Disclaimer: I do not own anything.

Timeframe: right after the end of the show

Pairing: Glinda/OC Elphaba/Fiyero

"So what are some interesting things to do around here?" Geoffrey asked as the two made their way around town.

Glinda smiled sweetly. "That is a question that is not easily answered. The city is always buzzing with excitement. There is an attraction around every corner." All of a sudden the smile vanished, a memory that she would have rather forgotten playing before her eyes. It was the day her life completely changed.

Flashback

Galinda smiled to herself as she and her best friend Elphaba explored the emerald city.


One short day
In the Emerald City
One short day
Full of so much to do
Ev'ry way
That you look in the city
There's something exquisite
You'll want to visit
Before the day's through

There are buildings as tall as Quoxwood trees
Dress salons

"Come on Elphie, please!" Galinda begged, gazing longingly at the rows of colorful shops.

"Fine, but only one."

Galinda squealed with joy as she grabbed Elphaba's hand and led her inside the nearest building. It was a dress shop, full of colorful dresses.

"Oh no, I am not going in there."

"Come on Elphie, it will be fun." Elphaba sighed and allowed Galinda to drag her further into the depths of a shop she promised herself long ago that she would not set foot in.

After spending about an hour in the shop the two stepped back out onto the sidewalk, and surprisingly enough Galinda held nothing in her hands.


And libraries

Palaces!
Museums!

A hundred strong….

There are wonders like I've never seen
It's all grand


And it's all green!


I think we've found the place where we belong!
I wanna be
In this hoi polloi
So I'll be back for good someday


To make my life and make my way
But for today, we'll wander and enjoy:

One short day
In the Emerald City
One short day
To have a lifetime of fun
One short day
And we're warning the city
Now that we're in here
You'll know we've been here
Before we are done!

"Elphie - come on - we'll be late for Wizomania!" They rushed off quickly, Elphaba surprisingly in the lead.

The two walked out of the theater laughing. The rest of the day was a bluer. It had been the day Glinda had changed her name, Elphaba had began to try to help the animals of OZ, an act that led her to be known as the "Wicked Witch of the West".

End of Flashback

Glinda felt a familiar welling in the corners of her eyes when she thought back on that day. She quickly wiped away any traces of tears.

"Are you alright?" Geoffrey asked

"Yes, I'm fine." She said turning away slightly. . He must think she's stupid, crying for no reason when she's giving him a tour. Once she regained composer, she turned her gaze towards the clock tower. She had gotten tickets for them to see Wizomania-and judging by the current time-they would be VERY late.

"Come on, we'll be late for Wizomania." She could've kicked herself for saying these exact words again. As if she needed more to make her cry.

The two walked into the theater and down a hallway. They came to one of the ushers; he turned to face them and smiled.

"Your goodness," He said with a bow. Glinda smiled and told him to rise. He took the tickets and looked at them, "your usual box?" Glinda nodded, and he handed the tickets back to her, "I believe you know the way."

Glinda thanked him and her and Geoffrey made their way to her private box. The two sat down and an awkward silence settled between them.

"So…"Glinda started, "why don't you tell me a little about yourself. I mean if your going to be teaching me to read the Grimmerie then I think it would be good if I knew you a little better."

Geoffrey cleared his throat. "Well, I'm 24, I grew up in-you know-come to think of it, I never lived anywhere for more then a couple of months. Um…I went to Shiz."

Glinda put up her hand. "Hold it, when did you go to Shiz?"

He stopped to think. "Um…well, my first year there was six years ago, and I graduated two years ago."

"Oh My God! That's when I was there." Glinda exclaimed

"I know. I remember you." He said softly.

"But…why don't I remember you?" Glinda suddenly had an awful feeling that maybe she had been mean to him when they were at school.

"Well…I wasn't actually at Shiz a lot. My mother was often sick, so I had to be at home to take care of her." She let out a sigh of relief. There was nothing worse than meeting someone who had a history of hating you.

"Wasn't your father there with her?"

"Um…well…I never really knew my father." Glinda was about to question him further, but the lights went down and the show began. As she continued to watch she felt that oh so familiar lump forming in her thought. She had once sat in this very theater and all was peaceful, but after that night, every time she was in that theater the lump came. She felt tears begin to well up in her eyes and quickly excused herself and ran into the hallway. After a few minutes she heard Geoffrey calling her name. She quickly whipped her tears away and turned to face him.

"Are you o.k?" He asked, the same look of concern on his face as earlier that day.

"Yes, I'm fine, thank you. Lets go back inside."

After the show was over the two walked out of the theater, the mood between them a little bit more comfortable.

"So when do you want to start the training?" Geoffrey asked

"Well, whenever is most convenient for you." Glinda said sweetly

"How about tomorrow?" He suggested.

"Great," she said with a smile, "by the way, where are you staying?"

"I was planning on checking into the hotel down the way."

"That wont be necessary. There is a perfectly good house right next door to me and it has a very good price." The two began to slowly walk. "But you know, I don't even remember it being built-it was like it just fell from the sky-but anyway, you can move in there, I mean if you want to."

"Yeah, that would be great." And with that the two set off again

"So…"Geoffrey started after a few minutes, "you know about me, but I still don't know a lot at all about you."

"Well, I'm almost 23, almost 24 and I grew up in the Upper Uplands, and you already know that you I went to Shiz and after that I went on to become who I am today." Glinda said purposely leaving out mentioning anything about Elphaba.

As the two came to the street where their homes were located they turned and faced each other.

"So I'll see you tomorrow?" Geoffrey asked, his emerald eyes sparkling so brightly, she felt she might get lost in them.

"Yeah, I'll come to you at about 10:00 tomorrow morning and we'll decide where to go from there."

Geoffrey nodded and turned to go into his new home, which was already fully furnished. After staring at him for a few seconds Glinda turned and headed into her house. As she entered her bedroom she lay down on her bed, still fully closed. After a few minutes of just lying there she found herself anticipating the day ahead, but not because of what she was going to learn, but who was teaching her.

'No you cant think this way, do you really want to get your heart broken again? You know that's what is going to happen'

With that one last fleeting thought Glinda got into her nightgown and climbed into her bed. She put out the light, and slowly drifted off to sleep, images of Geoffrey running through her mind and the constant question-Why does he look so familiar?

a/n: sorry it took so long to get this up. i have been really busy, but now since it is summer i might be able to update sooner. please R&R