Will you be mine?

Chapter 3

The kiss was by far the sweetest thing ever. He gently set his lips on hers and kissed her. She smiled and kissed back. Did he like her back? If not was this just to let her know? And all too fast, they separated.

"I like you too Sophie. Heck, I think I love you." Keefe replied breathlessly. Sophie smiled. Keefe liked her back. What would Fitz think? Would he get mad?

"I don't think we should tell anyone about what happened just yet. I'm not ready for it." Sophie said. Keefe nodded his head in agreement and they both walked back into the living room. They all looked at Sophie as the two returned and asked if she was alright.

"Must've been something I ate," she said, "I'm fine."

"Okay then, Sophie it's your turn." Keefe said.

"Okay. Ummm... Keefe. Truth or Dare?"

"Dare. Duh." He retorted. What was she going to do?

"I dare you to... let Biana dye your hair to any color she chooses." Yes, she thought, this is perfect! 

"NOT THE HAIR" Keefe yelled while he clutched his heart, fake dying. "Anything but the hair."

"Sorry, but that's what she chose dude" Dex chimed in. While Biana and Dex brought Keefe upstairs, the rest of them started talking. Fitz looked at Sophie and tapped his forehead, meaning he wanted to talk telepathically.
(Fitz is in bold, Sophie is in italics)

What happened? Is everything alright?

Yes, everything is alright.

You still haven't told me who you like. It's super easy. On the count of three, say it telepathically. Ok?

Fine.

Ok... 1. 2. 3.

Keefe.

"WHAT!!" Fitz yelled. "YOU LIKE HIM!?" Oh no. She shouldn't have said anything.

"Yes. I do like him. And nothing is going to change that." Sophie replied. Fitz rose to his feet and started going to Biana's room.

"I'll be right back. Stay here" he demanded.

"No." Sophie said. "I will not stay here. You're going to do something you'll regret."

"Sophie, I said stay here." He grabbed her shirt and shoved her onto the couch. At this point, Linh and Tam were on their feet right behind Fitz. Linh moves to see if Sophie was okay, but Tam tried to calm Fitz down.

"I thought that you liked me. It was always me. You never liked Keefe! What happened to me?!" Fitz yelled.

"Dude, calm down. What's going on?" Keefe asked as he walked in.
Sophie rushed to him and hugged him as hard as possible. Then all of a sudden, Fitz threw his arm back and punched Sophie.

"I'm so sorry!" Fitz apologized. "I tried to get Keefe, not you!" That was all Sophie heard before she blacked out.

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When Sophie woke up, she heard people talking around her. She was confused and had a really bad headache.

"Ugh." She mumbled. Elwin and Keefe rushed to her side.

"Hey," Keefe quietly said, "how are you feeling?"

"Terrible." Sophie whined. She knew what had happened was her fault. If she hadn't told Fitz, none of this would have happened.

"Hey," Keefe said, "No guilt. Do you hear me? It. Was. Not. Your. Fault. You can't break because of me." With the elves, guilt could shatter minds. If an elf had guilt and their mind shattered, nobody could save them, except for Sophie.

"Same goes for you Keefe, no guilt. It wasn't your fault either." Sophie responded.

"Okay," Keefe whispered. He leaned in really close, so Sophie could feel his breath on her neck. He slowly leaned in further and kissed her.

"Sorry to interrupt, but there are some people who are waiting to see you." Elwin said. Right as he said that, Biana rushed in with Dex on her tail. She would not stop talking, so Sophie could only understand a few phrases she said. According to her, Linh and Tam went home because it was too crowded for them to stay, so they would check on her later. Biana had also explained what happened when she blacked out. Apparently, Keefe held Sophie and yelled at Fitz to leave and started queitly crying. Dex had called Elwin and made a way for Elwin to get Sophie on a bed, and Keefe didn't leave her side at all. At the moment, Fitz was in his room doing who knows what. Once things settled down, Elwin had everyone leave so he could check over Sophie again. Keefe stayed behind to make sure everything went okay. Elwin gave her multiple elixirs to drink and told her to rest. Right as Elwin had left, and Keefe started to leave, Sophie drifted off to sleep.

"NO!" She screamed. Brant and Fintan had returned and had all the people she loved in custody. Starting with Biana, Fintan burned them alive. Each scream was so surreal. Each scream a cry for mercy. Next was Dex. Then Alden. The Della. Then Grady. Then Edaline. Then Keefe. Then herself. Slowly, the pain became unbearable, and she started to shake. Then it was black.

Sophie awoke with a scream. Keefe rushed in and immediately she felt relieved. His ice blue eyes like a shield, that would keep everything unsafe away.

"What happened?" He asked, taking her in his arms. He made slow circles on her back.

"I had a nightmare. Y-you died. Fin-fintan burned y-you a-and you died right i-in front of me. " She cried. She couldn't bear to lose him. Not when she had just gotten him back.

"Shhh... I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere. I won't leave you, I promise." Keefe soothed. As soon as she started drifting off to sleep again, Keefe went to leave, but Sophie grabbed his hand.

"Please don't leave. I- I need you. More than ever. " Sophie begged.

"Okay. I won't leave." Keefe responded. Just as she closed her eyes he added, "I love you."