Okay, so, you know I'm a Keefoster shipper (that's what Keefe calls it, in the book. I know it's Sokeefe, but I'm just used to Keefoster). But, anyway, this react was a lot of fun to write, so I don't think you Sophitz shippers will be disappointed. I wasn't really a fan of Sophie embarrassingly admitting she liked Fitz, so my version has a bit of twist to it. Hope you like it!

Sophie sat miserably under the Panakes tree with her Ipod music on full blast. She leaned against the thick, beautiful trunk and sighed. She hadn't realized anyone had come up until she felt a slight tap on her shoulder.

She yanked out her earbuds and turned around. The culprit? A very gorgeous teal-eyed boy.

"Hey," Fitz said and sat down next to her. "I was talking to you for about 5 minutes until I realized you couldn't hear me at all."

She blushed. "Sorry, I just like it loud sometime."

"Yeah…" he scooted closer. "How are you doing? And obviously, you're not 'fine,' so don't even try it."

Sophie managed a slight smile. "It's just…a lot to cope with."

He frowned slightly and put his arm around her. "Don't worry. We'll get your parent's back. Just don't lose hope."

"I'm trying. But, do you think it was right to leave my sister in the Forbidden Cities? I just…can't stop worrying about it. She's all alone, her parents gone. Not to mention she remembers me now."

"I know. But if we brought a human here, everyone would be in an uproar."

Sophie jumped up angrily and threw her hands up in exasperation. "Yeah, yeah. I know! That whole stupid thing about no humans here. It's just not fair! I'm just sitting here doing nothing!"

Fitz stood up with a look of concern and grabbed her hands. "I promise, Sophie, we will do everything I can to help get them back. And I'm sure I speak for Biana, Keefe, Dex, Grady, Edaline, my parents, and everyone else who care so much about you. We just can't rush into everything, okay?"

She gazed into his eyes again, and now, especially, they reminded her a lot of Alden. Full of faith, you can't help but trust him. Fitz started leaning in, closing his eyes, and Sophie's heart starting racing furiously.

But she stopped, and looked around expectantly. It couldn't be this perfect for long.

"What are you looking for?" Fitz asked. Sophie turned back to him. He was frowning slightly with a little bit of sadness in his eyes.

Sophie rolled her eyes. "Keefe. You know he'll show up at the worst possible moment. He always does."

Fitz chuckled. "He usually does, doesn't he? You know, you still haven't told me that secret that you've been avoiding."

Sophie smiled slyly. "You're not getting anything out of me. Not that easy."

"But we're Cognates!" he whined.

She shook her head and laughed. "Then you'll have to trust me to tell you when I'm ready."

"Fine."

"Come on, let's go make Calla's stew. I'm hungry."

"What's new?"

"Shut up." She started walking down the hill, but Fitz grabbed her arm to stop her.

"You know, if you were only trying to make sure Keefe wasn't there, then-" He stopped abruptly, and put his lips on hers. She put her hands in his hair, and he wrapped his arm around her waist.

After a few magical, wonderful seconds, they broke apart. Fitz looked happily bewildered. "That was amazing."

Sophie just laughed. She leaned in close to his ear. "You wanna know the secret?" He nodded slightly. "Okay, get ready," and she kissed him again.