AN: Thank you to all those who have reviewed; your comments really mean a lot! I hope you all enjoy the next chapter. BTW, there is a fair amount of Gilyero in this one, but not to worry, Fiyeraba will be coming soon! Happy Reading!
-Shannon
Elphaba quietly opened the door to her dorm. She looked over to Glinda's bed, and she was not at all surprised to see the blonde passed out on her stomach, still wearing her pink dress.
Elphaba laughed and she made her way over to Glinda's bed. She sat next to her and tenderly shook her roommate, "Glinda? Glinda, wake up."
Glinda nuzzled her face in her pillow and then turned her face towards Elphaba, "Elphie? Iwaswaitingupforyou andthen Istartedtofeelsick," Glinda's words were all strung together, and Elphaba could barley interpret what she was saying, "I was fine when I got here but I think I drank too much." The second half was much easier to comprehend as Glinda's voice began to trail off as her eyes closed and she fell back asleep.
Elphaba shook her again, "You're still in your dress, Glin. Do you need help changing?"
Glinda's eyes opened again, "I can't move, could you get me a glass of water?"
Elphaba shook her head and went into the bathroom and got a glass of water for her inebriated roommate.
This was not the first time that Elphaba had to put Glinda to bed .She set the glass of water on their nightstand and than proceeded to remove Glinda's shoes. She then sat next to Glinda and helped her to sit up. She unzipped the back of her dress and slipped it off, up, and over her head.
She hung Glinda's dress in her closet and picked up Glinda's lavender nightgown and went back over to her bed and put the nightgown over Glinda's head. She laid her back down and brought the covers over her body. Glinda remained asleep through the whole ordeal.
Elphaba bent down and placed a kiss on her forehead and brought the bathroom's garbage can to the side of Glinda's bed, hoping to the Unnamed God that she would be functional for their Sorcery final in the afternoon.
Elphaba made her way into their bathroom where she shed herself of Glinda's dress and her undergarments. She turned on the shower, and while she waited for the water to heat up, she put the dress in her hamper, and brushed her teeth.
Elphaba stepped into the shower, washed her hair and body, and scrubbed the make up off her face. She stepped out, and dried off, and put on her nightgown. She made her way over to her bed, and undid the towel from her hair. She picked up her brush and brushed out the tangles. As she was about to pick up her hair band to tie her hair back, she remembered what Glinda had said about wearing her hair down more often.
She walked over to Glinda's vanity and picked up the straightening gel and added it to her hair. Elphaba brushed her hair again, and when she finished, she made her way back to her side of the room and lay down in her bed. She glanced at the clock; it read 03:00, "So much for getting to bed early." Elphaba sighed as she reached over and set the alarm for eleven; Morrible's final was to start at two-thirty that afternoon.
Elphaba brought her covers around her and lay back down. She closed her eyes, hoping that a good night's sleep would help her forget the humiliation that she had suffered at the hands of Avaric. This thought only lasted a moment when it was interrupted by her remembrance that Fiyero had said she was beautiful; she fell asleep with a smile on her face
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Elphaba's eyes shot open as the alarm next to her was buzzing, "Elphie, shut off the alarm!" Glinda yelled as she put her pink pillow over her head.
Elphaba shifted and reached over and slapped off her alarm. Glinda gave a muffled "Thank you" from underneath her pillow. Elphaba rubbed the sleep from her eyes, as she stood up and stretched her arms. She made her way over to the pile of pink in the next bed, "Glinda, come on, wake up. Morrible's final is in three and a half hours, and it takes you at least two hours to get ready." She removed the pillow from Glinda's head and playfully hit her on the back with it.
"Ugh, my head is killing me." Glinda moaned as she reached for the glass of water and chugged it down, "I don't remember changing last night."
"I did that. Don't worry, no boys took advantage of you." Elphaba winked at her and made her way to her closet, and took out a knee length navy skirt and light navy blouse.
"I call bathroom first." Elphaba said over her shoulder, "I won't be long. When I'm done I'll go and get us some breakfast."
Glinda smiled at her as she lay back down, "Elphie what would I do without you?"
Elphaba laughed at this, "I'll wake you when I'm finished."
Elphaba made her way to the bathroom where she washed her face, brushed her teeth, and conducted the rest of her morning routine. She was amazed to see that her hair was perfectly straight and dry. She made a mental note to buy a bottle of the straightening gel for herself.
She emerged from the bathroom, and made her way over to Glinda's bedside, "Come on, Pink, wake up." She shook Glinda from her slumber.
Glinda opened her eyes and pouted, "Okay, Green!"
They both smiled and laughed at this, "Bathroom's all yours. I'll go get us breakfast."
Elphaba made her way to the door and just as she was about to walk out, she was stopped by Glinda's voice, "Elphie? Your hair! It looks so pretty!"
"O, yeah. I borrowed some of that straightening gel... I hope that's all right."
"O, Elphie, am I wearing off on you? Anytime!" Elphaba rolled her eyes as she made her way out of the room.
Elphaba returned to their room twenty minutes later carrying two to-go cups and a bag of warm sweet rolls from the commons' coffee shop. She was more than surprised to see Glinda sitting at her vanity applying her make up, already showered, and dressed in her pink and purple dress, with her pink towel wrapped around her head.
Elphaba walked over to Glinda's vanity and set down her coffee and roll, "Here you are, my pink cupcake, small coffee extra cream and sugar and one low fat sweet roll."
Glinda rolled her eyes at Elphaba, "Thanks, Elphie."
At one o'clock Glinda and Elphaba made there way to Morrible's office for their exam, hoping to get a last minute cram session before two-thirty. They made their way out of Crage Hall and through the Shiz common area,
"Elphie, what time are you taking Nessa to the train station?"
"Her train leaves at seven-thirty tomorrow morning, so I think we're leaving at six-forty five. She should arrive back home at about noon tomorrow. I'm just glad that Boq is going home for a week and agreed to escort her home." She replied dryly.
Glinda frowned at the sound of Elphaba's voice, "Elphie, are you sure you want to stay here all summer? You don't even want to go home for a little while?"
Elphaba smirked, "Glinda, while being home for Nessa involves being showered nonstop with presents and praise, it is no picnic for me; trust me... Plus, my father wrote me and said that he would prefer it if I stayed here for the summer... I'm not at all worried; I've got a couple jobs around campus to keep me occupied, anyway."
Glinda rolled her eyes, "Elphie, summer is for having fun not working! Won't you please reconsider my invitation to come and stay with me for a couple of weeks next month?"
Elphaba smiled, "I'll think about it." They continued walking, quizzing each other on the different cantations that they were required to know for their exam.
At four-thirty Glinda and Elphaba exited Morrible's final with smiles on their faces,
"Ugh, thank god that is all over! Summer can now really begin!" Glinda giggled and bounced up and down while clapping her hands, "I can't wait till tomorrow! Fiyero is coming home with me to meet Mommsie and Popsicle!"
Elphaba shook her head and sighed, "I think I'm going to miss your peppiness while you're gone... Something I never thought I would." Elphaba laughed as she nudged Glinda with her arm, "What time do you two leave tomorrow?"
Glinda smiled as she tossed her hair, "Well, the carriage is arriving for us at nine tomorrow, but I'm staying at Fiyero's all night tonight... That reminds me, I have to get back to our room and pack!"
Elphaba glanced at her watch and quirked her eye brow, "Well, Glinda, you're late. You should have started packing two days ago. You'll never get all your stuff packed in time," she said sarcastically.
"O, hush, Elphie, really, I'm not going to pack that much. Besides, I get to shop when I get home, and, I still have plenty of clothes there. So ha!" Glinda stuck her tongue out at Elphaba and laughed, "Come on, I'll treat you to lunch."
Elphaba and Glinda returned to their room at six o'clock only to find a note pinned to the door addressed to Glinda,
"Oooo, I bet it's from Fiyero!" Glinda giggled as she grabbed the note, and opened it. Elphaba opened the door to their room and the two walked in. Elphaba sat down on her bed and began to remove her boots.
Glinda set down her book back and grabbed her purse and headed for the door, "Okay, Elphie, I have to go find Fiyero. He says here that it's urgent. I'll be back soon." Elphaba gave a nod as she lay back on her bed, and closed her eyes.
Elphaba wasn't sure how long she had been asleep, or if she had even fallen asleep. It was Glinda and Fiyero's shouting that jolted her from her bed,
"Look, Glin, I said I was sorry! You need to stop acting like a child!" Glinda and Fiyero suddenly came barging in to the room, not even noticing Elphaba's presence. Glinda's face was streaked with tears,
"Me acting like a child?! I'm not the one who blew off studying and failed all of my exams!" Glinda turned to him with her arms now crossed and a look of anger on her face, "And what am I supposed to tell my parents? They were expecting to meet you. And now I have to tell them that you're stuck here all summer making up your freshman year?! What will they think of you?! How am I ever going to get their blessing?!" Glinda's face was now bright red from all of her screeching.
Elphaba could tell that Fiyero was doing his best to control his temper, but with Glinda screeching at him, his anger could not be concealed,
"Look, I don't know what else I can say! I screwed up, all right?! And you need to understand that the only reason I'm staying this summer is so I don't get kicked out of Shiz! If you haven't noticed there are a few things that I don't want to lose!"
He walked over to Glinda and took her hand and his expression softened, "Glin, I'm really sorry that I can't come home with you. I was really looking forward to it, and I should have paid better attention to my studies." Fiyero reached up his hand and brushed away Glinda's tears, "It's only for eight weeks... Madame Morrible said that if I can buckle down and get my work done I should be done four weeks before the fall semester starts... I can come and visit you then. I promise."
Fiyero's face was now pleading for Glinda's forgiveness. Elphaba could tell that he was really upset at the fact that he had to disappoint her.
Glinda gave a sniffle, and stuck her bottom lip out in a pout, "Please don't be angry, Glin. I'll make all of this up to you, I promise. Come on, I don't want us to part on bad terms. Please say you forgive me?"
With her arms still crossed, Glinda looked to the ground and replied, "I forgive you. But now you'll have to excuse me because I have some packing to do." She turned away from him and went to her closet and began to take out several dresses.
Fiyero stood at the center of the room dumfounded, "So... Everything's okay? Are you still coming over for the night?"
Glinda turned from her closet, "I'm not sure."
Fiyero nodded and made another motion of apology. He then turned and made his way to the door and left the room.
Glinda continued her packing, as Elphaba got up from her bed and approached her,
"Hey, are you okay?" Glinda gave a slight nod,
"O, I'm just peachy." Elphaba had never heard her voice more sarcastic, "Can you believe him, Elphie? He failed all of his finals, and now he has to spend the summer making up his classes! He's supposed to be with me all summer!"
Glinda opened her trunk and began to throw in several pairs of shoes and her dresses, never once looking up at her roommate.
"Look, Glinda. I can tell he's really upset. I know he's disappointed you, but you can't be angry with him forever... You're just going to ruin your own summer by holding a grudge against him."
"Will just see about that!" Glinda kept her focus to her packing and continued throwing together all her articles of clothing, jewelry, and make up in their separate compartments.
By the time eleven o'clock rolled by, Glinda had calmed down considerably but was more melancholy then angry. She had finished her packing and she and Elphaba were now laying on the floor between their beds, their heads next to each other, but their bodies facing in opposite directions.
Elphaba had spent the evening doing her best to console her roommate, and she was proud that it had only taken her an hour to get Glinda laughing. The two of them were now sharing stories and secrets, with the occasional dirty joke thrown in here and there.
Their laughs were suddenly interrupted by a clicking sound coming from their bedroom window. Elphaba stood up and walked over to the window. She looked down to the Crage court yard and she smirked at what she saw,
"Glinda, its Fiyero... I think he wants you to come down." Elphaba looked over to her roommate, whose arms were now crossed,
"Elphie, will you go down and see what he wants?"
Elphaba rolled her eyes, "Glin, please don't make me play the messenger. Can't you talk to him yourself?"
Glinda didn't move, instead she pouted like a child, "Please, talk to him Elphie? You're my best friend and that's what best friends are supposed to do."
"Ugh, fine... I'll be back."
Elphaba slipped on her slippers and grabbed her navy shawl and wrapped it around the nightgown she was wearing.
She exited Crage Hall and walked around to the courtyard to find Fiyero.
She found him starring up at their window, "Fiyero?"
He jumped at the sound of her voice, and she could tell that he was a bit disappointed that it was not Glinda coming to speak with him.
"I'm guessing she sent you to tell me to leave?"
Elphaba gave a sigh, "No, actually she sent me to see what you wanted?"
"I want to know if I can see her, if she still wants to stay with me tonight before we'll be parted for the next eight weeks!"
"All right, all right, calm down. I'll go and see."
Elphaba made her way back up to her room and found Glinda sitting at her vanity brushing her hair, "What did he say?"
"He wants to know if he can see you and if you'll stay with him tonight."
Glinda didn't respond right away, instead she continued to primp in her mirror,
"Come on, Glinda he's waiting! Look, he's really upset. Please go and see him?"
Glinda turned towards Elphaba, "All right, fine. Tell him I'll be down in fifteen minutes... I need to get my overnight stuff packed."
Elphaba was relieved to hear this and she grinned as she hurried down to give Fiyero the good news.
"What did she say?"
"She said she'll be down in fifteen minutes." Elphaba's stomach flip flopped when she saw the happiness spread through out his face. 'He has such an enchanting smile' but she shook this thought off instantly, "She just needs to pack her overnight bag."
Fiyero's face was filled with such happiness that he looked as if he almost could cry. "Thank you so much, Elphaba. I'm sure you had something do with this." He gave her a grin and Elphaba shrugged her shoulders,
"I'm just playing double agent here. You two are my friends and I don't want to see either of you unhappy."
He sat down on a bench and leaned his head back against the building and closed his eyes in relief.
"She really means a lot to you, doesn't she?" Fiyero opened his eyes and nodded,
"Yeah, she does." Elphaba could see that there was not an ounce of dishonesty in his eyes. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath and sighed at what she was about to offer,
"Fiyero. Look, I was going to be helping Niddik in between my hours at the library this summer, but I'm sure I can get out of that."
Fiyero gave her an inquisitive look and she continued, "I'll tell you what, if you promise to buckle down and work hard, I'll tutor you this summer and make sure you ace every final... And if you can do exactly as I say, I'll make sure you're done in five weeks."
Fiyero wore a look of shock and he immediately bolted up from his seat and was at her side, with both hands on her shoulders, "Elphaba, are you serious? You'd do that for me?"
Elphaba nodded, "Of course... Well, for Glinda too. I know she was really looking forward to a full summer with you, and I don't want to be receiving sorrowful letters from her all summer. Besides, helping you study will keep motivated to get ahead on my studies for the fall."
Fiyero embraced her in a tight hug, and Elphaba patted his back, much like she did when Glinda would grab her into an excited embrace, "Thank you so much, Elphaba." He pulled back then and looked into her eyes, "I won't let you down. I promise I'll work hard."
Elphaba smiled, "I hope so... How about we start day after tomorrow. Does one o'clock at the library sound good?"
Fiyero nodded, "Sounds great. I'll bring all my study guides and books... This is going to be great; I didn't think I'd be able to get through this summer on my own. You're a lifesaver."
Elphaba smiled, "Don't mention it. Well, I'm gonna go up to bed now, so, I'll see you in a couple days."
She turned to leave, but was caught by Fiyero's arm. He brought his face close to hers and placed a soft kiss on her cheek, "Thank you, Elphaba," she blushed her deep emerald color and instantly turned her face away as he pulled back and whispered, "Sweet dreams."
She turned away quickly and hurried into the building and back up to her room.
She reached for the door just as Glinda was coming out of it.
"Thanks again for cheering me up, Elphie." Glinda walked over to her and embraced her in a hug, "I really don't know what I'd do without you." She pulled back and placed a kiss on Elphaba's cheek.
Elphaba laughed and pulled back, "All right, go and see Fiyero, but don't have too much fun tonight. You've got an early morning ahead of you."
Elphaba gave her a mischievous grin, and Glinda giggled in response, "We'll see!"
Glinda hurried down the hall and Elphaba made her way into the room. She looked out her window and saw Glinda come out and hug Fiyero.
She saw him speaking to her, and whatever he told her excited her enough for her to jump up into his arms and wrap her legs around him and kiss him passionately.
Elphaba rolled her eyes and smiled as she looked away. She turned off her lights and crawled into her bed and closed her eyes. She smiled as she brought a hand to her cheek remembering the feeling of Fiyero's lips on her skin.
