Ekk it has been a month since I have updated. I'm so so so sorry. I had a play, computer problems, state thespian, (we are going to internationals with our show! Yay!) and homework. This is a really long chapter to make up for it I hope. I do believe I am over halfway done with this story and the end is in sight. Don't worry there are at least 4-5 chapters left. After this I have a few ideas of what I'll do next.

If anyone has Cheno or Idina's last show in Windows Media format please let me know!

Thank you my loyal reviewers it really does help me to write knowing that you are reading and enjoying it.

Galinda awoke and looked down at her friend. Although she didn't know if she could call Elphaba just her friend after what they shared last night. A flush came over her delicate features as she thought back. She remembered the feel of Elphaba's naked skin beneath hers the sound of Elphaba moaning for her…her nails digging in…

"Somebody is flustered." Came a sultry voice. Galinda looked down and met Elphaba's black eyes. She blushed harder.

"You're awake."

"Um-hum." Elphaba murmured before pulling Galinda's mouth to hers for a long good morning kiss. When they finally pulled apart Galinda settled in on Elphie's shoulder.

"How did you sleep?" Galinda asked playing with her raven hair.

"Soundly for the first time in my life."

Galinda smiled she nuzzled her nose into Elphaba's neck breathing in her sent. "I could stay like this forever."

"Me too." She whispered into the blond curls. "But sadly the day waits."

"Noooo…Elphie we don't have classes today please? Just stay with me."

Elphaba sighed. "I can never refuse you." Her fingers began running themselves through the golden hair and before she knew it she was humming a song softly. She felt the girl in her arms breathing even out to confirm her suspicion Elphaba looked down, yes indeed Galinda was asleep. She smiled sighing 'was this what it felt like to be in love: warm fuzzies all over, and the feeling of utter devotion. Elphaba smiled. She felt wonderful.

Later in the morning Madame Morrible stopped over to make sure that Galinda was indeed all right. She had a book of spells for Elphaba to look over for the beginning of the new semester which was coming up soon. After the head left Galinda asked Elphaba if she could do her hair. Reluctantly she consented and that was how Nessa found them. She wheeled into the room to find her sister sitting on the fluffy pink bed one side of her hair up in curlers the other being combed out by Galinda. "Oh my Oz!" She exclaimed stopping her chair in the doorway. "Galinda what in Oz…how did you get her to let you do her hair!"

"Ohh…I have my ways." Galinda smiled down at the girl as she blushed.

Nessa noticed the smile between the two but did not say anything. She was too excited. "Elphaba! Guess what? Father should be arriving today on the two thirty train! Isn't it wonderful?"

Elphaba stiffened but she couldn't destroy her sister's giddiness. "Yes Nessa that is wonderful I'm sure you have missed him very much."

Nessa saw the hurt in her sister's eyes. "Would you like to come with me and Nanny to the station to meet him? I'm sure he would appreciate it."

Elphaba rolled her eyes. "He wouldn't even notice I was there Ness."

"You should go." Galinda said breaking the banner between the two sisters.

Elphaba craned her neck to look at her friend. "What?"

"Go. I'm sure you father misses you."

"She is right Elphaba, please?" Nessa begged. She knew how much her father disliked Elphaba but she didn't want to be there alone waiting for him. She wanted her sister beside her.

Elphaba took a deep breath. "Fine, you better hurry with my hair dear, we can't be late." She said gently touching Galinda's hand to get her attention. The tender gesturer did not go unnoticed by the younger sister.

"I can't wait to meet your father Elphie!"

"You're not coming to the train station with us are you Galinda?" Nessa asked. She liked Galinda; it was because of her that she met Boq, but still a little of Galinda when a long way.

"Well of course I am!" She exclaimed putting the finishing touches on Elphaba's up do. "Now… What should I wear?" She sprung from her bed over to the closet.

Elphaba laughed as she watched Galinda raking through her closet looking of the perfect dress.

"Elphaba?" Nessa asked wheeling further into the room. "Can I talk to you…alone?" She asked quietly motioning with her eyes towards Galinda.

"Yes, of course." Elphaba turned to the blond. "Glin? Nessa and I are going to be down stairs waiting okay?"

"No! Elphie I need you to help me pick out what hat to wear."

Elphaba rolled her eyes. "Anything will be fine, just hurry."

"But-"

"Hurry." She said grabbing a hold of Nessa's wheel chair and pushing her out the door.

Galinda glared at the door and huffed. "Fine Miss Elphaba, you asked for it." Galinda spun and pulled out her most reveling dress she owned. It was yellow with glitter all over it. The neckline plunged showing a great deal of cleavage and it showed off her toned legs. Smiling at her reflection she slipped into heals and took off down after her friends.

"Can I ask you something?" Nessa asked after they had stopped under a shade tree.

"Sure." Elphaba said taking a seat on the grass next to her sister's chair.

"Is something going on between you and Galinda?"

"What!" Elphaba asked shocked. She saw her sister's expression and quickly lowered her voice. "What would have giving you that idea?"

"I don't know…how about suddenly your best friends. A few weeks ago you couldn't stand her. Now you're together all the time, always holding hands and hugging."

"She was there when I needed her Nessa. She is like a sister to me."

She looked up and saw the hurt expression on the brunette's face. "Nessa you know what I mean."

"No I don't Elphaba. I know I haven't always been the sister you needed but I'm not talking about that. I mean the way you two act… it's almost as if you…like her. And Elphaba if you do…that's…that just wrong, its also illegal."

Elphaba swallowed hard. "It's not like that Nessa."

Before they could go any further Galinda came walking across the lawn. "Oh my! What in Oz is she wearing?" Nessa exclaimed as she saw the blond.

Elphaba's eyes were bugging out of her head. She had never seen that dress before; it clung to Galinda's small frame in all the right places she watched as the muscles in her legs flexed with every step she took. Nessa looked over and saw her sister's expression. "Elphaba, you're drooling."

"What?" She snapped her head to look down at her sister.

Nessa rolled her eyes. "Never mind."

"Hi girls, are we ready?"

"We are just waiting on Nanny." Nessa said.

Elphaba slowly approached Galinda. "I don't think I have ever seen this dress before…is it new?"

"Oh this old thing? No. I just dragged it out of my closet." She smiled at Elphaba's expression before walking up to Nessa adding a little wiggle for Elphaba's benefit.

Finally Nanny came trotting down the sidewalk and they walked the torturous mile to the Shiz train station. Elphaba did her best to avert her eyes from Galinda but it was becoming extremely impossible with every step the blond took. Finally the depot came in view; they didn't have to wait long for the train. Elphaba tore her eyes away from Galinda to search the crowds for her father she turned when she heard the squeal of delight from her sister. That was when she spotted him. He hadn't changed much, still was extremely tall although he was young, maybe in his mid thirties, he was completely balled. He broke into a smile when he saw Nessa, his long stride leading him to her side and scooping her up into his arms. "My precious little girl oh how I have missed you!"

"I missed you too father." Nessa beamed.

He pulled back and smiled at Nanny, his gaze then turned to Elphaba for one long hard moment he stared before moving to Galinda. "Hello miss…"

"Galinda." She replied offering her hand. "Miss Galinda Arduenna of the Upper Uplands of the Uplands of the Glikkus."

Flex's eyebrows shot up, but took her hand and kissed it gently. "A pleasure." He said before turning back to Nessa. "My darling, I brought you a gift." He produced a large box. At the sight of it Nessa squealed with delight. "Open it." He said gently.

Nessa pulled the lid off of the box and peaked inside. She gasped. "Oh father! A jeweled dress!"

Elphaba leaded in straining to see. Her sister pulled the dress out of the box and held it up. It was pale pink with thousands of diamonds stitched on to it, the sunlight hit the stones and radiated off in all directions making them sparkle. It was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. "To match your shoes." He said.

Nessa put the dress back into the box and hugged her father tightly. "Oh father thank you so much!"

"Anything for my little girl." He took the back of her wheel chair and began pushing. "How is everything going for you here at school darling?"

Elphaba took a step to follow when she noticed his suitcase sitting a few feet in front of her. She bent and picked it up stumbling under its weight. "Elphie! You shouldn't carry that! It's much too heavy. Why don't you push Nessa and your father carry it."

Elphaba shot Galinda a glare. "It's fine Galinda. I have it."

Galinda watched the father and daughter chatting happily a good ten feet in front of Elphaba who was struggling to keep up. Her heart constricted. "Elphie! Here, let me help." She said running to catch up with her.

"I have it Galinda!" She snapped before picking up her pace.

Galinda sighed. She fell into step with Nanny. "Is it always like this?" She asked.

"Like what darling?"

"Like that." She said pointing a head of them.

"Ohh… Yes deary. Well…there was one time when he loved her, but then Nessa came and Flex has been ashamed of Elphaba ever since, the poor swampy thing. She says she doesn't need his affection, but she does, you can see it in her eyes."

That night after supper Elphaba announced to her father and sister that she was retiring to her room she slipped away almost completely unnoticed. She opened the door to her room and saw Galinda sitting on her bed attempting to do homework by the fire light. "Oh there you are!" Galinda smiled getting up and wrapping her arms around her. "I missed you."

Elphaba hugged her back as tightly as she could. She nuzzled her face into her neck. "I love you." She whispered. She pulled back and pressed her lips to Galinda's.

Galinda eagerly responded. "Oh, Elphie," she murmured, running her hands through the silky raven hair. The blond wanted nothing more than for their bodies to become one, she wanted to stay like this forever.

The blond pushed Elphaba back onto the bed quickly helping her out of her frock. Lowering her lips to hers and prodded them open with her tongue. Letting her hands wander, as they blazed a trail across her collarbone before letting her fingers trail down to her breast gently playing with it before cupping it in her hand.

Elphaba groaned and pulled the blond closer. Their raw need took over and their movements became more urgent. They took turns exploring the other – caressing, licking, biting, massaging. Whenever their tongues left a trail, the heat from the fire burned it off immediately.

Their breathing became more labored, their skin more feverish. Elphaba couldn't stand it anymore. "Glinda, please, I need you inside me." She groaned.

The blond cradled the green face in her hands. "I love you Elphaba." She whispered staring into her chocolate eyes.

"Please," she begged. Galinda couldn't deny her any longer. She gently pushed into her.

Dark eyes squeezed closed. "Glin," She buried her face into her neck, inhaling the scent of her skin and her hair, burning it into her brain.

Galinda could feel her starting to convulse beneath her. Green hands clutched at her shoulders. Galinda memorized the sound of her voice crying out, before her own orgasm took over and she was unable to think anymore.

Galinda rolled over to the side, pulling Elphaba into her arms. She sighed contentedly. She rubbed her hand on her arm, noticing the goose bumps. "Cold darling?" She whispered.

Elphaba nodded and moved closer to Galinda. She pulled the covers up around them. I fire didn't seem to be keeping the draft out of the room.

Galinda kissed the top of Elphaba's head. "I'm sorry about your father."

"It's fine." Elphaba whispered. She was embarrassed over what happened today. Her father had treated her so rudely in front of Galinda, not that she expected anything different from him, but she was sure that when Galinda's father visited her he would scoop her up into his arms and hug her. "I don't understand why he hates me so much…I mean I do, but yet I don't." She paused. "Look at me? Swampy green skin, I'm sure I embarrass him daily…but-but why can't he love me?" She whispered her voice horse from the on coming tears.

Galinda wasn't sure what to do at first, never before had Elphaba let her guard down so completely. She felt her heart swell; maybe, just maybe she had finally broken down the last wall to Elphaba's heart. She pulled her close and held her while she cried whispering over and over how much she loved her.

Morning came too soon for both girls, the weekend over and a fresh new week of schooling ahead. Both went through their morning routine and parted ways after breakfast only to meet up again for lunch. Galinda sat down at and out door table with her meal. Elphaba seemed to be running late, which was unusual. She looked up when she felt someone next to her, she smiled thinking it was Elphie.

"Hi," Said a deep voice.

She turned to look seeing a tall boy in front of her. "Hi."

"This seat taken?"

"Umm…actually…"

"I'm Ague, and you're the Miss Galinda of the Upper uplands as I have been told." He smiled charmingly taking her hand and kissing it.

Galinda forced a smile, the hair on the back of her next stood up, whether it was from flatter or fear she couldn't determine. Before the conversation could continue Elphaba came skipping across the courtyard clutching a large green envelope in her hand. "Galinda! Oh Glinda darling! Guess what?"

The blond let go of Ague's hand and looked at her friend. She had a smile stretched completely across her face, eyes beaming and face flushing. "What?" She asked excitingly.

"I'm going to meet the Wizard!" She squealed.

"What!" Galinda asked her eyes bulging out of her head. "The Wizard…as in The Wizard of all of Oz!"

"YES! He has heard about my sorcery and wants to meet me. I might be his Grand Viser."

"Oh my OZ! Elphie!" Galinda jumped out of her chair and hugged the green girl.

"Perfect." Ague whispered. He smiled and quietly slipped away.

"How did this happen?" Galinda asked once they were seated.

"Madame Morrible had approached me about possibly meeting him at the end of my years here at Shiz, but now…she said she told him about me and he asked for me now!"

"I'm so happy for you Elphie!" Galinda beamed.

"Be happy for both of us because you are coming too!"

"What?" Galinda asked shocked.

"Well I can't go with out you silly of course you are coming."

"Madame Morrible said I could come?" Galinda asked shocked.

"Umm… not exactly but I'm sure she will let you! Oh Galinda can you believe it, just the two of us together in Emerald City? Won't it be romantic?"

Galinda looked at her friend; she had never seen her…so giddy she guessed was the word. She was practically glowing. As soon as Galinda swallowed her last bit of her sandwich Elphaba was dragging her by the hand to the head mistresses office.

Morrible looked up for the papers in front of her when the two girls entered. "Ohh Miss Elphaba, Miss Galinda, come in come in, what can I do for you?" She asked her voice a sickening sweet.

"Madame Morrible, since I am going to the Emerald City alone I was wondering if it were possible for Miss Galinda to join me." Elphaba said getting right to the point.

The Head looked between the two of them. She observed their stance, arms touching the look in the blonds eyes told her that the rumors she was hearing could possibly be true. "I am sorry Miss Elphaba but the Wizard requested that you come alone."

"Alone? Galinda could stay at the hotel while I..."

"I'm sorry Miss Elphaba but the Wizard's orders were strict, you are to travel alone and meet him at once in the Emerald city. The Wonderful Wizard is a very busy man you see. Its not often he meets with mere school girls."

Elphaba's shoulders slumped slightly. "Yes Madame I understand."

Galinda stepped forward. "But Madame Elphaba will be all alone the entire time I would think it best-"

"Miss Galinda!" The Head paused. "I would think it would be best for Miss Elphaba to have the train ride to think of what she is going to say to the Wizard. She has much to sort out."

Galinda's chin quivered. "Yes Madame." She said softly.

The girls walked quietly back to the doors. The wind picked up and tossed Elphaba's hair she shivered. "Are you cold?" Galinda asked removing her jacket.

"No, keep it."

"Elphaba I'm fine. Here." She pushed the jacket at her watching her reluctantly put it on. It was a bit small but still served its purpose. Galinda reached out and intertwined her fingers in Elphaba's. When the green girl went to protested Galinda shook her head. "I don't care anymore. I'm going to be without you for almost a month so if I want to hold you hand I will."

Elphaba smiled at her as she pulled the jacket closer.

"Don't you have a proper winter dress?" Galinda asked as they neared the hub of the Shiz campus.

"No, In Munchkinland it never gets this cold. I guess I have forgotten there is a winter."

An idea came to Galinda. "Go on up to the room I'll be up soon."

"Where are you going?"

"I have an errand to run. I'll be back soon." Galinda called running up to one of the awaiting taxis and jumped in.

"Well that was odd." Elphaba muttered to herself before entering the lobby of the dormitories.

An hour and a half later Galinda was struggling to open her dorm room while balancing a large box on her knee. Finally she got the door open and stepped inside. Elphaba had a fire blazing, there were candles lit around the room, and the shades drawn the fading sunlight casting a romantic haze around the room. "Elphie?" Galinda called out.

"Finally." Elphaba said emerging from the bathroom. She took the large box out of Galinda's hands and pulled her towards the room she had just left. "I have a surprise for you." She opened the door and the sent of lilac and rose filled Galinda's nostrils. She noticed the bath full of steaming water with petals floating on top; candles lined the edge of the sink burning brightly.

"Elphie! What is all this?" Galinda asked awed by the sight in front of her.

"I never really apologized for what I said to you that day at the coffee house. I'm so sorry about everything I have said that has hurt you. I don't mean to… it's just…sometimes I don't think before I speak."

Galinda's eyes brimmed with tears. "Oh Elphie…"

"Shhh…Don't cry." She whispered wiping away her tears.

"How did you do all of this? You didn't hurt yourself did you?" Galinda asked searching Elphaba's body with her eyes for any damage.

"No, I was careful, I'm only sorry I can't join you."

"So am I." Galinda whispered. She stepped forward and kissed Elphaba's lips. "This is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me."

"Oh come on!" Elphaba said a laugh escaping her throat.

"No I mean it. Just look at this." She said indicating with her hand the bathroom. "I love it, thank you." She hugged Elphaba tightly.

"Where did you go?" Elphaba asked once she had pulled away.

"Oh I almost forgot!" Galinda said rushing out to the bedroom and then back in with the box. "I bought you this…for your trip."

"Galinda… you didn't have to get me anything."

"Oh hush." She said handing the box to her.

Elphaba looked at her questioningly.

"Go on." She insisted.

Cautiously Elphaba knelt to the floor and set the box down before pulling off the lid. She pushed back the tissue paper and gasped. She pulled out the object and held it up to the candle light. It was a dress, black as night with long sleeves and slight hoops underneath its many skirts. When the light hit the dress Elphaba gasped again. The dress began to sparkle. The closer she looked she noticed it was made out of all different kinds of materials, it wasn't just black, it had maroons, blues, browns and greens. "Oh Galinda where on earth did you find this?"

"At a little boutique right out side of town," She watched Elphaba examine it. "You like it?" She asked hopefully.

"Like it! I love it." She pulled the girl to her holding her tightly. "It's the nicest thing anyone has ever given to me…the only thing anyone has ever…"

"Shhh." Galinda gently kissed her lips. "Go try it on while I take my bath."

Elphaba mutely nodded walking in a trace like state out of the bathroom.

Galinda removed her clothes and slowly slipped into the water it did wonders for her tight muscles. She closed her eyes enjoying the perfumes, a few minutes later she heard the door creak open. She looked up and saw Elphaba standing there in her new dress. "Oh Elphie." She whispered. "You look like a goddess."

The green girl blushed and ducked her head. "Stop."

Galinda slowly rose, the water cascading off of her she stepped out of the tub and grabbed a towel. "I know your allergic to water and all…but do you think you could dry my back?" She whispered seductively.

Elphaba felt her throat catch and she felt her hand being taken and being pulled towards her bed. Slowly they made love holding each other tightly and whispering words of love until their eyes could stay open no longer. Perhaps if they had known this would be the last time they would share a bed for a year they would have stayed awake longer.

The act two dress: It's hard to see how awesome the dress is. It is sewn together from hundreds of different fabrics and weighs 25-30 pounds.

TBC… please review!