Rifiuto: Non Miriena

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"Dinner?" He nodded. "... Like a date?" She asked, raising an eyebrow. He nodded again, before realizing what he was agreeing to, and quickly shook his head.

"No... not... not a date. Just... as friends."

"Friends?" He nodded. "Just friends?" He nodded again. She bit her lip, weighing the pros and cons, before meeting his eyes. "Okay. Dinner sounds good. Just as friends."

"Just as friends." As she turned to head into her room, she stopped and turned back.

"So... where are we going?"

He had to think a moment, before saying, "Um... Philosophy."

"O-kay. Where is that?"

"It's a nice little bistro tucked away in the City."

She nodded, understanding. "Okay." Then, she turned back to go into her bedroom when she stopped. "Is it... like... fancy or..."

He shrugged. "It's nice. Not too fancy and not too comfy. Just your type. I think you'll like it."

"Okay." She smiled at him before disappearing into her room. Once the door closed behind her, she set her bags on her bed and pulled her clothes out, quickly hanging them up. When she'd finished, she turned back to the closet, trying to figure out what to wear, when something struck her. "Hey Fiyero?" She asked, coming out into the living room. He'd returned to studying, and now looked up from his homework.

"What is it?"

"Um... what time do you want to-"

"I was thinking... around seven. That okay?" She nodded, a small smile appearing on her face.

"Seven sounds good."

"Good." Then, she disappeared back into her room, not before going to the bathroom and starting the shower. Once in her room, she collapsed back on her bed, and stared up at the ceiling, before turning to check her alarm clock.

5:10.

Seeing as she and Fiyero were going to go out to dinner at around seven, now would be the perfect time to take a quick shower. She sat up, left her dorm, not even noticing that Fiyero had vacated the living room. Humming to herself, she shut the bathroom door, assuming that he was still studying, and quickly stripped down before pulling open the shower door and entering. The steam was thick and muggy, the whole room surprisingly warm.

She had to give this place props- it obviously didn't take two hours for the shower to get warm like it did at Shiz.

Once she'd closed the shower door, she turned and moved towards the shower head, only to bump into something. When they- for it was obviously human- turned and hit her in the mouth, she let out a surprised shriek, causing the person to turn. Taking a deep breath, she reached out, only to press her fingers against skin- hot, wet, smooth skin. Then, she moved lower...

"Hey!"

A scream of surprise escaped her mouth, and she stumbled back, slipping on the wet tile. Preparing for her head to hit either the wall or floor, she closed her eyes, only to find two minutes later that she'd hit neither. Instead, the other person's arms had wrapped around her waist, keeping her from falling. She let out a squeak when they squeezed her rump.

"Hey! Hands off!"

"Ouch! Oz, do you have to be so violent!"

She stopped at the voice, and squinting through the steam, was finally able to make out Fiyero's features.

"F...Fiyero?"

"Yes?" She stared at him for several minutes, before realizing that he was staring at her- at her body.

Her naked body.

Letting out a shriek, she crossed her arms over her chest, and crossed her legs.

"Fiyero!"

"I'm sorry, I couldn't help it!"

"Oz, what the-"

"I decided to take a shower."

"Well so did I!"

He rolled his eyes, then moved past her.

"Well I'm done. You can have it now." And he slipped out of the shower and out of the bathroom in a towel. Once he was gone, she quickly washed and got out, wrapped herself in a towel, and slipped out of the bathroom. She stood in the doorway to his room, watching him.

"I... I'm sorry."

He met her eyes.

"It's okay. I'm sorry too." She nodded, before turning and going to her room to change. After pulling on her underwear and a strapless bra, she pulled out a little black dress- a satin stripe mesh halter, that fell to just above her knees. Normally, she'd be embarrassed about showing that much skin, but tonight, it didn't matter. And she told herself so as she slipped into the black heels and brushed out her black curls. Once her hair was dry, she grabbed her light little coat and her purse, and slipped out into the living room. "Ready?"

She turned, to see him standing behind her. In black dress pants and a white shirt, she found herself unable to tear her eyes away.

"Elphaba. Elphaba."

"I'm sorry, what?"

"Are you ready?"

"Um... yeah." She said, meeting his eyes.

"Good." Then, he pulled his coat on, grabbed his wallet and key, and followed her out of the dorm. Once the door was closed behind them, they hurried down the stairs and out into the early evening, going across campus and hailing a cab once they were off campus. As they sat in the backseat, he said, "You look beautiful."

She blushed and meet his eyes.

"Thanks."