CONTENT WARNING! This chapter is the start of the more mature aspects of this story. We are not going to be holding back on ANYTHING, so it will be earning it's "Mature" rating as we get further along. As always, my buddy "Denpa Wave Chick Saki" co-wrote this with me. Enjoy!
Nessa made sure she was properly situated before she looked down at her sister. "Alright...I believe I am fine. You should mount your horse now."
The blonde looked wide-eyed up at the horse in front of her. She shook her head. "No way. Nope. Not happening."
"Galinda...you said you would do anything I wanted to do. I want to ride horses with you. Now get on."
"B-b-but it's so high..." She gulped. "And there is nothing to stop me from falling."
Nessa sighed. "Where is Elphaba when you need her?" she muttered. "Alright. You can stay and I will go."
"N-no! You can't go by yourself."
"I am going, and whether you come with me or not is your choice." Nessa turned her horse and started for the stable exit.
"Nonononono! I'll go, I'll go!"
"Then you'd better hurry, because I am not waiting for you!"
"I-I am going as fast as I can..." She took a deep breath before climbing atop her own horse. She clutched tightly to the reins, afraid to make it move. Nessa turned around, approached her sister, leaned over, and gave her horse's reins a snap, watching as they took off. The brunette grinned and started after the blonde. Galinda screamed, dropping the reins, and instead flung her arms around the horse's neck.
Nessa laughed at her sister's antics. "Having fun over there?"
"HOW DO YOU STOP THIS THING?"
The brunette laughed again before she reached over and grabbed the horse's reins, pulling it to a slow trot.
The blonde still clung to the horse's neck, her eyes clenched shut. "Is it over yet?"
"Calm down. You're still alive." Nessa turned their horses so that they were on the path leading around the palace. "This is nice..."
Galinda slowly sat up, glaring at her sister. "Why in Oz would you do that? You knew I was already scared out of my mind!"
"But you're fine now, so keep your panties on."
The blonde stuck her tongue out at her. "It would be my luck to get the meanie baby sister..."
Nessa rolled her eyes. "Oh, please. Don't be so dramatic. I'll bet you couldn't even pick out a present for me, so you at least owe me this."
"As a matter of fact, I did get you a present."
"Really? Did Elphaba help?"
"She helped with one of them. The other was all me." The blonde grinned.
"Oh? Well then..." Nessa gave her sister a grin. "I suppose we should hurry back then." She leaned over and gave the horse's reins another snap, following them back to the stables. Galinda screamed again, clutching to the horse's neck. Once back at the stables, Nessa slid from her horse and back into her chair with some difficulty. "So...where are these gifts?"
The blonde slid off the horse and collapsed to the ground, ghost white and wide-eyed. "You are so mean to me."
"I apologize...but you did jump on my useless legs this morning."
"Y-your presents are in m-my room." Galinda started to walk stiffly back to the palace.
"Galinda...I am sorry," Nessa said, following her sister. "I just...I wanted to do something...that would take my mind off her."
The blonde softened a little. "I-I understand...just have to...get over the shock, you know?" She gave her a small smile.
"So...where are they?" Nessa asked again when they arrived in the blonde's room.
Galinda went to her vanity and pulled a small box from a drawer, also grabbing a much flatter package that was leaning against it. She returned to Nessa and handed her the box. "This one is from me and Elphaba."
The brunette took it and opened it, pulling out the gloves. "Oh...they are wonderful. How did you know?" she asked as she slipped them on.
"Well, it was Elphaba's idea. I just picked the design." She smiled.
"Of course...thank you."
"And this..." She handed her the flat package. "...is from me."
Nessa took the package and opened it slower than the previous one. "Oh, Galinda...it's beautiful," Nessa said as she looked at the drawing. She set it in her lap and hugged her sister. "Thank you..."
"You are very welcome, Nessa. Now if you miss us, you will still have something of us. I must say, it might possibly the best artwork I have ever done."
"I agree...it's...wonderful."
Elphaba sat in Sarima's room, wondering what was taking the brunette so long. The sun was starting to set...she could go home tomorrow. Sarima came back into the room, locking the door behind her, and immediately heading for the bathroom. "Hello, Elphaba. I will just be a moment."
"Wha- uhh...all right." The brunette changed out of her dress and slipped a robe over herself. She gave herself one last look in the mirror before stepping out into the room again. She slowly sauntered over to Elphaba. The green woman did not like the way Sarima was walking towards her. She quickly stood up. "Uhh...ready for bed already?"
"Oh, I'm ready to get into bed, alright..." She gently pushed the green woman back onto the bed. Sarima teasingly stripped off her robe, letting it fall to the ground to reveal her scanty underwear. She slowly crawled on top of Elphaba, kissing her way up her neck. "You have made me wait far too long, Miss Elphaba. I want to have sex with you...now." She leaned down to kiss her passionately.
No, no. Elphaba had been afraid of this! "Sarima...I-I don't know if this is a g-good idea..." Still, her hands moved to run down Sarima's arms...no, she had to resist!
"Please..." Sarima kissed her again. She grabbed the green woman's hand and moved it to cover her breast. "I need you..."
Elphaba looked up at the brunette, confusion brimming inside her mind. 'A man chooses...a servant obeys.' "All right...all right, Sarima. I will give you what you want, but please...d-don't...I'm not ready...myself." Sarima only nodded in reply before kissing her more passionately than before. Her hands roamed down to start pulling Elphaba's dress up, lightly dragging her fingers up the green woman's body as the dress was pulled up. Elphaba let out a small moan at the feeling, as her hands lowered to grasp Sarima's hips, slowly pulling the brunette's underwear off. "I...I don't really know...what to do..."
The brunette pulled Elphaba's dress over her head, taking in the sight of every green inch of her skin. She leaned down to whisper huskily into her ear, "I want your fingers deep inside of me..." She sucked on the green woman's earlobe, her tongue sneaking out to tease it as well. Elphaba jumped at the feeling, her back arching slightly. Her hand moved over Sarima's center, and one finger pressed against her entrance lightly. The green woman closed her eyes, forced the image of Galinda from her mind, and pushed her finger inside the brunette. Sarima gave out a gasp of pleasure, burying her hands in Elphaba's hair. She kissed her deeply again. "Oz...more..." Her hips moved forward, pushing Elphaba's finger further inside of her.
Elphaba pushed a second finger in, wrapping an arm around the brunette, and pulled her closer. "Is this...right?"
"Nnnnn...yes..." She moaned. "Don't...stop..."
The green woman wasn't exactly sure what to do, so she began to move her fingers in and out slowly, taken aback by Sarima's moans. "Am I...hurting you?"
"N-nooo...feels...amazing..." She managed to gasp out. Sarima's hips started to move forward, meeting Elphaba's thrusts. She clutched at the green woman's shoulders. "Faster...Oz...faster!" Elphaba did her best to comply with Sarima's requests, surprised to feel burning beads of sweat forming on her forehead. Sarima could feel herself getting closer to the edge, and, when Elphaba's fingers hit her a certain way, she went over it. The brunette cried out in her orgasm, shaking in pleasure before collapsing on top of the green woman.
"S-Sarima! Are you all right?" Elphaba asked, fearing she had done something wrong and injured the brunette. She quickly withdrew her fingers.
Sarima gave her a breathless smile. "I am better...than alright...you just gave me...the best orgasm...of my life." She buried her face in the crook of Elphaba's neck. 'And now you are mine...'
The green woman didn't like this. This whole "sex" thing...she didn't understand the thrill of it. And if it was meant as a way of bringing two people closer, then Elphaba knew this for sure: she did not feel closer to Sarima. She felt even farther away; she felt used. This was not what she wanted; not where she belonged. "Galinda..."
The brunette frowned at hearing the name. "What about her?" she spat out.
"N-nothing..."
Sarima closed her eyes, not saying anything more but fuming on the inside. 'You. Are. Mine!'
'Galinda...' Elphaba suddenly sat up, everything becoming clear. "I can't do this anymore."
"W-what? What are you talking about?"
"This is not right. I can't...I can't lie anymore, and I don't want to hurt you. So, I'm sorry, but I...I don't belong here. I belong with...her..."
"No, you don't! She doesn't care about you. She never has, and she never will! I am the one who loves you, Elphaba. Why would you leave me for that dumbass blonde?"
Elphaba pushed Sarima off, not hard enough to hurt her, but enough to show force. "Galinda does care...please do not make this difficult." The green woman stood and reached for her discarded dress.
"You can't do this to me!" Sarima grabbed the green woman's dress before she could reach it. "You are not going anywhere, Elphaba Thropp."
"Sarima, please...I don't want to hurt you." Elphaba tried to take her dress from the brunette. "Sarima..."
"No," she growled. "You will not just leave me, Elphaba. I won't let you."
"Do not make me resort to force."
"I will not lose you to that bitch!"
"You never had me, and do not insult her!" Elphaba grabbed the brunette's wrists and pinned her down to the bed. "Please...I am trying to make this as painless as possible...let me go. Stop torturing yourself."
"NO! You are mine! Not hers!" She struggled against the green woman's restraint.
"I do not belong to you." Elphaba released her and straightened up, beginning to slip back into her dress. Sarima ripped the dress off before she could finish getting it on. "Ozdamnit Sarima, that's enough!" Elphaba whipped back around angrily. "Either you will let me go, or I will be forced to use my own measures. Which one will it be?"
"You are not going anywhere!" Elphaba lunged for her dress, but Sarima pulled it away again.
With a growl, she caught the brunette by her neck, but she couldn't find the will to apply any pressure. "Sarima...I don't want to hurt you...but if I have to, I will. I. Belong. To. Galinda. The sooner you accept that, the easier this will be."
"Never."
Elphaba threw her down onto the bed, pinning her there. "This is my last warning!"
"What are you going to do to stop me, Elphaba? Hit me? Go ahead. Hit the only person who will ever be willing to love you."
Elphaba cocked her fist back, tears forming in her eyes. "Please don't make me do it..."
"Hit me, Elphaba, but mark my words: you will be mine. I don't care what I have to do. You will be mine whether you want to or not."
The green woman paused, shaking before she got off the brunette, grabbing her dress and putting it on. "You can do what you want to me...but I will always belong to someone else."
"Just you wait. You'll see..."
Elphaba turned back to her. "You just don't get it, do you?"
"There isn't anything to get."
"Exactly," Elphaba said before she grabbed her cloak and tied it around her neck. "Goodbye, Sarima..."
Sarima threw herself at the green woman's back. "NO!"
Elphaba stumbled to her knees. "Sarima, get off!"
"NO! I WON'T LET YOU LEAVE ME!"
"We. Are. OVER!" Elphaba grabbed the brunette and threw her down onto the floor, back first. "Stop trying to fight me!"
"You can't...leave me!" Sarima gasped out, having lost her breath on impact.
"I can, and I am!" Elphaba stepped over her and grasped the door handle, only to find it locked...and needing a key. "Shit..."
"You're not...going anywhere..." She sat up, smirking at the green woman.
"Sarima, don't do this...please...just let me go...I will break this door down."
"I won't let you leave me."
Elphaba grabbed her and shook her. "I am leaving one way or another! Now give me the key!"
"No," she growled at her.
It was obvious that Sarima was not going to comply, so Elphaba threw her onto the bed with a growl. "Fine. We will do this the hard way." She went over to the window and glanced outside, surveying the fall.
"You wouldn't dare..." The brunette sat up on the bed, staring at Elphaba.
The green woman looked back at her. "I told you: I am leaving one way or another." She took a step back before sending her boot through the glass, causing it to shatter.
"NO!" Sarima lunged for her, but Elphaba leapt out the window, barely managing to catch a branch of the adjacent tree. She clung to it, her legs scrambling to find something to brace against. Sarima stood at the broken window, watching Elphaba. "And how are you going to get back to your dumbass blonde, Elphaba? You came here in our carriage. You have no way back!"
The branch snapped and Elphaba fell through several other branches, feeling them smack her face and arms. She hit the ground and staggered to her feet, looking back up at Sarima. "I don't need a carriage...I just need one horse!" With that, she bolted for the stables, emerging a few moments later on a black stallion. She knew would get in big trouble for this...but Galinda...the blonde was worth it.
Elphaba rode through the night, her adrenaline keeping her awake. By the time she arrived back in the Emerald City, the first rays of sunlight were just barely beginning to peak over the tops of the hills. She left the horse at the stable and began scaling up the side of the palace, hoisting herself over Galinda's balcony. She picked the lock and stepped inside, only to find that the blonde's bed was empty. Odd. She made her way down the hall silently and slid into Nessa's room, surprised to find not only the brunette, but Galinda as well. As unintentional as it was, Galinda had somehow ended up falling asleep next to Nessa in the brunette's bed. She slept soundly, holding her sister close to her. Elphaba approached the end of the bed and looked down at them, her fists clenching and unclenching.
The blonde began to stir when she heard the door close. She slowly sat up rubbing her eyes tiredly and looking around, until her eyes fell on the green figure standing over them. "E-elphie?"
"Galinda..." The green woman collapsed against her, her exhaustion finally catching up with her. "I'm...sorry..."
Galinda managed to catch her, somewhat shocked. She noticed the scratches and bruises covering the green woman's skin. "Elphaba? Wh-what happened to you?"
Elphaba shook her head as she clung to the blonde with what strength she could muster. "I fell...through a tree."
"How did...why in Oz did you fall through a tree?"
"I jumped...out the window."
"What? What happened?"
"Galinda, please...I can't...not now..." Elphaba looked at her with tired eyes.
"Okay...it's alright, Elphie...it's okay..." The blonde soothingly stroked Elphaba's hair.
"Nnn...what is going on?" Nessa asked, opening her eyes. They widened upon seeing Elphaba. "E-Elphaba? But...but I thought..."
"I'm not sure either." She looked over at the brunette. "I just woke up, and she was standing here."
"I couldn't...I couldn't stay away...please...please don't make me...leave again..."
"No no no...of course we won't, Elphie. Now why don't you climb in here and get some sleep? You look exhausted..." She held up the covers for her. Elphaba managed to pull herself in next to the blonde, wrapping her arms around her again and resting her head on Galinda's chest. Not two seconds after she closed her eyes, she was asleep.
"What happened?" Nessa asked, looking at the blonde.
Galinda frowned. "I have no idea...She said she didn't want to talk about it..." Elphaba whimpered slightly in her sleep, occasionally clinging to Galinda tighter. The blonde continued stroking her hair, whispering partially to herself and partially to Nessa, "What in Oz happened to her...?"
It was about an hour later when Elphaba jerked awake, her eyes unfocused and breathing irregular. Galinda had fallen asleep again in that hour, her arms still wrapped around the green woman. She woke when she felt Elphaba jerk in her arms. "Elphie? Are you okay? What's wrong?" She started soothingly stroking the raven hair again.
Elphaba shook her head. "I...I just...had a bad...dream."
"Elphaba, please...what happened? Why did you come back so early? And why were you jumping out of a window and into a tree?" The green woman sighed and was about to reply when the slamming of a door interrupted her.
"What do you mean, an unaccounted for horse? Horses don't just appear out of nowhere!" Footsteps were heard leading upstairs, and then the Wizard was standing in the bedroom doorway. He looked somewhat confused at seeing Elphaba, but that soon turned to anger. "Why are you back here?"
The green woman only clung to Galinda tighter, trembling as she buried her face in the blonde's neck. "Please..." she whispered, just loud enough for only Galinda to hear.
"Father, please leave her be." Galinda held her closer.
"Did you steal one of Sir Arjikis' horses? Is that how you got back here?" The Wizard started to approach, fully intent on yanking her from the bed. Elphaba closed her eyes tightly, clinging to Galinda as if her life depended on it (for it most likely did).
Galinda placed herself between the green woman and the Wizard. "Father, don't! She never wanted to go in the first place!"
"It does not matter what she wants! A servant does what they are told!"
The arguing had woken Nessa, and she sat up. "What's going on?"
"You will go back to the Glikkus as you were orderedto do!"
Nessa joined her sister in shielding the green woman by wrapping her arms around her. "You are not taking her from us again!"
"Surely this green thing can't mean so much to you?"
"You're wrong, Father! Elphaba is the best friend I have ever had. You can't send her away again!"
"Galinda, my dear, don't be foolish. This creature can't possibly be your friend; you are not even in the same social class!"
"I don't care! What in Oz are saying anyway? Aren't you the one who always tells everyone how we are all equal? How nobody is higher than anybody else? Well, what the hell would people think of you if they found out that you are the biggest non-believer of it out of everyone?" Tears started to escape down her cheeks.
The Wizard was taken aback. "If...that is how you truly feel...then she can stay. I will deal...with Sir Arjikis." He turned and left the room.
"Is...is he...gone?" Elphaba asked, her eyes still closed.
The blonde stood rooted to the spot, sniffing and wiping away her tears. "Y-yeah. He's gone...I'm sorry about that, Elphie..."
Elphaba finally sat up, looking down. "No...I'm sorry." She stood and took the blonde's hand. "I...I need to talk to you...alone."
"I...sure..." She nodded her head. "We will be back in a moment, Nessa." Galinda leaned over to place a soft kiss on the brunette's forehead.
"It's all right," Nessa said.
Elphaba led the blonde to her room, closing the door behind them. She looked down at her hands nervously. "Galinda...before I left...you...you and I...we..."
Galinda froze. "I...I don't know what you're talking about Elphie." She gave her a smile, hiding her nervousness perfectly.
"You...kissed me."
"No I didn't. I walked you to the carriage, and then you left. Speaking of that, are you ever going to tell me what in Oz's name happened that made you come back like this?" She gestured to the green woman's disheveled clothing.
So Galinda didn't want to talk about it...Elphaba shook her head, not allowing the blonde to see her slight pain. "I...I just wanted to get out without waking anyone...that's all. The window was my best option."
Galinda frowned. "Elphie, please don't lie to me."
"I just...I didn't want to be there anymore, okay? I was...worried about you."
"Okay. Well, I'm glad you are back. It killed Nessa not having you here for her birthday." She gave her a small smile.
"I...I missed you both..." Elphaba looked down at her clothes. "Nnn...would you mind terribly if I washed up?"
"No. Go ahead. I think it's about time to get ready for the day anyway."
Elphaba nodded before she left to go into her own room, stripping down and taking out her bottle of oil. She sat on her bed, naked, slowly rubbing the oil into her skin as her mind reeled. She had come back, because she thought that Galinda had feelings for her. Was she wrong? Had leaving Sarima been a mistake?
The green woman shook her head and finished up, putting on a clean dress before she returned to the blonde's room. "Galinda?"
Galinda had slipped on a pink dress and shoes and was sitting at her vanity thinking to herself, as she slowly brushed through her hair. 'Why did I kiss her? Am I...attracted to her?' She quickly shook the thought from her mind. 'Of course not. Elphaba is my friend and nothing more. She would hate me for sure, if she found I was attracted to- but I'm not. So this does not matter. I am sure it was just...a rebound. Yes! That's what it was. I was so confused and I felt lonely after breaking up with Fiyero and she was there and-' Her thoughts were cut off when she heard Elphaba call her name. "Yes, Elphie?"
The green woman came up behind her, gently taking the brush from her hand and beginning to brush Galinda's hair. "I...I think we need to talk to Dr. Dillamond...about switching out of our group."
"Why would we need to-" Then she remembered that a certain blonde prince was in their group. "I didn't even think about that. I...I understand if you don't want to switch with me, Elphie. You don't have to."
"N-no...I need to. I can't...Sarima and I...aren't on...the best terms at the moment."
"Wait. Is that why you ran away? Did something happen between you two?"
"In a way..."
"Oh, Elphie. I'm sorry. I know she was your only friend besides me and Nessa..." She grabbed the green woman's hand, holding it in her own.
"No...it's fine. She...she wasn't...who I thought she was." Elphaba gripped the blonde's hand, desperately wishing she could tell the Galinda the truth and how she felt...but no. If Galinda knew that Elphaba had feelings for her...she would be mortified. What would people say?
"I am sorry though. This is not how this weekend should have gone. You should have been here. You could have given Nessa your present and gone riding. Not me. She was crushed, Elphie. She wanted so badly for you to be here for her birthday..."
"I wanted to be here too...I guess we don't always get what we want though."
"Life is just too disappointing sometimes." Galinda leaned back into Elphaba with a sigh, practically melting in pleasure, as the green woman brushed her hair.
Elphaba set the brush down before she began to run her fingers through the blonde's hair. "It was you...you were the reason I came back..."
"Hmmmm?" Galinda could barely focus on their conversation, as she was put into a trance-like state by Elphaba's touches. Her eyes drooped closed.
Elphaba smiled slightly before she leaned down to wrap one arm around the blonde. "I missed you...so much."
"Missed you...too...Elphie..." She opened one eye to look over at her with a smile. "Curse you..."
"Wha- what did I do? I'm sorry..."
"You found my weakness," she giggled.
"O-oh...I didn't..." Elphaba started to pull away.
"It's fine. You should feel very special though. Only one other person besides you knows about it."
The green woman sighed and straightened up. "I am sure Fiyero knows a lot of things about you." She moved to lean against the wall, suddenly very interested in the cuts on her arms.
"It's Nessa, actually. Fiyero...never figured it out."
"O-oh..." Elphaba felt a little sheepish, and she brought her arm closer to her face. "Umm...do you need me to pack your things? We return to Shiz today."
"It's okay. I can pack them myself." Galinda stood up from her vanity and moved into her closet.
"You don't have the strength to close the lid," Elphaba said with a slight smile.
"But I can still put everything into it." She opened her suitcase and set it on the floor of the closet. Galinda started taking her dresses down, folding them neatly and placing them inside of the suitcase.
Elphaba came up behind her, peering over her shoulder. "Galinda...when we get back to Shiz, if I teach you how to play piano...would you...could you...try to teach me...how to dance?"
The blonde gave her a wide smile. "That sounds like a fantabulous idea."
The green woman smiled back. "R-really? You think so?"
"Of course. I think you will make a great dancer, and I would love to be able to play the piano." She placed some more dresses into the suitcase.
"Alright...good...that's just...good." A pause. "Wait...did you say that you and Nessa went riding? As in, you actually got on a horse?"
The blonde shuddered. "Please don't remind me. That was by far the most terrifying experience of my life."
The green woman smiled slightly. "I'm surprised...but you're still alive, aren't you?"
"Never again. I will never get on a horse again."
"Never? That is quite emphatic...we'll see about that."
"Dr. Dillamond, I demand a group change!"
The Goat turned to look at the green woman. "Pardon me?"
"I cannot work with this group any longer!"
Galinda grabbed on to Elphaba's arm quickly, holding her back. "Elphaba, you need to calm down." She turned to the Goat. "Please excuse her, Doctor Dillamond. We were just wondering if it would be at all possible for us to change out of our group? Some, um, personal issues have come up, and we don't think it would be possible for us to work with them for the remainder of the project." She gave him a small smile.
"Well...I suppose if it really is that much of an issue...do you think you and Miss Elphaba can handle this project on your own?"
"YES."
"If it is alright with you, of course. We wouldn't want to be too much of a bother."
The Goat nodded. "All right...but just this once," he said, though he was slightly smiling.
"See? That was easy enough," Elphaba said, smiling at the blonde.
"Thank you so much, Sir. We appreciate this so much. We will not disappoint you." She slipped her arm through Elphaba's, steering her from the room with a last wave to Dr. Dillamond. "Come on, Elphie. It's time to go get that cast off."
"Finally. I am so tired of hobbling around with this thing."
"Well, then I guess today is your lucky day."
The two walked to the infirmary and the nurse led them to a smaller room, leaving them to wait for the doctor. Elphaba sat on the table, looking down at her leg. "It might end up looking awful under there," she said, looking at the blonde.
"I'm sure it will look fine, Elphie."
"But what if it doesn't? What if my skin has been deprived of sunlight for so long that it turned white?" She grinned. "What if it smells?"
The blonde wrinkled her nose. "Ewwie...Oz, I hope it doesn't..."
Elphaba grinned again and brought her leg close to the blonde. "Ahhhh, watch out!" Galinda jumped out of her chair with a squeal, retreating to a far corner of the room. The green woman laughed as the door opened, revealing the doctor.
"Good afternoon, Miss...Thropp, is it? We're removing your cast today, I see."
"Yes, so please get on with it."
"Don't worry. It will be off soon." The doctor opened his bag and pulled out his tools, beginning the task of breaking down the cast.
The blonde stayed in her corner. "Let me know when you know for sure it doesn't smell or look all icky." Elphaba laughed again.
Soon enough, the doctor had the cast off. "Well...your ankle appears to have fully healed...but I wouldn't strain it if I were you." He packed up his tools and left the room.
The green woman looked at Galinda. "I think it is safe to approach."
"Are you sure? It doesn't look all icky, does it?"
"Actually, it's all green...It might be moldy..."
"Ewwie!"
"GREEN!" Elphaba said, lunging at the blonde and catching her in her arms.
"Eeeeeeeekkk!" Galinda squealed, trying to escape.
The green woman laughed before she released the blonde. "It's fine...come on. Let's go back to our room."
Galinda giggled walking to the door and dangling Elphaba's boot. "Forgetting something? Are you going to walk all the way back with only one shoe?"
Elphaba looked down at her bare foot. "O-oh...I guess I have become so used to having that cast on my foot." She turned back to the blonde and reached for her boot.
Galinda pulled it away. "What if I don't feel like giving it to you?" She grinned.
"Uhh...that would make me sad..."
"Alright. I suppose I can give it to you." She held the shoe out for the green woman.
"Thank you." Elphaba took the boot from her, leaning in closer than she had intended. For a split second, her lips were mere inches from the blonde's, but she quickly pulled away, leaning down to slip her boot on, pushing romantic thought from her head.
Galinda blushed for a moment at the green woman's closeness. "I...are you ready to head back to our room?"
"Yes," Elphaba said, tying the laces and straightening up. "Yes I am."