"Galinda, where have you been?" This was the same question a somewhat concerned Elphie had inquired of her friend time and again. And the response was always the same, 'with Boq'. Well, at least she had his name right. The green girl just shook her head as she stood, gathering her books. "You know, people will talk." The last said only because she knew Galinda valued her popularity.
Galinda scrunched up her nose in her own cute way. "Let them talk Elphie, Boq is very kind and we even have stuff in common."
Elphaba blinked, confusion apparent on her sharp features, "'Let them talk'? Galinda, are you alright? I am now really starting to become concerned. Where is the pink ruffled girl who would always toss her hair at the correct moment to catch the most eyes? I haven't seen those blonde curls swing yet today." An emerald toned hand pressed softly against the other girl's forehead, feeling for a fever.
"Elphie, really!" Galinda huffed and shooed away the offending hand. "Is it so odd that I would want to talk with him?"
"Considering two weeks ago you did your best to run in the opposite direction every time he came within visual range, I'd say yes."
In true childish Galinda fashion, she stuck her tongue out at Elphaba, crossed her arms, and pouted. She was beginning to really like Boq, how strange it did seem though.
With a roll of brown eyes, Elphie left her roommate to her own thoughts. After all, she had better things to do than tell her what behavior was weird or not.
Okay, so she really didn't have anything better to do. Galinda was still her only real friend and they hadn't really engaged in any of the discussions that Elphaba enjoyed so much. Sighing, the verdant girl made her way to the library and plopped herself down at one of the desks, determined to make something of this day.
"Gaaaaahhhh!" Slam. Groan. Mutter.
Elphaba winced at the annoying racket breaking her moment of solitude. Really, who else but her would be in the library this time of the night?
Slam. Mutter. "This isn't helping!" The words were spoken in a not so quiet voice.
Elphaba grimaced, stood, and stomped over to the perpetrator of the infuriating interruption. "What in Oz is your problem?" She snapped to the back of some boy fussing over a pile of opened books.
"Oh, I'm sorry…" he began as he turned, revealing the blue diamonds Elphie always admired, against that ochre skin. "Elphaba?" The surprise was apparent in his tone.
"The one and only," She replied wily, as she pulled out a chair and sat herself down.
The prince was caught halfway between standing up and remaining seated as his girlfriend's roommate took the initiative and placed claim on the chair next to him. "Um, have a seat, won't you?"
"I believe I already have, Fiyero." Elphaba smiled at him to take some of the sarcastic edge off the statement.
"Yeah, I guess so." He ran his fingers through his hair returning her smile with a lopsided grin of his own. "Any idea where my so-called girlfriend is?" He was a little irked, no, he was a lot irked. After all, what did Boq have that he, the wonderful Fiyero, didn't? Well, apparently, it was Galinda.
The girl next to him rolled her eyes as she normally does and raised a brow, "Where do you think, and is that why you're here, all alone with your," she waved a hand over the pile in front of him, "entertainment?" Elphaba chuckled at her own little joke.
"Uh, no, um, well, yes, it seems so." Fiyero sighed and idly flipped a few pages of some huge dusty volume of something rather another. Like it mattered, he found he couldn't concentrate anyways. Suddenly, he turns to her and scoots his chair a little closer. "Elphaba, really, what does Boq have over me?"
Elphie shrugged, feeling warmth at the sudden proximity. "Nothing that I can see, Fiyero, but then again, I'm not sure my inexperienced opinion matters." Not that having an inexperienced opinion would stop her from voicing it anyways.
She watched him study her for a moment, his strong looking hands rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "What?" she whispered, sounding more self-conscious than she would have liked.
"I'm bored, and I know for a fact that you must be bored, so let's ditch these dusty books and grab a bite to eat." He jumped out of his uncomfortable chair and grabbed her hand.
Elphaba nearly jerked with the contact, feeling very uncomfortably hot now. But she regained enough of her composure to eke out, "Only if you're buying."