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Galinda smiled as she opened her eyes the next morning. It was Saturday. If there was one day the blonde loved most, it was Saturday. Saturday meant no class, no work and an entire day she could spend with Elphie. That was… if the green girl didn't bring a book and tune her out the entire time.
The quickly rose from her bed and skipped into the bathroom to take a shower. She came out forty-minutes later, a peach towel wrapped around her petite body, and found her roommate sleeping peacefully.
Huffing, Galinda silently slipped on her pink sundress and brushed out her blonde curls. She finished her morning 'beautification', as she liked to call it, and frowned, still seeing her roommate fast asleep.
"Elphie?" Galinda whispered, walking over to Elphaba and poking her arm. "It's time to get up now."
A moan and Elphaba turned over in her sleep.
"Elphie?" the blonde tried again.
No response.
Galinda bent over so that her mouth was level with Elphaba's ear. "ELPHIE!"
Gasping, Elphaba shot upright, clutching the bed sheets to her chest. "Oz, Galinda! What did I say about doing that? I can't afford to go deaf as well."
"Sorry, Elphie," the blonde whispered, sitting down on the bed and giving the green girl a gentle hug. "Good morning. Is that better?"
"No," Elphaba grumbled.
"I'm sorry. You wouldn't get up."
"What day is it today?"
"Saturday."
Groaning, Elphaba moved to go back to sleep, but the blonde would have none of that.
"Oh, no you don't," Galinda said, pulling Elphaba up by her arms. "You're coming with me."
"And where, exactly, are we going?" Elphaba asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Outside. It's a beautiful day today," Galinda smiled, moving to open the curtains to let the sunlight in.
Elphaba turned and felt the warm sunshine on her face and she smiled. Sighing, she slowly closed her eyes, soaking in the sunlight. She opened her eyes again when she felt the blonde gently tugging at her arm.
"Elphieeeee!" Galinda whined.
"I'm coming. I'm coming," Elphaba said, pushing the covers away from her body and slowly rising to her feet. She moved to her dresser and grabbed her clothes before disappearing into the bathroom. The green girl came out a few minutes later, wearing a dark purple blouse and a matching long skirt and her hair braided down her back. Grabbing her cane, she reached for Galinda's arm and the two friends were off.
Galinda found them a quiet spot under a large oak tree right outside Crage Hall. Elphaba smiled as she quietly read a book, while Galinda flipped through the pages of their sorcery book. She had brought her broom with her, which was lying on the grass next to her, but didn't know how she was going to get the green girl to ride on it. She knew of her fear, but didn't know how to help her overcome it. Sighing, she turned the page when something interesting caught her eye. Muttering the spell under her breath, Galinda waved her hand in a circular motion and a bubble appeared in her hands. Giggling in delight, Galinda wiggled her fingers and more bubbles appeared.
"Glin?" Elphaba asked, turning towards the blonde, wondering what her excitement was all about. She felt something cold and slippery touch her face before it popped. "Glin, what is this?" Elphaba asked, wiping her cheek and feeling the cold, slippery substance slip through her fingertips.
"Do you think it I created a bubble big enough, I would be able to fly around Oz in it?" Galinda asked, still creating more bubbles.
"So you can come and go by bubble?" Elphaba smirked.
"That would be so cool!" Galinda muttered the spell a little bit louder, trying to see if it would help her create a larger bubble. The blonde succeeded in creating a larger bubble, but it popped a few seconds later all over her and her emerald friend.
"Glin!" Elphaba scowled, wiping the bubble juice from her face. "Oz, why does every magic spell you attempt end up exploding something?"
"Oops! Sorry, Elphie," the blonde smiled apologetically.
Elphaba sighed and shook her head, returning to her book. Galinda took this as the perfectly opportunity to help her friend, before she was, once again, tuned out.
"Elphie, I have a surprise for you."
Elphaba lifted her head slightly. "Oh? What is it?"
"I've decided that we are going to practice for Morrible's test," Galinda said, grabbing the broom and handing it to Elphaba.
As soon as Elphaba's fingers grazed the broom handle, she immediately pulled her hand away, and Galinda swore she saw an almost scared look cross her face.
"It'll be okay, Elphie," Galinda tried to reassure her. "Are you scared?"
"Scared? Or course not. What gave you that impression?" Elphaba huffed.
Narrowing her eyes, Galinda gently pressed the broom into Elphaba's hands again. Yelping, Elphaba unconsciously pulled her hand away. Realizing what she had just done, she deflated.
"Okay, maybe a little bit."
Galinda sympathetically took the green girl's hand and gently squeezed it. "It's okay to be scared, Elphie. That's why I'm helping you."
Elphaba gave the blonde a small smile as she was helped to her feet. "What are we doing?"
"Like I said, we're practicing," Galinda smiled, mounting the broom and helping Elphaba mount it behind her."
"Yes, but-" Elphaba was interrupted by Galinda chanting the familiar levitation spell.
"Ahben Tahkay Ah Tum Entay Ditum Entayah," the blonde chanted over and over again until the broom started to slowly rise from the ground.
Feeling her feet leaving the grass, Elphaba wrapped her arms around Galinda's waist and clung to her for dear life. It was bad enough she couldn't see where she was going, and being in the air didn't help matters one bit.
"Are you alright, Elphie?" Galinda asked once they were a few feet above the ground.
"Y-Yeah," the green girl whispered hoarsely.
Galinda gently patted the green girl's hand and slowly directed the broom forward. Elphaba unconsciously tightened her grip around the blonde as she felt the broom moving forward.
"Won't people wonder what two students are doing randomly flying on a cleaning instrument?" Elphaba asked.
"No. No one seems to be out here. Strange," Galinda muttered.
Nodding, Elphaba felt the wind thread through her hair and she smiled. She slowly loosened her grip around the blonde, but still kept a firm grip. She actually enjoyed the feeling of flying. She wondered what it would be like to look down and see everything beneath her feet. Smiling, she leaned forward against the blonde and sighed.
"Having fun?" the blonde giggled.
"Mmhmm," Elphaba quietly hummed, closing her eyes as a single tear slid down her cheek.
Smiling, Galinda slowly lowered the broom back to the ground. Elphaba let out a sigh of relief as she felt her feet returning to the ground.
"There. That wasn't so bad was it?" Galinda asked playfully.
"I didn't really have a choice," Elphaba smirked.
"I'll take that as a yes. Which is good, because next week, you're doing this on your own."
Elphaba froze. "W-What?"
"You heard me."
"By myself?"
"That's what I said."
"Glin…"
"You said that you didn't want to be treated differently than anyone else."
"Up to a point."
"You didn't say that."
"I didn't think I had to."
Galinda stubbornly crossed her arms over her chest. "We can have this conversation all day, Elphie. But in the end, you will have to do this on your own. I doubt Horrible Morrible will let you ride with me."
"You'd better be careful, or else she'll hear you."
"You're doing this. So memorize the spell," the blonde said, pushing Elphaba's braille sorcery book into her hands.
"You're being stubborn today," Elphaba muttered under her breath.
"I heard that," Galinda said, snapping her head towards the green girl. Smirking, she linked arms with her. "You must be rubbing off on me."
"If you turn green, I apologize."
The blonde let out a small giggle before handing Elphaba her cane and slowly guiding her back to the dorms. As soon as they walked through the door, Galinda flopped down on her bed.
"Tired, Glin?" Elphaba asked, feeling her way to her bed and sitting down.
She got a muffled reply and a snore from the blonde. Chuckling, the green girl reached over to her nightstand and felt for her book. She felt for the bookmark and opened to where she left off.
"Galinda!" Nessa called, wheeling up to the blonde as she exited the ladies room.
Galinda turned around and smiled as the wheelchair-bound girl approached her. "Hi, Nessa! What's wrong?"
"Elphaba's nineteenth birthday is in three days."
"That's wrong?"
Nessa face-palmed. "No, Glin."
Galinda cracked a smile. "I know. I'm kidding. But… wait… how was I not aware that it was Elphaba's birthday?"
"Because, knowing you, you probably would have planned a big party for her. And Fabala hates big parties… for obvious reasons."
Galinda sighed, knowing the brunette was right. "Touché, but she still could have told me when her birthday was."
"You know my sister doesn't like to talk."
"She still could have told me when her birthday is!"
"Shh!" the brunette chided, bringing her pointer finger to her lips as she watched her sister walk out of the classroom.
"Hi, Elphie!" the blonde greeted cheerfully, walking up to the green girl and taking her hand.
"Hi, Glin," the green girl smiled, turning towards the blonde. "Are you ready to go?"
Nodding, Galinda gently guided Elphaba outside of the building towards the café. After their snack, the two girls went back to their room. Galinda got out her hairbrush and began to brush her roommate's hair, which became almost automatic for both women, considering that Galinda had asked Elphaba so many times, she now just did it automatically.
"So, anything special happening this week?" Galinda asked nonchalantly, wondering if Elphaba would mention her birthday.
"No. Not that I'm aware of," Elphaba answered.
Nodding, Galinda silently finished brushing Elphaba's hair. "Ninety-seven… ninety-eight… ninety-nine… one hundred."
"Why do you always insist on brushing my hair one hundred times?" Elphaba questioned.
"It helps keep your hair shiny and smooth," Galinda smiled, running her fingers through Elphaba's hair. "And your hair is really pretty."
"You say that all the time," Elphaba said, cracking a small smile.
"And it's true all the time."
Elphaba slowly ran her fingers through her hair, smiling at its soft and silky feeling of her hair flowing through her fingers. "Thank you."
"You're welcome, Elphie," the blonde smiled, jumping off the green girl's bed and skipping to her vanity.
Elphaba sighed as she climbed under the clovers and slowly drifted off to sleep. The last thing she remembered was the feeling of Galinda's fingers brushing her hair away from her forehead and whispering, "Goodnight, Elphie."
"I can't believe I wasn't aware of this," Fiyero muttered. "I mean, I'm her boyfriend, for Oz sakes! She should have told me when her birthday is."
"I'm her best friend," Galinda argued, sipping her tea as they waited for Nessa and Elphaba to join them. Both sisters were in class, leaving the blonde and the prince to their own devices in the meantime.
"And?"
"And I'm also her roommate."
Fiyero sighed. "Touché."
Galinda smirked. "So, since we both know Elphie wouldn't want a big party, I was thinking we could all go out to dinner to the Quilted Stone."
"That sounds nice. Just you, me, and Nessa. I'm sure she'll love that."
"Great. So I'll make the reservation now, just to make sure they'll have enough room for us and we'll be all set."
"Look at you being the efficient one!"
"You forget who you're dealing with," Galinda said, giving the prince a playful nudge. She heard the door open and turned, seeing Nessa wheeling towards them, with Elphaba close behind her. Fiyero was the first to stand up and regally walk towards them.
"Hi, Nessa. Hi, Fae," he smiled, greeting both sisters before gently pulling Elphaba close to him.
"Hi, Fiyero," Nessa smiled as Galinda pulled out a chair, allowing the brunette to wheel into the vacant spot.
"Hi, Yero," Elphaba smiled, leaning against Fiyero's chest. Gently pulling away, she slowly lifted her hand and her fingers found Fiyero's lips. She slowly stood on her toes and engulfed the prince in a soft, but passionate kiss.
"Urg! Will you two please get a room?" Galinda huffed.
"How was class?" Fiyero asked, giving the blonde a smug look, causing her to roll her eyes, before turning his attention back to Elphaba.
"Very interesting," Elphaba smiled as Fiyero helped her to a seat.
Nodding, Fiyero sat back down in his seat next to Elphaba and gently took her hand.
Footsteps caught their attention and they looked up to see Chyla angrily stomping over to them.
Galinda and Nessa looked at the younger girl in shock while Fiyero covered his mouth with his hand, trying to hide his laughter. The poor teenager's apron was covered in chocolate stains. Flour was mixed into her light brown hair and covering most of her face.
"Don't. Ask," she growled through clenched teeth, seeing Galinda open her mouth.
"What happened?" Elphaba asked, looking up in Chyla's direction.
"Well, I was trying to teach Zeel how to make the jelly rolls," Chyla started, wiping her face with her apron, leaving small streaks of chocolate of her cheeks. "Long story short, the boy can't bake."
A young boy about Chyla's age came rushing out of the back room and handed Chyla a towel. Galinda, Nessa and Fiyero assumed he was Zeel. "H-Hi, Chyla. I… I'm sorry about the…"
"Don't mention it. Please," Chyla begged, wiping her face. "Just… Just go back and sit down. Don't touch anything, don't look at anything, don't even breathe too hard. I'll be back there in a second."
Saluting, Zeel ran back.
"I'm going to go before he accidently burns the whole café down," Chyla said, running to brew the tea.
As soon as the young girl was out of sight, Galinda, Fiyero and Nessa finally lost it. Elphaba sat quietly, not particularly interested in what was so amusing about Chyla's appearance, if it had anything to do with that, which she suspected it did.
Three days went by quickly, must to Galinda's pleasure. It was finally the morning of Elphaba's birthday and the blonde had a lot on her to-do list. She woke up early in the morning and smiled. She looked over at her roommate, who was still sound asleep. The blonde quickly got washed and dressed. She walked out of the bathroom, wearing a long, soft pink skirt and a dark pink polo. She brushed out her curls and tied a lavender ribbon in her hair. Turning, she frowned when she saw Elphaba still lying in bed.
"Elphie?" Galinda whispered, walking up to her roommate and poking her arm.
Elphaba moaned and turned over in her sleep.
"Elphaba Melena Thropp, if you don't wake up this instant, I will jump up and down on your bed until you wake up. I don't care if you told me not to!" Galinda threatened.
That woke Elphaba up, all right.
"Oh, Elphie. You're up," Galinda said casually.
"Good morning to you, too," Elphaba muttered, sleepily rubbing her eyes.
"I knew that would work." Galinda helped Elphaba into a sitting position and gave her a gentle hug. "How are you feeling?"
"Fine. Why do you ask?"
"I'm just wondering."
"You're up to something, aren't you?"
"Me?"
"Yes, you."
"I'm not up to anything."
"Glin…"
"What?"
Elphaba knew the blonde was lying and didn't like it, but she was too tired to argue. Sighing, she slowly pushed herself out of bed and felt her way to the bathroom. Galinda handed Elphaba a dress through the bathroom door, telling the green girl to try it on.
"Glin, this isn't mine!" Elphaba called through the closed door, running her fingers over the dress.
"I never said it was. Just try it on!"
"I'm not wearing this!"
"It's not short!"
"No!"
"Well, you're either going to wear that, or go outside in your underwear, because as your best friend, it's my job to make sure you always look your best, and your simple frocks do not allow for such!"
Deciding that going out in her underwear was not a possibility, Elphaba slipped the dress over her head. Running her fingers over it, she realized it was a short-sleeved dress that came down to just below her knees. It was made out of a light, cotton fabric that felt nice against her skin.
"There, that wasn't so hard, now, was it?" Galinda asked when she saw Elphaba coming out of the bathroom. "And you look lovely."
"Underwear wasn't a practical choice," Elphaba admitted, sitting down on the edge of her bed as she waited for Galinda to brush her hair. "And… thank you."
Galinda giggled as she began to brush Elphaba's long, raven hair. She left it out, allowing it to flow down Elphaba's back like a waterfall.
"Are we going anywhere special today?" Elphaba asked.
"No. Why do you ask?"
"You're dressing me up. I have a feeling we're going somewhere."
"No." At least, not until this evening.
Elphaba narrowed her eyes, a million questions popping into her head, but she didn't ask any of them. Instead, she just shrugged her shoulders. She would find out what her perky roommate was up to sooner or later.
The girls spent the morning and most of the afternoon in the garden area. Elphaba sat quietly on the ground as Galinda braided flowers into her hair. The two girls enjoyed themselves until it was time to go back to the room. Galinda allowed the green girl to take a quick nap before dinner. Bored out of her mind without being able to talk to her best friend, Galinda finally decided to also take a quick nap. She closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, it was seven-thirty, leaving both girls to get ready for Elphaba's birthday dinner.
"Oh, sweet Oz on a pineapple!" Galinda swore, jumping out of bed. But she misjudged how close she was to the edge of the bed and fell out, hitting the floor with a loud thud and a high-pitched squeak.
Elphaba's eyes flew open as she sat up. "G-Glin?"
A soft moan from the other side of the room caught Elphaba's attention and she turned her head. "Glin, are you alright?"
"I'm okay!" Galinda said, getting up and striking a pose to prove that she was fine. "I totally meant to do that."
"What's going on?" the green girl asked, getting out of bed.
"We have thirty minutes to get ready."
Elphaba's eyes widened in alarm. "R-Ready for what?"
"We're going out to dinner."
"Why?"
"Because I want to and I said so," Galinda said, pushing a dress into Elphaba's hands and pushing her into the bathroom. "You have fifteen minutes to get ready. We overslept and we don't have a lot of time. Hurry! Hurry!"
"And what if I'm not?" Elphaba asked, raising her eyebrow.
"If you're not ready in fifteen minutes, I'll come in and make you get ready."
Despite her protesting, Elphaba was pushed into the bathroom and Galinda closed the door behind her. Sighing, Elphaba knew the blonde wasn't leaving any room for arguing, so she changed into the dress. She came out and immediately turned towards where she heard the blonde's voice, somewhere around her vanity.
"Is this a quick enough change for you?" the green girl asked, smirking.
Galinda turned around and beamed at her friend's appearance. She was wearing a royal blue evening down with a lace top and a skirt that slightly poofed out from the waistline. "Yes. And thank you."
"For what?"
"For not making me come in there."
The green girl let out a small laugh. "So, are you going to tell me of your dinner plans?"
"Can't two friends just go out to dinner without having anything special planned?" Galinda asked, linking arms with Elphaba.
"When one of those friends is you… no."
Galinda stuck out her tongue and led the green girl to the café, where Nessa and Fiyero were already waiting for them.
"Surprise," Fiyero whispered, kissing Elphaba's cheek.
"Wh-What's this?" Elphaba asked.
"Your surprise birthday dinner. Happy birthday, Fae," the prince smiled.
"H-How did you…?"
"Nessa had to tell us. Honestly, I can't believe you didn't tell us when your birthday is, Elphie! Nessa came up to me three days ago and told me. I only had three days to plan this, which wasn't such a big problem, but still. You should have told Fiyero. And if you didn't tell him, you should have at least told me!" the blonde ranted.
"Gee, thanks, Glin," Fiyero said dryly.
"I'm sorry. I just knew that if I told you, you would have planned a big party," Elphaba said sheepishly.
"Elphie, do you really think that I would have planned a big party for you if I know you don't like big parties?"
"Knowing you… yes."
"Let's just go inside and eat," Galinda huffed, clutching her purse as she held the door open for Nessa, Fiyero and Elphaba.
The four friends had a lovely dinner. Fiyero kept his arm wrapped around Elphaba the entire time. Galinda gave Elphaba a bottle of lavender scented Gillikin perfume. Nessa gave her sister a new sweater.
"And this is from Father," Nessa said, handing her sister a package.
Fiyero helped Elphaba untie the string and Elphaba opened the box, taking out several braille books. Elphaba smiled as she ran her fingers over the covers, making a mental note to write a thank you letter to her father.
Night set in, and Galinda and Nessa were growing tired. Fiyero paid and everyone left; Galinda escorting Nessa going back to the rooms, while Fiyero escorted Elphaba to Suicide Canal.
"Yero, what's going on? Why are we here?" Elphaba asked curiously, hearing the rushing waters of Suicide Canal.
"I wanted to give you your present privately," Fiyero smiled, pressing a small box into Elphaba's hands.
"Oh, Yero. Thank you," Elphaba smiled, opening the box and pulling out a heart-shaped locket.
"Here," Fiyero smiled, stepping behind Elphaba to help her with the locket.
Elphaba's fingers rose as she played with the locket around her neck. Smiling, she turned around to face Fiyero. Her hand rose and found Fiyero's face and stood on her toes and passionately kissed her boyfriend.
"I take it you like it," Fiyero smile.
"I love it. Thank you."
The couple stayed by Suicide Canal. Elphaba was leaning against Fiyero chest, listening to his steady heartbeat and breathing. Fiyero's chin was resting on top of Elphaba's head, breathing in her sweet scent.
"Yero?"
"Hmm?"
"If you could have one thing in the world, what would it be?"
Fiyero smiled and thought about Elphaba's question. "I would have you by my side for the rest of my life."
Elphaba giggled. "You mean that?"
"Of course," Fiyero reassured her, kissing the top of her head. "What would you wish for?"
Elphaba didn't miss a beat. "I want to see."
Fiyero tensed a little. Elphaba turned around to face him, her sightless eyes staring listlessly over his shoulder. She lifted her hand to his face and lightly glided her fingers over his cheek. "I want to see you, Galinda, Nessa, my father, myself… everything."
Tears quickly formed in Elphaba's eyes. Fiyero quickly wiped away the tears that were streaming down Elphaba's beautiful emerald cheek and held her close.
"Shh. It's alright, Fae. It's okay. I'm right here."
"I just… I want it so bad. It's silly, really. Stupid, even. I was born blind. I don't know anything different. I don't know what I'm missing out on, yet I do. I should be used to it. I am used to it and I…"
"You don't have to explain anything, Fae. I understand," Fiyero whispered soothingly.
Elphaba clung to Fiyero even tighter, burying her face in his shirt as her tears slowly subsided. "D-Don't let go. P-Please."
"I won't, Fae," Fiyero promised, kissing the top of her head. "I promise."
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