Here we go...
019. White
"Elphie?" Glinda asked one afternoon in their dorm.
Elphaba grunted in response. She was reading an essay stating a theory on the connection between Animals and humans. She, still reading, groped blindly about her bedside table for the apple she'd nicked from the cafeteria. Locating it, she took a large bite.
"Do you think you and Fiyero will ever get married?"
Elphaba choked on the bit of apple she was eating. "What?"
Glinda rolled her eyes. "It's a simple question. I mean, you've been through so much together already, more than a lot of married couples. So, do you think you'll get married?" she repeated.
Elphaba set down the essay and examined her apple. "I… don't know."
"Well, if Fiyero proposed, what would you say?" Glinda prodded.
Elphaba smirked. "That depends on my mood at the moment."
"Elphie!"
"What? What do you think I should say if he asks me?"
"I think you should scream 'Yes!' at the top of your lungs and cry because you're so overjoyed," Glinda said matter-of-factly. "Then you can do… other stuff."
"I'll keep that in mind."
Glinda harrumphed. "Will you say yes or no?"
"Yes. Why the sudden interest in marriage?"
"Because Boq and I are getting married."
Elphaba's jaw dropped. "Boq, our sweet, meek little Boq, proposed already?"
"Well… he doesn't know yet," Glinda said hurriedly, "But the point is, we're getting married. I have a feeling."
"Oh?" Elphaba said, suddenly slightly interested, "And when will this happen?"
"In a few years." A smile spread on Glinda's face and she looked far away. "We're going to have a spring wedding. And we'll have a white and pale blue color scheme. And I'm going to have a beautiful, elegant, white dress with lace around the bodice… It will be beautiful!"
"I'm afraid I won't fit your color scheme, Glinda," Elphaba joked. "But you'll always be able to find me in the audience."
Glinda looked puzzled. "In the audience? What would you be doing there?"
"What, I'm not invited to the wedding?"
"NO! You're the maid of honor, silly!" Glinda paused for a moment. "OH! Or we could have a double wedding! Oh, Elphie, you'd look so pretty in a white dress."
"I might have to disagree with that."
Glinda shook her head. "One day, you're going to wear a white wedding gown and everyone will tell you how beautiful you look."
Elphaba rolled her eyes and picked up her essay again.
"And Fiyero won't be able to keep his hands off of you," she added with a wry smile.
Elphaba threw the essay at her.
Right... So that's that.. Now I need to go on a writing spree before I feel ready to post anything else. I'm pretty sure I have a gigantic chapter coming up... We'll see.
Please review. I love hearing your thoughts on everything.
E.R.