AN:: Well here we go again, all. Hope you enjoy. R&R.

There's a harvest,
Each Saturday night,
And the bar is filled with perfume
Itchin' our eyes...

Just the thought of waking up the next morning sounded unappealing to the blonde. She hadn't even fallen asleep yet and she hated the next day for simply arriving.

Of course Galinda hated school far more than the weekend, everyone she cared spending time with were in her classes. The weekend brought sleeping in late, and in most instances too late to do anything without risking disobeying curfew. It didn't matter how much money her parents had, she was not exempt from all the school rules. A few she could sneak past a few now and then, but if she were in any serious trouble in her time there at Shiz, her parents would most likely go on a killing rampage, or worse; come and get her and her things personally. The thought made her shudder.

So with the weekend and its unfortunate uneventfulness forced her to the confines of her room. Which unfortunately confined her to time with the thing the deemed her 'roommate.'

Sad was an understatement. Being trapped with a sarcastic green pest for two days was nearly enough to drive her up the wall on multiple occasions. The weekend hadn't even technically started yet and she was already dreading the hours that would elapse spent with her rather undesirable company.

Galinda turned over in bed, facing away from her ever-reading roomie. She didn't think the green woman ever stopped reading. It was yet another annoying quality she wished she was not plagued by in sharing a room. Though going to sleep with the light on wasn't an issue, the turning of pages every few minutes and the occasional sigh that came from the bed opposite her own made it difficult to find sleep some nights.

A small laugh played through the air as another page was turned.

Galinda glanced over her shoulder at the woman sprawling across her bed, smiling toward an extremely old looking novel.

"Do you mind?" the blonde practically barked.

Elphaba's head snapped up, seemingly surprised to see the other woman there. "Mind... what, exactly?"

"I'm trying to go to sleep." Galinda motioned to her and the bed in one simultaneous circle motion, her tone not covering the fact she was perturbed.

The green woman's brow furrowed. "Yes.. as most people do at night, Miss Galinda."

"Well it would be nice if I could get some quiet so that I could fall asleep." she sat up, glaring.

Elphaba looked back down at her book. "You needn't be in such a hurry; you're not likely to wake up before noon tomorrow, anyway."

She bristled at her nonchalant tone. "When I do or do not wake up is my concern. You have no right to be so rude! Honestly, Miss Elphaba, you are being very inconsiderate of a simple request, and I don-"

"Inconsiderate?" She looked back at the blonde aghast. "I'm inconsiderate?" she offered a humorless laugh. "I don't ask anything of you at all, no matter your public bashing of my character, your incessant need to humiliate me, AND the fact that even in the privacy of our room you treat me like dirt." She turned back to her novel. "The last thing I am is inconsiderate. I'd thank you to at the very least; allow me some time to just be at peace in my own room."

Galinda could hear Elphaba's defenses rise in her voice alone. Guilt threatened to set in, but she chose to ignore it, instead turning back around and laying down with a huff of hot air. "It was supposed to be only my room, you know." she said with a grunt.

"Oh, poor Galinda! Forced to share her triple wide sweet of a dorm room with a terrible green menace, who only has as many belongings that fit in her night stand.. Whatever will she do?" Elphaba remained calm, letting the sarcasm alone do the work.

"You're so negative!" She glared at the wall.

"And that's not to be expected?"

She turned around again, propping herself up on her elbows. "What is that supposed to mean?"

"Oh, think about it. What do you think my life is like? What do you think being green has done to me? I'm just supposed to be all flowers and sunshine?" She shook her head, still not looking up from the pages in front of her. "Honestly, Miss Galinda, it's really not that difficult a concept to understand. That whole 'Nature vs. Nurture' concept is real, and I just happened to take more from nurture.. Or lack-there-of, I suppose."

Galinda could tell the woman across from her was trying to hide the hurt, and almost succeeded. But years of being put down didn't let her take from the situation what she wished she could have; the younger girl was the exact opposite, always hearing how wonderful she was and would be in the future. No other thought passed through her head on a regular basis than how pretty she was, and how much she had to look forward to in the future. How could she even begin to relate?

"Oh.." was all the blonde could think up to say.

Elphaba glanced over the thin wire frame of her glasses. "Yes, 'oh.'" She shook her head. "So please, let me have some time to get away from what cruel names and disgusted glances are sure to come my way tomorrow. Then, of course, feel free to partake in them as you please." The knot in her throat was apparent in her voice, but she allowed no tears to well in her eyes.

Galinda's body reacted, more than she could decide herself, choosing some random spot to place her focus. Guilt rose further in her gut, painting her insides with a strange ache. She hadn't done anything truly wrong, had she? Was she really to blame?

As questions engulfed her mind, she hardly noticed the creaking of the bed opposite her.

"I apologize." Came the sudden softness to the green woman's voice.

Galinda rolled on her other side, seeing the long, slender grey-covered back of her roommate hunched over, shoulders slumped.

"For what?"

Elphaba's shoulders tilted upward slightly. "I suppose I was more than a little presumptuous to think I knew what you'd do in the future." The rare sincerity of her voice carried more of an ache throughout Galinda's torso. "I know how hard it is for me when others THINK they know my intentions better than I know them. I would not want to bear that burden on my conscience. So, as a result, I apologize."

The blonde sighed heavily. "So do I."

Elphaba whipped her head around immediately, confusion furrowing her brow. "What do you mean?"

"I apologize as well."

The green woman was rendered speechless, eyes gaping at the blonde.

"I was not raised to be aware of my actions. Responsibility was rarely ever a burden laid on truly on my own shoulders." She held the chocolate brown gaze confidently. "I would never with to cause anyone pain; my intentions are in the spur of the moment, and I hardly ever think things through. So, in light of this, I apologize for being oblivious. And I fully intend to spare any cruelty that may have been directed toward you in the future. How does that sound, Miss Elphaba?"

She nodded slowly. "Sounds like more consideration than I've ever been given." A sigh. "Thank you."

The smaller woman gave a tight-lipped smile before turning over on last time, drowning in her own musings of what she was thinking. Had she just proposed something like a truce, or a friendship? The latter would surely kill her, if not from pure embarrassment, then from the lack of friendly contact she would uncountable end up receiving - yet, no matter how hard she tried she could not be completely repulsed by the concept.

Before long the light was shut off; darkness enveloping the room, ushering both young minds into a quiet sleep.

Galinda woke to the sound of the door shutting softly. Yet today was different. Last nights events played in her mind, and she had a strange pull to go after her roommate; to see what she did with her days, if only to maybe gain understanding.

She had no idea she would gain so much more.

AN2:: Tell me if you guys want chapters :D

Also I apologize for the wierdness the first time this was posted... all fixed.. I think!