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Chapter 9:

Galinda moved to the door to leave with me following her. I grabbed her shawl as she turned to look at me just as she was stepping out of the door.

"I hope you have fun, and that you make Fiyero realize how much of an idiot he is for losing you." I said with a grin.

She giggled. "Bye Elphie."

"Bye Galinda." I said as she left down the hall and I closed the door, leaning my forehead on it and closing my eyes.

After a few minutes, I moved away from the door and walked back over to my bed. I picked up my book once again hoping to get lost in my imagination. However, after almost 15 minutes of trying over and over to read just one paragraph I decided to give up. I could not get lost in my book because every minute or so I would look towards the door hoping that the doorknob would turn and my blonde roommate would walk in. Though I had no such luck and just decided to lay in bed and stare at the ceiling, thinking over everything I was feeling for the small girl who stole my heart.

I thought back to all the fun times I recently had with Galinda, especially the night when she taught me how to dance, this made me smile. She was so patient with me and she made me feel like I was accepted, even when I made myself look like a complete fool. Then there was the time in the Gillikin gardens where we were swaying in each other's arms, without a worry in the world. Or earlier when I was holding her in my arms watching the sun set over the lake. These were all happy times for me and they made me fall more and more in love with Galinda, if only she could see also then life could possibly be perfect.

'Maybe she does love me.' The positive voice in my head said.

'Are you crazy? Girls like Galinda could never love a freak.' The negative voice in my head said.

'How do you know? Has it ever occurred to you that all the times you and Galinda were alone, she was more than happy to spend time with you?' The positive side asked.

'Yes, but if she wanted to spend time with me then why did she leave?' The negative side questioned right back.

'She did not want to leave, she wanted to stay with you. She even asked if you wanted her to stay and you told her to go.' The positive side of me said.

The negative voice in my head was no longer there and the realization of me turning Galinda away from me hit me hard.

I sat up in bed and thought about the fact that Galinda could have wanted to stay, could have wanted to spend time with just me, could love me. It was at that exact moment that I realized what I had to do. I stood up and went directly to the wardrobe and looked for a change of clothes. If I was ever going to have a chance with Galinda I had to at least try and make that chance a reality.

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I quickly moved into the farthest corner of the wardrobe and pulled back a long box. Inside was a black dress that used to belong to my mother along with matching black boots that had a pointed toe to them. The dress was long in length, just falling to the top of the black boots and there were small straps on the shoulders. I let my hair out of its usual braid and combed it out, leaving soft waves in my hair. I stood in front of Galinda's vanity, just staring back at the reflection of the beautiful tall girl with long flowing hair and green skin. The image was incredible and it caused a small grin to spread across my lips.

I grabbed my cloak and left the room, which caused my sudden confidence to melt away and my nerves start to kick in. I stopped in the middle of the hallway and turned around to walk back to the room.

'NO! Turn around and go get the girl of your dreams!' The positive voice in my head yelled out to me.

I took a deep breath and turned around, I was not going to let my usual nervous behavior get in the way of Galinda and I. For once in my life I was going to take charge and go after what I wanted.

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Standing in front of the Ozdust, I had never felt more nervous in all my life. But the realization of what I was about to do made me feel like this was all just a big mistake. But I kept having to remind myself that this was what I wanted and Galinda was definitely worth it.

I opened the doors and entered to see almost the entire Shiz population all around me dancing to the loud music and just generally having a good time. I took another deep breath and made my way through the crowds. I caught many people looking at me, but for some reason it was not the normal disgusted looks I usually received.

In one of the directions I looked in I saw Boq staring at me with wide eyes and I gave him a small nod in acknowledgment. Slowly he expression changed from surprised to happiness as he smiled at me. I knew he was surprised at my appearance and it made me feel good knowing that he thought I looked pretty. It was enough to give me just a small boost of confidence.

I continued to make my way through the crowds and that is when I finally saw her.

Galinda was talking to Milla, which was one of the few friends that I did not mind Galinda spending time with. Milla caught sight of me and gave me the same look Boq did, which caused Galinda to turn to see what had caused such a reaction to Milla.

When Galinda first laid eyes on me she turned right back around, almost as if she thought nothing of me being there. Then she quickly did a double take and her eyes locked with mine right away. I stepped closer to her and she looked over my appearance with big eyes and her mouth slightly open as well. She looked back up into my eyes and shook her head and blinked her eyes, almost as if she wee coming out of a daze. She turned back to Milla and said something to her and then started walking towards me. She had a smile on her face as one started to grow on my face too.

"Elphie... Oz, you look amazing." Galinda said with awe.

"Thank you." I answered back with a grin, feeling my face heat up in a blush.

"Wow... I cannot get over how good you look. You are so beautiful." Galinda said with a big smile on her face. "I thought you did not want to come."

"I was not going to but I had a change of heart." I said feeling the blush slowly leave my face.

"Well I'm really glad that you changed your mind." Galinda said as she reached for my hand.

I stared at our clasped fingers and grinned. "I am too."

I looked back up to Galinda's face but in my peripheral vision I saw someone walking towards us rather quickly.