Elphaba made her way back to the dorm room she shared with Galinda and braced herself for an argument. She was sure Galinda wasn't going to be happy about her going to the party with Fiyero but despite herself Elphaba was quite excited about it.
Elphaba opened the door and Galinda was sat on her bed reading an Ozmopolitain magazine.
"Galinda, I'm sorry about..." Elphaba began but was cut off as Galinda pounced on her and hugged her.
"Elphie! Don't be sorry! I'm just glad you're going to the party and that you have a date..." Galinda chirped
"WOAAH its not a date Galinda..." Elphaba tried to explain.
"Well did he say it wasn't a date?" Galinda gasped and she placed a hand over her mouth in shock.
"No but..." Elphaba said quickly.
"Well then it is and Elphie, I just have to give you a MAKEOVER!!!!" Galinda said in a sing song voice "Oh my oz Elphie you're going to look amazing!"
"No Galinda... Nooooooo!"Elphaba screamed as she tried to back away but failed and soon Galinda was adding all different types of makeup onto Elphaba's face and body. Galinda wouldn't allow Elphaba to look in a mirror until the whole makeover was complete. After an hour Galinda was finished with Elphaba's makeup and hair and had moved onto what to wear.
"This would look so fantastic on you Elphie!" Galinda said as she held up a puffy pink ball gown – similar to the one she was wearing "Remember pink goes good with green!!"
"Galinda, I am not... I repeat am NOT wearing pink!" Elphaba grumbled "I've let you do my hair and makeup but no way am I wearing that!"
"Fine then... how about..." Galinda considered as she scanned her closet for possible outfit combinations for Elphaba "This dress, the deep purple would so bring out you're eyes!"
Elphaba looked at the dress that Galinda had clearly never worn before. The whole dress was a beautiful deep purple colour that shimmered when the light hit it. The dress was very fitted at the top and flared out only slightly at the waist, it went just below the knee. It was probably the most decent thing that Galinda had in her closet so Elphaba agreed to try it on.
Galinda gasped as Elphaba stepped out of the bathroom she had just changed in. The dress fitted Elphaba perfectly and it seemed to make her green skin perk rather than a flaw.
"Why Miss Elphaba, look at you... you're beautiful!" Galinda smiled as she took her friend to the huge mirror that hung inside her closet. Elphaba giggled slightly as she realised she didn't look too bad. "OOOOH try this on with it!"
Galinda placed a small diamond broach shaped like an elegant snowflake onto one side of the dress. It sparkled a rainbow of colours when the light hit it and it looked surprisingly unique on Elphaba, it was like the broach had been given a new life.
"Galinda... thanks" Elphaba said quietly as she sat down on her bed to wait for Fiyero.
"Awwwwww no problem Elphie" Galinda gushed as she hugged her friend tightly "You look beautiful, you really do!"
The Galinda left Elphaba on her own with her thoughts whilst she put the finished touches on her own outfit for the night.
Elphaba thought about her life before Shiz. How her father had without fail taunted her almost everyday and how she was made to do everything around the house – to her family she was no more than a servant. Every night her father would force her to sing to him whilst he ate his meal, Elphaba had an amazing singing voice but hardly anyone knew. She just chose not to tell anyone as she feared they would make fun of her for that too.
Elphaba's thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door, she got up to answer it but was beaten to the door by a bubbling Galinda.
"OOOOH hi Fiyeroooo!" Galinda said as she gave him a friendly hug.
"Hi Galinda" Fiyero chuckled as he managed to get out of Galinda's surprisingly strong arms "Elphaba... you look... wow..."
"Don't you just LOVE the makeover I gave Elphie!?!" Galinda asked but didn't get an answer as Fiyero was staring at Elphaba intently.
"Fiyero?" Elphaba asked as she waved a hand in front of him to get a response.
"Oh sorry Elphaba, but really you look amazing!" He complimented. To Fiyero Elphaba looked like a beautiful green goddess and he couldn't believe that he was actually going to spend the night with her.
"Thanks" Elphaba blushed "Are you ready to go then?"
"Yes" Fiyero said as he took Elphaba's arm "This way my lady"
Elphaba laughed as they walked through the corridors of Shiz University, they soon arrived at the carriage Fiyero had hired to take them to the party.
"So do you want me to call you Elphaba or 'Elphie'?" Fiyero joked.
"Only Galinda can get away with Elphie I'm afraid Fiyero! Its waaay to perky!" Elphaba answered quickly.
"Ok ok..." He said as he offered Elphaba his hand to help her out of the carriage. Elphaba refused and rolled her eyes at him.
Elphaba and Fiyero walked into the party and everyone seemed to pause and stare at the very odd pair.
Sensing Elphaba's discomfort Fiyero took her hand and led her to the bar to get her a drink, He was so angry at people for not seeing what he saw in her! Fiyero was determined to help her have a good time.
"So what can I get you?" Fiyero said as he looked at the drinks menu
"Just a lemonade please" She replied
"Ah come on, loosen up a little!" He teased but ordered the lemonade anyway and a beer for himself.
"later..." She smiled back.
"Hey, do you want to dance?" He asked
"Seriously, do I look like the kind of girl who even knows how to dance? This is my first party!" She said quietly with a frown now on her face.
"Then it would be my pleasure to teach you how to dance!" He called as he took her hand and led her to the dance floor "Now just follow my lead"
He placed one hand on the small of the back sending shivers through both of them and with the other hand he held one of Elphaba's. Elphaba placed her other hand on his shoulder and they began to sway to the music gently.
"See you're a natural!" Fiyero whispered into Elphaba's ear then spun her outwards and back to him. Fiyero pulled her closer to him and she placed one hand lightly on his chest. Just for one moment no one else existed in the room as they looked into each others eyes.
Suddenly Elphaba broke the eye contact and looked downwards – she was afraid of what she might do next.
"Oh look, theres Galinda" Elphaba said as she broke free of his warm embrace "I better go and ask her about... Um... something"
"Um Ok..." Fiyero said as he watched her walk over to Galinda. He wanted to run after her and hold her once again, but he knew he couldn't so he sat down at a nearby table and thought of the dance they had shared, it had all felt so right.
After a few minutes Elphaba returned to Fiyero and she sat down next to him being careful not to sit too close.
"Sorry about that... you know Galinda, one you get her talking no one can stop her" Elphaba laughed nervously.
"Hey, no problem... Do you want something to drink, maybe something other than lemonade this time?" He teased gently
"Oh ok then, but nothing too strong we have classes tomorrow!" She reminded him quickly. The queue at the bar was quite long so it gave Elphaba some time to think about what had just happened. She had never experienced anything like this in her whole life – she could still feel her skin tingling from where Fiyero had been holding her.
"Here you go" Fiyero said as he placed a drink in front of Elphaba.
"Thanks" she said as he sat down next to her so close she could feel his warmth. Elphaba's head spinned so she took a large gulp of the drink to calm her nerves.
After another hour of being at the party Fiyero and Elphaba began to make their way back to Shiz. They weren't drunk so they decided to walk.
"Did you have a good time tonight?" Fiyero asked as they approached the gates of Shiz.
"Actually, yes I did" Elphaba said as she smiled at Fiyero. She really did have a beautiful smile "Thank you, for everything"
"No problem, I had a great time tonight and I hope we can do this again sometime" Fiyero chuckled. They were now at Elphaba's dorm room.
"See you tomorrow then?" Elphaba asked as she fumbled around in her bag for her key.
"Yeah" He said as he gave her a small peck on the cheek and a hug goodnight "Bye Elphaba"
"Bye..." She said as she opened the door to her room and went in. Her heart was still thumping as she lay down on her bed to think about what had just happened. Elphaba slowly drifted off to sleep thinking of Fiyero and unbeknown to her Fiyero was thinking about her too.