Disclaimer: same as the previous chapters.

A/N: Thanks so much lifelover88, srhittson, GoodWitchesOfOz, Nutnut, James Birdsong and srhittson for the reviews :)

Sorry I didn't update as planned; I actually wanted to post something yesterday, but I was very tired and wasn't writing very well. So I decided not to post yet, you guys deserve better.

Anyway, please go back to chapter 3, I added a few paragraphs (everything else is the same, I just added something at the end).

Chapter 4

Now, sitting at the large bed in her apartment at Frottica, Galinda felt a tear go down her cheek at the memory of what she had put Elphaba through by listening to her "friends". But then she felt a small smile on her lips because she knew that even though that had started as an awful joke, it had ended up on her and Elphaba finally getting to know each other.

Elphaba and Galinda entered their room running and laughing. After closing the door behind them, Galinda turned around and started laughing again after looking at Elphaba because she was still wearing that horrible hat. At that Elphaba started laughing again soon, clearly at the way the blonde was acting. At that moment Galinda's laugh started dying while she felt entranced by her roomate. It was the first time she hearing her laugh and she found the sound melodious, she also noticed her roommate's eyes where sparkling while her hair fell to the sides in an almost graceful way. It seemed that Elphaba had noticed her staring because her laugh also started dying away, even though she kept a smile on her face.

It's amazing how much one night can change someone's life so much, Galinda though to herself. For example, this night had started with a cruel joke, that ended up with her being part of the Head Mistress' magic seminar. Then the ozdust happened and she risked her popularity by standing next to Elphaba in the middle of the dance floor to join her in her strange dance movements. After that it had been dacing around all night with Fiyero and Elphaba, and now this… having a friend in Elphaba.

"Lets share a secret" she suddenly said, breaking the silence that had reigned to room for a few minutes.

"Ok" answered Elphaba, clearly still amused with the blonde.

"I`ll go first" Galinda said proudly, sitting on her bead and pulling Elphaba with her. "I'm going to marry Fiyero"

"He asked you already? Wow, that was fast"

"No silly, he doesn't know yet. But we'll end up together, we deserve each other. Now your turn"

"I… don't have any secrets, nothing interesting for that matter"

"Elphieee" Galinda whined

"Mmm, ok. I… I don't hate pink as much as it would seem, I just can't stand it" she said with a smirk.

"Elphieee, we will go back to your bad taste and how to change it soon enough. But you have to share a real secret, we are friends now"

"Ok" Elphaba said swallowing hard "I… I mean my father..." Galinda waited for Elphaba to continue, which she did after taking a deep breath. "My father hates me because I'm the reason my mother died and my sister is in a wheelchair. After I was born green, a doctor gave my father milk flowers and roots that she needed to drink every night to avoid having someone with my… my condition. The things that my mother drank ended up causing her to have medical complications the day my sister was born which ended up in her dying that day and Nesarrose being born without the capacity to move her legs. Therefore, all of it was really my fault."

While she was hearing this, Galinda felt terribly sad, but held her tears at bay not wanting to make her friend feel uncomfortable. She was grateful and felt privileged at having Elphaba open up to her this way and she didn't wanna ruin it. But she also felt like killing Elphaba's dad for how he had made her feel over the years. Still not letting the tears fall down, she hugged the green girl tightly, with more strength than she had ever hugged anyone before.

"Oh Elphie. It wasn't your fault, none of it was. Your father just couldn't see that you were actually a blessing" Galinda stopped right there not knowing if she could contain her tears if she decided to keep talking. She just kept hugging Elphaba, wanting to protect her from everyone and everything around them. Her friend had been through so much and yet, she admitted now, she was loving, kind, passionate and strong.

"It's okay Galinda" Elphaba said hugging the blonde back although with not so much force. "Wait, did you just call me Elphie" she asked in a tone that suggested she wanted to change the subject.

"Yes, don't you like it?" Galinda asked, deciding to let the conversation she had just had with her friend go for now, and pulling away from the embrance far enough to look at Elphaba straight in the eye"

"It's kind of perky, but I think I`ll get used to it" Elphaba said with a small smile and Galinda felt her heart melt at the sight.

That night the blonde had gone to bed with a big smile on her face and slept peacefully knowing something very special had been formed.

The next days passed quietly for both girls and it seemed that their friendship grew deeper by every second.

Elphie surprised Galinda constantly, not only with certain facts about her that the blonde hadn't noticed before, but also with the kind of friend she turned out to be. Galinda was now sure she hadn't had a real friend before, not until now.

And that's how they started becoming almost inseparable. They started eating their meals, walking to class, spending their afternoons, etc. together. Even though Fiyero, being Galinda's boyfriend, used to join them in several of those activities. And with Galinda's and Fiyero's acceptance it seemed that the rest of Shiz' population didn't see Elphaba as someone so repulsive anymore.

One day, a couple of weeks after the ozdust, Elphaba and Galinda were sitting under an apple tree in the middle of the main courtyard.

"Galinda, don't you miss your other friends or spending time alone with Fiyero?" Elphaba suddenly asked.

The blonde had been reading a sorcery book that had captured her attention completely, so she had missed what Elphaba had been asking.

"Sorry Elphie, what?" she said with a big smile.

Clearing her throat, Elphaba repeated "I was just wondering if you didn't miss your other friends or spending time alone with Fiyero…"

At that Galinda's smile transformed into a frown. "Are you saying you don't want to spend time with me anymore?" she said sounding hurt.

"No, no, no. Not at all. All I'm saying is that… That I don't want you to feel obligated to spend so much time with me. I know that you had a life before our friendship and that, even though you still go to parties and everything, you haven't been sharing enough time with other important people to you."

"But Elphie, I don't feel obligated or anything, I love spending time with you! You are my best friend! Unless, unless you'd want me to back away for awhile or something…"

"No Galinda, you should never think something like that" Elphie said giving the blonde a quick hug that was returned with enthusiasm.

"It's just that I don't want to interfere in your other friendships or in your relationship with Fiyero. As I said, I'm sure every couple needs time alone in a relationship" Elphaba said blushing a little.

"Elphie, are you blushing?" That is so cute! Galinda though to herself and decided to tease her friend a little bit. "Hmmm, it makes me wonder what you are implying Miss Elphaba" she continued hiding the amusement in her voice.

At that Elphaba blushed even more. "I… I, I was only… I assumed it would be that way. After all, you would always want to spend as much time as possible with the person you love, right?"

At that the blonde realized Elphaba was right, you would certainly spend as much time as you could with the one person you loved… was that was she was doing with her friend? had she really started to feel so much for Elphaba?

"Yeah, I guess you are right Elphie" She answered, deciding to continue with the conversation they were having at the moment to ponder about her new friendship later. "But dating someone doesn't mean that you love them".

"But, don't you… don't you love Fiyero?" Elphaba asked with some uncertainty showing in her eyes. "I thought you said you two were getting married?" she added with a smirk.

At that the blonde smacked her shoulder playfully "Don't make fun of me Elphie. And yes, I said we were going to get married and maybe we will someday…" she decided not to dwell too much on the fact that she couldn't picture the day of her wedding to Fiyero that clearly anymore "But for now, we need to spend time together and some time apart from each other. Give each other some space you know"

"You didn't seem too happy about having any kind of space between you two at the beginning" Elphaba said with another smirk; this time it was Galinda who blushed remembering how they'd be holding hands all the time and kissing whenever they got the chance to.

"I know, but that was the beginning of the relationship… it was different. You'll understand soon enough, when you start dating someone"

At that both girls suddenly went quite. Elphaba because she seemed lost in thought. Galinda because she felt embarrassed (after all, she had instantly assumed that her friend had never been in a relationship before), and because she also felt… she felt some uneasiness at the thought of Elphaba having a boyfriend, or Elphaba kissing someone for that matter (at that she closed her eyes fast trying to erase that image from her mind). But why would she mind, right? If that happened she should be glad. Maybe, maybe she just wasn't ready to share her newly found best friend with someone, not yet.

"I don't think that's bound to happen" Elphaba said, pulling the blonde away from her thoughts.

At the questioning look coming from Galinda, she continued. "I mean, look at me Galinda" she said raisin a hand "I'm green, that's a major… deal breaker, don't you think?"

"No, I don't" Galinda said with total sincerity.

"I hope you are right, my sweet" Elphaba said.

By the tone she used at saying that, Galinda realized that her friend was just agreeing in some way because she didn't want to keep this conversation going. But wait, had she just called her…

"I like that" Galinda said with a smile

"What? The fact that I'm showing some kind of hope?"

"My sweet... I liked it. You should call me that more often" She added to clarify, turning her gaze to the ground and then lifting it again to catch the other girls' eyes.

"Your wish is my command" Elphaba answered "From now on, you'd be known as My Sweet" she said with a small bow and a smile.

Galinda could only giggle softly and feel her heart racing at the sound of the endearment term coming from her friend's lips.