Elphaba opened the door to her room and found her roommate pacing back and forth.

"Uh, hi Lindie." she said when she came all the way in. The blonde stopped pacing.

"Hi Elphie." She said distractedly and resumed her pacing. The green girl sat her bag down and took her shoes off. Galinda wasn't paying any attention to her, which was very unusual so Elphie was quite confused and concerned.

"Lindie?" Elphie asked. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"Talk about what?" Galinda stopped.

"The reason as to why you're nervously pacing around like that?

"Sorry." The blonde said as she came to sit down by Elphie.

"Tell me my sweet."

"I sent that email to my parents…"

"How did they respond?" Elphie asked curiously.

"They didn't respond yet. That's the problem."

"How long ago did you send it?"

"About… 20 minutes ago." the blonde said after checking to time.

"Well Lindie that's really not that long. Give them a few hours." Elphie suggested. "You're stressing yourself out before you even have a reason to stress yourself out. Wait to see how they'll respond first."

"You're right, but I can't help being nervous." Galinda sighed.

"I understand my sweet, but if there is one thing I know about your parents it's that they love you very much. I'm positive that will never change."

"You're right again." Galinda said.

"How about I help distract you until then?" Elphie said in a seductive tone.

"Hmm, I think I would like that." Galinda grinned.

"Great. We can go for a nice long stroll, linger over dinner, stop by the campus store then watch the sunset. How does that sound?"

"Oh that sounds nice. I thought you were referring to something else, but I like that idea too." Galinda grinned.

"Maybe we can fit that in later if there's time." Elphie said then kissed Galinda deeply.

xxx

After a nice long walk, the girls went to dinner. Unah ended up joining them at their table. She told them about the end of the year 'party' that was happening Friday evening. It wasn't one of those wild college parties, it was just supposed to be an evening of fun at the Student Center on campus. There was going to be food, music, games and activities. Galinda enthusiastically agreed to go and after begging Elphie, the green girl reluctantly agreed.

After that they stopped by the campus store. School merchandise was usually on sale at the end of the year. Elphie and Galinda got matching Shiz t-shirts. Galinda also got a bumper sticker for her dad, a keychain for her mom, a magnet for her Nana and pens for Triss, Lani and Lani's fiance, Jonah. Elphie got a mug for her Nanny, a pen for Nessa and a yoyo for Shell. When they were ready to check out, Elphie surprised Galinda by paying for everything.

"Are you sure Elphie? I can pay for my own."

"No it's alright, I got it my sweet." Elphie said and the blonde shrugged.

xxx

"Elphie can I ask you a personal question?" Galinda asked as they were sitting on a bench outside watching the sunset.

"Of course Lindie."

"Well...how much money do you have?."

"I have a lot of money actually. I don't know the exact amount but I can pull up my bank account online when we get back to the room if you're that curious."

"But where do you get it from? Is it all allowance? Because I thought you said your father doesn't give you money." Galinda asked.

"Well it technically is 'allowance' and that is correct that my father does not provide me with money. I'll start from the beginning. Colwen Grounds pays my school tuition. The Eminent Thropp is actually the reason I applied to Shiz because he wanted the Thropp Third Descending to have a higher education. It was his decision and my father didn't agree to it, therefore he wasn't going to pay for it, which wasn't a problem because the Governor obviously has a lot of money. So Colwen Grounds pays for everything and the administration there is responsible for providing me with everything I need while I'm away such as school necessities, safe travel arrangements and disposable income. Before I left in the fall fall they set up an official bank account for me. They deposit money into it every month whether I use it or not. It's definitely an above average amount for allowance, but probably not too much more than what you get because your parents spoil you rotten." Elphie said and Galinda giggled.

"I really don't use as much money as they expect, so it kinda builds up after a while. I don't even carry much money around with me. I use my credit card, which is linked to the account, for major purchases like I just made at the campus store." Elphie explained.

"Oh I see. That explains a lot." Galinda said. "Don't take this the wrong way, but if they have all that money couldn't they have gotten you a...more modern cell phone?" she asked and Elphie laughed.

"They're responsible for school necessities such as my laptop. A cell phone doesn't fall under that category apparently. My father is the one who got me my phone, solely for emergencies, so that's why it's so….ancient." she chuckled.

"We'll have to get you an upgrade sometime soon." Galinda said and Elphie agreed. They continued talking for almost an hour after the sun had set before walking back to their room.

xxx

As soon as they got back into the room Galinda rushed to open her laptop and check her email.

"Did they respond?" Elphie asked.

"They did." The blonde said then read over the email.

Galinda,

Your father and I both received your email but decided to send one reply. Thank you for sharing with us. That was very brave of you. We will discuss this more in depth when you come home so we can understand better. Until then please know that you're our daughter and we do infact love you no matter what. Have fun in Munchkinland and Wittica. We can't wait to have you and Elphaba back home. You're friend Chloey is more than welcome as well. Enjoy your summer until then my baby doll.

We love you,

Mommy and Daddy

Galinda read over the message again and again, then signaled for Elphie to come and read it.

"See, they love you." Elphie smiled.

"They do." Galinda smiled. "I don't know what I expected."

"I don't either Lindie, you're parents are literally the nicest people in the world. But you had a right to be nervous. I know it's not easy to share something that you have basically hidden your whole life because you risk being rejected. And the fact that you have experienced that before gave you even more of a reason."

"That's true. But all is well now. They just want to talk about it when we come home. Which is understandable. At some point I also need to tell them that you're my girlfriend and Chloey is my sister...but I'm not gonna worry about that yet. I'm just going to be glad that I got this part over with."

xxx

It was finals week at Shiz University. It was a stressful week that most students dreaded. Elphaba Thropp was probably the only student on campus that actually liked finals week. She was a nerd and she wore that title proudly. She couldn't help it, she loved school and loved learning. This first year at Shiz had technically been her first experience with formal education ever since she was kicked out of kindergarten for being 'abnormal'. Elphaba was obviously smarter than most kids when she was younger. But she really didn't feel like she gained as much knowledge as she could have when she was homeschooled because most of the time she was just teaching herself. But learning at Shiz had been the most wonderful and enlightening opportunity of her life.

Studying is basically an extracurricular activity for her anyway, so preparing for finals wasn't hard for her. It was true that having so many exams back to back was little overwhelming and sometimes intimidating, but Elphaba knew that she knew the material and that she would pull through.

She didn't really have much time to spend with Galinda that week because she was so busy. But that was okay because Galinda was very busy herself. Everyone was grateful when Friday finally arrived and all test and projects were finished, they were all able to relax a little.

That evening they were headed to the Student Center to have a good time with their friends before having to leave for the summer. Galinda and Elphaba went together of course. Chloey was there with her boyfriend, Dylan. Galinda had met him before, but it was Elphie's first time meeting him. He was a nice guy with great sense of humor. He kept them laughing all night. They hung out with Unah and few other nice girls such as Avalon, Joel and Aziza as well as few a guys. Jemma and Sylvie showed up for a little while but couldn't stay long because they were leaving early the next morning. They promised to keep in touch with Elphaba and Galinda over the summer.

Things were going great until Galinda and Elphaba had a confrontation with Feana and her crew. Chloey immediately jumped in to deflect the attention from them and almost caused another big scene before a chaperone intervened and politely asked Feana to leave the building. The rude brunette left without a fight, mumbling a few choice words. They just laughed at it which made her very angry.

Everyone was confused as to how the chaperone knew what was going on but it turned out that during all of the commotion, Dylan had notified the woman that Feana was harassing his girlfriend and some of her friends. After the drama was solved, everyone was able to enjoy the rest of the evening.

xxx

It was Saturday afternoon. Elphaba and Galinda had spent pretty much their entire day so far packing. They made a lot of progress but there was still ways to go. Elphie had just finished packing up all of her books from her bookshelf. Galinda was on the other side of the room packing up her all of her shoes. She had an entire suitcase devoted to shoes since she had so many. Elphie sat down on her bed to take a break and ended up getting lost in thought as she did every so often.

"You okay sweetheart?" Galinda asked as she came to sit beside her a few minutes later.

"I was just thinking about this year."

"What about it?"

"It went by so fast but at the same time it felt so long. It feels like just yesterday we were arguing over something petty, I never imagined I would be waking up kissing you every morning." She smiled and gave Galinda a kiss. "I had no idea what to expect when I first came to Shiz. It was my first experience with formal education. That was all that I thought I wanted, to learn. I never intended on having friends, let alone a girlfriend. I thought I would be that weird, introverted loner who just faded into the background. Although that is kind of hard to do when you're green." Elphie chuckled and Galinda smiled and nodded, waiting for her to continue.

"When you and I first became friends you helped me to open up a little more and realize that there is more to life. You're the first person to really make me feel...well, happy. I honestly can't say if I have ever been truly happy until you came into my life. You made me realize what I had been missing all this time. A friend. A best friend. Somebody to care about me and love me. Knowing that there is somebody who actually loves me and truly cares about me to the same capacity as I do them is just...amazing. I had no idea I was capable of loving someone so much and being loved back. But you made that possible. Lindie, you have made my life worth living. If there's one reason I wake up every morning it's you because I love you so much and I know that you love me back. I would be lost right now without you." Elphie said. She was speaking freely, straight from her heart, in a way that she didn't do very often.

"I wasn't trying to make you cry." Elphie smiled when she saw Galinda wiping her eyes.

"I can't help it." Galinda said wiping away her fresh tears as Elphie hugged her and kissed her forehead.

"Elphie, we may have only known each other for a year, but in that short time you have become more important to me than I will ever have the words to say. We originally weren't even suppose to be roommates, but I'm so glad you came into my life. You have helped me to grow and be a better person. I came to Shiz as a shallow, popular girl who constantly hid behind a mask. I didn't know who I was but you helped me figure it out. I'm who I am today because of you. I've always been use to people loving me all my life and now I know what it's like to love and truly care for someone else. A lot of people don't get the opportunity to know you very well, but the fact that you let me inside of your heart and allowed me to love you and care for you means so much. You mean so much to me. I know you're not used to feeling loved and wanted but you are. I never want you to feel like you don't matter because you do. Even when you don't believe it. Just remember that you make my world go round and I need you like I need air to breathe. I always will. Now and forever."

"Lindie." Elphie said, looking up at the ceiling trying to blink back her tears. "You're going to make me cry."

"It's okay Elphie, let it out." Galinda said and Elphie's tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Wait no, don't let it out! You'll burn your face." the blonde said as she quickly wiped them away and kissed Elphies cheeks.

"Lindie...you have really changed me as a person. I don't know if it's for the better or not but I would like to believe that it is. I'm definitely not the same person I was before I knew you. So much of me is made up of all of the things I have learned from you. You taught me what friendship is and what love is. You were my first and for a long time my only friend. I'm getting use to the concept of having other people in my life that I consider friends, but I know you'll always be with me no matter what. I love you more than life itself. " Elphie said and Galinda was smiling and wiping away tears.

"I'll never be able to tell you enough how much I truly love you." the blonde said, letting her tears flow freely.

"You don't need to tell me my sweet girl, it's obvious." Elphie smiled.

"Well I love you Elphaba Thropp, obviously."

"And I obviously love you too my precious Lindie." Elphie said. "Oz, we're so emotional." she said as she wiped her eyes again.

"I know right." Galinda chuckled. When they both had their tears under control, they hugged and kissed for a long time.

"My sweet, I hate to ruin our tender moment but we really need to finish our packing." Elphaba said.

"Way to kill the mood Elphie." the blonde playfully rolled her eyes.

"Well, we leave early tomorrow morning, therefore we only have the rest of today to pack." Elphie said. "But maybe if we finish before dinner, I'll create another mood for us tonight...a more sensual one." Elphie winked.

"I like the way you think." Galinda grinned and got up to finish packing, after giving Elphie a kiss of course.

xxx

"Lindie sweetheart, time to get up." Elphaba said, shaking her softly.

"'Elphie." the blonde whined and turned over. "Five more minutes."

"I already gave you five more minutes, twice. You need to get up. Now." Elphie said a bit more sternly. Galinda really was difficult in the mornings.

"What time is it?" the blonde groaned as she crawled out of bed.

"5:00 am."

"Oz, help us all." she groaned again.

"Our cab will be here in a half hour. Go do what you need to do in the bathroom then throw on the clothes you picked out last night. We can take actual baths and stuff when we get to Colwen Grounds."

"What about breakfast?" she whined.

"We're traveling first class my sweet. Breakfast is provided on the train."

"Good. The least they can do is feed us if they're going to make us get up at ungodly hours of the morning." Galinda said as she made her way to the bathroom.

"Don't take too long, we need to get all of our bags and things downstairs and return our room keys." Elphie added.

"Alright mom." Galinda groaned again before closing the door. Elphie chuckled. Galinda was a totally different person this early in the morning. Her usual bubbles didn't normally arrive until around 9 or 10am.

"I'm serious Lindie. If you aren't out in five minutes, I'm coming in there." Elphie threatened.

xxx

Elphaba watched the scenes change out the window as the train drove on. Galinda was nestled up against her, fast a sleep. The poor blonde closed her eyes and was out as soon as they sat down in their private compartment.

Elphie did infact end up having to go into the bathroom to drag her sleepyhead girlfriend out. They had roughly twenty minutes to get all of their bags down to the lobby. It took about six or seven trips, they had a lot of stuff. Galinda watched their bags while Elphie went to the dorm advising office to sign them out and return their keys. The cab arrived as soon as she got back. At the train station they separated their luggage. Everything they packed to take to Munchkinland and Wittica was going with them while the rest was being sent on a freight train to Frottica. Their train left at 6:00am and they were expected to arrive in Munchkinland at about 10:30am, then their arranged transportation would take them to Colwen Grounds which would be another 45 minute ride. They had been on the train now for about an hour. Elphaba had nothing better to do so she decided to close her eyes as well and get some rest too. She needed all the energy she could get to deal with her family this week.

The green girl woke up about an hour later and the blonde was still sleeping, which was no surprise. It was around 9:30 when she finally woke up.

"Morning sleepyhead."

"Good morning Elphie." Galinda said as she stretched out. She sounded much more bubblier than earlier. "How much longer until we get there?"

"Well we're more than halfway there. You've been asleep for over three hours. Only one more hour to go."

"Okay, that's not too bad. What's for breakfast? I'm hungry."

"Let's find out." Elphie rang for their server and he brought them a menu. They ordered hash browns, eggs, fruit and muffins with juice and milk.

xxx

When they arrived at the train station in Munchkinland, there were three security guard looking people waiting off to the side. Elphaba could tell from their attire that they were from Colwen Grounds.

"They look like they're here for us." she said as she took Galinda's hand and headed in that direction.

"You have your own security?" the blonde asked.

"Yeah. I'm kind of an important person here...well, Elphaba essentially isn't that important, but the Thropp Third Descending is very important." Elphie explained.

"Miss Thropp. I am Master Keeth and may I introduce Masters Gus and Carl. It is our pleasure to be assisting you and your friend on your journey." one of the men said, bowing slightly.

"Thank you gentlemen." Elphaba said.

"Masters Gus and Carl will retrieve your luggage and I will escort you to your private vehicle." Keeth said and girls followed him.

They were riding in a large black van with tinted windows. Elphaba and Galinda had plenty of privacy in the back while Keeth and the driver were up front.

Galinda was looking out of the window on the way there. It was her first time in Munchkinland and she could already see a few major differences between here and Gillikin. There was much more land here instead of city and the people in general seemed a lot shorter. She pulled out her phone to take a few pictures of the scenery.

"Are you being a tourist?" Elphie chuckled.

"I just want to have a lot of pictures to show Mommy and Daddy. They haven't been to Munchkinland in years."

"Do what you gotta do." Elphie smiled.

"Also Elphie, I have a question. Since you're from Munchkinland...why are you so tall?" the blonde asked and Elphie laughed again.

"I'm only 5'7 Lindie, you make it seem like I'm a giant."

"Well you are to me...by 5 inches." she giggled.

"Not all Munchkinlanders are midgets. That's just a myth. Height depends on your genes not where you're from. It's just a coincidence that so many short people live in this area." Elphie explained. They spent the rest of the ride talking and laughing about anything and everything.

xxx

When they arrived at Colwen Grounds, Elphie and Galinda were lead inside by Keeth while the other guards tended to their bags.

"I will inform Ms. Yeti of your arrival." he said then hurried off. They were left in the foyer lobby area. Galinda looked around. Everything at Colwen Grounds seemed very old and antique looking. The place almost had a creepy vibe about it. It sort of felt like she was in a museum. Galinda never acknowledge Elphaba's title that much, mainly because Elphaba didn't like to. It never fully hit her that she was dating the girl who was next in line to rule a Munchkinland until now. She was standing in such a historical building. She had read about this place in textbooks. It was weird to think that Elphaba and her siblings were just here all the time like it was nothing.

"What do you think?" Elphie asked.

"I feel like I'm in a museum."

"A museum? I never thought of it like that before but I guess it could be. I'll have to give you a little tour sometime once we find out what the schedule is like for today."

"Elphaba, you made it." they heard a woman say.

"Ingrid. How nice to see you." Elphaba said, shaking her hand when she approached. Most of the staff at Colwen Grounds was somewhat new but Ingrid Yeti had been there before Elphaba was even born. That's why they knew each other personally and were on a first name basis. Ingrid was a fairly attractive woman, about Elphie's height with short cut burgundy hair and always dressed very professional.

"Likewise. And this must be your friend. Galinda Upland?"

"Yes. Nice to meet you Ms. Yeti." Galinda said shaking the extended hand.

"Please, call me Ingrid. I'm not a fan of formality." Ingrid chuckled.

"Where is everyone?" Elphie asked.

"Nanny, Nessarose and Shell just left for church. They went to the late morning service but should be back in an hour or two. There will be a family lunch set up on the patio around 1:30 so you all can catch up."

"Is my father here?"

"No. He is currently in Quadling Country but will be back by Wednesday. Nessarose's birthday party is Thursday by the way." Ingrid explained. "I promise you two will have time to unpack, freshen up and rest prior to lunch, but if you wouldn't mind coming to my office right now there are some things we need to attend to." Ingrid said.

"What things?" Elphie asked as they started walking.

"Do you still have your ID?"

"Yes." Elphie said.

"Well I need to give you an updated one. We have made some changes to our security system and that new ID will serve as your way of entrance or key' if you will, into the building as well as into the family wing." Ingrid explained. "I need to create one for Galinda as well."

"Galinda will be staying in the family wing, correct?" Elphaba asked.

"I made arrangements for her to be set up in the guest quarters. Is there a problem?" Ingrid asked.

"Yes there is. She's in a very unfamiliar place right now. We would both feel more comfortable if she were staying closer to me." Elphie explained and Galinda agreed.

"Alright. That can be arranged. Although your sister might not like it very much when she finds out."

"We would all be very miserable people if we only ever did what Nessa wanted." Elphie said and Ingrid laughed.

"Does Nessa know I'm here?" Galinda asked.

"She does not. I wasn't in the mood to handle her reaction about Elphaba bringing a friend home. Sorry Elphaba but you'll have to deal with that."

"Great." Elphie rolled her eyes. Galinda hadn't even met Nessa yet and she already sounded like a piece of work. They arrived at Ingrid's office. Elphaba and Galinda sat down while she called Maribell, who was the maid of the family wing, and instructed her to prepare another guest room there for Galinda. After that she took a photo for Galinda's ID and told her it should be ready by the end of the day. Elphaba's was already made so she gave it to her.

"In regards to our security upgrades, we still have 24-hour outdoor security on standby. Just an FYI incase you haven't outgrown your little habit of sneaking out." Ingrid said to Elphaba.

"Sneaking out?" Galinda asked, surprised.

"There were couple of times I tried to run away when I was little." Elphie said Galinda gasped. "It was no big deal. I got caught every time." she said, purposely leaving out the part that her father used to beat her when he found out.

"Yes, Elphaba here was quite a handful in her younger days. I remember one time she tried to-"

"As much as I hate to interrupt this potentially embarrassing story Ingrid, we had quite a long trip here and would really like to get settled in and washed up." Elphie said.

"Aww I wanted to hear the story!" Galinda giggled.

"I'll save it for later. You two can head up to your rooms." Ingrid smiled, already liking Galinda.

xxx

Elphaba and Galinda made their way to the family wing. Galinda was amazed that Elphie knew her way around this place. It was bigger than her house, which as saying something because her house was very big. They arrived at a large door that said 'Private Residence' and Elphie scanned her ID to open it.

"Welcome to the family wing." Elphie said as they walked in. Everything still seemed very antique but it was a little more comfortable than the rest of the building appeared to be. There was a large sitting room with couches, chairs, a tv and a fireplace. Above the mantle, there was a portrait of a woman who vaguely resembled Elphie.

"Is that your mother?" Galinda asked and Elphie nodded.

"That's her. She looks more like Nessa than me. At least that's what most people say." Elphie said. "My father stays down that hallway when he's here. Nessa's room is down that way." she said, pointing to the opposite hallway. Nessa's room was designed specifically for people in wheelchairs. Nanny room was conjoined with hers so she could easily provide her with the assistance she requires.

"Where's your room?" the blonde asked.

"Upstairs. It's basically just a guest room that's reserved for me when I'm here. I'm pretty sure my childhood room is used as a storage closet now." Elphie said and they headed up the stairs. They ran into a middle aged woman, dressed in traditional maid attire, who Galinda assumed was Maribell.

"Miss Elphaba, welcome back." she said.

"Thank you Maribell. May I introduce my best friend, Galinda Upland." Elphie said and Maribell greeted her as well.

"Miss Galinda, you will be staying in the guest room a few doors down from Miss Elphaba. If you need anything please don't hesitate to ask."

"Thank you Maribell." Galinda said politely as they woman headed downstairs.

"Shell's room is down that way." Elphie said as they passed his hallway. "My room is right here." she said as she opened the door and turned on the light.

"See, just a guest room. Nothing special."

"Except there's a lot of books." the blonde said referring to the bookshelf.

"Yeah." Elphie smiled. "Most of those are from the library here, I never returned them. Woops." she chuckled and Galinda laughed. She showed Galinda to her room, which was set up pretty much the same way except there was a different color scheme.

"I can run you a bubble bath if you want Lindie. The bathtub in this room is huge." Elphie said, opening the bathroom door. The blonde squealed when she saw a large jacuzzi bathtub.

"Oh my Oz, I need one of these in my bathroom at home!" she exclaimed as Elphie turned the water on for her. "Go get your oils and bathe in here with me. Please?"

"Alright my sweet. I'll be right back. Elphie said, figuring it was okay since nobody was here yet and Maribell went downstairs. She grabbed her bathing oils and some fresh clothes from one of her suitcases then went to go wash up in Galinda's bathroom.

Once they were all dressed and clean, they spent a little while making out. Elphaba helped Galinda unpack her things, then Galinda went to Elphe's room to help her unpack. They were almost done when there was a knock on her door.

"Miss Elphaba, your Nanny and siblings have arrived. They are down in the sitting room." Maribell said.

"Thank you Maribell, we'll be there in a few minutes." Elphie said through the door. The girls shared one last kiss before leaving. They just so happened to run into Elphie's brother in the hallway.

"Elphaba!"

"Shell? Look at you, you've gotten taller." Elphie said. He was eleven years old now. Galinda thought he looked just like Elphie, in a boyish way of course. They had the same facial structure, same hair color and everything.

"I've missed you sis." Shell said giving her a hug.

"I missed you too little bro." Elphie said, kissing his forehead. "This is my best friend, Galinda Upland. She's staying with us for the week."

"Hi Galinda." Shell said.

"Hi Shell, it's nice to finally meet you."

"Nice to meet you too. You're really pretty." Shell smiled and Elphie looked at him strangely.

"Thank you." Galinda giggled.

"I can't talk much now guys. Nanny is making me take a bath before lunch." Shell rolled his eyes.

"You say that like it's a bad thing." Elphie said.

"Well I just took a bath two days ago."

"Shell you know better than that." Elphie chided. "Go get cleaned up."

"I'm going, I'm going." Shell said as he headed off to his room.

"Two days?" Galinda raised an eyebrow.

"Boys." Elphie shook her head and they headed downstairs.

xxx

"It's about time you decided to come home Elphaba." Nessa said when they got downstairs.

"I've been here for about two hours. You're the one just arriving if I'm not mistaken." Elphie said.

"You know what I mean." Nessa said, crossing her arms.

"Hello Nessa." Elphie said, leaning down to give her a slight hug and kiss on the cheek.

"Hi." the girl rolled her eyes. Galinda looked at Nessa then back at the portrait on the wall. She definitely looked like her mother. She didn't look all that similar to Elphie though. They had the same eyes, but the resemblance stopped there. Nessa had long light brown hair, pushed back with a headband that matched her dress. Her features were very soft and delicate looking. She overall was an incredibly beautiful girl. Elphaba went to greet Nanny who was seated in one of the nearby chairs.

"Who is this?" Nessa asked just noticing Galinda.

"This is my best friend, Galinda." Elphaba said.

"Hello." Galinda waved.

"What is she doing here?"

"I invited her to come with me."

"Why wasn't I aware of this? You think you can just bring strangers home and not tell anyone?" Nessa asked.

"Galinda is not a stranger and I don't need your permission to have company over Nessie. I asked Ingrid in advance and she made accommodations for her. So if you have that much of a problem with it then please go discuss it with her."

"Okay but why is she here? In the family wing. She's not our family." Nessa said,

"Nessarose. Mind your manners young lady." Nanny said. Finally jumping in.

"Fine. My apologies, Miss Galinda. Welcome and enjoy your stay." Nessa said with a fake smile.

"Thank you Nessa." Galinda smiled.

"Nanny take me to go freshen up for lunch." Nessa demanded and Nanny wheeled her back to her bedroom.

"We'll meet you all on the patio." Elphaba said.

"Wow." Galinda said once they were out of earshot.

"Yeah… I'm sorry. That's how my sister is." Elphie said. "Are you still sure you want to stay for the week?"

"Of course Elphie. If anything, I'm here to be with you. I'll get use to Nessa. Hopefully." Galinda said as they headed out to the private patio.