OMG I'M SO SORRY FOR THE DELAY.
Some nice Gelphie friendship fluff!
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"Father?" Elphaba hesitated as she waited outside her father's office.
"What? Didn't I tell you to tend to the guests?" Frex snapped at his eldest daughter.
"Yes, Father I am! I just wanted to tell you thank you for, well having them come for me." Elphaba managed. She had never had to thank her Father for anything before; he had never bothered to give her anything.
Frex's eyes narrowed. "For you? That was for your sister. Don't take it from her- you always ruin everything!"
Elphaba's heart sank. Of course they hadn't been invited here for her. Why was she foolish enough to believe that?
"Sorry, I must have… misunderstood." And Elphaba left without another word.
.:Oz:.
"Guys, where's Elphaba? She said she'd be right back…" Fiyero frowned and looked to the doorway, expecting to see her walk in.
Galinda looked up from talking with Nessa. "I don't know, I'll go look for her." Fiyero nodded and quickly engaged himself in a conversation with Boq and Nessa.
Galinda walked up the winding staircase that led to Elphaba's room. She had chosen the location for solitude. But that's what Elphaba told her, her room was actually there because Frex didn't want her in 'public view'. But she still enjoyed the quiet.
She arrived in front of the heavy wooden door about to knock when she heard crying. Galinda opened the door, forgetting about knocking before entering.
What she saw broke her heart, Elphaba never ever cried. Especially not like this, she looked like Galinda in one of her fits.
"Elphie…"
Elphaba looked up an immediately stopped and looked up from the drab pillow she was hugging. Her brown eyes turned cold.
"Go away."
Galinda ignored her. "You'll burn yourself; let me get your oils…"
"I don't care." Elphaba said stubbornly as she sniffled, but there was definitely something else.
"What's wrong?"
Elphaba bit her lip and looked out the window. "You're here for Nessarose aren't you?"
The truth was she was, Frex had asked for Nessa- not Elphaba.
"Yes, but…"
"I knew it."
"BUT, we're here for you too." Galinda really didn't understand why it was such a big deal.
Elphaba studied Lin's face for a moment, the look that the Blonde got when she was trying to think of a reason of something happened, or anything at all.
"Because," she said, almost reading her mind, "I've never had anything in this family for me. I've been the girl in the corner who's just a burden, another mouth to feed. For once I thought maybe, just maybe Frex cared about me. But… no. It's just always Nessa."
Now Galinda understood. "Oh, Elphie I'm so sorry…" She knew she was only scratching the surface when Elphaba told her this. Galinda carefully put her arms around Elphaba, hoping she wouldn't pull away.
She didn't.
Wow, crying and allowing a hug? Something was definitely wrong with her Elphie.
"The others are worried about you."
"They are?" Elphaba said surprised.
Galinda felt another pang, they were Elphaba's friends yet she was still so surprised at their concern!
She chuckled. "Of course, let's get you cleaned up and go down stairs." Galinda smiled as she led her green friend into the bathroom, her arm around her shoulder.
Being quite a feat for her, especially since Galinda was a considerably amount shorter.