Boq couldn't handle the pressure building up in his body as he sits in Life Science class with his friends Fiyero, Nessarose, Elphaba and his girlfriend Galinda.
He felt his toes push up and down making his knee bounce as he looks at the clock on the wall hoping that he would leave so he can go use the restroom but class has already started.
He absolutely regretted drinking a large cup of coffee from Ozbucks this morning. Normally he would go for a medium cup but he was up late working on an essay last night and had to get a large.
He breathes quickly and quietly hoping that the class would end immediately.
"Now class," Dr. Nikidik asks a question, "Can anyone tell me about where you find aquatic creatures besides the ocean?"
Nobody raises their hands. Well Elphaba has a reason for not raising hers. She refused to participate in the class ever since Dr. Dillamond was taken away and she later wanted to drop the class because of that, but it was too late. So she had to endure it mush to her dismay. Aside from her, everyone else wasn't really paying attention.
"Anyone?"
Still no answer.
The teacher sighed and answers for the class. "They were found in mostly lakes, ponds, swamps, rivers and streams. But there is only one place where you can't find any of those creatures and can anyone tell me what it is?"
Again no one answered. Boq couldn't handle his body when he thought about steams and rivers.
His pelvic muscles tightened hard to prevent himself from wetting his blue and white striped pants and he crossed his legs. Just when he thought it couldn't get any worse-
Shaking his head giving up on the class Dr. Nikidik answers for them. "Waterfalls. Very few aquatic creatures live in waterfalls. As you can see on the projector screen here…" He pulls the screen down in front of the blackboard and went to the back of the room and turns on the projector showing a picture of a waterfall.
Boq's eyes widened feeling that he's about to burst.
He raised his hand and the professor immediately calls on him. "Master Boq! Could you answer the question. Why couldn't the creatures live in the waterfalls?"
The poor Munchkin asked, "Sir? I wasn't going to answer the question. I was going to ask if I can be excused."
The teacher looked annoyed and passed it off. "No you may not. Class will not be end for another half hour."
"But sir, it's an emergency-" Boq protests holding it tightly.
"I will not be having any distractions or anything unrelated to the topic. You may go when I say so."
Boq groaned and throughout the rest of the lecture, he breathed and tensed his body a lot more. Before he knew it, class was over.
"You may go," Dr. Nikidik said and the class immediately grabbed their things. Boq bolted in a run for the door but suddenly heard. "Wait! I almost forgot! Pop quiz!"
"What?!" Boq and a bunch of students protest.
Fiyero complained throwing his hands up in exasperation, "Seriously?"
"Back to your seats," Dr. Nikidik pointed to the desks.
Everyone grumbled as they returned to their desks.
It was 10 minutes of questions and a couple wrong answers later when Dr. Nikidik finally dismisses the class.
Boq once again bolted out the door as his bladder couldn't hold any longer.
He ran down the hallway passing by a lot of students along the way trying to find the nearest restroom he can find.
He finally found one but there was a sign on the door. "Undergoing pluming problems. Sorry for the inconvenience."
He groaned, "Aw come on!" He kept on running to the other side of the building until he found the two doors that say restroom on it.
He felt overjoyed and ran into one without looking at the signs.
He had never used the bathroom in the life science building in all his life so far when he started school so he wasn't familiar with the surroundings. There were no urinals and the soap smelled like pomegranates and oranges.
But his bladder interrupted his mind and is about to burst and he went into the nearest stall, shut it and did his business.
He felt a sense of relief pouring through his body. Thank Lurline.
After he finished, Boq was about to open the stall door but suddenly heard, "Did you hear that Fiyero is dating the green girl now?!"
"Yes! Even though Galinda said that it was alright for them to stay friends but seriously dating the artichoke is just wrong, even for a prince!"
"Girls, we promised not to say such horrendible things about Miss Elphaba."
"Well, sometimes promises are meant to be broken Shenshen," Pfannee hisses.
Boq peered though the stall door seeing Pfannee, Shenshen and Milla by the sinks looking in the mirror fixing their hair.
Oh Shiz…
It was no wonder that he didn't see any urinals when he came in because he didn't go in the boy's bathroom but the GIRL'S bathroom.
He stayed quiet though he was freaking out. His heart was racing like crazy. He cannot be seen like this!
"Being friends with Galinda is one thing but stealing her boyfriend who was WAY out of her league is another! Maybe I can find a way to sabotage their relationship," Pfannee said checking her face to see what needs a touch-up.
"Like what?" Milla asked.
"Oh I don't know, but I'm gonna plan it out carefully and wisely so that Fiyero can find someone else better than her. And that someone else would be me."
"Pssh, someone's jealous," Shenshen scoffed and her best friend turns to her.
"Whatever do you mean Shenshen? I deserve Fiyero ten times more than the artichoke!"
Milla says, "Yeah, but Galinda?"
"Well, rumor has it that she's going out with that weirdo Munchkin named Boq! I mean what in Oz's name is she thinking?! If he's from Munchkinland then why is he so tall!?"
Shenshen stops her. "Isn't that kind of mean when you make fun of someone's height?"
Pfannee snorted and said, "Of course I won't make fun of his height, I wouldn't stoop that low!"
She starts cackling while Milla laughs along with her. Shenshen just frowned in reply.
Overhearing that, Boq wanted to go and stand up for him and his girlfriend but didn't want to risk getting into trouble.
Shenshen cleared her throat changing the subject, "I have a question. Do you think that I-"
"Forget it, let's just get out of here," Pfannee grumbles taking her pink Ozcci bag and walked out of the bathroom followed by Shenshen and Milla.
Now there was pure silence and the breath Boq was holding finally lets out and he opens the stall door checking to see if anyone else was out there. When he sees no one, he sighs in relief that he can finally slip out without being seen by any other girls.
Just as he was about to make his grand escape, the bathroom door slowly opened and spotted someone about to walk in, so quick as a flash, he ran back to the bathroom stall and slammed the door again to avoid getting caught.
This time he heard nothing but the water that's running in the bathroom sink. He peered again and spotted only Elphaba washing her hands.
Maybe she can help him. He could trust her, they've been friends for a long time though they weren't that close.
He debated until Elphaba dried her hands there the paper towel our before leaving.
To draw her attention. he gives a loud, "PSST!"
Elphaba suddenly turned around as her hand was on the door handle.
He does it again. "PSST!"
The green girl stood confused. She calls, "Hello?"
The stall door opens and Boq stands there, his face all red. "El! It's me!"
"Boq!?" Elphaba nearly shouted in shock only to be shushed by him.
"I need your help!"
"What are you doing in the women's restroom?" She asked.
"Long story," he replies quickly. "Anyways I need help getting out of here without being seen."
"There's literally no one else here," Elphaba said looking around a little annoyed.
Just as she said that, the door barged open and several more girls kept coming in and Boq quickly shut the stall door again and Elphaba pretended to dry her hands again like nothing happened.
After a minute and the girls all left, Elphaba was alone again.
"We're alone," she said and the stall door opened Boq steps out.
"See what I mean Elphaba!? The Life Sciences building is the busiest in the entire university! There is no way for me to get out of here."
The green girl shrugs. "How about if I can check to see if the coast is clear and then-"
The door opens and Galinda pops in. Boq hides again to avoid getting caught. Especially from his girlfriend. That would be incredibly embarrassing.
"Oh! Elphie! There you are! Have you seen Boq?"
Elphaba looked at the bathroom stalls before answering a lie, "No. I haven't. Why?"
"I was looking for him! I want to tell him about our date for tomorrow night at THE fanciest schmanciest restaurant in the world!"
"I thought The Wilted Rose was."
"Nope. It's a new restaurant at the Ozdust Outlet called Truffles and Ruffles. Have you ever heard of it?"
The green girl shook her head. "Nope."
"It's a place that has food with truffles in it. It also has the best steak and seafood from what I heard and Boq loves those things so I thought we can have our first date there. I had to make reservations so much in advance because if I didn't, I have to wait a month-"
"Glin. I'm sure Boq would really love that."
Galinda jumps up and down. "Goodie! I'm nearly late for art! I'll meet you at Ozbucks later after algebra! When you find Boq, tell him that I'm looking for him, alright!?"
"Sure. I'll tell him that."
"Ok! Ooh!" She looks in the mirror and fixed her hair for a second and then leaves. "See you later Elphie!"
"See you," the green girl calls back and once alone again she says somewhat dryly, "Hey Boq, Galinda is looking for you!"
The bathroom stall door opened again revealing an unamused Boq.
Elphaba couldn't help but grin.
He sighs, "She can't know that I am in here! If she does, she'll dump me! You have no idea how much I loved Galinda and I don't want to lose her just because of what she thinks of me!"
"Galinda already loves you for what you are-"
He cuts to the chase immediately, "Can you help me, please?"
She rolls her eyes. "What's in it for me?"
"Well, I want to warn you about something," he explains, "While I was in here earlier I heard Pfannee's plans to have you and Fiyero split up so she can take him away from you."
Elphaba looked shocked for a second before her facial expressions went into a mix of upset and pleased.
"Alright. I'm going to help you."
"Thank you!"
Elphaba starts to think. "Now do I get you out of here?"
Boq replies with a question, "Is there some sort of spell that can help me get out?"
"No! We are not using magic!" She said firmly.
"Please! There's gotta be some invisibility spell!"
"We are NOT using magic!" She said again crossing her arms.
Boq then complains, "It's not fair that I'm not a girl so what exactly did I do to deserve being here!?"
Elphaba was about to answer but stopped.
I'm not a girl…
Those words kept repeating in her head and she had this crazy idea.
"Boq, I need you to stay put. I'll be right back!"
"Wait! Don't leave me here!"
"Don't worry Boq! I have a plan."
The tall Munchkin went right back in the stall and asked, "You promise?"
"I swear on my mother's grave."
"Al-alright," he stuttered but waited patiently while Elphaba went out.
It was about 45 minutes later when Elphaba came back with a large bag finding the girl's bathroom still empty.
"Still here?" She calls and Boq immediately came out of the stall.
"Finally! What took you so long?" He says very relieved. "I had to stay quiet while other group of girls came in!"
"I'm sorry Boq," she says pulling out her clothes out of the bag. "I had to run to my dorm and also go to the Ozdust Outlets to buy this." She pulls out a wavy red colored wig.
Upon seeing that, Boq's eyes widened in realizing what the green girl's plan was.
"Are you crazy?!" He nearly shouted.
"It's only for a minute Boq! My dorm is a short walk from here! Once we're there, we'll have you change into your normal clothes and make it like none of it ever happened."
"But what if Galinda's there!?"
"She's not. She has algebra class in three minutes. It's perfect timing."
Boq sighs looking at the outfit. "If you really say so."
He went back on the stall and changes his clothes.
After a few minutes, Elphaba asked, "You ready?"
"Are you sure this is a good idea?"
"Is it better than getting teased by other students just because you went into the girl's bathroom? No one is going to notice Boq!"
The door opened and Boq came out wearing Elphaba's old uniform which is the navy blazer and a skirt. His sandy blonde hair looks as if it's been consumed by long red hair.
"I don't think this is going to work," he said. "I know they'll recognize me."
"They won't if you cover your face with your hair."
With that her green hands fluffed up the wig having red hair in front of his face.
"Really Boq. My dorm is only one minute away."
He sighs, "Fine."
With that, the two walked out of the girl's room and back in the hallway.
So far so good, he thought as his heart continues pounding.
He follows the green girl out of the Life Sciences building and just as she said, Crange Hall is only a few feet away so it wasn't so hard getting there without being noticed.
They walk into Crange Hall and headed upstairs until they reached her floor.
"You still have my clothes, right?"
"Yes," she said holding up a bag as they walk to her door.
Elphaba tells him as they made it and she opens the door, "See? It wasn't that hard. Now all you have to do is change out of your clothes and into- GALINDA!?"
Just as the door opened. They spotted Galinda sitting at her vanity table brushing her hair.
"Hi Elphie!" She chirps as she finished putting her hairbrush down.
Boq really wanted to run away right about now but his body wouldn't let him and his heart continues to pound really quickly.
"Galinda? What are you doing here?" Elphaba said sounding stressed and nervous. "I thought you have algebra!"
"Class was cancelled. Professor Lebreno has the stomach bug. Who's this?" She asked pointing to the girl next to her.
The green girl looked over at Boq who has a look on 'please lie for me' on his face."
She got the message and said, "This is Bo-"
He coughs his throat and she finishes, "-Nella."
Boq now Bonella gave her an odd look before smiled casually at the blonde girl.
Galinda looked excited to meet a new girl. "Hi! I'm Galinda Upland of the Upper Uplands, I'm sure you have heard of me!"
Bonella shook her head.
"Now you have! Are you new to Shiz?"
She nodded in reply.
"Well welcome! I'm sure you already met my best friend and roommate Elphaba!"
She nodded again.
Galinda looked confused. She looks at Elphaba and asked in whisper, "Is she ok?"
"She doesn't speak very much. She's just extremely shy," Elphaba said.
"Ohhhhhhh…" The blonde said nodding in understanding. "Well it was very lovely to meet you! I really want to get to know more about you! Oooooh! how about you join our girl's get together tonight! Elphie is joining us too!"
Elphaba's eyes widened.
"Wait! What!"
"And Bonella! I'd love for you to meet my friends! So please please please!" She gave her the most adorable puppy dog eyes.
Now it was Bonella's turn to speak her voice cracking, "Yes?"
Galinda takes her bag and goes out the door. "Perfect! I am excepting you both to be here at 7:00 tonight! I'll be back! I'm going to go find Boq and go get Cuppiecakeeees!" She sing-songed.
"But wait-" Elphaba tries to protest but Galinda already left shutting the door.
She groans sitting on her bed, "Great!"
"What are we going to do!?" Boq asked now afraid while taking his wig off. "I can't take this off! She's now expecting us!"
"I'm sorry Boq! I didn't even know she was in here! I thought this plan would go swimmingly," Elphaba nearly shouted putting her head in her hands in defeat.
He said assuring her, "It's fine Elphaba. It's not your fault."
"It is! This was all my idea!"
"And it was a good idea." He sat on the bed next to her. "In all honesty it really is. We just had really bad timing."
Elphaba sighed, "So, how are we going to do this?"
"Well we can't tell Galinda! We can't tell anyone!"
"And we won't! But she will find out eventually. So we need a way to get out of the situation in the best way possible."
"I'm sure we'll think of something."
Suddenly, Boq realized something and light bulb went off in his head.
"Wait! She said she was inviting friends over, right?"
"Yeah…"
"And Pfannee is one of her friends…"
"Yes…"
He discusses his plan. "What if I can use this disguise to find out her plot to have you and Fiyero break up."
"But Boq you already told me-
"Well someone has to do something about it! It can't be you or Fiyero. And we should expose her in a better way possible."
"But this doesn't solve our problem-"
Boq immediately tells her, "You wouldn't believe it but she was insulting us behind our backs. You, me AND Galinda!"
The green girl asked a little suspiciously, "What exactly did she say?"
Just before Boq got a chance to answer, the door opened and Fiyero casually walks in.
"Hey Fae! Hey Boq-"
He stopped short when he saw Boq wearing a dress and holding a red wig in his hands.
His eyes went back and forth from the wig, to Boq, to his girlfriend and back to the wig.
He points to it and asked, "Is there something I don't know about?"
Elphaba and Boq looked at each other nervously and gulped.
This is definitely going to be a 3 parter and I can't wait to post more of this!
HEY Y'ALL! I hope you enjoyed this chapter of the new installment! I really enjoyed writing it!
I am currently on the winter break that's coming to an end and I am actually depressed about it. I decided that writing this story could cheer me up. I'm also working on Fiyero's story that connects to the lion cub scene from the show. I'm currently putting my other stories on hold because I was losing interest. Hopefully inspiration will come to me soon. I just wish it wasn't so busy at work since we're making changes again. Ugh!
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