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Elphaba's legs finally gave out from under her; she collapsed in front of the Suicide Canal. She hated water, the look of it, the sound of it, anything to do with it. That is why she didn't understand why she was laying here on her side watching the waves gently lap at the shore. Her eyes burned with unshed tears at the sight she had just witnessed.

'Well what did you expect?' She asked herself. 'The things you said to her! But still, she had to know that I didn't mean it, didn't she?' She slowly sat up, she was supposed to be in class right now but she knew Galinda would be there, but she couldn't face her. So here she sat, waiting for what she did not know. She began to think about the flyer she had received all those months ago after Dr. Dillamond was 'fired'. It invited her into at group called SAUG, Supporting Animals Under Ground. She was planning on joining until she realized it was based in the Emerald City, surly she couldn't leave Nessa and her studies behind, but now that invitation was sounding more appealing. She closed her eyes and saw Galinda with her lips pressed to Boq's, her arms wrapped around his neck. A single tear burned its way down her face; she had made up her mind.

Galinda lay silently under the pink covers of her bed. She had come in right after her last class and hadn't moved since declaring to Boq she was too depressed to go to dinner with him. It was now almost eight o'clock as she glanced at the door again. Elphaba still had not come in; her worry was beginning to grow. She groaned, SHE was supposed to be the one avoiding the green girl, not the other way around. She was still fuming when she heard the clump of army boots in the hall. The door opened and a very solemn looking girl entered. She didn't lift her eyes to acknowledge the girl lying in bed; she walked straight to the closet and picked up her suitcase.

Galinda watched silently as Elphaba took her clothes off the hangers and folded them neatly into the suitcase. Next she moved to her bed. Her books and writing materials followed and lastly the green bottle that she kept under her pillow. Galinda watched, in a matter of minutes the girl had packed up what little made up her life and was ready to leave. The blond slowly sat up.

Elphaba turned at the rustling of clothes. A pained expression came to her face and she didn't try to hide it. Gently she took off her hat and handed it to a stunned Galinda. She gradually turned and headed for the door.

Galinda sat holding the hat in her lap staring at the figure retreating out of the room. Her thoughts were jumbled, none of this made since. "Elphaba?"

The girl stopped, hand on the knob. Slowly she turned, and looked at the girl completely fully clad in pink. The expression on her face made her heart melt and her eyes sting. She watched her gently get up off the bed and walk towards her; in her hand she was clutching the brim of the hat.

"What's going on?" She asked in a trembling voice. "Where are you going?"

Elphaba looked down at the floor. "I have to go." She said simply.

"But…where, why? Elphie? What's happening?"

"I have to get away from here, from all of this." She said in a hard tone.

"From this? What is this?" Galinda asked growing angry.

"Galinda…I…"

"No Elphaba! Answer me, what are you talking about?" A realization entered her mind. "Is this about what happened this afternoon? Its me isn't it?" She asked letting her anger show. "Am I not smart enough for you, too dumb for you to be seen with?"

Elphaba just stared. 'Where does she get off blaming this on me!' She thought. "No Galinda. Your not dumb, you've proved that today. I'm the dumb one." She laughed, although it ended more like a cackle. "How stupid I was to trust you! To let myself believe that maybe, just maybe you could…that I…" She trailed off, her voice cracking from sudden emotion.

"Elphaba what the hell are you talking about?" Galinda asked getting more confused by the second.

"You were the first person I let get close to me, and by god you'll be the last!" Shaking in anger she threw open the door and took off down the hallway with Galinda on her heels.

Being barefoot and in her evening gown Galinda had a hard time keeping up with Elphaba, but after they got through the gates of Shiz she was able to gain on her. With a half shove/tackle Galinda got her to the ground. "Get off of me!" Elphaba yelled struggling to get the pink fluff ball off of her torso so she could continue running.

"Not until you tell me what the hell your problem is!" Galinda said screaming. Somehow she managed to pin her arms above her head with her hands and straddle her hips in place with her own.

Elphaba's face was twisted with anger. "My problem seems to be with you screwing that Munchkin boy! Now let me up!"

"What?" Galinda asked weakening her grip on Elphaba's writs.

"You heard me!" Elphaba said freeing her arms and was in the process of pushing Galinda off of her lap when she felt a palm make contact with her cheek. She recoiled and stared at her friend in shock as she rubbed her cheek.

"How dare you!" Galinda seethed.

"How dare I what? State the truth?"

"The truth? That is nothing of the truth!"

"The what were you doing kissing him before history class today!"

Galinda stared shocked. "You saw that? That is what this is about!"

"Ahh you seem so surprised." She mocked.

"Elphaba he kissed me! It wasn't what…"

Elphaba cut her off. "Oh yes of course, it is not lady like to kiss someone first is it? Then what the hell were you doing with me!" She cut off by the pain the tears were causing by rolling down her face she didn't even know when she stared to cry she had never been this emotional in her life.

Galinda stared at this girl as if seeing her for the first time, in a way she was. This was something that Elphaba never shared with anyone and that was her vulnerability. The blond slowly dropped to her knees in front of the sobbing girl. All of her anger of the cruel words disappeared and was replaced by an overwhelming feeling of love and under devotion. She gently reached out and wiped away her tears. "Oh Elphie." She whispered.

Elphaba slowly looked up into Galinda's eyes and what she saw there took her breath away. No one in her life had ever looked at her with so much love as Galinda was doing now and it scared her, she let herself be taken into Galinda's arms. Questions were swirling around in her head but right now she succumbed to crying softly in her loves arms.

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