"Good morning Jemma." Elphie said as she came up the stairs from the basement, which led straight to the kitchen, where the older girl just happened to be.
"Morning Elphaba. How did you sleep?"
"I slept well."
"I assume your other half is still sleeping? I thought I told y'all to be up by 10."
"Oh she's up. She's in the process of getting ready. I had to leave her on her own because she tends to get… distracted when I'm around." Elphie said, blushing. Jemma was facing the other way, preparing brown bag lunches, so she didn't notice.
"She seems like the type to get distracted easily." the older girl chuckled and set the four bags aside when she was done.
"Hey Jem." Jymin said, strolling into the kitchen. She was preparing to leave for her day camp that she was involved in over the summer.
"Morning little sis. I was making lunches for us to take to dance and I made yours while I was at it." Jemma said handing her sister the bag.
"Thanks. I'm riding with Nyla today. Her and her mom just pulled up so I'm about to head out." Jymin said.
"Alright have a good day, cutie. Tell Nyla I said hi." Jemma said, kissing her forehead and handing her the bag, then sending her off. Elphie watched the exchange.
"I'm basically the second mom around here." Jemma chuckled when she was gone.
"I see." Elphie smiled. "You seem good at it though."
"Thanks. Wanna help with breakfast?"
"Of course." Elphie said, getting up. She helped cut fruit while Jemma boiled oats on the stove. They made strawberry-banana smoothies, oatmeal and toast. They used the leftover fruit to garnish the oatmeal. They set the table for the three of them, along
/with Jazabel, who found her way down stairs a few minutes later.
"I don't cook for Jeff. He usually sleeps until afternoon anyway." Jemma said when Elphie asked about him. "Galinda is still not ready?"
"I don't know. I'll go check on her." Elphie said about to go downstairs.
"Here's the quick way to do it." Jemma said and opened the basement door. "Galinda!" she yelled.
"I'm coming! I'm coming!" they heard the blonde say and chuckled.
"It's about time. Your breakfast is getting cold." Jemma said when the blonde finally came upstairs.
"You literally just finished making it." Jazabel said.
"Shush." Jemma chuckled.
"Is everything alright Lindie?" Elphie asked. She hugged her when she arrived, they wanted to kiss but figured they shouldn't do that with Jazabel around. Although Jemma had told them to feel free to be open with their relationship here.
"I'm fine. I was ready a while ago, but I decided to call my sister to make sure her and her family were doing okay."
"Oh true. How are they?" Jemma asked, concerned.
"They're ok, given the circumstances of course."
"How about Christa?" Elphie asked.
"She's still down, which is understandable. But at least now she's talking and willingly eating." Galinda explained.
"That's good I suppose. I'm a little concerned about her, especially after what we talked about last night…"
"Yeah me too." Galinda said. "Anyway, what's the plan for today Jemma?" she asked, changing the subject.
"Well we're going to spend most of our day at the studio. The girls need to rehearse the group number." Over the summer Jemma worked at the dance studio that she use to attend. She was teaching a class of girls ages 9 to 11. Jazabel was also in the class.
/Jemma was super excited because over the past week and a half they have been working on a wedding themed dance to perform at the engagement party. "And I need to put the finishing touches on my own solo that I choreographed for Sylvie."
"I can't wait to see it!"
"I can't wait to show you." Jemma smiled. "I packed us all lunches, with the exception of Elphaba since she'll be with Sylvie. I'm assuming she'll feed you." she said, although she wasn't entirely sure what Elphaba and Sylvie would be doing together today.
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After breakfast they were headed out. They dropped Elphie off at Sylvie's house along the way. She lived in a small townhouse with her mother and brother.
"Hi Sylvie." Elphie said when the older girl opened the door.
"Hi Elphaba." she smiled and gave her a friendly hug. She couldn't resist running to the car to give Jemma a hug and kiss before they drove off. She said hello to Galinda and Jazabel while she was at it. Then led Elphie inside.
"Mom, this is my friend Elphaba." Sylvie introduced once they were inside.
"A pleasure to meet you. I'm Camille." The woman smiled. She tried to hide her alarm regarding her skin color but it didn't go unnoticed by Elphie. The green girl was actually taken back by the woman's skin color as well. Sylvie's skin was brown,
but her mother was white and looked completely different. She then remembered what Galinda had told her and it all made sense.
"She's helping me with my gift for Jemma. We'll be upstairs working." Sylvie said.
"Enjoy yourselves. I'm going to go run some errands soon, Sylvienorah. Call me if you need anything." Camille said and Sylvie nodded.
"Incase you were wondering, yes I am adopted." Sylvie said as they were walking up the stairs.
"Oh really?" Elphie said as if she wasn't already aware.
"Yep. My brother Samirusil and I were adopted from Vinkus around age 7." she explained. "We're twins by the way."
"That's cool." Elphie said, not expecting that last part.
"Also most people aren't aware that my full name is Sylvienorah. Now you know." she chuckled shyly.
"It's a nice name."
"Thanks." Sylvie said, opening the door. "This my room." her room was fairly small, and comfortably messy. She had lots of books, magazines, pictures, and trinkets.
"You can have a seat anywhere." she said and Elphie sat on the edge of the bed. Sylvie fished through her desk drawer for the song lyrics.
"So these are the lyrics. You can read over them." she said after putting the loose papers in order then handing them to Elphaba.
"This is amazing Sylvie." Elphie said after reading through it. "I had no idea you were such a good writer."
"I'm glad you like it. I wanted to express how much Jemma has really helped me become who I am now and how I want nothing more than to continue what we have. It came together quite well if I say so myself."
"I'd say so too."
"I guess I can play the melody for you. I spent all week trying to perfect it." Sylvie said, going to retrieve her guitar which was resting against the dresser.
"How long have you been playing guitar?"
"Just a couple years. Samirusil taught me. This is his old one actually. Not many people know that I play. It's just something that I dabble in during my spare time." Sylvie explained.
"That's kind of how I am with piano. It's the only thing I know how to play." Elphie said.
"I've always wanted to learn to play piano."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Maybe I can give you a guitar lesson sometime in exchange for a piano lesson." Sylvie suggested with a smile.
"Sounds like a plan." Elphie chuckled.
Xxx
Jemma, Jazabel and Galinda arrived at the dance building. Jemma signed her and her sister in and got a visitor sticker for Galinda. They went to the change rooms to get their dance clothes on. Galinda was going to warm up with them but would just
be watching the rest. They only had two more days to perfect the dance that they had just started learning last week.
"Hey Jem! Hey Jaz!" an enthusiastic woman said when they entered the studio where they would be rehearsing. She had curly hair that she worn up in a ponytail. She had a cute, slightly petite figure like Galinda and was very pretty.
"Hi Eila!" Jemma said, giving her hug and Jazabel did the same. "Girl, this is my friend Galinda. Her and her girlfriend are in town for the party this weekend."
"Awesome! Nice to meet you Galinda! I'm Eila." the girl said, giving the blonde a hug. "Sorry, I'm a hugger." she laughed.
"It's okay, I don't mind. Nice to meet you as well Eila!" Galinda giggled, loving her enthusiasm.
"Eila and I co-teach together. There's no way I could handle these rugrats alone." Jemma chuckled.
"Hey!" Jazabel exclaimed.
"Oh we love you Jazzy." Eila laughed.
"How many students do you guys have?" Galinda asked.
"Well this is the junior elite group so it's only about 6 girls, including Jaz. They're one of the groups that compete throughout the season. We've worked with them on and off for years. Their coach is allowing us to use them specifically for this
/dance. We usually teach technique classes that can have up to 20 kids." Jemma explained.
"Our girls should be filing in soon." Eila said.
"Have you talked to Maxine? Have the costumes arrived?" Jemma asked. Maxine was the wardrobe artist. She had costumes custom made for the girls' dance as well as Jemma's solo.
"I talked to her just before you came. They'll be done by tonight and she's going to pick them up when they're ready."
"Tonight? Eila, we're suppose to do a dress rehearsal at the venue tomorrow. We need to get costume fittings out of the way today." Jemma said, stressed.
"We'll have plenty of time for fittings and rehearsal tomorrow. Maxine said she'll meet us there with her sewing machine incase anything doesn't fit the way it should. But I'm pretty sure her measurements were exact. She's never messed up before."
/Eila said.
"You're right. I don't know why I'm so nervous about everything."
"It's only your engagement party, not your actual wedding. Take a few breaths." Eila chuckled.
"Oh Oz, I'm gonna be a mess whenever the wedding comes. I want everything to be perfect for Sylvie." Jemma said.
"Jemma, I'm sure Sylvie will still love you even if you just gave her a hug and a kiss as a present." Galinda said.
"True. She would." Jemma smiled.
"Just remember this is all about fun! So let's just have fun!" Eila said and Galinda loved her personality. A few minutes later, their students started coming in one by one. Amylia, Skyler, Dani, Rissa and Noelle. Jemma introduced them to Galinda
and they were all so cute and nice.
"Alright girls, let's all spread out for warm up and then we'll get started!" Eila said.
xxx
Sylvie repeated a few parts of the melody over and talked through the lyrics to give Elphie as sense of how she envisioned it going. "Are you ready to give it a try?" she asked. Elphaba nodded. She wanted to sing the first lines but for some reason
/she couldn't find her voice. Sylvie was easily able to sense that the green girl was a bit nervous.
"It's okay. Just know that I'm one of the last people you should ever feel nervous around. Jemma has told me I'm the least judgmental person she has ever met." Sylvie said supportively.
"I'm just not used to singing in front of anyone...except Galinda." Elphie confessed and Sylvie nodded understandingly.
"Would it help if I turn around?" She asked. Knowing that she personally happened to be more comfortable when there weren't any eyes on her.
"Maybe." Elphie said and Sylvie complied. Elphie sung the whole first verse acapella. When she stopped, Sylvie turned back around and smiled.
"Wow that was perfect. You have a truly beautiful voice."
"Thank you." Elphie said modestly. Sylvie picked up the guitar so they could try it with the music. Once they got the first verse down, they moved on to the chorus. Then the next verse.
xxx
After warming up the girls ran through the group dance one rough time. Galinda thought the dance was so adorable and it had great wedding vibes. The music and choreography went together perfectly. Jemma and Eila made a few corrections. They finished
/choreographing the end of the dance and changed a couple parts around. Then they ran through the dance two more times from the top. Galinda loved seeing Jemma in 'teacher mode' she was so wonderful with kids and the girls obviously loved both
her and Eila. As she was watching them go over the dance and hearing the older women call out praise and corrections, it reminded her of her old dance class days. It also made her super excited that she would be dancing at Shiz next semester.
"Smile! Don't forget to smile! Give it some personality!" Eila said as the girls were rehearsing.
"Straighten those legs Skyler!" Jemma said.
"That was good!" Eila said once they finished. "I feel like we should do it again without the music to make sure everyone is on the same count. I noticed some people were a little ahead or behind of others. What do you think Jem?"
"Yeah let's do that. We really need to spend time on that turn and leap sequence at the end to make sure everyone is in sync. And y'all need to point your toes! I keep seeing flexed feet and it's not cute." Jemma smiled. The girls chuckled and apologized.
/"Other than that, you all are awesome! I'm really feeling it. What do you think Galinda?" she asked.
"I love it! Keep up the good work!" Galinda said, giving them two thumbs up.
They practiced for a little while longer and applied the corrections, then took a break for lunch. The girls ate in the lounge because there was a TV in there. Jemma, Eila and Galinda just ate in the studio because why not.
"Galinda, I think I have a task for you." Jemma said.
"Really?" The blonde asked excitedly.
"Yes. So Dani has been taking a tumbling class on the side, which is why we wanted to incorporate some of her tricks into the dance. She does two aerials. She does them pretty well, but her landings are a little shaky and I think that's what has been
/throwing her off. We don't want to cut them from the dance so I was wondering if you could possibly help her?"
"Of course! I'd love to help her. Aerials are my thing and tumbling is a bit more fresh in my mind than dance because I did cheerleading last year." Galinda said.
"Great! Maybe you two can spend a little time on that after lunch."
xxx
Elphaba and Sylvie continued practicing the song. They were able to run through it twice, flawlessly. It was easy for Elphie to sing because the lyrics were starting to become quite personal to her. It reminded her exactly of Galinda. She sung from
/her heart as if she were singing directly to her love. It was beautiful and Jemma was going to love it. After a while they decided that they were ready to start recording. But first they took a quick break for lunch. Elphie enjoyed having this
/one on one time with Sylvie and Sylvie enjoyed her time with Elphaba. The two of them were automatically friends just because Jemma and Galinda were, but they obviously weren't as close as them. They both didn't open up to people easily but happened
/to be very interesting and mysterious. They got to know each other a lot better during this time and created a nice little bond of their own.
After lunch, Sylvie and Elphaba just hung out and talked about a variety of different things such as books they've read and academics for the next school year. The conversation took a deep turn as they started talking about their families. Elphie
talked about her title in Munchkinland and how she hates it, about her siblings, Nessa's condition, her father and his hatred towards her, her mother's death and how her skin condition links to a lot of those things.
Sylvie shared a little bit about her childhood. Her parents were killed in a car accident when she was 4. She remembered they had gone out and a family friend was babysitting her and Samirusil. Her parents never came home and they found out what happened
/the next morning. Their aunt became their new legal guardian. Their uncle was in jail and their aunt was abusive and neglectful. They lived with her for about a year until they were taken away and sent to foster care for another two years then
/they were finally adopted by Camille and moved to Gillikin with her.
"So yeah, I understand what it's like to not have an easy childhood and to be abused by an authority figure." Sylvie said. "I'm sorry about your mom though."
"Don't worry. I try not to think about it often." Elphie said. "It was difficult losing one parent but I certainly couldn't imagine losing both. Especially at such a young age."
"I guess the thing about losing them very young is that you don't remember as much about them. I can't miss what I don't remember."
"Do you ever miss living in Vinkus?" Elphie asked curiously.
"Not so much. We lived in very poor areas that weren't the safest. The foster care system was not a great experience either. But my mom has taken us there on vacation a couples times to the nice, rich places with resorts and stuff, so I like that."
/she chuckled. "Vinuks it's my culture and apart of who I am. But I don't miss it. I have a much better life here. I know my mom doesn't understand a lot of things about me, but I'm lucky to have her. If she hadn't taken us in, I wouldn't be here.
/I wouldn't be going to Shiz. I wouldn't have met all my friends or my fiance." Sylvie said.
"That's true. I know your mother's initial reaction to your bisexuality wasn't pleasant. How does she feel about your engagement with Jemma?"
"She likes Jemma. I talked about it with her before I proposed. It's still not something that she entirely understands but she's doing her best to be supportive throughout all of this as long as we're happy."
"That's good. I'm glad to hear that." Elphaba said. She knew her own family's views would more than likely not change.
"I guess we should get started recording if we want to finish today." Sylvie said after checking the time and Elphie agreed. " I appreciate you opening up to me Elphaba. I assume you don't share a lot of that information with most people." she added.
"Same to you Sylvie. I feel like I know you better." Elphie said. She thought she was only going to come over to help Sylvie with her song today, she certainly didn't expect them to be confiding in each other.
"Yeah. If you ever need anyone to talk to about anything, you can always reach out to me. I'm much better at texting than calling though." the older girl offered.
"Thanks, I appreciate that." Elphie smiled then they headed back upstairs to start working again.
xxx
They had some down time after lunch to let their food digest and then they were back in the studio. Galinda helped Dani perfect her aerial landings. They ended up switching from a front aerial to a side aerial because she found that it was easier
to balance.
They practiced and practiced until the dance couldn't get anymore perfect. Their scheduled class time was over soon so the students went back to the change room to get their regular clothes on then catch their rides home. Eila had to leave as well
/to go to work because this was only her part time job. Jemma needed to stick around to work on her own dance. Galinda was so excited to see Jemma's dance for Sylvie because she was an extremely talented dancer and an amazing choreographer. Jemma
/cued up her music to show them the dance. She danced so gracefully and her technique looked very professional. Her routine was beyond stunning and it moved Galinda to tears. There was no doubt that Sylvie was going to love it.
xxx
Over the next hour, Sylvie and Elphie were in Samirusil's room recording the song on his special computer software. He was currently at work but gave them permission to do this in advance. He was going to create the CD for them tomorrow. Sylvie was
/pretty much done with the slideshow as well and had showed it to Elphaba before they got started. The song turned out perfect. Much better than Sylvie ever would have imagined. Elphie felt a little awkward listening to her own voice on recording
/but had to agree that the whole thing turned out very well.
"Elphaba this is perfect!" Sylvie said with more enthusiasm than she typically displayed. "I have to hug you. Can I hug you?"
"Of course." Elphie chuckled as Sylvie embraced her.
"Thank you so much! How could I ever repay you?" she asked as she released her.
"I think I know how." Elphie said after a moment.
"Really? This was the biggest favor ever. I'll do anything."
"Well, I know this is your personal gift to Jemma. But your lyrics are so profound, I can't help but think of Galinda each time I sing it. Do you think it's possible for your brother to make an extra CD for her?" Elphie asked shyly. She knew Galinda
/would love it, especially since it was her voice.
"He definitely can. No problem at all." Sylvie smiled. "And I know what you mean. This song is meant to relate to any special person in anyone's lives. Mine happens to be Jemma and yours is Galinda."
xxx
Jemma, Galinda and Jazabel were back at home. The other kids were as well. Sylvie and Elphaba would be meeting them there soon. Jessie was in the process of preparing dinner for everyone. Jemma went to go open the door when she heard it ring and Galinda
/followed her.
"Elphie!" She squealed and threw herself into her girlfriend's arms as soon as she stepped inside, giving her an appropriate kiss. Jemma and Sylvie more or less did the same thing. The couples went their separate ways for a while to catch up with
each other.
"I missed you Lindie." Elphie said, when they were in the privacy of their own room.
"How much?" Galinda grinned.
"This much." Elphie smiled and hugged her tightly. She gently but playfully laid her back onto the bed as she was slightly on top of her. They stared into each other's eyes, breathing into each other as their lips were only inches apart. Elphie closed
/the gap between them. She kissed Galinda's soft, succulent pink lips for a nice long time. Their lips pressed and pulled against one another and their tongues battled. They both started to feel the usual sparks of pleasure and tingles as Galinda
/started to roll her hips beneath Elphie and Elphie began to grind slightly against Galinda. The green girl kissed down her neck then back up to her lips. The blonde moaned until her lips were captured again. Eventually things slowed down and their
/heated passion turned back to playfulness.
"I take it you missed me very much." Galinda giggled after one last kiss.
"That I did." Elphie smiled.
"I missed you too." the blonde said as they adjusted into a snuggling position.
"How was your day with Jemma?"
"It was fun! Their students are so talented and Jemma's dance for Sylvie is so beautiful! I can't wait for you to see it!" Galinda bubbled.
"I'm glad to hear that it was fun my sweet. I'm looking forward to seeing the dances."
"How did the song turn out?"
"Really good. Sylvie is quite a talented writer and excellent at guitar." Elphie said.
"Sing a little for me! Please?" Galinda begged.
"I'm afraid I can't Lindie. Sylvie wants the whole thing to remain a surprise."
"Awwww, fine." the blonde pouted and Elphie kissed it and chuckled.
"You're cute." she said and her girlfriend smiled and kissed her back.
xxx
Everyone reconvened over dinner and they discussed how hectic Friday was going to be. Jemma and her girls were going to have rehearsal at the community center, which was the venue they had reserved for the party. Sylvie had things to take care of
as well but would meet Jemma there eventually to set up. Jessie and Jymin would meet them there to help as well. Jemma had several family members coming to town tomorrow night so they were all planning to go out to eat. Most of Sylvie's family
/would be arriving Saturday morning, but she had a few arriving that night as well. After dinner and dessert, everyone parted ways again. Jemma and Sylvie went upstairs for a while, so Elphie and Galinda went back downstairs to pick up where they
/left off.
xxx
It was almost an hour later when they heard Jemma and Sylvie coming down the stairs. There was a lot of laughter and incoherent talking.
"Anybody home?" Jemma said knocking on their door. Elphaba got up to answer it.
"Hey pretty girls!" Jemma said with a silly grin on her face. Sylvie was smiling and looked a bit out of focus as they walked in, slightly off balance. "Sorry to intrude on you guys but we kinda have to hide down here."
"Do we look normal?" Sylvie asked. Elphaba and Galinda were both confused.
"Normal?" Galinda asked.
"As if we haven't been drinking. My parents can't know that I was drinking in their house." Jemma said.
"Drinking what?" Elphie asked.
"Vodka. We had some leftover from last weekend and decided to finish it off. It was good….it tasted like pineapple." Sylvie said then started laughing. She seemed a lot less reserved when she was under the influence.
"And you didn't save us any?" Galinda said playfully offended.
"Galinda, you're like my daughter. What kind of mom would I be if I provided you with alcohol?" Jemma said.
"A cool one." Galinda giggled.
"I can't believe you two went and got drunk." Elphie said.
"Hey, Sylv and I are 21. We're allowed to do these things as we please."
"Do as we say not as we do." Sylvie chuckled.
"Good advice!" Jemma said and gave her fiance quite a passionate kiss.
"Jemma! Keep it PG13." Sylvie said.
"I like it rated R." Jemma purred and kissed her again. Galinda was amused and Elphaba was amused as well but also slightly confused.
"We're not really drunk. Just a little tipsy… it'll wear off soon."Jemma said.
"We might be a little drunk.I like it though. It takes away my inhibitions. I feel alive!" Sylvie said. Galinda and Elphaba were both surprised and amusedto see her this way. "But honestly, Elphaba and Galinda, you guys are both so beautiful
and you're going to accomplish great things in life. I love you. Never forget that. We all got each other through thick and thin. Big and little. Up and down"
"Awww that's so sweet, Sylvie. We love you too." Galinda giggled and gushed.
"Sylvie gets so appreciative and compassionate when she's drunk. Isn't it adorable?"
"I can't help it. You're all just so beautiful. The world is a beautiful place. Forget the bad stuff. We're gonna get through this. Look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now. I love you so much Jemma."
"I love you too girl. You're my fiance. We're getting married! I can't wait" Jemma said and they both squealed. Sylvie started laughing hysterically and so did Jemma. Their laughter made Galinda laugh and her laugh made Elphie chuckle.
"But seriously though, somedaywe shouldall go outand get so turnt!" Jemma said enthusiastically.
"I can't wait!" Galinda said excitedly and Elphaba looked skeptical. "You in Elphie?" she asked, although she already knew the answer.
"I won't make any promises." The green girl said.
"As for now, we were thinking we could just pull up a movie on Ozflix or something and chill for the night." Jemma suggested. "We can't get too lit because there's so much to do tomorrow."
"Sounds good!" Galinda said and Elphaba agreed as they followed them out to the main area of the basement. They went upstairs to get some snacks first, and water so Jemma and Sylvie could sober up. Then the four friends all enjoyed a little movienight
together.
xxx
Elphie was sleeping soundly but stirred awake when she heard what sounded like sniffles. She noticed her girlfriend sitting up in bed, hugging her teddy bear, which she still slept with occasionally. It usually meant she was scared. Elphie turned
on the bedside lamp so she could see her better.
"Hey..." She said gently as she sat up. "What's wrong?" Elphie asked when she tears in the blonde's eyes.
"I had a bad dream." she whimpered. Elphie wasn't surprised to hear this. The movie they had watched earlier with Jemma and Sylvie was a bit scary. Galinda didn't like scary movies but she didn't want to seem like a baby so she watched it anyway.
They watched a funny movie immediately after so they would be able to sleep tonight but apparently that didn't work for Galinda.
"Oh my sweet, why didn't you wake me?" Elphie asked as she sat up and embraced her.
"I didn't want to keep disrupting your sleep. I already woke you up once because I was scared to go in the bathroom alone."
"I don't care about that Lindie, I care about you being ok. I'm sorry you had a bad dream." she kissed her. "Do you want to talk about it?"
"I don't even remember most of it. I just know that it was scary."
"It's alright my sweet. You don't need to be scared. I'm here and you're safe. Lay down and I'll sing you back to sleep. How does that sound?" Elphie asked.
"Thanks Elphie. I really love you." Galinda said snuggling under the covers. Elphie responded by kissing her and started to sing their song.
"I love you so. You are my precious girl. I am with you, feel my love within your heart. And now whatever way our lives will go, I am right beside you and I want you to know: When you are scared or frightened, just know that I am here. I'll be right beside you to dry away your tears…"
xxx
Sylvie ended up accidently falling asleep on the basement couch with Jemma. They woke up around 3am and figured that she may as well just spend the night. The next morning Galinda and Jazabel were headed out with Jemma.
Jemma and Galinda met Eila and all the girls at the community center. The party was going to be held in the ballroom, which was big and beautiful. It had a low stage which is where they would be performing. Maxine brought the costumes and they were
/amazing. The girls looked absolutely adorable in theirs. It was a white crop top decorated with wedding lace, matching shorts with a flowing piece in the back, a garter around their leg, a matching head piece with an attached veil, and their prop
/was a small fake wedding bouquet. They ran through the dance on stage with the music and costumes and it was perfect. Jemma tried on her costume, which was gorgeous. It very simple yet very elegant and flowed exquisitely with her dance.
Elphie was headed out with Sylvie. They stopped by her house first so she could hop in the shower and change clothes, then they had a few errands to run. She needed to pick up the customized banner they had gotten made, and one of her family friends
/was nice enough to make special goody bags for the party so they needed to go pick those up as well. They also had to go to the store to grab a few other items.
Back at her house, Samirusil was in the process of burning their song onto a CD. He finished just as they arrived.
"Thanks so much Sam! I love it." Sylvie said.
"Of course Norah." he said. He happened to be the only person who referred to Sylvienorah as 'Norah' instead of Sylvie. He provided both her and Elphaba with their own hard copy of the song. "You have a beautiful singing voice by the way." he added.
"Thanks." Elphie said, modestly as usual. Sylvie spent a little time putting together the rest of the slide show. They both loved seeing all the pictures with the song in the background.
Jemma texted her around 4pm when her rehearsal was over to let them know that they could be on their way to the community center. So Sylvie and Elphie were headed there and Samirusil was joining them.
Xxx
"Hi Elphie!" Galinda squealed when she saw her girlfriend enter the ballroom with Sylvie and her brother. She was currently sitting at one of the tables with Jemma and Jazabel, eating ice cream. Everyone else had gone home at that point.
"Hi Lindie." Elphie smiled and accepted the enthusiastic hugs she received.
"I thought you guys would be working, looks like you're just chilling." Sylvie chuckled and appropriately greeted her fiance.
"It's been a busy day so far. We had to go get a frozen dairy treat. It was necessary." Jemma explained.
"Very." Galinda giggled and Jazabel nodded in agreement.
"Galinda, I don't believe you've met my twin. This is Samirusil" Sylvie said. "This is Galinda, Elphaba's girlfriend." she added.
"Nice to meet you Samirusil!" Galinda said with a friendly smile. She knew Sylvie had a brother but she was never aware that they were twins and thought that was cool.
"Call me Sam. It's awesome to meet you too Galinda." he said, shaking her hand. They all sat around and talked for a while then figured they should get to work and start setting up. Jessie and Jymin arrived not too much later to help. They hung up
/the banner, set the tables and set up other decorations. Before they knew it the ballroom was beautifully decorated for an engagement party. Sylvie and Sam had to go soon to meet their family for dinner. Galinda and Elphaba were going out to eat
/with Jemma's family.
xxx
"Love you Trissy." Galinda said. She was currently on face-chat with her cousin.
"Love you too Gally. Have fun at your friend's engagement party tomorrow. I can't wait to hear all about it."
"Of course, I can't wait to tell you."
"Tell me about it on Sunday, ok? Lani and I will be kinda busy all day tomorrow. You can still text me if you need me but I won't have time for a video call." Triss said.
"Alright. What are you guys getting into?"
"Oh...there's just some stuff going on."
"Like...?"
"Oz you're so nosy" Triss shook her head.
"Yes I am. No shame either." Galinda giggled.
"We just have some adult things to do, I don't feel like explaining it all."
"If you don't tell me I'm going to assume that it is a surprise… maybe a surprise for me." The blonde grinned.
"You can assume that if you want, since you're sospoiled you think everything isfor you."
"Tristina! I hate you."
"I hate you more you little brat."
"Oh shut up." Galinda said. Elphie was sitting on the opposite end of the bed, listening to the conversation. She had learned not to be phased when the cousins go off on each other because apparently it was just an alternative way of expressing their
/love.
"Do not tell me to shut up."
"But you're mean."
"You're annoying."
"You're bossy."
"You're a baby." Triss said. "I love you though." she chuckled.
"Love you." Galinda giggled.
"Talk to you Sunday?"
"Yes. Don't forget to take your medicine tonight."
"I already did, mother."
"Good girl."
"Goodnight Gally."
"Goodnight Trissy." Galinda said then hung up.
"You two have an interesting relationship." Elphie chuckled after giving her girlfriend a hug and kiss.
"Yeah." Galinda laughed. "She's hiding something from me though because she wouldn't tell me what they're doing tomorrow."
"I'm sure you'll find out sooner or later." Elphie said. "Tomorrow will be a full day my sweet, are you ready?"
"Of course I'm ready! I am so excited! I love parties and events like this. And I can't wait for you to see Jemma's dances and I'm so excited to hear your song! Well, Sylvie's song that you sang." Galinda bubbled.
"I didn't even need to ask. I knew very well that you would be ready, my beautiful extrovert." Elphie smiled.
"How are you feeling about it sweetheart?" Galinda asked, knowing that her girlfriend was the opposite of her.
"I'm a little nervous as I always am when it comes to social events, but I think tomorrow will be fun."
"It'll be a good time. Trust me." Galinda said and kissed the green girl on her lips. Elphie kissed her back with a bit more passion and Galinda did the same.
"Lindie, we need to go to sleep at some point." Elphie said after 30 minutes of making out and inappropriate touching.
"You're right, you're right." the blonde said. "But it's not my fault kissing you and touching you feels so good." She smiled.
"I feel the same way about you." Elphie said as she brushed their lips together and gave her breasts a gentle squeeze.
"One more kiss?"
"Two more." Elphie said.
"Three?" Galinda smiled.
"Okay."
"Make em good." Galinda said and puckerd her lips.
"I'll do my best." Elphie grinned and kissed her girlfriend for all she was worth.
