Disclaimer: Still ain't mine.

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Galinda threw open the broom cupboard door. "I found you, Elphie!" she squealed.

Elphaba sighed and came out of her hiding place.

"Come on now, it's time for our shopping trip!" Galinda told her.

"You know, Galinda, there was a reason I was hiding from you," Elphaba said wearily, but Galinda ignored her, choosing instead to grab a green arm and tug. Elphaba followed her reluctantly until they had gotten off Shiz campus and were in the town square.

"Here we are," Galinda said happily as she stopped in front of a store, "My favorite place to shop," she looked behind her, "Elphie?"

Elphaba came out from behind a very confused looking street vendor. "Sorry," she said. She had been hoping that Galinda would be so excited about the concept of spending money that she wouldn't notice that she was alone.

"Doesn't this place just have the most gorgeous façade?" Galinda asked.

Elphaba looked at it, "Well. It's very. Um. Pink."

"Exactly!"

"Galinda, I'm not so sure I want to be here. Actually, scratch that. I know I don't want to be here."

Galinda glared at her. "Elphie. We talked about this. I did that thing that you like to do. What was it called?" she paused, "Reading? Well, anyway, now you have to do something with me that I like. Now come on!" She manhandled Elphaba into the store, the green girl fighting her all the way. Needless to say, they attracted some weird looks.

To Galinda's supreme pleasure and Elphaba's dismay, the inside of the shop was even pinker than the outside. Galinda immediately began picking up clothes (most of them pink, some of them pinker) and handing them to Elphaba. After the very out of place green girl had enough clothes to make a circus tent from, Galinda shoved her into a dressing room and told her to try on everything and model it.

Elphaba managed to get herself into each ensemble (with difficulty) and awkwardly allowed Galinda to model her since she didn't seem to be able to do so herself.

Seventeen outfits later, Elphaba found something she liked. It appeared to be the only non-pink outfit in the whole store. She had found the deep purple dress in a corner behind a sales rack. As far as she was concerned, it was perfect. It was velvety and pretty, but not too bright or attention-grabbing. Besides, it went well with her skin. To Galinda's disappointment, she turned down all suggestions of gaudy jewelry and belts to liven it up and purchased the dress. With a little coaxing, she talked Galinda into leaving the store for the day and made her way outside. Elphaba blinked her eyes in the sunshine outside. Everything had a pink tint.