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Author's Note: Gosh…I'm really sorry for the delay. I was sick for a week and have been playing catch-up in school all this week. But there's good news, I have an update for you! Not only that, but hopefully I'll be updating at least one more this weekend. Again, sorry for my horrible updating.

Chapter 4: It Was More Than That

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"She wasn't nice to me in front of her friends, but I knew she was just putting on an act. Your mother was fascinated with me from the moment she saw me…"

And thus, the first days at Shiz began. Elphaba was a little unsettled by Galinda's kindness toward her, but tried not to give it a second thought…that is, until their meeting outside the dormitories.

Elphaba's first objective for being at Shiz was to find a suitable book store for her to purchase her precious books that she would be needing throughout the school year. Of course, clever Elphaba found one with minimal effort. She was dressed in a simple navy frock, with sleeves. Her booted feet trudged along toward her newly found bookstore. It was just after she exited the dormitory that she saw Galinda. The girl was surrounded by a few other girls, including: Shenshen, Pfannee, Milla, and Jamila. She would have passed by them without a second thought, but something caught her eyes. Just beyond Galinda, Sabriel was standing with her hands shoved in the pockets of the dark pants she was wearing.

"Miss Sabriel, why are you dressed in pants?" Pfannee asked curiously. Shenshen and Milla had looks of utter disgust on their face. Sabriel's response was a shrug.

"More comfortable than a skirt or dress I suppose," she replied.

Jamila and Galinda shared a look, but no words passed between them.

"I really must get going," Sabriel said, pushing past the girls. She was headed back toward the dormitory and did not seem to notice Elphaba standing there or the other girls talking about her.

The group broke out in a fit of giggles, excluding Jamila. "That family is beyond queer," Milla announced after a moment or two. "Really? A green girl, a disabled one, and one that is confused about her gender!" Again they laughed.

"I have to go," Jamila said quickly, before slinging her bag over her shoulder and hurrying off. The groups' eyes followed the girl, but they all shrugged it off as nothing.

Galinda wore a thin smile. Her eyes glanced past the girls and caught sight of Elphaba. The two held eye contact for a moment. Elphaba scowled at Galinda the moment their eyes met and the blonde couldn't help looking away.

"Look, it seemed the green bean has heard us," Galinda said cruelly, her eyes meeting Elphaba's again. All eyes turned to Elphaba and smirks appeared on their lips.

"She looks a little angry," Shenshen commented.

Before anyone could say another word, Elphaba was gone. She rushed off in a flash. Normally she would have fought back with wit and a sarcastic tongue, but she had better things to do then waste her time on some preppy school girls.

X

It was night fall by the time Galinda returned to the room. Elphaba was yet again, hunched over a book at her desk, reading by the flame of a dying candle light. Galinda had hoped not to talk to the green girl today, not with the incident of earlier anyhow.

"Miss Galinda," Elphaba said suddenly, without raising her head. Her voice was smooth and calm, as if nothing were wrong and it put Galinda on edge. The moment her name was spoken, her body went still and she slowly turned to look at Elphaba's back.

"Yes, Miss Elphaba?" she answered. Though she tried to keep her voice steady, it was quiet. Galinda could not deny that this strange new room mate scared her. It was hard not to be intimidated by such a person as Elphaba.

"I'll ask you once, and only once," Elphaba continued, her voice leaving no room for discussion. "Tell your friends to speak more kindly of my sisters…we'd hate to have one of them be the point of revenge…"

That definitely took Galinda off guard. "Did you just threaten me?" she asked, with surprise as her hand fell over her heart. She could feel her pulse beating rapidly.

"Call it what you wish," was the reply. Elphaba shot a glare at the girl over her shoulder before returning to her book.

Shocked, Galinda stood, just staring at Elphaba's back. "How dare she say such a thing to me?" Galinda thought.

"Look here, I will not have you trying to intimidate me," Galinda said boldly.

Very slowly, Elphaba turned in her chair and looked at Galinda. It was apparent the girl was scared, but she was trying to be brave. Elphaba stood and cackled.

"What are you going to do? You wouldn't want to try anything that would mess up those pretty blonde curls of yours," Elphaba said coldly. A smirk started to spread across her lips.

With a 'humph' Galinda turned away, mostly to escape Elphaba's eyes. "This discussion is over," Galinda announced sternly.

"As you wish, Miss Galinda," Elphaba replied softly, but a devilish grin was on her lips.

X

From that moment on, Galinda and Elphaba did not speak. There was such tension between the two, that Sabriel couldn't even stand to be in the same room as them. Galinda felt badly enough, she had never meant to hurt Elphaba, but it was to late for that. Now she just avoided the green girl at all costs and hoped the grudge that had been set would deteriorate.

The night before classes began, Galinda was sitting at her desk. In her hand was a pink pen and before her sat a piece of stationery. Her free hand twirled locks of now straightened blonde hair around her index finger.

'Dearest darlingest Momsie and Popsicle,' was scrolled across the top of the page. She quickly scribbled down the message to her parents, describing her unpredicted room arrangement with this strange girl and all the happenings so far at Shiz. Just as she was getting up, she saw Elphaba moving toward the door.

Since they hadn't spoken since their tiff, Galinda was more than reluctantly to strike up a conversation, but she couldn't help but wondering where Elphaba was off to at such an hour.

"Miss Elphaba," she said, just as the other was opening the door.

The familiar girly voice nearly caused Elphaba to jump out of her green skin. Letting of a sigh, she turned her head toward Galinda. A glare was knitted of her features.

"What?" she asked.

Galinda swallowed hard. She wasn't going to be scared by this girl. Taking a deep breath, she willed herself to speak.

"I was just curious where you were going,"

Elphaba eyed the blonde for a second, accessing if there was something more than she was actually letting on.

"Not that it is any of your business, but I am going to bring this letter to my father down to the message carry so it will be delivered tomorrow," she answered dryly.

"Oh…um…I hate to ask, but would you mine taking mine as well? I'm a little indecent," Galinda said, looking down at the night gown she was in.

Rolling her eyes, Elphaba pondered the question. She could not take it and make Galinda bring it herself, or she could take it and actually be nice. Though she hated the thought, she really didn't want to deal with an upset Galinda. In response, she extended her hand to take the letter.

Quickly Galinda wrote the address down on an envelop and sealed it with the letter inside. "Thank you," she said, as she handed Elphaba the letter. By chance, their fingers touched. The feel of Elphaba's skin, however brief the connect was, caused Galinda to inhale sharply. Her skin was so soft, unlike what she would have assumed and the connection set chills down her spine.

The moment their skin touched, Elphaba pulled away. She didn't respond to Galinda as she hurried out the door and shut it behind her. Though she would never admit it, Elphaba had felt the tingles that chilled her spine just as Galinda had. She brushed it off as Galinda's hands being cold, but she knew it was much more than that, though not exactly what.