So sorry for the long wait for this chapter. Hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday season & Happy New Year!

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Galinda, Elphaba and Tristina arrived at the National Station in the Emerald City Thursday evening. They knew a fun weekend was ahead of them. It was even more exciting because right before they left Frottica, Darol had surprised them with five front row tickets to see the Friday night performance of the new Ozway musical 'School Girls.' Galinda had been listening to the soundtrack all week and expressed a ton of interest in seeing it so Darol pulled a few strings and made sure that would happen.

Lani and Jonah were picking them up. The struggle was real for them to locate each other because it was super crowded at the train station. The Emerald City was the most popular tourist destination in Oz, especially during the summer.

"There they are!" Triss said, recognizing Lani's car. Jonah saw them coming and got out to help with their bags.

"Hey little sister, baby cousin and Elphaba!" Lani said once they got in the car. They all greeted each other happily. "How was your trip here?"

"Long but worth it. I'm so excited!" Galinda bubbled.

"Us too." Lani smiled. "So Jonah and I were thinking that we'd stop back at the apartment so you guys can get settled and freshen up. Then we'll hit up the Life Cafe for dinner."

"I just got paid so I'm treating. Sound good?" Jonah said.

"Sounds great." Triss said. "You guys will love the Life Cafe. We go there all the time."

"And tonight is Karaoke night so it could be entertaining." Jonah chuckled.

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The apartment complex was very nice. It blended in with all the city buildings from the outside. They lived on the 7th floor and thankfully there was an elevator.

"Here we are. Home sweet home." Lani said as she unlocked the door. It was small but had cozy feel about it. There was an open living room and dining room area and a kitchen. There there was a small hallway that lead to the bathroom, Lani and Jonah's room and Triss's room. There was also a small patio that had a great view of the night life and the busy streets below.

"I love it!" Galinda smiled.

"The couch pulls out into a bed so we figured you two could sleep here. Sorry for the lack of privacy but our space is limited." Jonah

"That's fine, thank you for accommodating us." Elphie said.

"When did you guys get a fish?" Galinda asked noticing the tank on the table.

"Yeah when did you guys get a fish?" Triss asked, confused because she had never seen it before.

"Oh yeah!" Lani said. "We impulsively bought him last weekend. Isn't he the cutest? His name is Spaghetti."

"Spaghetti?" Galinda laughed.

"We were trying to figure out what to name him and got inspiration what we had for dinner that night." Jonah explained and they all laughed.

"Anyway I did all the laundry last night so there's fresh linens in the closet if you need to wash up. Feel free to use Triss's room to change you'd like." Lani said.

"Sure just offer up my room like that."

"Well I assume you don't mind." Lani chuckled.

"Of course I don't mind." Triss smiled, putting her arm around her giggly little cousin. "Lan, are you okay?" she asked noticing her sister tearing up.

"I just missed you guys so much and I'm so happy that you're here." Lani said as she started to cry. Everyone except Jonah was thrown off by the abrupt change in her emotions until they remembered that she was currently 8 weeks pregnant and mood swings were common.

"We missed you so much too Lani." Galinda said as she hugged her cousin and kissed her cheek.

"Sorry for the waterworks. There's a baby inside of me and my hormones are all over the place these days." Lani sniffled.

"We understand." Galinda said.

"I should go get changed." Lani said as she was still in her work uniform. They all agreed to be ready to go in about 20 minutes. Lani and Jonah went to their room and Elphie and Galinda followed Triss to hers. Triss's room was fairly simple. She had a twin sized bed, a desk that also functioned as a vanity, a bean bag chair, storage bins, a bunch of school books and stuff. There were also an abundance of calming posters and inspirational quotes on the wall that her therapist required her to hang up. They changed out of their travel clothes and into something nicer and were ready to go when Lani and Jonah were.

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They were seated at the Life Cafe catching up on the past couple weeks. Jonah ordered a beer with his dinner. Lani had to stick to juice. Triss got wine and Galinda got wine too just because they were in the EC and she could. Their waitress recommended the pink moscato. Elphie wasn't really the type to drink but she had tried wine before in the past. With some gentle persuasion but no peer pressure from the group, she ended up ordering a moscato as well. The waitress also complemented Elphie on her unique skin color. She wasn't used to receiving compliments about that, it was usually repulsion. Their food had just arrived and it was delicious. Karaoke didn't start until 8 so everyone was just chilling and talking.

"That's so awesome that Uncle D got us all tickets to see School Girls the Musical!"

"It's crazy that we live so close to Ozway but can never afford to see anything. Especially not front row. This is great." Jonah said.

"I was so bummed about having to work tomorrow but at least now I'll have something to look forward to." Lani said.

"Friday night on Ozway sounds like a lot of fun." Galinda bubbled as she bit into her chicken wrap.

"You got anything going on tomorrow Triss?" Lani asked her sister.

"Just an appointment with Dr. Rowan in the morning." Triss said.

"Don't you also have an interview?" Galinda said.

"An interview?" Lani asked.

"I didn't want you to know about it until I knew for sure I'd get the job." Triss said.

"What's it for?"

"ECU sent a mass email saying that the need dorm advisors for the new freshman building they just finished. They've been holding interviews all week and tomorrow is the last day. I'll be lucky if there's even any spaces left."

"Cool, is that something that you really wanna do?" Lani asked.

"It shouldn't be hard. I've had friends who were DA's and it's a pretty straight forward job. I'll only be responsible for one floor. I'll get paid, I'll have my own room, and I can live on campus for free. The only thing I'll have to pay for is a meal plan if I want one." Triss explained. Her plan was to be a DA for the first semester, continue working for Laura. Then by second semester, once she acquired enough money, she planned to move in with her friend Bella. Bella lived in a different apartment complex a little closer to campus. Her current roommate, Iyanali would be graduating in December and moving back to Vinkus so she offered Triss to take her place. Triss thought this was a great plan, because that way Lani and Jonah could use her room for the baby which was expected to arrive sometime in January.

"Nice." Galinda said.

"Sounds like a great opportunity. Living on campus would be convenient for you especially if you have early or late classes." Lani said and Jonah agreed. A few moments later the host of cafe came on the mic to announce that Karaoke was about to start. There was a sign up sheet at the front where you enter your name and the song you want to sing. A few people had already signed up in advance and they were going in chronological order.

"Hey Triss, should we do one of our usual songs?" Lani asked.

"I'm down." Triss grinned.

"Great let's go sign up before the list gets too long." Lani said. Galinda watched her cousins run off and was excited to see what they had in store. Multiple different people went up to sing. The crowd was very lively and supportive. It was obvious that they were all just there to have fun.

"Up next we have Malani and Tristina." the host said and the girls made their way to the small stage. The crowd cheered and extra loud cheers came from their table. The girls struck a series of poses when their music started. It was obvious that this was one of their favorite songs and they apparently had a whole routine to go along with it.

"This is for them twenty somethings, time really moves fast, you were just sixteen. This is for them thirty somethings that didn't turn out exactly how your mom and dad wanted you to be...

I'm not a teacher, babe, but I can teach you something. Not a preacher, but we can pray if you wanna. Ain't a doctor, but I can make you feel better. But I'm great at writing physical love letters

I'm a freak, all day, all night ooh hot, top, flight, boy out of sight and I'm crazy, all day, all night. Who needs a degree when you're schoolin' life? Oh-ooh, oh-ooh. Ooh whoah oh oh oh."

They sang and danced while the crowd cheered and some were on their feet danced along with them. Their energy was contagious and they got a standing ovation from the whole cafe when they were done.

"Oh my Oz! You guys really killed it up there!" Galinda squealed and hugged them both when they got back to the table.

"Yeah you two certainly know how to get the party started." Jonah chuckled.

"You and Elphaba should totally go up." Lani suggested.

"Should we?" Galinda said. "Do you want to Elphie?"

"I can tell that you want to. But I don't know about myself." Elphie said.

"But I wanna do it with you."

"Lindie…"

"Come on sweetheart, we're in the Emerald City. Let's step out of our comfort zones. It'll be fun and besides nobody here knows us personally except the group we came with."

"You have a point there." Elphie said, knowing she would probably never see these people again.

"And you're the one who can actually sing. I'm the one who should be nervous." Galinda giggled and Elphie chuckled. "But I'm not nervous at all. We're here for a good time not a long time. What do you say?"

Elphie hesitated then chugged the rest of her wine. "Okay. Let's go sign up."

"Wait really?" Galinda said, shocked. Elphie nodded and the blonde squealed. They headed to the front to put their names on the list and mutually decided on a song that they both were familiar with.

"You guys are really doing it?" Lani asked when they returned.

"Yep!" the blonde grinned.

"Yay!" Triss said then flagged their waitress down for another glass of wine.

"Up next let's welcome Galinda and Elphaba." the hosts said after few more numbers.

"Wooooo! Break a leg girls!" Lani cheer along the with the others.

"Break a leg?" Elphie said, confused as they headed to the front.

"It's a figure of speech. She means do good." Galinda laughed. They walked onto the stage and picked up their mics. "I'll sing the words in pink, you sing the words in blue and the purple words we'll sing together." she explained pointing to screen in front of them.

"Okay." Elphie said apprehensively.

"Don't be nervous Elphie, we got this. I love you." She whispered and squeezed the green girls hand briefly.

"Love you too." Elphie whispered back before their music started.

"Na na na na. Na na na na yeah. You are the music in me. You know the words "once upon a time" Make you listen? There's a reason. When you dream there's a chance you'll find a little laughter or happy ever after..." Galinda started.

"Your harmony to the melody. It's echoing inside my head. A single voice above the noise and like a common thread hmm, you're pulling me…" Elphie joined in. There were a few astounded cheers from the crowd once she started singing, which caused her to blush but she kept going.

"When I hear my favorite song, I know that we belong oh, you are the music in me. Yeah it's living in all of us and it's brought us here because you are the music in me….

Na na na na. Na na na na. Yeah, yeah, yeah… Na na na na. You are the music in me.

During the second verse they got more comfortable with it. Elphie was surprisingly not so nervous at all. She assumed it was the wine kicking in. She also felt more confident with Galinda by her side. They were a great team. She kept all her focus on Galinda and it was like they were the only two in the whole cafe just singing to each other. Their strong chemistry was radiating throughout the crowd.

It's like I knew you before we met. Can't explain it. There's no name for it. I'm saying words I never said and it was easy because you see the real me, as I am you understand and that's more than I've ever known to hear your voice above the noise and now, I'm not alone. Oh you're singing to me ohh yeah...
They started having fun with it. Galinda was dancing around and Elphie was riffing. The crowd was on their feet cheering them on.

"When I hear my favorite song, I know that we belong oh, you are the music in me. It's living in all of us and it's brought us here because you are the music in me.

Together we're gonna sing, yeah we got the power to sing what we feel. Connected and real. Can't keep it all inside ohh…

People were clapping and dancing along to the rhythm and some were singing along at this point.

Na na na na. Na na na na na. Na na na na na. You are the music in me. Na na na na. Na na na na na. Na na na na…

"You are the music in me." They sang the final note smiling at each other. They got a standing ovation just like Lani and Triss. Galinda squealed and pulled Elphie into the biggest hug.

"That was soooooooo much fun!"

"I cannot believe we just did that. And I cannot believe that… I liked it." Elphie smiled, although she was still trying to process what had just happened. The crowd was still cheering.

"Let's give it up one more time for Elphaba and Galinda. Great job ladies." the host said as they exited the stage. The rest of the night was lively and fun. Galinda went up again and did a duet with Triss then Lani did a song with Jonah. Elphie had a good time just watching them. They didn't get home until almost midnight. Galinda and Elphaba couldn't believe that they were having so much fun already and it was only their first night in town.

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Elphaba woke up on the pull out couch early the next morning with Galinda sprawled out beside her. She got up, careful not to wake her and headed down the hall to the bathroom. She stopped when she found that the door was cracked open and heard the sound of Lani violently puking inside.

"Is she okay in there?" Elphie asked with concern when Jonah walked by.

"Morning sickness. It's been a reoccurring thing for the past few weeks." he explained.

"That seems unpleasant."

"I hate that she has to go through this. The doctor it should ease up after the first trimester. I'm gonna go fix her some ginger tea, it usually helps soothe her stomach." he said then hurried to the kitchen.

"Oh I'm sorry Elphaba. Did you need to get in here?" Lani said when she finally came out. Her hair was tied back in a messy ponytail, her eyes were wet and puffy as if she had been crying and she looked terribly nauseous.

"It's fine. Are you alright Lani?"

"No I feel awful." she sighed miserably.

"I'm sorry. I hope you feel better soon. I heard Jonah is making you some tea." Elphie said.

"Good I could really use some…oh Oz!" she said and bolted back into the bathroom, throwing up some more. Elphie didn't really know what to do and just headed back to living room until she finished.

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A little over an hour later, Elphie was sitting up on the bed reading, Galinda was still sleeping, and the other's were starting to get up ready for the day. Jonah left first. He was off work today but he had a meeting in the morning with his advisor before his two afternoon classes. Lani was feeling better at this point. Her nausea was an on and off thing throughout the day but it was at its absolute worst in the mornings. A few times it had been so bad that she had to take off work. But today wasn't one of those days. She was ready to go and planned to drop Triss off at therapy on the way. Galinda woke up a few minutes before they were about to head out.

"We're leaving. You two can help yourselves to whatever is in there for breakfast." Lani said. The girls knew that meant everything except the pickles, the hummus and the hazelnut spread. Those were Lani's strongest pregnancy cravings.

"I should be back by noon and you guys can come with me to ECU." Triss said. They all said their goodbyes and the older girls were gone.

"Are you ready to get up my sweet?" Elphie asked.

"Not quite."

"Do you wish to sleep more?" Elphie asked but noticed a mischievous gleam in her girlfriend's eyes.

"No… but we do have the whole apartment to ourselves so I was thinking maybe we could...you know." Galinda said as she brought her hands to Elphie's breasts then kissed her. Elphie was down for that activity but insisted that they wait a couple minutes to be sure that Lani and Triss weren't coming back for anything. Once they were positive they were alone, they didn't hesitate to remove their clothes and get started.

"Wow morning sex is definitely the best way to start the day." Galinda sighed happily as they laid beside each other, still calming down from their climaxes.

"I agree. Perhaps I should eat you out for breakfast more often." Elphie grinned.

"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." Galinda giggled.

"Lindie do you happen to know where my underwear landed?" Elphie asked as they were about to get up for the day. Galinda accidentally flung her underwear across the room when she was removing them earlier.

"Hmm. They couldn't have gone too far." the blonde said as they looked around. "I don't see them anywhere."

"Well we need to find them. We can't just have my undergarments lost in your cousins' apartment." Elphie said and Galinda burst into a giggle fit. "What?"

"I'm just imagining them finding a random pair of panties laying around somewhere." Galinda giggled. Elphie chuckled and shook her head. Eventually they found them in the hallway and had a good laugh about it. After washing up and getting dressed they snacked on some granola bars, grapes, and yogurt cups that they found in the kitchen. Triss came home soon after and they were ready to go. The school was less than a 20 minute walk away but she called a cab anyway because she didn't want to be late.

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Emerald City University was the largest, most well known and most prestigious school in all of Oz. University of Vinkus was a close second and Shiz was third. ECU had to be at least three times the size of Shiz. Galinda and Elphie were excited for Triss to show them around later. In the meantime, they waited in the lobby of the Residence Life office while Triss's interview was being conducted. It was about 30 minutes later when she was done.

"Trissy! Did you get the job?" Galinda bubble.

"I got the job!" Triss grinned. Galinda squealed and hugged her tight.

"Congratulations." Elphie smiled.

"I say we celebrate with some lunch. Who's hungry?" Triss asked.

"I sure am." Galinda said and Elphie agreed. They ate at popular food place on campus. It reminded Elphie and Galinda of Subbies except they had burritos and tacos instead of sandwiches. After lunch Triss showed them all around the campus. The best places and the worst places. Elphie's favorite aspects were the science buildings and the library which had 10 floors. Galinda loved the sorcery center along with the performing arts building. They had several large auditoriums. Triss explained that different schools usually came to ECU for dance competitions so Galinda would probably be back in the fall. There were also a lot of festivities going on around campus today. There was an afternoon benefit concert taking place in the lower quad. There was also a flea market setup along outskirts with different vendors selling goods. There were various activity stations and free food. They ended up running into to Jonah. His classes for the day were done and he had stuck around on campus to see all that was going on. After engaging in some of the excitement, they all road back home with Jonah so they could meet Lani and prepare for the show tonight.

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The gang went to Buffalo Hot Wings for dinner that evening. It was one of Lani and Triss's favorite places to eat and Galinda loved it too. It was Elphie's first time there and they had plenty of side options aside from wings for her to have. Lani always got the spiciest wings, she loved spicy food and craved it much more since she's been pregnant. Triss and Galinda stuck with mild, Jonah was a fan of the bbq and Elphie just had the grilled cheese. After they ate had to time to go back to the apartment and get freshened up for Ozway to see School Girls the Musical.

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"Wow what a show! That was so so sooooo amazing!" Galinda bubbled as they were walking away from the theater and towards the parking garage where they left the car, which was a block away. It was almost 11pm but the night life was just getting started. There was still so much hustle and bustle. The Emerald City never slept.

"It was totally grool." Triss chuckled, referencing the show. "Very fetch, if you will."

"I can't believe we got to meet the cast. How awesome was that? I've never stage doored before." Lani said. After the show they ended up following the crowd to the stage door and met all the cast members and got their playbills signed and took a few pictures.

"Right! That was the best part! They were all so nice!" Galinda said happily.

"We'll have to call Darol tonight or tomorrow and thank him for the tickets." Jonah suggested.

"I just loved it so much! I'm going to wear pink every Wednesday from now on!" Galinda said.

"I feel like you do that anyway." Elphie chuckled.

"You're not wrong." Galinda giggled. "But at least now it'll have meaning."

"I thought the show was really good as well. But if real high school is anything like the way they portrayed it then I'm very glad I was homeschooled." Elphie chuckled and the others laughed.

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It was finally Saturday. Everyone was off work, had no classes, no appointments, or any other prior obligations. They planned on today being a fun day out on the town so Elphie and Galinda could get a real taste of the city. Galinda decided to wear her yellow sundress that she had purchased a couple of weeks ago. Elphaba wore her black collared button down dress. They were ready to hit the town.

Parking in the city, especially during the weekends was always hectic so they took cab downtown so they wouldn't have to worry about that. They had planned to be on their feet most of the day anyway.

"Thanks so much!" Jonah thanked the driver when he dropped them off on Main Street.

"I love how the cab cars are green here." Galinda said as they got out.

"I definitely think we need to eat first." Lani said.

"Any suggestions?" Triss asked.

"Emerald Tulip's brunch buffet is still open. I think we should go for that." Lani said and everyone agreed that sounded good. Emerald Tulip was garden themed restaurant. It was indoors but the setup made it feel like it was outdoors. It was beautiful and the food was delicious. When everyone was full they headed on out to get the day started.

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The EC was so big a beautiful. There was so much hustle and bustle in the city at all times of the day. The buildings were as tall as Quoxwood trees, there were numerous dress salons, libraries, palaces, and over 100 museums. They visited a few of the museums because they were less crowded earlier in the day. They walked through the National Ozian Museum, spent some time in the Magic Museum of Sorcery & Witchcraft which both Galinda and Elphaba found to be rather intriguing. They also had quite a fun time at the Believe It or Not museum which was very interactive and full of crazy optical illusions and hands-on things. There were so many other museums to see, but there were still so many other things to do and so much more that they wanted the Elphaba and Galinda to see. They decided to make their way to the Emerald Mall, which was the biggest mall in all of Oz. Galinda was obviously super excited about it. Elphie and Galinda were walking together a few paces behind the group.

"Lindie, I like this. I don't feel so different here." Elphie said. There were so many uniques types of people in the Emerald City. It was all grand and all green. Nobody even acknowledged Elphie's skin color because she fit right in. The few people who did acknowledge it only complemented her saying that she looked 'positively emerald.' It was a new experience but she liked it. "Nobody's staring at me. Nobody's pointing at me. For the first time in my whole life I feel... like I belong."

"You look 'positively emerald' my love." Galinda smiled. They both chuckled and Galinda kissed her on the cheek. "When we grow up we should definitely move to the EC. I think we both belong here. I wanna be in this hoi polloi."

"I think that would be a great idea my sweet. Someday we'll call this place home." Elphie smiled.

"Yay I can't wait!" Galinda bubbled. "But until then we're just two girlfriends sharing one wonderful day." she grinned as she took Elphie's hand, lacing their fingers together. Elphie gave her a quick kiss on the lips.

"We should probably catch up with your cousins before we get lost in the crowd." Elphie said noticing that the others were so far ahead of them at this point. Galinda agreed and giggled as they ran hand in hand to catch up.

"And if you look to your left over there you'll see the Wizards Palace." Lani said pointing in that direction. They purposely took this longer route to get to the mall in order to show they girls the palace. The palace was the huge centerpiece of the EC. Elphie and Galinda both stopped in their tracks at the enormous royal building before them. Neither of them had ever seen the Wizard's palace in person before.

"Whoa." They both said in unison as they were standing on the yellow brick road that lead towards the building.

"The Wizard of Oz is really in there." the blonde said in amazement.

"It has always been a dream of mine to meet the Wizard someday." Elphie said, staring up at the palace in awe.

"Have you guys ever been inside?" Galinda asked the others.

"We haven't. They do tours but it's crazy expensive and you have to book it months in advance." Jonah explained.

"If we ever do have the opportunity to go we'll differently bring you both along with us." Lani said. They took a few pictures in front of the palace. Galinda sent some to her parents, to her sister and to the group chat with Jemma, Sylvie and Elphie.

There were so many food trucks and street vender out and about as well. Occasionally they would stop along the way to check out what was being sold. Elphie noticed a man selling custom glitter globes and made a mental note to come back to that.

They arrived at the Emerald Mall which was insanely huge. Their breakfast had worn off at this point so they went to the food court first. Lani was feeling kind of nauseous and went to get some hot tea and a bagel from Ozbucks while the rest got other food. Jonah had a burger, Galinda and Triss had chili cheese fries and Elphie just had seasoned fries.

There were so many store to browse. They went a couple of different ones and bought little gifts for their family and friends back home. After going into a couple of clothing stores it was evident that Jonah and Elphie were getting bored.

"Would you rather go look somewhere else Jo?" Lani asked, assumed at her fiance's typical expression when it came to clothes shopping.

"If you don't mind. I didn't want to suggest it myself." Jonah said.

"Go ahead."

"You can go with him if you want Elphie." Galinda said, knowing how her girlfriend was.

"Are you sure Lindie?"

"Yes. On one condition."

"Which is?"

"If I see something cute that would suit you then I'm going to buy it and you're going to wear it." the blonde said with authority.

"Of course my sweet, as you wish." Elphie chuckled. She pulled Galinda aside and gave her a quick kiss before heading off with Jonah. The group planned to meet back up at the mall entrance by 6.

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Elphie and Jonah spent quite some time in the book store. They were both very studious people so this was their element. They went into a few other stores upon Jonah's request then Elphie said that there was a street vendor around the corner from the mall that she wanted to revisit. Jonah fingered they had time to go because there was a little over a half hour left before they had to meet back with the girls.

"What is it you're looking for again?" Jonah asked as they headed back to one of the streets that they were previously on.

"There was someone selling glitter globes and I wanted to get Galinda one, she would love it." Elphie explained then pointed across the street. "There he is over there."

"Cool. You go do your thing. I'll be right over here I want to check out those charging phone cases." Jonah said pointing at a vendor in the opposite direction.

"Hello there ma'am. You are looking absolutely emerald on this lovely emerald day in the Emerald City." the man said.

"Thank you." Elphie said, still getting used to the compliments.

"Are you interested in one my custom glitter globes?"

"Yes. I would like to buy one for my girlfriend." Elphie said. She wondered if he would be phased by that but he wasn't.

"Of course. They're excelled gifts for couples. Do you have a photo you would like to include of you and your girlfriend?"

"I have pictures but they're on my phone."

"Wonderful. If you could email that to me, I'll print it out and get to work." The man said as he provided her with his email. Elphie choose one of the selfies that she and Galinda took earlier that day in front of the palace. She chose pink and green glitter because as Galinda always said, pink goes good with green. The message that she wanted on the base said 'One Short Day in the Emerald City.' It only took about 15 minutes to make and it turned out to be beautiful. The man wrapped it and bagged it for her. Elphie paid him thoroughly and thanked him graciously. Then she went to go find Jonah who was nearby. They headed back to mall, worried they were late to meet girls only to find that the girls weren't even there yet. Jonah called Lani and she said they'd be there in 10 minutes or so, they had gotten a little carried away with shopping.

They had a wonderful day in the city and everyone was a little worn out at this point. Jonah called a cab to take them back to the apartment. Triss and Galinda were ready to come back out for the night life. Triss had plans for them to hit up a club tonight with her friend Arabella. They were going to meet at Bella's house later for pizza and pregaming.

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Back at the apartment, Elphie and Galinda were seated on the pull out couch, taking a moment to wind down the others were in their own rooms settling in.

"Listen Elphie, Triss and I have been planning for a long time to have a night out together whenever I came to the EC. It would be so much if you came with us but I understand that you're not the type to party or drink much. You can definitely stay here with Lani and Jonah if you don't want to go. There's no pressure at all."

"Thank you for giving me that option Lindie. It means a lot to me that you care about my comfort zones." Elphie said, giving her girlfriend a kiss on the lips. "But I was thinking I would come with you."

"Wait. Really?" Galinda said, truly shocked but very happy.

"Really. I honestly been having so much ever since we got here. Today was especially fun and I'm not quite ready for it to end. I'm willing to see what the nightlife has to offer." Elphie said. She also wanted to be there tonight for Galinda's sake just in case.

"Oh Elphie I'm so excited! We'll have so much fun!"

"I have no idea what to expect but I'm taking your word for it."

"But I mean it sweetheart, if at any point you're uncomfortable or you wanna go home just let us know." Galinda said sincerely and Elphie nodded. "And remember, there's no pressure to drink. Although you were quite fun at karaoke night after having some wine." Galinda giggled..

"I still can't believe I sung on a stage in front of people." Elphie said. "And I assume you'll be drinking tonight, right?"

"Well I'm legal here I wanna take advantage of that. But I'm not gonna get drunk drunk." Galinda said.

"If you say so. But that's part of the reason why I'm coming. I assume Triss doesn't have as much experience with a drunk Galinda as I do." Elphie chuckled.

"Oh I'm not that bad." Galinda giggled.

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"Where exactly are guys going tonight?" Lani asked as she popped into her sister's bedroom.

"Either Green Door or Emerald Infinity. Both are pretty lit on Saturday nights."

"Both of those places can get kinda wild. Are you sure you wanna bring our baby cousin there." Lani said and Triss rolled her eyes.

"Lan you're such a mother."

"Well yes, yes I am." Lani said patting her stomach.

"And she's not a baby. You took me to my first club when I was 18, remember?" Triss said.

"I do. I just want to make you guys will be okay since I'm not going."

"We will be fine. I'm gonna look out for them of course."

"Okay but will you be good enough to look out for her? No offense but you get pretty trashed sometimes when you're out with Bella."

"Wow, you really think so low of me. I do not plan on getting blackout drunk while I'm with Gally. I'm gonna take care of her. It's just gonna be a fun chill night. Relax." Triss said getting a little annoyed.

"Stop that. I'm just making sure. Please call me if you need me."

"Thanks but we'll be okay I promise." Triss said. "We better get ready tho. Bella's expecting us pretty soon." She said and went to inform Galinda. She was surprised and thrilled to find out that Elphie was joining them tonight. Galinda wore a forest green mini dress that she had just bought today. She used Lani's straightening brush to straighten her hair and did a little makeup. Triss was wearing is black dress that she has bought in the same style as her cousin. Elphie didn't really have anything to wear so they went to Triss's closet to see what they could do. She ended up in some skinny leather pants and a fitted off the shoulder black top and her girlfriend helped her do her hair up in a ponytail.

"Damn, we look hot." Triss said as they were all looking in the bathroom together finalizing their looks.

"I agree. Selfie time!" Galinda said as she pulled out her phone to take a picture of them for her Ozstagram story.

"Cute! I'll go call the cab to take us to Bella's."

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"Hey Trissy girl! What's shapopping!?" Arabella answered her apartment enthusiastically when her best friend arrived.

"Hey Bella babe!" Triss said matching her energy. She could tell just by the greeting that her friend had already started pregaming. "This is my cousin and her girlfriend."

"Galinda! I've heard so much about you. And Elphaba! it's awesome to meet you too!" Bella said hugging them both. Galinda has heard so much about Bella too and was excited to finally meet her. "You guy look so cute! I gotta go finish getting ready. There's pizza and wings in the kitchen. The drinks are out too. Help yourselves!"

The girls headed to the kitchen and helped themselves to the food. They had a brief chat with Bella's roommate Iyanali. She wasn't going out tonight because her family was in town and they were meeting soon for dinner and an Ozway show.

When Bella was ready she took a shot of vodka with Triss. Galinda tried to take a shot with them the second round but it was a little too strong so Triss chased it with lemonade for her.

"I heard Emerald Infinity is gonna be pretty lit tonight. I think that's the move."Bella said.

"True. I'm ready to go wherever it's lit. I haven't had a night out in weeks." Triss said. " And I know Gally is ready." She chuckled at her cousin who was already feeling a buzz and dancing a little.

"I'll call the cab so we can go. Pour us some more shots Triss." Bella said then went to get her phone.

"Gotchu Bell." Triss said, getting on her friends level of tipsy and pouring the drinks. "Here we go. Elphaba, did you want some? You can barely taste the alcohol if you chase it." Triss asked. Elphie had only been drinking lemonade so far.

"Perhaps I'll try a little." Elphie said. Figuruing she could a use some liquid courage to get through the night.

"Here ya go." Triss said handing her a cup.

"Our ride will be here in 15 minutes." Bella said when she returned.

"Yayy! I'm so excited out first night out in the EC." Galinda bubbled. "I just love you guys so so much. Especially you." she said to Elphie and kissed her. The green girl blushed.

"Hey did you bring your license?" Triss asked her cousin.

"Yeah why?"

"You just need something to show that you're at least 18."

"Ohh okay. But what is Elphie gonna use?" Galinda asked worried.

"I have my Colwen Grounds ID. I don't know if that's appropriate to show at a nightclub but i'm sure it'll be fine.

"Colwen Grounds?" Bella asked surprised.

"Elphie's grandaddy is the governor of Munchkinland."

"Wow that's cool. Maybe you could get us some free drinks tonight with that title." Bella joked.

xxx

Their cab dropped them off at Emerald Infinity. There was a ton of people out tonight and they could hear the music from the outside. They showed their IDs to the bouncer and he told them to come on in and have fun. Emerald Infinity was big place and was emerald themed of course. There was a bar, a huge dance floor and Saturday nights were when it was the most exciting. They found a little spot on the dance floor to hang out. The DJ was playing some of the hottest music. Galinda didn't hesitate to start dancing. Triss and Bella joined along. Elphie moved a little but as feeling a bit reserved.

"Sweetheart come on, dance!" The blonde said coming over to her. She took Elphie's hands in hers and as she danced to the music.

"Can't exactly dance my sweet." Elphie chuckled.

"It's no performance silly. It's just fun!" Galinda giggled as she danced her around. Elphie chuckled and joined in. They had a little rhythm going as they danced together. Elphie was following Galinda's lead but not so much when she started twerking.

"I see you Gal." Triss said and tapped her cousins backside. Galinda laughed and danced with Triss for a bit before returning to Elphie. They had a good time dancing in their little circle for a while. A little later Triss and Bella took them to the bar and got them all some Green Potion. It was quite a popular drink among bars in the EC and kind of strong.

"What is this?" Galinda asked. "Its look positively Emerald just like my girlfriend."

"Green potion. We get it all the time. You'll love it." Bella said and Galinda took a sip.

"Mmmmm. That's pretty good!" The blonde said. Elphie took a sip of hers as well and agreed. There weren't many available seats so they just stood around together drinking, talking, laughing and dancing.

"Trissy?" Galinda whispered in her cousin ear.

"Yeah babe?"

"I'm getting a little drunk." she giggled.

"Big mood." Triss laughed. "Are you good though? I can't get you trashed according to Lani."

"I'm great! Ooooohh! I love this song!" Galinda and started dancing again.

"This is my jammm!" Triss laughed and joined her. After that green potion Elphie was starting to feel it too. She danced along with her girlfriend and was surprisingly able to just let go as if nobody was around.

After about a while they took a break from the dance floor. Bella was chatting with a guy who she had met before. Triss, Galinda and Elphaba, went back to the bar for another green potion. The all agreed they were having a good time, even Elphaba. Triss found drunk Galinda to be very amusing it was also interesting to Elphaba with her inhibitions lowered. Eventually a guy started hitting on Triss and she humored him for a bit. Elphaba and Galinda were standing on their own when a guy bumped into Galinda, nearly knocking her over.

"Lindie! Are you alright my sweet?" Elphie said stumbling a bit as she caught her.

"I'm good Elphie, I'm good."

"Hey you! Watch where you're going!" Elphie said to the guy. He was a dark skin, Vinkin guy with blue diamond tattoos.

"Oh sorry!" he said then looked Galinda up and down. "Damn. You come here often?"

"No I'm from out from out of town." Galinda said.

"Same. This is my last night in town. I was looking for something...or someone to help make it a memorable night." He winked.

"Excuse me sir, that's my girlfriend you're talking to." Elphie said, putting her arm Galinda.

"Girlfriend?" He said confused. "You two are like lesbians?"

"Yes we are." Galinda said confidently.

"I don't believe it." he said. Galinda rolled her eyes and pulled Elphie into a very deep, very passionate kiss. Elphie engaged for a while then pulled back.

"Wow. That's was hot. Can you do that again?"

"No." Elphie said sternly. "We don't do it for your pleasure."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I think you guys are legit. I'm just drunk don't listen to me. Can I buy you a drink?"

"We already had two green potions." Galinda said.

"I've had three. The emerald sangria is good. I can get us some of that if you'd like." He said.

"My cousin said when guys offer to buy girls drinks it means they want something in return. I hope you know we're not sleeping with you." Galinda said as she looped arms with Elphie.

"I get it. You two don't seem like you'd be down for a threesome anyway." He said.

"We're not." Elphie replied quickly.

"I can get us drinks for free though. I'm the Prince of Vinkus." he said casually then flagged down the bartender for three Emerald Sangrias.

"Wait. You're a Prince?!" Galinda exclaimed.

"What?" Elphie said confused. "You're drunk. So we should not take you seriously right?"

"No I'm actually serious. I'm Fiyero Tigelaar. Prince of Vinkus." he said and showed them his ID.

"Wow. You're not kidding." Elphie said looking at it in the light.

"If you're the whole Prince of Vinkus what are you doing at a nightclub in the Emerald City?" Galinda asked.

"I'm sure people would ask the same thing about the Thropp Third Descending of Munchkinland." Elphie chuckled. Galinda looked at her and laughed.

"Thropp Third Descending?" Fiyero said in true surprise.

"Yeah my grandfather is the governor. You're not the only one here next in line to rule a section of Oz." Elphie showing him her ID as well. She knew she must've been inebriated because she was never boastful of her title like that.

"Well shit. I had no idea." Fiyero said stunned. "And to answer your question I've been on vacation here this past week."

"You're just here by yourself?"

"My friend Avaric is around here somewhere. I have security outside, it's a bit extra but you know how they are."

"Oh Oz do I." Elphie said knowingly. "I'm not allowed anywhere in Munchkinland without some sort of entourage."

"I feel that." Fiyero said as their drinks came. "What brings you guys here?"

"We're in town with my cousins. That's Tristina over there. The pretty girl with the dark hair!" Galinda said, pointing across the bar. Triss looked over at them and noticed an unfamiliar guy talking to them and wrapped up her conversation so she could get back over there.

"Are you in school?" Elphie asked.

"I used to go to University of Vinkus…" he started.

"Did you graduate or something?" Elphie asked.

"I got kicked out...long story. And my grades aren't good enough to attend ECU so but I'm supposed to be starting at Shiz this fall."

"Oh my Oz! Shut up!" Galinda said surprised and Fiyero looked confused.

"We attend Shiz as well." Elphie said, filling him in.

"Wow that's awesome! I guess I'll be seeing you guys around then. A green skinned girl and perky blonde won't be too hard to forget." he chuckled.

"Hey girls, who is this?" Triss said, intervening.

"Fiyero. He's the Prince of Vinkus. He got us drinks and he's going to school with us next year!" Galinda said.

"Oh cool. Nice tattoos you've got." Triss said. "Is that Sangria?

"It is. You can have the rest of mine." Elphie said, giving Triss her cup.

"Thanks Elph. You guys wanna go find Bella? I think she's somewhere on the dance floor." Triss said and the they agreed. They said bye to Fiyero and headed to the floor. Galinda held Triss's hand and Elphie held Galinda's hand to get through the crowd. They found Bella dancing with a group of girls she had met and they joined right on in. A little later Galinda said she had to go to the bathroom so she and Elphie snuck away to find one.

"You okay in there my sweet?" Elphie said to her girlfriend who was in the stall singing to herself then made a frustrated grunting noise.

"Yeah but I can't zip my dress. Help me pleaseeeee?"

"You gotta unlock door." Elphie chuckled.

"Oh yeah." Galinda giggled as she opened the stall. Elphie zipped her dress for her and received some pleasant kisses in return.

"Do you have to go?"Galinda asked.

"I may as well while we're in here." Elphie said as Galinda came out and she went in. Some other girls came into the bathroom. Galinda and chatted happily with them. They were all so nice and completed each other on everything.

"I see you made some friends" Elphie chuckled when she was finished.

"I did! They were so nice. Drunk girls in the bathroom are the best!" Galinda giggled. They started to leave the bathroom and Galinda was still giggling uncontrollably. Elphaba started chuckling along with her then both had a little laughing fit.

"Lindie stop it, I can't breathe." Elphie laughed.

"Okay okay I'm trying." Galinda said still laughing. "I don't even know what's so funny."

"Me neither." Elphie chuckled. "Come on silly girl, let's go find big sissy Trissy."

"Since when do you call her that?" Galinda giggled following Elphie.

"Since I've had two green potions and a emerald sangria. I'm like that Winkie Prince. I don't know what I'm saying anymore." Elphie laughed.

xxx

They danced and hung out until Emerald Infinity closed at 2am. Bella called the cab to take them home. It dropped her off at her place first then took everyone else back to Triss's apartment.

"This was such a fun night!" Galinda said. She had been giggly and chatty the whole way home. She and Elphie were walking hand in hand a pace behind Triss.

"I'm glad you had fun, tonight was awesome! I wish we could go out together more often." Triss said.

"I never really pictured myself clubbing with my girlfriend and her cousin in the Emerald City but that was quite an experience." Elphie chuckled. She was trying to keep Galinda walking in a straight line although she was failing at it herself.

"The best experience!" Galinda exclaimed. Triss unlocked the door when they arrived at the apartment.

"I think Lani and Jonah are sleeping. Try not to cause a scene." She chuckled. They stayed up in the living room chatting for a while then Triss went to get ready for bed and encouraged them to do the same. They got into their nightclothes. When the bathroom was free they went to brush their teeth and Galinda cleaned off her makeup and stuff. They spent a long while intensely making out on the pull out couch and things were getting rather heated.

"Lindie…" Elphie breathed between kisses. "Your cousins are home... I don't think we can do this right now."

"I know and it sucksss. I just want to ravish you until the sunrises!" Galinda whined.

"I know my sweet girl. I would like to do the same to you. But I also know that you're not the quietest when it comes to that activity." Elphie chuckled.

"You make noises too. Really sexy noises." Galinda said as she kissed her neck and Elphie breathed in sharply. "I remember you said you like it when I trace my teeth around your nipples." she whispered as she rubbed Elphie's clothed nipple.

"It feels really good when you do that." Elphie breathed and blushed. She let Galinda play with her covered breasts for a bit before sensations became too much. After another session of intense kissing Elphie convinced her girlfriend that it was bedtime. They got settled in one of their favorite cuddle positions and were fast asleep before they knew it.

xxx

Lani & Triss's Karaoke song is "Schoolin Life" by Beyonce.

Elphie & Galinda's Karaoke song is "You Are the Music in Me" from High School Musical 2.

School Girls the musical is my parody of Mean Girls the musical.