Chapter One: Acceptance
Disclaimer: I obviously don't own Wicked, the book or musical, I just like to make the characters do my bidding free of charge.
"Oh, put the damn hat on, really!" she insisted, stamping her foot with girlish impetuousness. The green girl obliged after a bit of prompting, dropping the ultra-feminine hat lightly on her head and looking up at the blonde from under the brim. She gasped, "Oh, miss Elphaba, you terrible mean thing-" her eyes ran up and down the form of this sudden beauty who had appeared before her, "You're pretty!"
The green-skinned girl was taken aback, although she tried hard not to show it, "And now you have lied," she intoned when she could find her voice, "so go confess to the unionist minister." Suddenly she looked around, as if seeing the world for the first time, "Is there a looking glass?"
The blonde nodded, bewitched, "Down the hall, in the lavatory." Although she didn't really want her roomie to leave, she was so amazed to be seeing this side of her- and she was glad when Elphaba mumbled an excuse about not wanting to be seen by the others on their floor. "Well, you could look at your reflection in the window, if you can find an angle which doesn't block the firelight." this seemed to appeal to her roommate and she went to the window, the blonde following her- perhaps allowing herself to get a little closer than was appropriate as they both gazed at the murky reflection of green and pink that Elphaba cast. "Enchanting..." Galinda breathed, she was right behind her roomie and her breath seemed to have tickled the neck of the green-skinned girl.
Elphaba's skin flushed- That was why her skin was a darker green, wasn't it? And she turned, yes they were closer than was proper for even friends to be right now, her own breath seemed to be coming in short little gasps, "This is yours." she stated, handing the hat back from atop her dark head, dropping it into Galinda's hands and bolting from the room quicker than she could say, 'goodbye'.
Galinda remembered the moment being- exciting, exhilarating? But as she recounted it to Miss Milla and Miss Pfanee she made it seem like her green-skinned roomie was the only one who showed signs of attraction. And her two viperous friends ate the story up, giggling meanly and making snide comments. Galinda might not have told them if they hadn't been so wheedling about Elphaba and what she was like. And if she wasn't so hungry for acceptance from these cackling crows.
"Oh, what a lark," Milla patted the blonde's arm genially, "you're just like our little spy!" and the two cackled while Galinda smiled, wishing she were somewhere else.
"Miss Galinda, you must keep this ruse up," Pfanee demanded, "you must continue to be our spy as Miss Milla says- Oh it will be quite the entertainment to make her think that you like her!"
"Oh, well I suppose it could be fun..." the blonde answered with an airy tone, secretly wondering how on Oz this would play out. And if she had known, perhaps she wouldn't have gone along with the plot.
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Elphaba sat on her bed, reading as was her usual custom before she went to sleep, but her eyes didn't take in the words the page offered. Instead she thought of the other night when her irritating blonde roomie had come back from some social engagement or other earlier than was the norm. It had been dreadfully stormy out and the window had broken open with the force of the wind and her fear mounted as she retreated into a safe corner of the room away from the rain. Galinda had told her to fetch a leather strap from her luggage to tie the windows close, and as she reached to find it a few hat boxes toppled to the floor. As she had handed her the strap and the blonde had secured the window, she picked up one of the occupants of the hat boxes. A pink monstrosity of a hat- how could anyone go out in public with such an impossibly pink creation on their head? Of course Galinda had turned at the exact moment and goaded her into putting the hat on. And then... Elphaba's pulse quickened just thinking of what happened next. Galinda had actually said she was pretty? And then she had gotten so... close...
"Reading a romance?" came the perky voice from right beside her, making the green girl leap and close her book with a snap. She hadn't even heard Galinda come in, how had she even gotten that close to her without her even knowing?
"N-no, why do you ask?" she hated the stutter in her voice as she looked at the blonde.
"Well, your all flushed and your breathing irregularly, so I guessed at a steamy romance novel- but then you don't really seem the type." Galinda explained, taking a seat next to her on the bed and leaning over to try and get a better view of the book's cover, "So what is it?"
Elphaba held the book out of reach, flicking her wrist and tossing it behind her bed out of sight. "Nothing, why are you so interested?" her tone was almost accusing as she used an index finger to push her glasses up the bridge of her nose.
"Well, I thought," the blonde began slowly, "since we seemed to have become better acquainted last night that I would ask, you know- show and interest in these things." she graced the green girl with a smile, "I know we might have misunderstood each other before, but I was hoping we could be friends?"
Elphaba was shocked, "Friends?" the blonde nodded vigorously, "You and I?" she mentally kicked herself for being so argumentative and doubtful, what would be wrong with being friends with Galinda Upland of the Upper Uplands? Especially if she wanted to be friends with a beanpole like her!
Seeming to read her thoughts the frivolous girl frowned, "You don't think we could be friends?" she asked, "I mean, I don't know who wouldn't want to be my friend, but you don't think we could be friends? We're already roomies, and so we might as well make the-"
"Galinda, I'll be your friend, but you can't sneak up on me while I'm reading like that." Elphaba changed the subject quickly before her roomie could get going with her argument.
"Reading steamy romances?" the blonde quirked an eyebrow, giggling.
"It wasn't a romance!" Elphaba protested and Galinda giggled even more, throwing her arms around the stunned green creature.
"I'm so glad we're becoming friends, Elphie!"
Elphaba turned an even deeper green, it seemed to happen whenever the blonde was in such close proximity. Maybe this is what acceptance felt like?
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Yes, I know it's short- but just wait until the little flying plot monkeys start zooming around my head! It might even help if you reviewed a bit? (Note, I've edited a bit =D hope you like it better!)