Releasing the blonde's hand, Elphaba grumbled good naturedly, and sat back against her headboard, thinking for a moment.
"Oddly enough, I had a date dream too. For as real as it felt, there's no way in hell that it could have been."
"And why is that? Did they have manners and class as well?" the blonde replied, shifting so she was lying on her stomach, resting her head in her palms.
"Actually, they did. But that's not the reason. Honestly, how many people do you think would go on a date with me, much less be seen in public, aside from the general harassing? I'm green. That's enough proof right there."
"I would…" Galinda said softly.
Elphaba's face twisted in confusing and her heart rate immediately sky rocketed.
"You would what?" the green girl asked cautiously.
"I…I…would be seen in public with you. But, yunno, it's kinda hard when we've been placed under house arrest." Galinda said, flashing a smile and reaching over to pat Elphaba's thigh. The green girl couldn't help but feel her heart sink that it wasn't the other option, but she couldn't help but find herself smiling back at the blonde. 'Damn that thing is infectious.' she thought to herself.
"Right. So, was it a good date at least? Who was it? Do I know him? What's he look like?" the smaller girl rattled off, hooking her ankles together and swinging her legs back and forth.
"What? Oh. Well, you see Galinda, I wasn't the asked, I was the asker." the green girl said, flushing slightly and looking down at her lap.
"But girls don't ask boys out…" Galinda replied, tilting her head to the side, eyebrows furrowed in confusion. And then it clicked; Elphaba wasn't dreaming about a boy. With a slow grin, the blonde continued, "Now I understand why it didn't bother you that my dream date was a girl."
"Oh it bothered me." left Elphaba's mouth before she had a chance to restrain it.
"What?! How did it bother you??" Galinda asked incredulously, shifting into a sitting position.
'Shit! Shitshitshitshitshit!' the bookworm panicked. "No. Nooo Galinda, it didn't bother me like that. It just…I…uh….err... Can we just drop it, please?"
Narrowing her eyes, Galinda nodded once before continuing, "So, same questions, different pronoun. Spill."
"I'm not entirely sure you want to know that."
"It's either you tell me, or I'm never going to stop nagging about why it bothered you." the blonde said sweetly, flashing her roommate a smile.
"Fine. I don't remember her name. But from her looks, I think you might know her." Elphaba half lied.
"And what does Miss Dream look like?" Galinda replied calmly, although on the inside she was erupting; 'Who the hell is good enough to be in my Elphie's dreams? I'm going to have to find this tramp and….Woaaah, slow down Killer, it was just dream. Psycho-obsessive much?'
Elphaba leaned further against her headboard, internally debating on whether or not she should try to be semi discreet about the description or just go and get a hand mirror for her roommate. She nixed the latter idea, deciding that for as amusing it would be to watch Galinda change seventeen shades of pink, the rejection wouldn't be that amusing. So she chose the tactful route.
"Well, Miss Dream, as you called her, is about your height. Blond curly hair. Blue eyes. Curves like you wouldn't believe. Oh Oz, and her lips; perfect pout, and the creamiest skin I have ever seen, dream or otherwise." Elphaba answered, getting lost for a moment, not realizing that she might have just given herself away.
Galinda was mentally drawing out the attributes given to her, but the only person she was coming up with was herself. Surely that was incorrect. Either that or….
"Elphie?" the blonde tried cautiously.
"Hmm?" Elphaba said, slowly coming back into reality.
"I think I know Miss Dreams real name…"
"Oh?" the green girl replied, sitting up slowly and resting her feet on the floor. She wanted to have leverage incase she needed to make hasty get away to the bathroom.
"Mmhmm. I do believe she is Miss Galinda Upland of the Upper Uplands." Galinda said confidently, scooting a little closer to the other girl.
Elphaba blanched. Well, for as well as one with green skin can blanch. She quickly averted her gaze and nodded slightly.
Just as Galinda was about to speak, a knock sounded at the door. Elphaba took this as her chance to put as much distance between the blonde and herself, and jumped up to get the door. Galinda couldn't hear what was being said, so she settled with playing with the hem of her skirt.
"Alright. Thank you." Elphaba could be heard saying before closing the door and striding over to the wardrobe.
"The blizzard has stopped, and they've begun clearing the snow. We're allowed out." The green girl said, shrugging her cloak on and looking at her feet.
"Elphie…." Galinda started.
"I have to go. I'm sorry, Galinda." Elphie said before walking out of the room, the door shutting with a soft click.
For the first time since they've been roommates, Galinda actually missed her new friend's presence.