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Chapter Nine
Elphaba opened her dorm door to find a pacing Glinda, covered in her cucumber facemask.
"Elphaba Thropp, it is almost midnight. What were you two doing?"
All Elphaba could do was smile a smile of absolute bliss, "We…that was possibly the best night of my miserable life."
Glinda's expression softened, "Details?"
Elphaba sat down on her bed and said, "We went out to dinner and just talked. We ended up talking for a while, actually. And when he walked me back here…he kissed me."
Glinda smiled at her, sitting besides her, "Elphie!" she squealed, "That is just wonderful!"
She smiled back at her friend, "I really think this could work. Usually I would be petrified of someone dating me, but it just feels…good."
"He seems very genuine these days…"Glinda said, "He's a different person all of a sudden." She stood and went over to a mirror to adjust her facemask, "I haven't seen him the least bit drunk in weeks."
Elphaba smiled to herself. Maybe she was making a difference-after all, he was a different person and had kicked his bad habits that his 'dancing through life' phase set on. Of course, Elphaba didn't get her hopes up, but this newfound curiosity of hers sparked her interest.
The next morning, most students chose to sleep in because their exams were finished, but classes continued and would continue for the next few weeks before the break for Lurlinemas. So, being overachiever that she was, Elphaba went to her classes as usual.
Unfortunalty, those who did not pass their exams were required to come to the extra classes. So, as fate would have it, Elphaba was surrounded by idiots. Throughout the class, her angry classmates, who had never really attended a class before, shouted demeaning slurs at her regarding her skin color.
"Artichoke!" one shouted after she answered a question. Dr. Dillamond tried to respond,
"Avaric, quiet down!" but the select few of them were relentless.
"Silly slimy girl!" another said.
"You think the rest of her is green too?" the other followed.
When she'd had enough, Elphaba stood up and said, "At least I have enough sense to pass my exams! You're all idiots!" she said as she stormed out of the classroom, vowing never to go to extra classes again.
She ran to her tree underneath by the Suicide Canal and as she sat she let out a sigh of frustration. She looked at her skin and wished it was normal for the thousandth time today. As she stared into the rushing waters of the canal, she held back tears that she wouldn't let herself shed.
"Hey Elphaba." A familiar voice said behind her.
"Go away." She said, not paying attention to the caramel Fiyero sitting down beside her, "Sorry, Fiyero. I didn't know it was you."
He frowned, "Is something wrong? You look upset."
She sighed, not making eye contact with him, "I just…I just had a bad day, that's all." She continued to look at the water.
"What happened?" he said, not trying to push her.
"Just what always happens. People look at me and point out the obvious. I was in class and these idiots started making jokes and I just had enough of it."
"You can't let those guys get to you." He said, trying to reassure her.
She shook her head, "Have you ever been constantly made fun of, Fiyero? It's this degrading feeling that you get everyday just because your skin is the same color as the grass on the ground."
He looked at her face, hers focused on the ground. He took a moment before he said, "I think you're absolutely breathtaking." And her eyes looked up at him with a mix of emotions, "Honestly Elphaba, I do." He said, smiling at her.
After a moment, she smiled back at him, "That's a first." She said, kind of shocked.
He chuckled and said, "How about I take you out to dinner?" he said, standing up and extending his hand to help her up.
She stood up and said, "That sounds wonderful, Fiyero." She held on to his hand and the two walked back to Elphaba's dorm, Fiyero counting the seconds until dinner.
Awwwwwwwwww Yero being hero. Classic.