A/N: Okay, I lied, this is four days late. I'm sorry! In my defense, my main computer crashed so… yeah. Anyway, enjoy! :D

P.S. I'm thinking of doing like a miniseries of Gelphie Holidays- starting with Glin's "other surprise" which would be posted in early march, Elphie's birthday to be posted on May 9th (that's her bday in my headcanon- as far as i could figure she HAS no stated birthday) their trip to the EC in April... stuff like that. Any interest?

Warning: bit of smut at the end, nothing too graphic

Disclaimer: Nope. No part of anything Wicked is mine.

CHAPTER THREE

Still high on the rush of adrenaline pumping through her veins after opening the final wrapped gift, Elphaba sank onto her bed in a daze. She lay the tickets down on the duvet, staring at them in wonder and awe. She looked a little closer and realized the times marked spanned seven days. She and Galinda were scheduled to leave on the nine a.m. Ozian Express on March 23rd- their first day of Spring Break- and they wouldn't return until the thirtieth. The green girl felt her heart rate climb again at the thought of spending an entire week with her girlfriend in the most magical city in all of Oz. The idea was positively thrillifying, and she couldn't wait to ask her roommate all about it in person. Anxiously, she glanced the clock, hoping it was coming close to the time when Galinda had promised she'd be home. Her shoulders slumped slightly when he saw the blinking red numbers only read 7:15 pm. Forty five minutes until she finally had her girlfriend all to herself.

Elphaba huffed. All these gifts were making her increasingly anxious to simply pull the little blonde close and stay wrapped in their sheets all night, snuggling and stealing kisses. Patience was not a virtue which Elphaba possessed in abundance, if at all. The anticipation of waiting for Galinda to walk through their door was killing her.

Feeling fidgety, she strode over to the bookshelf and bit her lip in indecision, stroking the spines of the twenty four fresh volumes, begging to be read. She'd promised to wait but… Her gaze darted to the clock once more, and her resolve crumbled. She plucked the first of her new books off of the self and plopped back on her bed. The slightest sliver of guilt knotted the pit of her stomach as she heard the satisfying crack of the spine being flexed for the first time and she hoped Galinda wouldn't be too irritated she'd started them without her. But she had to find some way to distract herself, otherwise she would go stir crazy waiting.

Twenty pages later, Elphaba still couldn't focus. Her mind kept drifting to the upcoming vacation and her too-amazing-to-even-describe perfect sweet of a girlfriend. Surrendering to her restlessness, the sorceress snapped the book closed and slid off of her bed to pace the room. As she passed her desk, the last unfolded note caught her eye, She'd completely forgotten it in her excitement over the present. Smiling, she picked it up and strode back over to sit on her bed, where she folded her long legs indian-style and began to read.

Number Seven: Your Ambition

You've always had a strong will, and all I've ever heard you talk about since we came to Shiz is how badly you want to go to the Emerald City and work on the Wizard's Council after graduation. Well, unfortunately, I can't secure you a job just yet (If I could I would; I think you're going to be a brilliant Grand Vizier someday :) ), but I CAN make half of that wish come true. :D

That's right, my El, Momsie and Popsicle have arranged for us to spend the entirety of our Spring Break in the city of your dreams! Can you believe it? Seven whole days-just the two of us! We can go shopping and see all the shows, and Daddy even booked us a tour of the Emerald Palace! After all, if we're going to be Ozian royalty when we're older, we'd better start planning now!

I'm so excited! I hope you are too; I can't wait to experience our first trip together! See you soon,

Glin

Elphaba laughed. Her sweet Galinda was forever optimistic that by some miracle, the two of them would indeed leave their own mark on that infamous city soon after graduation. They were only sophomores now, juniors in the fall, but the preppy blonde was always teeming with excitifying ideas of what possibilities the future could hold. Scanning the first half of the note again she couldn't help but snort. It was incredibly ironic of Galinda to say she loved her girlfriend's ambition. If anyone had determination in abundance, it was Galinda. True, Elphaba had a passion for the Animals, and she really did want to help change Oz for the better, but her goals pretty much ended there. She'd accepted a long time ago that she was an outcast, and so never let her hopes climb too high.

She had been truly astounded when Madam Morrible referred to her strange and temperamental magic was actually considered a talent, as the only label she'd ever given it was that of a hellish burden- even worse than her repulsive skin because it was completely out of her control. To have such a thing that was the cause of so much misery to her considered a gift, even by someone as cold-hearted and strict as the Head Shiztress… For one sliver of a second, a flame of hope had ignited in the depths of the green girl's slowly blackening heart- something she thought had been extinguished from her being long ago, left in the two solitary years of happy childhood that seemed a lifetime away. And when Madame mentioned writing to the Wizard himself… she had begun to think maybe Shiz really would be different.

Of course, nothing had come of the letter. It had been almost two years since Morrible had sent her correspondence, and Elphaba had heard nothing back. She continued to train within the sorceress, of course, eager to learn to constrain the monument of power that constantly burned inside her, but it pained her to think what a fool she'd been to think the Wizard would actually be willing to meet with a vagabond like her. Still, Shiz had been different, just not in the way she'd imagined. At least someone accepted her for her powers, and she actually had a small circle of friends, which was a miracle in it of itself. Not to mention the best girlfriend anyone could ask for.

A smile tugged at the edge of her lips, and she blinked away tears of joy as she read the note for a third time. She was really going to the Emerald City! How Galinda had arranged an entire vacation without her knowledge completely bewildered her, but she was incredibly thankful for it, all the same. It would be her first real holiday where she wasn't stuck at home taking care of Nessa. Elphaba suspected that would feel strange at first, doing something completely for herself, but she was positively drunk with excitement at the prospect.

Suddenly filled with intense need to hear her girlfriend's voice and thank her in person for giving such an incredible gift, the witch slid off her bed and grabbed her cell phone from the desk, grinning as she hit number one on her speed dial and put it to her ear. It took two rings for Galinda to answer, during which time Elphaba had resumed her cross-legged position on the bed.

"Hello?" the blonde chirped cheerfully. Elphaba's smile grew at the sound of her roommate's voice, so much so that it nearly split her face in half. "Elphie? Is everything alright?"

"Everything's perfect, my sweet," the sorceress chuckled. "I just couldn't wait any longer to thank you." She fingered the tickets still clasped tightly in her emerald hand.

Galinda laughed. "Thank me for what, lovely girl?"

Elphaba shook her head, ebony locks swaying lightly back and forth. "I just can't believe… Did you really plan all this? The trip, I mean?"

Her girlfriend's excited squeal echoed so shrilly through the phone that the green girl had to wrench it away from her ear to avoid going deaf. "I guess that's a yes?" she ventured with a snicker. "Geez, Glin! I about burst an eardrum!"

A giggle erupted from the other side of the receiver. "I'm sorry, El," she apologized. "I'm just so excited! Do you really like it?"

"Like it?" the green girl echoed. "Glin I… I love it! I can't believe you did all this just for me! Are we really spending a whole week together in the city?"

"Yes, love, we really are. Momsie and Popsicle are coming too, but Popsicle has a business conference that week, so they won't bother us too much." Elphaba could hear the smile in her voice.

"They… are?" the witch repeated, suddenly a bit nervous. She'd met them before of course, when Galinda had taken her home for part of their freshman winter break, but the Uplands didn't know about their budding romance yet... Or at least, she didn't think they did. She wasn't even sure if Galinda had told them she liked girls yet-not that Elphaba would ever try to push her into that. She knew her girlfriend would tell them when she was ready. Still, the idea of seeing them again made her a bit skittish. They'd been warm enough when she'd met them two years ago, especially after finding out she was the daughter of the Eminent Thropp. Her oddly colored skin certainly gave them pause, but they were nice enough. Would that all change when they found out she was dating their daughter? What if they thought she wasn't good enough for Galinda, what with her magic and all its repercussions? What would happen then? Sweat beaded her forehead and her hands became clammy, She was suddenly very much dreading this trip.

On the other end of the phone, Galinda was slightly taken aback at the sudden tension and uncertainty in her roommate's voice. She thought Elphaba liked her parents. What would make her crawl back into her shell all of a sudden? "…Yes," she answered hesitantly. "Is that… is that okay?"

Elphaba scrunched her brow and shook those alarming thoughts from her head. "What? Oh, yes. Of course. I mean… it's, it's fine." She winced as the blonde clucked her tongue over the speaker. "It doesn't sound fine, Elphie. What's wrong? You know they like you."

The green girl sighed and bit her lip. "Yes… but-"

"But?" her girlfriend prodded.

"Have you told them about… us?"

"Not yet," Galinda admitted. "But I will before the break, okay? Everything will be fine."

"You sure?" Elphaba asked uncertainly, not expecting her to be so calm about this.

"Of course," Galinda chirped and waved her hand dismissively, though her stomach churned at the notion. Truthfully, she hadn't even considered that little hiccup when she'd asked them to help plan the trip, but she was sure they'd start wondering when they found out she'd booked her and Elphie a room with exactly one queen-sized bed. "Don't worry," she insisted again, trying to dismiss the issue for now. "I hope you like the rest of your gifts."

Elphaba could sense a mile away that the other girl was merely trying to ignore the topic, but she let it slide for now. "The rest of my… Glin, I know you said there were ten, but I only opened 7 boxes and there's nothing else-"

"That's because the other three couldn't be wrapped, silly girl," she interrupted.

"Huh?"

Galinda pointedly ignored her confusion. "In fact, number eight ought to be arriving right about… Now."

"Glin, what-" Just then, there was a knock on the dorm room door. Elphaba slid off her bed and padded over to answer it. "Who could that be?"

Her girlfriend laughed. "Open it and find out."

"But-"

"I'll see you soon love, only fifteen minutes now!"

"Huh? Wait, Galinda-" But the line went dead in her ear. Elphaba rolled her eyes and shoved the phone in her pocket. The knock came again, and Elphaba reached forward to turn the handle.

"Hello?" Elphaba cracked the door only to back up and stare in utter bewilderment at the person, or rather Animal outside it. Over the threshold stood a Tabby, no taller than Galinda herself, dressed in a simple yellow sundress with sparkling green eyes. She smiled as her tail twitched excitedly behind her and held out her paw. "Miss Elphaba Thropp, I presume?" she purred.

"…Yes," she responded, hesitantly grasping the Cat's paw. "May I ask who you are?"

The Tabby laughed and her emerald eyes twinkled with glee as her furry tan cheeks colored lightly. "Oh, where are my manners?" she chided herself, stepping over the threshold without waiting for the witch to invite her in.

Elphaba side-stepped the door and raised an inquisitive eyebrow at her uninvited houseguest. "Um… Miss?" The Cat ignored her and she bristled at the thought of a stranger in her room as the Animal swiveled toward her with a wide smile.

"My apologies, Miss Thropp," she explained. "I'm Alyshia. Alyshia Kingston." She curtsied mildly and giggled as the green girl's sable eyes nearly bulged out of her head and her jaw dropped to the floor.

This was Alyshia Kingston? But… how was that possible? Galinda had told her about this Cat some time ago, but she'd never imagined… according to Galinda, Alyshia had once been her best childhood friend, and the first Animal she'd ever really known on a personal level. Alyshia's mother had once been one of the best doctor's in Quadling Country, and her father a renowned lawyer. The Quadling lands had been one of the first parts of Oz to be crippled by the Animal Bans under the Wizard's reign. Understandably so, as it was the most Creature populated province in all of Oz. It also happened to be the home of the Resistance for the same reason.

Galinda said Alyshia and her family went into hiding almost immediately after the Bans were instated. When she'd heard the Cat and her family were among the first to be held hostage after the group's initial attempt to protest the laws restricting Animal rights about a year after the Bans were first put in place. Galinda and Alyshia had only been seven at the time- and the blonde had been distraught at the loss of her first best friend. It was then, Galinda said, that she began composing a new identity for herself. The Uplands moved to Gilikin when her father received a promotion, and the girl saw it as the perfect opportunity for reinvention. She began going to parties, slowly working her way up the social ladder alongside her mother- something she'd always found fruitless before. She shopped more often, stayed out too late, and surrounded herself with the most upper-class and shallow of debutants- all to numb the pain and longing she felt for her old life.

Eventually, she said, every piece of her old identity seemed nothing more than a distant memory. Galinda was content with her new life, and couldn't imagine living any other way- until she met Elphaba. The one piece of her past the continued to gnaw at her soul relentlessly, came flooding back to the surface when the mysterious green girl tumbled into her perfectly pink bubble of protection.

Alyshia.

She'd confessed to Elphaba late one night, when the witch, knowing her roommate's intense and carefully guarded secret fear of thunder, had invited her to curl up in her bed during a particularly bad storm, that she'd never stopped wondering what happened to her old friend, and she couldn't help regretting doing nothing to save her from captivity. The sorceress had assured her whatever happened was not her fault, and Alyshia and her family chose to fight the Wizard, knowing the risks full well. Still, Galinda had lamented her desperate wish to have possessed the courage to fight alongside them, instead of hiding out like every other noble family had done that night.

Now the Cat was here, standing in the girl's dorm room, wearing a grin so wide it split her face in half, and staring at Elphaba as though she were the great Ozma herself. How In Oz had that happened? And how did this girl even know who she was?

The sorceress opened and closed her mouth many times as she attempted to process this situation, but nothing seemed like the right thing to say. How had she gotten here? Where had she been all these years? Did Galinda even know she was alive? What was she doing at Shiz? "You're… I mean you…. I mean…"

"Miss Thropp?" Alyshia asked, suddenly growing wary of the way this girl was studying her. "Are you alright?"

"What?" Elphaba shook her ebony curls and focused back on the room in front of her. Alyshia frowned, her jade irises creased with worry. "Oh, I, yes…" the green girl's shoulders relaxed and she smiled sheepishly. "Sorry."

"It's okay," the Tabby waved away her apology. "I suppose Galinda didn't tell you I was coming?"

Elphaba shook her head and chuckled. "Not… exactly ." she confessed. "I mean, I've heard a lot about you but-"

"I understand. This must all be a bit…shocking, for you."

"To say the least," she admitted. Only then did she notice they were both standing awkwardly in the middle of the room. Her cheeks darkened and she gestured to her bed. "Come on," she motioned for Alyshia to follow her. "Come sit."

The Cat grinned and sank down beside the witch. "Thank you."

"Of course." She got up and maneuvered her way to the mini-fridge, pulling out a water bottle for herself and offering another over her shoulder. "Can I get you anything?"

Alyshia smiled at the gesture, but politely refused. "I'm fine. Thank you though."

"Okay." Elphaba shrugged, pushing up from the floor and reclaiming her seat on the duvet. She studied the Tabby for a minute, twisting the bottle cap anxiously in her hands. Finally, the silence became too much and the green girl sighed, hoping what she was about to say wouldn't make her out to be a prick. "Look," she murmured, facing Alyshia and fiddling nervously with them hem of her dress, "don't take this the wrong way; it's wonderful to finally meet you after hearing what a great friend you were to Glin when she was younger," Alyshia's cheeks burned and she smiled shyly, "and I'm sure she'll be thrilled to see you when she gets back but um…" She chewed her emerald lip and let her eyes dart between her lap and the Tabby's curious gaze. "What are you doing here?" she finally blurted before wincing at the prospected outcome, sure the Cat would think she was being unspeakably rude.

To her surprise, Alyshia simply laughed and shook her head as her tail swished behind her. "Wow," she empathized, "Galinda really didn't tell you anything, did she?"

The green girl's brows furrowed and she pursed her lips in confusion. "No… Tell me what?"

"How she bailed us out from Emerald City jail last month." the other girl explained as though it were obvious. "I came to thank you In person. She said there was no way she would've had the courage to face her parents or the Wizard without you.

Elphaba gasped, stunned at the Cat's admission. "Galinda did what?" she shrieked, her mind working a million miles an hour trying to figure out how in Oz her girlfriend could've possibly pulled such a risky scheme off without her knowing. "But we never… I mean I didn't… I mean how did… When could she…?" On the one hand the sorceress was furious with Galinda; she could've gotten herself killed trying something like that! But on the other… On the other, her heart nearly burst from her chest with pride, knowing her little blonde finally had the courage to face her past and stand up for what she really believed in. Though, what any of this had to do with her, she had absolutely no idea.

Alyshia giggled lightly at her shock before pulling a simple envelope from the pocket of her dress. "Maybe this will help?" She offered it to the green girl, who took it with shaking hands and ripped open the seal. "I don't know what it is," the Tabby confessed, "but Galinda told me to give it to you when I saw her earlier."

Elphaba lowered the letter and raised a precarious eyebrow at her new friend. "You've seen her today? Where is she? D'you know what she's planning for tonight?"

Alyshia's eyes twinkled mischievously and she moved a paw over her mouth to zip her lips. "Nice try," she nudged the witch, who shrugged and smiled as her bottom lip disappeared below her teeth, "but my lips are sealed."

"Damn," Elphaba huffed indignantly. "I hate big surprises."

"So I've heard," the other girl grinned. "But trust me, I think you'll really like this one."

"I hope so," she muttered under her breath.

Alyshia chuckled. She was really starting to like this girl. "So, what does the letter say?" She picked it up and placed it back in the green girl's palm, eager to distract her.

Elphaba's lips twitched. She knew exactly what the Cat was doing, but she too was anxious to see what the note said, so she decided to play along. "Let's find out."

Number Eight: Your Courage

If you're reading this letter, it means you've finally met Alyshia! I know you must have a ton of questions running around in that gorgeous mind of yours, so I'll do my best to explain everything- just try not to freak out too much, okay?

Elphaba gulped and let out a breathy laugh. Usually when Galinda told her not to freak out, it gave her every reason to do so even more.

I've always admired your courage, my El, you have more bravery in one finger than I do in my whole body. Whether we're at school, or In town, or even back home, you never hold back from saying what's on your mind, and standing up for what you believe in, even if sometimes your sharp tongue can land you in a world of trouble.

Both girls snorted upon reading that. Elphaba from her various experiences with letting her heart speak before her rational mind and Alyshia as she reminisced about the mischief she and Galinda cooked up as kids.

"You're not the only one with a knack for trouble you know," she commented lightly.

"I'm not?"

"Pfft!" the Cat scoffed. "You should hear some of the things Glin and i did as kids!"

The corners of Elphaba's mouth turned up in a bemused smile. "Oh really?'

"Really. The stories I could tell you about her rebel streak as a kid! Great ammo if you ever want to skip out on a shopping trip or something." She winked.

The witch grinned. "I'd love to hear them sometime then."

"It's a deal."

You already know Alyshia and I used to be childhood friends, but just before I came to Shiz, I found out she and her family had recently been captured again, and this time they were being kept in the Emerald City Jail. For a long time I thought about what it would be like to see her again, and I knew Shiz was only a train ride away, but really, I was just too scared. I'd worked for years to build up my new life. to forget the horrors of Quadling Country and all the innocent Animals I once knew as they slowly disappeared, one by one from my life. I couldn't bring myself to go see her again, because if I did, I'd be forced to really look at myself in the mirror, and realize this life I'd created for myself wasn't really mine at all. It was the one my Momsie always wanted for me, and I just didn't want to face the fact that I'd willingly become exactly the person she'd wanted me to be. I didn't want to admit to myself that when I looked in the mirror, I could scarcely recognize the girl looking back at me.

Until I met you.

Even on that first day, when I was determined to loathe you for everything you were… I just couldn't. That feeling that I'd pass off as loathing to my friends- it wasn't really anything close to dislike at all. It was jealousy.

From the moment you walked on campus, you knew exactly who you were and who you wanted to be. You wouldn't take flak from anyone, and you always said what was on your mind- no matter what others thought. I admired you so much for that Elphie, much more than I cared to admit at the time. I secretly hoped I could be like you one day- but I had no idea how to do that without disappointing everyone I knew. It wasn't until that night at the Ozdust one year ago today, when I gave you that hideodious hat to wear to the dance- that it finally dawned on me. I'd given you that hat as a joke; I'd never actually expected you to wear it, and neither did Pfannee or ShenShen.

But wear it you did. You went out on that dance floor without giving a crap what anyone thought. And on top of that, you gave me something you knew I desperately wanted, even after I'd been so horrendible to you I thought for sure you'd never speak to me again. At first, I didn't have a clue why you'd do such a thing for me, or why you'd put yourself through such humiliation, just to let us mock.

And then I saw the look in your eyes- and I got it. You weren't out there to spite me, you were out there, to prove to yourself you could do it. In spite of being afraid, in spite of knowing everyone would laugh- you did it to show them that what they said didn't matter. You were still you, no matter what anyone said- and no one could take that away.

That's when I knew. If you could stay true to yourself, despite everything in your past, then I had to try too.

That spring break, when I went home, I finally confronted my parents. I told them about Alyshia, and that I was getting her out of there, with or without their help.

It took a lot of convincing, but finally, Mom and I went down to the jail and paid their bail. It was the best feeling I've ever had, knowing I had helped the Kingston's reclaim their lives. And I never would've done it without you. Stay brave, my El. Never make my mistake, and always stay true to who you are. Because who you are, is the best person in all of Oz.

Glin

Elphaba and Alyshia both sat there wide eyed, neither knowing what to say.

"Wow," whispered the Cat.

"I know," Elphaba echoed. "I can't believe she…" the green girl shook her head and blinked away happy tears. She'd never realized how much she meant to Galinda, until now.

"Me either," she echoed, squeezing the green girl's hand, "but it looks like I really do have you to thank. Galinda's so lucky to have you."

"No," the sorceress shook her dark tresses vigorously. "I'm the lucky one."

"We're lucky to have each other." Both girl's heads whipped around to face the door. Galinda was leaning against the door frame, smiling radiantly as she watched her two best friends finally meet for the first time. She held a large bouquet of roses in the crook of her left arm.

"Galinda!" her girlfriend breathed, throwing down the letter and launching herself at the petite blonde. She twined her arms around the other girl's neck and nibbled hungrily on her lips as they kissed, her fingers gently pulling at mused blonde hair. "I missed you," she breathed huskily against her roommate's smooth ivory skin.

"Mmmm… me too," she hummed into Elphaba's emerald neck. Galinda pressed deeper into the green girl, moving her tongue to caress all the parts of her palate she knew would bring her friend pleasure. A low moan erupted from the witch's throat. "Glin…" she moaned happily. She moved to reciprocate the gesture, once again wrapping her arms about the green girl's neck and pulling her in. But before she could go any further, she heard Alyshia clear her throat.

"And I think that's my cue to leave,"

The girls sprang apart, Elphaba's cheeks dark as a forest and Galinda's face redder than a tomato. "Sorry," she muttered.

"It's okay."Alyshia shrugged and smiled cheekily. She nudged Galinda's shoulder as she made her way toward the door. "You know how to pick 'em," she whispered, just loud enough for Elphaba to hear.'

The green girl colored even more.

"Leesh!" Galinda hissed from the side of her mouth.

She laughed. "I'm happy for you, girl, she's a great catch.

The roommates continued to blush furiously.

"Happy Valentine's Day, Elphaba," Alyshia smiled. "Hope to see you soon."

"Yeah," the witch flushed. "Great to meet you."

With that, the Cat gave Galinda a comparative wink and shut the door behind her with a click.

Elphaba exhaled heavily in relief, sinking into the blonde. "Well, that was embarrassing," she muttered.

"Yeah," the heiress admitted with a laugh. "But at least you know she likes you."

"True," she mused, pulling the blonde in for another kiss. "I can't believe you were brave enough to get her out of jail," she murmured, still amazed.

Galinda flushed. "Yeah, well, I only did it because you showed me I could."

Elphaba smiled against her silky skin. "I love you so much," she breathed.

"Mmm… I love you more."

"Do you, now?" Elphaba chuckled, gently nipping at the girl's neck and sending giddy shivers down her spine.

"I do," she confirmed. "In fact, why don't I show you just how much?"

Elphaba's heart thudded rapidly In her ears. "I'd love that," she growled huskily.

Galinda smiled. "Let me just go put these in some water." She gestured to the roses in her hand. Elphaba traced one soft petal lovingly with her finger. "Okay. Who are they for?" she asked as Galinda went to the bathroom and filled a glass cup to use as a vase. The blonde came out with the newly planted flowers and rolled her eyes indignantly. "Who do you think?" she retorted. "They're the ninth thing I love about you- red means romantic.

"Oh? And what's the tenth?"

Galinda's grin widened as she sauntered back over to her roommate and twined her arms around the taller girl's waist. "This." Galinda grinned and leaned in again, the sudden pleasure against her lips catching the jade sorceress completely by surprise. Her eyes widened, but twinkled with mirth as she relaxed to her roommate's will. Galinda pulled her backward and she tumbled atop the duvet of her bed, her laugh like the tinkling of Lurlinetime bells- light and giddy as its hypnotizing sound echoed across the walls. She entangled her hand in the blonde's tousled locks, tugging gently, her panting heavy with want, chocolate eyes the color of cocoa and dark with need.

The blonde was thrilled to see her expression just as intensely reflected in her own cerulean orbs when she took in her roommate's gorgeous emerald features. She moved to breathe, her lips slightly swollen from the length of that first kiss. Elphaba's lips curled into an adorable, unconscious pout at the lack of contact.

"Glin…" she gasped

An invisible string curled one side of the blonde's flawlessly sculpted lips and she cupped the green girl's flushed cheeks and lifted her chin to place a tender, slow kiss on the corner of her lips. Elphaba's skin tingled as the sides of her mouth stretched upward.

"What?" the blonde breathed as she nipped a particularly tender spot just behind the sorceress's ear. "Do you like this?

An unstoppable moan escaped the witch's parted lips as Galinda trailed hot kisses along the path between her neck and shoulder. She shivered with pleasure. "Yes," she wheezed. "S- so much. Please don't… Don't stop."

The blonde grinned against her bare skin. "I won't," she growled softly. Then she sucked in her breath as the green girl's thumbs gently rubbed the undersides of her breasts. "Elphie…"

The sorceress's senses heightened even more upon hearing the need so impulsively present as she hissed out her name. Not once before had she ever had the good fortune to hear her name uttered in such a manner. Galinda tipped her head up to capture the green girl's lips, to lose herself in her kiss, her touch. Only the little witch had ever made her feel so elated, so loved, so wanton, as she did now.

A moan caught in Elphaba's throat, her arms tightening perceptively about her as her soft tongue plunged into her mouth with more passion than she'd shown thus far. Galinda traced her questing hands up her sides and lifted her arms, encouraging her to wrap them around her neck.

"More," she whispered, ferociously

Elphaba gave in, entwining her arms around the blonde's neck and pushing her tongue further in the other girl's mouth and stroking each crevice with newfound passion, causing fire to light in Galinda's veins.

"Ooh…" Galinda responded with a passionate yelp as she pressed a hot open-mouthed kiss to the sensitive spot just beneath the girl's ear. She nuzzled her ear gently with the tip of her nose and smiled as El twitched involuntarily, a low moan escaping her parted lips. She molded her hands over the soft swell of El's hips as she nipped lightly at her lobe. Elphaba was slowly being swept away on a tide of sensation that left her weak and breathless, panting for more. Her sweet little blonde trailed her lips over her collarbone, her tongue darting out to lend a slow lick to the hollow of her throat. Heat pooled low in her belly and wetness gathered between her thighs as every coherent argument as to why this was wrong was replaced by an all-consuming need. Speech was an unknown commodity to her as Galinda's hands left her hips to ghost over her sides, and she whimpered as the girl's thumbs traced lazy circles on the sensitive undersides of her breasts through the thin fabric of her new dress as Galinda begin to ease it off.

El nodded vigorously, her tongue darting out to wet her suddenly dry lips, her sable eyes closing, blocking out her surroundings to better enjoy the feel of her gorgeous friend's touch.

Galinda continued to nip and suckle and kiss at the green girl's soft flesh until El let out a low keening moan of need, her hips shifting against her, seeking friction against her aching core and Glin quickly slanted her lips over hers to muffle the sound. "I love you, Elphaba Thropp," she rasped against her jade lips, her tongue sliding sinuously along her full lower lip before delving in to taste the honeyed recesses of her mouth. "I hope you know that after today. Did you have a good day?"

The sorceress whimpered as Glinda's sweet tongue explored her mouth and she lifted her slender arms to wrap around the blonde's neck, pulling her closer, giving herself over to the fire the little heiress had ignited in her blood. She didn't think any day could get better than this. "Perfect."

The End