Chapter Three: Shopping Date


Thanks for the reviews guys, it really means a lot. I especially want to thank my friend, Ædelstan. She made me write this chapter, and she's been really supportive. Also, thanks to my friend Bee. She never goes on her account, but she tolerates my wickedness even though she's never seen the show. She also checks this story for silly errors I make. :(

Also I will be gone for two weeks at camp, so I won't be able to update. I'm really sorry. When I get home I'll post as soon as I can.


Pfannee and Shenshen became a prominent issue in Galinda's life, as well as Elphaba's. Galinda pretended not to care, but Elphaba knew that she missed her friends. Elphaba had made it her personal job to keep Galinda away from her former friends, but after two days of dedicated work she finally slipped up.

Usually on Tuesdays, Galinda would eat breakfast with Pfannee and Shenshen and walk over to the history building with them. It was the one class they had together. Elphaba decided that taking an alternative route would be best, so she and Galinda finished breakfast early. Elphaba led her roommate around the dorm rooms for the honor students, arriving at the history building just in time for class.

Unfortunately, they ran right into Pfannee and Shenshen. The two girls surveyed Galinda with icy glares, not saying a single word to her.

Elphaba felt the blonde stiffen at her side, and she grabbed Galinda's hand. "Ignore them," she whispered, turning her roommate toward the classroom. "Stand tall." Once Pfannee and Shenshen had past them, she released the blonde's hand. "Well, as tall as you can stand anyway." She teased, tugging at one of Galinda's curls.

"Elphie!" Galinda snapped, yanking on Elphaba's braid lightly. She didn't know how to show it, but she was grateful for her roommates support. "Er-thanks. For helping me deal with them. I know you have better things that you could be doing then acting like my bodyguard. It means a lot."

"After all you've done for me, this is the least I can do," Elphaba answered casually, guiding Galinda to a seat far away from her former friends.

"What have I done for you?" Galinda sat down in a seat and taking out her books.

"You've worked day and night reinventing me," Elphaba was a little shocked at the blonde's question. What hadn't Galinda done for her? "You've gone out of your way to find me friends, change my attitude, you stuck up for me at the dance-"

"Okay, okay." Galinda interrupted. She felt her cheeks grow red and she turned away.

Class started, and Galinda felt herself zoning out. The Great Drought was just so dreadfully boring. She took a few half-hearted notes, but she mostly just doodled pictures of hearts, her name, and occasionally a dress or two.

"Shouldn't you be listening?" Elphaba whispered, tapping Galinda's paper with her pencil.

"I am!" Galinda whispered fiercely, pointing to the three bullet points she'd made.

"All that says is 'Vinkus affected most, wildfires burned forests down, crops suffered.' Galinda he said all of those things in the first minute of class." Elphaba whispered, giggling a bit.

"Well, let's look at your notes," Galinda pushed her books out of the way and snatched Elphaba's notebook off of her side of the table. "Oh...oh my." Elphaba had two pages on the Great Drought. AND her writing was absolutely tiny!

"Curse you," Galinda muttered, "Can I copy those after class?"

"If you promise to take better notes," Elphaba answered.

Galinda nodded, turning her attention to Professor Dillamomd for once. Elphaba made straight "A"'s. She made mostly "C"'s with the occasional "B". She would take any advice that green girl gave her school wise. Fashionwise, however, Galinda would rather ask a goat.


After the class let out, Galinda and Elphaba returned to their room. Galinda started to fix her hair, and Elphaba saw her go to her closest and pick out an outfit.

"Going somewhere for lunch?" Elphaba asked casually, sitting on her bed and leaning against the wall. She pulled an apple out of her bag and took a bite out of it.

"Fiyero and I are going into town," Galinda didn't turn from her mirror to look at Elphaba, "If you want to come too, I'm sure he wouldn't mind."

"Oh no," Elphaba was horrified at the thought of being alone with Galinda and her boyfriend. "I don't want to er-bother you two. Really, I'm fine."

"Elphie, you're no bother!" Galinda chirped, slipping her old clothes off and pulling on a fancy skirt and blouse. "I've been meaning to properly introduce the two of you for ages. Come on, it'll be fun."

"Won't he, er, uh, be mad? That you invited me without asking him?" Elphaba struggled to find excuses. They probably would hold hands and kiss and all sorts of annoying lovey-dovey stuff. She couldn't think of a worse way to spend her afternoon. "And I have a lot of schoolwork to do. It'd just be better if I stayed here..."

"Oh, I told him you might tag along." Galinda applied a last layer of lipstick and turned around to face Elphaba.

She looked absolutely beautiful. Her hair was perfectly styled, gentle golden curls framed her smooth, bright face. She had done something with her eye shadow that brought out the deeper blues in her eyes. Elphaba felt herself blushing and she turned away. Muttering curses under her breath, she tried to respond.

"Bu-but I-I have...class."

"Elphie, you know as well as I do that you have a free period after lunch." Galinda sat down next to her roommate. "Please come. Honestly, I have no idea what your problem is."

Seeing no way out of it, Elphaba sighed. "Fine. But I'm not getting all dollied up. This frock is fine."

"Elphie-"

"I'm serious Galinda."

"Oh alright." Galinda stood up from the bed and pulled Elphaba up too. "Bring some money, we're going to eat somewhere and we might go shopping!"

"I don't need anything new," Elphaba protested, fetching her wallet from a shelf and placing it her bag. "And you don't either."

"Whatever. We'll see whose right when we get there." Galinda sung the last few words, giggling.

Together the two girls made their way out of their dorm, and to the dorm where Fiyero lived. One filled with glee, the other with dread.


Oh, my first real cliffhanger. Sorta. The first one I made on purpose. Anyway, reviews are fun to read. :)