Board Thread:Short Stories and Fanfictions/@comment-71.185.177.221-20191112172810/@comment-71.185.177.221-20191206172348

8:17 am

Sophie was in shock.

Why?! Why of all people did it have to be him?

"I thought you said you weren't going to have Fitz or Keefe join," Dex said, glancing at Sophie who had stepped back and was looking everywhere but at Fitz.

"Yeah, I thought that was the point of Team Valiant," Biana said looking slightly disappointed that her brother had joined.

"No. The point of Team Valiant is to help the Lost Cities be safe and keep the citizens away from harm." Alina said.

"Yeah, but," Dex glanced at Sophie before saying, "I thought that you weren't going to have him join so Sophie could use her other strengths."

"Yes," Emery relented. "We did. But we think their telepathic connection will help, and we're willing to have him join if it will help our citizens."

"How?" Sophie had to ask.

"We're hoping you can help us find that." Emery said. "You've done well with the Black Swan-"

"Well, we're not the Black Swan!" Sophie said. "My other abilities aren't as strong because the Black Swan's missions rely on my telepathy and inflicting. Isn't this Team supposed to help that?"

Stina glanced from Sophie to Fitz and back to Sophie. "Um, Sophie. I would've thought you'd be more excited for your boyfriend to join."

She smirked at how Fitz and Sophie both flinched at the B word.

"Sophie," Emery interrupted before Stina could say anything else. "What you said is all true, but we think the citizens will be safer if we have Cognates working with us."

"Yeah, but-"

"Sophie," Alina warned and Sophie sighed and backed down.

Stina narrowed her eyes at Sophie. "Is it just me, or does anyone else think something happened between those two?" Stina pointed a finger to and Sophie and then Fitz.

"Yes." Biana and Wylie answered together.

Before Stina could say anything else, Sophie pulled out her leap crystal. "Is there anything else? I have to go."

"No, that's all." Emery said, raising an eyebrow in Sophie's direction, as if he was suspicous.

"That's great! Okay! See you guys later." She held her crystal up into the light creating a beam of light. She glanced quickly at Fitz and said, "Welcome to the team."

"Wait! Sophie!" Fitz called but Sophie had already stepped into the light and was swept away.