A Knight and a Princess

Glinda Upland was a typical name for a princess. Especially one who was bored easily and as all princesses do wished for adventure, the slaying of a dragon, the smile of a charming knight or prince, she wasn't picky. However unlike all of her princess friends, she wanted to be the hero not the heroin. No one really understood that which was fine by that, but the life of the misunderstood was a lonely one. Especially when you were continually grounded in your tower for backtalk to the king, which happens to be you're farther.

Glinda sighed as she lay back in her bed. A soft knock played softly against the door. She smiled, no one was allowed to visit her for five days unless they were her maid and her maid never came later that six. Glinda looked at out the window, it was definitely past six. She opened the door attempting to fix her hair.

Elphaba stood there in her armour; she was obviously a knight and was near Glinda's age at nineteen, she was slightly older.

Glinda frowned, "Oh, its you."

Elphaba stared at the girl raising her eyebrows, "This really does bring the question of who you were expecting. Besides you're father decided that I should bunk with you for the next five days."

Glinda whined, "Oh why ever would he do a horrible thing like that?"

Elphaba walked in as Glinda slammed the door. "Well every time he grounds you, you run away and there is no way he is sending a strapping young lad in here with you. You flirt with them practically every time you pass one and look at them almost as if their objects instead of people."

Glinda sighed, "I can't help it, and you know I haven't been allowed to talk to a boy my age for years. I swear I'm going to go insane. I'm eighteen years old and I've never been kissed once, what does that say. All my friends have boyfriends and well I'm not even allowed to talk to them. My farther seems to think I'll sleep with the first boy I see, I can tell you I'm almost tempted to. Though I won't because somehow I respect my father's rules when it comes to the opposite sex, even though I don't respect any of the others. I tell you I'm going insane."

Elphaba shrugged, "Trust me you're not missing much."

Glinda sighed, "At least you get the option, and I don't even get the choice. I hate my father, honestly, why does he have to so overprotective?"

Elphaba looked at her almost sympathetically. Elphaba had been Glinda's bodyguard for over two years, at first she hated it but soon found the girl to be lonely and starved for company. So she let Glinda rant her heart out, someone had to listen and Elphaba didn't mind listening to the girl.

Elphaba replied, "I don't know. Calm down Glinda, besides I'm tired. Let's go to sleep."

Glinda sighed, "Yeah I guess. You're not going to sleep on the ground again, are you?"

Elphaba looked up at her from the ground. "Where would you suggest I seep?"

Glinda yawned, "Come on, you might as well sleep with me."

Elphaba frowned, "What?"

Glinda sighed, "Must you be so self conscious. Get changed into one of my nighties and sleep here with me. Really it won't murder you. Every time I'm grounded you sleep on the ground, I can't imagine it's comfortable. You're a good friend; you might as well join me in bed."

Elphaba raised her eyebrows, "Fine but only if you stop whining."

Glinda grinned, "Not whining Elphaba, persuading."

Elphaba got changed into the nightdress, "Call it what you want but it still gives me a headache."

At that Elphaba got changed and slipped in the bed with Glinda sleeping soundly.