Galinda paced around her room, looking at the clock wanting to see Fiyero again soon, but was glad that he and Elphaba were getting along. "Maybe I'll go visit Nessa, I probably should apologize and try to settle things between us." she said aloud to no one in particular. And with that she got up and made her way over to Nessa's dorm and but was in for a surprise. "Fiyero?" she asked as she saw her boyfriend with Elphaba at Nessa's door. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, hi, Galinda," Elphaba said, nudging Fiyero in the ribs. "Let me talk," she hissed.

Fiyero looked up as Galinda called out his name. The trio had only just arrived at Nessa's as well, but he let Elphaba do the talking, partially because she had knocked the wind out of him.

"What did you just say Galinda? I've been reprimanding Fiyero for, like, a half hour for leaving my sister yesterday... he agreed to come over and apologize like a good little prince." Elphaba rolled her eyes. "So if I didn't hear, I'm sorry."

"Umm, yeah," Fiyero tried to play along. "I wanted to drop Elphaba back off so I could take you out to dinner, but Elphaba insisted we stop here first..."

"Oh!" Galinda's face brightened immediately. "Really?! Is this our make-up date? Aw Fiyero you're so sweet!" she said not giving Nessa a second thought. "How'd the museum go?"

"It was fun. I'll give Fiyero that, he can pick a museum." Elphaba grinned at Galinda. "You can apologize to her later, Fiyero, why don't you take Galinda out?"

"Sounds good, let's go Galinda," he said, offering her his hand. But before he completely turned away, he shot Elphaba a look of complete gratitude, and he meant it.

Elphaba mouthed You owe me one before turning to the door and pretending to knock for Nessa. Frankly, she didn't want to talk to her sister.

Fiyero nodded at Elphaba in understanding as he moved away, hardly able to believe he had hated her this time yesterday, yet now he was extremely grateful for her.

Galinda smiled at Elphaba and Fiyero glad they had a good time. She took Fiyero's hand as they walked away. "So how was it? I want the details!"

Fiyero smiled as he turned his attention to Galinda, trying to put Nessa and Elphaba out of his mind. "Not much to tell, it was alright..."

"Well that's good. I truly appreciate it Yero." she said smiling at him. "I'm glad you had a good time." So what were you thinking of tonight?" she asked honestly curious.

"Great," Fiyero smiled, happy to spend some time with Galinda. "How about the Rainbow Cafe?" Fiyero asked, "I think that's nearby..."

"Oh okay! That sounds great Fiyero!" she said. "Yeah... I'm pretty hungry myself" She adjusted her pink headband and just enjoyed the time with him as they walked together.

Fiyero did enjoy the relaxing time with Galinda as they strolled towards the cafe, admiring her stunning beauty. He smiled brightly, taking her hand in his as they walked. Finally arriving at the cafe, Fiyero requested a booth, walking Galinda over to her seat before taking his spot across from her. "So how has your day been?" he asked brightly.

"Good!" she said , "It was kind of quiet with Elphie gone, and you gone. "But it was nice to relax for the morning." The waiter approached their table and Galinda ordered a salad.

"Do girls only order salads?" he joked as he handed the waiter the menu, requesting a soup and sandwich for himself.

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Boq remained behind by Nessa's room and looked over at Elphaba, seeing through her fake knock. Once Galinda and Fiyero were gone, he grinned. "You don't want to talk to her either?"

"Not particularly..." Elphaba furrowed her eyebrows. "I'm still mad at her for running over my foot yesterday. It's swollen."

"So are YOU going to tell me exactly what happened?"

"I'd be more than happy to..." Her stomach growled. "Over something to eat. Mind if we go get lunch or something?"

Boq nodded. "Sure, of course. Do you have a place in mind?"

"Anything with fruit." Elphaba laughed. "I can't eat meat. After talking to an Animal and learning about them... I can't do it."

"I know just the place," Boq smiled as the pair began walking. "So tell me what's going with your sister?"

"Yeah. Well, her and Galinda got into a near fistfight in the library..." Elphaba shrugged.

"REALLY? What exactly happened? I mean, Nessa told me that she was helping Fiyero with an essay... was that it?"

"Not particularly. I was sitting there and Galinda came in and Fiyero came in and Nessa came in and just started flirting like mad with Fiyero... she offered to help with the essay and then her and Galinda got into a fistfight. I ran out the door; Fiyero had high tailed it earlier – one smart move from him, at least."

"Hmm... I see. Well yea, that would lead to a fistfight in any case. Too bad Nessa can't exactly fight back..."

"She tried to run Galinda over as I was leaving." Elphaba rolled her eyes as they approached the cafe, oblivious to Galinda and Fiyero were inside.

"Oh wow, that does even it up a little bit. But shouldn't Nessa be staying away from Fiyero? I mean, he IS with Galinda..."

"What Nessa wants, Nessa gets. Supposedly." Elphaba rolled her eyes. "But, anyway, what happened yesterday when I was in my room?"

"I don't know, she started flirting with me, and then Galinda and Fiyero showed up, and she forgot me entirely. I asked Galinda what was going on, and practically got my head bitten off." As they reached the cafe, Boq held the door open for Elphaba, entering behind her.

Elphaba smiled as Boq opened the door – somebody not discriminating against her, besides Galinda. And Fiyero. Ignoring that thought, she walked in, noticed Galinda and Fiyero, and found a table away from them.

Boq didn't notice Galinda or Fiyero, merely following Elphaba to the table that she chose.

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Fiyero dropped his menu as he looked up and saw Elphaba and Boq entering the restaurant. He thought he caught a quick glance from Elphaba, but the pair quickly took their seats elsewhere.

Galinda giggled, "Well, sometimes we order things other than salads... but," she paused actually thinking hard for a moment. "Hm, I don't know!" she said honestly smiling. "But they're good!"

Did she really just ignore me? Fiyero thought with surprise, wondering incredulously why Elphaba would avoid him like that. He was so confused that he didn't even hear Galinda's response.

"Fiyero?" she asked wondering why he wasn't responding. "Yero?" she asked getting his attention. "You okay?"

"What?" Fiyero said, bringing his attention back to Galinda. "Oh yeah, I'm fine," he muttered. "Hey, isn't that Elphaba and Boq over there? We should invite them to join us, don't you think?"

Galinda's face fell when Fiyero mentioned Elphaba and Boq. So much for a private date. She thought. She merely shrugged. "Well, I guess, but..." she trailed off.

"Great!" Fiyero smiled before Galinda could finish her sentence. Fiyero jumped out of the booth, rushing over to Elphaba and Boq.

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As a waiter eyed them from across the room, Elphaba smiled. "Anyway, how did your essay turn out?"

Boq shrugged. "It isn't done, but I'm almost done with my rough draft, then I have a ton of editing to do. But yea, I didn't expect to finish in one night, anyway."

"I finished, but I might go back and add another page or so..." Elphaba lost her train of thought as the essay clicked together in her mind.

Boq nodded. "How long is it at the moment, Elphie?"

"Seventeen and a half pages, but I just finished another book on it. The Great Drought is a lot more interesting than I thought it would be, originally, anyway." Elphaba grinned. "And I'm a sucker for knowledge."

"Hey guys," Fiyero interrupted as he approached the table, "small world, eh? Galinda and I were hoping you could join us for lunch!" he invited his two friends.

Boq looked up at Fiyero, then over at Elphaba, letting her decide for them.

Elphaba swung her head up to look at Fiyero. "Aren't you and Galinda on a private date?" Raising an eyebrow at him, she stared at him coolly. "She might not want an intrusion." In the back of her head, her little voice agreed with her. Galinda wouldn't want a date interrupted. Why did she want to go over, then? Just stay here and talk about your essay. Make a friend. It could be fun!

Fiyero looked a little hurt, replying "Well she agreed that I should come over and invite you...but I understand if you don't want to," he lied. Why is she so intent on avoiding me? he thought with frustration.

"I'm just going over my essay with Boq; I'm certain you don't want those details." With a fake chuckle, Elphaba gestured towards Galinda. "Don't keep your lady waiting."

Fiyero felt full of anger and hurt at the same time, and Elphaba's words stung more than he expected. "Alright," he tried to say coolly, "enjoy your lunch then," he finished and walked back to his booth and Galinda.

Boq looked back at Elphaba, eyebrows raised. "Why're YOU mad at Fiyero?"

"He's the main problem between Galinda and Nessa." Elphaba shrugged. "If they didn't find him so attractive, it wouldn't be a problem."

"But can he help how he looks? And it isn't his fault that Galinda and Nessa think he... Why am I talking about this? I'm not a girl..." Boq grinned, then looked down at his menu.

"Well, I'm sure Galinda would be more than happy to give you a makeover anyway," laughed Elphaba. "If it has two eyes, a nose, and a mouth, I'm pretty sure she'd doll it up..."

Boq's eyes widened. "Don't even suggest that. Don't even SAY it. She might be listening, and I bet you she would do that."

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Galinda looked up at Fiyero as he came back, with an expression on his face which was a mix of hurt and anger. She sighed realizing this probably won't work. "I think I'll go Yero... I have
my essay to work on and everything." she trailed off and stood up, giving Fiyero a half smile.

Fiyero's feeling of hurt only increased as he heard that Galinda didn't want to spend time with him either. "Oh, um, alright," he murmured, sitting at the booth by himself, trying to understand what he had done to make everyone mad at him. "Good luck with the essay, I'll stop by later..." he trailed off, moving to kiss her goodbye.

Galinda returned the kiss, then smiled at her boyfriend. "I'd like that," she said quietly "I'll see you later," she said squeezing his hand before leaving to go back to her dorm.

Fiyero sat by himself as his soup and sandwich arrived along with Galinda's salad. He sighed loudly, switching his gaze between the empty seat across from him, and Elphaba at the other end of the cafe. What is my problem? Fiyero thought to himself, pushing away his uneaten food as he had lost his appetite. In a matter of 24 hours, I've managed to get Nessa, Elphaba AND Galinda mad at me, Oz knows why...

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At the mention of her roommate's name, Elphaba looked to where Galinda was sitting. "Yeah, she prob-hey, where did Galinda go? And why does Fiyero look like a lost Puppy?"

Boq looked over at Fiyero. "Wow, I don't know. Go over and talk to him without any hostility, and find out?"

"Um... okay... why me?" Elphaba raised an eyebrow at him. "Aren't you better suited to do that, as you're a guy and I'm just a green girl?"

Boq leaned back, keeping his feet firmly planted on the ground, and crossed his arms. "You know him better. Go and talk, please?"

"Ah-eh-fine." Sighing, Elphaba stood up - and the waiter headed over. "Figures. Go ahead and order, I'll grab something in a minute." Walking over to Fiyero's table, she flicked his head in hello. "So what did you do wrong now?"

"You tell me!" Fiyero sighed with exasperation, throwing his arms up in the air. "I get why Nessa's upset, but then you blow me off, and now Galinda doesn't even want to have lunch with me!"

"I blew-when did I blow you off? I was making sure Galinda didn't skin you alive..." Elphaba blinked.

Meanwhile, Galinda sighed as she left the cafe. She wandered around campus for a bit before heading back to her room and opening up a book to start her essay. Galinda sighed looking around for her purse. darn it, she thought to herself, I forgot it. She turned to head back to the cafe and when she got there she found Elphaba sitting where she was just moments ago. This day was just getting worse and worse. Galinda walked up to where Elphaba and Fiyero were sitting and cleared her throat. "Um..." she said not quite knowing what to say. "I... I forgot my purse," she said looking between Elphaba and Fiyero trying to figure out if something was going on between them that she didn't know about.

"Oh, hi, Galinda. I was just asking Mr. Everybody's Angry at me why you were gone. Oh." Elphaba stood. "I think I sat on it..."

Fiyero sat stunned, not knowing what to say to either woman. Finally, he just cleared his throat and came out with it. "Look, both of you, did I do something wrong here?"

"You exist?" Using the line from yesterday, she grinned at him as she scooted back towards Boq. "Maybe you and Galinda should talk.. yeah... that sounds good."

Galinda looked over to Fiyero, and shook her head frantically, "Nothing!" she exclaimed a little to loudly. And looked at Elphaba with a pleading look as she walked away. She sighed and turned back to Fiyero. "It's nothing Yero," she said giving him a weak smile.

Fiyero wanted to talk to Galinda very badly, to make sure they were okay, but Elphaba's comment made him unable to be quiet. "Is the fact that I exist so hard for you to deal with?" he asked angrily, not caring who else in the cafe heard.

Elphaba turned around, raising an eyebrow. "Not really, it's your loud mouth that's my problem. But I'm sure you can work on that."

"Fiyero..." Galinda said putting an arm on his arm. "It's okay..." she said trying to give him the hint that he should let it go. And she also turned to give Elphaba a glare, not wanting a repeat of yesterday

Elphaba raised both her eyebrows at Galinda, her expression clearly, 'I don't know what I did'.

Fiyero jerked his arm out of Galinda's reach, too angry to think clearly. He spent a moment glaring at Elphaba, wordlessly expressing his anger. Finally, without moving his stare, he said coldly, "Grab your purse Galinda, we're getting out of here."

One more disaster to add to your generous supply. Shut up, she told the Galinda voice, and turned back to Boq.

Boq raised his eyebrows, keeping his eyes on the table. He figured if he was silent, he wouldn't get yelled at.

"Fiyero..." Galinda started, but she looked at Elphaba apologetically, grabbed her purse and walked quickly over to Fiyero who was already out the door.

Elphaba plopped down where she had been sitting before with Boq. "You should've gone," she muttered, running a hand over her hair. "What did I do wrong, exactly?"

Boq shrugged, looking back up at Elphaba. "I think he just can't take a joke. But I don't know, because I still feel as though I'm missing something."

"You and me both." Sighing, Elphaba smiled at him. "So do you want help on your essay? I'm sure I can help thicken it up..."

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"What is it with your roommate?" Fiyero asked Galinda angrily as she caught up to him. "I bring her flowers, I take her to the museum, I invite her to join us for lunch, yet she still acts like a spoiled brat! Why does she bother me so much?"

"Fiyero!" Galinda said suddenly in a tone of voice so determined Fiyero stopped short ot look back at her. "What is with all of you?! The minute I leave you two are at each other's throats! And then everyone always comes and takes it out on me! I don't know how much longer I can stand it Yero. First Nessa, then Elphaba, now you!" she shook her head with a pained expression. "I'm sorry..." she said quietly. "I shouldn't..." she just shook her head.

"Listen," Fiyero sighed, looking at Galinda. "Maybe we need to take a break," he started, but quickly continued before Galinda could interrupt. "Not like we stop dating, but maybe cool off until everyone calms down. We obviously all need to start becoming better friends....why don't you plan a party or something? For you, me, Boq, Nessa, and Elphaba? We can all get to know each other and try to get along."

"Oh," Galinda said quietly. "Um," she looked down and then back up to Fiyero. "If... if that's what you want Yero. I'm... I'm sorry. This is all my fault!" she said with a pained laugh. "If I just hadn't forced you and Elphaba together, and if I hadn't been so protective over you and Nessa..." she
trailed off. "Oh why do I have to always ruin things?"

"You didn't ruin anything, not at all," he sighed, pulling her in for a hug, hating to see her upset. "We just need to get over a few obstacles. Clearly you and Nessa are having problems, and Elphaba and I seem to be having issues...and I don't think this will work until it all gets sorted out. But hopefully this party will be a way to bring everyone together. Sound okay?" he asked as he looked her in the eye, squeezing her hand.

Galinda looked into Fiyero's eyes. "Oh Fiyero," she said and then pulled away a little. "Can... can you be totally honest with me?" she asked, leaving her hands on his shoulders from their hug.

"I would never lie to you," Fiyero smiled.

Galinda smiled at him. "There's.... there's nothing going on... going on between you and Nessa right? Like... I don't know," she said. "But...there isn't right?"

Fiyero was taken back by Galinda's question. "No, of course not! Wait, is that why you two have been fighting? You think there's something going on between us?"

"Well..." Galinda trailed off looking away, "It's just... you seem, it's just, she's obviously very into you... and well. You always seem to respond to her,I don't know. But if you say there's nothing going on, then there's nothing on." she said smiling up at him.

"Of course there's nothing going on with me and Nessa. I hardly even know her, and I thought she was dating Boq! I only took her for dinner last night because she was so upset, they had just had a fight or something..." he trailed off, remembering Boq saying how they weren't dating at all. Then he turned his attention back to Galinda, "Listen, there is nowhere I'd rather be right now than here with you," he smiled, regretting not carrying out the romantic date with Galinda.

Galinda smiled up at him giving him a kiss. "Thank you," she said after pulling away. "It's just..." she shrugged, "I just wanted to make sure," she said.

"Don't worry Galinda, we're fine. We just need to be fine with everyone else." He pulled her in for one more kiss before walking away, moving back towards the dorms.