Sophitz: Guide to My Heart

Twelve

Sophie awoke breathing heavily, feeling like she was floating through the air, light as a feather. she saw faces swirl around her, Fitz, his beautiful bkue eyes making her stomach flip flop. Her human family, smiling. Grady and Edaline telling her how brave she was. Keefe and Biana, their arms around each other, laughing with her. Dex, looking worldly for her, then smiling when he found her, so wide his dimples showed. Those dimples she loved.

"Sophie. Soph? Come on, please dont leave me. Please!" Sophie heard Fitz's voice right by her ear, soft. Then she felt his forehead against hers, and she slowly opened her eyes.

"Hey Fitz."

Fitz opened his eyes and saw his girlfriend smiling at him, covered in bruises and a bit of blood.

"Your alive." He kissed her forehead, and took her hand.

"Why wouldn't I be?"

"Well, I better let Alden tell you that. Im not sure if your quite ready to hear how we found you."

"Are you sure you dont want to tell her Fitz? Your the one that found her. Rescued her. I think you should." Alden patted Sophie on the hand, and Futz took a deep breath.

"Sophie. You were tangled up in wires, all of them stuck into you, making you seize up every few seconds, and yiu were crying. Saying something about Bogeymen. There was no one else in the room, but there was a scroll lying by your feet. Your knees were dripping blood, and the scroll had the mark of the trolls on it."

"So, that means, that the triplicate now after me."

After all that black swan business, there was now drama with the trolls. Great. Just great. But at least she was with her friends now. But where was Dex? The real Dex.

"Where's Dex?" Sophie asked. Alden had a grim look upon his face, and a tear almost dripped from his eye. Before they settled things about, the vackers and diznees were rivals. Well at least Dex hated them.

"What? Whats happened to him? "

"Sophie, we found him in even worse condition than you. We barely knew it was him. He has a very low heart beat at the moment, and Marella is keeping an eye on him at the moment. He has a couple broken bones but elwin helped with those. And I am afraid that he may have a one in ten chance of surviving." A tear streamed down sophie's cheek, when she found out about her best friend.

"I need to see him. Fitz, if you've ever loved me then you would take me to him, and everyone else in this room will let me see him!" Her voice rose, a growl clear jn the back of her throat.

"Alden please. Im taking her to see Dex." Fitz kissed her cheek and took her hand, but when she tried to stand she stumbled, falling into Fitz's arms, making her heart flutter.

"Thank you."

"No problem. Lets take you to Dex. Ill carry you." He picked her up bridal style, and walked towards a door at the end of the room, and Della ran to open it.

They walked down s corridor and turned into a room that smelled of blood and sickness.

Marella sponged Dex's forehead with a damp cloth, softly talking to him, tears slowly falling down her face.

"Its alright Dexie.  You can make it. Please. For me, for Sophie. For all your family, for your friends. But please Dex, you have to do me one more favor. Stay alive. My heart would break into a billion pieces and no one could pick them up and glue them back together besides you. People love you. For god sakes I love you. There. I said it after keeping it in for so long. Its not some silly crush. Its true love, Dex. Please wake up!" She sensed another being in the room, even two. She turned and saw Fitz and Sophie in the doorway, and her cheeks flushed.

"How much did you hear?"

"What?"

"Nothing. Its just-dex seems to be getting better. Ive been keeping him aware of hus world."

"Hey Soph." Dex spoke from the bed, and smiled when he saw that Marella was holding his hand.

"Dex!" Sophie ran to his bedside table, and stopped, seeing Marella holding Dex's hand, and started to look awkward. Fitz coughed, and Marella suddenly realized she was still holding his hand. SHe let go of t quickly, and stood up. 

"Sorry. I'll let you go... No pun intended."

"Um, thanks Mar, See you in a few minutes." MArella walked to the door and left the to visit their friend.