"Today's the day I've been waiting for. Tomorrow won't come after all. Yesterday's so far away. This today's the only day! Somebody please stop the clock oh oh oh! Don't ever let this day stop oh oh oh!" Jemma sang as she was getting ready. Although
dancing was her passion, she had an above average singing voice that she seldomly used. Galinda and Elphaba were upstairs in her room getting ready with her. Galinda was singing along with her, slightly off key while the green girl was just smiling
and chuckling a long. Galinda was doing Elphie's hair while Jemma was doing her own. After Jemma finished her makeup, she helped Galinda with hers. Jessie needed assistance with something downstairs so Elphie volunteered since the other girls were
busy.

"Galinda, I just love you." Jemma smiled as she was doing her eyeshadow. "You're like a younger sister to me."

"I love you too Jemma." Galinda said. "I remember last night you referred to me as your daughter." she chuckled.

"Alright, you're like a daughter to me." she laughed. "I'm just glad that I met you and we became good friends like this. We just instantly clicked and you're so awesome."

"I'm really glad that I met you also. You're the coolest mom." the blonde giggled.

"I try." Jemma chuckled as she finished applying mascara to Galinda's long eyelashes. "There." she took Galinda's hair out of the ponytail that was keeping it out of her face and let her golden curls flow over her shoulders.

"I love it!" Galinda grinned when she looked in the mirror.

"You're so adorable. Proud mom in the house." Jemma chuckled. "Let's get dressed."

Galinda put on her lavender floral sundress and Jemma was wearing a super cute white skater dress that had a cutout open bow back.

"I'm obsessed with that dress." Galinda said.

"I'll have to get you one. Sylvie and I got matching white ones but they had a whole variety of colors at the store. I can't wait to see my baby in hers."

"I can't believe Sylvie is going to wear a dress." Galinda said. Sylvie was typically a jeans and flannel type of girl.

"Yeah she decided to go all out for the party. She texted me saying that her cousin was doing her makeup. My girl is going to be so beautiful." Jemma said excitedly as she inserted her earrings.

"You look so beautiful." Galinda smiled.

"Thanks girl, so do you."

"Thank you." the blonde said as she fluffed up her hair a bit.

"You have that factor about you where you're so innocent and cute but you're also super sexy and slaying everyone in your path." Jemma said and Galinda laughed.

"I think you're super sexy too Jemma. You can make heads turn and jaws drop."

"What would my fiance and your girlfriend think if they heard us in here flirting with each other?" Jemma laughed and so did Galinda. They both knew that they were just being friendly and playful.

"Wait wouldn't that be incest?" Galinda asked, considering the fact that Jemma claimed to be her 'mom'.

"Okay this conversation is taking an odd turn." Jemma said and they both laughed again. Elphie came back into the room in the middle of it. She had changed while she was downstairs and was now wearing the turquoise dress that she got from Triss.

"What's so funny?" the green girl asked.

"Just a little mother daughter bonding." Galinda giggled and Elphie looked even more confused.

"What?"

"Galinda is my daughter." Jemma chuckled.

"Have I missed something?" Elphie asked, amused.

"Jemma is my mom...so I guess that makes her your in-law." the blonde giggled again.

"I'm not sure how it's possible for a 22 year old to have an 18 year old daughter, but I don't wanna ruin your fun." Elphie chuckled, knowing they were just playing.

"You look beautiful by the way sweetheart." Galinda said, giving Elphie a kiss on the lips.

"Yeah I love that dress on you." Jemma said. Elphie thanked them and complimented them on their attire and appearances as well.

"Jemma, your mother said to be ready to go in 10 minutes...but it's probably five minutes at this point." Elphie said.

"Oh okay. We're all set. But first gather around girls. We look way too gorgeous to not take any pictures for Ozstagram." Jemma said pulled out her phone and they all took a selfie. She captioned it "friends who slay together stay together."

xxx

Coincidentally they arrived at the venue at the same time as Sylvie. She was with her mom, brother, grandmother and cousin.

"Sylvie!" Jemma exclaimed running towards her fiance and hugging her tight. "You look absolutely stunning. Oh my Oz." she said eyeing her up and down. Sylvie was wearing the same dress as Jemma and it looked amazing on her. She wore her short pixie hair
in its natural loose curly state and her face was modestly beat. Jemma was wearing flat, lace-up sandals while Sylvie wore wedges, so their heights were more or less equal now.

"You look amazing babe." Sylvie said giving her a kiss. They greeted Sylvie's family and made proper introductions then everyone headed inside. The catering company arrived not to long after with the food. Eila and Maxine also showed up early
along with the rest of the students. They warmed up in the hallway before a lot of other people started showing up. The rest of Jemma's family, including her older brother Jerry and his wife, finally arrived as well. A lot more people started showing
up between 2:30 and 3pm. Family members from both sides were filing in along with friends from Settica and from Shiz. Everyone chatted, mingled, and was able to get a plate to eat at will. Jemma and Sylvie had to go around to interact and catch up
with everyone. Elphaba and Galinda were introduced to quite a few people, but mostly just stuck together or hung out with Jeff, Jymin or Sylvie's cousin Kai, who was pretty cool.

xxx

"Hello everyone!" Jemma said as she stood up on the small stage. Pretty much everyone on the guest list had arrived at that point and had a chance to settled and comfortable. A few minutes prior to this, Eila and Maxine ushered their dance students out
to get changed in their costumes. They were now in the wing of the stage waiting for their cue. Samirusil had volunteered to be the DJ for the event and had all the music cued up as well. Another one of their friends was going to record all of the
performances for them.

"Sylvie and I would like thank all of you for coming out to celebrate our engagement. It really means a lot. We want to kick things off with a dance performed by the junior elite dance team. I choreographed this dance in honor of this celebration and
I couldn't have done it without the help of my awesome friend, Eila and our incredible costume designer, Maxine. So without further or do, please join us in welcoming Jazabel, Dani, Skyler, Noelle, Amylia and Rissa as they perform 'Head Over Heals."
Jemma announced. Everyone clapped as they exited the stage and the girls entered. Everyone gushed over their adorable wedding-style costumes.

Treat me kind. But really as long as you keep me, I don't mind as long as you don't have to leave me. I won't make a fuss, just as long as it's us. I don't care what they say, they can say what they want….

For worse or for better yes I'm head over heels. Big time for real. Ooh baby I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you. Don't say that I'm out of my mind. I'm crazy, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you…

Everyone applauded and cheered once the dance was over. They really did amazing. Jemma, Eila, Maxine and Galinda were so proud. It was Sylvie and Elphie's first time seeing the dance along with everyone else and they loved it. After the performance there
was a little more down time for people to converse and get seconds. Then it was time Jemma and Sylvie to give their presentations to each other. Jemma's being her dance and Sylvie's being her song, but neither of them knew what the other had planned.
Jemma was going first so she took a few minutes to go get changed and Eila helped her do her hair up in a bun. Samirul had music cued up and ready when she came back.

"Hi again." Jemma said into the mic, to get everyone's undivided attention. "So Sylvie and I both have little presentations as gifts for each other and I am about to share mine. First I just want to say, Sylvie, I love you beyond words. I can stand up
here and give a super long speech explaining how much I love you, but you already know what's up girl." she said and everyone chuckled. Sylvie was grinning from her seat. "This is a dance that I choreographed just for you. I'm super predictable so
I'm sure you already assumed it was a dance. But honestly, nothing I have ever choreographed before has meant as much to me as this dance does. It is dedicated to you and you mean the world to me. All of this is a dream come true. I can't believe
that I am officially going to be your wife someday. Again, I love you and hope you enjoy." Jemma smiled and blew a kiss which Sylvie returned. Galinda had seen the dance multiple times so she already knew what was in store and she was emotional before
the music even started.

Heart beats fast. Colors and promises. How to be brave, how can I love when I'm afraid to fall?
But watching you stand alone, all of my doubt, suddenly goes away somehow. One step closer… I have died everyday, waiting for you. Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years, I'll love you for a thousand more...

Jemma was owning it on the stage and everyone was completely mesmerized. Her dancing was so technical and precise, yet so graceful and smooth. The combination of choreography and music was touchingly beautiful.

Time stands still. Beauty in all she is. I will be brave, I will not let anything, take away what's standing in front of me. Every breath, every hour has come to step closer...
I have died everyday, waiting for you. Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years, I'll love you for a thousand more. And all along I believed, I would find you. Time has brought your heart to me, I have loved you for a thousand years. I'll love you for a thousand more…

When she was done, her family and friends greeted her with a standing ovation. There was a box of tissues going around for the people who couldn't contain their emotions. Sylvie's tears were flowing freely. She was truly touched. The most beautiful dance
that she had ever seen Jemma perform was done just for her. She got up out of her chair and ran onto the stage to hug Jemma for all she was worth.

"Jem, I am speechless. That was incredible! You are incredible!" she exclaimed.

After everyone calmed down, It was now Sylvie's turn to give her presentation. She was feeling a little discouraged. She didn't know if her song would be as good as Jemma's dancing. But she knew Jemma would love anything that she did. Jemma was excited
because she actually had no idea what Sylvie would have in store, except for maybe a poem.

Samirusil and Jerry set up the drop screen and connected the projector to her laptop so they would be able to show the slideshow along with the song. When everything was set up, Sylvie walked up to the stage by herself and grabbed the mic. She was extremely
anxious about speaking in front of a crowd, but she keep her focus solely on Jemma and that made it easier.

"Hello. Well I guess it is my turn to share my presentation for Jemma. I have created a slideshow with a compilation of my favorite pictures of us together. We met during our freshman orientation at Shiz University and now I can't believe we're going
into our senior year. We have built so many memories. Jemma, you're the best thing that has ever happened to me to and these past 3 years have honestly been the best years of my life. I am so excited to continue building memories with you that will
last us a lifetime. This is also my way of presenting a song that I wrote for you. I titled the song 'Wings' because it is about how you have helped me become who I am today and helped me get to where I am right now and I want us to continue to fly
together. Unfortunately singing is not my strength, so I would like to give a super huge thank you to my friend, Elphaba for being my vocalist. I couldn't have done this at all without her. I would also like to thank my brother Sam for creating the
CD for you. And also, this is a dream come true for me as well. Proposing to you was the best decision I have ever made. I love you and...um yeah. Hope you enjoy." Sylvie said and blew her a kiss. The speech alone was enough to warrant an applause.
Almost everyone knew how shy Sylvie was and that things like this weren't easy for her, but she spoke wonderfully.

The slideshow started and Sam cued up the song. Elphie was nervous about everyone hearing her singing voice, but they all seemed to like it. Galinda's heart was about to leap out of her chest. Hearing Elphie's amazing voice along with the beautiful lyrics
written by Sylvie made her emotional. She knew the song was for Jemma, but it was very easy to imagine Elphie singing it to her.

I can be so negative sometimes. My own worst enemy sometimes. Even at my lowest low, you still had hope. When I wanna quit, you won't let me. When I'm falling down, you gon' catch me
You pick me up, yeah, you fix me up now I'm on my way and I'm strong enough to say…

You gave me wings and taught me to fly when I was out there on my own. You gave me wings and brought me to life. And now I need to know if you wanna fly, cause I wanna fly yeah, tell me you're down for touching the sky yeah. You and me, me and you, the higher, the better. When we fly, we fly together, together, together, together, together. When we fly, we fly together.

I felt like a prisoner locked up. The only key to set me free was your love. You went and took a chance on me without a reason to believe. When I wanna quit, you won't let me. When I'm falling down, you gon' catch pick me up, yeah, you fix me up. Now I'm on my way and I'm strong enough to say….

You gave me wings, and taught me to fly when I was out there on my own. You gave me wings and brought me to life. And now I need to know if you wanna fly, cause I wanna fly yeah, tell me you're down for touching the sky and me, me and you, the higher, the better. When we fly, we fly together, together, together, together, forever...

When we fly, we fly together."

When the song ended, there was an applause and another standing ovation. This time there were two boxes of tissues going around and Jemma was crying. She went to hug and kiss her fiance and tell her how amazed, impressed, and touched she was. She couldn't
believe her fiance wrote such a beautiful song just for her. She also had no idea Elphaba could sing so well.

"Elphie that was so beautiful. So so so so beautiful! I loved it so much." Galinda said to her girlfriend as she wiped her eyes.

"Sylvie wrote it. Give her all the credit." Elphie said, handing her girlfriend a tissue as the box came their way.

"Yeah but you sang it. And you sang it beautifully. It made me think of us." She said, giving her a hug.

"I felt the same way." Elphie smiled.

Everyone loved the song and wanted an encore, so Sam played it again. Sylvie was getting all the credit but wanted Elphaba to be acknowledged more so she insisted she get an applause, and everyone obliged without hesitation. The green girl blushed and
modestly accepted the praise.

After the encore it was time to dig into the cake. Then they opened presents and read cards from their guests. Elphaba and Galinda had bought gifts for Jemma and Sylvie when they went shopping in Munchkinland. They weren't originally supposed to be engagement
gifts but they were going to function as that because they had no other opportunity to go shopping between then and now. Jemma and Sylvie loved everything. After opening their gifts, they distributed the goody bags to everyone. It was a few minutes
later when Jessie went up to the stage.

"So at this time I would like to open up the floor to anyone who would like to say a few words in honor of our brides-to-be. I'll start us off." She said. "Jemma, you are an absolutely incredibly young woman and I'm so proud to be your mom. Sylvie, I
love you like another daughter. You both bring so much joy to our lives as well as to each others lives. I am so thrilled that you're taking the next step in your relationship." she said and everyone applauded. Jemma and Sylvie both hugged her when
she returned to her seat. Jason said a few words next, then Camille, then Sam went after her.

"Norah, you and I have been through hell and back together. It's amazing to see how our lives have taken a turn for the better and it's great to finally see you happy and content after all you've been through. You're the best twin sister I could have
ever asked for and Jemma, you're the best soon-to-be sister in-law I could have ever asked for." he said and received an applause along with hugs from the girls. Eila, Dana, and other friends and family members went next. Galinda and Elphie decided
to go up together.

"Hi! I'm Galinda and this is my girlfriend Elphaba." she said confidently and that statement warranted a small applause. "We're Jemma and Sylvie's friends from Shiz. They often refer to us as their younger counterparts. We're kinda similar, it's a crazy
coincidence." she said and everyone chuckled. "But I just want to say that both of you are the nicest girls that I have had the pleasure of meeting. I thank Oz that fate allowed our paths to cross. You two are so genuine, kind, funny, talented and
truly inspiring. I'm just so proud of you for being you. This is true love and it is meant to be.I'm so happy that you're engaged! I can't wait for the wedding! Love you guys!" she said enthusiastically then questionably handed the mic to Elphie,
not sure if she wanted to add anything or not. The green girl accepted it.

"Congratulations to you both and thank you for being such wonderful friends to Galinda and I." she smiled. Everyone clapped and the four friends had a big group hug. A few more people spoke then everyone just continued to have a good time after that.
The party went on for a while until the owner of the venue came in to inform Jessie that they only had the room for about 30 more minutes.

Family members and friends began filing out little by little. Both Sylvie and Jemma's immediate families stuck around to help clean up. Galinda and Elphaba were then headed back home with Jemma. Sylvie came as well to spend a little time with them since
they were leaving tomorrow. She wasn't going to spend the night because her grandmother and cousin were leaving tomorrow as well and she wanted to see them off.

xxx

Back at Jemma's place, the four girls were all hanging out in the basement. Jessie and Jason went out for a bit and wouldn't be back until a little later. Jeff, Jymin and Jazabel were upstairs doing their own thing.

One of Jemma's older cousins privately gifted her with a bottle of Brandy. She was eager to taste it so she poured a small shot for her and Sylvie. She even let Galinda have a shot. Elphie was offered one but she declined. They also received several games
as anniversary gifts and decided to break them in.

"So how do you play TMI?" Elphie asked, looking at the deck of cards that Sylvie was opening.

"It's like truth or dare, minus the dare." Jemma explained. "You just pick a card, ask the question then everyone answers. We'll get to learn more about each other, it could be fun."

"I had no idea this was an actual game. But I'm excited to play." Galinda said.

"Let's see… Middle names? My middle name is Olyvia." Jemma said after picking up the first card.. "Sylvie?"

"You know mine."

"Yeah but they don't."

"Fine. It's Iveima Aujeki." Sylvie said.

"I like that. It's very unique." Galinda smiled.

"Thanks. Aujeki was my Vinkin last name. My last name now is Jones."

"When we're married we're going to hyphenate our last names. Mrs and Mrs Burklan-Jones! I love it." Jemma said dreamily.

"Mrs and Mrs Thropp-Upland." Galinda giggled and Elphie smiled.

"I'm literally going to have the longest name ever. Sylvienorah Iveima Aujeki Burklan-Jones." Sylvie chuckled.

"That's a mouth full. But I like it." Galinda said. "My middle name is Giselle by the way."

"Aw that's so cute!" Jemma said. "How about you Elphaba?"

"I'm not a fan of my middle name." Elphie said

"It's not even bad Elphie. Either you tell them or I will." Galinda said.

"Melissa." The green girl mumbled.

"Elphaba Melissa Thropp. That's pretty. It flows nicely." Jemma said then passed the deck to her fiance. "Wanna pick the next card Sylv?"

"First kiss?" she read off the card. "Oh Oz...my first kiss was with a boy in 11th grade. It wasn't that great." Sylvie said.

"Mine was in like...4th grade I think. With a girl of course. I've never kissed a boy and I don't want to." Jemma said.

"4th grade?" Galinda asked surprised.

"Yes haha. We were on the playground at recess and we wanted to kiss so we did." Jemma chuckled along with everyone else.

"I technically had mine in middle school. I wish it didn't happen that way. I didn't even like the boy...it was a dare." Galinda said with a disgusted face.

"That sucks." Jemma said.

"When was the first kiss that you wanted to happen?" Sylvie asked.

"Well that would have to be Elphie. I've never wanted to kiss anyone as much as I wanted to kiss her." Galinda grinned and Elphie kissed her on the cheek and smiled.

"Galinda was my first kiss by the way." She added a bit bashfully.

"That's so sweet that she was your first." Jemma gushed. Galinda picked a card next.

"Last thing that made you cry?" she read. "That's easy. We all cried earlier today at the party." she chuckled. "With the exception of Elphie."

"I try to refrain from crying for obvious reasons." the green girl said.

"Have you ever cried?" Jemma asked.

"Of course. I may have this unusual allergy but I'm still human." Elphie said. "I suppose the last time was when I was at my mom's grave…" she said and Galinda nodded knowingly.

"Oh I'm sorry." Jemma said sympathetically. Elphie just shrugged, not wanting to kill the mood, then picked up her card as it was her turn.

"First time?" she read. "Um….first time for what?" she asked and everyone laughed.

"Having sex." Galinda whispered to her.

"Oh." she blushed.

"It's okay. We're all friends here." Jemma reassured them. "My first time was when I was 16… with my old neighbor Amy."

"I lost my virginity to Jemma during our freshman year." Sylvie said.

"Elphie and I's first time was with each other." Galinda said.

"So I'm the only one who has had sexual partners before my current significant other. I'm such a slut."

"Jemma! No you're not." Sylvie chided.

"I'm joking babe." she chuckled. They continued playing the game for a while.

"I kinda want some more Brandy, but then again I still have to drive home tonight." Sylvie said.

"True. I want you to be safe babe. But worst case scenario, you could always spend the night here and leave tomorrow morning."

"Yeah, but I won't get to see Kai again until August. I promised I'd be back sometime tonight so we could spend time together."

"How about you go home tonight and spend time with your cousin. Then tomorrow night after all our guests have gone home you can come back over and we can get a little lit. I don't have work Monday." Jemma said.

"Sounds like a good plan."

"I almost forgot that we're leaving tomorrow." Galinda said sadly.

"Aww." Jemma hugged her. "It's okay though, we'll all definitely get back together before summer is over. You two are welcome back anytime. I mean it."

"Yay." Galinda smiled. "My birthday is towards the end of summer. I don't know what I'm doing yet but if I have a party then you guys are definitely invited. Or you could just come to Frottica to visit whenever. I'm sure my family would love to meet you."

"We would love to come visit you." Sylvie smiled. "Jemma and I will be gone most of July. She's coming with my mom, Sam and I to our usual vacation spot in Vinkus. But other than that anytime would be great."

"Awesome! I can't wait." Galinda bubbled. They hung out for a little while longer than Sylvie had to leave and they all walked her outside to her car.

"I won't get to see you guys off at the station tomorrow, so I guess this is goodbye. I'm so glad that you were able to come to Settica and we got to spend these past few days together. It was a lot of fun." Sylvie said to them.

"Aw bye Sylvie." Galinda said a bit sniffly.

"Don'tcry." she smiled and lifted the blonde's chin. "I'll see you later." she said and hugged her. "You too Elphaba."

"It was good to see you Sylvie." Elphie said accepting her friend's hug.

"I know I've said this a thousand times already, but thank you so much for helping me. I really couldn't have pulled it off without you and I appreciate it so much."

"Of course, you're very welcome."

"Remember, you can text me whenever. I'm always here for you."

"Thanks." Elphie smiled.

"Love you, Jemma. See you tomorrow." she hugged her fiance and they kissed before she got in the car and headed off.

xxx

When they were back in the house, they chilled with Jemma for awhile before calling it a night.

"Alright girls, your train leaves tomorrow at noon. So if you're up and ready to go around 10am then we can probably stop at the Pancake Diner on the way for breakfast."

"Ooh! I love pancakes." Galinda said excitedly.

"Sounds good." Elphie said.

"Great. We'll do that." Jemma smiled. She hugged them both and gave them a kiss on the cheek. "Goodnight. Love you guys." she said before heading upstairs. Elphie and Galinda went into their room.

"I love Jemma's house and her family. I wish we were staying longer." Galinda said.

"Yeah it has been a good time here. But you get to go home tomorrow and see your own family. That should be exciting." Elphie said.

"It is! I feel like I haven't been home in ages. I miss everybody." Galinda said. She was originally smiling but then her face fell a little but.

"What's the matter my sweet?" Elphie asked as she sat down beside her.

"I just remembered that some awkward conversations are going to have to take place."

"What do you mean?"

"Well back when I came out to my parents via email they said we would discuss it when I come home and I'm coming home tomorrow so it's gonna have to be discussed. There's also the fact that you are my girlfriend and I would like for them to be aware of
that. And then there's the whole thing about Daddy having another daughter that I never knew of until I befriended her in school and found all of this out on my own." she sighed. "This is gonna be stressful."

"It won't be as stressful as you think Lindie. Take a few deep breaths." Elphie said and the blonde obliged. "That's my girl. Now let's break this down so that it is manageable to think about."

"Okay." Galinda nodded. She liked the fact that Elphie basically served as her counselor sometimes and helped her through her problems. They were sitting on the the bed, criss-cross applesauce, facing each other and holding hands.

"First of all your parents are two of the kindest, most loving people in Oz. That is a fact. And we know that they are not taking your homosexuality in a negative way. If I recall correctly from the email that they sent in response to yours, they said
that they love you no matter what because you're their daughter. I'm pretty sure their feelings have not changed since then. They said they wish to talk about it in order to understand better. So I assume that conversation may consist of getting answers
to questions they have that were not addressed in the email. In regards to them finding out about the nature of our relationship, I won't lie and say that I'm not nervous. I am. But if they are entirely accepting of your sexuality then they should
be entirely accepting of the fact that you are currently involved with another female. During my last visit they seemed extremely accepting of me as your best friend, so it probably won't be that big of an adjustment. Do you agree?"

"You have a point. They really do love you." Galinda said.

"Now regarding the issue of Chloey being your sister, all you can do is present the facts. You have all of the information that you received from Chelsea. I have no idea how your parents will respond, but your part is to just let them know that you are
now aware of this long kept family secret."

"Yeah the secret is definitely out. I guess when it comes to that issue I'm more curious rather than nervous. Why would they keep this from me? My entire life no one has ever said anything about me having a half-sister. Triss said she kinda remembers
Nana mentioning her to them once a long time ago. But nobody has ever mentioned anything to me and I'm feeling some type of way about that." Galinda said a bit angrily. All the anger that Chloey felt was due to the fact that her family went
out of their way to lie to her about all of this. It was really starting to set in for Galinda now that her life was built on a lie as well and it was making her mad. She had always been under the impression that she was her Dad's one and only little
girl. It's not like her father ever had a relationship with his other daughter since he only saw her as a baby. But Chloey's older, she came first. Galinda was starting to realize that she was no longer his original baby girl. In fact, she never was.
The reality of everything was starting to come about. She actually has a sibling. Chloey is going to be in their life now. Galinda loved Chloey without a doubt, but now she was no longer going to be the only blonde girl in the family to love and spoil.
She wasn't used to sharing attention and most of all she didn't want to have to share her Dad.

"Lindie?" Elphie said when she noticed her girlfriend's eyes filling with tears.

"I'm not Daddy's only little girl anymore. I never was." She started to cry. Elphie was a little confused, but held her while she cried. "Chloey is his original daughter, not me. What if she takes my place? What if she becomes his favorite? I'm the
princess! He's suppose to spoil me! He's my daddy. What if he loves her more and forgets about me?" she sobbed.

"Lindie my sweet, shhhh. Calm down. Look at me please." Elphie said calmly and Galinda raised her head and looked at her with puffy eyes and tears still flowing.

"Listen to me, your dad loves you very very much and he always will. He raised you your whole life, you will always be more special to him because of that. He hasn't seen Chloey since she was a baby, so who knows how their relationship will turn out.
I mean I hope it will be good, but their bond could never top the bond that you have with him." Elphie said and Galinda nodded because as usual, she a had a point. "And just because Chloey will have the opportunity to meet her biological father this
summer doesn't mean that she is just gonna move into your house and take over your life. She still has her own home and family in Wittica."

"That's true. I guess I was really over thinking everything." the blonde admitted.

"Yes, you were. But that's okay. We all have our moments." Elphie said reassuringly and kissed her. "Do you feel better now?"

"I do. This is all going to be okay. I'm still a little worried but not so much anymore." she said. "You always know what to say Elphie. That's why I love you."

"Well, I try. And I love you too my precious girl." Elphie said as she accepted a kiss and a long embrace. "I'm glad that we were able to put your mind at ease for the moment Lindie, but it's really late and we now have one of four options."

"What are our options?

"We can go to bed now then get up early to pack and bathe in the morning."

"Or?"

"We can bathe tonight, then go to bed and only get up slightly early to pack. Or we can pack tonight and bath tomorrow although that might be counterproductive unless we leave our bathing supplies unpacked."

"Or?"

"We can stay up to both bathe and pack, then sleep in tomorrow morning while still considering the time that we have to get up anyway."

"I'm not very sleepy right now so I like the fourth option. But can we start with making out?" Galinda asked.

"Absolutely. I assumed we were going to do that at some point anyway so I just decided to leave it out." Elphie chuckled and Galinda wasted no time starting to kiss her.

"Oh Lindie, I almost forgot I have something for you." Elphie said after they were several minutes into their make out session."

"You do?" Galinda asked. She was excited, then panicked. "Oh Oz! Did I miss our anniversary again?

"No, silly girl. We just had our two month anniversary recently. Unless we're going week by week now, which I certainly hope not." Elphie chuckled.

"Just making sure." Galinda giggled. "What do you have for me?" she asked. Elphie fished through her bag for the CD and handed it to her girlfriend.

"What's this?" the blonde asked.

"How about you put it into laptop to find out." Elphie said. Galinda inserted the CD into her laptop, which was sitting on the side table, then pressed play. She squealed when she heard the familiar melody and Elphie's beautiful voice.

I can be so negative sometimes. My own worst enemy sometimes. Even at my lowest low, you still had hope…

"It's the song! You made a copy for me?" she grinned.

"Just for you my sweet. I figured you would like to have your own copy of it so I asked Sam to make an extra one."

"Oh Elphie thank you so much! I love this song so much I'm going to listen to it every single day for the rest of my life!" Galinda said, hugging her enthusiastically. They both started singing along when the chorus came one.

You gave me wings and taught me to fly when I was out there on my own. You gave me wings and brought me to life. And now I need to know if you wanna fly, cause I wanna fly yeah, tell me you're down for touching the sky yeah. You and me, me and you, the higher, the better. When we fly, we fly together, together, together, together, together. When we fly, we fly together.

"We'll always fly together my sweet." Elphie said.

"Promise?"

"Of course I promise." she kissed her.

xxx

The next morning the girls were up and ready to go. They said goodbye to all of Jemma's siblings then thanked Jason and Jessie for having them. The three girls then went to the Pancake Diner for breakfast, Jemma's treat. It was absolutely delicious. Some
of the best pancakes they had ever had. After they ate they were off to the train station and before they knew it they were saying goodbye to Jemma and boarding their train.

xxx

"I'd say we're seasoned travelers at this point." Elphie said once the train took off.

"You're right. Only two weeks into summer break and we've been all over the place." Galinda said. "You know what the best part is?"

"What?"

"That we're doing all of this together. Building memories." she smiled.

"Yeah I like that." Elphie smiled and kissed her. The ride was a little less than two hours and the girls spent most of it reminiscing on all of the good times they have had over the past couple weeks in Settica, Wittica and Munchkinland. They were talking
and laughing so much, it seemed like they arrived in Frottica in no time at all. Galinda was pleasantly surprised to see her mother waiting for them at the train station. It was usually her father who picked her up.

"Mommy!" she squealed and gave her the biggest hug and a few tears started to flow. "I missed you so much! It feels like I haven't seen you in forever!"

"I missed you very much too my baby doll. I'm so glad you're home." Laura said, hugging her daughter tightly and actually tearing up a little bit. She genuinely missed this. Galinda was the joy of her life. She was proud of her little girl for going off
to college and doing bigger and better things, but there was still nothing like having her back home when she had the chance. "I missed you as well Elphaba my darling. I'm so very glad that you returned." she said and hugged her daughter's friend.

"Thank you for having me back Laura. It's so good to see you." Elphie smiled. Laura hugged her in such a loving motherly way, it made her feel a wave of emotion that she wasn't ready for.

"This is such a surprise Mommy. Where's Daddy?I was expecting him to come" Galinda asked.

"He's at home. We decided to switch things up for once." Laura explained. "There's a surprise waiting for you at home as well."

"Ooh! A surprise? What is it? Can I have a hint?" Galinda asked excitedly.

"No hints my dear, you'll have to wait and see for yourself."

"Fine." the blonde said dramatically.

"Galinda doll, I thought your friend Chloey was going to be accompanying you all. What happened?" Laura asked as they headed to the car with their bags.

"Oh I forgot to tell you. It's really sad. Her grandfather passed away suddenly so her family is going to be staying with her grandmother in Pertha Hills for a while."

"Oh my, how unfortunate. Please give them my condolences."

"Of course" Galinda said. "Also, speaking of Chloey. We had some interesting revelations last week. I need to talk to you and Daddy about it at some point."

"Not a problem. We'll all sit down and discuss whatever it is...among other things." Laura said, giving her daughter a knowing look. Galinda glanced back nervously.

"Galinda honey, I love you unconditionally. Keep that in mind."

"Okay Mommy. I love you too."

xxx

Galinda chatted the whole way home and Elphie got a few words in at some points as well. It felt really comforting when they pulled into the roundabout driveway of her big, beautiful home. As they were heading in the house Galinda was trying to guess
what the surprise could possibly be. Her jaw dropped when she open the front door and saw her two favorite cousins Tristina and Malani standing in the foyer. She screamed with excitement and hugged them as if she hadn't seen them since Lurlinemas,
which she hadn't.


The song Jemma sings in the beginning is "Today's the Day" by Pink

The dance that Jemma's student's perform is based off of the "Head Over Heals" routine from Dance Moms

Jemma's solo is based off of Chloe Lukasiak's "Wreck It" solo, audio swapped with "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri

Sylvie's song is "Wings" by Cimorelli (acoustic version)