Rifiuto: Non Miriena
A/N: the list of family members should be easy to read; a tree was too hard
Question: Is she ever going to call Glinda? Or is she gone?
Answer: No, she's not going to call Glinda, but the blonde does show up later
Thanks to Hedwig466 for reviewing 5.
The next morning, Elphaba awoke disoriented. As she splashed water on her face, the events of the last twenty-four hours came flooding back, and she remembered that she was at Emerald University. Tired, she left the bathroom, going to Fiyero's door and pressing her ear against the wood.
"You're not going to hear anything." She jumped, and turned, to see him standing behind her, holding out a cup of coffee.
"Th... thanks." He nodded, going back into the kitchenette, as she followed.
"I made pancakes. I don't know whether you like them or not, but I thought I'd take a guess and make breakfast- think of it as a welcome to Emerald University from your roommate." She couldn't help the smile as she took a seat at the table across from him.
"Thanks. I... I like pancakes." He relaxed, and offered her the butter. "Where did you learn to cook?"
"I learned because then I could teach Nia. She likes it when I teach her things, more than her teachers."
"Nia?"
"My sister. Illianora. I either call her Nor or Nia." She nodded.
"Oh."
"So... what's your sister's name?"
"Nessarose."
They ate in silence, and once breakfast was done and the dishes placed in the dishwasher, Elphaba went to get dressed. She slipped into an old skirt and a tank top, before grabbing her key and jacket and slipping out of the room. Exploring sounded good; especially since she had two days to get acquainted with the school. Except finding her way around wasn't that easy.
She got lost.
So it was a good two hours later, when she managed to make a right turn and ended up at the lake. It was huge, bigger than any she'd ever seen. Swans- both black and white- swam on the water's surface, content to glide over the smooth mirror, while students watched. After watching the swans for a while, Elphaba turned, and wandered to the park, stopping to admire the flowers in bloom. When she made it back to her dorm, she pulled her key out and slowly slid it in before quickly pulling it out, like Fiyero had taught her. It opened on the first try.
"Fiyero! Fiyero, I got the key to work- Fiyero?" She stopped in the middle of the living room, finding that he wasn't there. Her excitement gone, she went into her room and began to unpack some of her books that she'd forgotten the night before. After a while, she slipped into the kitchen and made a cup of hot tea before returning to her room. The evening passed in silence, she and Fiyero at in the dorm, before retiring to the living room and chatting. Both went to bed around ten that night.
Sunday passed quietly, neither left the dorm, and it wasn't until Monday that the nerves kicked in.
Elphaba awoke at seven, and her first class was at seven-thirty, across campus. After quickly getting ready and brushing her teeth, she grabbed her books and hurried from the dorm. She hurried across campus, finally slipping into the Thropp Hall- a hall named after her great-great-great-great grandfather, who had donated money to the university. She searched for the lecture hall, and finally slipped into the hall, as quietly as she could, except the door squeaked. Everyone turned to look at her.
"Yes? Can I help you?" She bit her lip.
"I... My name's Elphaba Thropp... I'm new. I..."
"Ah, yes, you must be the new transfer from... Shiz, correct?" She nodded. "Yes, well, welcome to Emerald University, Miss Thropp. Take a seat." She nodded, and moved down the stairs, before moving along a row and taking a seat next to a girl with short red hair. The girl glanced at her, before returning back to lecture. After a while though, she turned to Elphaba and whispered,
"New here?"
"Huh? Oh, um... yeah. I... just transferred from Shiz University."
"Welcome to EU. I'm Katila."
"Elphaba."
When lecture was over, Elphaba hurried from the hall, when she heard some one calling to her.
"Hey! Hey, wait up!" She stopped, and turned to see the girl she'd sat next to hurrying to catch up.
"Yeah?"
"Look, I know this is short notice, but, you want to go get lunch?"
"Sure." They headed to the cafeteria, with Katila filling her in on everything.
"I'm a senior-"
"Me too." The girls shared smiles, before Katila continued.
"I'm majoring in Dance-"
"So am I!"
"Really? What kind?"
"Everything." She nodded.
"Same here. What do you have after lunch?"
"Um... Advanced Pointe... with... Kersi."
"Sophelia Kersi. She's pretty good, you'll like her. I've got her next too. Partra Usq teaches Jazz, Nardia Tuka teaches Tap, and KSit Zans teaches Modern. They're all really good at what they do. I think you'll enjoy them." The girls paid and found a table, before Katila finished the explanation. "Over there is where the nursing majors sit, they always sit at the back of the cafeteria. The History majors are in the east wing; they usually take the chairs and couches..."
"Hey Kat, mind if I join you?"
"Oh, hey Baxi. Have a seat. Elphaba, this is Baxiana Tiggular. Baxi, this is Elphaba Thropp. She's new. Transferred from Shiz."
"Nice to meet you." The two shook hands, before returning to lunch. "Shiz? I am so sorry." Elphaba shrugged.
"I'm just glad to be out of there." She stopped and turned to her. "Did you say... Tiggular? As in... Fiyero Tiggular?"
"Yeah, you know Fiyero?" She nodded.
"He's my roommate."
"Really? About time Yero got stuck with a roommate. He's been here the last three and a half years, and managed to weasel his way out of getting a roommate. Good luck."
"Thanks, but... how do you know him?"
"They're cousins-"
"First cousins. His parents are the King and Queen of the Vinkus."
Elphaba's eyes widened. "Wait a minute. His parents are King Liir and Queen Tari?" The other two nodded.
"Yeah, how did you know-"
"My father's the govenor of Munchkinland. I met the Vinkun king and queen when I was twelve. Although I had no idea of knowing I'd be rooming with their son at college." The other two laughed.
"Yes, well, Yero is known as quite the troublemaker in our family. My mother is the king's younger sister. There's four children in all, I have an older aunt and a younger uncle, and together, there's a total of ten cousins-" She drew out the family lineage for the girls to see. "My Aunt Nastoya and Uncle Merku have two children: Detia and Kensi; Denaa and Manek have Tersan, Candle, and Jemsey; Liir and Tari have Yero and Nor; and my parents, Irji and Sarima, have Melna, Trism and me."
She handed the napkin to Elphaba.
"Thanks."
"Sure thing. Oh, and good luck rooming with Yero. He can be a handful. It's about time he had someone to watch over him."
"Oh, I'm not-"
"I know. But I'm just saying, maybe you can get Yero to calm down. You'll be good for him."
Over the course of the next several minutes, several other girls joined them, and Elphaba was introduced to each one.
"As you can probably guess, the dancers sit with the dancers and the musical theater majors stick with their kind. Every once in a while, we'll sit on the floor and warm up as we eat- it's just easier half the time."
"Fiyero's a musical theater major-"
Baxi nodded. "I know. He's about the only MTM that sits with us off and on."
"So, are you planning on dating, Elphaba?" Detia, Baxi's cousin asked. Elphaba shook her head.
"I'm working on getting my degree, I'm not focusing on romance." However, she looked back at the list.
Liir and Tari:
Fiyero
Illianora
Nastoya and Merku:
Detia
Kensi
Denaa and Manek:
Tersan
Candle
Jemsey
Irji and Sarima:
Melna
Baxiana
Trism