Sokeefe Oneshots

Empath

"Sophie," Mr. Forkle said in a low voice, awkwardly scratching his neck. For some reason, he had come to Havenfield in the middle of the night, accompanied by all my friends. Linh, Tam, Dex, Biana, Fitz, and Keefe flanked his side.

Dammit. This would totally mess up my non-existent sleep schedule.

I raised an eyebrow at my friends, silently mouthing, "What's up?"

They all shrugged. They seemed to know as much as I did. It had to be something urgent.

"When I unlocked your enhancing, I may have accidentally unlocked something else. Something that, back then, I was sure you would never have to face," Mr. Forkle sighed. He swallowed, his adam's apple bobbing up and down. "Another ability."

That was straightforward, to say the least.

My eyes widened. My friends all gasped, staring at Mr. Forkle with wide eyes. I couldn't believe it. Another one? This had to be some kind of joke. My heart began to beat much faster than it had five seconds ago.

It's a joke. Please say it's a joke.

"I'm sorry. I know you aren't eager to have another responsibility on your shoulders, but I accidentally unlocked it when I unlocked your enhancing. If I don't fully unlock this ability, you may... umm, explode. Or become emotionless," He warned.

I definitely did not want to explode, or become emotionless. So, I nodded. "I... I'm fine with another ability," I assured him.

I couldn't bear to look at him while I lied, so I turned my head slightly to the side and closely monitored my friend's reactions instead.

Tam and Fitz seemed deep in thought, probably trying to guess what my new ability was going to be. Their eyes seemed far away in another world.

Dex, Linh, and Biana's eyebrows were all furrowed, and they were staring worriedly at me, analyzing how I was handling the news like how I was analyzing them.

Keefe's reaction was the most worrying. He seemed to be frozen, lost in his own thoughts. But unlike Fitz and Tam, he didn't seem to be trying to guess what my new ability was. His eyes weren't far away; they were trapped in a nightmare.

His brow was furrowed, but unlike Dex, Linh, and Biana, he didn't seem to be worried. He seemed to be...

Horrified?

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Keefe's pov

This was bad. Like, really, really bad. I had successfully avoided any contact with Foster for about two weeks now, ignoring her calls and refusing to visit her.

It seemed cruel of me, I know. But it was better this way.

Unfortunately, my plan to avoid Foster was thwarted by Mr. Forkle. He had asked me to help her control her empath abilities, or whatever. And then I did the stupidest thing ever. I agreed.

But that wasn't the point. The point was, I had to be in the same room with her, and let her practice reading my emotions.

What could go wrong?

Ro had wisely decided to stay at the Shores of Solace and had wished me good luck when I left.

I took a deep breath and timidly knocked on her bedroom door before I could turn back and run away. Seconds ticked by, but it felt like eternity. I waited patiently, inhaling uneven shallow breaths and trying to calm myself dow.

Keefe, chill. She was going to find out about it one day. The sooner it's over, the better.

That was a crappy way to assure myself, but I decided to roll with it.