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CHAPTER 8

'''“I was thinking that we could continue our training again.” Sophie said to Keefe the next day. They were in Keefe’s room since Sophie insisted to clean up the mess in there, though Keefe said it was “state of the art”. “I think it was turning out well for all of us.”'''

'''“Uh-huh. Sitting in my room and drawing was definitely great training.” Keefe said. Sophie had told him not to go anywhere because of Tam’s warning. But of course, Keefe NEVER listened.'''

'''“I did it to keep you safe, Keefe.” Sophie said, putting the last of his dirty tunics in the laundry. Keefe just smiled sadly. Then got up from his bed to help Sophie lift the sofa.'''

“You know, there is a reason I put all this stuff this way.” Keefe said as they put it down in the corner of the room.

'''“To annoy your dad?” Sophie guessed. Keefe would do anything to annoy Lord Cassuis. Keefe grinned as he nodded. Sophie pushed a small drawer against the wall next to the bed, placed the lamp on the floor on top of it, then collapsed on the bed. She looked around to see a neat and tidy room, everything properly placed, compared to the room, with weirdly arranged furniture plates of food and clothes lying everywhere. It looked WAY better than before. She had also opened up the windows and curtains so the room would get some air. She wondered if elves had Febreeze. She was just about to say something when she heard a knock on the door.'''

'''“Grady is asking for you to come over for some mesmerizing lessons, Keefe.” Lord Cassuis said, entering the room. He then looked around the room, looking somewhat amused. He glanced at Sophie, and told Keefe, “I’m glad you’re friends with Sophie. You’re finally learning something useful.” Then he left the room without another word. Keefe rolled his eyes, and got up. “Looks like we’re going to your house.” Sophie nodded as Keefe entwined his hand with hers. Sophie got out her home crystal, and they leaped away. '''

'''When they entered the kitchen of Havenfield, they saw Grady sitting on a stool, while Edaline was placing ripplefluffs on a platter. Grady seemed to be scowling where Sophie and Keefe held hands. “Hey Keefe.” Edaline said, holding the plate of ripplefluffs. “Help yourselves.” Keefe and Sophie both took a ripplefluff. '''

'''“Oh Sophie. You can go upstairs for the first part. Keefe and I are going to talk about how to treat girls. Just a little lesson that every parent gives the kids when they start dating. I’m sure your father will talk to Sophie, Keefe.” Grady said.'''

'''“Nah, he actually happy I’m with Sophie. Says I’m finally learning something useful from her.” Keefe said. Sophie headed toward the stairs and shot Keefe a look that hopefully said, Good luck. He was going to need it to endure Grady’s lecture. Sophie headed to her room, and hailed Biana.'''

“Hey Sophie!” Biana said when she picked up, “What happened?”

'''“Nothing. Grady told me to go upstairs, so he could give Keefe a lecture.”'''

'''Biana giggled. “Looks like Keefe’s having fun.”'''

'''“Yup! He’s having a great time.”'''

'''“I like the colors you dyed Iggy. Gold and ice blue.”'''

“Keefe said that he wanted Iggy to be our mascot.”

'''“Yeah, that sounds like Keefe. Oh Sophie! I forgot to tell you!”'''

“What?”

“Tam asked me out!”

“Really?”

'''“Yeah! He’s taking me to Atlantis tonight!”'''

'''“Aww! That’s great! Um, I just wanted to ask, how’s Fitz?”'''

'''“Oh. He’s, well, not great. He’s always in his room, or running outside. Sometimes he asks Grizel to help him train. He’s not talking to any of us.”'''

'''“Oh. I might try hailing him later today.” Biana nodded.'''

'''“Well, I have to go now! I have to get ready.”'''

'''“Okay! Have fun!” Sophie clicked off, and saw Keefe standing at the doorway.'''

'''“Who’s going to have fun?” he asked. '''

“Tam asked Biana out to a date to Atlantis.”

'''“Bangs Boy?” Keefe said, his eyebrows raised. “Never expected him to do that, but good for him.”'''

“So, how did it go with Grady?” 

'''“Eh. He gave a lot of threats about keeping you safe and happy, and some other things. Then he helped with some basic mesmerizing tricks and rules. Anyways, I have to go now.”'''

“Why?”

“I have to get ready.”

“For what?”

“You don’t know?” Sophie shook her head.

'''“Oh. Mr. Forkle dropped by and said that Foxfire will resume session tomorrow.”'''

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'''Sophie trudged into school the next day. It reminded her of the days when she first came to the elven world. Everything seemed so easier back then. She kind of missed that. Maybe that’s why her human mom always said to enjoy her childhood. That once you’re an adult, life isn’t that fun. She knew what she needed. A little break. That’s when she noticed the throbbing in her arm. She looked at it to see no bruises. It felt kind of like how she felt with her echoes. The throbbing increased as if it was the growl of-'''

'''“Sophie! Sophie!” a voice called. Sophie turned around to see Dex running toward. “Hey Sophie! I’ve been calling you for more than a minute!”'''

'''“Oh. Sorry.”''' '''“Hey, you okay? You look kinda pale.”'''

'''“Yeah, I’m fine.” Dex nodded but didn’t seem to believe her. He was about to say something, when Magnate Leto started talking.'''

'''“Hello everyone, and welcome back. We hope you enjoyed your really long break. But now it’s time to get back to business. You have so much curriculum to catch up on. You will not have midterms, but you will have a harder finals. You will have a shorter vacation, so this year can be as long as it can be.” Everyone groaned. “Work hard this year, everyone. Try your best to trigger your ability, train hard with the ability you have, and work really hard in PE to master your skills. You might need them soon. We might have a dark future coming our way.” Sophie didn’t know what he meant by a dark future, but it didn’t sound good. “Your schedules are in your lockers. Have a great day everyone.” Everyone walked out, talking about his weird speech.'''

“What do think he meant?” Sophie asked Dex as they walked out.

'''“I don’t know. But I probably won’t like it.” Sophie nodded.'''

'''“Oh look! Our lockers are next to each other!” Sophie exclaimed.'''

'''“Cool!” Dex said, grinning and showing his dimples. Sophie opened her locker to see a scroll, some books, a box of Prattles and a bottle of lushberry juice.'''

'''“What’s with the Prattles?” Dex asked as he opened his box. “Neat! The gremlin pin. It’s the most common one, but still don’t have one!” Sophie nodded as she pulled out her schedule. And the moment she looked at it, she hated it. “We have three classes a day now!” Sophie exclaimed. '''

'''“Really?” Dex quickly checked his schedule. “They really are torturing us now. I think I know what they lushberry juice and Prattles were for.” Sophie smiled and nodded as she headed for her metaphysics class. “See you at lunch Dex!” she said as she walked off.'''

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'''Sophie quickly walked toward study hall. They had gotten a lot of homework from their sessions, and she wanted to try to complete most of it in study hall. She put her stuff down on an empty table, and began her metaphysics essay. A few minutes later, Keefe arrived at plopped down next to her.'''

“Why are you in such a rush, Foster?” he asked.

“I got a lot of homework, and I want to finish it now, so I don’t have to do it at home.”

“Or so you can spend all your time with me?” Keefe teased.

'''“No.” Sophie answered, not so sure why she was blushing. Eventually, all their friends arrived. Keefe kept bugging Sophie about if she blew up anything or burned any capes. Everyone laughed while Sophie just rolled her. By the end of the block, Sophie had finished her homework, unlike Keefe, who had two of his three assignments left.'''

'''“Looks like I have to go home to finish this!” Keefe said, before he glittered away. Sophie leaped away too. Grady was out on a mission, while Edaline was out on the pastures. So Sophie headed up to her room. When she got to the third floor, Sandor stopped her.'''

'''“What’s wrong?” Sophie asked. Sandor sniffed the air.'''

“Someone is here.” Sophie stepped inside her room to see someone standing in front of her window.

Lady Gisela.