A/N - Sorry for the delay in the update, I'm going to update a little more irregular than I was hoping I would, life's busy . However, writing this story made me realize that I'm more a reader than a writer, so I'm going to finish this one and that will also be my last =)

Chapter 4 – About showers and arguments

As soon as Elphaba walked through the door, she heard a squeal inside. Rolling her eyes, she strolled to the bathroom, not even giving one look at Galinda. When she stood in the shower, she started thinking about what happened that evening. How could Galinda be fine with Fiyero dating her? They weren't even broken up for a day yet! She needed to have a talk with Galinda about this, the bubbly blonde has lost her mind. And then Fiyero! How could anyone love her? She's green for crying out loud! And he's the hottest prince in all of Oz, why would he be in love with her? Maybe Galinda was just pretending to be her friend and had come up with this cruel joke together with Fiyero… That must be it. She never expected Galinda to be this cruel. She knew that Galinda giving her the hat had been a joke and she really thought Galinda felt awful about it, or had that been an act? Sighing, she got out of the shower, knowing that she needed to face Galinda at some point in her life.

Galinda was impatiently bouncing on her bed. Why did Elphie take a shower first? Didn't she understand that Galinda wanted to know everything that happened with Fiyero that night? When Elphaba finally stepped out of the bathroom, Galinda was shocked to see her face. Why did Elphie look so angry?

"Was this some joke to embarrass me Galinda? Did you really sink so low? You just pretended to be my friend so you could pull this one off? Had a good laugh? I hope you're happy now! Did you actually think that I would be so thick as to believe that someone could love me?"

Oh oh, this was not good. Galinda knew that Elphaba's self-esteem was low, but she never expected it to be that low.

"Elphie, it wasn't a joke! I talked with Fiyero and he told me that he wasn´t in love with me anymore. Yes, I was upset at first, we were going to be married! But I realized that the only reason we were together was because we were perfect together. I never really loved him, but the most popular girl in town needs to be with the most popular boy in university right? People expect these kind of things from me! Why did you think I asked for a table in the back? I knew you'd be uncomfortable if everyone could see you! You're so smart Elphie, why can't you see that we really care about you?" she asked, starting to tear up.

"Oh Galinda, please! Don't start crying, I have found out how fake you can cry, so save your tears, you won't fool me again. I hope you had your laugh, now, if you don't mind, I'm going to bed, I need to study tomorrow."

"But El…"

"Goodnight Galinda."

Galinda stood still, staring at Elphaba, the tears stinging in her eyes. She started sobbing and ran out of the room, not knowing where to go. Why was Elphie so mean? Before she knew it, she was standing in front of Fiyero's door. She softly knocked his door, not knowing whether he would be asleep yet and not wanting to wake him up. She was just about to turn around and walk somewhere else when she heard the door open.

"Galinda? What are you doing here? Didn't Elphaba tell y…" he stopped, noticing the tears in her eyes. "What's going on?"

"It's Elphie, she got really angry with me," she cried out, sobbing even harder. "What happened, what did you do?"

"I didn't do anything! I didn't even try to do anything! She was completely normal when we said goodbye in the front of your door and she even kissed me on the cheek when she said goodbye! What did she say then, why is she angry with you?"
"She said that we tricked her and asked if we had a good laugh. Why would she say something like that?" Tears were streaming down her face, who would have thought a few months ago that she would care this much about Elphie?

"I don't know Lin… Let's get you back to your room, I'll see if she can talk to me."

Together they walked back, Fiyero's mind racing. What could he say to Elphaba to make this right? Sooner than he had anticipated they were at the girls' room. Galinda opened the door, letting Fiyero go in first. The room was dark, so Fiyero took a few seconds to get his eyes adjusted to the darkness. He saw that Elphaba was already in her bed, he just hoped she didn't sleep yet.

"Elphaba?" he asked softly, while he walked over to her bed, trying to figure out which side her face was. Noticing it was on the other side of the bed, he walked around it so he could face her. She had her eyes closed, but just a little too firmly, so he noticed she wasn't asleep yet.

"Elphaba, I know you're awake, can we talk?"

Elphaba's eyes snapped open. "No."

"Elph…"

"Go away Fiyero."

"Not until we've talked." She could be stubborn, but I can be stubborn too, Fiyero thought.

Elphaba remained quiet, hoping the silent treatment would make him go away. Apparently, she was wrong. Fiyero was still there.

"Elphaba, what's going on? Galinda was genuinely upset when she came to my room, did you really think we tricked you into coming there?"

She remained silent, couldn't he just leave?

"Everything I told you was true you know, I really like you and I really want to get to know you better. Why can't you see that? Galinda really cares about you as well. When we were still dating, I couldn't get her to shut up about you after you two became friends. She just kept going on how smart you were and how much she loved to take you shopping to get you in what she called "decent" clothes. If you don't want to see me anymore, just tell me, but don't punish Galinda for something she never did." He looked at Elphaba, hoping she would change her mind.

Elphaba thought about what Fiyero had said. What if what he says is true, wouldn't that make her life so much easier? She had never known anyone who was nice to her and wanted to at least be her friend. She sighed, she was so inexperienced with relationships. For once, she wished she was life smart instead of book smart. Or even better, a combination of both.

"Fiyero, I've never had anyone even remotely showing they liked me. Why would the two of you?"

Fiyero looked dumbstruck, this can't be true right?

"Because we look past your defensive wall that you've put up for yourself. Most people get frightened by the way you present yourself. You must remember that Galinda and you didn't like each other in the beginning. Hell, you loathed each other! And you didn't even know each other yet. People tend to look on someone's surface instead of someone's character, you did the same. Everyone should just get to know each other before forming an opinion about someone else. We looked past your barriers and based on what you said I have a feeling that we're the first ones. Elphaba, we're not trying to harm you, please give us a chance to show you that." Fiyero looked up, in search for Galinda, and silently communicated to her to come over.

Galinda, who had been watching the scene from the doorway, carefully made her way over, pushing away the tears that had still been on her cheeks. Elphaba started to sit up straight, still not completely convinced, but willing to give them a chance.