Elphaba peered above the book she had been engrossed in for hours to glance at her pompous roommate. Even she could not deny the exquisite girl she was affronted with. Galinda Upland had such glorious flaxen curls, which seemed illuminated by the morning sunshine that was bleeding through the windows. Her dazzling crystalline blue eyes were almost mesmerising as they sparkled in the morning's light and her skin was so flawless that it seemed as delicate as a porcelain doll. Elphaba couldn't help gawping behind her book at this elegant princess as she admired herself in the dormitory's single mirror. She tore her eyes away when finally Galinda's eyes locked onto hers in the reflection of the mirror and gave an icy glare.
"What are you staring at?" she demanded.
Elphaba, ashamed that she had been caught red-handed, sank further down in her book. Not like pretending nothing had happened was going to sweep it under the carpet. At least, not for Galinda.
"I said what are you staring at?"
The green girl sighed, "Nothing, I'm sorry."
Elphaba was renowned at Shiz university for possessing emerald green skin and had been shunned by everyone, including her own father. Due to this, it relieved Elphaba that her younger sister, Nessarose, was born. Despite being wheelchair-bound, Nessa had always been company for her and had possibly been the single person who had even considered the fact that human feelings did exist in Elphaba. This, Galinda would never understand.
"What are you reading? You've been reading that book for weeks now!" questioned Galinda, twirling her hair as she sat on her bed.
"We've only been here for a day! It's a book on sorcery,"
"Trying to find a book to get rid of me are you?" the blonde girl mocked.
"Well, it'll be to your great satisfaction that I'm away to go out then,"
At that, the girl bounced up, scooped up her clutch and departed, slamming the door behind her. No doubt the social butterfly was away to another party with her friends, thought Elphaba as she returned to her book. Despite being blatantly self-centred, there was an element about Galinda that also made her quite a likable, bubbly and vivacious girl to her. However, it was very unlikely that Galinda would happily embrace any form of friendship to the green girl. She'd be too concerned about her grand social status to realise just how lonely Elphaba was, and just how much she craved to have someone who'd accept her in this world.
Author's Note: This is my first ever piece of Wicked fanfiction that I have produced so sorry if you find the quality to be pretty bad. I'll gratefully accept any constructive criticism or praise to try and help me improve of my story as it develops! :) V x