Midnight Chapter #22
Halloween
"Elphie?"
"Yes?"
"Do you believe in the 'All Hallows Eve' mumbo jumbo?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, today is Halloween and in Gillikin, most people don't really believe in ghosts and goblins and such and you lived in Quadling Country and that's like the black-magic-voodoo-superstitious-masquerade capital of Oz."
"Well, to believe in that kind of stuff you have to believe in the supernatural, which, I myself, do not…Do you believe it?"
"Oh, I don't know, my mother does, my father thinks she's batty, and they bicker about it constantly. I never really had any opinion on the matter."
"You are a terrible liar."
"I know, that stuff scares the shit out of me."
"Ha, don't worry, Lynnie, I won't let anything hurt you."
"I know, you are like my Knight in Shining Armor."
"Wait, did you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"Shh, it's coming from outside."
"Elphaba, where are you going?"
"Outside, I wanna see where that noise came from."
"What noise? Elphaba please, your scaring me, don't go outside."
"Geez…Woah! Did you hear it that time?"
"No…"
"Now it's coming from the hallway."
"Elphaba…"
"Shh."
"Elphie?"
"I'm just gonna open the door and look out in the hallway, okay? I won't go anywhere."
"Okay…Is there anything out there?"
"I can't see anything the lights are out."
"Even the hall lights?"
"Yeah, see, the power is out…Hand me a flashlight."
"Okay…"
"LURLINE! Get back in there!"
"What? Why?"
"Just go!"
"What? Why are you locking the door? Elphie? Are you okay? Elphaba?"
"Shut up and kiss me, I'm scared."
"Hehe, do you believe in spooks now?"
"I do believe in spooks, I do believe in spooks, I do, I do, I do believe in spooks."
"Why do I feel like I've heard that before?"
"Eh I don't know, I love you Glinda."
"Are you scared?"
"Yes…"
"Do you wanna snuggle?"
"Am I the best girlfriend in the whole world?"
"Yes…Wait, what does that have to do with anything?"
"I doesn't, I love you Elphaba."
"I love you too, Glinda."