Elphaba! You promised you wouldn't do that again!'

'Again? This has happened before?' Morrible asked.

Completely ignoring the headmistress, Elphaba apologized, 'I'm so sorry Nessa.'

Madame Morrible was determined to enter the conversation, 'Never apologize for talent, young lady.'

'Talent? More like curse.'

'Oh yes, dear. Talent. That's actually one of my talents: discovering talent! Well, moving on, I will write to the Wizard at once and tell him of your marvelodious talent.'

Elphaba's jaw dropped, 'The Wizard?'

'Yes, dear. The Wizard. And consider yourself enrolled in my seminar, Miss Elphaba'

Galinda had finally recovered from the shock of what had just happened.

'But, Madame Morrible, I thought I was supposed to be the only student worthy of your fantastic attentions!' she whined.

'Not now, Miss Glinda. Run along!' Morrible said, completely ignoring the small blonde, as she was walking away taking Nessa with her.

'It's GALINDA! I didn't get my way, I need to go lie down,' the blonde said to anyone listening.

Galinda left, and the other students followed leaving Elphaba alone to daydream about meeting the Wizard. Unfortunately for Galinda, she forgot her purse, so she returned to the square to retrieve it. Just before she rounded the corner, she heard someone singing.

'Held in such high esteem, when people see me they will scream, for half of Oz's favorite team: The Wizard and I !'

Galinda peeked around the corner to catch a glimpse of the singer with the melodious voice. She was very surprised when she saw who it was, so surprised that she gasped. Loudly. The singer turned and inquired:

'Who's there?'

'It's me, Galinda Upland of the Upper Uplands,' Galinda said obviously nervous.

'Oh, my new roommate? How much of that did you hear?'

'Just the very end, and I must say Elphaba, that you have a beautiful singing voice.'

'Oh. Well.. thank you. I'll be on my way now,' Elphaba said, visibly flustered by the compliment.

With that Elphaba left, leaving Galinda all alone.

'Well, you're welcome!' she called out behind the green girl.

A/N: I do not own Wicked. Totally wish I did though. Galinda and Elphaba are not mine, although I wish I could be green too… L