Glinda sat on her window seat observing the radiant green of the Emerald City. It looked best at night, lit by some inner energy. A single tear slid down her cheek. She quickly wiped it away. The Emerald City always reminded her of Elphaba. She also seemed to posses an inner light that made her shine. She missed her dreadfully.

"I can't believe she's dead," she thought sullenly. "If only things had turned out differently. What I wouldn't give to go back to those carefree days at Shiz." Glinda sighed and rose from the window. She slowly climbed into her spacious pink canopy bed and snuggled deep down into the comforter.

"Oh Elphie!" she cried before violent sobs racked her body. Elphaba watched her silently from the adjacent window. She felt relieved to see Glinda safe at home, for now.

"I just want to watch over her tonight."

"Maybe the window is unlocked. We can hide ourselves better and keep a closer watch," Fiyero suggested.

Elphaba nodded in agreement. She peered into Glinda's room. She could see the blanket rising and falling in a slow, steady rhythm. "She's asleep now," Elphaba whispered. Slowly, she opened the window. It opened without protest. She breathed an inward sigh of relief. They moved like shadows across the room. Fiyero found a large wardrobe for them to hide in. Elphaba smiled.

"Some things never change," she thought fondly. As he opened the door it emitted a small creak of protest.

"Who's there?" Glinda asked.

Elphaba and Fiyero froze in their tracks. "I demand to know who is sneaking around my room," Glinda added huffily. "If you don't show yourself I'm going to..."

"You're going to what Glinda? Beat me with a pink ruffle?" Elphaba teased.

Glinda flicked on the bedside lamp. Elphaba blinked furiously as her eyes struggled to adjust to the light. Glinda's hands flew to her mouth. This was all a crazy dream. An apparition sent to haunt her. Fiyero and Elphaba couldn't be standing in her bedroom if they were supposed to be dead. She flung the covers off and scrambled to her feet. They stood for a long time staring at each other. Finally, Glinda spoke.

"Elphie, is it really you?"

"How many green women do you know?" Elphaba joked.

"Oh Elphie! I thought I had lost you!"

Glinda flung her arms around her dear friend. Elphaba stood stone-still but patted the mass of blonde curls that adorned her former roomie's head. When Glinda stood back her blue eyes were brimming with tears.

"I can't believe you're both still alive."

She flung her arms around Fiyero as well. "I'm being a terrible hostess," she said suddenly. She bustled around the cavernous bedroom gathering chairs.

"Please sit down."

Fiyero and Elphaba obeyed and sank wearily into the plush chairs. "So what have you been up to?" Glinda inquired as if they were sitting down to afternoon tea.

"Well, we've been seeing the countryside," Fiyero replied.

"If by 'seeing the countryside' you mean hiding out in secluded caves like a pair of fugitives then I would be in no position to argue," retorted Elphaba.

Fiyero gave her a look but he could see in her eyes that she was teasing him. Glinda smoothed a stray curl.

"Well, you certainly have been busy."

They all laughed a little at this before falling into a deep silence.

"I missed you."

It was Elphaba who had spoken, startling Fiyero and Glinda.

"We came here because I thought you might be in danger."

Her fingers twisted nervously while she told them about her nightmare and how she had to see Glinda for herself. Glinda gently put her cream colored hand on her friend's emerald one. "You shouldn't worry about me Elphie. And you certainly shouldn't be venturing out of hiding. What if you're seen? You don't exactly blend into the crowd." Elphaba smiled ruefully at this. Still, she had disappeared before, and she could do it again if need be.

The sun was beginning to rise over Oz.

"Fae, we'd better get going."

Elphaba looked at Glinda. It seemed that she was looking through her somehow. As if she wanted to see her soul.

"Come with us."

"What?" Glinda said, taken aback by her request.

"I have a terrible feeling that the Wizard is going to come looking for you. He might use you to draw me out of hiding,"

Glinda was torn for a moment. If she stayed behind Elphaba would risk getting caught to check on her. If she went with her it would be awfully strange were Glinda the Good to suddenly vanish. She looked into Elphaba's eyes which were half expectant, half worried. Well, she had refused this offer once...

"Ok Elphie. I'll come."

Elphaba's eyes filled with joy.

"Let me just pack a few things and we can be on our way."

"Ummm Glinda. Don't go crazy. We live in a cave remember?" Fiyero said.

Glinda pouted for a moment before selecting a simple pink frock from her voluminous wardrobe. "I'll follow by bubble," Glinda announced.

"No. We'll be spotted for sure," Elphaba said. "We'll travel by foot."