A/n: This is a story that started out as a one shot, but once it came to 8 pages I decided I needed to make seperate chapters. I originally made this for Livejournal but decided to put it up here as well :) This is what I do when I'm bored at school lol
Warning: Gelphie Pairing
"Elphie," Galinda began as a mischievous smile began to spread on her pink lips. "We're friends now right?" Elphaba nodded hesitantly, unsure where this conversation was headed. "Yes, Galinda, we indeed are. Why do you ask?" Elphaba's voice had a hint of curiosity, which she didn't try to hide. "Well… when two people are friends, they usually…you know, let the other friend do things to and for them…out of friendship." Galinda added that last part quickly, seeing a prominent look of shock on her roommates face. "W-what?!" Elphaba stammered, breathlessly gaping at the once smiling blonde. Galinda's eyes went from lit up to now shy and slightly embarrassed, and had moved to the fascination of the contrast of her feet on the bare-wood floor.
Galinda didn't know why in Oz she had said that. Her mind was in a whirl and dazed out for a moment. She had always been secretly curious about her strange… yet entrancing, green roommate, and by any chance to get close to the other girl, Galinda would take eagerly, and without any further hesitation. Somehow in midst of her brain, she unconsciously came up with a fool proof plan that made her say those things, but when she really thought about it, it could be hard to get Elphaba to agree.
Elphaba's mind raced. Had her roommate really said that? I'm reading too much into this, Elphaba thought. She's just somewhat on the air-headed side, and didn't properly think before speaking. The green girl silently laughed at her inner thoughts, but stopped suddenly, noticing the blonde indulged fully into her own mind. Elphaba watched her carefully, tracing her face with her eyes, fascinated by the beauty the girl radiated. Elphaba tried to blink out all thoughts on the girl and just stood there, waiting for her friend to reenter reality.
"Elphie," Galinda finally said; her voice faint, and almost distant. She snapped back to the situation and continued, "You always are alone… well until now, because you have me." Galinda smiled, and blushed slightly. "But don't you ever get lonely or want friends?" Elphaba snickered at Galinda's words, a sound all too new to the blonde's ears, yet something about it made it seem precious to Galinda, and made her smile.
"Galinda, I don't need friends," but as soon as the words left her dark green lips, she wished she could have taken them back. That came out terribly wrong, thought Elphaba as she saw the tears freshly forming in Galinda's eyes. The sight tugged at her heart.
Galinda's smile faded from her face and her lips started to tremble slightly. Her eyes filled with tears as she bit her bottom lip trying to stop herself from making a scene. She knew if she'd cry in front of her roommate, Elphaba would surely think she was being a baby and Galinda would be embarrassed. For some reason, beyond Galinda's knowledge, she cared about what the other girl thought about her. Somehow, deep down, no matter what the green girl said to her or did, she cared about her deeply.
A feeling rushed through Galinda, an emotion she couldn't explain, even if she tried. Why did she want to touch her so badly? And why was the only thing she could think about now was running into the green girl's arms to be comforted? Galinda shook her head violently, causing her curls to engulf her teary-eyed face, all the while trying to remove the mental display of her and Elphaba sprawled upon her bed. Both sets of legs entangled and each lying in the others arms, an image that seemed to send tingles up and down Galinda's spine. Her face flushed, which she figured Elphaba would take as embarrassment… hopefully. She slowly shifted herself onto her bed, curls still in her face, and her hands in her lap, fidgeting nervously.
Elphaba moved closer, wanting to console the obviously upset blonde, partially because of guilt and partially because somewhere deep down, she cared for the girl. I did this to her, Elphaba chided herself. Preoccupied with sorting out her feelings, Elphaba's hand jolted upwards, almost reflexively, to wipe away the tangle of curls to reveal the beautiful face of her friend. She stopped midway, realizing what she was about to do. She shyly put her arm back to her side where it had been, and looked at Galinda, hoping she didn't notice behind her curtain of curls.
Elphaba wanted to help soothe the girl, but she had never been in a situation quite like this. She felt too inexperienced to know exactly what to do. Her mind was reeling, her heart pounded, and she was overwhelmed with confusion and… love? Did she love the fragile Gillikinese girl? No, she couldn't…It wasn't possible. Galinda was a girl for Oz's sake!
Through her mangled curls, Galinda had seen Elphaba's movement towards her. Her tears had stopped momentarily in hope and her heart leapt in excitement that Elphaba was responding to her awful state. She noticed the green hand twitch, as if wanting to reach out, it was pulled back without hesitation. This had made Galinda smile, knowing her Elphie was trying. My Elphie? Galinda pondered. Galinda dazed out, thinking of the possibilities this all could bring, yet unable to comprehend how her mind thought all of this. It seemed to be in cahoots with her heart, for when Elphaba turned her back, Galinda's heart broke instantly.
Elphaba had no choice but turn away from the disheveled girl. Her heart ached to hold her roommate and she knew she couldn't give in to her feelings, it just wasn't right. But it feels soo right… Elphaba shooed the thoughts away, angry at herself for even thinking such things. People were shunned for such taboo acts, and both girls held high positions in society. If anything did happen, which she both hoped for and dreaded, it would kill their images. Although Elphaba didn't have much of an image to begin with, but if she was to be eminent Thropp one day, she needed to keep things the way they were. And there was Galinda, Miss High Society…Miss Popular. Galinda being with the "artichoke" would be social suicide.
Elphaba knew she had to do something though, the sniffles behind her grew louder and a pang hit Elphaba's heart. She needed to fix what she had done, that was the only way to make things right. She turned around to find the sobbing girl, sprawled upon her pink, frilly bed, sobbing into a pink puff of a pillow. Elphaba reached her hand to her own cheek, feeling invisible tear tracks that existed only in her mind.
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