Later, as the girls were getting ready for the ball, Elphaba had second thought.
"You know, Galinda, I've never been to a ball or party, maybe I shouldn't go." said Elphaba as Galinda sifted through Elphaba's wardrobe, a displeased look on her face.
"Well then this will be your first!" Galinda squealed, "Ooh! You're very first party ever! I have to make it special!"
Elphaba groaned, "Nothing to over the top, keep it black, ok?"
"But Elphie!" Galinda cried, "You'd look so adorifying in pink!"
"Might I first point out that adorifying is not a word and second, I'm green. Black is the only color I DON'T clash with." Elphaba grumbled, refusing to wear pink.
"Elphie, you have a beautiful figure, now flaunt it!" Galinda ordered, "C'mon, I promise to make the dress black, you know what? You can borrow one of mine!"
"You own something black?" asked Elphaba, raising a mocking eyebrow.
"I bought it in case of emergencies and you needed a dress to borrow." said Galinda, "And judging by what I'm seeing in your closet, we've got an emergency."
"What did you buy?" asked Elphaba curiously.
"This!" Galinda brandished a black soft dress, "Go try it on!" Galinda shoved Elphaba in to the bathroom.
Five minutes later, she heard Elphaba's muffled voice through the door.
"I'm not coming out in this, I look terrible!" she said. Galinda rolled her eyes.
"Elphie, I'm sure you look absolutely brilliant! Just let me see!" Galinda whined. She heard a muffled 'fine' and the door swung open. Elphaba stood before her in a simple but beautiful silk black dress. It had short sleeves and stopped just above her knees, flowing from her thin waist perfectly. There was a little bit of black lace at the bottom of the dress. It was a v-neck and it fit Elphaba perfectly, hugging the few curves she had to make her look very pretty.
"Oh Elphie! YOU LOOK AMAZING!" Galinda squealed as she jumped up and down clapping.
"Galinda, don't lie, it's far too revealing." said Elphaba, turning to go back and change.
"No way." Galinda grabbed Elphaba's wrist to keep her from leaving, "You are wearing this dress if it is the last thing I do!"
"Fine." said Elphaba, "But this means no make-up."
"Up just a little mascara? Please?!" Galinda begged.
"I guess that couldn't hurt..."Elphaba agreed reluctantly. Galinda squealed again before dashing over to her make-up bag and running back to Elphaba. She pushed her in a chair and began applying the black mascara that volume-ized her lashes.
"Now, hair." said Galinda. She began to mess with Elphaba's hair, "Actually, I think it looks really good down." she said, dropping Elphaba's hair from the bun she had put it in. Elphaba sighed, she was relieved, wearing her hair down wasn't so bad, she did that every day.
"Now for me!" Galinda said, rushing over to get the more sparkly make-up products for her own face.
By the time Galinda was done getting ready, they were 10 minutes late to the ball.
"Galinda, I don't know much about parties and things, but isn't rude to be late?" asked Elphaba, glancing at the clock.
"No, not if your fashionably late, then everyone sees you walk in, and you don't blend in with the crowd. Everyone notices you...it's very fashionable, like I said." Galinda explained, adding another touch to her lips, "Ok, ready?" she asked. Elphaba just sighed in response as Galinda lead the way out of the door.
The girls made their way to the Ozdust, chatting about random things, laughing along the way. When they reached the grand doors to the Ozdust, Elphaba was suddenly very nervous.
"Galinda..." Elphaba began.
"No way, Elphie you are coming in, even if I have to drag you!" Galinda scolded, "C'mon!" Galinda and Elphaba made their way to the door and Galinda giggled as she threw it open dramatically. She then looked over her shoulder and realized Elphaba wasn't there. She rolled her eyes and reached a hand back and pulled Elphaba in. Elphaba stumbled in. As the door shut, everyone turned and looked at the entries. They were fashionably late. The silence that followed the stares was unnerving. The music had stopped and so did everyone else. Elphaba quickly descended the stairs while Galinda took her time, bathing in the attention. But it wasn't her people were staring at, it was Elphaba. Elphaba went into a corner and stood there. It was still eerily silent.
"What? What are you all staring at? I thought we established my verdigris two months ago!" Elphaba snapped. The crowd stared at her for a while, then the music started up again and people began to murmur softly.
"Elphaba, you look amazing." said Fiyero, coming up to stand by Elphaba.
"Haha." said Elphaba sarcastically.
"It's no lie," said Fiyero, "You look stunningly beautiful." Elphaba blushed and Fiyero smiled.
"Oh Fiyero dearest! Do you like the dress I picked out for Elphie?" asked Galinda, bouncing over, "It's absolutely gorgeous on her isn't it?!"
"Absolutely." Fiyero agreed, grinning at her. Elphaba looked down, a secret smile playing on her lips as her heart beat quickened at Fiyero's compliments. Then Lucas came over, much to Fiyero's anger.
"Elphaba! You look amazing!" said Lucas when he saw Elphaba. She blushed.
"If you say so." she murmured. Nessa and Boq were the next to come by.
"Wow, Elphaba, you look..." Boq struggled for words.
"Hot." said Avaric, cutting in as he barged into the group. Elphaba rolled her eyes at his comment. Avaric grinned smugly, "My dear Elphaba, you look absolutely ravishing."
"And you look the same, high and perverted." Elphaba snapped. Avaric just smiled wider.
"Oh, you know I love it when you talk that way." he said, stepping closer to her.
"Hey, get away from her!" said Lucas.
"Av, cut it out." said Fiyero. Avaric was about to retort at them when the group was interrupted by an older handsome boy who walked straight up to Elphaba.
"How 'bout a dance?" he asked. Elphaba smiled at him and took his hand, eager to get away from the tense group. Fiyero, Lucas and Avaric watched her go, a dark look on each of their faces directed towards the boy she'd walked away with.
"Does she even know how to dance?" asked Galinda, breaking the tense silence and snapping the boys out of their dark glares that nobody seemed to have noticed besides Boq, who was staring wide eyes between them and Elphaba, "Oh Fiyero, take me dancing!" Galinda whined. Fiyero turned and smiled at her as he led her to the dance floor. Avaric and Lucas hung back by the punch table and watched the dance floor.
The dance was an upbeat Tango. As Fiyero twirled Galinda around, he turned to see how Elphaba was doing. His jaw dropped and he forgot Galinda completely as he saw Elphaba was dancing with three guys at once. They were all entranced by her and she was teasing them unknowingly. Every time one pulled her close, their lips would get one-inch to her neck or lips, before the other would pull her away. The three men formed a circle around her as she spun gracefully and fell into a dip of one of the boys arms. He leaned down as if to kiss her, before she was spun away by one of the other men. Elphaba was an amazing dancer and her dress twirled about her gracefully. One of the men pulled her close, just as he was about to kiss her, she held her hand out and another guy took it, kissing her hand gently and twirling her away, bringing her closer to him. The three tangoed around her as they fought over who got to hold her, never breaking the rhythm or sexiness of the dance. Her legs moved swiftly and sexily as she slipped it in-between one of their legs, curving herself around him. He sighed and closed his eyes. She grinned wickedly and pulled back just as suddenly as she had come. As she pulled away, the third guy pulled her to him, lifting her into the air. Finally the song ended and everyone was staring at Elphaba and the three men around her as the next song started. Elphaba excused herself to get a drink, tired from the dance. The men stared after her as their dates rushed up to them, apparently not happy with them for the way they'd danced with the green girl.
"That was like sex on hardwood." said Avaric when Elphaba had walked over to the drinks table, exhausted.
"Didn't think I could dance did you?" she smirked.
"Didn't think you could dance like that." Avaric admitted. Lucas was still staring at her with his jaw dropped.
"Lucas, I'd consider closing that unless you want a fly to pop in." Elphaba laughed at his expression. Lucas blushed as he clamped his mouth shut. Avaric laughed.
"Dance with me." he said to Elphaba.
"Not a chance." said Elphaba, "At least not with you anyway." she twirled away to go chat with Galinda, Boq, Nessa and Fiyero who were in the opposite corner.