This is a scene I've had in my head for a while... didn't turn out quite like expected but Elphaba's more in character this way anyway. I wanted to have a scene where you could see that Elphaba either knew or had to potential to know Galinda better than Pfannee and Shenshen. Didn't really turn out that way, but it's all right.

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Shenshen and Pfannee gave me a violet ball gown. It was a little bit big, but it was so beautiful and so generous that I simply couldn't mention it. I'm sure Mama can have it altered when I get home. There generosity put me a little ill at ease, as I only had white silk slippers and scarves for them, but they assured me that the gown was truly worthy of only me and they simply couldn't let anyone else have it. Elphaba didn't get back until I was leaving for dinner. She was wrapped from head to toe in a long hooded cloak and an old dark blue scarf and she looked like something out of a storybook.

"It's started snowing," she said, shaking the tiny flakes off of the cloak and scarf, "might want-" she stopped, her eyes resting on the gown spread out on my bed. "From Pfannee and Shenshen, I presume?"

I nodded, "Pretty, isn't it?"

"Yes," she agreed, bending over and looking at it, "a little big for you, isn't it?"

"Oh, I suppose so," I said lightly, "Mama will have it fixed when I get home."

She straightened, "Better go down and eat. I believe some of the Ama's -Ama Clutch included- where talking of having some dancing soon."

"Really?" I adore dancing! "Perhaps I should change," I mused, "I have a new light green dress with little gold flowers all over it that would look divine! But what if they don't, and I'm overdressed?"

"You look lovely. Go on," Elphaba said, collapsing on her bed, a book tucked under her arm.

"Do I?" I asked, absently looking down. "Were they going to bring in a band?"

"I don't know," she said, rolling away from me, "would I pay attention to that?"

I grabbed the pink fan Millie had given me opened the door to leave, "Elphaba?"

"Mmm?"

"Do I really look lovely?" I asked, biting my bottom lip.

She looked at me, her head hanging upside-down off the side of the bed "Of course you do, Galinda." She pulled her head back up and sank her teeth into a light green pair she pulled out of her pocket.