21. Diamonds
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No one could ever count how many diamonds Fiyero had tattooed.
Once, Glinda couldn't stand it anymore, so she demanded he take off his shirt so she could count them (or at least the ones on his chest). To Duko and Elphaba's chagrin, he did so.
"All right," she said, placing her finger on one of them, "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10…" as she counted each one she would place her finger on them.
After a few minutes, she was finished. "You have 24 diamonds on your chest."
Fiyero smiled, "yes."
Duko huffed, "Well, you didn't have to count them."
"Are you jealous, Duko?" Glinda asked, and Duko blushed behind his purple spirals.
"Well I am." Elphaba said, and promptly pulled Glinda into her lap for a kiss.
Duko finally muttered, "One of these days I'll count them."
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