My buddy "Denpa Wave Chick Saki" co-wrote this with me. Enjoy!

"Fae, come inside," Elphaba called from the back door of the kitchen, her eyes following the small white puppy. Fae came running into the kitchen, gnawing on a ball of paper. She came in too fast and skidded across the tiles, bumping into the wall on the other side of the room. Elphaba shook her head, approaching the puppy and noticing the paper. "What do you have there?" She kneeled beside her and tried to take it. "Give it to me." The puppy gave a growl and crouched down, jumping back and forth playfully. "Fae," Elphaba said, grabbing her gently and opening her mouth, taking the paper. "Thank you," she said, standing and leaving the room.

"Elphie, where are y- oh, there you are!" Galinda came around the corner, heading for the green woman. She noticed the paper in her hand. "What's that?"

"Not sure. Fae had it in her mouth when she came in," Elphaba replied, taking the blonde's hand and pushing the paper into it. "Nice and slobbery."

The heiress made a face at the feeling, but she uncrumpled the paper. Her eyes brightened a little as she read it over. "A mid-summer festival! Oh, Elphie, can we go?"

The green woman shrugged. "If you decide to go, you'll need a chaperone." She smiled slightly. "And who else would that be but me?"

"Yay!" She threw her arms around Elphaba. "This is going to be so much fun!"

Elphaba's face darkened slightly. "Y-yes...is it tonight?"

Galinda looked down at the paper, nodding. "Yup. It started earlier this morning, but it goes pretty much through the night."

"I see." Elphaba fixed her glasses, shaking Fae off her boot. "Well, when would you like to depart, my sweet?"

The blonde thought for a moment. "How about we leave around...threeish?"

Elphaba nodded. "Alright...that's about an hour, so you should probably begin getting ready, knowing how long it takes you." She grinned slightly.

Galinda playfully slapped her on the arm. "Heeeeyyy...I do not take that long. It's not like this is a formal event, anyhow." She reached down to lift Fae up into her arms.

Elphaba flinched slightly at the slap, turning to the side. She looked back at the blonde before looking down. "Y-yes...of course."

Galinda's smile fell. "E-Elphie? Are you...I'm sorry..."

"It's fine...it's not you." The green woman tried to smile, for Galinda's sake. "Let's get you ready." Elphaba started up the stairs.

"I...yeah..." The blonde slowly followed, the incident worrying her. Does she still think...I'm going to hurt her?

Elphaba was currently in the blonde's closet, telling herself that it was silly to be afraid of Galinda. Things were different now... "Did...did you want to change?"

"Yeah. I think I will." Galinda joined her in the closet, rifling through her dresses. Elphaba moved up against the wall, her face turning dark green, as she looked down. "Are you okay, Elphie?" Galinda looked over at her. "You're...turning a very dark green."

"F-fine..." Elphba slipped past the blonde, moving out into the bedroom. "Let me know if you need anything."

"Elphie, what's wrong?" The blonde poked her head out, looking after her.

"N-nothing is wrong...I just shouldn't watch you dress...that's all."

"Well I wasn't going to strip right in front of you, silly." The blonde smiled. "I was just trying to pick a dress first."

"Either way...you probably won't need me until you've actually dressed...so I'll just...go."

"Alright then. I'll meet up with you soon." Galinda popped back into her closet.

It was around three when Elphaba returned to the blonde's room, knocking on the open door. "Galinda? Are you almost ready?"

"Yup! I am all ready!" The heiress came bouncing out of her bathroom, giving a little twirl. She had finally decided on a simple ruffled, flower print dress. "How do I look?"

Elphaba smiled slightly. "As cute as always..." She approached the blonde and took her hands gently, surprised at how soft the skin felt compared to her own. "I'm sure you'll be the envy of all present."

Galinda brought the green woman's hands up to kiss them. "I will be envied by all...because I have you with me." Her eyes shone up at her.

The green woman blushed, looking down. "You...are too kind, my sweet." She smiled back up at her. "Shall we go?"

"Yup yup!" Galinda kept one of her hands in her own and pulled her away from the room. Elphaba allowed herself to be led by the blonde, following her down the stairs and outside the palace...and right into the festivities. "Elphie, there's so many people! Wow!" The blonde looked around excitedly at everything. "I don't even know where to go first!"

The green woman smiled. "Just like a child...why don't we begin by just walking, my sweet? Perhaps something will catch your eye along the way." Galinda nodded, gently slipping her hand away and instead hooking her arm with the green woman's. Elphaba walked with the blonde through the crowds, trying to move in such a way that would allow her to touch the least amount of people as possible.

The blonde gave a gasp and pulled her over into a nearby shop. "Elphie, look at all these hats! How have I never seen this shop here before?" She pulled a ridiculously large and frilly hat off the shelf and put it on her head with a giggle.

Elphaba couldn't help but smile. "I think that hat is a little too large for you. You might fall over, and Oz knows we don't want that."

Galinda took an equally ridiculous hat from the shelf and put it on Elphaba's head, turning to look at the mirror with a laugh. "We look so silly."

A small laugh escaped the green woman as well. "I suppose we do...I can't imagine how people actually wear these."

"The sad thing is that I've actually seen women wearing these!" She giggled before putting on a very straight face, her nose held high. "These are the hats that only most respectable woman of high society wear."

Elphaba grinned. "Oh, of course. Why, I wouldn't be caught dead without one of these masterpieces on my head!"

"Precisely! You are nobody if you do not wear a hat like this every day."

"Indubitably! I can't see how anyone could possibly go out hatless! It's a disgrace!"

"I couldn't agree more." She pulled off her hat and put on an even larger one. "And of course, the larger it is, the more stylish it is."

Elphaba removed her own hat and found one larger than Galinda's. She put it on, saying, "But of course, and I want to be the most stylish woman in Oz!"

"No, no, no! I am the most stylish." She picked a large and very colorful feathered hat and put it on the green woman's head. She burst out in laughter, clutching her sides as tears welled in her eyes. "You...you look like...a rainbow threw up on...on your head!"

"What? How could you say such a thing about my oh so stylish head attire?" Elphaba put her nose up with a huff, though a smile tugged at the corners of her mouth.

The blonde collapsed into a nearby chair, still laughing. "I can't help it! It just looks too ridiculous!"

Elphaba finally lost the battle and began laughing as well, removing the hat from her head and replacing it on the shelf. "I think we have settled this debate."

"Did I win?" Galinda wiped the tears of laughter from her face.

"Of course not! My hat was far more stylish than yours!"

"Darn...and I was so sure mine would win." The blonde took off her hat and put if back on the shelf.

Elphaba smiled. "Perhaps if a rainbow threw up on your head, you could have won."

"I'll keep that in mind for the future." Galinda hooked her arm through the green woman's again.

Elphaba led her from the shop, and they continued down the street. "A lot of these people are not from the city," she observed.

"You're right." The blonde looked around. "Well, they probably heard about the festival and came to enjoy it." The green woman was about to reply when a glass orb hanging from a booth caught her attention. She paused to watch it, unable to look away. "Elphie?" Galinda looked over in the direction that Elphaba was. "Do you see something?"

The green woman approached the glass, putting a hand to the smooth surface gently. "Horrors..."

Galinda looked at her confused. "Elphie? What are you doing?"

The green woman finally broke free from her trance, looking back at Galinda. "What...?"

"You said 'horrors.' Does this glass ball mean anything to you?"

"I...no...nothing...it just caught my attention." Elphaba forced herself to look away from the glass. "We...we should continue."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes...I'm sure." She gave the blonde a slight smile.

"Alright then." Galinda started off again, holding the green woman's arm close.

Elphaba couldn't exactly describe what she had seen in the glass...if she'd really seen anything at all. She shook her head, clearing the thoughts from her head as she turned her attention back to Galinda. "So, see anything that looks fun?"

The blonde looked at the street ahead of them, and her eyes immediately fell on a stand. "Oh, a game! That looks like fun!"

The green woman followed the blonde to the stand, a smile on her face. "I don't know, Glin. These games are designed to never be won."

"But it'll be fun trying anyway." She grinned.

"All right...if that's what you want." Elphaba smiled, handing the blonde a ball. "Now knock those bottles over."

Galinda took the ball with another grin. "Alrighty!" She threw the ball at the bottles, but it bounced off, the bottles barely shaking.

The green woman hid her smile, handing the blonde a second ball. "Come on, Glin. For real this time."

"Okay." She took the ball, throwing it harder this time. But only one bottle fell. Galinda frowned.

"Care to try again?" Elphaba asked, holding the last ball out to the blonde. "I'm sure you can do it this time." Galinda grabbed the ball, taking a deep breath. She threw it as hard as she could, again only knocking over the top bottle. "Close, my sweet. I told you: you can't win these games."

The blonde held out another ball to Elphaba, pouting. "Elphie, you do it."

The green woman took the ball and straightened up, turning towards the bottles. She paused for a few moments before bringing her arm back and throwing the ball, hitting the three bottles so hard that one shattered while the others toppled over. Elphaba rubbed the back of her head, giving Galinda a half-smile. "Oops..."

Galinda's jaw dropped. "Why didn't you tell me you were that strong?"

"The subject never came up...but I won you a prize if that makes up for it."

"Really? Oh, thank you, Elphie!" The blonde turned to look up at the prizes she could pick from. "Which one do you think I should get?"

"Whichever one you like the best," Elphaba replied. "Choose your favorite animal."

"I want...that one!" She pointed to a white stuffed animal dog. When the man handed her the dog, she turned to Elphaba with a grin. "Look! It looks just like Fae."

"Except much more well behaved," Elphaba said with a smile. "Watch out, Fae might get jealous."

"Don't be silly. It's just a stuffed animal. Fae doesn't have anything to worry about."

"If you say so," Elphaba said, as the two began walking again. She looked over at the blonde and smiled. "You seem enamored with that."

"You won it for me." Galinda held it close, smiling up at her. "Of course I love it." The green woman blushed and looked away, her eyes falling on a stack of books near a booth. She approached, seeing that the whole booth was filled books. Elphaba picked one up off the top, opening to the first page. Galinda giggled. "You always have had an attraction to books..."

"I can't help that..." Elphaba said, taking another off the stack.

"I'm not saying it's a bad thing, silly."

"I know." Elphaba set the book back down, moving into the booth to rifle through the other stacks. A cracked hardbound spine caught her attention and the green woman pulled it out, causing a few other books to topple over. "Grimmerie..." she read aloud. She opened it, but was immediately greeted with an unknown language. "What in Oz's name...?"

After putting the toppled books back in place, the blonde looked over Elphaba's shoulder. "Well, this is an odd book. I wonder why it's here. It's not even in Ozian...I can't read a single word..."

"Me either...it intrigues me...but I haven't the money to purchase it, so I suppose it will remain a mystery." Elphaba went to set the book back down.

"Oh, no you don't." Galinda snatched the book from her and handed it to the woman at the table, pulling the money out of her purse. After paying for it, she handed the book back to Elphaba with a smile. "Have fun with it."

Elphaba took the book, a slight flush creeping into her cheeks. She looked down, muttering a "thanks" as she opened the book again. "Where to now?"

"How about we get some food? There's so many places around here."

"All right," Elphaba said, tucking the book under her arm. "As long as we can find a place that serves something other than meat."

"I'm sure we can find you something to eat, Elphie. You're not the only vegetarian in Oz, you know."

"I'm not so sure about that..." the green woman replied, the smell of meat reaching her as they walked down the next street, which was filled with food vendors.

"See? Look!" She pulled Elphaba over to a stand. "Roasted vegetables. And that one over there is selling fruit salad."

"All right, my sweet. You've proven me wrong," Elphaba admitted, though she was smiling. "Roasted vegetables do sound quite appealing...and what about you?"

"I think that I'm going to go grab some of that fruit salad. Fruit salad usually means grapes! So how about I meet you by that fountain over there after we both get our food?"

"I...I don't like leaving you in such crowded conditions..." Elphaba said, her smile falling.

"I'll be fine, Elphie. It isn't that far away. You'll be able to see me the whole time."

Elphaba made an uncomfortable noise. "Alright...I won't be long, and go right to the fountain, okay?"

"I promise." The blonde gave her hand a reassuring squeeze before making her way over to fruit salad vendor and taking her place in line. Elphaba watched her, barely focusing on the line of people moving in front of her. Galinda gave her a smile and a small wave through the crowd. She ended up getting her food before Elphaba was done and went to go sit by the fountain to wait for her. The blonde couldn't resist popping a grape into her mouth with a smile.

"Hey."

The blonde turned around to face whoever was speaking to her, seeing a man about her age, leaning against the wall. "Um, hello."

He gave her a cocky smile. "Has anyone ever told you that you look just like the Wizard's daughter? You're just as gorgeous as her...if not more so." He gave her a wink.

Galinda gave a soft chuckle. "Thank you. That's so kind of you to say. I don't believe I caught your name. What was it again?" She held her hand out to him.

"Fiat Vireo, oh beautiful one. And may ask your name in return?" He took her hand in his, leaning down to kiss it.

"Galinda Arduenna. It is such a pleasure to meet you Master Fiat." She laughed internally, as she watched his eyes widen at the name.

"You...ah...you're Galin- sorry to waste your time, but I have to go!" He rushed away, and the blonde giggled, waiting for her girlfriend to join her.

As Elphaba made her way towards Galinda, she was jostled by a man who seemed to be in a rush. She watched him before turning back to the blonde, moving to sit beside her. "Anything exciting happen while I was gone?"

"Oh, nothing too exciting. Just stopping the advances of another boy trying to hit on me. He ran as soon as I told him my name." She laughed. "So what did you get?"

Elphaba made a face at the mention of the male, but looked down at her food. "Not sure...it's called a vegetable medley...so we'll see what turns up, I suppose."

"Sounds interesting." She picked another grape out of her fruit salad before holding the bowl out to the green woman. "Want a piece?"

"N-no...thank you." Elphaba picked up a carrot and bit into it, her eyes scanning the crowd. "So...are you having fun thus far?"

"Mhmm. There's so much here. It's amazing! How about you?"

Elphaba shrugged. "I could do with smaller crowds."

"I suppose it is a little crowded." She looked around them at all of the people.

"But if you are enjoying yourself, then that's all that matters to me," Elphaba said, placing her hand over the blonde's gently with a smile.

Galinda smiled back. "I'm so glad you came with me, Elphie."

"No problem...I enjoy spending time with you." The sudden sound of music reached the green woman's ears, and she turned to see where it was coming from.

"I wonder what that music is..." Galinda turned to look as well. The blonde stood up, holding her hand out to her. "Let's go see what it is."

"A-are you done eating?" Elphaba asked, looking up at the blonde.

"We can eat while walk. Come on." The green woman took the offered hand as she stood, lowering her head to bite a piece of broccoli. Galinda giggled, taking a bite of apple. She kept walking towards the music.

Upon seeing what it was, Elphaba immediately tried to turn away. "It's just dancing, how interesting, let's go look at something else," she said quickly.

The blonde grabbed her hand. "Nonono! Come on, Elphie. We're here to have fun."

The green woman groaned internally, turning back around. "Must we?"

"Pwease, Elphie?" Galinda stuck out her bottom lip in a pout.

Elphaba made the mistake of looking at her. She let out a sigh. "Alright..."

"Yay!" The blonde quickly set her things down and pulled Elphaba out with the rest of the dancers with a grin.

Elphaba was just able to set her own things down as well, before she stumbled after the blonde. Her face darkened, as they took their positions. "Forgive me if I step on you?"

"I believe in you. Besides, you've had lessons from me, remember?"

"Well, y-yes, but...it's me...and I am not the best at dancing."

"You can do it, Elphie." The blonde giggled, before she started moving them to the music happily. The green woman started by looking down at their feet as they moved, focusing on not stepping on the blonde. Galinda reached over to lift the green woman's chin. "Elphie, just look at me. You're doing perfectly fine."

Elphaba looked up into her sapphire eyes and nodded, as they continued. "I...thank you..."

The blonde smiled at her. "You're welcome." She kept them moving around to the music.

"So...you're not concerned about the stares you might receive for dancing with a green woman?"

"Of course not. For all they know, we're just very close friends." She giggled.

"Even so, you are the heiress of Oz..."

"But nobody here knows that. All they think is that I look an awful lot like her." Galinda gave her a wink.

Elphaba blushed. "If they knew anything about you, they would know that you're far too beautiful to be someone else..."

It was Galinda's turn to blush. She looked up at her with bashful eyes. "Since when did you become such a flatterer?"

"Since I was, for whatever reason in Oz, blessed with such an amazing girlfriend... i-if that is what we are...we are, right?"

The blonde gave her another shy smile. "If it's all right with you...I would love to have you be my girlfriend."

"Yes...I would like that..." The song ended, and the green woman paused. "And...you're sure that's all right with you?"

Galinda nodded. "I wouldn't have asked if I didn't mean it."

Elphaba let her forehead rest against the blonde's. "Thank you..."

"No. Thank you." Galinda took her hand and led her back over to their stuff, smiling. "Now, let's go! There are still lots of things to look at."

The green woman picked up her things, smiling at the blonde. "Of course. What else is there to see, my sweet?"

"I'm not really sure, but just look at it all! There are streets and streets full of vendors and shops and music! How could there not be anything else to look at?"

"I'm sure I don't know," Elphaba replied, following the blonde down another street. They passed a booth that was filled with small trinkets, and the green woman paused, picking up a small sparrow carved from wood. "I had one of these when I was young...for about five seconds."

"What do you mean? What happened to it?"

"I put it in my mouth and snapped the wings off."

Galinda stared at her for a few moments. "Really?"

Elphaba smiled. "Oh, I was a devilish little thing...supposedly I bit the finger off one of the midwives who helped deliver me." The green woman set the carving back down.

"Oh, dear..." The blonde's eyes widened a little.

"I...I'm sorry. That was a little harsh...I'm much better now. I don't even gnaw on my wrists or ankles anymore."

"It doesn't matter to me now. It's just strange to think about how the wonderful person you are today used to be such an odd little child." She giggled.

"I really was...there are some things so embarrassing that I can't even tell you..." The two resumed walking.

"Oh, really? Like what?"

Elphaba shook her head. "No, you have to tell me something embarrassing first. I already shared with you."

Galinda thought for a few moments. "Well..." She blushed. "Nevermind. You don't have to tell me, Elphie."

"No, no, no! Tell me. What were you going to say?"

"No! I can't! It's too embarrassing!"

"Please tell me?" Elphaba stopped and moved in front of her, looking into her eyes.

"I..." She sighed. "I can't sleep without cuddling with something. I had a doll that I always used to sleep with, but a little bit after you first came to the palace, Popsicle said I was too old to be sleeping with dolls. He took her from me, but at night I would sneak into his office and steal her back. I did it for years, until he finally gave up. But then Annabelle got so old and raggedy...she was falling apart, and I had to throw her away." She sighed again.

The green woman smiled slightly. "Galinda...that's not embarrassing...it's adorable."

"It is embarrassing." Galinda stuck out her tongue. "I got by for the longest time with just using a spare pillow." She held her stuffed dog close with a smile. "But now I have a new cuddle buddy thanks to you."

Elphaba smiled again. "So glad I could help." They resumed walking. "So, see anything else that catches your eye? Perhaps a second cuddle buddy I can win for you?"

"I only need one cuddle buddy for now, but we can still play games and look around."

The sun was beginning to set when the two finally returned to the palace, Elphaba holding the door for the blonde. "I don't know how much more festival fun I can possibly take."

Galinda tiredly walked in. "Me neither. I'm..." she yawned, "...exhausted."

Elphaba smiled, letting the blonde lean against her. "Come on, my sweet. Let's get you up to bed." She led the blonde upstairs to her bedroom.

"Mmmmmkay, Elphie..." After getting back to her room, Galinda somehow managed to change into her nightdress. She collapsed onto her bed, immediately curling up with her stuffed dog with a smile. "Nighty night, Elphie..."

The green woman leaned down to kiss her forehead. "Fresh dreams my sweet..." She left the blonde, going into her own bedroom to change. She sat down on her bed, the Grimmerie in her lap. Elphaba cleaned her glasses before slipping them back on, trying to make sense of the foreign language. It didn't take long for her exhaustion to catch up with her, and she slipped into sleep.

Fae was running down the hall...pushing her way into Galinda's bedroom...she noticed the stuffed dog...a growl before she leapt up and snatched it away, shaking her head and running off again...

Elphaba jerked awake, fixing her glasses, which were threatening to fall off her face. She sat up, setting the Grimmerie aside. "I wonder...was that really a dream?"

The next morning, Galinda woke up with a smile. She stretched out in her bed and looked around the sun-filled room. When she looked back down to the bed beside her, her smile faded. Where had her stuffed dog gone? The blonde jumped out of bed, frantically flinging the sheets around and looking under the bed for it. "Nononono! Where did it go?" Galinda thought back to something Elphaba had said the day before.

"Watch out, Fae might get jealous."

The blonde's head snapped up in realization. She quickly threw on a dress and ran out of her room, searching for the puppy.

Upon hearing Galinda's voice, and then running footsteps, Elphaba quickly got up. "Galinda?" she called, going downstairs. "Where are you?"

The blonde went to Fae's little bed by the kitchen, gasping when she got close enough to see everything. "Nooooo...Fae..." Galinda fell to her knees by the bed, reaching out to take the pieces of the dog Fae had shredded apart. She started to cry.

This was the scene that Elphaba came across. "Galinda...oh..." She kneeled beside her, putting an arm around her. "Hey...it's all right..."

The blonde leaned against her. "I finally...found a new cuddle buddy..."

"Please don't cry...we'll find you a new one..." Elphaba wiped her tears away, ignoring the slight sting in her finger. She looked down at Fae. "No. Bad, taking Galinda's cuddle buddy in the middle of the night." The green woman paused, remembering her dream...had it even been a dream? She was beginning to doubt that.

"But I don't want I knew one...I want that one...You gave it to me, Elphie."

"I'll give you a new one..." Elphaba picked Fae up before carrying her outside, setting her down. She went back inside, locking Fae out before returning to the blonde. "I can try to sew this one back together...no guarantees though. Fae did a number on the poor thing."

"Could you...could you try?" She wiped away her tears with a sniff.

"I'll try, my sweet...give me all the pieces." Elphaba began gathering them up.

"Alright." Galinda helped her get them all.

The green woman stood, holding all the pieces. "Galinda...do you remember back at the Ozdust...when I tried to stop you from going, because I had a bad feeling?"

The blonde frowned. "Of course I do...how could I forget it?"

"Well, I think...I think it might have been more than just...a feeling...last night, I had a dream about Fae taking your animal...and now this..."

"What? But...but how is that even possible?"

Elphaba shook her head. "I...I don't know...it's probably nothing...just forget I said it." She left the kitchen, heading for the stairs.

Galinda followed after her. "No, Elphie. I want to help you. Do you have any idea what's causing it?"

"I don't even know what 'it' is...if it's even anything..." Elphaba made it to her bedroom and dumped the pieces of the dog on her bed. "It's most likely just my mind in overdrive."

"What if your magic is developing some sort of psychic power or something?" The blonde sat down on the edge of the bed.

"What magic?" Elphaba pulled out her sewing pouch and sat on her bed as well, looking the dog's body over. "I'm not like you, Galinda. I don't have...an inherent talent for magic."

"Since when have I had an inherent talent for magic? I barely passed Morrible's beginning class...And you have to have known, Elphie. I know it was you who was doing the levitating that day in class. Nobody else was nearby."

The green woman sighed. "It's...unheard of. People can't see the future. It just...defies logic."

"Well, magic isn't bound by logic. Anything is possible. What if you are developing a power that gives you visions of the future?"

"But I don't even know if that's what it is..." Elphaba looked up at the blonde. "And what if I can see the future? I can't control it...what good is a power like that? And why do I even have it?"

"Maybe it's just not done developing yet. Who knows? Soon enough, you might have the control over it to see whenever you want to."

"But...I don't want it…"

The blonde looked at her curiously. "Why not? Think of all the things you could do with a power like that."

Elphaba looked back at her with cold eyes. "Would you want to be able to see into the future? To see where your life is headed...to see all the bad things that could happen...to perhaps witness your own death, or the death of someone you love? And what if once it starts, I can't stop it? A power like this could drive someone to insanity..."

Galinda looked down. "Why do you only think about the bad things?"

The green woman looked back down, her only reply being, "Horrors…"