Time for the big friend talk (or maybe not)…yay suspense! Hope you enjoy…thanks for the reviews! And by the way don't worry…there's no way I'm going to quit on this story now. Even though my two other stories have way more readers this one is just so much fun. It's addicting…

Elphaba knew she had to talk to Galinda, but she wanted so badly to put it off. No, the green witch told herself. You are going to confess your humiliating crush on that stupid prince and you're going to be completely honest with your best friend. You are not going to let Galinda get hurt by this! So Elphaba resolved to pull her blonde friend aside after breakfast. Surely Galinda would be more forgiving and open on a full stomach. The green girl hardly tasted her cereal (an odd but tasty Earth food) as she watched Galinda, trying to gauge her mood. Luckily the blonde was as bouncy and excited as ever, happily spooning way too much sugar into her oatmeal. Fiyero was uncharacteristically quiet and if Elphaba didn't know better she would've said he looked thoughtful. As the green girl turned from putting her dishes away she opened her mouth to speak to Galinda, but Fiyero interrupted.

"Would you like to take a walk with me?" he quietly asked the blonde princess, who nodded vigorously. She cast her green friend an excited look before following the Winkie prince out the door. A blade of hurt lanced through Elphaba's heart. It was stupid. Why did she feel betrayed by Fiyero when he was going on a walk with his own girlfriend? It wasn't as if he owed Elphaba anything. The green witch slumped into a chair and fought fiercely against the tears pooling in her eyes. She was such a fool.

Determined to put both Galinda and the irritating prince out of her mind Elphaba stomped upstairs to the guestroom. She was alone in the house; Alice, Rosalie and Esme were out shopping and the guy vampires were off doing who knows what. The green girl swept her eyes across the various books stacked on the shelf but the usual excitement she felt at the sight of so many unread stories was absent. Her heart still pined after Fiyero. Angrily she ripped a random book from the shelf and flopped onto the couch. As Elphaba opened to the first page the words blurred and she realized she was crying. The green witch wondered what in Oz she saw in Fiyero. After all he was stupid, and idiotic, and shallow and self absorbed…and sweet…and interesting….and good looking beyond belief. Elphaba sighed. Was that what it came down to? Good looks? She'd never thought herself shallow enough to like a guy only for his appearance, but wasn't that what this was? Or was there something more? The green girl pondered these unanswerable questions for several minutes until she heard the front door open and someone run up the staircase.

Galinda threw open the guestroom door. Elphaba was shocked to see smoky rivers of mascara running down her face. The heartbroken blonde collapsed onto the couch beside her green friend, shuddering with sobs. Elphaba pulled Galinda into her arms and rubbed soothing circles onto her back. After a few minutes of this the green girl's curiosity got the better of her. "What happened?"

"He…Fiyero…bb..broke up with me," the blonde blubbering into her friend's shoulder. Some selfish part of Elphaba flared with hope and glee but the green girl viciously crushed the cruel emotion.

"I'm so sorry," Elphaba whispered, squeezing Galinda. "I'm so sorry." Fury was beginning to worm its way into the green girl's mind, fury at Fiyero for ripping her best friend's heart out. A protective, almost motherly, instinct took over Elphaba at the sight of the sobbing blonde. Galinda looked so helpless, curled up against her like a baby animal. "I'm going to murder him," the green witch hissed, too low for the girl beside her to hear. A few minutes later, when the sound of the front door opening was heard upstairs, Elphaba jerked up from the couch her hands clenched.

"D..don't Elphie," Galinda whimpered. "He said he didn't want to hurt me…he just doesn't want to lead me on. Don't be mad…don't yell at him." But the blonde's words were lost on Elphaba. She marched downstairs just as Fiyero was searching the cupboards in the kitchen for a snack (the Cullens had stocked up on food for their guests). He whirled around to find a livid green witch glaring at him.

"Elphaba," Fiyero said, sounding surprised. "I wanted to tell you…"

"Can it!" the green girl shouted. "Galinda is my best friend. You broke her heart and I'm going to break your face." And she proceeded to do just that. Her fist cracked forward to collide with the Winkie prince's nose, but some deep part of Elphaba felt wrong about hurting him. At the last moment the green girl diverted her fist sharply downward so it smashed into a cutting board on the counter. The wood splintered into her skin but she hardly felt it. Fiyero's eyes widened at the damage Elphaba had done to the solid wooden object. "If you push me any further that will be your nose," the green witch snarled as she stalked back upstairs.

Galinda was still huddled on the couch, crying her eyes out. The anger in Elphaba's gut melted away and she once again wrapped her arms around the little blonde. It was afternoon when Galinda's eyes finally ran dry and her sobs were reduced to hiccups. For the first time she noticed Elphaba's wounds. "Elphie!" Galinda cried. "What happened to your hand?" Already very thin scabs had stopped the bleeding.

"I punched a cutting board," the green witch said casually.

"Why would you do that?" demanded Galinda.

"To make a point," Elphaba shrugged. "I almost hit Fiyero's nose."

"Elphie I don't want you to be mad at him," the blonde protested. "I'm not even mad at him…just very sad." Her voice cracked a little at the end and a few stray tears flowed down her cheeks. "I thought he was the one." Shaking her head Galinda pushed her sorrow aside. "Elphie you need to wash those cuts, they could get infected."

"Galinda I'm fine, they've already scabbed over anyway," the green witch insisted.

"Elphaba Thropp don't be silly," Galinda chirped, standing up and towing her green friend towards the bathroom. She good naturedly let the blonde rub a wet, soapy towel over her wounds, wincing slightly when a scab came loose. "Elphie," Galinda whispered suddenly, examining the vivid blood. "You bleed red." Her tone held surprise.

"Why wouldn't I bleed re…" it took the green girl a moment to process the words her friend had just uttered. Elphaba's eyes darkened and she turned abruptly to return to the guestroom, wrenching her hand out of Galinda's.

"I'm sorry," the blonde squeaked, following her friend to the couch. "I just always thought that…well you know…" Elphaba's scowl didn't go away. By thinking that everything about her was as green as her skin Galinda was suggesting that Elphaba was something alien, something inhuman. "Elphie please forgive me," the petite blonde pleaded. "I hate it when you're mad. I didn't mean it that way…my words just came out wrong." Her sincere words didn't change the fact that the green girl had been offended.

"I forgive you," Elphaba sighed, although the frown didn't leave her face.

"Don't be grumpy," Galinda chided. "You're ruining a perfectly good day."

"How has this been a good day?" Elphaba wondered. "You spent half of it crying."

"Well I'm determined to salvage the rest of the day," Galinda insisted, bouncing a little. Elphaba was glad to see the blonde back to normal. "And you're spoiling my plans. Isn't there anything I can do to make you forget about that blood incident?"

"I don't think you can make me forget it," Elphaba sighed, making an attempt to smile. It failed miserably.

"I know what will cheer you up," Galinda exclaimed, eyes alight. "I'll let you give me a makeover. Alice told me I could use her closet whenever I wanted to." The green girl smiled in spite of herself.

"You'll let me do anything I want?" she questioned. Galinda swallowed nervously but nodded. Elphaba grinned wickedly. This was going to be fun.

***

"Elphaba what did you do?" Galinda shrieked. "I thought you were just going to braid my hair, wash off my makeup and put me in a shapeless black dress. This is beyond reason."

"You said I could do anything," Elphaba reminded her. "And I'm not finished." She used Alice's black lipstick to draw some odd designs around the blonde's eyes. "There." The green girl rolled a mirror up in front of Galinda, but the blonde wouldn't look up. "Why Miss Galinda look at you," Elphaba cooed, imitating her friend's words that night after the OzDust. "You're beautiful." However the creature Galinda saw in the mirror when she did look up was anything but beautiful.

Her hair had been frizzed out in waves, giving the impression that she'd been electrocuted. Elphaba had forced her into a bright green dress and tightened a thick black belt around her waist. Shiny black boots that came almost to the blonde's knees were on her feet and matching velvet gloves were on her hands. Galinda had absurdly heavy dark eyeliner and lipstick on, which had clearly been applied by an amateur. Sharp black designs that looked somewhat like dragon wings curled around her eyes. She looked scary. "Elphie!" Galinda cried. "I look hideodious." The green witch let out a menacing cackle.

"That's what happens when you underestimate my wickedness," she snickered.

"Why is Galinda dressed like a streetwalker?" came Alice's voice from the doorway. The blonde whirled around, mortified.

"I gave her a makeover," Elphaba informed the confused vampire. Alice shook her head in amusement.

"You guys are weird," she giggled. "And you'd better wash that makeup off your face before it dries. Once that stuff's on it's on for the rest of the day." Galinda's eyes widened and she made a mad dash for the bathroom. On the way there she bumped into Fiyero, who was headed to the guest room. The Prince's eyes widened when he recognized Galinda under all that makeup.

"What?" hissed the blonde harshly, her heart still tender.

"Nothing," Fiyero chuckled. "It's just…you've been de-galindified."

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