My buddy "Denpa Wave Chick Saki" co-wrote this with me. Enjoy!
"So how did your exams go?" Elphaba asked, as the two left their last class. It was hard for the green woman to believe that their first year was already finished, and they were headed back to the palace for the summer.
The blonde frowned a little. "Not exactly the best they could have been. I'm just glad that it's over, though. Elphie, we're free!"
Elphaba smiled at the blonde's enthusiasm. "Yes...we are. I can't believe it's already summer..."
"Isn't it wonderful, though? We're free to do whatever we want. No more homework. No more tests."
"You may be free, but when we return to the palace, I must return to my pretense of putting on a show for your father. I'm already treading on thin ice with him, and one more misstep could have me walking out to the gallows."
Galinda froze. "I...I'm sorry, Elphie. I promise I won't let him do anything to you."
"That is kind of you to say...but in the end, it is the Wizard who truly owns me." They made it to their room, and the green woman turned to her. "Would you like assistance in packing?"
The blonde gave her a small smile. "I think I'll try it myself, thank you."
"Have fun with that," Elphaba said, before she began packing her few possessions, finishing within five minutes. She left her bag by the door before turning to the blonde. "How are you doing?"
Galinda had only just begun to make some sort of headway. "I think I'm doing alright."
Elphaba chuckled slightly, before she sat on her bed. "Yes, at the rate you're going, it'll be time for school to start again when you finish."
"Heeeeey. Don't be such a meanie. It's my first time actually packing for myself, so give me a break, would you?"
"All right...I'll try to be nice."
"Thank you." She continued on with her packing.
Elphaba watched, slightly amused but soon growing bored. "Are you sure you don't want my help?"
"No no no. I've got it. Like you said, you're going to have to do plenty of work, when we get back to the palace. The least I can do is pack my own things."
"Galinda, it's fine. Really...I don't mind."
"Elphie, your workload is already horrible as it is. I want to do as much as I can to help."
"Does it really mean that much to you?"
"Yes, it does. You're my best friend, and I don't want you to be overworked."
Elphaba smiled slightly. "I never thought you would care so much..."
"Well, we never thought we would be friends either, now did we? Especially after...well, after our past."
"Yes...we have gone through quite a lot, haven't we? In fact, I don't think there's anything more we could do."
"And what exactly do you mean by that?"
"I just mean that we've come so far...don't you remember when we first met?"
The blonde grinned. "Of course I do. You used to be so cute back then, Elphie. What happened?" she teased.
Elphaba made a face. "I was not cute...I was terrified..."
"Well, thinking back on when we first met, you used to be cute." The green woman paused as she thought back to her first years at the palace.
Elphaba ran through the empty hallway, her hurried footsteps echoing off the green tiles. She skidded around a corner, wanting nothing more than to find her way out of this maze and go home! She didn't like it here; this wasn't fair! The green child realized she was lost, and she collapsed into the corner, curling in a small ball, as she buried her face in her knees, her shoulders shaking with small sobs. Why...why did her parents give her up? Why was everyone so mean here?
Galinda was skipping through the palace when all of a sudden she heard sobs echoing from a halfway she was passing. The small blonde stopped in her tracks, her gaze torn from the corridor in front of her and that hallway. She knew that her Ama had sent her to meet the doctor, but she couldn't very well leave whoever was crying by themselves. Galinda turned to go down the hall, following the sound of the sobs. "Hello? Is somebody down here?"
Elphaba froze at the sound of the delicate voice. She pressed herself further into the corner, making herself as small as she could, as she tried to stifle the noises she was making. When the petite blonde turned a corner, she noticed a small shape huddling in the corner. She slowly made her way forward. "Hello there. Are you okay?"
The green girl turned away from the approaching blonde, hiding her face. If I just ignore her, maybe she'll go away...
Galinda kneeled beside her. "May I ask what's wrong?" Elphaba didn't reply, but grasped her legs to her chest tighter. The blonde held her hand out to her with a reassuring smile. "My name's Galinda. What's yours?"
The green girl looked up at the blonde, and then at her hand. She took it hesitantly. "E-Elphaba..." she barely whispered.
"Elphaba? That's such a pretty name." She looked down at their hands, finally noticing the girl's skin tone. "Wow! Your skin is green!"
Elphaba pulled her hand away. "Don't...tease me..."
"What's wrong? Why would I tease you?" She looked at the girl with a confused expression.
"Everyone else does...because I'm...not normal..."
"I think you're normal."
Elphaba looked at the blonde, her eyes widening in surprise. No one had ever treated her like that...She looked down. "You...you have pretty hair..."
Galinda giggled. "Thanks. My Ama did it this morning. She says that when a girl's hair is put up, it makes her look like a lady." She stuck her tongue, making a face. "But I don't like it. The pins hurt."
"W-well why don't you just...take them out?"
"Because she hides them. I've took my hair out so many times that she hides the pins so far under my hair so I can't find them anymore." She wrinkled her nose.
"I...I could try...if you want..." Her face turned dark green, and she looked down. "N-nevermind..."
The blonde's face brightened. "Could you, please?"
Elphaba nodded, before she tilted the blonde's head down gently, running her fingers through amazingly soft curls and removing each pin as she located them. "Y-you have so many, I'm surprised your head doesn't fall over..."
Galinda giggled. "Ama Clutch says it's the price of beauty." She gave a sigh of contentment when the pins were all gone, her hair falling in golden ringlets around her shoulders. "Thanks, Elphaba." The green girl only nodded, holding the pins out to Galinda in her open palm.
"All right, where are you, you little brat?"
The pins clattered to the floor, as they fell from Elphaba's hand. "I...I have to hide! If they find me, they'll take me back to that awful room and hit me again!"
"Come on. I know where we can go." She held out her hand to the green girl. Elphaba took it, her own hand trembling. "This way!" The blonde ran down the hallway, pulling Elphaba close behind her. She finally stopped once they reached the gardens. Galinda skidded to a stop. "Okay, we should be safe here."
The green girl looked around, before her gaze fell on Galinda. "Th-thank you...most people aren't very nice here..."
Galinda shrugged. "I just think they're boring. Before I found you, I was told to go to the doctor again. I hate going to the doctor." She wrinkled her nose. "This is much funner."
"B-but you could get in trouble...and is this fun?"
"But I don't like the doctor. Every week he gives me more shots. I don't like shots."
"Oh..." There was a pause. "W-well, thank you...but I...I really need to go..."
"But don't you want to play?"
Elphaba froze. "P-play?" She looked at the blonde. "I don't...really know...how..."
"How about we play tag?"
"What's that?"
"It's easy. If I tag you, then you have to chase me, and if you tag me, then I chase you."
"Umm...okay?"
The blonde tapped her on the shoulder before running away with a giggle. "Tag! You're it!"
Elphaba paused for a moment before a small smile formed on her face, and she started after the blonde. She rounded a corner and started gaining on her, finally managing to tag her on the back. "Gotcha!"
With a squeal of joy, Galinda turned around and started chasing the green girl. Right when she was about to catch her, she felt herself being snatched up into somebody's arms. "What in Oz is going on here?" The Wizard shouted.
Galinda struggled in his arms. "Daddy, let go!"
"Absolutely not. Young lady, you are supposed to be with Doctor Gerald getting your shots! You should not be out here playing silly games with this girl!"
"But Popsicle, Elphaba's my friend!"
"No she is not. The green girl works here. You are not to waste your time on people like her, am I understood?" When the little blonde girl reluctantly nodded her head, he set her down.
When Elphaba heard his voice, she turned and fell to the ground, looking up at the Wizard. She felt her heart rate start to pick up, and she looked at Galinda sadly, before she scrambled to her feet and started to run away.
The Wizard called his daughter's Ama over. "Now, Galinda, you will go with Ama Clutch to see Doctor Gerald about your shots. You're almost done with your treatments, and I will not let you have any more relapses." He ushered the blonde into the arms of her Ama.
"I leave you to do one thing, and you disobeyed." Ama Clutch shook her head in disappointment, picking up a strand of her hair. "And you took down your hair too. What did I tell you about doing that?"
Galinda frowned, as she was led away from the gardens. "That it's unladylike, so I shouldn't do it." The blonde looked sadly over her shoulder to get one last look at the green girl.
Elphaba rounded another corner, running straight into a guard. He grabbed her and lifted her off the ground, before she could react. "No, no, no! Don't take me back!" the green girl screamed, as tears started down her face.
"What should we do with this one, your Highness?" the guard asked the Wizard.
"I think it's time to start her training. I want her to stay away from my daughter. Galinda has a lot to learn, and I have a feeling that this little welp is only going to get in the way."
"Yes, your Ozness." The guard gave a bow, before he started back into the palace, Elphaba screaming in protest the whole time.
"That was the last time I saw you..." Elphaba said, as the memory faded.
Galinda looked up in thought. "It's odd, isn't it?"
"Odd in the fact that we started as friends?" Elphaba gave her a small smile. "As children, class meant nothing...nor did skin color. We were just...having fun."
"Yeah. I just thought you seemed like a nice person."
"I felt the same about you...so you can imagine my surprise when we finally saw each other again..."
Elphaba's stomach filled with butterflies, as the Wizard led her to Galinda's room. It had been three years, but she still remembered the blonde...and the kindness she had been shown. Acting as Galinda's servant wouldn't be so bad...the two could have fun again...that thought was the only thing that had kept Elphaba sane these past years.
Galinda was being fitted for a dress, when she heard a knock on the door. "Come in," she called. When her father came into the room, she smiled. "Hi, Popsicle. What do you think of my dress? It's pretty, isn't it?"
"You look wonderful, my darling." The Wizard nodded, giving her a kiss on the forehead. "I've brought you your new servant." He stepped aside, so the blonde could see Elphaba.
The green woman smiled slightly. "Hi Galinda. I-I'm happy to see you...again." She approached the blonde.
"It's Miss Galinda to you." The blonde simply looked at her.
Galinda's father watched the exchange. "Dearest, do you remember Miss Thropp? The two of you met a few years ago."
The heiress nodded, turning away so the seamstresses could continue working on her dress. "Of course I do. She's the green freak I found crying in the hall who got me in trouble for missing my shots."
Elphaba was a little taken aback by Galinda's behavior, but she figured it was only because her father was still present. Once they were alone, everything would go back to normal. "Y-yes...I apologize...Miss Galinda."
"Now, Galinda, I have some other business to attend to, but I will see you at dinner. We'll be having some guests over tonight, so it will be a formal affair. Dress appropriately." He gave her another kiss on the forehead before leaving the room.
The green girl nodded her head as he left, before she turned back to the blonde. "S-so, Galinda...I know you only said those things because your father was there. I'm not mad...remember when played tag in the gardens? I was so excited when I found out I'd be working for you. I've been looking forward to seeing you again."
"Why in Oz would you think that?"
"Because of the way you acted when we met. You were so nice to me."
Galinda gave a sharp laugh, shaking off the thought with a wave of her hand. "I was only a child then. I didn't know what to think, but now I see the errors of my ways."
"E-errors?" Elphaba felt her heart start to sink. This was not how this was supposed to go! Not what she had imagined for three years. "Galinda...surely you can't be...serious?"
"Serious? Of course, I'm serious. Did you think we were friends or something?"
"B-but that's what you said!" The green woman was growing more distressed. She took the blonde's hands in her own, just as Galinda had done for her back then. "I heard you. You said I was your friend...you were so nice to me...we played together!"
"Like I said: I have seen the errors of my ways. I could never be friends with a green freak like you."
The green girl shook her head slowly. "N-no...this isn't fair! This isn't what's supposed to happen!" Elphaba tore away, feeling betrayed. "Your father...he got to you! He...changed you into...this! This isn't you!"
"Yes, Father helped me see the way this world really works, and I sure am glad he did."
"Your father is a liar and a murderer!" Elphaba shouted, before she could stop herself.
Galinda turned and slapped the green girl as hard as she could. "How dare you talk about Popsicle that way!"
Elphaba put a hand to the now smarting spot, her mouth open in silent shock. Galinda...had hit her! The only person who had shown her kindness... "You're just like them now..."
"Good. I want to grow up to be just like Popsicle." She turned back to the seamstresses. "Finish my dress, already. I'm tired of standing here!"
The green girl couldn't believe what she was hearing. Three years...and they had completely transformed the sweet, innocent girl Elphaba had met...and now she was stuck with this...Oz help her.
"It...scared me more than anything. To think that the Wizard had completely destroyed a beautiful life..." Elphaba looked at the blonde. "I...I'm glad...you finally came back."
Galinda looked down shamefully at the dress in her hands. "Elphie, I'm sorry. I was so stupid back then. I let them get all of their ridiculous ideas into my head."
"It's all right. Children are...impressionable." Elphaba moved to sit beside her. "Before I met you...I thought that being beaten and abused was what was supposed to happen. That people like me...that was the way we had to live." She took the blonde's hand. "We grew up, and we changed...and things are finally getting better."
"Oh, Elphie...I was so mean to you. I'm sorry." Galinda leaned her head against the green woman's shoulder. "Forgive me?"
Elphaba put an arm around her. "Of course. You were my first friend...it just took us some time to realize we were best friends."
"And I'm so glad we finally did. It's odd...I'm not sure I could even imagine what it would be like for us to still hate each other."
"I assume it would be something like this... 'Miss Elphaba, don't touch me!' And then I'd say, 'So sorry Miss Galinda, where have my manners gone?'"
The blonde chuckled. "That's about exactly what I would have been saying right now."
"And then there would be a flurry of sarcasm and insults, and it would all eventually lead to a bitter tension in which we would not speak, but we would instead glare at each other while desperately hoping that the other would collapse in a sudden attack of the spleen."
"Okay, Elphie. I get the idea." The blonde stood up, returning to her packing with a smile.
"I was just trying to help create the scene in your mind's eye," Elphaba said with a smile as well. "Now, come on. Let's get this done so we can go home."
"Alright, alright. I'm hurrying!" The blonde sped up her pace.
The green woman chuckled slightly, picking up Galinda's trunks when she finally did finish. "Take a good look around. We won't be back for a while."
Galinda picked up her duffle bag and looked around the room. "It's strange...So much has happened in this one year, but it seems...like it went by so fast."
"Yes...funny..." Elphaba looked at her. "Come on."
"Alright, Elphie. Let's go." She turned and headed for the door, thinking over everything that happened to them that year.
As the two women walked through the palace doors, Elphaba set Galinda's trunk down. "Well, we're finally home. Aren't you glad we- ahhh!" The green woman looked down and saw a small white dog currently burying its tiny teeth in the toe of her boot. She leaned down and picked the creature up by the scruff of its neck. "How did you get in here?"
Galinda took the fur ball from Elphaba, giggling when it licked her face happily. "Well, aren't you just the cutest thing?" She held the dog upside down in her arm, tickling its belly. "Elphie, isn't it adorable?"
"Yes...adorable..." The green woman took the dog back from the blonde. "But it has to go. I don't need another thing in this palace to clean up after and take care of." She started for the palace door, the small dog snapping at her hand the whole time.
"Elphaba, stop."
The green woman froze at the Wizard's voice, and she turned. "S-sir, I was just-"
"The dog stays. She is a gift." The Wizard approached the blonde. "For you, my darling."
Galinda's face brightened. "Really, Popsicle? Thank you so much! She's so cute!" She quickly took the puppy back from Elphaba, giggling again when she wagged her tail happily, giving a small bark.
Elphaba tried to hide her grimace. "Wonderful..." She picked up Galinda's trunk and started upstairs, muttering under her breath.
The blonde gave her father a quick kiss on the cheek. "Thanks again, Popsicle. This was a wonderful present. I'm going to go up to my room now, so I'll see you at dinner." Galinda went up the stairs, setting down the puppy when she reached the top. The little white dog bounded after her happily. "Hi, Elphie!" The blonde opened the door, holding it open for the puppy. She scooped her back up into her arms again.
The green woman was currently unpacking the blonde's trunks. "Hello," she said shortly.
"Is something wrong, Elphie?" Galinda set her duffle bag down by her desk, moving to sit on her bed.
"Oh no. Nothing. Just more work for me."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, that!" Elphaba finally looked at her, pointing at the dog in her arms. "I already have to take care of you and Nessa, and now your father adds that to my workload! Do you really think he's going to make the heiress of Oz clean up after an animal?"
Galinda set aside the dog, moving over to the green woman. "Elphie, he doesn't have to make me. I want to take care of her. I know that you already have a big workload, and I don't want to make it any worse. I promise I'll take care of her." The little puppy had followed her over and was currently trying to gnaw on the laces of Elphaba's boots.
Elphaba shook the dog off. "You'd better mean that...even when she leaves you little 'presents', if you know what I mean. And I am not giving her baths."
"I'll do it all, I swear." She giggled, when she saw the little dog on its back, batting at the edge of the green woman's dress. "I think she likes you, Elphie."
The green woman looked down at the puppy. "How fantastic." She resumed her unpacking, moving about the room as she put things away.
Galinda somehow ended up rolling around on the carpet, playing with the puppy. She laughed, as the dog lay on her chest, licking her face. "Hmmm...I wonder what your name should be."
"You've been home for twenty minutes, and I don't get so much as a he- oh, a puppy!" Nessa came into the room, her eyes immediately falling on the dog. "Where did she come from?"
"Isn't she adorable? Popsicle gave her to me." She set the puppy on Nessa's lap, smiling when it jumped up, trying to lick the brunette's face.
"O-oh!" Nessa giggled, as she scratched the puppy behind the ears. "She's so cute! Does she have a name yet?"
"Footstool," Elphaba supplied.
Galinda stuck her tongue out at the green woman. "That is not her name. I actually haven't thought of one yet, though perhaps I should name her 'Elphie', just to spite you."
"That's my name!" the green woman said. "I mean, my name is actually 'Elphaba' but...gah! Name her something else!"
"Hmmm...maybe some other version of 'Elphaba' then..."
"Must you name it after me?"
"Yup. You're my best friend, Elphie. Maybe I want something else to always remind me of you."
"Fine. Do what you will."
"What about 'Fabala'?" Nessa suggested.
Something stirred in the green woman, and, before she could stop herself, she turned and snapped, "Never say that name again."
Nessa looked slightly surprised. "A-all right..."
"Well, I can't call her 'Elphie.' That would be just too confusing. How about...'Fae'?" The puppy rolled around in Nessa's lap with a happy bark. Galinda giggled. "I think that's a 'yes.'"
"Wha- how did you get Fae out of Elphaba?"
"Well it's El-pha-ba. 'Fae' is close enough to that, right?"
The green woman shrugged. "I suppose...if it makes you happy." Elphaba closed the empty trunks and moved to put them away.
"I think it fits her," Nessa said, hugging the puppy, before she set her back on the floor, where Fae started for Elphaba.
"No, no, no! Stay! Sit!"
"But she just likes you, Elphie. You are her namesake after all." The blonde grinned.
The green woman scooped the small dog up. "No," she said firmly, before she dropped it back in Galinda's lap. "You keep this fur ball to yourself."
"I can't help it if she like you. I guess you'll just have to get used to it." She rubbed the puppy's stomach.
"Thank you, but I have enough work to get done without a tiny footstool snapping at my heels constantly."
"But it's not like she's going to hurt you or anything."
"No, but she might get hurt if she keeps doing that. I don't want to drop something on her or step on her."
"Awwww, Elphie, you do care about her. Admit it." She held the puppy out so it could lick Elphaba's nose. "You like Fae."
Elphaba let out a small cry as the dog's saliva burned the end of her nose. She put a hand to the spot. "No! I just don't want you crying to me if something happens to her."
"You are so no fun, Elphie. I will get you to admit it eventually. I've seen it before. You do have a heart, and you do love animals, after all." She turned back to Nessa with Fae in her arms, smiling.
"I support Animal rights; this is different."
"Oh, Elphaba, really. She's cute," Nessa said.
The green woman softened at the brunette, and she sighed. "I mean...I suppose she's...endearing, yes...B-but that doesn't mean I like her!"
"See? You do care." The blonde winked at her.
Elphaba's face turned dark green. "Nnn...s-so what are we to do with this year's summer?"
"Well, that's the glory of summer. We're free to do whatever we'd like."
Elphaba shrugged. "If you say so."
"Oh, I just remembered." Nessa pulled an envelope from her pocket. "This came for you today, Galinda."
The blonde set Fae in Nessa's lap and took the letter, opening it. "It's from Fiyero."
"Already? Boy, that man moves quick," Elphaba said. Nessa ruffled Fae's fur, giggling as the puppy shook herself off.
"Oh, that sounds like fun! He invited us to a picnic he's going to host at Kellswater. It's to celebrate the end of the school year."
"Us? I think you mean you, Galinda, and it wouldn't matter anyway, because I'd still be going. And Kellswater? A lake? Joy."
"Not just me. He invited you and Nessa too. So you can come as a guest, Elphie. "
"Oh, yes. A guest. That's what I would be." Elphaba rolled her eyes. "So when is this picnic, or should I say, attempt at winning you back over?"
"He is not going to win me back, Elphaba, but the picnic is in...two days."
"Sure...and how wonderful. I just can't wait."
"Why are you so angry?" Nessa asked.
"I'm not angry. I'm just a little frustrated with the fact that someone is being a little...naive."
Galinda glared at her, standing with her hand on her hips. "Elphaba Thropp, do you really think I am so stupid that I would take that jerk back? I have absolutely no intentions to get back with him, and I don't have any feelings for him."
"But you're friends with him! You let him back in your life without a second thought! I saw what he did to you, and now you act as though it's nothing! People don't change that fast, Galinda; if someone is shallow and self-absorbed, they don't just change, unless they're acting for personal gain!"
"We're just friends, for Lurline's sake! Am I not allowed to have friends?"
Elphaba could feel her temper flaring, but she knew if she stayed, she would say something she'd regret, so she instead let out a yell as she punched the doorframe, stalking from the room.
"Oh, dear..." Nessa said, watching her go. "I can't imagine why she's so upset..."
Galinda sighed. "I have absolutely no idea." The blonde realized that Fae was no longer on the brunette's lap. "Where's F-" She noticed the shaking puppy hiding underneath the bed. The blonde kneeled down, reaching out to slowly draw her into her arms. She gently stroked the white fur on her head. "Shhh. It's okay, Fae." Galinda looked up at Nessa. "I guess all the yelling scared her."
"All that yelling scared me. I thought you two were friends. Why are you fighting over something as silly as this?"
"I'm really not sure. She's been a little touchy lately, when it comes to guys."
"And you haven't thought to ask her?" A pause. "Do you think it could have something to do with...what happened at Sarima's? Did she ever tell you anything?"
Galinda shook her head. "Nope. She won't tell me anything."
"Well...go after her. Don't let her sulk. You know if we leave her alone too long, she'll just retreat further back inside that shell of hers."
"Here. Can you look after Fae while I'm gone?" She set the puppy on Nessa's lap, giving her a small smile before she went after Elphaba. The blonde wandered down the halls. "Elphie? Elphie, where are you?"
The green woman in question was currently unpacking her own suitcase. "I'm not in my room!" she called, before she realized what she had said.
Galinda rolled her eyes, looking into the doorway. "Want to know a trick? If you don't want somebody to know where you are, you don't tell them."
"Oh, why thank you. I'll remember that next time," Elphaba spat. "In fact, let me just take all my life lessons from you, since you seem to know so Ozdamn much and make such wonderful decisions, in which you fully think out the consequences!"
The blonde sighed, moving to sit on the edge of the bed. "Elphaba, please talk to me. Why is this upsetting you so badly?"
"I'm not upset!" Elphaba kicked her already unstable closet door, causing it to fall to the ground. "PERFECT!"
"Please, Elphie! I don't like seeing you like this! I want to help."
"Fine! You want to know why I'm like this? Because that jerk just came arrogantly back into our lives, acting as though he did nothing wrong! As if an apology would make everything better! He didn't see you the way I did. He didn't go through the pain I went through! He just came back at the end, expecting to be forgiven just because he's sorry! Well I'll tell you what: he's sorry he got caught! I was there for you the whole time, and now I'm just going to be pushed aside because he thinks he's better than me!"
"Elphie, no! Do really think me so heartless that I would abandon my friends? You were there for me, when he wasn't. Yes, I'm letting him back into my life as a friend, but you are far more important to me than he is. You'll always be higher on my list than him. Don't you get it, Elphie?"
"Yes, I thought that too, then what do I find? You making out with the NEXT AVAILABLE MAN!"
"Ozdamn, Elphie! I already told you that kissing Boq was a huge mistake."
Elphaba stood, shaking. "I...I want to believe what you're saying...but it's hard when I feel as though you're putting everyone ahead of me."
"Well, what would you have me do? What do I need to do to prove to you that you're more important to me than any guy?"
The green woman collapsed against the blonde, embracing her tightly. "I...I'm sorry. It isn't you...I guess I'm just...a little selfish...and I don't want to share you."
Galinda returned the hug. "It's okay, Elphie. I feel the same way."
Elphaba sat back. "R-really?" She swiped at her eyes quickly. "I...I don't want to fight with you, and if going to that picnic makes you happy...then we'll go."
"Thank you." She gave her a small smile. "I think it's going to be fun hanging out with you and Nessa."
"Yes...I hope so..." She returned the blonde's smile.
Sarima stood in front of her mirror, barely recognizing the face looking back at her. She knew that downstairs, her father was raising hell, having messages sent to the Vinkus like a madman. Her sisters were no doubt falling over themselves in shocked gossip...but at the moment, Sarima didn't care for any of that chaos. Right now, she was in her own world...and it was falling apart. She closed her eyes as she retreated inside her mind.
"I heard that you settled down, that you found a girl and you're married now. I heard that your dreams came true. Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you. Old friend, why are you so shy? Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light."
Sarima opened her eyes, and she could see the green woman sitting at the piano, playing the tune to her song. She started moving towards her, her hand running along the wall softly.
"I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited, but I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it. I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded, that for me it isn't over."
The brunette found her feet leading her into the gardens, and she looked up at the darkening sky. "Never mind, I'll find someone like you. I wish nothing but the best for you too. Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you said, 'Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead. Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead'."
The brunette sat near a majestic fountain, looking down into the water, still seeing the green woman at the piano. "You know how the time flies. Only yesterday was the time of our lives. We were born and raised in a summer haze, bound by the surprise of our glory days. I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited, but I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it. I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded, that for me it isn't over."
"Never mind, I'll find someone like you. I wish nothing but the best for you too. Don't forget me, I beg, I remember you said, 'Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead. Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead'."
Sarima dipped a finger in the water, seeing Elphaba so close...she just wanted to be near her one more time...The brunette was unaware she was leaning forward, as all she could see was the green woman in front of her.
Nothing compares
No worries or cares
Regrets and mistakes
They are memories made.
Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?
"Did you hear something?"
"It sounded like a splash."
"What is Sarima doing out there?"
Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you
Don't forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead."
Songs used:
"Someone Like You" by Adele