First Wicked fanfiction, I'm very dependent on your reviews, readers :)
"Look!" A student whispered amongst the crowd, "It's Galinda Upland!" They pointed to the adoring white carriage making its way to the university.
"Of the Upper Uplands?" A curious student stood on their tippey-toes to catch sight of her.
"I heard she's just absolutely radiant!"
"So popular!"
"Beautiful!"
Galinda sulked inside of her carriage. After practicing her smile for so long, she was so tired of faking it, "Okay, Galinda," She spoke to herself as the door of the carriage was already opened. The students of Shiz University seemed to already know who she was. No big surprise in that. Keeping her head up at the perfect angle, her eyes sparkled a beautiful, shimmery sapphire. Showing a winning smile, she felt a small tug on her chest.
"Galinda! I love your outifit! Where did you get it!" A random student walked by her.
"Galinda, remember me? We went to the same school as kids,"
"Galinda,"
"Galinda,"
It didn't even matter if she said anything, they kept flooding her with compliments and all the while, she feels so alone. Shaking these thoughts out of her pretty blonde head, she walked over to the back of the carriage to see the personal coach already gathering her bags.
Smoothing her dress, she saw her 'close friends' Pfannee and Shenshen making their towards her with large grins spread across their faces. Unlike her, they were real grins, "Miss Galinda! That skirt is positively stunnifying!" Shenshen gasped and in return, Galinda hid her loneliness with a large grin that has been practiced to please anyone she greeted.
"Oh, this old thing," She tossed the compliment away with the wave of her hand and stared at her perky white vest and matching skirt, "My parents bought it from a man that could hand sew. He lived on the streets so they thought they'd help out by paying for the outfit,"
"Oh, Galinda, you're so good!" Pfannee exclaimed and the two other girls laughed in unison, "Too good!"
Through her smile, she gave a heavy sigh. Galinda wasn't good, she knew that.
The students that were huddled outside the university were students discussing of rooming trouble. Galinda didn't have such trouble of course for her parents, out of the goodness in their hearts, bought her a private room. Galinda was only there so she could discuss an urgent matter with the head school mistress, Madame Horrible...or was it Morrible? Galinda was so bad at remembering names. It must be Morrible because being known as 'Madame Horrible' would be...horrendous.
Galinda silently giggled to herself and nearly gasped as she saw the head mistress make her way through the crowd of rowdy, clueless students. You couldn't miss her. She was wearing a disgustifying pink dress and an awful wig that was bigger than Galinda's head. Don't get her wrong, Galinda LOVED pink...but even that dress sent shivers down her spine. Flashing a big smile, Galinda pursued the headmistress, desperate to seek her attentions.
"Madame! Madame Morrible!" Galinda called desperately.
The headmistress must have heard her but chose to ignore her, seeing the rooming issue was more important, "Students! Students!" Her voice projected, gathering everyone's attention, "I am Madame Morrible!" The headmistress was now the center of the crowd, "Headmistress of Shiz University and I understand you all have rooming assignment trouble,"
This silence was an opportunity for Galinda, "Madame Morrible!" Galinda pleaded, "I have a question regarding your sorcery seminar!" She did her best to squeeze through students without ruining her perfect curls. She was almost through when a sudden yelp of terror caught her attention. Whipping around, she searched for the source of abrupt screaming. A student had fainted and was not caught another's arms. In front of the unconscious student was-there must be some light trickery here.
Oh, Oz, she's green, Galinda thought inwardly and had to bite her tongue from letting out a gasp.
The green woman stood head strong in her navy out fit. A turtle-neck blue sweater with a matching jacket and skirt and ginormous worn out tan boots. Her hair was long and in a tight braid going down her back with a blue knit beanie to cover her scalp. Her dark eyebrows furrowed at each student that gasped in her direction. Even when she stod so confidently, her chocolate eyes cast down at her verdigris hands that laced together.
Wheeling behind her was a young woman, younger than the green girl that is. She was beautiful, face of an angel. Her hair looked taken care of with its natural light brown cascade that rested on her small shoulders. Her back rested comfortably on the cushion of her wheelchair and her hands gripped the wheels gracefully, "Elphaba!" The young lady in the chair said in the utmost disappointment, "Stop causing a scene, people are staring." Tucking a beautiful strand of hair behind her ear, she folded her arms across her chest, "You're embarrassing me again,"
Galinda rolled her eyes, getting out of other people's affairs and focusing to the matter at hand, "Madame Morrible-"
"Oh, Miss Nessarose Thropp, is it? What a tragically beautiful creature." Madame Morrible made her way to the 'embarrassed' girl in the wheel chair. The green girl was gone unseen by the headmistress. That was until the girl 'Elphaba' tapped the headmistress rudely on the shoulder. After such gesture, Madame Morrible turned around and gasped at the sight of a green creature at such distance.
"I'm Elphaba Thropp, the sister that probably wasn't mentioned. I'm beautifully tragic!" Her sarcastic comment was practically spat.
"Elphaba!" Nessarose cried, "Stop this behavior this instant!" She hissed, "I'm terribly sorry for my elder sister's behavior. She does love limelight,"
Galinda suppressed a giggle that threatened to escape at the obvious 'green skin' joke but continued to pursue the matter that desperately needed discussing, "Madame Morrible-" The blonde lit up when the powder-faced mistress turned to face the blonde beauty, "Oh, Madame! I'm Galinda Upland, I was hoping to be apart of your sorcery seminar but I was declined for reasons unknown...may I know the reason?"
Madame Morrible rested a wrinkly hand on her hip, "I do apologize, my dear, but that seminar isn't just any class I hand out to any student. I'm waiting for a gifted individual student."
"Well, how-"
The girl intervened, which made Galinda clench her fists, "Madame Morrible, my sister and I have yet to receive out rooming assignments..." Elphaba rested her hands on the back of her sister's chair.
Madame Morrible gave an understanding sigh, "Not to worry, your father made it rather clear that he wants your sister to share a room with one of the schools most recommended nurses so she can be looked after all times."
The emerald skinned girl gaped, "I-I feel more comfortable when I'm with my sister-"
"I'm merely doing as your father instructed," Madame Morrible began to wheel Elphaba's sister away.
"Excuse me but-"
"I promise your sister will be in good hands-"
"Madame!-"
"No need to-"
"STOP IT!"
Unexpectedly, a fireball appeared in the palm of the green girl's hands. This, of course, did not go unnoticed by the other students. Many screamed in terror, others fell to the floor for protection.
"Miss Elphaba," Madame Morrible gasped and released her grip on Elphaba's chair, "Oh sweet Lurline, I knew this day would come. Finally, a gifted student grants me with their presence," She approached Elphaba. The flaming orb in her hand extinguished almost immediately once she exhaled her anger.
Galinda, on the other hand, grew rather hot on discovering that this vegetable stole her chance.
"How would you like to enroll in my seminar? Sorcery, that is. It would be my absolute privilege to teach you sorcery, Miss Thropp."
The green girl was stunned with a grin spread across her face, "I-I don't what to say..." Looking down at her soft green hands, she was slow to deny such an offer, "My father said I was only to attend Shiz to watch out for Nessa... I'm not prepared for such things,"
Madame Morrible tisked, "Do not worry, dear. I will assign you a room,"
"Galinda, you shouldn't let Madame ruin your chance in enrolling in sorcery!" Shenshen appeared by Galinda's side.
"Yeah, tell her that your father insists you enroll! She'd have to let you in, right?"
Galinda pondered for a moment.
"Who is willing to share a room with Miss Elphaba Thropp?"
"I'll tell her," Galinda decided as she waved her hand up proudly, ready to stand up for herself. Sorcery was one of the main reasons she enrolled in Shiz and, Oz as her witness, she was going to get what she came for.
Every student seemed to gasp, which made Galinda awkwardly lower her hand a bit in confusion, "Miss Upland," Morrible gasped in astonishment, "What a magnificent heart you have, dear,"
Galinda, of course, smiled through her confusion, "For what exactly?"
"Miss Thropp, this is your new roommate Galinda Upland,"
From behind her, she could hear the obnoxious noise of Pfannee and Shenshen giggling in perfect harmony.
"Roommate?!"
After what seemed like hours, Galinda was finally unpacked and her belongings were all organized and even color coded. The whole closet, in fact, was taken up with assorted dresses that Galinda admired. Sitting on her fluffy pink sheets, she curled up in a small ball and sighed the frustration she had been keeping in for what seems like the whole day. Galinda Upland was known for her confidence in fashion and social matters. She was popular! It was mandatory that she had to be perfect.
But something about the idea of perfection made Galinda feel sick to the stomach. Why was it that even when all the students gave her compliments and made small talk with her, she felt so alone? Why did it hurt to smile for everyone? Why didn't it feel real anymore?
Such thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the door being unlocked and the entrance of her new roommate. Both shared a quick glance, mutual feelings of despise were displayed from both sides in their own ways. Immediately, Galinda broke the uncomfortable eye contact and stared up at the ceiling. Closing her eyes, she tried her best to push the sound of the vegetable unpacking her belongings and focus more on the thoughts that have been pestering her for months.
The silence is what made both girls even angrier. Surely, there was much to say but no one wanted to be the first to speak up. It may make them seem 'desperate' for conversation. In Galinda's case, she was waiting for the green girl to speak first. After all, she was green and seemed to not know how to socialize properly. And, as an Upland, Galinda knows how to keep a solid grudge when things don't go her way. Therefore, if Elphaba were to be the first to say something, the blonde was ready to push the conversation out the window with some smart, sarcastic comment.
This green girl was not going to be friends. Yes, you could say that Galinda truly didn't have any friends, she had followers. But this isn't the place to start making some, Galinda agreed.
At night, Galinda was rather annoyed by the fact that Elphaba left her bedside lantern on so that she could read all night. For Oz sakes, was the verdigris girl a nocturnal animal?!
Flip. The pages were swiped in such hurry. Flip, flip, flip.
Galinda, unable to control her anger, sat up violently, "Do you mind?!" She asked almost hysterically.
The green woman was rather calm and continued scanning her book, "Now that you mention it," her eyes gazed up for a moment to catch Galinda's fiery ones, "I don't,"
Galinda crossed her arms over her chest, "So," Her fingernails tapped her forearm mindlessly, "It's going to be like that, is it?"
"In my personal opinion, Miss Galinda," Elphaba spat as she kept her eyes fixed on the book on her lap, "I don't want it to be in any way. In fact, I am rather confused to what it is. I think, in all honesty, you wanted to have this argument when I first entered the room," Adjusting her glasses, she pulled them off the tip of her nose and back to the bridge of her nose, "This must have nothing to do with my reading but you just don't like me, is it?"
Galinda was ready for a smart comeback when Elphaba continued.
"I could care less to what it is you have to say and in fact your insults mean nothing. If I were anyone else, perhaps not green, you wouldn't treat me like this,"
"I-"
Elphaba, again interrupted, "Or is the fact of your precious sorcery seminar?"
Nearly shouting, the blonde had enough, "Do you ever let anyone else talk?!" Galinda huffed and decided she was no longer wasting her time with a pathetic green bean.
Elphaba, on the other hand, was rather surprised by the sudden outburst. Biting her tongue, she didn't allow herself to say the last words. Folding a corner in the textbook, she set it aside. Removing her glasses last, Elphaba put them on the night stand, blew out the lantern, and closed her eyes.
This rooming situation is going to be quite the complication, Elphaba thought to herself with a small smile. After a few moments, the two roommates drifted off into a deep sleep. Both were very tired from their experiences today.
First Wicked fanfic! What do you think? Please R/R!
-Ophelia