Disclaimer: KOTLC belongs to Shannon Messenger. But the story is mine!
KEEFE STARED at the picture in his hands. It was of him and Sophie, one that he'd drawn a few weeks ago. Sophie was laughing, her beautiful brown eyes sparkling. She looked as beautiful as always. Perfect in every way.
"Hello?" a voice called from the hall. Keefe glanced up, ready to give his father the death stare-but it was Ro who poked her head onto the room. "You do know that you've been staring at that picture for two hours, right?"
Keefe sighed and looked down again. He really wasn't in the mood to talk to Ro right now-all he wanted to do was curl up and cry, or maybe stare at the picture for another three hours. But when Ro entered the room and plopped down on his bed, he knew that it was unavoidable.
"Sooo...I'm guessing you don't want to talk about it," Ro said, glancing over his shoulder at the drawing.
Something wet hit the paper, right next to Sophie's head.
"I..." Keefe started, but the words dissolved into a sob.
"Woah there, Hunkyhair," Ro said. "Don't get all emotional on me. You know I don't like that stuff."
Keefe couldn't even muster up the energy to glare at her.
"You know what? I'm just gonna, uh, set more traps around the perimeter," Ro said. She patted him on the back awkwardly and left, giving Keefe one last sympathetic glance before closing the door.
As soon as she was gone, the tears started coming for real. He glanced down at the paper again.
Sophie was...powerful. Beautiful. Perfect. She was the Moonlark. And he was just a mess, with a horrible family and a history of betrayal.
It was no wonder she'd chosen Fitz.
"I'll see you tomorrow then, Sophie," Fitz said, his beautiful teal eyes shining. He bent down to kiss Sophie on the cheek, causing her heaart to start doing cartwheels.
"Bye!" Sophie called as Fitz held his home crystal up to the light. "See you tomorrow!"
"Bye, Sophie!"
Author's Note: I hope you liked it! This is one of my first fanfictions, please tell me how it was!
~Ash