"You be a good boy for Gawnette now, Boq," Bfee said sternly to his two-year-old son, who rolled his eyes and smiled.
"Aren't I always, Papa?"
Bfee laughed. "That you are, my boy."
With that, Boq waved goodbye to his father and joined the other children in a game of tag. After two hours or so, he turned to see a little girl miserably drawing in the dirt with her finger. It was the green one. Boq had never tried to talk to her because he was afraid that she'd hit him with a rock, just like she'd done to Micka on her first day. But today he felt sorry for her. She looked so lonely. So, Boq separated himself from the game of tag and made his way toward the green girl.
"Hello, little eagle!" he said brightly. He'd heard her parents and her old Nanny call her 'little toad' and 'little snake' and 'little lizard,' and he thought that 'little eagle' sounded better. The girl looked up.
"Go 'way," she said, and returned to her scribbling.
"Wanna play a hiding game with us?"
"No."
"I'll let you hide with me."
"No. Go 'way."
"I'm not going away," he said stubbornly.
She remained silent for a few moments and then glared at him, "I'm not getting up," she said, equally stubborn.
"Fine, then. I'll just have to stay here with you."
The green girl ignored him and continued to stare at the ground. Boq sat next to her and closed his eyes. Finally, she spoke.
"My name's not 'little eagle.' It's Elphaba,"
"Oh," said Boq, who'd never heard her name before, "I like little eagle better."
This seemed to annoy Elphaba, but finally she let out something small and quiet that might have been a giggle. "Alright, then. You can be little fish."
Boq laughed and, surprisingly, so did Elphaba. Little did either one of them know what they had just gotten themselves into.
A/N: I know that this is a really short chapter, but the next ones will be longer. Please Read and Review. This is Meagan's (my) story. If you read our profile, you'll see that this is a shared account. Thanks!