still don't own wicked, obviously... or i wouldn't be here. And the story progresses...
The new life sciences teacher was Dr. Nikidik. He would often drone on about topics irrelevant to the class, then expect everyone to ace a pop quiz the next day. When he was on topic, he would start out each sentence loud, then begin to slur his words until they were an indistinguishable mumble. Their last few lessons, from what she could tell, were about Animals and animals.
After a week and a half of students zoning out of his 'lectures', Dr. Nikidik decided to conduct an educational experiment.
"Class! If you would direct yourattentiontothe…mumblemumble" He started. "We will be using arareandvaluablepotionto…mumblemumblemumble"
Boq and Elphaba exchanged glances. "What did he just say?" Boq asked with a confused look.
"You're asking me?"
They looked to the front of the room. There, Dr. Nikidik was uncorking a small vial of a pearly colored potion. Vapors rose from the vial and made their way to a portrait of one of Shiz's old life sciences teachers.
"I think that's Extract of Biological Intention." Elphaba whispered to Boq. "The person in the portrait should take on living traits, like seeing, hearing, thinking, and remembering, what the person saw when he was alive."
The entire class' attention was fixed on the slowly rising, iridescent plumes. Suddenly a side door opened, revealing a confused boy. The air currents shifted, causing the vapors not to go to the portrait, but some decorative antlers beside it.
Dr. Nikidik glared at the boy. "Look what you've done now!" The antlers began to thrash, dismounting themselves from the wall. They dropped slightly and began floating toward Dr. Nikidik. He gave the antlers a look and jabbed his thumb at the boy. The boy's eyes widened as the antlers sped towards him, attacking him. Some of the class laughed, while others gasped. Two students from the crowd ran to the front and began wrestling with the antlers. The boy grabbed his things and ran for the door.
"That'll teach you not to be late!" Dr. Nikidik shouted after him. The two boys who were wrestling with the antlers stopped when the antlers suddenly became inanimate once more. They followed the now boy out.
Dr Nikidik looked to his class. "There's no way I'mearningyourattention…mumblemumble. Class dismissed!" He said waving his hands.
"Well, that was an interesting class." Elphaba observed out loud.
"Yeah. I feel bad for the new kid. Good thing Crope and Tibbett kept those antlers from killing him." Boq said, laughing.
"So those were the infamous Crope and Tibbett."
"Yeah. We're all having lunch later. Perhaps you and Galinda would like to come?"
"I'll ask Galinda if she wants to come. I'll go though. As long as Avaric's not there." Elphaba replied. She made a disgusted face when she mentioned Avaric. Avaric was a pretentious git who thrived on making others miserable. Especially if they happened to be a green girl with black hair.
"Well, meet us at the commons if you decide to come."
Elphaba found Galinda and dragged her to lunch. She knew Avaric would invite himself to lunch, and she wasn't going to deal with him without dragging someone along with her. When they reached the commons, they looked around for the boys. Elphaba sat down when she was sure that they weren't there yet. She watched the door as Galinda went to the bathroom to redo her make-up.
Just then, a boy she didn't know walked through a far door. She recognized him as the boy who was attacked by the antlers. He looked around, obviously lost. He caught her gaze and they stared at each other for a good ten seconds. He began to walk toward her. As he came closer, Elphaba noticed a strange pattern on his skin. She squinted. Blue diamonds sparkled across his hands and the part of his chest that she could see. Her heart leapt at the sight. They're beautiful… She thought to herself. She realized what she was thinking and felt the hear rise in her cheeks. Don't even think about it, she scolded herself.
"Excuse me." The boy said to her. "Uh…hi. I'm Fiyero Tiggular." He seemed embarrassed. Elphaba was still staring.
"Oh! Sorry. I'm Elphaba." She said hurriedly. "Elphaba Thropp. Can I help you?"
"Umm.." He thought for a moment. "Yeah… I'm looking for—what were their names—Crope, Tibbett, and…uhh"
"Boq?" She offered.
"Yeah! How'd you know?" He asked, confused.
"I'm meeting them too, along with my roommate. She should be here in a few moments"
Right on cue, Galinda walked up beside Elphaba. "Who's this?" She asked.
The boy offered his hand. "Fiyero Tiggular. Pleasure to meet you –"
"Galinda." She said importantly. " Of the Adruennas."
"Pleasure to meet you Galinda" He took her hand and shook it. Elphaba's gaze fell to the diamonds again. They reminded her of her favorite story about Kumbrica. She smiled.
"What?" Fiyero asked looking at her. She flinched slightly.
"Oh—uh. Nothing." She said quickly. " I like your diamonds. They're nice."
"Why thank you" Fiyero said back to her. "I like your skin. It's pretty."
Galinda stared at him. That was new, she thought. She couldn't ever recall anyone complimenting Elphaba on her skin, let alone a complete stranger. Elphaba raised an eyebrow at him. How could anyone think that green skin was pretty? He was probably just humoring her.
Boq, Crope and Tibbett walked into the commons and gathered around the small group.
"Crope, Tibbett, these are Elphaba and Galinda," He said motioning to them. "Elphaba, Galinda, these are Crope and Tibbett."
"I see that you've already met our guest of honor" said Crope.
"Boq, Fiyero. Fiyero, Boq." Said Tibbet.
"Now that we're finished with the salutations—" Started Tibbett,
"What bar are we going to?" Finished Crope. Elphaba, Galinda, and Fiyero stared at them. Boq leaned over and whispered to them.
"Don't worry, you'll get used to them."
"We heard that!" The pair of boys said together. "Don't you listen to a word our little friend says. The lack of sex and alcohol has gotten to his brain." Tibbett said, bringing Boq into a gentle headlock, knocking on his skull.
"Yeah?" Boq said humoring them. "Shut up! It's not like you guys could say anything."
"That's what you think" Crope said, giving him a mischievous look.
"Hello! Mixed company!" Galinda said, catching their attention.
"Well, Boq, looks like here's your chance to catch up with us" Tibbett said jokingly.
"That's enough for me" Elphaba said standing up. Galinda followed her lead huffily.
"Wait! You're not going to leave me with these guys, are you?" Fiyero asked them.
"They're hardly guys" Elphaba said sarcastically.
"Hey!"
"Anyhow, perhaps if you stay, these boys will learn some class" Elphaba said walking away.
"Or we'll corrupt his virgin mind and he'll be one of us" Tibbett responded. "There Crope. We've found a new project. Operation Corrupt New Boy." He smiled maliciously at Fiyero and rubbed his hands together for effect. Fiyero's eyes widened and he looked around for the girls. He saw them leave through the door.
"WAIT UP!" He called as he ran after them. Boq looked at Crope and Tibbett, amused.
"Looks as if you've scared off another one." He said
"All in a days work" Responded Crope, satisfied.
"They don't know you're actors you know."
"That's what makes it all the more entertaining." Tibbett said. "We need to practice on SOMEONE" He smiled.
"So, off to the bar then?" Boq asked. Crope and Tibbett looked at each other and laughed.
"We didn't get rid of them for no reason, Oh Clueless one." Crope said to him.
"I didn't mean to scare off our Winkie friend, but we're going where all eligible bachelors love to go. We'll be going on an… adventure of sorts." Tibbett continued. "The Philosophy Club."
Fiyero looked around when he got outside. He caught a glimpse of black skirts sweeping around a corner. He ran to follow them. Perhaps too fast, for when he turned the corner, he ran straight into Elphaba at full speed. The two of them toppled, Fiyero landing awkwardly on top of Elphaba.
"Get OFF!" Elphaba shrieked after a moment. Fiyero was still dazed from the fall and had not realized his position.
"Are you deaf? GET OFF!"
Fiyero jolted back into reality.
"Oh God! Sorry!" He said as he quickly picked himself up. He offered his hand to help her up. Elphaba ignored it and stood up. She brushed herself off hastily.
"Are you okay?" Fiyero asked her. She looked at him, scrutinizing.
"Fine" She said laconically. She shifted uncomfortably.
"Where's Glinda?" He asked her.
She shrugged. "Going back to the dorms, most likely."
"So, you decided to leave the motley crew?" She asked, amused.
"Yeah…" He said. "I happen to be fairly attached to my sanity."
Elphaba laughed, but only for a moment. Fiyero looked at her curiously. Hearing her laugh made him feel suddenly at peace. He looked to her eyes. They were a dark brown. Her green skin seemed to glow with an unknown energy. Her hair was black as the darkest night. It was pulled into a long braid that rested on her shoulder. He had a sudden urge to touch it, or pull it out of the confining braid. He looked back at her eyes. She was staring at him questioningly.
"Sorry." He said quietly.
"Don't be. I'm used to it." She said nonchalantly. In reality, she was flattered to have him look at her. She knew that it was probably because she was green, and it was weird, but she secretly enjoyed it. Her gaze fell to his neckline, where a smattering of diamonds showed above his collar. They sparkled in the sunlight. She tore her gaze away quickly before Fiyero noticed she was staring. Fiyero cleared his throat.
"So…uhh—How did you're skin become—uh…"
She looked at him. She had been expecting this question. "Green? I was born like this." She replied.
"I like it." He said truthfully.
"And you?" She asked him.
"What?"
She pointed to the diamonds. "Oh. Same. I barely even notice anymore." He told her. "A lot of people from the Vinkus are born with different patterns on their skin. Different colors, shapes… everything. Most people outside of the Vinkus find it…disturbing."
"Most people isn't everyone" Elphaba said absentmindedly. Fiyero looked at her curiously.
"I mean most people are ignorant. What do 'most people' know about anything? 'Most people' are idiots that judge everyone on appearance." She said in an attempt to save herself. But she truly felt this.
"I agree. Appearances aren't everything, are they?" Fiyero looked around. "Where are we?"
Elphaba stopped. She didn't realize that they'd been walking. They were in the middle of the campus, a park-like area where a large carillon stood.
"Back on campus." She said. How did they get here? She asked herself. The carillon struck six o' clock. "You'd best be going. You'll miss curfew." She said reluctantly. She liked talking to him.
"Yeah… Well, it was nice talking to you. We should do this again sometime." He began to walk away. He stopped for a moment and waved goodbye. Elphaba smiled and waved back. He looked kind of like he had no control over his muscles when he waved. It reminded her of a scarecrow. A good-looking scarecrow, she thought to herself. She walked back to Crage Hall, where she found her roommate sleeping, as she had suspected. She didn't understand how the girl could sleep so much. She looked at a poster hung over her roommate's bed. "Everyone needs their beauty sleep!" it proclaimed. She laughed. There's Galinda for you, she thought before she changed for bed. I wonder where Boq went with those two idiots, she wondered before she went to sleep. The question left her thoughts quickly as she drifted into sweet dreams. She saw herself in a dark room. A blue diamond teardrop seemed to illuminate her face, revealing a secret smile. The diamond hung from a simple chain. For once, she looked happy.
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