Keeper of the Lost Cities: Somewhere [Completed]

Ten

A/N: Wow, I'm actually updating. Insane, right?

Dedicated to AltinatheKotlcfan for the support! <3

Fitz

Strong arms caught Fitz's waist before he could fall. He blinked in confusion, trying to cover his eyes from the bright light of the Healing Centre.

"Fitz? Sophie?" That was Elwin. "Are you okay? Can you hear me?"

Fitz groaned. His head was pounding. As his eyes adjusted to the light, he realized it was Elwin holding him. He twisted away. Sophie was already standing, one hand on Dex's shoulder for support.

"What happened?" Lord Cassius was demanding. "Did you fix him?"

Sophie closed her eyes, breathing deeply. Fitz caught Magnate Leto sending Keefe's dad a deadly look.

"No," Fitz sighed. "We didn't do it. We couldn't fix him."

"This time," Sophie added. Determination was written all over her pain-ridden face. She glowered at the motionless Keefe, as if to say, We're fixing you whether you like it or not.

"Not yet," Magnate Leto interrupted, studying Sophie's face as well. "You kids need a break."

Fitz didn't want to take a break. He wanted to save Keefe right now. He wasn't about to admit it, but a small part of him...a small part of him was furious at himself.

You're his best friend. You should have seen it coming. You should have been a real friend, and not let this stupid love triangle with Sophie change that.

Fitz gritted his teeth as he resurfaced, away from those poisonous thoughts. The best way to make it up to Keefe was to fix him. Whether Keefe liked it or not.

"I--" Sophie started, but Magnate Leto held up a hand.

"No. I will not let you hurt yourself. Please, all of you--" He glanced at Fitz and Tam, "don't blame yourselves for Mr. Sencen's condition. We can't have two broken minds in our hands." He leveled his cool gaze to Sophie. "Especially you."

Sophie tugged out an eyelash and sighed. "I know."

"Then go home. Rest. Once you're fully rested and calm, once you're ready, you can try to help Keefe again. Okay?"

"Okay," Fitz and Sophie chorused.

"Good." Magnate Leto patted Sophie's back gently. "Now, I have work to do. This...complicates things." He looked sadly at Keefe. "Before you go, could I look at what happened in there?"

"Sure," Sophie agreed. Magnate Leto turned to her and placed his hands on either side of her head.

Fitz watched as the Black Swan's forehead crinkled. And then his lips tightened. Finally his expression collapsed with disbelief and horror. Magnate Leto shook his head.

"Please...all of you may go home." He rested a hand on Keefe's shoulder, where Lord Cassius stood over his son, eyes squeezed shut. "I...yes. You may go."

First Linh and Tam left, Linh still red-eyed, Tam a zombie. Then a fidgeting Dex, and then Biana was tugging him away...

The last thing Fitz saw before they left was Sophie, still kneeling next to Keefe, mouthing words he couldn't hear.

A/N: Sorry about the short, uneventful chapter. Wow, it's so sad...

Um, and, I don't know where this story is going, so I just want to ask my...uh...readers: who do y'all ship? Please comment!

Team Foster-Keefe

Team Sophitz

Sophiana (Sophie x Biana)

Solinh (Sophie x Linh)

Biana x Keefe (Beefe? lol)

Bam! Tiana (Tam x Biana)

Tamarella (Tam x Marella)

Kam (Keefe x Tam)

Keefex (Keefe x Dex)

Dex x Linh

Lylie for the winh! (Linh x Wylie)

Linh x Fitz

Fitz x Dex (Ship it like Fedex)

Um, that's just off the top of my head for Sophie's main group. If there are any other ships that you're obsessed with, let me know! ;)