Always With You- SOKEEFE(unlocked)

Chapter Eleven

"Well, if it isn't my favorite student." Lady Belva welcomed.

"If it isn't my creepy stalker." Keefe mumbled, holding the door open for Sophie.

"What was that, Mr. Sencen?"

"Nothing. Good to see you too." he said sarcastically.

"Happy to have my star dance partner back." Belva winked.

Sophie was all familiar with Lady Belva's 'connection' with Keefe, as she called it. It got so uncomfortable between the him and the Universe mentor, that he ditched every one of her classes, infact, it was how Sophie and him met.

"Sorry burst your bubble, but I actually already have a partner." Keefe said, hooking his arm with Sophie's.

"Her?" she pointed at Sophie.

Sophie glared at the mentor, "Do you have problem with that?"

"Not at all." Lady Belva said, but Sophie noticed the strain in her voice.

Keefe dragged Sophie to the middle of the classroom where the detention attendees were already dancing the usual waltz Lady Belva taught. He pulled Sophie into him, grabbing his hand in hers and putting the other on her waist, not too high, not too low. Sophie always appreciated how he never pushed with that type of stuff like most guys would. It was very... gentlemanly of him.

"You're scared, aren't you?" Sophie asked Keefe, her face contorted with concern.

"Are you sure you haven't manifested as an empath? You seem to be guessing my emotions a lot lately." Keefe said.

Sophie nodded a no, "I guess it just comes with being the daughter of an empath. You are avoiding the question though."

He sighed, "Aren't you scared everytime the Forklenator triggers a new ability in you?"

"Yeah, absolutely terrified... but I know at the same time, I can use the ability to help defeat the Neverseen, or save people who are in danger."

"Sophie, you were made to do good. I wasn't."

"Yet you still chose to do good, Keefe. That's what matters." Sophie said to him and laid her head on his chest.

"My mom will do everything in her power to get me to do her dirty work, but what if you get hurt because of me?"

"Then so be it. As long as everyone else is safe, alright."

Keefe gave a small smile, "Foster, Foster, always being so selfless."

"Sometimes you have to be."

"I just don't want you to get hurt."

"Look at me, Keefe. We are all in a position where we are going to have to make hard choices, okay. But if it means anything, I don't want myself to get hurt either. We've both had our fair share of injuries, for a lifetime, really."

"When do you think would be a good time to meet Jolie, then?" Keefe asked

"As soon as possible, would probably be our best bet."

"Aren't you forgetting that we don't actually know where she is?"

Sophie breathed a quick breathe, "I have a plan."

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"This is crazy, Foster, seriously crazy." Keefe told her.

"It's not crazy, it's a theory that will probably work."

"Key word there: probably."

"Keeeeeefe." Sophie repremanded.