Chapter 3:
Avaric woke early that morning with a bunch of pink roses in one hand and a card in the other. He was tired of being made a fool of. This time he was going to ask her straight wether or not she would go out with him. If not he would leave her alone for good, if yes, well he'd have to try and not get uncharacteristically overexcited.
Avaric made his way to her door and knocked. The door was opened and there was Glinda smiling only for her face to fall at her suitor.
She sighed, "What do you want?"
He frowned, "I was going to ask you out."
Glinda frowned, "Who in their right mind would think I'd go out with you?"
Avaric chewed his cheek, "Someone who thought you'd have the decency of at least going on one date with and wouldn't be so indecently rude."
He dropped the flowers and the card and just stormed off. Forget it. He wasn't going to waste his precious time on an idiot. He'd already had spent too much of his time on her anyway.
Glinda had turned to Elphaba afterwards and just blinked. She couldn't believe what had happened and whom she just had fought with. Of all the people who want to go out with her, he happened to be the last of who she would've thought to be on that particularly long list.
Glinda asked softly, "Do you think he was being serious?"
Elphaba shrugged, "I doubt he goes about making a fool of himself daily for no reason."
Glinda sat on her bed, "It's just. He seemed so, so serious."
Elphaba shrugged, "I bet he took a page out of Boq's book to get your attention. Normally he's at least more sophisticated and less blunt to the point of idiocy."
Glinda smiled, "Yes. I'll give him that much. He normally is smoother."
Elphaba shrugged, "We should go to class."
They didn't see Avaric all day, or the next for that matter. I wasn't until the next after that, that he came to classes. He'd decided to mope in his own time, licking his wounds and sneaking off the school grounds at night.
That day in class Avaric 'accidently' bumped into Glinda and gave her back all her books. Glinda looked into the book to find a ticket, to a new play. No note, just a ticket. She looked up to find Avaric talking to Boq as they worked on their potions.
That night Glinda decided to have some tea and before she knew it, she'd fainted.
That afternoon everyone crowded the hospital wing. Everyone wanted to know what had happened to Miss Upland but no one knew. No one could. The nurses were completely befuddled as to what could have happened as were the students. The tea was examined to no avail. So there Glinda lay in a deep sleep in a soft bed.
Before long everyone had left but Avaric. He was worried for her, though he said he wanted to stay 'for something to do, anything to miss classes'. Lies at their best.
Well Glinda did wake after four days. She first saw Avaric and before a word could be said, she was smiling a stupid giddy smile.
Avaric spoke first, "It's about time you woke. The nurses were getting worried."
Glinda asked slightly hurt, "Weren't you worried at all?"
Avaric paused rather taken back, "Why?"
Glinda looked down her face going red, "I don't know. I guess I like the idea that if someone was here waiting for me. They'd be a little worried."
Avaric paused, "I was a little worried. What do you expect? You shouldn't go around fainting."
Glinda smiled slightly, "I'm sorry."
Avaric frowned, "Oh no you don't. I'm not about to just forgive you."
She smiled broader, "I thought you were only a little worried."
He sighed, "Okay maybe more than just a little. What does it matter? Can't a guy be worried without a long lengthy reason?"
She smiled, "I guess not. Hey do you mind getting me out of here I'm starved."
Avaric smiled back, "Me too. The food here is shit."
Glinda frowned, "Mind what you say."
Avaric sighed, "What are you going to do about it? I act how I want when I want. I hardly see how it's any of your business."
Glinda whispered, "Could it be my business?"
Avaric stopped again. "If you want."
Glinda smiled again, "Good. Then we'll go to the play this weekend."
Avaric asked, "Really?"
Glinda smiled, "Really!"
Avaric was, well, he was happy, as anyone in his situation should be. He'd taken her to her room where they ate together. They'd talked for hours and when Elphaba walked in she gave them a strange look and left straight away. There was something odd, about those two being together. It seemed almost unnatural. Though there they were smiling and laughing and teasing as any new couple did. It was almost too strange to think about. So Elphaba went to Boq, who wasn't all that unsurprised. Though what did surprise the Munchkin was that Glinda actually went out with Avaric.
Glinda was happy too, as odd as it sounded, she wanted to see him again. In fact she wanted to see him a lot more of him after that too. Who would've guessed it. Avaric and Glinda Upland? It seemed to be a fairytale gone wrong.
