It was the third day of the trip to the Emerald City. Each night, they got off the carriage and would rent a room. Every time, they only got a room with just one bed that they'd share. Glinda would sleep wonderfully, knowing Elphaba was nearby.
But Elphaba?
She didn't get a wink of sleep.
But Glinda didn't realize this until the third day when she suddenly felt a weight on her shoulder. Looking, she realized Elphaba had slumped over and was now softly snoring. Glinda smiled down at her and shifted slightly to make sure the green girl was comfortable. And after looking around them briefly, she moved her arm out and pulled her closer.
The two stayed like that for a couple of hours before Elphaba started awake, lifting her head and blearily looking around before realizing that she was leaning on Glinda. After that, she quickly straightened herself.
"I'm sorry, I don't know what-"
"Elphie. Shush. You fell asleep on me, but it's fine. I made sure you were warm and comfortable!"
Elphaba blinked. She couldn't even seem to come up with anything to say. Finally, after at least a minute had passed, she murmured out a quick, "Thank you."
Glinda just grinned down at her before turning serious. "Now...have you been sleeping at all before this? In the inns?" Elphaba didn't say anything that time, just shook her head."Elphie! No wonder you fell asleep on my shoulder! Why haven't you been sleeping?"
Elphaba shifted for a moment, clearly uncomfortable. "I'm just...not able to sleep in such foreign places." Glinda's gaze softened at that.
"Well, you need to sleep. Go back to sleep on me! You need it. And I promise, I'll keep you safe." Glinda smiled up at her. Elphaba was clearly about to refuse, but it seemed that her exhaustion won over her, as she soon took back her spot and was asleep within a few minutes.
Glinda, clearly pleased, once again wrapped her arm around Elphaba.