must have been the wind [old version]

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Ronnie Victorino didn't know what to think, she just saw a random girl tackle her boyfriend and ended up straddling him. Rage unlike anything else poured through her, but her brother told her to shut it as they watched the drama pour out. Apparently, her Keefe ran away from them if what she heard was correct and that he and the blonde were a thing. Sorry, Blondie, but he's mine now. Her and Bekkah shared a look and she could tell her best friend set her eyes out for the teal eyed guy.

"That was a whole lot of sexual tension." Mikael says to break the tension, "Sorry, Ron, but dude, why would you leave a girl like that--she's not crazy, right?" Keefe winces and I suddenly get defensive, Blonde is out of the question, Keefe is hers now. Thankfully she has a good friend like Bekkah, "Just shut up already Mike, he's with Ronnie and the blonde can go suck it." She smiles at her best friend and Keefe gets tense, worry strikes at the pit of her stomach. He'd better not be getting second thoughts.

"I didn't want to leave her," He looked longingly at the door, "I did it for her protection, for all of their protection." He didn't continue and that just got Ronnie annoyed, "Well? Protection from what?" Keefe's eyes go dull and he looks at her in a sad way, "My mother's a psycho, tried killing them a lot of times. I ran last year because she figured out I liked Sophie and nearly killed her." He looks down at his hands, ashamed.

"No offense, buddy, but I don't think anyone believes you." Josh says and he's right, what Keefe is spewing is total bull shit. "I'm not." He turns the camera on again and focuses it on the blonde who took off her jacket revealing her perfect body. She was wearing an old school spaghetti strap tank top with short shorts, she has docs that Ronnie totally envied because if she tried wearing that she'd look stupid. "Bro, all I see is how hot she is." Keefe rolls his eyes, "Look closer, jackasses."

Looking closer, you can see burn marks littered across her arms and legs and neck, slash marks on her too, "Holy fuck, but she still looks..." The picture then changes and the girl is rubbing her temples, "Keefe I swear to the gods, take that camera off me before I destroy it." She touches her hip and something shiny pops out--a silver ball, "Well, that's new." Ronnie registered that the girl said gods, like sis get your head out of books there is only one god.

"Blondie, I thought you said we have to go?" The guy with onyx hair and silver eyes asks and the girl pinches her nose, "Ruy, shut up, the only reason I didn't leave you is because we need you. That can change in an instant though, you gave me all the information I need. Unlike you, we need Keefe." The cute guy, Ruy, groans and kicks a rock near his foot, "Then for gods sakes, why did you tell him it was his choice!"

"Because unlike you I have feelings, I'm not going to tell him to leave his life for me. Can't you see that this is all my fault--call me self absorbed, but it's the truth!" She stands and walks away, what a strange girl, why did Keefe like her? "Then you should have let Gisela kill you--Sophie. I--," The girl's eyes light and the camera loses signal. "Fuck!" Keefe then ran outside and we all followed him.

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Sophie Foster barely registered the fact that Keefe came out of his house with his friends behind him. She was so pissed, so mad. But Ruy had spoken true, if Lady Gisela had killed her then Keefe would be her willing marionette and though they would have won the war all this death and betrayal and loss would be over. She let go of that anger, but there was a darkness around them--a soothing darkness. It held all of her happy memories and moments, memories that she long since forgotten.

"Keefe pick, I'm sorry for being selfish, but pick. It's all up to you, but Ruy-Ruy is right and we have to leave and I need him." She rubs her neck till it's red and it looks like she's blushing, she grabbed Ruy's hand with her free hand, then Biana's when she was done rubbing her neck. "What are they doing," Asked the snobby girl Sophie assumed was Keefe's girlfriend and Sophie rolled her eyes at the overkill attention seeking person. "Duh, magic."

"For crying out loud, Sophie, it's not magic." She shrugs and the other group laughs, not believing a word she said. "Keefe! Hurry up! My hair is getting all poofy from this wind." Stina yelled--she stayed outside and kept guard as we went inside. Keefe looked like he was battling himself, "I-I'm coming," He looked to Sophie and smiled, "Foster," The corners of her mouth lifted and there was a shriek of outrage.

"Keefe Shaw--," Tam breaks into laughter, "That's what you told them your last name was? Shaw? You're really funny, Sencen." Sophie couldn't help but laugh and all eyes turned to her, her eyes went wide in question, "You don't do that enough." Her mood sank and she just nodded. "You'd leave me for some ugly bleached blonde who is very reserved and secretive. I mean look at--," Razor fast Sophie dropped Ruy and Biana's hands and grabbed the girls tongue.

"Please refrain from talking, I'm getting a serious headache. Thank you." She'd expected the slap as she turned to leave and ducked, the girl's hand hit something else and everyone turned to see Keefe's red face. Sophie covered her mouth, "No joke, but you kinda deserved it." Keefe offered her his arm, but she just stared at it, she declined with a wave and walked back to her spot. Pink all the way down to the neck she addressed Keefe's friends, "Please forget what's about to happen next or if you don't forget please refrain from ever mentioning this. Keefe will be returned to you soon, hopefully.

"Don't worry, Ronnie Victorino, I'm not trying to steal your boyfriend." With everyone linked, Sophie snapped her fingers and they got sucked into the storm. This is one of the roughest trips she'd had while teleporting, I don't think I'm able to hold on to everyone. She shouted into her friends' minds, she gripped Ruy's and Biana's hands tightly, but she felt them slip.

•••

Mikael Lau didn't know what to think as the cute blonde girl took his friend, snapped her fingers, and vanished. He tried speaking to his friends about it, but couldn't. He could think about what happened, but couldn't express his feelings about it. By the looks of his friends they couldn't talk about it either. Suddenly the idea of the girl having magic made sense, she even told them--I mean how else could she make them disappear.

When he found the words that he could say he asked them, "What the hell just happened?" His best friend was struggling to find words, but Ronnie had plenty, "I know, that bitch just took my boyfriend...but he's coming back soon, hopefully." She said, quoting the blonde girl's speech.

"What has Keefe gotten us into?" They all laugh at that, knowing that even though they just met the guy this year they were good friends--despite his past showing up.

•••

Ruy Ignis hit the ground with a thud, dislocating his shoulder--well not at first, but when he landed on his arm and then Sophie Foster fell on him. Despite her being really light, the drop did the damage, fuck gravity! When Sophie realized why her landing was so soft her face went red, "Sorry," She whispered, and he got a hint of what she smelled like, vanilla, blackberry, and lychee.

When she got off him he realized that he liked that smell, but before he could complain she shoved her hand in his face, offering to help him up. He took it and she pulled him up with surprising strength from a girl who is only five foot three inches. As he stood up he let his eyes roam and gods, they were in a stunning gold and while marbled room. "We're in her throne room." She said in awe and when there was only one groan as a response Ruy looked around and there was only Sophie and Alvar with him.

"Blondie? Where's the other part of our group?" She looks back at him and he couldn't help but admit that she was very pretty, "They are scattered throughout Erilea, I did a mind check," She smiles, "Always a step ahead."

Up in the front of the room there was a man who cleared his throat and Sophie made a little squeal and skipped up to the lady with the crown sitting on the throne and a man with a scary tattoo. "Hello Aelin Ashryver Whitethorn Galathynius, or should I say, Celaena Sardothien."

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