The next day came soon and Fiyero was still very eager to get to know Elphaba, she had haunted his dreams all night long so he was glad when dawn came. He looked at his class schedule for the day and was relived when he saw that he had Elphaba in both classes that he had that. He knew that she was the smart type after their conversations at the coffee shop so he would have to work extra hard for attention during class.
The First class of the day was Ozian language; this was one of the subjects that Fiyero really detested. As this was his first class of the semester he would have to take the seat that was available and to his surprise the one seat left was next to the green girl herself, Elphaba. It turned out that Elphaba wasn't very much liked in Shiz and Fiyero guessed this was because of her skin colour as no one had really gotten to know her other than Galinda.
"Hey" Fiyero smiled as he took his seat next to Elphaba shot a small but noticeable smile back at him and began to work again. A few minutes past and Elphaba felt a note being passed to her from Galinda who was sitting behind her with Pfannee.
Hi Elphie,
Would you like to go to a party tonight with me, Nessa and Boq?
Galinda xx
Elphaba stared at the note and quickly replied.
Galinda,
Do you honestly think I am the best person to invite to a party! Don't pass me anymore notes either, some people actually want to listen in this class!
Elphaba
Elphaba heard a squeal of disappointment from behind her and for a second she actually felt a little guilty but she really didn't want to go to some cultish social gathering when she was sure Galinda would only leave her on her own all night and go off with some boy or her more popular friends.
She was just getting into the lecture when she felt another note being passed to her from the side and she was just about to scream at Galinda when she saw who it was from. Fiyero. She fought a smile as she read the note to herself.
Hey Elphaba,
I hope you don't mind me writing to you in class but I heard there was a party going on later and I wondered if you were going.
Fiyero
Elphaba tried to think of something to say back and she wondered why Fiyero was bothered if she was going when half of Shiz were attending that party.
Hi Fiyero,
I was invited by Galinda but I'm not going... It's really not my kind of thing!
Elphaba
The class ended and the students started to pack up their things and move onto the next class they had. Elphaba was surprisingly fast and Fiyero had to run to catch up with her.
"Hey, do you want some help carrying those books?" Fiyero asked as he walked beside Elphaba.
"No I am quite capable of taking care of myself..." Elphaba said quickly.
"I didn't say that you weren't capable, I was just being friendly" He assured her as they walked into the classroom together. This earned Elphaba a few glares from jealous girls but she couldn't care less.
Fiyero followed Elphaba to the front of the classroom and took a seat next to her once again. The class began and Elphaba tried to put her full concentration on the professor in front of her but she couldn't. She was distracted by the beautiful blue diamonds on Fiyero's skin that were poking out of his white shirt.
"Um Elphaba, you're staring at me... why?" Fiyero whispered so he didn't draw attention to them.
"Sorry... those diamonds... they're um... really something" Elphaba mumbled as she silently cursed herself for sounding so stupid.
"Oh dam... didn't realise anyone could see them!" Fiyero said as she pulled his shirt up so they were covered.
"But why are you so ashamed of them, they're lovely... " Elphaba reassured quietly as she blushed.
"Well, let's put it this way... tribal markings are definitely not popular" Fiyero emphasised but then realised that Elphaba had just complimented him "But thanks for the compliment"
"Um... no problem, but I'm serious if they were really you're friends they would accept you as you are..." she explained to him.
He smiled at her and he realised she was right so he let his diamonds show for the first time in years.
"Thanks" He said