Author's note: I do apologize for not updating frequently and shortness of the chapters. This chapter within itself has gone through 3 complete different rewrites before I even began to edit and flesh it out. It's quality over quantity and I tend to let the characters lead me. Because my original idea is apparently not what they wanted because this chapter is totally different than the original. Anyhoos... hope you enjoy the short moment here.
After Elphaba rounded the corner, Fiyero turned his attention back to Galinda. "So is she always that charming?"
Galinda was still staring in to the empty space where her roommate had been. Why did I have to push her to go? Already lost within her own thoughts she didn't hear Fiyero's question to her. She seemed to do that when it came to Elphaba as of late. Even before they started to become friends she had caught herself staring at Elphaba on many occasions when they were alone in their dorm studying. What is it about her? Sometimes she got a little too lost in thought and got caught by the green girl, having to find a way out of it.
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(flashback)
Elphaba was sorting through her papers at her desk trying to find the notes she had wrote down earlier in the day. Galinda was sitting on her bed trying to study but became bored with it. Her gaze began to wander away from her books and eventually lingered upon Elphaba. 'How can she study so much? I don't even know what I just looked over.' Continuing to observe the green girl Galinda noticed how the light from her desk lamp highlighted different features of Elphaba's face. 'In her own unique way, Elphaba is kind of beautiful.'
Elphaba could feel the blonde staring at her. She tried to simply ignore it at first, figuring Galinda would lose interest, but that didn't seem to happen. She finally couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up. "What?" Elphaba looked over at Galinda. "Why are you staring at me?"
Galinda looked down quickly at the book in front of her, flipping though the pages. "What? I wasn't staring at you." She tried desperately to come up with something. "I was just thinking about something in my studies and happened to be zoning out in that particular direction." She stated defensively. 'Ugh why are you acting defensive? It's not like she knew what you were thinking.'
Elphaba just sighed and rolled her eyes. "Fine. Whatever." She knew it was a lie but decided it wasn't worth more aggravation and went back to her studies.
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Even then…
"Galinda?" Fiyero waved his hand in front of her face trying to get her attention. "Hellooo?"
"Hmm?" Galinda snapped out of her thoughts.
"I asked if she was always that charming?"
"Who?" Galinda looked to Fiyero confused.
"Elphaba!" Fiyero was a bit concerned of the blonde's change. "Galinda, are you alright?"
"Yes, of course. I'm fine." But Galinda wasn't sure she believed that herself. She thought she wanted Fiyero all this time. She should be happy… right? But there they were, just the two of them… it didn't seem so clear now.
Fiyero took Galinda's hand and looped their arms together, placing his hand upon hers. "Well, shall we go then?" Not being able to escape her thoughts completely, she just looked up at him and tried to smile, nodding in agreement.
