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

~Is This Really the End?, Chapter 10~

(Sophie's POV)

Some tiny part of me had always wondered what it would be like to kiss someone.

Everything I had imagined went down the drain at that moment. Keefe made those expectations soar.

I felt my heart pound as we finally pulled away. I buried my face in my hands.

"I'm sorry." I muttered.

"What is it, Foster?" Keefe asked.

"I forced a human tradition on you... I didn't mean to-"

Keefe laughed. "Foster, I didn't do that because of some stupid human tradition." Slowly, I lifted my head to meet his eyes. "I did it because I wanted to."

"Really?" I asked, even though I could feel his emotions in the air. He nodded.

"Keefe, you seriously exceeded my expectations of today. Thank you so so so much." I threw my arms around him and hugged him so hard he squeaked. I giggled and finally pulled away. "Sorry."

"No, it's fine. It's nice to know the Mysterious Miss F cares." Keefe smirked when I blushed. "Now how about another kiss?" I rolled my eyes and finally kissed him when he kept teasing me.

*****

That morning, I woke up with a sense of dread building in the pit of my stomach. I finally had the courage to kiss Keefe, and now I was never going to feel it again?

And even worse... I was going to be a completely different person.

Everyone flooded into the room. Nobody but Keefe and Elwin would be with me for the procedure, but all my friends and family had come to... Well they pretty much came to say goodbye to the real Sophie. Forever. But nobody wanted to mention that.

Edaline and Grady were first. "Sophie, we love you so so much, and..." Edaline's eyes brimmed with tears as her voice cracked. Grady looked choked up. "I'm sorry. You have been the biggest blessing in our lives. We're sorry we couldn't help you. You're the bravest girl we've ever met, and we're so grateful to be your parents." Tears rolled down my cheeks as I whispered, "I love you guys so much. Thank you for being my parents. You guys have loved me like no one else." And then I hugged them. It felt like they were slipping away so fast. And I couldn't do anything about it.

Finally, Grady ushered Edaline away as she cried, because she was afraid to let go. I was afraid, too. But I had to if I wanted to live.

"I love you guys." I whispered as I pulled all of my friends into a group hug. "We've been through so much together, but... My adventure is over. Carry it on for me, okay?"

Biana started crying, hugging me tightly as Linh comforted her. Tam surprisingly looked choked up, too as he stared off into the distance. Fitz's eyes were depressed, and Dex looked scared, like he didn't know what he would do without me.

There was a loud thud.

Everyone turned to find Keefe punching the wall. Marella had to stop him before he shredded his hand completely.

"Keefe, it's gonna be okay." I assured him.

"No, it isn't." Keefe whispered. "I've handled lots of things in my life, Foster, but I can't handle this. I can't."

I was about to respond, when I felt a rush of power. Elwin seemed to see the look in my eyes change, because he ushered everyone out of the room before my emotions went out of control. A burst of fear. A burst of joy. A burst of anger. And a burst of everything in between. My body was hot. Then it was cold. Up was down, down was up, right was left, left was right.

Finally, the emotions stopped. Elwin looked pale as he held the glass to my lips. He pulled it away with a look of relief when he saw my eyes return back to normal.

"Thank goodness. You've been in an emotional coma for almost ten minutes." Elwin breathed. My jaw dropped.

"I was out for that long?" I whispered.

"Yeah." Keefe muttered. He was laying on the floor like a starfish, staring up at the ceiling, dazed. I felt his emotions fly through the air and straight into my heart. It hurt.

Elwin left to get more materials, and I sat up, walking up to Keefe. I laid on the ground next to him.

We were both sprawled out like starfish. I slipped my hand into his. He couldn't help smiling. "I'm gonna miss you."

"Me too." I whispered. My face turned sad. "I can't believe this is the end."

"It isn't." Keefe promised. "But it feels like it. Especially now."

I smiled and kissed his cheek. "Team Foster-Keefe, remember?"

"Woah, back the T-Rex up, did you steal my line?" Keefe said with a dramatic gasp. I laughed so hard I snorted. Keefe smiled.

"What?" I asked.

"I'm gonna miss that laugh." He whispered. "And everything about you."

Before I could respond, Elwin came into the room. "Okay. Ready, you two?"

"As ready as we'll ever be." I mumbled.

*****

Once everything was set up, I sat across from Keefe.

"Okay, all you have to do is inflict. If you don't use your full power, the entire process will be useless. That should give the emotions to Keefe." Elwin instructed.

Keefe's eyes met mine. When Elwin was turned, he kissed me one more time. I blushed and smiled when Elwin turned back around.

"Okay, once I flip this switch, you have five seconds to inflict before you touch Keefe, okay?" Elwin said. We both nodded, even though he was only talking to me. We were doing this together.

Elwin flipped the switch. I mustered up all my emotions, whispering, "I love you, Keefe."

"I love you too, Foster." He replied.

Then I released the emotions.

All of them.

Everything happened so fast.

I managed to touch Keefe as his body went limp with a thud.

Then everything went dark.

*THAT MADE ME SO EXCITED FOR NO REASON EVEN THOUGH ITS AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS FOR SOKEEFE

Oops.

Anyway, hope I left you on the edge of your seat and that you don't come for me. 🤭

Bible verse for today: "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1.

Okay, have a great day!

TEAM FOSTER-KEEFE FOR THE WIN!

-SilvenySlays :)