Recover

Elphaba was feeling really bad. She didn't need to do that... she was too harsh on Galinda; she had hurt her. how horrible.

How wicked.

She looked at Galinda's side of the dorm, before shaking her head and leaving.

She had really wanted to apologize, but she couldn't. She had already left. So alas, she kept walking. ignoring all of the whispers and stares. She didn't care. She couldn't. so, she walked to Crage Hall, before getting stopped by two people.

They seemed like they were in a relationship, one had curly dark brown hair, and the other had brunette hair, with blonde highlights. They looked... nice enough, both of them walking up to her hand in hand, and the one with the curly hair stretched his hand out, smiling.

"Hello there, my name's Crope, and this Tibbett." The guy said, smiling.

"Also, you look like you're getting eaten ALIVE. out there." He continued, getting a scoff and an eyeroll from Elphaba.

"OH... I like this one, she's broody." The other one said, smirking and whispering something unintelligible into Crope's ear, receiving a smirk and a wink.

"I don't know what kind of prank this is, but please leave me completely alone." Elphaba said, practically staring daggers into their souls.

"Oh you wound us.. not even so much as a name?" Tibbett said, putting a hand on his heart and dramatically falling onto Crope, and receiving a catch, and another dramatic sigh from Crope.

Elphaba sighed. the charm was working on her enough to try and trust them.

"My name is Elphaba Thropp. Anddd.. I'm going to go and find something to read in the library." She muttered, Desperately trying to run off and get away.

"Ah yes... I love her already!" Tibbett exclaimed

"I'm going." Elphaba said and ran off.

Crope and Tibbett had been pestering Elphaba all week. It was nice she guessed, but she still thought they were going to just ruin her later, until she saw it.

"You freaks!" One of the students yelled, his yelling violent and unnecessary. Elphaba turned her head around immediately.

Crope and tibbett were blocking a male students punch, while his girlfriend tried to pull him away.

"You two are going to-" The male student was cut off, when Elphaba pushed him away, she just guessed she would deal with the punches later in discreet alleyways.

"Leave them alone, Dumbass. They aren't doing anything. so, What's wrong...?" She said sternly, looking at him, her gaze never wavering as she stood up for the two people that had actually wanted to be friends with them.

"Fine. but your just as bad as those Gay freaks." The male student said, his voice wavering and his fists nervously shuffling in his pocket, before turning to his girlfriend, and muttering filth about his beliefs.

"Fucking idiots, i swear. are you guys oka-" Elphaba was cut off.

"Oh Elphie!" Crope said, dramatically pretending to cry and smiled widely, even though he had a bruise on his cheek.

"This means we can share our gossip now, Crope... I'm so excited!" Tibbett yelled, smiling and hugging Elphaba.+*

"Uh.. okay...?" Elphaba said, smirking.

I guess they wont be as bad as I thought. Elphaba thought.

Galinda had so much loathing over Elphaba. She hated her with all her heart, and knew nobody could stop it, because she just absolutely LOATHED Elphaba.

She gossiped to Pfanne and Shenshen all day, until she saw a random Shiz student, complaining loudly at the bar they were at, and walking up to her to tell her all the "news"

"Hey Galinda." He said, dangerously close to her, and his words slurred.

"Uhm.. yes...?" She responded nervously.

"I need to tell you something that dumb artichoke did a few hours ago while i was with my super awesome Girlfriend." He said, looking pissed.

"O-Oh.. yes.. what is it?" She asked, confused.

"She stood up for those Gay Freaks." He complained and told her everything.

Oh god, Galinda was trying not to roundhouse punch this guy for insulting Crope and Tibbett.

And Elphaba, though she didn't want to admit it at all.

Because she wasn't supposed to care at all.

So, she did what was expected of her, and she laughed along at the insults, the new ones, and the ones they used so much she could recognize the mouthing of the words from a mile away. She didn't want to care at all. so, she shoved those feelings deep down, sucked it up, and smiled along with everyone, until Fiyero basically came to save her.

"Glin, i have come to swoon you." He said jokingly, picking her up, and carrying her out, lying to everyone about how she had felt sick.

Galinda let out a breath she didn't know she was holding, then smiled.

Fiyero saved her, and saw her for who she was, confused feelings, complicated stories, and all.

But she didn't know why this reminded her of a girl.

A beautiful girl who had green skin, freckles, emerald eye-

She couldn't be doing this or thinking that.

Because she had started the loathing, and the rumors in the first place.