Chapter 2
It took the blonde a little while to register what had just happened. Had her elusive roommate just shown actual emotion for the first time? The blonde was thrown. She had never seen another person cry as much as she had just seen Elphaba cry. The only one to ever weep like that was herself.
Galinda's thoughts were interrupted when a knock sounded at the door. She had totally forgotten about her date with Fiyero. The date she had been looking forward to for so long. Why did Elphaba have to choose now to be a basket case?
"Coming." Galinda called as she stood from the green woman's bed. She needed to sort things out with her own boyfriend before she could deal with the green woman.
"What the hell took you so long?" Fiyero asked as Galinda swung the door open. She didn't look any different than she had when they had parted nearly five minutes ago. "And why do you look the same?"
Galinda sighed. She wanted to go out on her date with Fiyero and take Elphaba's advice to have a wonderful time, but she knew that her roommate needed a friend. Even if she wouldn't talk to her, it was always nice to know that she had stayed.
"I can't go out tonight Fiyero." The blonde frowned as she cancelled her date.
"And why not?" Fiyero wanted to know what had changed in the last five minutes. Why was Galinda bailing on him?
"Elphaba isn't feeling well and…" Galinda was going to continue but was cut off by Fiyero.
"It's always about Elphaba isn't it! When is it ever about me Galinda? I'm your boyfriend for Oz sake. She's just your roommate." The boy was annoyed. Galinda had cancelled on him before because of Elphaba. He wasn't going to stand for it this time.
"Listen Fiyero I really do want to go out with you tonight. I do." Galinda emphasized her last sentence. "But I really need to stay here. Elphaba is upset." The blonde figured what harm would it do telling the true nature of her stay?
"You're lying. Elphaba doesn't get upset." Fiyero didn't believe his girlfriend. The green witch was never one for letting petty emotions cloud her judgment. Elphaba was sharp as a tack. Nothing could upset her.
"Fiyero I'm not lying." Galinda was a little upset her boyfriend wouldn't believe her.
"Even if you aren't then why cancel our date? Can't you just take care of her when you get back?" The prince asked Galinda. He had gone through all the trouble of planning a romantic dinner for what? For Elphaba to ruin it once she was 'upset'.
"I can't just leave her here all upset!" Galinda yelled a little too loudly. She looked towards the bathroom to see if Elphaba had possibly heard and come out to defend herself, but alas the door stayed shut.
"Fine." The boy huffed. "When you decide you want to be a real couple then write me. Until then I don't have time for this shit." Fiyero turned around to exit. The most popular girl in school may have just blown him off, but he wasn't going to let her have the last say.
"Wait!" Galinda yelled as she closed the door to her dorm room. "I do want to be a couple! I'm sorry Fiyero." The blonde apologized to her boyfriend for acting so rudely. She knew that proper ladies would go out with their dates no matter what. Come hell or high water they would brave hell for a date with a prince.
The brunette boy turned around to look at Galinda. "Why do you keep blowing me off for your roommate? This is not the first time Galinda."
"I don't mean to Fiyero. I really don't." The blonde responded truthfully.
"So you aren't doing this on purpose?" The boy walked back over towards Galinda.
"Not at all. I would never cancel on you unless it was of utmost importance and believe me Elphaba needs my help right now." Galinda begged her boyfriend to believe her. "She was crying when I walked back in the room. Something really upset her from before and I have to figure out what." The blonde figured what more damage could she do? Fiyero wouldn't tell anyone what Galinda had just told him.
"Crying?" Fiyero's eyes rose in disbelief. The green girl that despised everyone was found crying? It didn't make sense.
"Yes." Galinda affirmed. "I think I may have upset her with what I said earlier." The blonde frowned. She couldn't think of any other reason Elphaba would have cried.
"What did you say to her." The boy was curious as to what could turn the most emotionless girl in the school into a basket case.
"We were just talking about boys and I asked her what her type was. Then I asked if there were any boys she was interested in. Just normal girl talk. Nothing that I thought would offend her." Galinda shrugged her shoulders. She hadn't known what the trigger for Elphaba's meltdown was.
Fiyero seemed to ponder this for a little while. "Did she say if she liked anyone or not?" The only think the prince kept coming up with was boy troubles. Elphaba must like a boy who didn't like her in return.
"She said she didn't really take any notice in them. I think she was lying though." Galinda was curious as to what her boyfriend was thinking at the moment. "Why?"
"Maybe seeing you go out on a date upset her. Maybe she wishes it were her that went out on dates." Fiyero offered up the most logical solution. He knew that he would be upset too if his roommate went out of dates all the time while he sat in the room alone.
"Well she does stay in a lot. I think she's lonely Fiyero. She needs a good man to keep her mind off of everything." Galinda agreed with Fiyero. Maybe Elphaba was feeling a little lonely.
"That's a great idea!" Fiyero beamed as an idea came to mind.
"What is?" Galinda was amused at her apparent brilliant idea.
"Let's set her up with someone!" The boy was as close to giddy as boys could be. He loved playing matchmaker, especially when this would allow him more time with his girlfriend.
"I tried to offer her a double date but she refused. I don't think she'll go for getting set up with anyone." The blonde knew Elphaba and she knew that the green woman was not the type to let others help her out.
"Well then what if she doesn't know she is getting set up? How about you go get Elphaba to go out with you somewhere and I conveniently show up with a friend?" Fiyero was never one for being book smart, but he did know common knowledge.
"That's a perfect idea!" Galinda beamed at the idea of getting to spend time with both Elphaba and Fiyero away from school.
"I do what I can." The prince grinned before pulling Galinda in for a kiss.
The blonde smiled into the kiss as she kissed her amazing boyfriend. How anyone had ever called him dumb she'd never understand.
"How about we 'meet' at Freda's Bar in say an hour and a half. That'll allow you time to coax her out of her shell." The boy smiled as he pulled back from the kiss.
"Sounds perfect. I'll see you then dearest." Glinda smiled before placing a kiss on her boyfriend's cheek.
"Until then." The boy smiled as he bowed his head. Now all he had to do was find some boy that was brave enough to go out with Elphaba.
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"Elphie." Galinda called as she entered her dorm with a smile plastered across her face. "Elphie please come out of the bathroom. I cancelled my date with Fiyero for you."
The green woman heard Galinda call for her, but she was still too upset to be seen. She was sitting with her back against the bathtub with her head between her knees. She needed to get away. She needed to get rid of the image of Fiyero's tongue down Galinda's throat. The image kept assaulting her mind every time she closed her eyes. Why couldn't it be her tongue down the blonde's throat? Why did it have to be a boy?
"Elphaba please." The blonde asked again as she made her way closer to the bathroom. "Can we at least talk?"
"No." Came the green girl's response from within the confines of the bathroom.
"Elphaba what's wrong?" Galinda was now concerned that their plan might not work. What if she couldn't get Elphaba out of the bathroom in time.
"Nothing is wrong now leave me alone." The green woman sniffled as she tried for her voice not to crack.
"I'm not going to do that Elphaba. I am here for you now. How about we go get a drink or something? Just you and me?" Galinda felt bad lying but she knew that Elphaba needed to get out of their dorm. It was the only way she would ever meet a nice boy that could take care of her.
The green woman heard Galinda's words and couldn't believe them. Was Galinda asking her to go out with her for a drink? No boys around, just the two of them?
"How about it Elphie? I'll buy first round." The blonde added after receiving no response. She knew that Elphaba was thinking about her offer.
"Just you and me?" The green woman called back. She was suddenly regaining a little hope.
"Just you and me." Galinda confirmed. A part of her felt guilty for so blatantly lying to her friend but she knew it was necessary.
"You can come in." The green woman took a chance on the blonde as she opened the door to the bathroom.
The blonde scrambled into the bathroom as fast as she could, afraid that Elphaba might change her mind and shut it again.
"Are you doing okay now Elphie?" The blonde asked concerned as she kneeled next to the green woman. She could still see the scorch marks that her tears had left.
"A little." Elphaba tried to smile but was failing miserably. Even with Galinda here right now she knew this was an illusion. That it might all go away way too fast.
"Good." The blonde smiled as she reached out a hand to take Elphaba's chin within it. She wanted to see Elphaba's eyes. The raven-haired beauty had still not looked at her.
The green woman winced slightly as she felt the blonde's fingers touching her face. How she longed to feel those delicate fingers caress her every limb.
"You don't have to explain to me why you were crying before. Consider this a get out of jail free card." The blonde chuckled lightly which earned her a smile from the green woman.
"Thank you." Elphaba smiled as she heard the sincerity in Galinda's voice. She was grateful that Galinda was no longer looking for a response.
"Your welcome. Now let's get you changed and ready to go out! Don't you want to look pretty for me?" The blonde giggled not knowing how true her words were. Elphaba would do anything to be considered pretty in the eyes of Galinda.
"Can you help me pick out something to wear?" The green woman asked. She knew that is she allowed Galinda to pick out what she wore then the blonde would definitely like it.
"Oh yay! Fashion show!" The blonde bubbled as she helped Elphaba off of the floor.
"I didn't say fashion show. I asked if you would pick me out one article of clothing." The green woman smiled as she felt Galinda's hand within her own helping her up.
"How am I supposed to know what looks good on you unless you try it on?" The blonde grinned as she dragged Elphaba over towards her wardrobe. "Do you have anything that's not black or blue?"
"I have a white sweater." The green woman added. She didn't think she owned any other lighter clothes. Maybe that was the way to Galinda's heart. Fashion.
"You can't wear a sweater to a bar! People will think you just came form church." The blonde giggled as she started to riffle through all of Elphaba's dresses.
"What's wrong with sweaters?" Elphaba didn't understand what exactly was wrong with wearing a sweater. They were completely functional and kept you warm when it was cold. Sweaters were a perfect invention she thought.
"Well if you are eighty years old then nothing." Galinda continued to rummage through Elphaba's dresses until her eyes finally fell on one that sparkled. "This is the dress!" Galinda squealed excitedly as she pulled the dress from the hangers.
It was a maroon dress that Elphaba had had to worn at one of her official ceremonies. She hated the dress. It was too sparkly for her taste. The neckline dove down to the green woman's breasts slightly revealing a little bit of cleavage. Cleavage that Elphaba didn't have unless she worse a special kind of brazier. The arm length of the dress came down to just above here wrists, and the hem on the skirt was at her knees. It was the most revealing dress that the green woman owned, and her father had only bought it for her to try and make her appear to be a woman. Elphaba had so many sharp features that sometimes people would get confused. There was no way anyone could mistake Elphaba for a man in this dress. The dress hugged all of the green woman's curves just the right way.
"That one?" Elphaba asked as the saw Galinda pull the dress from the hanger. "I haven't worn that in ages. It probably doesn't even fit anymore."
"Well then try it on!" Galinda squealed with excitement as she thrust the dress into Elphaba's arms.
The green woman sighed before heading towards the bathroom to put it on. Before she made it there she reached in her top drawer of her dresser to grab her special underwear.
The blonde's eyes widened as she saw the green woman grab a piece of lingerie that even she would be cautious to wear. Maybe Elphaba had a side to her to she didn't know about. It could be true, seeing as how she already caught Elphaba in a state she never thought she would see earlier.
"Are you almost done yet." Galinda called out to the bathroom five minutes after Elphaba had entered.
"Almost. I think my zipper is stuck." The green woman's voice seemed a bit strained as she replied.
"Do you want any help?" The blonde stood from her bed.
"If you don't mind." The green woman hated asking for help but there was no way she could wear this dress without it. When she had worn it before she had had a person designated to help her dress.
"Not a problem." The blonde smiled as she opened the bathroom door.
Her breath caught at the sight in front of her. She had never seen Elphaba wear something so…so…revealing. She hadn't even known Elphaba had breasts until she saw them peeping out from the dress. So the green woman was green everywhere. This made Galinda wonder where else she might be green.
"Uh Galinda…" Elphaba snapped her fingers trying to wake Galinda from her daze. "Does it really look that bad?"
"Bad?! By Oz Elphie it doesn't look bad at all!" The blonde shook her thoughts from her mind as she walked over to help Elphaba zip up the back. "You look gorgeous."
The green woman flushed furiously. "You don't have to lie Galinda. I know I'll never be considered gorgeous."
"I'm not lying. This dress makes you look beautiful. You are beautiful." The blonde smiled. She needed to boost Elphaba's self-esteem so she would own the dress how it begged to be owned.
The green woman continued to blush as a smile appeared across her face. Maybe she would buy more clothes like this if this was what Galinda seemed to like.
"All right you're all zipped." The blonde smiled as she removed her hands from the zipper. She took in the sight of Elphaba in front of her, looking like a real woman, and was slightly jealous that Fiyero would get to see her looking like this. Maybe Galinda should spruce up her appearance as well.
"Thanks." Elphaba smiled as she looked at herself in the mirror. The dress made her feel entirely uncomfortable but if it was what would get her Galinda, then she would wear it.
"Anytime." Galinda smiled as she stared at her roommate in the mirror. "Now I think I need to change. I can't have you looking better than me!" The blonde chuckled as she exited the bathroom to go get something more scandalous to wear.
"I could never look better than you. You look gorgeous." The green woman admitted before blushing once again. What was up with her? She would have never called Galinda gorgeous to her face before. This dress was having a weird effect on her confidence levels.
The blonde turned back around before smiling. She knew she was gorgeous, but hearing it from Elphie seemed extra special. Elphaba would never have said something like that out loud before.
"Thank you." The blonde smiled. "But I still think I am going to change."
The green woman took a seat on her bed as she fidgeted with her hands. Galinda didn't even bother to change in the bathroom. She just stripped down right in front of the green woman. Elphaba adverted her eyes as she caught a glimpse of Galinda's full figure in nothing but her underwear and brazier. The second long glance was enough to ingrain the image in her mind forever.
"Are you almost ready to go?" Galinda glanced over to the wall clock. She wasn't worried about modesty around Elphaba. Why should she be? They were both about to go out on wonderful dates with men, well Galinda hoped they would go wonderful. She hoped Elphaba wouldn't catch on and get angry with her. She was doing this for the green woman's good after all. She needed someone.
"Ready whenever you are." The green woman smiled to the now dressed Galinda. The blonde had changed into a blood red dress that was sleeveless. The hem came down to just above her knees and the neckline swooped down to the tops of her breasts. It still kept them perfectly sealed though, which was more than she could say for Elphaba's.
"I'm ready now." Galinda beamed as she brushed out her hair. "Let's go get drunk then!" The blonde giggled. She really had no intention of getting drunk, she was only going to partake in a couple of drinks as she talked to Elphaba and then Fiyero. She hoped her boyfriend would pull through for her and find someone worthy enough to date Elphaba. The green woman really was pleasant when you got past her green skin.
"Then let's go get drunk." Elphaba chuckled as she opened the door for the blonde. She held it open as Galinda walked through. The green woman promised herself she was going to treat tonight like a date. She was going to show Galinda that she could be as good of a man as Fiyero. She had the manors.
Galinda giggled as she led her roommate away from their room. In thirty minutes she would be reunited with her boyfriend.