Disclaimer: I do not own anything of these characters or Wicked.
Rating: T, just to be safe.
You make me feel beautiful.
"Galinda, get out of the bathroom now!" cried Elphaba.
She knocked on the bathroom door hard, her forehead resting on the doorframe.
"I'll be two seconds!" Galinda replied. "Anyway I haven't been in long!"
"Tell me how being in there for 1 hour and 19 minutes is 'not long'."
She heard Galinda clatter around and moved away. The blonde girl pulled open the door and huffed. Elphaba rolled her eyes. God she was dramatic.
"What have you been doing in there? I mean really, you don't have to doll yourself up you're beautiful when you roll out of bed in the morning. Now move…my bladder won't hold forever!"
Galinda smiled as the door slammed in her face, she was flattered. Many people called her beautiful, they said it all the time but Elphaba had never said it to her, and it meant a lot…though she didn't know why. Still smiling she walked to her full length mirror in front of her bed. Smoothing down her blonde curls and checking her lipstick she sat down on the edge of her bed and sighed.
Elphaba came out of the bathroom.
"You okay?" She asked Galinda.
She nodded, smiling.
Elphaba sat herself on her bed that was next to Galinda's.
"What time is Fiyero coming for you?" She asked.
"8.00, he's late actually."
Right on cue there was a knock on the door.
"Speak of the devil!" Elphaba said.
"Be nice." Galinda warned as she jumped up and rushed to the door.
Over Galinda's shoulder, Fiyero saw Elphaba, he gave her a curt nod.
"Green bean." He said in a way of saying hello.
"Tangerine." She replied, giving him the same nod.
Galinda tutted, she turned back to her friend.
"I won't be back late…" She faulted the end of her sentence and Elphaba followed her gaze to the window where it was raining outside.
"Do you want me to stay up?" Elphaba asked her. It was storm season.
Galinda clutched her bag tighter.
"I really won't be late…" She told her.
Elphaba nodded.
"Have fun!" She said smiling.
"See you." Galinda said as she was being dragged away by her bored boyfriend.
Xxxxxxx
The rain beat heavily on the windowpanes and Galinda looked out of the restaurant windows nervously. It was getting on for ten and she could hear the beginning's of thunder in the dark skies outside.
They had finished their meal and Fiyero was chatting happily but all Galinda wanted to do was go back to her room at the university before the storm set in. She had a horrible fear of storms.
"Galinda are you okay? You seem to be in a faraway land!" Fiyero's voice cut through her thoughts.
"Oh…er yes…I…the storm seems to be getting worse." She said.
He looked out of the window too.
"Hmmm yes, well maybe we should get going the rain might turn worse. He said.
He ran a hand through his hair and Galinda knew he was thinking about how the rain might ruin his perfect curls. She nodded and as Fiyero went to pay she pulled on her coat. Looking at her watch she could work out that it would take them half an hour to get back to the University gates and ten more minutes to get to her room. She bit her lip hoping Elphaba would still be awake. Fiyero returned and they set off huddled close together battling against the harsh wind and heavy rain.