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PART #1

-Sophie's POV-

Sophie was nervous, despite the many times Alden had reassured her that there was no reason to worry. She'd leaned long ago that no matter how sure he sounded, the words never really meant much.

Keefe walked up behind her and whispered in her ear, "you ok there Foster? I could feel your worry across the room."

Sophie twirled around, well at least she tried to twirl, the long layers of her dress caught on her heals and she fell forward into Keefe's arms. She was pretty sure her face was as red as his was. Keefe helped her stand up again and she muttered a quick thank you.

"Anyway are you ready for your Foxfire graduation?" Keefe asked.

Sophie was still as nervous as ever but the sight of Keefe had eased her nerves. Which was surprising considering he had nearly given her a heart attack. "I hope so," she whispered.

He took her hand and she leaned into him. Then realized what she doing and stood up straight, but she left her hand were is was since she was sure she was about to blackout. Especially when Magnate Leto, their principal, called her name. Sophie started to wobble.

"Easy there Foster,' Keefe said, wrapping an arm around her waist to steady her. "You got this!"

Sophie reached for an itchy eyelash but Keefe took her hand before she could tug on them. "Foster,' he said, and waited until she met his eyes. "You are the bravest, strongest, most amazing elf I know, well other then me," he said with a smirk. He turned serious again and added, "I know you can do this! Think about all the times you've told me and everyone else the same thing, where you ever wrong?"

Now that Keefe had mentioned it she hadn't been wrong whenever she'd convinced her friends that they could do it. Unless she counted the time with Biana... or Alvar... or when Ald...

"Foster I can feel your mood plummeting, trust me, you've got this!" the confidence in his eyes was evidence that he meant it.

She turned away and walked onto the stage


-Keefe's POV-

Keefe watched as Sophie walked, more like hobbled, onto the stage. She looked gorgeous in the long poufy red dress that Biana had lent to her.

He shook his head to clear his thoughts. He made sure that he hadn't missed anything. Luckily the ceremony hadn't started yet. Keefe continued to watch her, until he realized that he was blocking the doorway that lead out to the stage and had to move.

He moved behind the long curtain that had lights flashing on it from flashers through out the room. He walked to the opposite side of the stage so he could meet Sophie on the other side when she walked off.

As he walked he thought about how much Sophie had changed. From when he first met her in the level six hallway when she got lost while trying to find the healing center. To when he'd run off to join the Black Swan and gotten banished, to now when she was graduating out of Foxfire. He liked her then and he still did.

He knew that today he had to do something. Something he'd dreamed of and dreaded, for 7 years. He hoped it would go well, he didn't honestly know how she would react. All he knew is that he had to try.


-Sophie's POV-

Sophie thought she would trip as she stepped down from the platform. She was glad she didn't because all eyes were still on her as she left the stage. Along with the cheers and whistles she could hear a murmur that she couldn't make out.

She didn't even want to know what they were saying now. She was tired, she hadn't slept in over a week because of this graduation. Grady and Edaline had both told her that every graduation was a huge ordeal. She now realized why.

She stumbled as she reached Keefe and would have fallen if it wasn't for him. This time she didn't even have the energy to care. She stood up slowly with his help and walked in the direction of a place she had gone many, many times. The Foxfire healing center.

"Foster, why don't you just sit for a minute. You look like you just saw your skin melted off!" Keefe said stopping her.

"I need to go to sleep," Sophie said, she knew she sounded pitiful. "I just need some sleep Keefe, I'll be fine. You should go back and watch the rest of the graduation."

He shook his head, "not a chance, you look like you'll collapse id you take one step by yourself."

"Fine."

They made their way slowly to the healing center. Keefe jokingly asked her a few times id he should just carry her, but Sophie could tell by the worry in his ice blue eyes that it was a serious offer.

Elwin didn't look surprised when Sophie and Keefe arrived, since they'd been residents in the room many times. "So, the two celebrities of the healing center return. Again," he said with a laugh.

"You know it!" Keefe said giving him a fist bump.

"I already know that you are here because you're exhausted," Elwin said turning to Sophie. "Edaline has been begging me to give you something to make you sleep."

"Yeah... I'll take that something to make me sleep now please." She said laying down in the cot that should've had her name on it. Considering it was the one she used every time she came.

Elwin sighed, "Sophie you can't just keep depriving yourself of sleep and expecting one sedative to help you fully regain your energy."

"I agree with Elwin on this one Foster. If you keep doing this you're going to be fainting on a daily basis. It's not like I can be around all the time to catch you," Keefe said the last part as a joke but Sophie wondered through her grogginess if he wanted to be there.

"Ok, I'll sleep. Happy?"

"Very," they said together.

"Good," she replied as she closed her eyes and drifted into a fitful sleep.


Part #2

-Keefe’s POV-

Keefe watched as Sophie lay quietly sleeping. He moved to the cot next to hers and leaned back in it. He had been in the room almost as many times as Sophie.

He sighed knowing he should go back to watch Biana’s graduation, but he didn’t want to miss Sophie waking up.

“You should get some rest too Keefe,” Elwin said from the doorway of his office. “Watching her isn’t going to wake her up faster.”

“Nah, Foster’s the one who needs the sleep, not me,” Keefe replied.

“Fine, well at least let me check you over really quick,” Elwin said as he walked over.

“Fiiiiiiine,” he said as he sighed dramatically.

Light flashed all around Keefe as Elwin did his examination. “You’re right for once!” he laughed. “You don’t need sleep.”

Keefe pretended to look hurt, “I’m only right… this once?”

Elwin laughed again, “Here drink this.” He handed him a bottle of youth and Keefe drank it in one gulp.

He laid down in the cot again. Then, without meaning to, he drifted to asleep.

Next thing he heard was Sophie crying out. He jumped out of the cot and saw her sitting up, her eye wide, a panicked look on her face. He walked to her and took her hands.

“Easy Foster, its ok, it was just a dream,” Keefe said in a calming voice. “Nothing is going to get to you with me and Elwin around, I promise.”

Sophie looked around quickly as if to make sure, looked at him and started crying. Keefe didn’t know why she was crying, but he sat down beside her. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close.


-Sophie’s POV-

Sophie didn’t know how long they sat like that, but she didn’t care. For once all her worries, a least for a little bit, floated away.

She heard someone clear their throat, she opened her eyes to see Grady and Edaline watching them. Edaline was smiling that ridiculous smile and Grady was glaring holes into Keefe’s head.

She pulled slowly away from Keefe, and once he was looking at her, she made a motion for him to look behind him. Keefe turned slowly around and when he saw Grady he jumped off the cot.

Elwin came and said jokingly, "finally, I though you guys had forgotten about her!"

"Sorry, Alden and Della wanted us to stay and watch Biana graduate and I took a while," Edaline replied.

"Well we better get going," Grady said eying Keefe.

"Can she stay for just a few more minutes?" Elwin asked. "I want to make sure that her short nap gave her enough energy for her to leap back."

"Of course, come on Grady, Sophie knows how to get home," Edaline said while giving Sophie and Keefe a dorky smile. Grady started to protest but Edaline had already pulled him into the light.

Elwin walked over to Sophie and flashed some light around her. "Well at least your cells are less exhausted, but you are going to need more rest when you get home. Here drink these." He handed her a bottle of youth and a vial of something that looked like swamp water.

She drank them, she knew that she didn't want to know what was in the swamp water vial. As she drank them her mind wandered to a detail that she'd just realized. "Keefe have you been here the whole time?"

Keefe had been standing and looking at his feet ever since he had jumped off the cot. He looked up at the question. "Yeah I stayed here. I was going to go back but then I decided it was more fun to watch the Mysterious Miss F sleep,' he said with a wink.

Sophie felt her face go red.

"He's kidding, he fell asleep," Elwin interjected with a laugh.

Sophie smiled as Keefe glared at Elwin for revealing his secrets. "So, Foster, do you want to go get some Prattles from the secret pantry?"

"Sure! I have Prattles in a while," she replies. She jumped out of bed but the motion made the room spin. She swayed and had to put a hand on the wall to keep herself from falling over. Keefe reached for her hand and sent a breeze through her mind.

"Thanks," she whispered as she took a deep breath.

"Anytime. Are sure that you're up for getting Prattles? I can bring you some if not," Keefe whispered back.

"I've got this," Sophie said with want she hoped was a look of determination. "Plus it's not like we can't stop if I need to."

"Alright, let's go," he replied.

They headed toward the doorway still hand in hand.


Part #3

-Sophie's POV-

Sophie was sure that she would die from embarrassment, she had already had to stop twice and she was starting to think she would have to again. She vowed there and then that she would never again go a week without sleeping.

"Foster, I..." Keefe started, but he was cut off when they heard someone call their names.

Fitz, Biana, Tam, Dex, and Linh all walked up. Sophie felt a headache coming on and had to lean against the wall to steady herself.

"Are you sure you're ok?" Keefe whispered to her as everyone else was congratulating Dex and Biana on graduating.

"I'm sure," Sophie whispered back as everyone started congratulating her.

"I wasn't so sure you would make it to graduation considering that Bronte was set on having you expelled!" Fitz said with a teasing smile.

"I wasn't so sure myself," she replied with a quiet laugh, that wouldn't waste the little energy she had left.

Biana walked over to her and her a big hug, "you did great and you look amazing in that dress you borrowed," she whispered.

"Hey Biana, dad said that we have to go. Mom planned a big dinner for you and she's going to kill up if we're late," Fitz said as Sophie was released from the crushing hug. "Bye Sophie."

"Bye," Sophie said.

Tam and Linh left next. Linh and Sophie said their goodbyes as Tam Keefe exchanged insults with each other. Linh and Sophie shared a look as Linh pulled Tam into the light before it got out of hand.

Dex gave her a knowing glance as he left that said you're-not-ok-and-I-know-it. Sophie smiled to herself, he knew her too well.


-Keefe's POV-

He was upset and relieved that they had been interrupted. He still wasn't quite sure how he should tell her.

"So, what were you saying?" Sophie asked as they started to make their way towards the pantry.

"I'll tell you when we get to the pantry," he replied with a smirk that he was sure looked nervous. Luckily Sophie didn't notice.

They made their way quicker now. It seemed like the swamp water stuff was finally working. They arrived at the pantry and Keefe went and got them both Prattles while Sophie sat in one of the giant chairs that were meant for teachers.

Keefe made his way slowly back towards Sophie, he was dreading it more and more. What if she didn't feel the same, what if he lost one of his best friends, what if... he stopped the trail of thought that rolled through his mind.

He had to do this. He had to stop hiding the secret he'd had for seven years. He had to tell Sophie Fost...

His thoughts were cut off by a scream.

Keefe dropped the boxes of Prattles and rushed to where he’d left Sophie. She better be ok, or someone was going to pay.

When he got there Sophie was crumbled on the ground. He rushed to her side, “Sophie!” he cried. “Sophie! Are you ok? Can you hear me?”

He heard a sound behind him, and he whirled around to find Gethen standing across the room. “What did you do him?” Keefe shouted at him.

“Nothing she won’t survive,” Gethen said calmly. Too calmly.

“What do you want?” Keefe said scowling at him. “If you aren’t going to kill us you must have a reason to be here.”

“I simply want some information, inside information that no one knows,” Gethen said then smiled evilly, “Well no one expect someone in the Black Swan.”

“What information?” he asked coldly.

“Oh, maybe some information about where Alvar is,” Gethen said with a sneer.

“I don’t know,” Keefe said calmly now, knowing it was the only way to get out of there alive.

“Oh really?” Gethen said, he stared at Sophie and she stared to scream. “That’s right, I know how to get into your little friend’s mind.”

“How…” Keefe started. Then realized that only to people knew how to get into her mid. Mr. Forkle and, he gasped.

-Sophie’s POV-

Sophie could hear voices shouting back and forth, she slowly opened her eyes. She tried to sit up, but her brain told her not to. Her head throbbed and a groan escaped her her lips.

Keefe whipped around to look at her, saw she was awake, and knelt down next to her. “You ok there Foster?” he whispered worry flooding his voice. He smoothed her hair out of her face. His touch soothing the pain.

She tried to say she was fine, but she couldn’t move without it hurting so she transmitted, “Not really, everything hurts. What’s happening?”

“Gethen wants information about Alvar,” Keefe said with a sigh that shook his whole body. “Here’s your home crystal, you have to get out of here, please. I can handle Gethen, but you’re hurt, you have to go to Havenfield.”

“I’m not leaving without you!” Sophie argued, “Come with me, I can’t move, let alone lift a crystal into the air and light leap.”

“Alright, let’s go, but we have to be fast,” Keefe whispered. “Come on.”

Keefe scooped her up in his arms and held up her home crystal, but as soon as he stepped into the light Sophie knew something wasn’t right. She couldn’t feel anything except pain. She tried to control it, but it grew stronger.


Chapter 4

-Keefe's POV-

Keefe was terrified, Sophie was screaming again. Grady and Edaline had been feeding the T-Rex when they had gotten there. Sophie had been thrashing and screaming. Keefe had to set her down. The screaming hadn’t stopped until Elwin hadn’t gotten there and given her a sedative.

The sedative had worn off multiple times and it had just worn off again, so now she was screaming again. He was at a loss. Elwin wouldn’t let anyone in the room, he had to give Edaline a sedative too because she kept pacing and whenever Sophie started screaming she broke down.

Grady had been drilling Keefe with tons of questions trying to figure out what happened, but Keefe couldn’t think about anything other than Sophie and how his best friend was evil.

Over the next hour their friends arrived. Fitz and Biana arrived last. When Fitz walked over to him Keefe’s hands clenched into fists. He wanted to hurt him, like he’d hurt Sophie.

“Why’d you do it?” He whispered through clenched teeth.

“Do what?” Fitz asked, confusion in his voice.

“You know what you did!” Keefe shouted, shoving him against the wall. “You betrayed her! She never did anything to you, she trusted you!”

“Keefe, what are you talking about?” Fitz shouted back. Tam and Dex pulled Keefe away from him and Biana grabbed Fitz’s hand so he wouldn’t go after him.

“You’re seriously going to play that game? Gethen knows how to get into her mind!” There was a gasp from everyone in the group as Keefe spat these words. “There are only two people who know how to get into her mind, you and Mr. Forkle. I know Forkle wouldn’t do it, so that leaves you Fitz. You better have a very good explanation or else I’m telling Grady it was you.”

“Keefe,” Elwin called from Sophie’’s room. “Sophie is awake, and she wants to talk to you.”

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