I do not own any of the characters, or Wicked or the details of the wicked universe, the music, the lyrics or whatever I didn't mention...

Since English isn't my native language, don't be too harsh on my grammar mistakes.. I've learn too read and write English just by myself..

Elphaba looked out of the window. She was furious about the stupid Dorothy girl, the angry crowd outside and the fact that Glinda was here.. With her.. at Kiamo Ko. Or maybe it wasn't that bad that Glinda was here.

''Elphie?'' Glinda's worried voice brought the reality back to the witch. She looked a long second at her very old and dear friend and saw her pain and loneliness in her eyes. The pain to see her the way she was and what elphie had become. Or maybe just because Fiyero had died.. Well Glinda thought he had died, corrected the witch herself. The good witch took some steps to her friend and looked her in the eyes.

''I'm limited..'

The good witch looked away at her command. ''just look at me Glinda..' The witch her voice was soft and sounded like it came from far away.

''I'm limited
And just look at you
you can do all I couldn't do, Glinda..''

Glinda just shook her head at the witch her statement. Of course she know that the good witch was right.. but she didn't want to think about it. She took the grimmerie with such a weird feeling from Chistery his arms. ''here.. take this.'' Glinda her eyes became very big. 'Elphie! You know I can't read this..'' she sounded very sad and stroke the leather around the book carefully. ''Well than you will have to learn..' glinda gave her a watery smile.

''So now it's up to you..
for both off us… now it's up to you!''

Well she really has thought about it.. the grimmerie and all that stuff.. thought Glinda. 'you where to only friend a ever had..'' the witch her voice became low and dark. 'And I had so many! But only one that really matters.'' She took the witch her hand. And gave her a smile.

''I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return''

The witch her eyes where focus on the of the good witch and she didn't understand what it was all about.

''Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you...''

Glinda gave her a reassuring squawk in her hand and the witch only thought about to fight back her tears. Not to cry.. not here with Glinda.

''Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good''

The witch let Glinda's hand go and took a pair steps away from her. She desperately blinked with her eyes and folded her arms around her. It's the best solution, Elphaba.. You know it's the only way that will give you some piece.. don't back away now.. she bit her lip and took a deep breath.

''It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime''

Glinda had tears in her eyes and walked to her and took both the green hands in her own little one.

''So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...''

Glinda looked so proud of her friend, her tears now rolling down her pink cheeks. Never, ever was the witch so open in her feelings..

''Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you''

So elphie, to think she is changed to be wicked.. glinda her sparking blue eyes met the mocca brown of the witch.

''Because I knew you''

Glinda her voice was cracking and she couldn't imagine a day she wasn't more sad.

''I have been changed for good''

The witch looked at her small friend and couldn't hide a little smile. She could feel the burning pain in her eyes. The tears where threatening to fall down. Before her plan has to work, she had to tell glinda one more thing..

''And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for''

Glinda shook her head and her blond curls bounced up and down against her face she took the witch her arm and with her other hand she stroke the tears away in the witch her eyes.

''But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share
and none of it seems to matter anymore''

the witch could feel the burning pain on her cheeks. finally the tears did fall down. She couldn't care anymore. She just wish that Glinda could know.. About everything.

''Who can say if I've been
changed for the better?
I do believe I have been
Changed for the better''

The where both sharing a long look at each other. Glinda was the first the break the silence.

''And because I knew you..''

Glinda gave a half giggle in her embarrassment of her crying and her out of character behavior. She was a public figure now…

''Because I knew you...''

to same for the witch. She didn't like to behave as some kind of emotion wreck. She was the wicked witch of the west. She did not cry.. she didn't have any mercy.. and she defiantly didn't have any friends she was crying about. Or was there more.. Maybe was the famous wicked witch in real life not as wicked as everyone thought. Maybe it was just a misunderstood witch with good intentions.. Maybe we all just misjudged her.. We all did.. only Glinda the Good witch was the only one who really know the wicked witch, Elphaba Thropp.. her Elphie…

''Because I knew you...
I have been changed for good...''