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Fiyero woke up the next morning with a splitting headache. Moaning, he slowly forced his eyes open, but quickly closed them again.
"How ya doin', buddy?" Avaric called from the other side of the room.
"Avaric, please don't shout," Fiyero moaned, turning over in the bed.
"You had quite an eventful night last night."
"I don't remember a single thing."
"Well, I do. Galinda came in and…"
"Avaric, please don't shout," Fiyero groaned, forcing his eyes open again.
"As I was saying… Galinda came in and it looked she looked like she dragged you all the way from Quox."
Fiyero shot upright, his entire body immediately regretting it. "She… what?"
"I don't know what happened to you, man. All I know is that Galinda came here with you slumped on her shoulder way past curfew last night. You're gonna have to ask her if you want more details."
Fiyero crashed back against the pillows. What happened to him last night? He felt awful. His back ached, his head was spinning, and he had no idea why he was seeing two Avarics. Did Avaric have a twin brother that the prince was unaware of?
"I've seen lots of hangovers, but you, Fiyero, have the worst," Avaric said, patting Fiyero's shoulder. Fiyero winced, feeling as though he was getting pelted with rocks. "I'm gonna let you get some shut eye. Feel better." A quick wave and Avaric walked out of the room, slamming the door behind him, causing the prince to wince again.
"Glin, where were you last night?" Elphaba asked as her roommate brushed her hair.
Galinda bit her lip. She was sure Elphaba was asleep when she snuck out.
"Why?" the blonde asked before she gave the green girl any information.
"I was calling you and you didn't answer. I thought you were sleeping, so I went over to your bed, but you weren't there."
"I'm sorry, Elphie," Galinda said, gently rubbing Elphaba's arm.
"Where were you?"
"… Out…"
"Out where?"
"The Physiology Club."
"W-Why were you there?" Elphaba questioned, turning around to face her roommate.
"I was meeting someone."
Elphaba opened her mouth to say more, but stopped herself. "A-Alright."
"I'm all done," Galinda smiled, putting the hairbrush down and bouncing off the bed.
"Thank you," Elphaba smiled as she walked over to her desk and searched for her book. "So, what are you doing today?"
"Well, we're going shopping," Galinda smirked.
Elphaba froze. "W-We?"
"We. Yes, we. You and me," Galinda clarified, giggling as she danced over to her roommate.
"Why are we going shopping again?"
Huffing, Galinda turned around. "Because we're girls. Shopping is what girls do to have fun. Keep up, Elphie!"
"And I suppose you're going to drag me along again?"
"Elphie, there's no 'I' in 'we'."
Elphaba sighed and rubbed her head. She really wasn't in the mood for being dragged around a princess-like store. "Glin…"
"Pwetty pwease, Elphie?" Galinda pouted, going up to her roommate and, giving her the puppy-dog eyes, quietly whimpered as she leaned her head against Elphaba's shoulder.
"The puppy-dog eyes don't work on me, Glin," Elphaba said dryly.
Whimpering, Galinda snuggled closer to her best friend. She was going to get her way, no matter what.
"Fine, you win. I'll go with you," Elphaba gave in.
"Yay!" the blonde exclaimed, clapping her hands as she jumped up and down.
"Glin…" Elphaba groaned, not liking the noise.
"Sorry, Elphie," Galinda whispered sheepishly.
"It's okay," Elphaba said, giving the blonde a small smile.
Galinda calmed down and, taking her roommate's hands, gently squeezed them. "Are you sure you want to come with me? Because if you don't want to…"
"No. No, I do. I do want to go with you," Elphaba insisted.
Giggling, the blonde gently pulled the green girl in for a hug. "Thank you."
"Anything for you," Elphaba said, chuckling as she rolled her eyes.
Galinda bounced over to her desk and grabbed her purse. Giggling, she bounced back to Elphaba and gently took her hand. "Are you ready?"
"I'm ready," Elphaba smiled, unfolding her cane and reaching for Galinda's hand.
Galinda offered her arm to Elphaba and the two went off. Four hours and ten stores later, Elphaba and Galinda returned to their dorm room, exhausted.
"Did you have fun, Elphie?" Galinda huffed as she threw the multiple bags into her bed.
"I did. Thank you," Elphaba smiled, making her way over to her bed and sitting down.
"So, what do you want to do now?"
"We just got back. Don't you want to relax a little?" Elphaba chuckled, reaching for her Political Science textbook and feeling for her bookmark.
"I'm not tired," Galinda said, laying on her back and looking at Elphaba, making the green girl appear upside down. Smiling, she turned over onto her stomach. "You never taught me how to read that."
"Read what?" Elphaba asked, looking up at the blonde.
"Your book. You said you were going to teach me how to read braille."
"You… you were serious about that?" Elphaba asked, raising her eyebrow.
"Of course." Galinda stood up and flounced over to her roommate's bed and sat down. "Let's begin."
"Alright," Elphaba smiled, taking Galinda's hand. She guided it to her book and placed Galinda's fingers on top of the bumps. "This may be a little difficult, considering this is a college textbook and you're just beginning." Elphaba began to slowly guide Galinda's soft fingers over the bumps, reading aloud what the textbook said.
"Individual freedom means that every individual human being in the society is free to act according to his own free will. He is at the center of the social system to which he belongs. Political thinkers and social scientist explain this 'As an attitude of mind which makes man to act according needs and interest'. In doing it he should have freedom for adjustments. It is an essential condition for man's happiness and of the development of his personality. It regards the state as a necessary evil. It is an evil because its activities necessarily restrict the freedom of the individual. Such a restriction is necessary because mankind has not yet reached that stage of evolution where the authority of the state may be completely done away with. As the state is an evil its functions should be reduced to the minimum. The best state is one, which exists the least."
Galinda listened, fascinated, as Elphaba read to her. She was drawn from her thoughts when she felt Elphaba turn towards her. "Did you get all of that?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah," Galinda blinked.
Elphaba chuckled and marked her page. "If you're really this interested, I can see if I still have some of my old books at home. They're much easier to read than a Political Science book. That is… if you're still…"
"Elphie, I said I am," Galinda said, gently leaning her against Elphaba's shoulder.
"O-Okay," Elphaba whispered as she felt the blonde snuggle closer to her. "Are you tired now?" She got a soft snore in reply. Chuckling, the green girl gently wrapped her arm around the slumbering blonde. "Fresh dreams, Galinda."
Elphaba stood by Suicide Canal. The rushing water gave created an atmosphere of peace and tranquility around her. Sighing, she closed her eyes. She was standing there for at least forty-five minutes, waiting to see if Fiyero would come. Giving up, she was about to leave when she heard a familiar voice.
"Fae!"
Smiling, she turned around. "Fiyero?" she asked hopefully.
"I knew I'd find you here," Fiyero said gently.
"Yero, I… I'm sorry for the way I acted and for the way I treated you, Galinda and Nessa. I shouldn't have…"
"Fae, it's okay. You don't have to apologize," Fiyero said, pulling Elphaba in for a hug.
"Yes, I do. I shouldn't have reacted like that. You were only trying to protect me and…"
"We shouldn't have lied to you. We knew how much you hated it when people lied to you."
"So, does this mean that… you forgive me?"
"Only if you forgive me."
"Of course I do," Elphaba smiled as her fingers trailed up Fiyero's arm to his face. Her fingers found his lips and she stood on her toes, softly kissing her boyfriend. The two immediately melted into the kiss. A soft moan and they pulled apart.
"I love you, Yero my hero," Elphaba whispered softly, leaning her head against Fiyero's chest, listening to his heartbeat.
"I love you more," Fiyero smiled.
"I love you most."
"Are we finally back together?" Chyla asked when Elphaba, Fiyero and Galinda entered the café the next morning.
"We are," Fiyero said happily, kissing Elphaba's forehead.
"YAY!" Chyla exclaimed. "And the best part is… the chocolate machine is finally fixed! Chocolate croissants for everyone! On the house!"
Everyone cheered as Chyla passed out the chocolate croissants. Fiyero led Elphaba to a booth and helped her sit down before sliding in next to her. Galinda sat across from them, neatly crossing her ankles.
"So, my advice worked?" Chyla giggled as she served Elphaba, Galinda and Fiyero their tea and croissants.
"It did. Thank you," Elphaba smiled, looking up in the direction she heard Chyla's voice.
"I'm glad I was of help," the younger girl smiled, smiling at the group before disappearing behind the counter.
"So, what do we have first today?" the blonde questioned, quietly sipping her tea.
"Madame Morrible's Sorcery Seminar," Elphaba answered, her fingers slowly gliding over the braille of her schedule.
Galinda suppressed a soft groan.
"You don't want to go, Galinda?" Elphaba asked, sensing the blonde's frustration.
"It's not that, it's just that… the old fish intimidates me."
"Galinda!" Fiyero admonished, pausing from trying to discreetly suck the chocolate out of his croissant.
"What? You tell me that she doesn't scare you," Galinda challenged.
"I'm not arguing that. You can't just call her a fish." Fiyero said. Smirking, he leaned closer to Galinda. "It's an insult to fish everywhere."
Galinda slapped her hand against her lips to avoid spitting out her tea. Fiyero chuckled while Elphaba slowly turned her head towards him, narrowing her eyes.
"I'm sorry," Fiyero said, noticing the look his girlfriend was giving him and clearing his throat. "That wasn't funny."
'Yes, it was!' Galinda mouthed, not being able to wipe the smile off her face.
"We should get going before we're late," Elphaba said, slowly pushing Fiyero out of the booth.
"Okay," Galinda whimpered, taking deep breaths to calm herself down.
"This is where we part ways. I shall see you soon, m'lady," Fiyero smiled, bringing Elphaba's hand to his lips and gently kissing it.
"Bye, Yero," Elphaba smiled, giving her boyfriend a hug before following Galinda into the room.
The class passed slowly for both Galinda and Elphaba. Madame Morrible's sickly sweet voice was pushing Elphaba to her breaking point while Galinda couldn't stop thinking about how Morrible's pale face, piercing eyes and pursed lips reminded her of a fish. They were practicing the transportation spell for the fiftieth time, not that Elphaba was counting. The green girl had successfully transported herself from one side of the room to the other, while Galinda had successfully blown up the headmistress' sandwich, covering Morrible's face with bits and pieces of carrots and lettuce.
"Now, dearies," Morrible began, wiping her face with a tissue.
Again with 'dearie'? Elphaba scowled.
"Your semester exams are coming up. And instead of giving a written exam, like I have done in past year, I have decided to do things a little… differently."
"Define 'differently'," Elphaba frowned.
"Since you both have successfully mastered the levitation spell, I have decided that this will be your exam," Morrible explained, handing the two young women brooms.
"Is this a… broom?" Elphaba questioned, her hand sliding up and down the broom handle.
"Yes, Miss Elphaba. Your exam will be to not only levitate the broom, but control it as you fly."
"C-Can you repeat that, please?" Galinda asked, her eyes widening.
"Your exam will be to levitate the broom and fly on it. I will be judging you on your ability to use your magic to control the broom."
"Sounds like fun," Galinda smiled, becoming interested in the project as she looked down at the broom in her hands.
"Very good. The exam is scheduled two weeks from tomorrow. You have until then to practice and prepare. Class dismissed," Morrible smiled as she began to clean up the room.
Galinda helped Elphaba to her feet and gently guided her out of the room. "Doesn't this sound like fun, Elphie? We're gonna be flying!"
"I'm glad you're excited, Galinda," Elphaba said, forcing a small smile.
"Aren't you excited?" the blonde questioned, leading Elphaba around the water fountain protruding from the wall.
"I think it's self-explanatory as to why I prefer my feet on the ground."
Galinda looked up at her best friend and saw the fear in her eyes. "Maybe Madame Morrible will let you do something else if you don't feel comfortable doing this."
"I don't want pity. You know I loathe pity and I refuse to be treated differently than everyone else."
"Well then, what do you suggest?"
Elphaba didn't answer as Galinda led her into Dr. Dillamond's classroom and led her to a seat. Sitting down next to the green girl, Galinda glared at her, waiting for an answer.
"I don't know," Elphaba finally said, feeling the blonde glaring at her.
Galinda gently took Elphaba's hand and held it tightly. "You'll be able to do it, Elphaba. I have full confidence in you."
"Thank you, Glin," Elphaba whispered softly as the sound of hooves reached her ears, signaling that Dr. Dillamond entered the room and the lecture was about to start.
Galinda couldn't stop thinking about Morrible's exam the entire class. She wanted to help Elphaba. If this is what the green girl wanted, Galinda was going to do everything in her power to help her.
The part of the Political Science textbook comes for a real Political Science textbook I found online… considering the fact that I don't take political science.
And yes, the 'I love you' moment between Fiyero and Elphaba was from 'Tangled', only this was the non-creepy-not-an-overprotective-mother-who-isn't-really-your-mother version.
Favorite lines? Chocolate croissants to everyone who reviews (now that the chocolate machine is finally fixed).