Yes, all! It is new story time! I've had this idea for a while and am really excited for you all to read it. Enjoy!
Prince Fiyero Tigulaar of the Vinkus sighed as he leaned his head against the window of his carriage. The young prince was on his way to yet another university, much to his displeasure, as well as his parents'.
"Fiyero, please try and stay at this university for at least a full semester," his parents had told him before sending him on his way.
Growling, Fiyero rubbed his eyes and readjusted his sunglasses. He felt his guide dog, Chistery, rub his nose against his leg and he reached down to scratch his ears. "It's okay, Chistery," he said, rubbing the dog's ears. "Maybe this school will be better than the others."
The carriage stopped and the driver announced their arrival. The prince took a deep breath as he reached for the handle and pushed the door open. He stepped down and Chistery stepped down next to him. He stretched his legs, hearing the faint chatter of the other students in the distance.
"Well, this is it," Fiyero said as he grabbed Chistery's harness.
"Oh, Master Fiyero, I'm so glad you've arrived safely," a female voice said.
Fiyero looked up and saw a shadowy blob approaching him. He took an involuntary step back as he felt her take his hand and shake it.
"It is so nice to finally meet you. I trust you've had a restful journey."
"Yes, I did. Thank you," Fiyero said, wondering who in the name of Oz this person was.
"Oh, forgive me. I am Madame Morrible, head Shiztress here at Shiz University," the woman said, finally releasing the prince's hand.
"Its nice to meet you, Madame," Fiyero said, wondering how many times that woman had said that when greeting people. It sounded very rehearsed.
"Likewise, Master Fiyero. Come, we shall begin with a tour of the campus, then I shall show you to your private quarters."
Fiyero nodded and followed the head around the campus, listening as she rattled off pointless facts and figures to him about the university. He bit back a sigh, obviously not caring. He felt the head stop short and almost bumped into her. To his left, he heard the sound of boys playing a game of some sort, laughing and hollering.
"Master Avaric!" Morrible shouted.
The laughing stopped and was replaced with "oohs" and some scattered snickers, followed by a "You're gonna get it, now". Footsteps approached them before stopping in front of the head.
"Er… yes, Madame?" the boy, whom Fiyero assumed to be Avaric, said, sounding very nervous.
"This is Master Fiyero Tigulaar of the Vinkus. He is new and in your year."
Avaric looked Fiyero up and down. For some reason, Fiyero felt very uncomfortable.
"Yes?" Avaric said, still not seeing why the head had called him over.
"I want you to show him around the campus. Maybe that will keep you out of trouble for a few minutes," Morrible said.
Avaric chuckled lightly. "Of course, Madame."
"Thank you," Morrible nodded before leaving.
Once the head was out of earshot, Avaric let out a sigh of relief. "I thought she'd never leave. I was worried that she found out who toilet papered the lab rooms. " He turned his full attention back to Fiyero. "So, you're the infamous Prince Fiyero Tigulaar of the Vinkus."
He didn't sound disappointed, just judgmental. "The one and only," Fiyero said, with a light chuckle.
"So…" Avaric began awkwardly. "Can you…"
"Yes, I can see some," Fiyero began, having heard that question a million times before, but made it very clear that he didn't want to get into a discussion with this person he barely knew about what he could and couldn't see.
"Oh." There was another very awkward pause. "So… tour?"
"Sure."
Avaric nodded and Fiyero heard him walk away. Sighing, he gave Chistery the 'forward' command and followed Avaric down the cobblestone path.
"So, what does one do for fun around here?" Fiyero asked when he sensed he was close enough to Avaric for him to hear him.
"Mostly play harmless pranks that get Horrible Morrible's robes all twisted up."
"Horrible Morrible?"
"Yeah, that's what we all call her, but don't let her catch you saying that," Avaric shivered. "That woman gives me the creeps."
"So, what does a guy do to get hot babes around here?" Fiyero asked after another long pause, trying to change the subject, feeling like he now had something to prove.
Avaric looked back at the prince and smiled, clearly starting to take a bit of a liking to him. "All you gotta do is sit back, relax and let the hot babes come to you."
"Sounds simply enough." I think I'm gonna like it here.
"Yeah, man. It's-"
"Avie!"
"Speaking of hot babes…" An oomph and Avaric gently bumped against Fiyero. A whiff of lilac perfume practically smacked the prince right across the face and he turned slightly.
"Oh, Avie! I've missed you so much!" a light, female voice said.
"Glinny, you saw me yesterday," Avaric chuckled.
"But… that was yesterday."
The female voice continued to rant until she took notice of the prince. "Oh, hello," she said and Fiyero could practically hear her smile. "I don't believe we've been introduced."
A pause and Fiyero heard Avaric grunt, probably because the blonde had elbowed him in the stomach. "Fiyero, this is my girlfriend, Galinda Upland." Another pause and he grunted louder. "Of the Upper Uplands."
"Don't forget the last part, because it's important," Galinda smiled, reaching out her hand for Fiyero to take. When he didn't seem to notice her movement, she pouted and Avaric whispered something into her ear. She made a noise of realization and her mouth formed a perfect 'o' shape. She reached out and gently took the prince's hand in her own. "It's not every day we get a new student in the second year of university, not to mention a month into the school year."
Fiyero smiled, feeling the blonde's petite hand in his and gently kissed her knuckles. "The pleasure is all mine, Miss Galinda."
Galinda giggled. "So, Master Fiyero, do you have a girlfriend?"
Fiyero chuckled, but Avaric made a noise that the prince couldn't quite identify. "Glin, you don't just ask someone if they have a girlfriend," Avaric huffed.
"Why not?" Galinda pouted.
"It's alright," Fiyero smiled. "No, I do not currently have a girlfriend."
"Perfect! Besides," she turned back to Avaric. "Wouldn't he be perfect for Elphie?"
Elphie? Fiyero thought.
"Now that's just mean," Avaric said.
"It is most certainly not mean! It's probably the nicest thing I've ever done," Galinda defended herself, slapping Avaric's arm.
"If that's the nicest, I'd hate to see the meanest."
"Who's Elphie?" Fiyero interrupted.
"Elphaba Thropp, the Governor of Munchkinland's eldest daughter," Avaric quipped.
"She's my bestest friend and roommate. And she's single. No guy has ever been able to successfully ask her out on a date."
"Because no one's ever tried," Avaric muttered, earning him another slap.
"Why hasn't anyone tried?" Fiyero asked.
The two were silent for a moment before Galinda spoke up. "She's very… selective and picky about guys."
Fiyero smiled. "Ah, is this a challenge?"
Avaric smirked. "Sure. If you can ask Elphaba Thropp out and not have her try to kill you, I'll show you the secret faculty pool on the roof of the Science Building."
"There's a secret pool?"
"Yup. But it's a secret, so, naturally, the whole school knows about it."
"Deal!" The two boys shook hands and Galinda squealed.
"Oh my Oz! Wait until I tell Elphie about this! She'll be so excited! I'll see you tonight, Avie!" She quickly gave Avaric a kiss on the cheek and curtsied to the prince before hurrying off to find her roommate.
"You have absolutely no idea what you've gotten yourself into," Avaric chuckled.
"What's so special about this Elphaba Thropp that no one's ever tried to ask her out?" Fiyero asked, turning towards Avaric.
"You... you don't know?"
The prince shook his head.
"Well… like Galinda said, she's very selective. She rarely talks to boys, she spends all of her time in the library, and she mostly avoids people."
"So… she's shy?"
"Yeah… shy. I'll tell you what. I'm throwing a party tomorrow night at the Ozdust ballroom. I'm sure Galinda will somehow force her roommate to go with her. You can talk to her then. I'm sure a scandalous prince like yourself would have no problem wooing her."
"Thanks, Avaric," Fiyero said, surprised that he had made two new friends on his first day. Things couldn't possibly get any better.
"And this is where your compartment is, Master Fiyero," Morrible said as she led the prince up a staircase and down a long hallway of Briscoe Hall. "All of your belongings have already arrived."
"Thank you, Madame. I can manage from here," Fiyero said as the head stopped in front of his door and handed him the key.
The head paused, clearly not liking the idea, but shrugged it off. "Very well." She turned and Fiyero heard her walk down the hallway until the sound of her footsteps vanished.
Sighing, Fiyero gently loosened his grip on Chistery's harness and felt around for the keyhole. Finding it, he slipped the key inside and opened the door.
The room smelt fresh and was a bit drafty from, what Fiyero guessed was, an open window. He walked in and closed the door behind him. He felt exhausted. All he wanted to do was crawl into bed and sleep until noon the next day. But if he was going to do that, he had to find the dresser… and the bathroom.
He bent down and undid his guide dog's harness before stretching out his hands to explore the room. He bumped into his dresser, desk and the side of his bed. By the time he was finished and got the layout of his new room memorized, he was pretty sure he had a bruise on his side, but he was too tired at the moment to fully care. He quickly unpacked and set up his toiletries in the bathroom before getting ready for bed.
"Goodnight, Chistery," Fiyero said as he took off his sunglasses and placed them on his nightstand. He was about to get into bed when a knock at the door interrupted him.
"House warming!" the voice on the other side called and Fiyero immediately recognized it as Avaric. He jumped up and promptly tripped over his shoes before managing to grab his robe off the bathroom door and went to answer the door.
"Hey, Fiyero," Avaric smiled. "Some of the guys and I decided to drop by with a little house warming gift, as a 'welcome to Shiz' kinda thing. This is Crope."
"Hey," Crope said.
"Tibbett."
"Hi," Tibbett waved.
"And Boq, but he's not important."
"Gee, thanks!" Boq sighed, and Fiyero noticed that his sounded shorter than the other boys. "You know, I've been your roommate for a year and you still –"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Avaric waved it off as he walked into Fiyero room, not even waiting to be invited inside. "So, big news, guys. Our friend, Fiyero here, has decided that he is going to be the lucky one to date Miss Elphaba."
There was a brief pause before Crope and Tibbett burst into laughter, leaning on each other for support.
"Th-That's a good one, A-Avaric," Crope said through his laughter.
"You're real funny, man," Tibbett said, wiping a tear from his eye.
Boq, however, had gone a bit pale. "You… you can't be serious."
"Dude, she'll kill him on the spot if he tries to ask her out," Crope said, still laughing.
"What's wrong with Elphaba?" Fiyero asked, not getting the joke.
Tibbett was about to tell him, when he saw Avaric make a sliding motion across his throat, trying to get him to keep quiet. "Nothing. It's just that she's really selective and doesn't trust a lot of guys," he said instead.
"But Fiyero's gonna get her to trust him," Avaric smiled, popping open a bottle of beer. "Crope, did you bring the glasses?"
"Got 'em right here!" Crope smiled, handing out the glasses to everyone.
Fiyero smiled as Avaric poured him some of the beer. It felt good to feel normal again.
"How did you even set this up?" Tibbett asked as they all sat on the floor.
"I have the girlfriend softening her up a bit," Avaric said proudly. "Plus, she wanted to play matchmaker. It makes her happy. And if Galinda Upland is happy…"
"We're all happy," Crope, Tibbett and Boq chorused together.
"Exactly. So, the deal is that Fiyero has to get Elphaba to be his girlfriend, and an added bonus if he can get her to bed with him."
"Challenge accepted," Fiyero smiled, taking another sip. "I've been known to woo girls with my irritable charm."
The boys cheered and clapped for the prince.
"It's gonna take a lot more than charm to get on Elphaba's good side," Boq said.
"You should listen to him. He's dating her younger sister," Tibbett said.
"Thanks, man," Boq smiled, giving Tibbett a high five.
"What do I have to do?" Fiyero asked, turning towards Boq.
"If you want to find her, she spends her time on the second floor of the library in a far corner."
Fiyero nodded, retaining this newfound information. He was going to get this Elphaba Thropp to be his girlfriend, no matter how hard it will be.
Did anyone catch the subtle movie reference in this chapter? I'll give you a hint: The movie starts with an 'A'.
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