AN: I realized, I never have put up any ANs! Oh my! Well...in this chapter, Elphaba is a tiny bit out of character. But this is my story, so let me have my fun! Review would be lovely. Oh, and iI don't own Wicked. I am not that genious.

Elphaba walked out of the building her dormitory was in. She breathed in the fresh air that smelled like rain. As Elphaba walked towards the library, she got the usual snickers about her appearance. Most of the remarks were made by the students at Shiz that belonged to the same group Fiyero and Galinda were in – attractive, popular, and wealthy.

"Ugh. There's the green thing. I do not understand how Galinda tolerates her," said ShenShen, one of Galinda's faithful followers. Pfanee, another member of Galinda's click, simply shrugged. Elphaba purposely shoved ShenShen, just to be difficult. Elphaba heard her mumble something that sounded quite a lot like the word 'bitch' but she decided to be the better person and not make a catty remark, so kept walking.

Elphaba opened the big wooden doors of the Shiz University library. There is no place she likes more. She always enjoyed reading. She'd use it to escape the tortures of everyday. It helped her relax and forget she was different, had no mother, had a sister in a wheelchair, a father who hated her, and had no one at all to depend on. It was the only thing she did at home really, when she was not taking care of Nessa.

Elphaba checked out a book about Animal rights and plopped down in an oversized, navy blue leather chair. She brought her knees to her chest and began to read. All Elphaba could hear was the ticking of the large clock. She was the only person in the library, besides the two librarians.

All of a sudden, the large wood doors busted open. Fiyero was standing there, out of breath, hand clenched to his chest. Why he was ever in the library confused Elphaba because, let's just say, Fiyero was not the brightest crayon in the box. He tended to avoid places like libraries.

Elphaba watched as Fiyero went over to the bookshelves. He searched frantically along the shelves with his finger. Fiyero then pulled out an identical copy of what Elphaba was reading – the book on Animal rights.

Must be for life sciences, Elphaba thought. He was probably doing some extra credit.

Wrong.

What Elphaba did not know was that he wanted to seem intelligent next time they were to have a conversation. When he was around Galinda, Fiyero only needed to know what Ozmopolitan designers were in and which ones were out. It was the same useless information he often heard around home, from his sisters. But with Elphaba, everything was different. He had been changed, even though they only had a brief conversation while rescuing the lion cub. Wasn't it silly for him to already be trying to impress the reject green girl?

Elphaba put her book over her face, trying to hide herself from Fiyero. She lowered herself in the chair. She then watched him. Spying on a boy was so…girly. So why was Elphaba doing it? She could not help herself. She had the rest of the night to read about Animal rights anyway.

Elphaba observed Fiyero for a few more minutes. Dare she say it, this girlish activity of spying on the guy you had a crush on was…fun. There. She admitted it. She had a crush on him. It was not an 'Oh sweet Oz! I am going to marry this boy and ravish his naked body night after night!' type of crush. It was just a normal crush. Not one on the Galinda scale. Elphaba could, however, picture them together as a couple. She shook her head. This was all getting absurd.

Fiyero smiled as he eyed the book. He read the summary on the back and then placed it under his arm. He wanted to get out of there as soon as he possibly could. No one had to ever even know that he was in there. He thought that he had made it in there without anyone actually seeing him doing anything remotely educational during the time he could be partying, or fooling around with Galinda. No. He decided to spend his time reading so that he could impress Elphaba, whom no one really cared for in the first place.

Fiyero scanned the library to see if he saw anyone that he knew. He looked over at the big navy blue chairs in the middle of the room. Then he saw her. He saw the emerald green hands clutching onto the same Animal Rights book that he was checking out. He thought that she looked somewhat cute with her booked pulled over her face. Fiyero forgot about dashing out of there quickly. He snuck up behind Elphaba and put hid hands on her shoulders. She jumped and let out a little scream. Fiyero laughed.

"Master Fiyero, you startled me," Elphaba sighed.

"There is no need to be so formal, Elphaba," Fiyero smirked. Elphaba was about to protest because they should be formal around each other. Students at Shiz were supposed to be very formal, during class and out of it. She liked how he said her name like they have been best friends since they were young though, so she let him slide.

"Ok then, Fiyero"

"So, anyways, what are you doing right now? Well, besides reading that book?" Fiyero asked Elphaba.

"Just the usual. I am going to go back to my dorm, catch up on some homework, then go to bed," Elphaba said casually. It was true though. That was how she spent every night. She liked to be alone. She had always kept people out of her life until recently. Galinda had to be there because she was her roomy. She knew Boq her whole entire life, so she was comfortable around him. Fiyero was different. She loved the feeling she got when she was around him. She let down her guard for once and was curious to see was Fiyero was doing.

"Ok. That sounds…interesting. Actually, I just wanted to know if you, wanted to grab a bite or something like that?"

Was Fiyero actually asking her out?! Elphaba was stunned. No boy has ever asked her out. Wait, what if it wasn't really a date? Elphaba did not want to get her hopes up. We are just friends, Elphaba told herself.

Elphaba did not turn down the offer. She smiled at Fiyero, signaling 'yes'. She stood up, smoothed out her dress, and followed him out of the library.

Oh, what a night they were going to have!