AN: To those who reviewed chapter 9, I hand each of you a virtual cookie, and as promised, a mention : blindingxlights, Twilightwicked5678, danderson, Idina is my ElphieIsmene TiggularMissWickedWitch, Fiyeraba. And now, onto the next chapter, for those of you who haven't paid attention, today the go back to Shiz, so that's what this chapter is about, also no Fiyeraba smoochies in this one, but there is a cute little Gloq moment.. Now I'll shut up and let you read..

Disclaimer: Hmm I dreamt I owned it, then I woke up and was sad.

Date him.

It was Saturday morning and Elphaba was still asleep, Galinda sat staring at her friend, deciding that it was time to get her up she reached forward and poked Elphaba in the ribs, "ELPHIE!" She squealed. "Get up! Now!"

Elphaba growled, "Stwoerly!" She muttered into her pillow, pulling her sleeping blanket up over her head.

"It is not too early! Get up and have some breakfast! We have to leave soon!" Galinda poked her again then left the tent, Elphaba clenched her eyes shut, just ten more minutes. She thought to herself then groaned as she heard the tent door open again. She turned and sat up.

"Gali-" She stopped dead as she came face to face with Fiyero. "Oh, its you." She relaxed again and lay back on her pillows.

"Nice to see you too." He leaned towards her, she let herself fall into the kiss, then pushed him up suddenly.

"Not the time for a make out session." She said answering his unasked question. "Now get out so I can get dressed." She pointed to the doorway, he pretended to pout but then laughed and left the tent.

Elphaba crawled out of the tent ten minutes later, her hair back in a braid and wearing her plain black frock, Boq handed her a plate of breakfast. Briefly wondering where Fiyero was she sat down next to Galinda who'd finished her breakfast and was talking to Boq about school.

"I want to go back, I do, I adore Shiz its fabulacious but so much has changed this past week-" She looked away from Boq then and let out a soft sigh. "I'd hate for things to go back the way they were before we came out here." She was talking mostly to herself now, Elphaba was listening to her and could hear the pain in her voice, she knew how had it would be for her, it seemed that she really had fallen for Boq but it would probably never be accepted at Shiz. Galinda would have to decide if her happiness was more important than her airhead friends. Fiyero eventually fell out of his tent, he'd been packing everything up, he pulled out the bags and set to taking the tent down.

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An hour or so later and they had set off, Fiyero and Elphaba walking several steps behind Galinda and Boq. Galinda had surprisingly decided to carry one of her bags and she didn't try palming it off on anyone, although she did keep stopping, but, she wasn't the only one, if Galinda wasn't finding an excuse to stop after ten minutes of walking one of the others would, they all seemed to be getting stones in their shoes, getting tired, needing to rest because of the bags.

It seemed none of them wanted to return to Shiz any sooner than they had to. The plan was that once they got a few blocks from the university Elphaba and Galinda would go back and Fiyero and Boq would go back after half an hour, they didn't want to all turn up at the same time.

"Miss Galinda-" Boq started when they had once again sat down to rest.

"Oh Boq! How many times, call me Galinda, we have no need for formalities we're friends." Galinda said softly as she reached out to touch his arm.

"Yes," Boq sighed, "friends." Galinda could hear the hurt in his voice and closed her eyes she didn't want to hurt him, but she knew her popular friends could never accept her if she was to have a relationship with a nobody munchkin. But he's not a nobody munchkin, he's Boq, sweet, caring Boq who would do everything to look after me. She reasoned, she looked down the road to see Fiyero and Elphaba deep in conversation, Elphaba looked up then and smiled at her blonde friend with a slight nod in Boq's direction.

Galinda looked at Boq to see him staring down at the floor, she shifted closer to him, raised her hand to his face and tilted his head so that he was looking at her, she leaned forward and closed her eyes, she felt her lips press against hiss softly, when he didn't respond she opened her eyes to see him staring at her. She closed her eyes again and pressed her lips harder against his, this time he responded, when her arms encircled his neck he let his slide around her waist. They got lost then, lost in each other, both experiencing the sweetest yet most intense kiss of their lives.

Eventually they pulled apart and started walking again, calling to Elphaba and Fiyero to say there were to continue. Boq kept glancing at Galinda, wanting to take her hand, he brushed his against hers several times until she got the hint and gently encircled her fingers with his.

"Mi-Galinda.." Boq said, catching himself and stopping from saying the 'miss'. She looked at him sweetly. "Does this m-m-mean that we're a…a couple?" She nodded. "But-your friends, your popularity.." Boq stopped and sighed, he didn't want to remind her of all the reasons not to be with him.

"Boq.." Galinda stopped and turned him to her. "I realised that I don't need them. If they can't acceptify us then they aren't really my friends. Besides." She said thoughtfully. "You, Elphaba and Fiyero are all I need."

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Eventually, when they were only two blocks from Shiz, they said their goodbyes, Fiyero and Boq ducked into a café and Elphaba and Galinda made their way back promising to meet the boys for dinner later that day. Elphaba and Galinda walked in silence for a while, not for lack of anything to say, but because both wanted to savour their memories while still fresh.

"Elphaba." Galinda said when they began climbing the stairs to their dormitory. "I have a thing.." Elphaba looked at her with an eyebrow raised.

"Elaborate. Please. What kind of thing?" They reached their door and Elphaba dropped her bags and began fishing for the key.

"Not a strange thing…nothing weirdified." She watched as Elphaba unlocked the door, once her friend had picked up her bags and entered she followed, she set her own bags down by her bed and turned back to shut the door. "I think I..I love him.." She stated quietly as the door clicked shut.

"Really?" Elphaba dropped her bags and spun around to face Galinda, the blonde turned to face her and nodded slowly. "Oh my god Galinda!" Elphaba squealed. "That's so fantastificated!" Galinda's jaw dropped and she stared in horror at Elphaba.

"Have you been madified?" The blonde asked, standing with her hands on her hips. Elphaba began to laugh.

"No of course not Galinda." She tried to stop laughing but just laughed worse. Galinda stood, staring at her until eventually the laughter subsided. Elphaba looked up at Galinda and smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, I couldn't resist.. But, that's not the issue here, the issue is, what are you going to do now?" Galinda blinked stupidly. "Well, you should tell him," Elphaba said softly. "And you should da-"

"Elphaba Thropp have you lost your mind!" Galinda huffed cutting her off, "I cannot tell a boy I love him until we've been dating for a reasonable amount of time and -"

"Well that brings me back to my interrupted point of 'date him'" Elphaba said as she threw herself down on her bed. Ahh soft. She thought, then realised Galinda had spoken. "Huh? What?" She asked, lifting her head to look at her friend.

"I said I am." Galinda said proudly and with that strode off into the bathroom to freshen up. Elphaba smiled and let her head fall back down. "Oh and Elphie.." Galinda called from the bathroom. "Thank you."

"For what?" Elphaba shouted back confused.

"For making me go camping." Was the response. Elphaba let her eyes drift closed.

It had been a wonderful week.

AN: Hmm, okay, I know this is kind of crappy...I swear I had writers block when I wrote it...its mostly a filler chapter anyways.. The next one will is great, I promise, but you know, unless I get reviews you wont get to read it, so...just click go and let me know that u want an update...-waves-