Chapter 2:
Glinda woke up bumping her arm into Elphaba's face. Elphaba blinked as she felt a something thud her awake. She looked to the side giving Glinda a look.
Glinda shrugged, "You're the one who came here against your better judgement so don't look at me like that."
Elphaba stretched, "Great, a comedian, we should put you in league with the jester."
Glinda folded her arms, "I would love to meet the jester…"
Elphaba cut her off, "No that again. I'm fed up with hearing your fantasies about meeting a boy. Really you have no idea how tiring it can get. I swear if you do it again I'll smuggle you out of the castle myself to take you to the capital, where there will too many boys to keep your eyes on."
Glinda's face turned into a bright smile, "Really, do you promise."
Elphaba looked at her friend, "Fine let's go."
Glinda stopped and stared at the girl, "Wait really."
Elphaba nodded and Glinda squealed in joy.
She nocked the girl to the bed hugging her tightly, "Thank you, you know I love you."
Elphaba patted her on the back, "That's what you keep on reminding me."
Glinda moved back to get a better look at the other girl. "Wait, why are you helping?"
Elphaba smiled softly, "You always get so worked up about it and I've been playing with idea for awhile now. I thought that if we leave we could go to the capital and be gone for ten days. I'm sure your farther would worry but then again you're barely let out of the palace. Besides I am loyal to you my lady."
Glinda smiled softly, "I really do love you. You're the best friend I've ever had."
Glinda then moved forward gripping Elphaba into her arms. Elphaba couldn't help but note in her head that Glinda barely had any friends and even then she didn't see any of them as true friends of the girl. Glinda barely got what she wanted, she was a prisoner in her own home, Elphaba knew that but no one seemed to notice. The girl was lonely and almost never left the castle. People treated her like a child that didn't know what she wanted when the fact was completely opposite.
Glinda never wore anything or ate anything that was picked out for her, her whole schedule was decided for her by her farther and they wondered why she rebelled. Glinda didn't even seem to know herself. She struggled for control over her own life when everyone treated her like an ignorant child when she was one of the most intelligent people Elphaba knew. Glinda did as she was told and Elphaba sometimes saw bruises on the girl for she was sometimes though rarely beaten for talking back. The worst part of it all Glinda didn't even begin to realise how horrible her situation was because she didn't know any better.
Elphaba's arms worked strongly around the other girl. "I love you too. So you want to sneak out with me."
Glinda nodded, "I would love too but I don't have any clothes appropriate for the tripe."
Elphaba smiled, "Come, we'll go to my room and I'll give you something to wear. We best go undercover if we are going to sneak out."
Glinda nodded, "Does that mean we have to change our names because I don't really want to."
Elphaba laughed, "Don't worry when I'm through with you no one will recognise you even if you do use your name."
Glinda smiled, "Thanks."
With that both girls walked down the stairs slowly at the break of dawn until they reached Elphaba's room. Elphaba took Glinda inside and gave the girl a simple but nice red dress that fitted the blond perfectly. Elphaba changed into her clothes a light blue shirt and black pants. Elphaba placed a sword and short sword at her belt. They the both walked carefully to the stable.
Elphaba stared to put the saddle, "Glinda when we get past the gate I am going to have to say some hurtful things about you to get past. I don't want you to take offense, just know that I don't mean one word that I say."
Glinda nodded as she helped prepare the horse, "Okay."
At that Glinda climbed the horse and Elphaba came behind the girl holding her to her as she held the reigns. She walked the horse forward and came to the gate.
The guardsman yelled, "Aren't you meant to looking after the princess? She might try to escape, though she never does get more that to the wall."
Elphaba looked at him with a firm glare. "She kicked me out, the little brat tried to bit me."
The guardsman laughed, "Typical last time she tried to do that to me while I was disciplining her in the name of our beloved king. Too bad her mother died, you know how he gets over her. Ever since her mother died when she was little he basically tried to protect her and expects nothing but obedience from her. Anyway where are you going with that girl?"
Glinda stiffened in Elphaba's arms; by disciplining they meant beating her.
Elphaba replied with a blank face, "She's a maid and we'll be gone for a month or so in the name of our king. So let us pass."
The guardsman smirked, "As you say."
The gate then rose and Elphaba travelled out with Glinda who seemed hurt and scared and even a little confused.
