Fiyero stared at the archway waiting for her to come in with her lunch. Every day nearly all of the students ate in the courtyard outside, sitting under the cherry trees or the benches or the famous fountain. There were a few picnic tables too that the seniors usually claimed. Fiyero sat under a cherry tree with his two of his friends, Avaric and Boq and his bubbly girlfriend and her two friends, ShenShen and Pfanee.

"What are you staring at?" asked Boq when he noticed Fiyero's focused gaze on the arch way leading into the grand courtyard.

"Nothing." said Fiyero, but he didn't look away.

"You're mental." said Avaric returning to his meat sandwich. Fiyero continued to stare at the archway, sooner or later she would come in with her lunch. And then, she was there. Her dark beautiful ebony hair looked like silk weaving down her back, and she walked with a grace Fiyero had never seen. Her eyes burned with passion and her face was full of beauty. Her lips were naturally a dark red and Fiyero couldn't help but stare. When she walked outside some people pointed and laughed, snickering at her green skin. She ignored them and gracefully walked over to an empty bench away from all of the others and sat down but didn't open her lunch, she just stared off into space it seemed, her eyes taking a faraway look. Fiyero didn't realize he was staring when she suddenly looked at him. The present day came back into her eyes as she looked—no—glared at him. She suddenly held up her hand for him to see. It was the most beautiful hand he'd ever seen in his opinion.

"Yes, I really am green." she said. Even though her words were angrily spoken, it was the most beautiful voice he had ever she stood up and walked away, taking her lunch with her. Fiyero stared after, wishing he could follow after her and apologize, but he couldn't, he wasn't brave enough. Fiyero of the Vinkus, mighty hunter, and Arjiki prince was too afraid to talk to a girl. He'd never usually had trouble with girls, in fact he and girls was probably one of the only things he understood. So he lay back against the trunk of the tree, half listening to whatever gossip Galinda felt like sharing today.

"Yes I know you don't believe she's green until you see it for yourself." said Avaric, "When I first saw her I think I got sick."

"Shut up." Fiyero grumbled.

"What's gotten into you? She's just the green girl in life-sciences." said Avaric.

"She has a name." said Fiyero, although he himself didn't even know her name.

"Who cares what her name is." said Avaric.

"Are you guys talking about my roommate?" asked Galinda, suddenly, she always had to be part of the conversation.

"The vegetable is your roommate?" asked Avaric laughing.

"Don't call her that!" Galinda snapped, "Her name is Elphaba."

"Elphaba?" asked Fiyero. He liked the name...a lot, but probably because it belonged to her.

"Yes," said Galinda, "I pity her really, that's why I'm going to be nice tonight and give her a make-over." said Galinda proudly. Avaric threw his head back laughing.

"I'd like to see that!" he said.

"Galinda, I don't think she'd like that very much." said Fiyero.

"Who are you to tell me what she does or doesn't like?" snapped Galinda, "You barely even know her. You didn't even know her name until about 5 seconds ago."

"Yeah, but she just doesn't look like she'd like one, that's all." said Fiyero.

"Whatever, she's getting one, because I'm a friend and I think she should look beautiful!" Galinda chimed.

"She's already beautiful." said Fiyero. Everyone turned to look at him.

"What?!" asked Avaric and Galinda at the same time. Avaric thought it was enormously humorous that Fiyero thought the green girl was anything more than ugly and Galinda was distraught, Fiyero had never called her beautiful.

"Fiyero, dearest, that's very kind of you to say, I'm sure she'd like a compliment every now and then, even if they are false." said Galinda, patting Fiyero on the shoulder. She said the words to make herself feel better, but the plan backfired on her immediately.

"But it wasn't false!" said Fiyero, "She really is beautiful. All everybody else sees is her green skin, you should be ashamed." said Fiyero, standing up and walking away. Galinda stared after him and then pushed herself up to follow him.

"Fiyero!" she cried.

"Let him go, who wants him around anyway?" said Avaric. Galinda pouted and sat back down, feeling what she thought was jealousy of her green roommate.