Chap 1:

Shiz. Jamie lifted up the hem of her skirt as she hauled her suitcase up the steps of Crage Hall. Her Ama trailed behind her.

"Jamie! Honestly! What's the rush anyway?" Ama Anne called.

"I want to meet my new classmates!" Jamie gave the Ama a small smile and continued through the doors. Jamie looked behind her for a second when she collided with someone.

"Excuse me! God watch where you're going!" Said an unexpected voice. Jamie whipped around to come nose to nose with a green girl.

"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!" Jamie tried to apologize but the girl turned on her heel and walked off. Her red dress clashed with her green skin.

"Ladies! Line up please!" Madame Morrible called to the chattering girls. They filed into the Main Hall. Madame Morrible spent the next half hour calling out names and handing out keys.

"Jamie Redsontes of the Southern Lands and Lacey Garner of the Uplands. You two will have room 23 on the 2nd floor." A blonde walked up to Madame Morrible. Jamie followed suit. Lacey wore a green dress with green shoes and green stockings with green earrings. 'Lacey must love green.' Jamie thought to herself as she eyed the brown eyed blonde.

"Hi. I'm Lacey. Oh! I love your eyes! Most exotic." It was true. Jamie had shoulder length chocolate brown hair, slim figure, plain dresses, black heeled boots that were capped with ruby studs on the heels. The most interesting thing about Jamie's looks was her eyes. They were Ruby Red. Most people thought her evil.

"Thank you." Jamie smiled faintly. The two young women picked up their bags and marched up the stairs.

"Did you see that green girl? She looks positively hilarious!" Lacey rattled on.

In the morning Jamie made her way to the buttery and poured herself a cup of tea. Four girls sat around the rather small table.

"She is obviously poor. Lucky for her she has brains or she might not have a roof over her head right now."

"Hush Milla!"

"Shenshen don't order her."
"You're one to talk Miss Galinda."

"Don't be snide Pfannee." Milla said stirring her cup of coffee.

"Who are you talking about?" Jamie asked as she pulled up a chair.

"That Miss Elphaba girl. She's Green!" Shenshen said quite pointedly. At that moment, Elphaba came in. The four girls giggled. Elphaba ignored them and poured herself a mug of coffee. Shenshen whispered in Galinda's ear. They both laughed. Unable to listen to their laughter any longer, Jamie stood and walked over to Elphaba.

"Hello. Sorry about yesterday. Let me introduce myself properly. I'm Jamie Redsontes." Elphaba gave a small smile.

"Elphaba Thropp."

"Well, it's nice to meet you Miss Elphaba." Jamie held out her hand. Elphaba took it cautiously.

"Nice to meet you too." The four girls watched them in silence.

"Well that was a loss." Pfannee said to break the silence. Jamie simply ignored her.

"So, Miss Elphaba, who's your roomy?"

"You'll never believe me." Elphaba sent Galinda a cold stare. "Besides, it doesn't matter who she is."

The day wore on from there. Jamie had Miss Elphaba and the Galinda girl in some of her classes. At lunch she sat with Elphaba in the library and talked about the nature of evil, until they were rudely interrupted by Madame Morrible.

"Miss Redsontes, may I have a private word with you?" Jamie looked at her companion.

"Absolutely Madame Head." Jamie got up and resisted to add the word "case" to the end of her answer. They went into the Head cases office. Madame motioned for Jamie to sit.

"I pulled your file Miss Redsontes. It seems you have a history with sorcery, am I correct?" Madame Morrible waved a manila folder in front of Jamie.

"You are correct in saying that. But you can also see that my entire family has had something to do with sorcery. Well, those of my family who had red eyes." Madame frowned.

"Yes, but they are not here, you are." Her tiktok placed a tray of tea on Morrible's desk. She hungrily popped biscuits into her over sized mouth.

"Madame Head, I'm sure you didn't call me into your office to lecture me about my heritage."

"You are right. I called you in here to tell you as of tomorrow you are being transferred into Sorcery class instead of Ozian Poetry."

"But Madame Head, surely Sorcery isn't given to First year students." The ugly fish nodded.

"True, but I have talked to the staff and they have agreed that you must start honing your ability as soon as you can start."

"But I'm already mastering my ability! I'm sorry if I don't want the entire school to know what I am, but I simply won't allow you to do this! Please wait until next year before you saddle me with a Sorcery class!"

"What are you exactly, Miss Redsontes? Because all I can see is a whiney young woman sitting on the opposite side of my desk. You will take the class. I've already informed your parents about the matter and they are behind me 100. Do I make myself clear?" Jamie had to struggle not to turn Madame Nut Job into a bug and squash her.

"Yes Madame Head. Will that be all?" Madame smiled.

"Yes. You may leave now." Jamie rose and started to depart when the ugly fish spoke to her.

"I would appreciate it if you never speak like that to me again Miss Redsontes." Jamie just nodded as she stepped out the door. Elphaba had waited for her in the hall.

"What was all that about?"

"Nothing interesting." The clock struck 1:00 and the two parted ways.

"What do you think I should wear?" Galinda asked Elphaba as she held up multiple dresses.

"How should I know? It's only dinner. You don't really have to change, you know." Elphaba went back to reading her book on lectures concerning the Unnamed God. A knock sounded at their door. Galinda looked at Elphaba, who shrugged.

"One moment please." Galinda said as she gingerly set her dresses on her bed. She hurried over to the door, straightened her dress and then took a deep breath. Delicately, she opened the door. It was Shenshen.

"You're not ready yet?" Shenshen had apparently changed for dinner as well.

"No, and Miss Elphaba won't help me."

"Not much help in the first place." Shenshen crossed her arms.

"If you two will excuse me, I'm off to dinner." Elphaba forced herself passed Shenshen and down the stairwell. At the bottom she saw Jamie waiting for her.

"Did you change?" Elphaba indicated Jamie's dress.

"No. I find it too much of a hassle."

"But your dress isn't the same color." Elphaba was dead on. This morning Jamie had worn a black dress. Now, it was a deep red.

"If you didn't change, explain that."

"Alright." Jamie leaned in towards Elphaba and whispered in her ear. "It was Magic." Elphaba shuttered. The soft touch of Jamie's breath made her stomach summersault. Jamie giggled at the expression on Elphaba's face.

"Don't look so shocked! Honestly Elphaba!" Jamie teased.