Elphaba was walking back to her dorm after her afternoon with Fiyero. I can't remember when I've had a better day. He was so attentive at the botanical gardens, and so funny when he tried to sneak cherries from my sundae. If he's this wonderful as a pretend boyfriend, I can only imagine how Glinda will feel once he is her very own real one. As Elphaba was still thinking to her self she unlocked her room and found Glinda still applying her make-up.

"Hey Glinda. Hi Precious. Where ever you are." I'm convinced that cat is a figment of Glinda's imagination. I never see her.

"Hi Elphie. You look happy. Where did you and Fiyero go today?"

"Why do you automatically assume I was with Fiyero?"

Glinda just gave her a cockeyed smile and said, "Lucky guess?"

"We did have a great day. It was nice to take a break from.. Oz I almost let the cat out of the bag.

"I envy you Elphaba."

"You envy me?" Could Glinda actually be trying to tell me something? Elphaba sat on her bed to face her roommate.

"Sorry, I don't mean to feel sorry for myself, but we're friends so I feel I can confide in you. I'm not envious of your newfound popularity. I love it. I always knew you would be one of us."

"One of us? Glinda, I'm still me. I still trip over things, I still love schoolwork. and I'll always be green."

"Yes, but you accessorize so much better now. I did rub off a little on you, right? I mean that part isn't all Fiyero, right?"

"Are you okay?"

"Oh Averic and I had another fight. I seriously am beside myself. I've been dating that jerk for how long, and I still have no idea where I stand. Yet you and Fiyero have been dating for what now a week, and you too are so obviously in sync. It makes me wish I had that."

"Glinda, I don't know what to...."

"Not to mention that you never told me."

"Told...you...what?" Elphaba was starting to turn white.

"That you liked him. That you were going out. I thought when you only wanted me to call you Elphie it meant something?" Just then Glinda got up and fell dramatically onto her bed.

"Glinda, listen to me. That had nothing to do with you. Really. It all happened so quickly." That wasn't a lie.

"You really mean it?" She got up to face Elphaba and gently took a tissue from her nightstand.

"Sure, I do."

Glinda pulled Elphaba in for a big hug. "Uh, Glinda.... I.... can't..... Breathe."

"Oh, sorry."

"Can I ask you a question about Averic?"

"About Averic? Sure. What do you want to know?"

"Is he a good kisser?"

Glinda wasn't really shocked by Elphaba's question. Yet she didn't know why. "That's one thing that I can always count on from Averic. He's always ready to kiss. He knows how to kiss, and he knows he knows how. Get it?"

"Oh yeah." What the heck is she talking about? Maybe I should take Fiyero up on his kissing lessons?

"Elphie, can I ask you one question about you and Fiyero? PLEASE?"

"Well, alright. Go ahead. I guess I owe you."

"Is he a good kisser?"

Okay, Elphaba don't ruin this for Fiyero. You have to say he's amazing. Even though you have absolutely no idea. Yet, I'm sure he's amazing. I mean how could he not be? "Yes."

"That's it? I confide in you about Averic. How he's a freaking animal. How sometimes, I wish.... Oh, I didn't quite say all that before did I? Ha, Ha, Ha, well, I'm saying it now. Is that really all you can say about Fiyero?"

"What should I say?" This was really more of a request for information on Elphaba's part than an actual question.

"I bet he's dreamy. Does he let you kiss him back?"

"I thought you just asked if he's a good kisser? How could I know that if he didn't let me kiss him? Oz, Glinda are you trying to trick me?

Glinda was staring out into space and rubbed her hands together as she spoke. "Now, I've never kissed Fiyero, but I have kissed a lot of boys, and there are the ones that kiss you and then there are the ones that let you kiss them back. I can just tell that Fiyero probably takes his time and really wants to ensure you like it too. Like he'd completely be willing to let you lead. Averic's good, but he wants to run the show. Which normally I'm fine with, but everyone once in a while... I better get ready. He'll be here at eight."

As Glinda got up from the bed and entered into the bathroom, Elphaba just kept thinking about what Glinda said. How amazing Fiyero must be. He must kiss like that. How great it was that Glinda thought of him like that. Then she got a little sad. She thought she better hurry up and see if he really is like that, before they both have to stop pretending.