(A/N: Ok, I think this is pretty fast for an update. So yeah, here ya go. Not much happens in this chapter, but it's crucial for further chapters! So sorry for any errors, and review!)
Fiyero and Elphaba spent a lot of time together after the ball, or rather, Elphaba and Daniel spent a lot of time together. Fiyero didn't know if it was possible to fall in love with someone you're already in love with, but he was falling hard. He was falling again, deeper and deeper. Elphaba was still sad a lot of the time, but Daniel and Galinda were always there to cheer her up. Nessa and Fredrick had moved back to Fredrick's parent's house in the Emerald City, but they visited sometimes. At night, Fiyero and David would sometimes get messages from the Organization when they cracked some else's identity and they'd knock them out and take them back to headquarters. It became almost like a game really, seeing who could come up with the most creative ways to knock someone out. David began to watch Fiyero when he was around Elphaba. He could see that Fiyero was one inch away from snapping and kissing her or blowing his cover and David couldn't have that.
"Daniel," David called Fiyero over. He was currently sitting with Elphaba on the balcony and chatting, sitting dangerously close really.
"I'll be right back." said Fiyero and walked towards David.
"What?" asked Fiyero, "Couldn't you see I was busy?"
"Busy? That's for sure. Fiyero you are one inch away from blowing your cover. I told you you could be around her if you didn't get romantically involved with her, and you are falling hard and I'm not so sure you or her will be able to stop yourselves if you end up falling for each other." said David, "We need to ensure that she won't fall for you, and something that will remind you that you can't get romantically involved with her."
"Fine." said Fiyero, "What do you propose I do?"
"I don't know!" David said, "Figure something out, you're the genius remember?"
"Fine!" said Fiyero.
"Stop saying fine!" David said, finding it rather annoying.
"Fine!" Fiyero said.
"You did it again!"
"Fine!"
"That didn't even make sense!"
"Fine!"
"Shut up!"
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
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Galinda watched from behind a bookshelf as Daniel watched Elphie from behind a bookshelf. And Elphaba didn't watch anyone from behind a bookshelf because she was reading. Daniel was smiling softly Galinda realized, if she could see his eyes, she knew they'd have that adorable 'I-love-the-green-girl' look in them.
"Psst!" Galinda whispered. Elphaba looked up and Galinda and Daniel both leaned back behind their bookshelves and Elphaba looked back at her book. They both slowly leaned back around.
"Psst!" Galinda said again. Elphaba looked up again, an irritated look on her face. Daniel and Galinda both swung around behind the bookshelves. Elphaba looked back down and shook her head. Galinda looked back around. She was about to say, psst again, but Daniel held a finger to his lips and Galinda shut up. Daniel looked at Elphaba once more before pointing to a table behind a bookshelf across from Elphaba. Galinda nodded and they both crawled over to the table. Their heads met with a sharp bump under the table.
"Ow!" they both said. Elphaba looked up again and they both shut up.
"What do you want?" asked Daniel.
"You like Elphie!" Galinda hissed.
"So do you!" Daniel said.
"I mean, you love Elphie!" Galinda snapped, "Stupid."
"I do not!" Daniel said. Damn, he got figured out fast. Fiyero began to panic, he couldn't get figured out!
"Then explain why you're watching her from behind a bookshelf!" Galinda whisper-shouted.
"Why are you watching me behind a bookshelf?!" asked Fiyero.
"I'm curious!" Galinda said.
"Well, that's why I'm watching her, I'm curious." Fiyero said.
"Liar." said Galinda.
"Am not!" Fiyero said.
"Are too!"
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"Am not!"
"Am not!"
"Am no—wait what?"
"I mean—uh—are too!"
"Look, I've had enough of this Miss Galinda Upland, so if you don't mind--" Fiyero started to back out from under the table.
"Prove you don't love her!" Galinda hissed, grabbing his arm and yanking him back. Fiyero hit the ground with a loud smack.
"Ow!" Fiyero said, surprised once again at Galinda strength. Elphaba looked up again and then looked back at her book.
"Fine, it's impossible for me to like her because--" Fiyero thought.
"Because?!" Galinda asked.
"I'm--" Fiyero began.
"What?!" Galinda asked. Fiyero started to feel really pressured so he said the first thing that popped into his mind.
"Gay! I'm gay!" Fiyero said.
"What?!" Galinda said.
"I'm gay, gayer than a....than a....peach!" Fiyero said again. Hey, he could live with that, Elphaba couldn't fall for him that way, and he would constantly be reminded that he couldn't fall for her.
"No you're not!" Galinda said. That couldn't be true, Daniel couldn't be gay, he was in love with Elphaba, she just knew it!
"Am too!" Daniel argued.
"Are not!"
"Am too!"
"Are not!"
"Am too!"
"Am too!"
"Am to—wait what?"
"Uh—I mean, ARE NOT!"
"AM TOO!"
"Ok, what's going on?!" asked Elphaba pulling the table cloth off of the table, revealing Daniel and Galinda crouched beneath, "Um...Daniel? Galinda? Are you two.....?"
"No!" they both said at the same time.
"Then what are you doing?" asked Elphaba.
"Arguing!" they both said.
"Well that's certain." said Elphaba.
"Daniel's gay." Galinda said, knowing it wasn't true. If Daniel as going to lie about being gay, then she was going to make it the worst lie he ever told.
"Really?" asked Elphaba, eyes widening, "That's great!"
"What?!" Galinda and Daniel said at the same time. Elphaba was not disturbed by this news or anything, she was actually glad. She had no chance to fall for him now. She always felt guilty around him, like...she felt that same thing she felt around Fiyero, now that he was gay, she wouldn't have to worry about it, it was great really. Elphaba gave Daniel a hug.
"Um....I'm glad you're happy I'm...uh, gay." said Daniel, scratching his ear confusedly.
"Yeah, it's just great really." said Elphaba, smiling at him. Fiyero didn't know whether to be happy, sad or confused.
"Um....I'm going to go...buy a scarf." said Fiyero, walking away before he got into anymore trouble. He ran into David in the hall.
"Are you happy now? I'm gay!" said Fiyero.
"Since when?" asked David.
"Not really, stupid! It's my plan, you know." said Fiyero.
"Oh, that's actually not that stupid." said David.
"I'm a genius." Fiyero growled and walked away.