Hello there... I've got some writer's block, but I've decided to go ahead and start writing another, different story... hopefully it'll get me unstuck. Umm, it's booksicalverse, but more musical than book. It follows Popular, but the Lion Cub scene never happened. I admit at least part of this is shamelessly stolen from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing... particularly the first chapter, which actually has some paraphrased lines. This will feature both a heterosexual and a homosexual pairing, which I know isn't everyone's cup of tea. So if that's a problem for you, I'd suggest not reading this story. Sorry this chapter is on the short side.
Shiz was always beautiful in the springtime, especially after a long, harsh, Gillikinese Winter. Animals came out of the nearby forests. Rabbits came out of their burrows and birds were chirping cheerfully. It was the first warm day of the year, the last of the snow having finally melted away and the students of the University were enjoying the warmth.
Well, some were enjoying the warmth. Others were enjoying watching a verbal sparring match.
"And that was when we met-"
Fiyero's story of the previous night was cut off short by Elphaba who was sharing a blanket with her best friend. "Really, Master Fiyero, are you still talking? No one's listening to you, perhaps other than Avaric who was with you."
"Miss Elphaba, if no one but Avaric is listening to me, how do you know I was talking about what we did last night?" He shot back, not letting her get the best of him, picking up a cookie from a plate Nessarose had taken from the cafeteria.
"What else is there for you to talk about? I don't have to listen to know about your adventures. Since you and Galinda broke up, you've spent all of your weekends with Avaric, flirting with girls you never mean to speak with again. Why you enjoy talking about this in front of your former girlfriend and her friends I don't know, but-"
"Elphie, it's really not a big deal. You know we broke up as friends. He can do what he wants." Galinda spoke up.
Elphaba shrugged. "All I'm saying is that I don't know why he insists on talking about things that no one else present has any interest in." She smoothed her skirt out, tucking it under her legs.
"Miss Elphaba, I wish I could run as fast as your tongue moves. I'd be the best athlete in the school."
"Instead of the second best?" Avaric said, smiling.
Fiyero gave him a good natured punch in the ribs. "You can best me at sports, but I can best you at-"
"And once again, more conversation I have no interest in, whatsoever." She stood up, brushing grass off of her black skirt. "Seeing as this seems to be a reoccurring issue, I'll take it as my cue to leave."
Ever the gentlemen, Fiyero handed her her bag. Tongue-in-cheek, he said, "Leaving so soon? How will we bare it?"
"I suspect you'll have to learn to get on without me."
After she left, he stretched. "Hate to say it, but I've got to go too. Supposed to meet up with Miss Gladery about my math grade. See you all around!"
After he was sure his friend was out of earshot, Avaric spoke up. "Looks like that round went to Miss Elphaba. Not that Fiyero will let her see him sweat." He smiled, "Wouldn't it be something if the two of them wound up getting together?"
Nessarose frowned, "No, they bicker too much for that. They'd kill each other after a week."
"Which would make it all the more entertaining to watch," said Crope. "What do you say, Galinda?"
She shrugged. "If they don't kill each other, they'd actually be cute together." She and Fiyero had broken up a few weeks before. She'd claimed that things had been moving too quickly. He'd accepted his decision and they had remained friends and she wished him well. That said, it was hard to picture him with her best friend. "But how do you expect them to get together?"
"Easy. Give them a nudge in the right direction," Avaric explained. "Convince him she loves him. Convince her he loves her. It'd be easy to convince him that any girl on campus is interested in him... and I'm sure you two ladies could make Elphaba believe Fiyero has an undying interest in her," he said, nodding at Nessarose.
So the Charmed Circle decided to play matchmaker.