A Sophitz Dream

Chapter 26

A/N Heeeyyyyyy! Ahhhhhhhh! You guys probably ate me for not updating in 2 weeks, and I"M SORRY.  I just had no idea what to do after the last chapter, but after talking to my friend @TMIfan4life she gave me an idea which I'm going to add on to.  So thank you @TMIfan4life!   Happy Reading Everyone!

Fitz's POV

"FITZ?   FITZ?"  Sophie's voice echoed through the vast forest and hung in the air until she called again.  But, little did I care.  

I ran up to the end of the path and opened the enormous door.  Hearing Sophie down the path still yelling my name, I slowly closed the door and looked around for a place to hide in case she was able to open the door.  

From outside, the sound of her footsteps came to an end, and her breath hitched as she tried to lift up the door.  

I sat inside waiting for 5 minutes when Sophie was doing who knows what.  Then, a slight click opened the door as Sophie began to walk in.  I frantically looked around some more and didn't hesitate when I removed my shirt and lowered myself into the clear pond.  

"Fitz?" she wisperherd this time.  

About to ignore her and stay in my hiding place, I noticed her appearance; tear-stained face, her eyes red and puffy, her mascara running down, her dress full of dark-brown mud, and her hair also with mud in it.

"Fitz? Look I know you're in here, and if you don't want to come out, I can understand.  Just hear me out.  I'm sorry, for everything.  But you have to trust me, as cognate if not your fiance, that Keefe kissed me, and I did everything in my defense to push him off of me."

She was done with her explanation and sat down waiting for me to come out.  I could see the desperation in her... her golden eyes.  Even with that appearance, she was beautiful.

I let go of the breath I was holding, and floated up to the surface of the water.  Sophie, who was facing the water, yelped but soon had fresh tears forming in her eyes.  "Fitz, I'm so, so sorry."

I sat there, still confused.  She looked up at me, put her hands on my temples, and projected a memory.  Her standing in front of Keefe, and then out of nowhere Keefe pulling her in for a rough kiss.  Feeling a tear rolling down my cheek, I proceeded to pay attention.  

And when I realized Sophie was right, she was trying to pull Keefe off of her, I immediately pulled Sophie's hand off of my temple.

She stared right at me with longing eyes.  "Soph, you're awesome."

With those words hanging in between us we sat there for minutes recalling the eventful day.

"So, Ummm..."

"Fitz let's just skip all that and just go to the next step?" she questioned.

"Which is?" I jokingly asked back although we both knew the answer as scootched her closer.

"kiss me" she breathed softly.

I smirked and took her face in my hands.  We leaned closer with her breath on my cheek.

Pulling away slowly after a long time, Sophie smiled and leaned on my bare chest.

Although we had just solved out problems, awkwardness still sat there in between us as Sophie was sitting stiffly on my lap.

"Soph?  We're good right?"

"Of course!"

The awkwardness lifted as Sophie had a glint of excitement in her eyes.

"So I was thinking, how about we prank everyone?"  Smirking, I waited for more information from her.  "How about we pretend to still fight so we worry Keefe.  I mean, we need to have him pay for what he did anyway."

"Soph, you are a genius!"

Time Skip

"YEAH, WELL YOU ARE AN IDIOT.  I'm PRETTY SURE YOU KISSED KEEFE.  I HATE YOU SOPHIE, WHY DID I EVEN PROPOSE TO YOU?"  I yelled at Sophie as we crossed the great lawn.  I gave her a wink as all the adults and our friends came rushing out of the house.  

"FITZ!" Biana stabbed me with a stick in my arm and then punched me in the stomach.  

I winced in pain and from the corner of my eye could see Sophie wishing to help me.  Stick to the script Soph, I'm fine.

"FITZ, YOU ARE SO RUDE!  I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DON'T TRUST ME AFTER SO MANY YEARS OF BEING COGNATES.  AND THEN I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND AND THEN YOUR SOON TO BE WIFE.  BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I LIKED YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE."

Fresh tears fell out of Sophie's eyes as she ran into the house.  With many worried glances, I shrugged.  "Whatever.  I don't wanna be married to a fake person."

And with that, also ran into the house.  Fitz?  I'm in your room

Alright, I'm coming Soph.

"Soph, how do you act so well?  You cried on cue!"

"Well, in my human world I was in a lot of plays and stuff, so yeah."

"That was hard.  You know, pretend fighting and stuff."

"Yeah, I just couldn't help but think... Fitz, you still want to marry me, right?"

A/N Yay!  834 words!  I hope you liked that, and know I am trying my best to update.  Thank you for reading, and byeeee!