Chapter 14:

Glinda held the other girls hand walking down the halls until they reached their room. Elphaba immediately moved to her bed when they got to their room. Glinda looked at the other girl sitting on her bed. She gave a small smile and sat next to her. Elphaba wasn't sure what to do when Glinda leaned on her with a head at her shoulder.

Glinda whispered drowsily, "Will you sleep with me?"

Elphaba moved her arms around the girl. She slowly bought the both of them down until they both laid them next to each other.

She kissed her sweet girl's forehead. "Could I spend my night any other way?"

Morning eventually lit up the room through their frosted window and Elphaba's eyes flickered open. She looked down to see Glinda lying gently on top of her, with the girls head gently pressed against her. Elphaba's face grew into a grin. She looked over to their clock and it was late in the morning. She yawned and tried to move but Glinda just held her closer. Elphaba looked down the other girl in surprise. Glinda was still asleep. She gently ran her fingers through the girl's hair.

Glinda woke with the feeling of a soft hand running through her hair. She smiled, it was a wonderful way to wake, especially after such a goodnights sleep. She looked up at her green friend with a grin drawn across her face. Elphaba laughed at Glinda's expression, it looked tired yet really happy at the same time and was funny to look at.

Glinda crossed her arms, "What's so funny?"

Elphaba tried to stifle her laughter. "You."

Glinda elbowed the other girl, "You're very delicate about situations like this aren't you?"

Elphaba rubbed her eyes, "It would appear so."

Glinda yawned as she sat up and looked around the room. Elphaba got up and put her arms around the girl in front of her.

Glinda leaned into the girl, "Elphaba, whatever we do, I don't want you to get hurt. If your plan has that chance, I'm not sure I want to go through with it."

Elphaba smiled softly at that, "Glinda, my plan could get us killed. I won't go through with it unless you know that it's a very good possibility that, that could happen."

Glinda turned to look at the other girl. "Elphaba, you know I wouldn't be willing to risk something like that."

Elphaba smiled softly, "Would you be willing to risk your life for my wellbeing?"

Glinda looked away, "That's different."

Elphaba laughed softly, "Glinda answer my question. It isn't different, you have to let me risk what you're willing to risk for me or this relationship may not work."

Glinda was starting to cry, "Yes I would but it is different. You're, you're more than just a friend Elphaba. I couldn't risk that, I can't risk you."

Elphaba help the girl to her. "Glinda I'm gambling just as much as you are. You're more than just a friend to me too my sweet. You are far more. I love you too much not to at least try. I have to try for the both of us. We are going to do something treacherous; it could be the end to either one of us. Escaping this place won't be simple but I believe I have a plan. Trust me."

Glinda cried into the other girls dress, "I do trust you but I don't want you to go. Elphaba, I couldn't have that happen."

Elphaba laughed, "I know and I'll do anything to make sure that nothing will happen but I can't promise. So will you let me try?"

Glinda nodded, "Okay, but if you go don't expect me to stay long after."

Elphaba whispered in reply, "I'll just have to make sure that it doesn't come to that won't I."

Glinda cried in Elphaba's arms for awhile and eventually calmed down though it took time. It was taking its toll on Glinda, she worried more and more about Elphaba the more their relationship grew. It never ceased. She loved the girl but she couldn't understand why the more she did the more her anxiety over did. It never seemed to end and just when she thought it did; her worries only seemed to grow. The price for loving, for caring seemed to be how much you wanted them to be happy and the more you got scared that the perfection of happiness could be taken from them. How happiness for them was more important than that of your own.

When Glinda stopped crying she wiped her tears over her sleeve. She got up and slowly put on her grey dress and tidied her hair. Elphaba moved forward and held Glinda to her.

Glinda asked softly, "How do you plan on leaving?"

Elphaba smiled softly, "Were going to fly."

Glinda looked to see the other girl looking confident. "That's impossible."

Elphaba laughed softly, "You forget in the world of magic that word ceases to exist. Now I do believe that the impossible is more than possible, just you wait, you'll see it happen, I promise, you will."

Glinda looked at the other girl almost sceptically, "I still don't think it's possible."

Elphaba tapped her nose. "I'll just have to prove you wrong then won't I my sweet."

Glinda smiled in reply, "It would appear so."

Elphaba then went to scramble through her chest and put on a grey dress, tugging it over head. When she fitted it on she took Glinda by the hand and they walked out the door.

Glinda sighed, "Where are you leading me?"

Elphaba laughed, "Where do you think? The library my sweet, it's rarely anywhere else."

They wanted through the halls until they came to the door. Glinda pushed it open.

Elphaba leaned to whisper in Glinda's ear, "Bring a book that you may want to keep because this is the last time we'll ever come here. After that meet me at the desk, I'll be with Sam."

Glinda nodded slowly. She walked past all the bookshelves until she came to the same book of poetry that she'd gotten before. She smiled softly; it was really the only thing she wanted from this place.

Glinda walked to the desk where Elphaba was talking to Samson.

Elphaba whispered softly, "All I want is a suitcase and a broom."

Sam stared at the girl, "Why?"

Elphaba hesitated and Glinda stood next to her.

Glinda answered under her breath. "We're going to escape Sam."

Samson stared in disbelief, "How?"

Elphaba grinned, "That doesn't matter all you have to know is it'll provide a big enough distraction for you to leave. It'll happen tonight."

Sam's eyes widened, "Really. I've want to hear that for years."

Elphaba answered to Glinda's confusion. "Sam's wanted to escape for years. He's worked out how, he just needs a distraction. Sam I'm not going to tell you what's going to happen just know that tonight will be that chance."

Samson smiled broadly, "Alright. Consider it done. You'll get that broom and suitcase at you're door within the hour."

Now what they didn't know was that they'd been overheard by a scum ball of a man. The man couldn't help but smile, he was going to get rewarded for telling the guards what he knew and he'd go to them quicker than these kids could count. So he got up and he figured he'd try and get a good deal out of his 'clever' work, so negotiation was in order. Oh well, the longer they argued, the more of a chance these kids would've escaped.

When Glinda and Elphaba got to their door Elphaba immediately went to her chest to take out a few black dresses at the bottom of her trunk and pulled them out as well as her shoebox of books.

Elphaba looked at the other girl, "Glinda take out you're clothes. There going to be coming. As soon as we leave they are going to be looking for criminals in grey clothes not two girls in civilian clothes. Come now."

Glinda nodded pulling out her pink dress and another Elphaba had given to her and her shoes from under the bed and placed them neatly on the bed. At that there was a quick nock at the door.

Samson spoke through a crack of the door handing over what Elphaba wanted, "I don't know how it happened but the guards are expecting something to happen tonight. So whatever you're going to do, do it quick and swift. I'll escape when you do and try to meet you in the outside world. Until then, keep safe my beloved, keep safe."