(A/N: I don't think I took too terribly long to update this. Thank you if you reviewed/favorited or alerted! This chapter isn't very serious, and yeah....I hope you enjoy this! Thanks for reading and review if you will! Thanks)
Elphaba quietly walked down to her father's study. She knocked lightly on the door before going in.
"Dad?" she asked softly. James instantly looked up when he heard her.
"Elphaba!" he said, setting his papers down and taking off his glasses.
"I uh....just came to apologize for...um what happened this morning." said Elphaba, eyes downcast.
"You don't need to apologize. But, what did happen?" asked James. Elphaba sighed before explaining to James why she'd reacted the way she had.
"Oh Elphaba, you know I'd never--" James began.
"I know, I know," said Elphaba, "I just panicked. Do you...forgive me?"
"Forgive you?" asked James, "You didn't do anything wrong." he got up and pulled her close in a hug, "I love you, you know that kid?" Elphaba smiled softly.
"Yeah, I know." she said, "And I love you."
*************
"ELPHIE!" Galinda screeched as she walked through the library.
"Over here." Elphaba said, not bothering to look up from her book.
"Elphie, today, we are going out into the Emerald City and we're finding Daniel and you a boyfriend." said Galinda, "And if the right guy pops, maybe I'll get a guy too."
"Galinda..." Elphaba began, not too keen on getting a boyfriend.
"Elphie, I know you loved Fiyero, but...it just...didn't work. Do you want to spend the rest of your life being sad over him?" asked Galinda, "He obviously couldn't care less about your feelings, you should just forget him and move on. There are other guys Elphie."
"I know." Elphaba sighed, "Ok, if you find a guy that you think might be good with me and I approve of, maybe I'll give it a chance." Maybe Galinda was right, maybe it was time to move on. Deep down, Elphaba knew that she couldn't just move on, that even though Fiyero didn't want her, she'd always want him that no other guy could make her feel as wonderful as he did. But she needed to get a grip and forget about him, and what better way to forget than finding someone new to distract her?
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Elphaba, Daniel and Galinda were walking through the Emerald City looking for boyfriends, even though the only one really interested was Galinda. Fiyero started walking with a swing in his hips and a pinky pointing up. He felt incredibly ridiculous, but now it was really impossible to forget he couldn't be with Elphaba. He was perturbed to say the least that Elphaba was interested in starting a relationship....with someone....other than him. Damn it, Fiyero was so fucking jealous and she hadn't even started a relationship with anyone. He was just jealous that any other guy actually had a chance with her.
"How about him Danny?" asked Galinda, "He looks gay."
"Uh...yeah, he's...um....delicious." said Fiyero, looking over at the guy. It was a blond wearing super tight, super short shorts, a hot pink tank top and a homo scarf.
"You don't sound too enthused." Galinda muttered, "Or....GAY!"
"I AM!" Fiyero yelled, "I AM GAY!" everyone in the Emerald City seemed to stop and stare at Fiyero. Fiyero sighed heavily, "Yes people, I am gay!" he told them all, "Now go about your business." The people muttered to each other and then went about their business. Elphaba and Galinda were laughing hard and Fiyero turned around and glared at Galinda who just kept laughing, leaning on a bench to keep from falling over.
"He doesn't look like a closet case..." someone murmured.
"Cause he isn't!" Galinda muttered so that Fiyero heard her.
"Am too." he growled.
"Are--"
"Don't start!" Elphaba said, covering her ears. They both shut up, glaring at each other first and then sending Elphaba apologetic glances....and then glaring at each other again. Fiyero realized he had to be more believable, so he made a plan to step up his game and make Galinda crumple. He went over to the guy with the tight pants, pink tank top and homo scarf who was stick thin and stood with his hand on his hips.
"Hey sugar." said Fiyero sexily and grabbed his ass. The guy jumped.
"Dude, I'm not even gay!" said the guy.
"What the hell?" asked Fiyero, "Bitch ya!"
"Fuck no!" said the guy, snapping his fingers. Not wanting to be outdone, Fiyero snapped his fingers twice and then in Z-formation before bringing his hand back to rest on his hip. The guy just stared at Fiyero before starting to walk away moodily and muttering under his breath, "Gawd, why does ev-ary-one think I'm effing gay?!"
"Maybe it's cause yah swish yo booty when you walk!" Fiyero called after him. The guy turned around and gave Fiyero the finger before continuing on his way. Fiyero rolled his eyes as he walked back to Elphaba and Galinda. Galinda looked shocked and then started laughing, Elphaba soon to follow.
"Ooh!" Galinda suddenly squealed, looking across the street where a noble was seen getting out of a carriage. He was handsome and young, probably about Fiyero's age. He had green eyes and blonde hair. Galinda quickly scurried across the street and went in front of the guy.
"Hi. Do you like books?" she asked.
"Uh...yes." he replied, looking a little confused.
"Great! Elphie will love you! My name is Galinda Upland, of the Upper Uplands you know, and I'm trying to set my friend up with a boyfriend and I think she'd like you, so would you meet her at the French Café in like....five minutes for lunch?" asked Galinda.
"Um....sure." he said.
"Great, I'll tell her to meet you there. I'll tell her you'll be by the window with this book." she said, handing him a book she'd bought earlier that day, "Oh and don't lose it, I need to out somebody." she said. He looked at the book and his eyebrow rose at the title: "How to Tell if Someone is Fake Gay or Real Gay".
"Um..." he said. Just then, Daniel appeared by Galinda.
"What's going on?" he asked, glaring at the guy.
"I just set Elphie up on a blind date with him!" Galinda hissed in his ear.
"What? He can't go on a date with--" Fiyero began.
"Yes he can!" Galinda hissed, jabbing him in the ribs. Fiyero was about to interject when Galinda suddenly pushed him into a group of gay tourists. They all but carried him halfway down the block asking if they could take him to the salon and give him highlights and paint his nails and whether or not he thought Adam Lambert should have won Ozian Idol (because he totally should have!). When Fiyero finally escaped the gays, he ran back to where Galinda was but she'd crossed the street and was talking to Elphaba, seemingly arguing. Fiyero tried to cross but it seemed a rush of carriages came rolling down the street.
"Oh c'mon!" Fiyero yelled at the carriages, "Can't you just let a guy cross the street?" He saw a rush of gay guys coming back for him, there scarves whipping in the wind and their brightly colored fedoras bouncing on their heads. Fiyero's eyes widened, "Oh, for the love of Oz! Please let me cross before I get attacked again!" Just as the gays were about to run into him, a nice carriage driver stopped to let him cross and the gays all ran into a light post as Fiyero crossed the street, their fedoras flying off and rolling around on the sidewalk. Fiyero ran across the street but by the time he got over there, it seemed Galinda had already convinced Elphaba to go on the date and she was gone.
"Damn it Galinda!" Fiyero said, fixing his cap, but Galinda hadn't seen anything.
"They went to the French Café," Galinda hissed and grabbed his collar, "C'mon, we're following them."
"Why are we running?" asked Fiyero, "It's only a block away!"
"We have to get there before Elphie!" Galinda said.
"Why?" asked Fiyero.
"So we can watch them meet and see if it's love at first sight!" Galinda yelled at him.
"Wha--" but they already reached the restaurant. Galinda scanned it and smiled when she realized she'd beaten Elphaba. The guy Galinda had set her up with was in his designated area by the window, the book perched on the table.
"Two please." Galinda said.
"Right this way Miss." said the waiter, he started in one direction.
"Um, could we have a window seat?" asked Galinda, "The non-window seats are bad for my...teeth."
"Um...certainly Miss." said the waiter, a confused look on his face. He changed directions and began walking towards Elphaba's date's table. As they walked Galinda grabbed the two menus the waiter was holding and hid her face behind it, she handed Daniel one too and he did the same. Their table was to the side of Elphaba's date's table, rather than back to back, so they could see easily without being caught. Galinda quickly made a wall with the menus and leaned down and hit Daniel on the head so he'd lean down too.
"Ow!" Fiyero said, "Why do I get the feeling you do this type of thing a lot?"
"Shut up!" Galinda hissed.
"You!"
"You!"
"You!"
"SHHHH!" they both hissed at the same time when they saw Elphaba enter. She walked over to the table beside Galinda and Fiyero.
"Um...are you my...date?" she asked shyly. He looked up and blinked a couple times, seemingly in shock.
"Elphaba?" he asked.
"Brennan?" Elphaba asked.
"Wow, I thought I'd never see you again." Brennan said, "You look great."
"Damn straight she looks great. What are they? Ex-lovers?" Fiyero muttered, but was silenced by Galinda's icicle heel to his foot.
"Thanks." Elphaba blushed, "It's great to see you, I barely recognized you. You look so much--"
"Better?" asked Brennan, chuckling.
"I was going to say older..." Elphaba laughed, "But better too." she admitted. Brennan gave her a hug and to Fiyero's surprise Elphaba hugged him back. He glared at Brennan. They sat down and ordered.
"So...what happened to you since you left Munchkinland?" asked Elphaba.
"Well, nobody would've thought that Nobleman Visory's son could look so ugly as I did--"
"He was ugly?" Galinda whispered with disbelief, because now the guy was h-o-t.
"Shh!" Fiyero hissed at her.
"—Wait, you're Fredrick's brother?" asked Elphaba.
"Yeah," said Brennan, "Pretty weird, huh? So I went abroad to study politics and now I'm up for one of the two senate seats with my brother."
"Wow." said Elphaba, "I never would've guessed you were a Visory, I guess you never told me your last name."
"Well what about you? I suppose I should be calling you princess Elphaba now hmm?" asked Brennan, smiling.
"That's right pal, keep it formal." Fiyero hissed.
"Shut up!" Galinda hissed.
"No, Elphaba's still fine." said Elphaba, laughing slightly.
"Can I take your orders?" the waiter asked Galinda and Fiyero.
"SHH!" they both hissed at him. Galinda grabbed the waiter and yanked him down so that she could talk to him without being seen by Elphaba or Brennan.
"I'll have spaghetti with a side salad and he'll have the same." Galinda hissed in his ear.
"Alright, I'll take your menus." said the waiter, reaching to take the menus.
"NO!" Galinda hissed, knocking him over, "I need them to order desert later!"
"Well, I could bring them back after your meal..."
"Don't touch my menus!" Galinda shriek-whispered.
"You'd better not touch those menus." Fiyero warned. The waiter took a step back and nodded before walking away...more like running really.
"Great." said Brennan, "So, you're friend seems nice."
"Galinda?" asked Elphaba.
"Oooh! They're talking about me!" Galinda squealed.
"Shut up!" Fiyero hissed.
"No, you shut up!"
"No, you."
"No, you."
"No, you."
"No, me!"
"Yeah, you."
"Wha--? I meant you!"
"Shhh!" they both hissed at the same time before peering back over their menus.
"Yeah, she just came over to me and started talking about how she was trying to find a boyfriend for her friend." said Brennan, "She didn't really give me time to talk or disagree, so I said I'd go."
"Well, I don't think we could date now, it'd be really weird don't you think? Another one of Galinda's match makings techniques shot down." said Elphaba, smiling.
"Yeah, not just weird, but straight out uncalled for and--" Fiyero began, but Galinda kicked him again under the table.
"Well, maybe it wouldn't...?" said Brennan, "I mean, we could try to date, I don't think it'd be too awkward." Just then, the waiter brought Fiyero and Galinda their food. Upon hearing Brennan's suggestive comment, Fiyero took a carrot out of his salad and pitched it at Brennan. It hit him in the forehead.
"Why did you do that?!" Galinda hissed as Brennan looked around confusedly.
"He was getting on my nerves!"
"Well, you're getting on my nerves."
"It must be all my gay nervy stuff."
"That didn't even make sense!"
"Your face doesn't even make sense."
"Shut up!"
"Make your face shut up!"
"Stop saying your face!"
"Make you face stop...saying your face."
"You're not even gay!"
"You're face isn't even gay!"
"WTF?!"
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"Well, maybe." said Elphaba shyly.
"Just tell me if you ever change your mind." said Brennan, he took Elphaba's hand on the table. Fiyero got a little pissed at that. A waiter walked by and Fiyero pushed him into Brennan. Brennan fell out of his seat and the waiter fell on top of him. Fiyero ducked under the table as they were getting up. Galinda laughed but then realized that with Daniel under the table, it would look like she'd pushed the waiter, so she had no choice but to duck under the table too. There's heads bumped under the table.
"You idiot!" Galinda hissed at him, "Now I can't hear what they're saying because of the damn tablecloth!"
"Well put your ear on the outside, no one will notice." said Fiyero.
"Fine!"
"Your fac--" Fiyero started.
"No yours!" Galinda snapped and they both shut up as they leaned down to put their ear on the outside of the tablecloth. Their faces pressed against the floor comically and one of their ears stuck out. So there was their nice circular table, that appeared no one was sitting at, and as you walked by you'd look at the spaghetti and the side salads and the candle in the middle. Then you'd notice the two menus propped up nicely on the side, you'd look at the nice white tablecloth and finally you'd see two ears sticking out beneath it. Wait, what?! EARS?! Suddenly, Fiyero heard Elphaba's voice.
"Um, are those ears?" she asked.
"Damn it Galinda, you let them see your ear!" Fiyero hissed.
"That's not my ear, that's your ear that everyone's looking at!" Galinda said.
"Not it's your ear!" Fiyero said.
"No, it's yours!"
"Yours!" Suddenly Fiyero felt a poke on his ear, "Never mind, it was my ear."
"Told you so!" Galinda said.
"Your face!"
"AGH!" Galinda shrieked in exasperation. They both sat back up so their ears weren't showing.
"Great, now I can't hear again." Galinda said, "Thanks to you and your big ass ear!"