Glinda giggly gaily as she decorated the living room of the Tigulaar residence. She couldn't wait to surprise them. A few of their mutual friends were also there to help decorate, but at the moment, she was on her own. She had been wanting to host Elphaba and Fiyero's baby shower, and now she was finally getting the chance to.

An hour and seven guests later, the living room was fully decorated with colorful streamers, as well as a "Congrats on becoming parents" banner.

"Ooh! Elphie and Fifi are going to love this!" Glinda gushed.

"Here they come!" a guest said as she looked out the window, seeing Elphaba and Fiyero approaching the house with bags in their hands.

"Everyone get ready!" the blonde said as she got everyone into position.

"Surprise!" everyone exclaimed when the front door opened, revealing the couple.

Elphaba jumped back, almost bumping into her husband. "What's all this?" she asked as she stepped into the living room, almost dropping her bag of groceries when she saw the banner. "What in Oz…"

"Fae?" Fiyero asked, coming up behind his wife. "What… oh, sweet Lurline…"

"Congratulations on the baby, you two," one of the guests said, offering them both pieces of cake.

"We're having a baby?" Fiyero asked in shock, glancing at his wife.

"I'm PREGNANT?!" the green woman gasped, glancing around the room before her eyes rested on her friend. "Glinda Upland!"

"Yes, Elphie?" the blonde blinked innocently.

"Are you going to tell me why I'm apparently pregnant?"

"Wait… you're not pregnant?" Fiyero asked, glancing down at his wife.

"I may have put on a little weight, but that doesn't mean I'm pregnant."

Fiyero's face fell a bit.

"Glin, I'm still waiting for an explanation."

"Well… I had ordered these decorations a while ago, in the hopes that I would be able to eventually use them," the blonde said, albeit a bit sheepishly. "But since I'm moving, I couldn't pack them up and I thought…"

"You thought you would throw us a baby shower… even though I'm not pregnant," Elphaba groaned, then looked around for her husband. "Where's Fiyero?"

Glinda nodded her head to the right and Elphaba turned to find her husband eating their baby shower cake. "Yero!" she exclaimed.

"What?" the prince blinked, his mouth full. "It's good cake. I'm not going to let perfectly good cake go to waste."

Elphaba muttered a curse under her breath. The blonde giggled as she took the bags from her friend and brought them into the kitchen. She then returned and slipped her arm into hers. "Come on, Elphie. Enjoy the party."

"I'm going to kill you for this," Elphaba muttered.

"And you can keep the decorations," the bubbly girl said, choosing to ignore her friend as she helped herself to a glass of punch.

"It's not like they're going to be useful anytime soon."

ONE YEAR LATER…

"Um… you were saying?" the blonde giggled, handing her seven-month-pregnant friend a glass of lemonade.

Elphaba merely grumbled as she looked around at everyone who was attending her real baby shower. It wasn't a very large crowd… by Glinda's standards, but it was still a very nice turnout.

"And just think… my little party was all you two needed to get the ball rolling."

The green girl shot her best friend a look. "I'm going to do you a favor and not comment on that."

The blonde flashed her a grin. "I'm just saying… I throw the most magical parties, don't I?"

Elphaba threw the pillow that was behind her back at her friend, who ducked before it could hit her. "Deny it all you want, you know I'm right. Just let me know in a few years when you're ready for your next kid."

"Glinda!" Elphaba huffed, but the blonde smirked as she skipped away.

Elphaba watched her go and sighed. With a soft grunt, she slowly pushed herself to her feet and waddled towards the table to get some cake.

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