Hello people of Fanfiction! It is I, Broadwaygirl21, with a new update. Heheh, I just had to do that. Oh, little heads up, you're all probably gonna hate me after this... I posted the wrong document but this is the real chapter! Thanks to Doglover645 for informing me of this!

iamgoku: Yeah, they're complete opposites but that's why they get along. It's the same thing for Elphaba and Fiyero. Yeah, Fiyero rarely thinks, but ever since Lion Cub Day...

Doglover645: Well, they were amazing. *gets Arietta from story and makes her break sword in half with powers* I'm not going to explain. Not yet...

Hope: They were totally EPIC! The performance from A Gentleman's Guide To Love And Murder was hilarious! Now update secrets or I won't hesitate to take your precious ferrets again...

Disclaimer: Don't wish, don't start, wishing only wounds the heart...

"That is completely and utterly absurd!" Arietta said.

"Fine, if it's so absurd then tell me what number I'm thinking of!" He proposed.

"Fine!" She closed her eyes. I am thinking of the number six. Six. Six. Six...

"Oz, Fiyero! You don't have to say six a thousand times!" She said. Fiyero gaped at her. "Woah." He said. Galinda, in all her pink glory, chose that moment to come barreling through the door. "Ok, Fifi! I'm ready for our date!" She squealed. Arietta concentrated on her, trying to read her thoughts. If she had thoughts.

Fifi better not be all distant and moodified today! She heard Galinda say. Or rather, think. She frowned. Had Fiyero been acting differently? She had been avoiding him, but the few times she had seen him, he was talking to Elphaba. He was spending more and more time with her lately, she had noticed.

"Bye Etta." Fiyero said. Arietta waved goodbye to him absentmindedly, still lost in her thoughts. She was going to get to the bottom of this.

After that, Arietta was more like herself. She talked with Elphaba, corrected Galinda, and argued with Fiyero. But that was ok. They're clashing personalities is what made them such a good team. Elphaba noticed that every day, around 6:30, both Fiyero and Arietta disappeared. So she decided to follow them one day.

They went inside the library and walked over to the deepest part. Once there, both sat on the floor. Elphaba hid behind a bookcase and had a perfect view of both of them.

"Lift that book." Fiyero said. Arietta obeyed, but instead of picking up the single book, she stacked a bunch of heavy dictionaries on top of that one and lifted them all with ease. Smirking, she turned back to Fiyero.

"Showoff." Fiyero muttered. "Now tell me the number I'm thinking of."

"Zucchini isn't a number, Fiyero!" She responded immediately. Fiyero laughed. "Ok, now try to pick out one of my memories." Arietta looked at him dubiously, but closed her eyes and scrunched up her face.

"When you were seven, you were in a party and you slipped and fell on your face." She opened her eyes. "Smooth." She said drily.

"Oh, shut up! Try another memory." She laughed, but obliged. Scrunching up her face again, all was quiet for a few moments then she spoke. "You and Elphaba saved that Lion Cub in class the other day. Aw, that's adorable!" She said. Fiyero flushed, she just had to pick that memory didn't she?

"Yeah, the Lion Cub was really cute." He admitted. Arietta looked at him, her eyes twinkling mischievously. "I wasn't talking about the Lion Cub." She said.

"Ok, you're done." Fiyero replied. Arietta pumped her fists in the air and stood up. Then she frowned and drew in a sharp breath. Slowly, she turned to where Elphaba was hiding.

"Etta?"

"Someone's watching us." She replied. Fiyero looked at her quizzically. "Who?"

She turned to him. "If I knew, would I have said someone?" She asked rhetorically. Fiyero shrugged, she was right after all. Arietta closed her eyes and snapped them open within a few minutes and smiled. It's fine. It's just Elphaba!" She said cheerfully.

The green girl stepped out sheepishly.

"So, nice weather we're having." Arietta said. "You can read minds." Elphaba said.

"No, duh!" Elphaba glared at her and the brunette quieted."Let's head back, it's getting late." Fiyero said. He walked over to the boys dorm room and left the two girls in peace.

"Why were you sneaking around?" Elphaba demanded.

"Fiyero wanted to test my potential before I said anything. It was actually surprisingly smart of him." She said. "I accidentally read his mind a few days ago and we've been working on my powers ever since." Arietta explained.

Elphaba sighed. While she wasn't happy that they had lied to her, she had to admit it made sense why. They opened The door to the dorm room and found Cierrah and Galinda arranging something.

"Uh, what are you guys doing?" Elphaba asked. The blondes turned to them. "Um, color coding our nail polish. Duh!" Cierrah said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"But it's all pink." Arietta pointed out. Cierrah gasped. "It's not all pink!" Galinda contradicted. "There's Rose, Fuchsia, Magenta."

"Which are all shades of pink." Elphaba said. Cierrah and Galinda frowned before waving it off and heading back to work.

"I'm going to go get something to drink." Arietta said before stepping out. She walked over to the kitchen and poured herself a glass of milk. She heard something rustle against the furniture and the hairs on the back of her neck stood up.

"Who's there?" She said confidently, though her goosebumps and shaky legs betrayed her. Something pushed her against the wall, knocking the wind out of her and she lost conciousness.

*hides in dark corner*

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