285With my other fanfic Project Moonlark 2 going on and this, I might not be updating as much as usual but I'll try. I'm not expecting this one to be too long but hey… I'm just going with the flow. If it's long well cool but if not… eh. Also, in this fanfic, I really don't know who I should put Sophie with yet. So, Fitz and Keefe will both have their cute moments! Anyways hope you like it! R&R pls! This first chapter might be a little long… just a warning. :)
Disclaimer: I don't own KOTLC
Chapter 1- Sophie's POV
The sunlight beamed through a small crack in her curtains, waking Sophie up from her light slumber. She yawned and stretched her arms. Slowly she got up to change and brush her teeth, still drowsy from her long sleep. She constantly yawned as she headed down the stairs. Suddenly, a sweet aroma found Sophie's nose, making her blink at the familiar face in front of her. Her vision focused and she stood face to face with a delicious looking cake. Sophie gasped in surprise.
"No way! You did not!" Sophie exclaimed as Edaline handed her a slice and gave a bright smile.
"But I did." Edaline replied with a wink. Sophie felt like drooling as she stared at the Mallowmelt cake in front of her. It was extremely rare for Edaline to make her sweets in the early morning. Like something-is-up rare. Sophie sighed with her mouth full of food.
"What is it this time?" She grumbled. Edaline gave her a stern look.
"Hey don't talk with your mouth full." She said before switching to an apologetic smile.
"So um… Grady needs a little help…with you know…" Edaline started. Sophie let out a long moan.
"Uhg I knew something was up! Please don't do this to me! And so early in the morning! I have school you know!" Sophie complained. Edaline begged with her turquoise eyes, putting her hand together as if she was saying a prayer. Sophie let out a sigh. There goes that wonderful cake, she thought. She knew it was all going to be barfed back out from the yucky stench she always got from helping Grady.
"Fine." Sophie agreed, finishing the last bit of cake. She licked her lips and slipped on her boots and gloves. She glanced back at Edaline's shining face before heading outside to meet Grady. Sophie let out a defeated sigh. Oh well, Sophie thought. As long as Edaline was happy. After Jolie died, Edaline and Grady always seemed so depressed and stressed. Elves almost never die, so no one could really comfort the two of them well. They suffered horribly from Jolie's death, but now, things were finally going back to normal for them. Edaline was starting to smile a lot more and Grady seemed pretty cheerful himself. As long as they were happy, Sophie repeated in her head. After she finished up helping Grady, she quickly cleanse off and took out her pathfinder. She was whisked away by the light which led her in front of her school. Sophie headed towards her locker and licked the strip next to it. Just as she was about to open up her locker, something hard slammed into her. Sophie fell, banging her knee against the ground.
"Ouch…" Sophie mumbled as she glanced up to see who tackled her. And of course she found the face of her best friend staring back at her.
"This is an emergency!" Biana yelled in Sophie's ears, making Sophie cringe.
"Biana, please get off." Sophie said.
"Oh sorry! But seriously! It's a major problem!" Biana exclaimed.
"What's the problem?" Sophie asked, intrigued and very curious on why Biana was freaking out. Biana blushed and checked over her shoulder to see if anyone was listening, which Sophie bet there was. Biana leaned in and whispered in Sophie's ears.
"I think I have a thing for Dex…." She said, embarrassed. Sophie looked at her with wide eyes.
"No way…" Sophie said, surprised. Then she smirked and poked her embarrassed friend.
"You have to tell me all the details! When did this happen? And how? Honestly, I thought you like Keefe." Sophie admitted. Now it was Biana's turn to look surprise.
"How did you know I had a crush on him?!" Biana yelled. A few heads turned in their way. Sophie knew that rumors were going to start soon.
"Well… it was kind of obvious…" Sophie murmured. Biana groaned and covered her face with her hands.
"Really? Do you think Keefe knew?" Biana asked, turning a dark shade of red. Sophie let out an uncertain laugh and averted her gaze. She scratched the side of her head.
"Um… maybe?" She said, her voice going an octave higher. Biana groaned even more.
"Don't worry though! I'm sure Dex is too dense to figure it out!" Sophie quickly assured her friend. Biana looked at her skeptically.
"I'm too dense to figure what out?" A voice came from behind them. They both turned around to find Dex standing right in front of them. Biana's face immediately flushed as Sophie just seemed caught in the middle of the mess.
"Nothing!" They both said at the same time, scurrying to collect their books. Dex's periwinkle eyes met Sophie's and he gave her a doubtful look.
"What? Tell me!" Dex demanded. Sophie looked over at Biana who was glaring at her. Sophie shuddered at the goosebumps she was getting from Biana's stare.
"Um it was nothing important… Class is about to start, we should go!" Sophie wanted to slap herself. Such a lame excuse! But she didn't have time to be troubled over this. She grabbed Biana by the arm and pulled her away. The two of them rushed to class, out of breath.
"You so owe me for this." Sophie panted. Biana rolled her eyes and smirked.
"For that lame excuse? Better not."
"Hey!" Sophie exclaimed, playfully elbowing Biana. She nudged Sophie back and they started laughing. They took their seats and quickly sat down when Lady Veda walked in.
"Okay class, quiet down! Today we will start off by having a pop quiz." She announced. The class groaned as Sophie shared a horrid look with Biana. Crap, Sophie thought. Recently she hasn't been paying attention in class. A certain boy kept clogging her thought. His gorgeous teal eyes always mesmerized her and his perfect brown hair looked so soft. Sophie sighed dreamily as her mind was consumed with Fitz in her head.
"Sophie! Sophie!" Biana called quietly. Sophie snapped out of her thoughts and saw a pile of paper waved in front of her.
"Pass the quiz down!" Biana instructed. Sophie nodded and took a quiz. She skimmed through the test and felt sweat prickle against her forehead. She started to freak out. She didn't know a single one of these. Sophie stumped over the questions, holding her hands tight against her head and she willed her brain to remember. Come on, She thought. She had photographic memory for god's sake! How can she not remember anything?! She started to massage her temples as she looked at the questions with worry.
"1 minute left!" Lady Veda informed. Sophie quickly scribbled down answers and finished right when time was up. She passed the quiz back up and buried her head in her arms and let out a shaky sigh. She probably just failed that. The class went by slowly and this time Sophie managed to pay attention. At the end of the class, the quizzes were passed back. As Lady Veda reached Sophie's desk, she frowned.
"You can do better than this, Miss Foster." Lady Veda said, disappointment filled her voice. Sophie looked down at her desk and took the quiz. After class was over, she and Biana headed down to lunch. Sophie could barely suppress the disappointment and embarrassment for failing that quiz. She never got that bad of a grade before! As soon as they grabbed a lunch tray, they sat down at their usual table. Keefe, who was already sitting there, cocked his head at Sophie. He raised an eyebrow.
"What's wrong, Foster? Aren't you happy to see me?" Keefe teased. Sophie forced a weak laugh and tried to smile.
"I completely bombed my quiz." She replied, drained. Keefe looked at her in surprise then grinned.
"Perfect opportunity to hang with me! I'll teach you everything you need to know!" Keefe joked. Sophie let out a small giggle. She knew Keefe had photographic memory as well, so he didn't ever need to study. But the thought of him tutoring her kind of made her heart bounce. Keefe always seemed to be there when she needed him the most.
"Thanks Keefe, I'll keep that in mind." She replied. After lunch was over, her classes continued as normal. Finally, she was able to go home. Just as she took out her pathfinder, Biana ran up to her.
"Wait! Please come over! I really need to talk!" Biana called out. Sophie turned to face Biana, who was currently out of breath.
"About what?" Sophie asked, still upset over her quiz. Biana gave her an obvious look.
"About Dex!" She said in a hush whisper. Then Sophie remembered. She mentally hated herself for forgetting. She was a horrible friend.
"Oh right! Yeah, sure. Give me a second so I can let Grady know." Sophie replied, feeling a bit guilty. When she was done, she and Biana light leaped to Everglen. As they walked into Biana's room, she heard the boys yelling. Biana rolled her eyes at the noise they were making.
"Wait, Keefe's here too?" Sophie asked, her heart bouncing. Biana gave Sophie a weird expression.
"Isn't he always here?" She replied. Biana quickly pulled Sophie in her large room and shut the door. Biana plopped onto her enormous soft bed that looked like it was designed for a royal family, which she practically is. She let out a heavy sigh while Sophie wondered why her heart pounded at the mention of Keefe. Suddenly Biana sat up, looking at her.
"Seriously, don't tell a soul!" Biana spoke abruptly. Sophie nodded.
"Don't worry, I promise I won't." She said. Then she eyed Biana.
"So how exactly did this all happen?" Sophie asked, curious. She remembered Dex saying how he hated the Vackers, so will he open up to Biana? Sophie wondered. Maybe, she thought. Biana is gorgeous and all the boys in school are in love with her. Sophie sighed as she wished she could tell if Fitz liked her or not.
"Well," Biana started, bringing Sophie back to the present. "One time he just was crying about something and being the nice person that I am, I went over to talk to him. And he talked about this problem he was having and I just told him some advice. And then afterwards… when I was walking, I tripped over a rock and he kind of… caught me. And then I just noticed how strong he actually was, even though he didn't look like it. Plus, his dimples are like… adorable." Biana face flushed after confessing about it.
"Aw! That's so cute!" Sophie commented. "Bet you guys will make a perfect couple!" Biana's expression shifted and she looked disappointed.
"He likes someone else…" Biana mumbled. Sophie's eyes widened before she put an arm around Biana.
"But once you talk to him more, he'll probably start to like you!" Sophie tried to comfort. "Who does he like? I honestly think you can win him over." Biana looked straight into Sophie's warm brown eyes.
"He likes you..." Biana grumbled, too quiet for Sophie to hear properly.
"What?" She asked.
"He likes YOU!" Biana shouted, clearly upset. Sophie flinched in alarm. She didn't know what to say. She and Dex were cousins… it would be weird. Suddenly the door flew open and the boys fell to the ground. They groaned in pain as Della walked over them. She sighed in disgust as she looked at them.
"Boys." Della stated, rolling her eyes. "They were trying to eavesdrop on you girls. Better watch out for them." Fitz blushed at this as he tried to explain.
"We just wanted to ask if you guys wanted to play Base Quest… and Keefe had this idea to sneak up on you guys… which turned out great, by the way." He said, shooting a glare at Keefe. Keefe just shrugged, pulling on his trademark smirk.
"You'd have to expect that when it comes to me." He said, matter-of-factly. Then his smirk brightened. "So who likes Sophie?" Biana glanced at Sophie, both of them unsure of what to say.
"Um… no one that you know of." Sophie lied. Keefe raised his eyebrows.
"Really, Foster. When are you going to learn that you can't lie to an empath?" Keefe asked, crossing his arms. Sophie blushed. For some reason, just looking at Keefe made her heart race. Was it just her, or did he seem to get even more cute and cool? She quickly shoved those feelings aside, hoping that Keefe didn't notice them yet. She saw Fitz staring at her and Biana, though especially at Sophie. His gaze could honestly melt her right then and there. She shook her head, trying to clear her head. Why did both of them just making her heart swoon with only just a glimpse?
"Let's just play Base Quest, already!" Biana said, dragging Sophie along with her. They four of them divided into their usual teams, Biana with Sophie and Fitz with Keefe.
"Watch us win this time!" Keefe declared, giving Fitz a high five. They had a victorious smile on their faces even though the game hasn't even started yet.
"Oh not a chance. We're totally gonna beat you guys down!" Biana smirked and folded her arms, full of confident. She and Sophie exchanged a smile and nodded. They already had the perfect plan in mind. The teams set out and soon Sophie was dashing through the trees. She closed her eyes and willed her powers to locate the boys. Her mind closed in on them and she blinked her big eyes open. Bingo. Right where Biana was headed towards. She sent Biana a telepathic message of the boys coming her way and rushed to her. As Sophie ran to meet up with Biana to trap the guys, she heard a twig snap. Instantly, she stopped moving and scanned the area.
Something was out there. Another twig snapped and Sophie whipped around to the noise. She caught a glimpse of blonde hair disappearing behind a tree. Sophie lunged around the tree, only to find nothing. Her heart drummed against her chest as she tried to picture the small glimpse she got. Whoever it was, was gone now. With her nerves still on edge, she quickly made it to her friends. An unsettling feeling stayed with Sophie as she found Biana hiding in a tree. How she got up there, she didn't know. Sophie hid behind a bush and could just make out Fitz and Keefe's silhouettes. Just as she prepared to tackle them, Keefe whipped around and ran to their direction. Aw crap, Sophie thought. He could totally feel their emotions. Before Keefe could grab her, Sophie spun on her heels, avoiding Keefe and instead she was the one to grab his wrist. Keefe held his hand up in surrender.
"Aw, you got me." He pretended being sad before a smirk grew on his face. He glanced at something over Sophie's right shoulder. Before she could react, she heard Biana call out and a yell from behind her.
Too late, Sophie! Caught you! Fitz transmitted in her head. She flinched as she heard that, still unused to the fact he could communicate with her in her head. Just as Fitz reached out for Sophie, Biana blinked in, as Vanishers love to do, and hurled herself at Fitz. The two of them tumbled down as Sophie and Keefe watched.
"Yikes… cat fight." Keefe jokingly winced as he saw the siblings claw at each other. Sophie covered her mouth as a laugh escaped her throat. Fitz glared at them.
"I'm not a girl." Fitz said, offended by Keefe's remark. Keefe smirked at his best friend.
"You sure fight like one. I mean, your sister, who actually is a girl, is beating you up." Keefe retorted.
"Hey girls are strong too!" Biana shouted out at them.
"Ah, shut up." Fitz said, rolling his eyes as he playfully tried to tackle Keefe. Biana brushed the dirt off and glanced at the boys in disappointment.
"Boys are such dumb creatures sometimes." Biana remarked. Sophie snorted.
Later, as the sun was setting, the four of them called it a day. They waved goodbye and Sophie took her leave. Once she returned to Havenfield, Grady and Edaline already prepared a delicious dinner for her. They ate in peace and soon sleep began to drawn on Sophie. After dinner, she retreated to her room and laid across her big bed, letting out a satisfied sigh. Just as her eyelids drifted shut, a loud taping noise sounded from outside the window. Sophie groaned, tiredly. It was probably an annoying bird. She tried to continue to sleep but the noise just got louder and louder. It must be a really persistent bird.
Willing herself to get out of bed, she slowly trudged over and swung open the curtains. On the ledge of her window stood a girl. Sophie let out a surprised scream and fell backwards. She looked up as her eyes met similar brown eyes. Sophie felt her heart stop as she pinched herself. No, she wasn't dreaming. That blonde hair, those brown eyes, her face. Yes. The girl definitely appeared older, but there was no doubt.
Outside her window stood another Sophie. Her future self.
