Chapter 7
Daphne was looking out the window of her dorm while Madison sat on her bed, reading a book. "Hey, Maddy? Wanna go for a walk? It's so beautiful outside." Daphne asked, not taking her eyes off the window. Madison looked outside and saw that Daphne was right. It truly was a beautiful day. Blue sky, green grass, colorful flowers...A perfect day for a walk. "Sure. I don't see why not." Madison smiled, putting her book down and getting out of bed.
"Do you think we should invite the g- Elphaba to come with us?" Daphne caught herself before she could say 'ghost'. Yes, Elphaba could be a little scary sometimes, but she seemed nice enough. "No way! Don't you remember how many times she's scared students here? Not to mention the couple of times she's scared us!" Madison reminded her friend. "Well, yes. But she just scares people because people have been mean to her in the past!" Daphne protested. "I said no! You really believe that story? She's obviously lying."
Madison wasn't as quick to forgive as Daphne was. "Fine. If you say so." Daphne sighed, stepping away from the window and opening the door to leave the room. Madison followed closely behind. Though Daphne didn't say anything, she was still thinking about Elphaba. What if Madison was wrong? Sure, Madison was a smart girl, but sometimes her stubbornness could get the best of her. Behind the whole ghost act, Elphaba seemed to be a nice girl.
Elphaba was lounging in her favorite tree, when Madison and Daphne walked by. "this looks like a nice place to sit." Madison commented, sitting against the tree. Daphne sat next to her friend. Silence once again took over the area. Elphaba went back to reading the book she had in her hand, when she heard Daphne break the silence. "Maddy? What do you have against Elphaba?" The girl asked her friend.
"Not this again! Daph, you need to understand that not everyone is nice and friendly. I know everyone likes you and all, but some people aren't like others. Some people are different. Look, your my best friend. I don't wanna see you hurt. So lets just drop the conversation and forget about this, okay?" Madison tried to explain the Daphne, but the blonde girl would have none of her friend's stubbornness.
"No, Maddy! Your wrong! Your the one who needs to understand that people aren't always as they seem! Elphaba is a nice girl who just had a hard childhood!" Daphne tried to keep herself from shouting. Elphaba watched in amazement as the girl stood up for her. "Daphne! Chill!" Madison tried to calm her friend down. "No, I will not chill!" Daphne yelled, blue sparks dancing around her finger tips.
"What in Oz has got you so worked up, Daph? It's no big deal." Madison was getting worried now. Daphne never gets upset like this. "Whats got me worked up, is that your being a bully! This is why Elphaba acts the way she does! Because people like you won't just accept her for who she is!" Daphne yelled, waving her hands in the air. Suddenly, the blue sparks that had been dancing around Daphne's fingers shot into the tree, causing someone to shriek.
A bundle of green and black fell out of the tree and onto the ground in front of the two girls. "What was that for! I thought you were on my side!" Elphaba demanded of Daphne. "I-i'm sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you!" Daphne apologized, now examining her hand. What in Oz had she just done. "Oh, thats okay. I know you didn't mean it." Elphaba chuckled. "What are you doing here?" Madison demanded, glaring at the green girl. "For your information, I happened to be here first. I should be asking you what your doing sitting under my tree." Elphaba replied, smirking at the girl.
"I'm out of here!" Madison announced, storming away from Elphaba and Daphne. "Sorry about Madison. She can be a little stubborn." Daphne sighed, watching her friend leave. "That's okay. She reminds me off myself." Elphaba smiled at the girl. Daphne nodded before looking down at her hands again. "What did I just do?" Daphne asked, more to herself then to Elphaba. "You, my dear Daphne, obviously have powers." Elphaba responded, her grin widened.
"Powers?" Daphne asked, wondering if what Elphaba had said was true, "Ya, like this." Elphaba snapped her fingers, causing tiny green sparks to spring from her finger tips. "Your a witch?" Daphne asked, focusing on the green girl now. "Of course! How else do you think I was able to pull off my ghost act?" Elphaba chuckled. "I've never met anyone with powers before." Daphne was amazed at her new discovery. "Sure you have! Some people just don't like to show others." Elphaba explained, finally getting to her feet.
"So, you think I might be a witch as well?" Daphne asked, trying to process everything that the green gil was telling her. "I don't think, I know. If you have any magical abilities at all, your most likely a witch. I think it's really cool that you have powers. Now I'm not the only student that I know of who has magical abilities." Elphaba smiled at her. "But, how am I gonna learn how to control them?" Daphne asked, now a little worried that she didn't know how to use her new talent.
"That's where I come in. I can personally train you to use and control your powers." Elphaba explained, thinking she could finally do something useful. "You would really help me? But, don't you not like other students?" Daphne asked. "I don't like the students who are mean to me and can't except that I'm the way I am." Elphaba corrected Daphne. Daphne winced at that statement. "I'm sorry your life has been so hard." She sighed. "No need to apologize. You did nothing wrong. Now, if you decide to accept my offer, meet me back here at 6:00 PM tonight. We can get started then." Elphaba winked at her new friend before grabbing her book off the ground and walking away.