Finally Found You

FOUR

"Hi Edaline, is Sophie up in her room?" Fitz leaped to Havenfield as soon as he finished changing, and saw Edaline talking to one of the gnomes.

"Hi Fitz! I didn't realize you leaped here, and yes she's up in her room." Edaline turned around to find Fitz facing her.

"Okay, thanks!" He headed towards the house.

"No problem! And have a good time!" Edaline called, and Fitz disappeared into the doors.

Sophie was still fixing her hair when she heard someone at her door.

"Knock knock."

"Oh, I didn't know you changed that fast." Still holding her pony tail, she turned to the door and saw Fitz flash his movie worthy smile at her, which of course, made her stomach flutter.

"Nah, you take too much time." He joked.

"Oh, um let me get my hair done." Her face was already getting hot as she fumbled with her hair.

"Relax, I'm just kidding. Need help?" Fitz asked, and couldn't stop smiling at the site of her struggling with a pony tail. How can she be so cute like that?

"Nope, I'm good!" Finally, she tied her hair into a messy bun instead of a pony tail, which is still embarrassing. Her face got even more hot when she heard Fitz chuckle.

"So..." Fitz started, clearing his throat. "What do you want to do first? I was thinking maybe we could share three more secrets?"

"But you don't have anything to share anymore, remember?" Sophie looked defeated.

"Right. Sorry." Fitz totally forgot about that. "Hey, is everything okay?" He asked. Worried, he leaned in, examming Sophie's face.

"Yeah I'm fine, it's just..." She trailed off, and peeled her eyes off of him, letting them wander around the room, not sure what to say to finish her sentence.

"You do trust me, right?" Fitz asked, looking even more worried now. Sophie nodded at the floor. "Then tell me what's wrong! You stopped talking all of a sudden, and I want to know why. Is it me or something I said? Tell me, please, Sophie." He begged. He can't stand seeing one of his best friends like this, especially if that friend is Sophie.

"I wish I could be normal, live a normal life, you know? Not having all these secrets and being born just because of some stupid project." She wispered.

"So that's what you're worried about? Being abnormal and keeping too many secrets?" Fitz looked relieved. "First of all, you might not be normal, but that doesn't mean you're not the most intelligent and generous person ever, and the best friend anyone could ever have."

"I thought your best friend is Keefe."

"You get what I'm saying. Second of all, If you think you're keeping too many secrets, why not just share them? Then, we'd be able to solve the problem where I don't have anything to share." Fitz said, trying to encourage her.

"Okay fine." Sophie sighed. Still looking miserable.

"Why don't we start from the one you were going to tell me? It'll be easier to tell the rest if you start from the biggest secret, plus, we'll get closer in cognate training. You'll feel better when you let it all out." He said, his voice full of hope.

"I-I'm sorry, Fitz."

"Wait, what do you mean you're sorry?"

"I can't do this." She whispered, still facing the floor. Fitz looked hurt.

"So that's it? You're not going to tell me anything? After everything I've told you, how could you say no?" He said quietly.

"I would tell you if I could! I-I just..." She took a deep breath, trying not to burst into tears. "I just can't, okay? You have to understand that." Fitz looked like he was about to crumble. He was only trying to help her, right?