Location: Shiz, somewhere after "Popular" and before "One Short Day"
"So."
"So, what?" Galinda was stifling a smile.
"So... how do I... look?" Elphaba felt intensely stupid, standing in front of Galinda's mirror, modeling new clothes.
Galinda giggled. "Positively adorable!" Elphaba winced.
"Is that a... good thing?"
"Well, sure!" Galinda got up from the bed and stood behind Elphaba, peering over her shoulder into the mirror. "But I'm sure there's something else we could do with all of this hair..." She gathered Elphaba's long black locks and held it at arms length, a calculating look in her bright eyes.
"Galinda, I... I just don't know about this dating thing."
"What are you talking about? Kerth simply adores you!" Galinda assured her.
"He adores you. He tolerates me," Elphaba corrected, smoothing the light blue-and-white top.
Galinda smiled, throwing Elphaba's hair over one shoulder. She began to braid it. "You'll do just fine. I promise."
And Elphaba had to trust her.