Board Thread:Short Stories and Fanfictions/@comment-37824398-20181215160506/@comment-173.68.249.196-20190203172004

"Shut up!"

'''The crisply accented voice rang through the ellaborate front hall. Sophie's first thought was that it was Alden, but no. Alden Vacker would never holler at someone to shut up. Which left...'''

'''Fitz stomped down the hall, stopping immediately when he saw Sophie. "Oh! Sophie! I, uh, didn't know you were here. Sorry." His dark hair was dry and imposing, unlike Sophie's somewhat damp flop of a mess. She blushed openly when she saw his teal eyes.'''

'''"Coward!" Keefe's unmistakeable voice called out behind Fitz. He ran up, his light hair styled artfully enough that Sophie could tell something was wrong. She watched as he shot Fitz a fierce, ice-blue glare.'''

-new parts-

“What’s going on?” Sophie mouthed to Biana, who rolled her eyes in a way that screamed “I know something you don’t!”.

'''Keefe glanced away from Fitz and seemingly noticed Sophie for the first time. “Oh...hi, Foster.” Sophie couldn’t help but notice something in his posture deflated when he saw her there. Was he...mad at her? Why?'''

'''“We just came in to escape the rain,” Sophie said awkwardly, blushing for a reason she couldn’t discern. Why was she embarrassed for Keefe to see her there? It was natural she would go. Fitz was her boyfriend, pretty much. That didn’t change the conflicting emotions she was feeling...and she knew that Keefe knew it.'''

'''But he didn’t tease her about the teenage hormone-fest he could surely feel radiating off of her. “I guess I should be going now,” he said testily, shooting Fitz a glare. “You and your girlfriend probably have things to do.” He stormed away.'''

'''Sophie didn’t want to wonder what he meant by that, and why he seemed so angry. He was clearly having best friend issues, and the best thing for her was to stay out of it.'''

'''Biana gazed into the distance, where Keefe had retreated. Watching her, Sophie absently tugged out an eyelash. Great. She wasn’t supposed to do that.'''

“I think I’ll go have a little talk with Keefe,” Biana mumbled, flickering out of sight.

'''“Biana? You there?” Fitz seemed wary, but when his sister didn’t answer, he relaxed a little. “Sorry you had to see that. Keefe was being unreasonable.”'''

'''“He called you a coward,” Sophie said. She didn’t mean for it to come out of her mouth, but once it was there, she regretted it. Stay out of this, Sophie.'''

'''“Like I said, unreasonable,” Fitz muttered. His teal eyes were cold, not yet warmed by Sophie. “I wish I could make him listen to us.”'''

“Us?”

'''“My dad and I.” Fitz shook his head, clearing it. “Never mind. Can you change the topic?”'''

'''Sophie nodded, not sure whether to be grateful the awkwardness would pass or disappointed she didn’t get more answers out of Fitz. “Well…”'''

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Chapter Two

'''“I’m so confused,” Sophie confessed. “I don’t know what to think anymore. About anything. I can’t even believe what Alden did. I mean, none of us believed Fitz, and then he turned out to be right. And nothing makes sense anymore, and I…” Sophie quieted. She trusted Dex, but they’d had an awkward past, what with the crush cuff situation. Best not to spill her boy troubles, especially the Unmatcheable thing.'''

'''“Sounds confusing,” Dex observed, only half-listening. The other half of him was handling Iggy, pouring some elixir on top of him. Iggy was going to be rocking a spiky red afro, which had been, of course, Dex’s idea. Sophie wasn’t even supposed to know, except that it said Iggy’s Spiky Red Afro Elixir on the elixir bottle, clearly something Dex had missed. Sophie couldn’t wait to see the results.'''

'''Spending quality time with Dex was rare these days. He was always busy with his important Black Swan work or training or whatever. Sophie wished he had more time to be her best friend.'''