Enemies to... Lovers? - By SilvenySlays :)

~The Bad News, Chapter 6~

(Keefe's POV)

The next day, I went to visit Foster. I brought her flowers.

The second she saw me, her face lit up with joy. Then she grimaced from the pain of her empathy. I was about to step back when she grabbed my arm and whispered, "I'm okay. Thank you for worrying about me."

I smiled. "No problem, Foster. You sure you're okay?"

"I'm sure." She replied. "Now I understand what you feel like."

"And I understand what you feel like, not being an Empath." I teased with a small feeling of sadness in my gut. I missed being able to tell what she was feeling. "These are for you." Both of us blushed at the same time as she smelled the flowers and thanked me again.

"Has anybody else visited?" I asked.

"Yeah, an entire crowd just came in." Foster mumbled. Even without my Empathy, I could tell I had just hit a nerve.

"Hey, is everything okay?"

"Yeah." She stared down at her lap.

She's definitely lying, I decided. "What happened?" She tugged out an eyelash.

"Nothing. It's no big deal."

"Man, I miss my Empathy." I grumbled.

"And I want your empathy to be gone." Foster snapped. Her eyes softened and she mumbled, "Sorry, I'm not myself today."

"It's okay. But... Can you tell me what's wrong?" I asked quietly.

*Now it's Sophie's POV*

(This next part is a flashback)

I laid on my cot, surprised when all of my friends, except for Keefe, came into the room.

"Aww, you guys are so sweet!" I squealed. Biana hugged me tightly as Linh handed me a stuffed mercat and told me Tam picked it out. I glanced over at him and he gave me a shrug wave nod with a smirk.

Fitz handed me a box of indegoobers that he made himself. I blushed and smiled, thanking him as everyone asked me what happened specifically. Marella also brought Iggy, which she had picked up from my house for me. I scratched behind Iggy's ears as I explained what happened.

After everything and saying our goodbyes, everyone left the room. Except for Fitz. He stood there, looking nervous but gentle. He stepped a little bit closer.

"I was really worried about you, Sophie." He admitted. My heart fluttered.

"Thanks." I said, my cheeks on fire. "You're a really great friend."

Fitz's smile faded. "I don't want to be."

"What?"

"I don't want to be a really great friend to you." He whispered. We were so... So close.

Our eyes met.

"I want it to be you."

His voice echoed in my ears. I stared at the guy who had taken me into the Lost Cities. The guy who had cared about me before anyone else.

I hesitated.

"Well I don't." I whispered. I pulled away.

The hurt in Fitz's eyes made me want to take it back. Then I realized that was a lie. I didn't want to take it back.

"We don't belong together." I insisted, scared of how he would respond. "I'm sorry."

Fitz looked disappointed.

Then he did something I never expected.

He kissed me.

I snapped out of the flashback. "Fitz kissed me." I mumbled.

Keefe's eyes flashed with hurt and betrayal, but then I said, "And I pushed him away."

"Why?" Keefe mumbled, kicking the side of the cot I wasn't on. "Every girl wants to be with him. Why didn't you?"

"It didn't feel right." I admitted. "But that's not the only thing that's bothering me." I paused and then sighed. "Keefe, my condition is getting worse. Elwin doesn't know how to fix me. If we don't figure this out, I only have a month left before the Empathy consumes me. Forever."

*DUN DUN DUUUUUNNN

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