Okay, I really cannot believe I wrote this, but you guys wanted it. I feel so cheesy and cliche...but, I think it's acceptable. (Please let me know.) I have chapter 8 written, but I want to get the feedback from this before I put it up. So the sooner you review, and the more reviews I get, the sooner chapter 8 goes up! (And that has so much more Fiyerba in it, it's not even funny.) So yeah. Let me know what you think of this, and happy reading everyone!

P.S. Elphaba and Fiyero may be a bit AU in this, but that's up to you guys how you interpret it.

When Elphaba walked through the door to her dorm, she found Galinda sitting on her bed, painting her nails. Practically slamming the door, she threw her bag at the foot of her bed and then proceeded to fall with a 'thump' onto her covers.

"Bad day Elphie?" Galinda inquired while trying to perfect her already perfect nail.

"You could say that." Elphaba mumbled, her face still in the bed.

"Well, that makes two of us." Galinda huffed, holding her hands out and squinting at them. "No one talked to me all day! They all either ignored me or ran away. And when they weren't doing that, they were making awful jokes about me and calling me names. Right in front of me too! Can you believe the nerve of some people?"

She sounded close to tears through her rant, but Elphaba didn't have enough energy left to feel sorry.

"Actually Galinda, I can. That sort of thing happens to me every single day of my life. You learn to deal with it eventually."

Galinda was silent for a while, and when she spoke, it was a quiet whisper.

"I'm sorry, Elphie."

Elphaba sighed and pushed herself into a sitting position, facing the blonde.

"No, I'm sorry Galinda. This is all my fault." She hesitated, biting her lip, unsure whether to tell her friend or not.

"You see, something happened the other day and I accidentally-"

She was cut off by a knock at the door.

"I'll get it!" Galinda bounced up, but paused half way to the door.

"Unless you want to? It's probably not for me anyway." She said, looking dejected.

Elphaba motioned with her hand for her to continue, somewhat thankful for the interruption. She wasn't so thankful however when Galinda opened the door to reveal Fiyero.

"Fiyero!" Galinda squealed, throwing her arms around his neck. Fiyero responded awkwardly, patting her back and detaching himself from her.

"Hi, Galinda. Hey, Elphaba." He waved behind Galinda at her. Elphaba just shot him her most deadly glare, not wanting him to be here at this moment.

"What's up?" Galinda asked, trying to drag him inside and failing. Fiyero looked extremely uncomfortable. He rubbed the back of his neck and ran his hand through his hair, motions Elphaba was starting to notice were characteristic when he was nervous.

"Galinda, I need to talk to you about something." he said, gently taking her hand.

Elphaba could've sworn she felt her heart stop. Even after she begged him not to, he was still going to crush Galinda?

She glared at him fiercely, trying to convey that if he continued, he would die.

He glanced quickly at Elphaba, flinching when he met her gaze.

"I was just thinking that maybe we should…" he trailed off, looking anywhere but either of the girl's faces.

"Yes? We should what?" Galinda asked, gazing up at him with innocent puppy dog eyes.

Elphaba practically hissed in anger. Was he really stupid enough to risk his life doing this? If Galinda didn't tear him to shreds, Elphaba would.

She started making stopping motions with her hands and mouthing 'no' at him, but he ignored her.

"We should see other…" he trailed off again, looking back at Elphaba. Her face now held a pleading, desperate look. Elphaba's brown eyes were huge and looked scared. She was mouthing, over and over, 'Please don't, please, please, please don't!'

Fiyero stood there staring at her and then sighed.

"See other…restaurants." He finished lamely, looking Galinda in the eye. Elphaba audibly sighed and flopped backward, not realizing she had been so tense just then. She sat back up and smiled at Fiyero.

"I was thinking we should see other restaurants. We always eat at the same old ones, so why not try something new? How about tonight at 7?"

Galinda squealed and threw her arms around him again, kissing him soundly on the mouth.

Elphaba looked away, feeling her heart break again. You would think she'd be used to the feeling by now, especially after the events of the past few days, knowing he did not love her and never would, but it still hurt worse every time.

Don't wish. Don't start. Wishing only wounds the heart. She thought, shaking her head.

She looked up again to see Fiyero looking back with a pained expression. As if the kiss had hurt him as much as it had her.

She turned away again, willing her eyes to not tear up.

"Thank you so much Fiyero! Oh, this will be so much fun! You know, everyone has been mean to me lately, except for Elphie and you." She sighed, burying her face into his neck.

Fiyero winced and didn't look over at Elphaba.

"Of course." He said soothingly. He detached himself again and said good-bye, glancing swiftly at Elphaba before closing the door. Once the door was closed, Galinda ran to her bed and bounced up and down, looking quite like a 5 year old.

"Oooh Elphie!" This day is looking up!" she squealed.

"So it seems." She muttered.

While Galinda was rushing around, starting to lay out clothes for the night, Elphaba sat thinking. After about 10 minutes, she got up.

"I think I'll go for a walk." She said as she crossed the room.

Galinda was too busy to hear her, so Elphaba slipped out with that.

Elphaba walked around the campus, looking for someone. She finally saw him walking in the gardens and called out to him.

"Fiyero, wait!"

Fiyero turned at the call and his face split into a smile that soon faltered and disappeared.

"Hey. What do you want?" he asked, glumly shoving his hand in his pockets.

"I just wanted to say thank you. You made Galinda very happy."

"Yeah, at the cost of my own happiness."

"I thought you would be happy. You get to go to dinner with Galinda. Doesn't that make you happy?" Elphaba retorted, not liking where this was going.

"No, I would be happy if you had let me break it off with her. Then I might be eating dinner with someone I actually want to eat with." He looked steadily at her, making her stomach flip and blood rush to her cheeks.

She sighed. "Alright Fiyero, look. I need to tell you something. This has to stop. It's just putting us both through pain. You don't really like me. You're just under a spell and that's what's causing you to act this way. You think I'm Galinda, and that's why you're acting like this. There's no other reason." She added the last part in more for her benefit that for Fiyero.

While she was talking, Fiyero was staring at her like she was crazy.

"So suddenly you know if I really like you or not?" he asked, his temper rising.

Elphaba looked away, her ebony hair swinging in front of her face. "Yes, I think so." She whispered.

Fiyero shook his head. "Well, you don't. I do really like you, spell or no spell. And if I have fallen under a spell, how do you know I don't feel as if I've fallen up, not under?" By this point, Fiyero felt as if he was spewing nonsense, but he didn't stop. He couldn't.

"And I know you're not Galinda. I don't think you're Galinda. I wouldn't want you if you were Galinda. But I do want you. I want Elphaba Thropp, the smart, pretty, passionate girl who has my heart. And there is another reason; I love you, Fae."

Elphaba stared at him for awhile, before slowly shaking her head.

"No. No, I don't….no." she started to turn away, but Fiyero grabbed her by the arms and spun her around to face him.

"Look at me." He said. She turned her face away.

"Look at me!" he repeated, shaking her a little. She turned her face to look at him, her brown eyes holding fear.

Fiyero leaned in closer and said, "Look me in the eyes and tell me you don't feel the same."

"I-I-I….I have to go." Elphaba stumbled over her words and turned to flee, but Fiyero spun her around again and closed the space between them.

He gently touched his lips to hers, still holding her by her arms.

Elphaba froze in shock, the rational part of her brain screaming at her to run. But as Fiyero stepped closer and pressed against her lips more, the rational part of her brain was ignored and she let desire win.

He let go of her arms and raised his hand to let it rest against her cheek, while the other settled on her waist.

Elphaba snaked her arms around his neck and ran her fingers through the hair on the back of his head.

She sighed.

They stood there kissing for several minutes, oblivious to anyone who might see.

When Fiyero started to tease her lips with his tongue, asking for entrance, Elphaba snapped out of it.

Gasping, she wrenched away, holding her hand to her mouth. One word escaped.

"Galinda."

Fiyero looked pained again and he stepped towards her. "Fae, please don't."

"No, no, this isn't right! You're dating Galinda! You're going on a date with her tonight! You love her for Oz sakes!"

"No! I don't want to be with her! I do not love her! I want to be with you! I love-".

"No!" Elphaba shrieked, backing away from him. "Don't say it! Don't say that you love me Fiyero."

Fiyero was surprised to hear and see that she was close to tears.

"Why not?" he whispered.

"Because you don't! You can't! You can't love me Fiyero!" she cried, turning and racing back towards the dorms.

Elphaba kept running, not caring where she was going. She round herself running up the stairs that led to her roof. She burst through the door and threw herself onto the bench. She let the tears escape her eyes and run down her cheeks into her midnight colored hair.

"No." she choked. "No, no, no, no."

So I hope you all enjoyed it. Remember: The more reviews and the sooner I get them, the quicker I get the next chapter up!