ExoticPeachBlossom: El Nia… I like that nickname! *In Queen Nia voice* You may henceforth and forevermore use it. Put it on my luggage!
NellytheActress: Wha… how… oh, never mind! And you're a princess. P-R-I-N-C-E-S-S! I'm the Queen!
Elphabalover101: Because she doesn't trust him. I wouldn't either if I were here.
Wickedly Hope Pancake: Yay! Can't wait!
I'mFlyingHighDefyingGravity: Yup, this story is a Fiyeraba. I just wanted a little Gelphie moment before the Fiyeraba fluff. And yes, our Yero is very persistent.
Bunny (Guest): And it all goes uphill from here!
Elphaba'sGirl: Oh. Well, you can come out of hiding now. Elphie and Glin are friends now.
Galinda sleepily opened her eyes the next morning, quickly shutting them again when the sunlight shone into her eyes. Turning, she opened her eyes again and found Elphaba wide-awake, her hand wrapped securely around her waist.
"Morning," Galinda yawned.
Smiling, Elphaba turned towards Galinda. "Good morning. Did you sleep well last night?"
Nodding, Galinda leaned her head against Elphaba's shoulder. "I did. How long were you awake?"
"About half an hour, I would say."
"What? Why didn't you wake me up?"
"You sounded so peaceful, I didn't want to disturb your slumber," Elphaba smiled as Galinda rose, allowing her to push herself up onto her elbows. "What time is it?"
"Around seven," Galinda said, sitting on the edge of the bed and stretching.
Nodding, Elphaba heard Galinda rise from the bed and walk into the bathroom. She pushed the covers from her body and rose from the bed, feeling her way over to her closet. She grabbed a cotton polo and a long, silky skirt, hoping they matched. She grabbed her underclothes and waited for Galinda to emerge from the bathroom. The blonde in question came out twenty minutes later, showered and wearing her all-white uniform. She began to do her makeup as Elphaba went in and quickly showered and dressed.
"Would you like me to brush your hair again?" Galinda asked when Elphaba came out, secretly wanting to run her fingers through Elphaba's silky hair again.
Elphaba chuckled. "If it will make you happy."
"It will," Galinda smiled, approaching her roommate and gently guiding her towards the bed. Elphaba gracefully sat down and listened as Galinda grabbed the hairbrush and jumped into the bed from behind her.
The blonde began to slowly run the brush through Elphaba's silky, raven hair. She became lost in thought, admiring Elphaba's beautiful hair. She fixed it so a section of Elphaba's hair hung over her left shoulder, the rest of her hair cascading down her back like a waterfall.
"All finished," the blonde giggled.
"Thank you." Elphaba stood up and made her way to her desk. Grabbing her bag, her fingers glided over the braille covers of her books, making sure she was only taking the books she needed for the day.
"How do you read this?" Galinda questioned, taking one of Elphaba's books and sliding her fingers over the bumps, confusion evident in her facial expression.
Elphaba turned towards her and chuckled. "The same way you read a bunch of squiggly lines."
"That was a genuine question."
"Ah, then here's my genuine answer." Elphaba felt her desk for her books. Her fingers bumped into one of her textbooks and she quickly scanned the cover. "Here, give me your hand," she said, reaching for Galinda's hand. She felt Galinda's soft hand slide into her's and she smiled. She guided the blonde's hand to the book and guided her fingers over the raised dots. "Political Science."
She reached for another book and scanned the title before guiding Galinda's fingers over the cover. "Economics."
She reached for her final book and slid it over to Galinda. "Sorcery 101."
"Wow," Galinda whispered, clearly impressed. "That was fascinating."
"I… could teach you how to read Braille… if you want to, that is," Elphaba said, awkwardly shuffling her feet as she placed her books in her bag.
Squealing, Galinda wrapped her arms around her roommate. "Oh, Elphie. I would love that!"
Elphaba smiled. She quickly finished packing her bag and grabbed her cane. "Are you ready?"
"Almost." Galinda skipped to the opposite side of the room to finish packing her bag. She grabbed her training wand and was about to place it in her bag with her books when she remembered something. "Elphie?"
"Yes?" Elphaba asked, unfolding her cane.
"I never did thank you."
"For what?"
"For asking Morrible to allow me into the sorcery seminar."
Elphaba turned towards the blonde and smiled. "You're welcome. Are you ready to leave?"
"Mmhmm," Galinda hummed, throwing her bag over her shoulder. She walked over to Elphaba and took her hand. Elphaba's emerald fingers slid up Galinda's arm and held onto her elbow. Giggling, Galinda led Elphaba to the door and off to breakfast.
"Galinda, you can sit with your friends if you want," Elphaba said as she sat next to Galinda in one of the booths.
Galinda looked up from her oatmeal at the emerald girl. "Elphie, I told you, they're not my friends anymore."
Elphaba shifted awkwardly in her seat. "It's just that… I don't want to ruin your reputation and… people already talk about me and I don't want them to start talking about you because…"
"Elphaba," Galinda interrupted, stopping Elphaba's rant. "I don't care about that."
"You don't have to stay with me if you don't want to. I'm not a charity case."
"Elphie, I'm eating breakfast with you because I want to." She put her arm around the green girl.
Elphaba smiled daintily and blushed. "Really?"
"Of course." Galinda squeezed Elphaba hand. She ate her last spoonful of oatmeal and sighed. "It's almost time to leave. Are you ready?"
Elphaba nodded and Galinda slid out of the booth. Elphaba followed her and gripped her arm. Smiling, Galinda led her roommate out of the café.
"So, did you think about it?" Fiyero asked, finding Elphaba standing on the bridge over Suicide Canal again.
Elphaba turned towards him and smiled. A smile, Fiyero thought. I finally get a smile. It's about time, too.
"I did," Elphaba admitted.
"And…?"
A slight blush appeared on Elphaba's cheeks. "Yes," she whispered. "I would love you be your girlfriend. On one condition."
"What's that?" Fiyero asked, approaching the emerald girl.
"You need to promise me this isn't some sort of joke or prank," Elphaba said, her voice sounding soft and scared.
"I promise," Fiyero said, threading his fingers with Elphaba's. "This isn't some joke or prank, Elphaba."
Elphaba smiled as she felt Fiyero lean forward. A giggle and their lips met. A split second and she was pulled deeper into the kiss. A few seconds later, Fiyero gently pulled away and looked at the green girl, whose head was turned up towards him.
"Thank you," Fiyero smiled, pulling Elphaba into a hug.
"No, thank you," Elphaba whispered.
"Are they ready?" Nelliee asked, alone in a classroom with Milla, ShenShen, and Pfannee.
Milla giggled. "Yup. These are perfect." She handed Nelliee a stack of papers.
"These are beautiful," Nelliee smirked, looking at the papers. "Okay, ShenShen, you cover the third floor. Milla and I will cover the main hallway. Pfannee, you can… cover everything else."
"Great," Pfannee said, grabbing a stack of papers from Nelliee.
Nelliee smiled as she dismissed her friends from their unofficial meeting. Smirking, she skipped out of the room with the pile of papers in her hand.
Galinda and Elphaba walked out of the sorcery seminar with Morrible, chatting away about the lesson.
"That was so much fun," Galinda smiled, leading Elphaba to the cafeteria for lunch.
"I'm glad you had fun," Elphaba smiled.
"I just don't know how you did that teleporting spell. It's so hard."
"It's hard because you need to practice more."
Giggling, Galinda led Elphaba around the corner. They were almost to the cafeteria when Galinda stopped.
"Galinda?" Elphaba asked, turning towards the blonde. "What's wrong?"
Galinda didn't respond as she looked at a poster hanging on the wall. It was a picture of Fiyero kissing Elphaba over Suicide Canal. But it was the caption under it that caught her attention and made her go pale.
Prince Fiyero Tigulaar Kissing the Frog.
"Galinda?" Elphaba tried again.
"S-Sorry," Galinda whispered.
"Is something wrong?"
"No," the blonde quickly lied.
"Glin, something's wrong. Please tell me."
"Nothing's wrong, Elphie," Galinda said soothingly. She quickly took the poster down. "They're having a sing-along after dinner tonight at the Philosophy Club."
"Don't lie to me. What's going on?"
"It's the truth! There's a sing-along tonight. We should go!" Galinda smiled, trying to sound convincing.
"Miss Galinda," Elphaba growled through clenched teeth.
Oh, great! Now we're back to Miss Galinda. Perfect! "Please, Elphie?" the blonde pouted, giving Elphaba her best puppy-dog eyes, even though she knew her roommate couldn't see it. She leaned against her shoulder and whimpered.
Elphaba stiffened, her face hardening. "Galinda…"
"Pwease, Elphie?" Galinda whined, squeezing Elphaba's arm.
"A-Alright," Elphaba sighed, giving in.
Galinda smiled gratefully. "Thank you." She took Elphaba's arm and they walked the rest of the way to the cafeteria. Now all she had to do was plan a sing-along at the Philosophy Club in about eight hours. Should be easy enough. She quietly folded up the poster and threw it in the garbage, hoping Elphaba would never find out about it.
The rest of their day was uneventful. Elphaba sat quietly in her classes, listening to the lectures and typing notes on her braille notebook. Galinda excused herself to use the bathroom in almost every class. She ran around the school, tearing down the posters of Fiyero kissing Elphaba and, violently crumbling them up, threw them into the trash.
"Galinda, are you feeling alright?" Elphaba asked as they walked back to their room.
"Yeah," the blonde muttered.
"Do you still feel like going to the Philosophy Club tonight?"
Galinda's eyes widened. Oh, Shiz! I forgot to plan that! "Actually, I'm getting a headache. I'll just stay in the room."
Elphaba seemed disappointed. "Oh."
"Couldn't you go with Nessa?"
Elphaba shook her head. "No. Nessa doesn't really like going to places like that."
"You wanted to go, didn't you?"
"Not especially."
Galinda could hear the disappointment in her best friend's voice. She knew she wanted to go, but couldn't go there and get back by herself. It almost made her feel guilty for lying to her. But she did it for her. To protect her. That's what Galinda kept telling herself for the rest of the night.
"Elphie!" Galinda sang one Saturday morning. She jumped onto her roommate's bed. "Elphie!"
Elphaba shot up in her bed, gasping for air. "Oz, Galinda! Don't do that!"
"Sorry," Galinda giggled, scooting closer to Elphaba and leaning her head on her shoulder. "Good morning."
"Good morning," Elphaba yawned, wrapping her arms around the blonde. "Now, what were you going to tell me?"
"We should have a picnic today."
"That's what you almost gave me a heart attack for? To have a picnic?" Elphaba asked incredulously, raising her eyebrow.
"Yes. It's Saturday. The sun is shining, the birds are singing… and I wanna have a picnic. Just the two of us, right by Suicide Canal. Please?"
"Well… I…"
Galinda snuggled closer to her roommate, a small pout appearing on her lips. "Pwetty pwease?"
"Okay," Elphaba sighed. "A quiet picnic does sound enjoyable."
"YAY!" Galinda squealed. Elphaba winced at the sudden volume. The bubbly blonde bounced over to her closet and picked out a sundress to wear. "Elphie, come on!" Galinda ran back to her roommate and pulled her up by her arms.
"I'm coming," Elphaba chuckled, allowing the blonde to help her up.
Galinda led Elphaba to the bathroom before twirling around on her heels and walking back to her closet to pick out something for Elphaba to wear. She chose a royal blue sundress with a matching satin bow in the back.
As soon as she heard the shower water turn off, Galinda hurried over to the door and knocked. "Elphie, try this on." She opened the door a crack and slipped the dress inside. She felt fingers gently tug at the dress and let go. She closed the door again and waited for Elphaba to emerge.
A click and the bathroom door opened, revealing Elphaba in the sundress. Galinda smiled. The dress looked beautiful on the emerald girl. More importantly, it didn't clash with her exotic skin tone. It stopped just past her knees, the skirt of the dress flowing gently over her legs.
"Do I look… okay?" Elphaba asked timidly, running her fingers over the dress.
"Of course. You look beautiful," Galinda smiled, taking Elphaba's hands in her own.
"Th-Thank you," Elphaba blushed, a soft smile tugging at the corners of her lips.
"Are you ready?" Galinda asked, retreating to her closet to fetch the picnic blanket.
Elphaba grabbed her cane and nodded. She heard Galinda's footsteps approaching her and reached out her hand. She smiled as she felt Galinda's fingers brush against hers. Beaming, the two friends walked out of their room together.
It has been a while since the posters incident. Galinda was grateful that no more posters were put up about Elphaba. She looked over at the green girl, who was quietly munching on the chocolate-covered strawberries they bought.
"So…" Elphaba said, swallowing the strawberry. "What do people normally do during these?"
"They talk," Galinda explained, wiping her mouth and taking a sip of her apple cider.
"Oh? About what?"
"That depends. Um… ooh! Let's talk about boys! You go first!"
Elphaba froze. "I… well…"
"Let's start with this. Have you ever been kissed by a boy before?"
Elphaba was about to say no when she remembered Fiyero. "Actually, yes."
Galinda giggled. "By who?"
"F-Fiyero. He asked me to be his girlfriend and I, probably against my better judgment, said yes."
"Fiyero's fallen in love with you?" Galinda asked. Elphaba looked down and Galinda immediately regretted the way that came out. "No, I didn't mean it like that. I meant that I've known Fiyero since we were little kids, and he's never, and I mean never, been serious about any girl before."
Elphaba slightly looked up. "And that changed with me?"
"Apparently, because he's studying. I've never seen Fifi open a book. I didn't even know he knew what a book was, much less what to do with it."
"Fifi?" Elphaba questioned.
"Yes. Fifi. It's my special nickname for him."
"I'm sure he loves that nickname."
"He hates it. According to him, it's too "perky". It only makes me want to call him that even more."
Elphaba chuckled. "I guess he did change with me."
"He did. I don't know what you did, Elphie, but thank you."
"I don't know what I did either, but you're welcome."
Giggling, Galinda threaded her fingers with Elphaba's. "So, have you two given each other cute boyfriend-girlfriend nicknames yet?"
Elphaba nodded. "We did."
"Um… hello? I need details. What do you call him? What does he call you?"
"I call him Yero."
"And what does he call you?"
"Fae."
"That's so romantic!" Galinda gushed, giggling from behind her hand.
"I'm glad you approve."
The two friends sat giggling, drinking their apple cider and finishing their snacks. As the sun began to set, they cleared up their belongings and headed back to their room.
"Thank you, Galinda," Elphaba smiled as Galinda opened the door for her. "I had a lot of fun."
"I'm glad, Elphie. So did I," Galinda smiled.
Monday evening, Elphaba and Galinda went back to Suicide Canal. They had finished their classes early and were enjoying each other's company. Elphaba smiled as she listened to the rushing water, creating an atmosphere of tranquility around her.
"Excuse me, ladies," a voice said. Galinda looked up and saw Fiyero approaching them with something hidden behind his back.
"Hi, Fifi," Galinda smiled. The green girl chuckled.
"And what is so funny?" Fiyero asked.
"N-Nothing. It's just… Fifi," Elphaba cackled.
"Elphie," Fiyero said mockingly.
"For your information, Elphaba loves that nickname. Right, Elphie?" Galinda smiled.
"It is a little perky," Elphaba said, taking deep breaths to calm down.
Galinda scowled and stuck out her tongue at Elphaba. Sighing, she turned back to the prince. "What can we help you with on this fine evening?"
"Actually, Galinda, I was wondering if I could talk to you," Fiyero said, biting his lip.
"Sure."
Over there, Fiyero mouthed, pointing to a large oak tree a few feet away from where they were standing.
"I'll be right back, Elphie," Galinda said before standing up and following the prince. "What is it?" she asked once they were out of earshot of Elphaba.
Unable to speak, Fiyero handed her what he was hiding behind his back.
"What's this?" Galinda asked, taking the folded up paper from Fiyero.
"The Shiz Gazette, the school's newspaper."
"We have a newspaper?"
"Apparently."
"Well, what's the big… Oh Oz!" Galinda gasped, seeing what was on the front page of the paper. It was a picture of her and Elphaba from their picnic two days prior, their fingers intertwined, beaming at each other. She read the caption and her eyes widened.
Popular Girl and the Artichoke… Secret Lovers?
She looked up at Fiyero, a mixture of horror and pure confusion in her eyes. "Who would…?"
"Who would do something like this?" Fiyero whispered, finishing Galinda's question.
"This is just… No! We're just friends! I swear! I… she told me about you and her being an item and…"
"Glin," Fiyero said, grabbing onto the blonde's shoulders and stilling her. "I understand. We just need to make sure Elphaba doesn't find out about this."
"It's all over the front page of the school paper!" Galinda hyperventilated.
"Glin, no one reads the school paper."
"They do now," Galinda said, gesturing to all the people outside reading the newspaper, smiling and giggling as they read the front page.
"What are we going to…?"
"Galinda? Fiyero?" a voice whispered. Galinda and Fiyero turned around and saw Elphaba slowly walking towards them, her cane sliding from side to side in front of her.
Galinda bit her lip and looked up at Fiyero.
"Glin? Yero?" Elphaba whispered, reaching her hand out towards the voices of her friends.
Fiyero stepped towards his girlfriend and grabbed her hand. "Fae, are you alright?"
"Yes," Elphaba said as Fiyero pulled her in for a hug. "I just… what are you talking about?"
"Fifi and I are planning a party," Galinda lied, making her voice sound bright and bubbly.
"A party?" Elphaba asked.
"Yes, a party," Fiyero confirmed. Apparently, he mouthed to Galinda.
"Why are you planning another one?" Elphaba asked, turning towards Galinda.
"That was the beginning of fall dance. This is the beginning of winter dance," Galinda explained.
"Oh," Elphaba whispered, knowing better than to question the blonde any further. The sounds of laughs and snorts reached her ears. "Why is everyone laughing?"
Fiyero bit his lip, searching his brain for an answer. He looked around. Almost everyone in the school had to be out there reading the paper.
"Yero, what's going on?"
"It's the school paper," Fiyero said, still thinking about what he was going to say.
"We have a school paper?"
"Yeah. We do," Fiyero said. "And the comics are really funny." Fiyero took the paper from Galinda and opened to the comics page. They really weren't that funny.
"Oh."
"Here. Let's get you back inside," the prince said, taking Elphaba's arm and leading her back to the dorms, followed by Galinda.
Sighing, Elphaba obediently followed her boyfriend. Still feeling that she was being lied to, she decided to ask Nessa the next day. If anyone would tell her the truth, Nessa would.
Important Note: This story is not a Gelphie! Repeat, not. A. Gelphie! There will be some Gelphie moments, but it's not the main ship.