Author's Note: Only a few more chapters left in this story, I'm really shooting for 20 chapters at least though so we'll see. Also I have been getting asked if I'm going to continue this story so let me know in the reviews or PMs if you guys would enjoy a sequel or not. As usual a big shoutout to evilregal07, Wicked Fan, Doglover645, and Jojothetacocat for their amazing reviews :) And for the song in the previous chapter, no one was able to figure it out :( It was "Sea of Love" by Cat Power from the Juno movie. Anyway...On with the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Wicked or any of its characters.

Chapter 12:

'I may not tell Glinda that I love her tomorrow or the day after that, but if I keep feeling the way I do now, I will definitely say it to her someday.' Elphaba thought in her head which caused a big smile to break out on her face.

Elphaba gave Glinda one last look and saw the peace on her blonde girlfriend's face. She closed her eyes and softly drifted to sleep thinking of all the possible scenarios of her and Glinda in the future.

The next morning Elphaba was slowly waking up because she felt something brush against her forehead. She felt the same sensation on her cheek and swiped at her face when she felt it again on her nose. It wasn't until she heard giggling that she opened her eyes to see a very happy blonde smiling down at her.

"Morning Elphie!" Glinda said in her usual bubbly mood.

"Morning Lyndie." Elphaba said with a small smile as Glinda leaned down to give her a kiss. "Did you sleep well?"

"Yes I did, I dreamt about you again." Glinda replied.

"I dreamt about you too. Must be something in the air." Elphaba said with a chuckle.

"Well whatever it is, I like it. A lot." Glinda said as she engaged Elphaba into a passionate kiss, only to break apart when her stomach growled.

Elphaba laughed quietly. "Your stomach doesn't like to be ignored, does it?"

"No, it doesn't." Glinda said with a pout that Elphaba kissed away.

"Well lets get ready, because I would like to take you to breakfast. Maybe as an official first date?" Elphaba said the last part quietly, feeling shy.

"Alright. I'd like that." Glinda said with a smile feeling giddy at the thought of going on a date with the green beauty. "You use the bathroom first while I figure out what to wear."

"Ok." Elphaba said as she grabbed her clothes and left to the bathroom.

When she came back out, her hair was still slightly wet and she had a smile on her face when she saw a blonde blur running around the room getting things here and there.

"Oh Elphie you're done, good. I'll be out in no time." Glinda said as she past Elphaba, gave her a kiss, and closed the bathroom door behind her.

Elphaba could only chuckle and shake her head wondering how she could have such a hyper, bubbly small blonde for a girlfriend that she hated only months before.

She figured Fiyero and Valina would stop by to see them so she wrote them a quick note telling them about their plans. She also figured that Glinda would be awhile getting ready and decided to study a little bit while she had the time.

About 30 minutes later Elphaba heard Glinda humming as she came out of the bathroom so she closed her books and turned around.

What she didn't expect to find was Glinda clad only in a plush white towel with wet hair and water droplets glistening on her skin. Elphaba's eyes widened, her jaw dropped, and for the first time in her life she was speechless.

"Hey Elphie, I'm almost done ok?" Glinda said walking to her bed where her clothes were.

"Elphie?" Glinda asked when she didn't receive an answer. She turned to see her green girlfriend with her jaw open and her eyes gazing all over Glinda's body.

"Elphie!" Glinda said loudly with a smile that snapped Elphaba out of her trance.

"Huh? What? Oh, sorry." Elphaba said with a blush when she realized she had been caught staring.

"Its ok, as long as you only stare at my body." Glinda said as she slowly walked over to Elphaba, seductively biting her bottom lip.

"Uh... of course." Elphaba said as her breath hitched and she swallowed hard at the sight of an almost naked Glinda coming towards her.

"Good." Glinda said stopping in front of Elphaba and giving her a kiss that would have made her knees buckle if she wasn't already sitting.

"I promise only 10 more minutes and I'll be ready to go." Glinda said when she broke away from the kiss, before she turned and left with her clothes to the bathroom again.

Elphaba was left breathing hard, her heart hammering in her chest, and shaking her head to get rid of the daze the blonde left her in.

xxxxx

After the shower incident and Glinda finally announcing that she was ready,she and Elphaba left the room hand in hand heading to breakfast.

When Glinda felt herself being led in the opposite direction of the cafe she looked at Elphaba questionly and said, "Elphie where are we going? The cafe is this way."

"We're going to a little restaurant I saw nearby when I first arrived at Shiz." Elphaba answered knowing it would please the blonde.

"Ok! I can't wait." Glinda said as she almost skipped to the restaurant, causing Elphaba to laugh out loud.

The girls came to a place called 'Over The Rainbow' which seemed to be a quiet, romantic, and private restaurant. The girls entered to see a young man behind a small desk.

"Hi, welcome to 'Over The Rainbow.' Party for two?" He asked looking mostly at Glinda with lust.

"Yes please." Elphaba said sternly, instantly seeing the look in his eyes.

"Right this way." He said as he noticed Elphaba glaring at him. So he cleared his throat and led them to a small table that was set on the back patio overlooking the rest of the city.

"Here you go." The host said as he gave them their menus averting his eyes from both girls. "Your waiter will be with you shortly. Enjoy." And with that he left quickly.

Glinda who saw the whole scene started giggling once the young man left.

"What's so funny?" Elphaba asked with an amused look.

"You were jealous of the way he was looking at me." Glinda said through giggles.

"I was not." Elphaba said seriously.

"You were too." Glinda said with her giggles slowing.

"Well he should learned to be more respectful around women. Instead of looking at you like you were a piece of meat." Elphaba said.

"Its ok, because I'll always have you to protect me from men like him." Glinda said with a smile.

"Yes you will." Elphaba said with one of her rare bright smiles at the thought of ALWAYS being with Glinda.

5 minutes later a young women with straight red hair and green eyes came to their table and said with a smile, "Hi my name is Amala and I'll be your waitress, what can I get you today?"

The girls put in their orders and in no time they were eating their long awaited breakfast. Both kept looking up and giving each other loving glances or small smiles and then continued eating.

"How's your meal my sweet?" Elphaba asked halfway through the meal.

"Its delicious. How about you?" Glinda asked back.

"Great. This place sure was a good choice."

"Yes it was, thank you." Glinda said as she reached across the table and held Elphaba's hand.

"You're very welcome." Elphaba said with a smile before she remembered something important. "Glinda, there's something I want to talk to you about."

"Of course Elphie, what is it?" Glinda asked.

"Its about Ridal." Elphaba said with a frown. "We need to be very cautious from now on."

"I understand. I would hate for something to happen to you as well." Glinda said with a sad look on her face.

"I'm more worried about you. But still no matter what we stay together and if not we stay with someone at all times." Elphaba said already working out schedules and people she could spend time with if need be.

"I agree, we could always stay in a group with Fiyero and Valina being that we have the same classes with both or one of them." Glinda said.

"Yes, that's a good idea. Besides I'm sure our bodyguard Fiyero will hardly leave our sides." Elphaba said with a grin while Glinda giggled. "And Valina is just as protective of us as Fiyero."

"I really like the fact that we have friends that we can count on and accept us as a couple." Glinda said with a bright smile.

"Me too, my sweet. Me too." Elphaba responded with a happy look on her face, thinking that for the first time in her life she had people that truly cared for her, no matter what.

xxxxx

After breakfast both girls took a walk around the neighborhood, just talking and laughing with each other at any given opportunity. Eventually they entered a park and stopped at a small pond that was further inside, to rest and relax.

Elphaba spotted a tree that gave plenty of shade, so she walked over to it and sat on the ground leaning her back against it while Glinda sat in front of Elphaba with her back against the brunette's chest. Elphaba wrapped her arms around the smaller girl and put her chin on Glinda's

shoulder breathing in the scent of Gillikin Rose. Glinda put her small hands on top of larger green ones and smiled at the warm feeling that settled in her chest as she sat there enjoying the peace and quiet.

"Elphie?" Glinda asked after awhile of comfortable silence.

"Yes?" Elphaba answered.

"You don't know how happy, loved, and safe I feel right now with you holding me like this." Glinda said with her smile returning to her face.

"You don't know how... how... I can't even describe how I feel right now with you." Elphaba said as Glinda giggled, which caused her to smile.

"Well if you can't tell me, the least you could do is show me." Glinda said as she turned to look at Elphaba.

All light heartedness was gone when bright blue eyes locked with soulful brown ones. Each stared into the others eyes for what felt like an eternity until slowly they leaned in and shared a kiss that expressed every feeling and emotion that they were feeling.

They broke apart from the kiss when air became a necessity but leaned their foreheads against each other.

"Wow." Glinda said breathlessly.

"Wow indeed." Elphaba said with a slight chuckle that resulted in them both laughing.

After the laughing ceased both girls leaned in to share another kiss, oblivious that someone was watching them.

xxxxx

Ridal was standing behind a tree feeling more angry and jealous then he had in his entire life. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, the girl he was supposed to have was kissing the girl he couldn't stand. He wanted nothing more then to pull Glinda away and get rid of her for good and have Elphaba for himself. But he knew that the green girl would never forgive him if something happened to the small blonde. So with a evil grin he knew one way that could get Glinda out of the picture and still get Elphaba to love him.

A/N #2: Uh oh! Its on now lol