Hey guys! It's and I just want to thank you for reading! Sorry about that cliffhanger (jk ;)) but I was going to go a different way with this, and I had major inspiration right as I was about to post, so I deleted what I had. Mwahahaha! I'm going to have you guys vote if this should be Team Foster-Keefe or Sophitz! Please review and leave your vote! And please give me any suggestions or corrections! That would help a lot. Thanks for reading (again)! Now on to the show!

CHAPTER TWO

Sophie started to shake as the pounding grew louder. Biana held her close and called, "Who's there?" The door flew open and Keefe, Della, and Edaline, fell through.

"Hey Foster!" Keefe said, as he noticed her. Then he cursed, "Oh sorry. I probably should have had Edaline knock."

"Keefe Cassius Sencen!" Biana yelled. "Don't you remember a thing!" Edaline ran to Sophie and helped her drink one of the elixirs around her neck. Almon and Esta also ran over and were hugging her. "You know about her anxiety!" Biana was still yelling.

"Hey! I said I was sorry!" Keefe walked over to Sophie. "Foster, it's okay. The hottie's here." Sophie had calmed down now and rolled her eyes.

"Del, hail Elwin and tell him what happened." Edaline said. Then almost as an afterthought, "You might want to tell Fitz too."

"I think he knows." Della said holding up Sophie's Imparter, that was glowing a teal blue and ringing like there was no tomorrow. She handed it to Sophie. Sophie answered it.

"Soph, are you okay?!" Fitz said before she could get a "hi" out. "I got your transmission. ARE YOU OKAY?"

"Relax, Fitz. I'm fine now. Keefe's loud knocking just brought back those memories." Sophie still had a tough time with Keefe, even though he came back and they had defeated the Neverseen together. Sophie had hit her limit in that last battle and she still struggled with the memories. Her condition was the human equivalent of PTSD and OCD mixed together. Elwin had made some elixirs that "fixed" the damage, but they all knew that it went deeper than that. Edaline worried about her constantly now, and the fact that she had barely seen Sophie all year was even more worrying. Fortunately, this was the one of the only attacks Sophie had had all year.

"Was it the knocking or Keefe in general?" Fitz still struggled with Keefe, but they were on better footing now.

"Just the knocking. I'm better. I promise."

"Okay. I'm sorry I can't come at all today. I kinda got worried when you didn't respond."

"I would have too. And it's fine."

"Well, I have to go. I have, um, Emissary stuff. Um, bye."

"Bye." The imparter clicked off.

"Now are you good to go?" Biana had obviously gotten over Keefe at this point because she was worried about them being ready on time.

"Yeah. Let's go." The next few hours were a flurry of excitement. Getting ready, packing their stuff up, making sure they looked perfect. After Sophie complained that she hadn't had breakfast, Edaline conjured up enough ripplepuffs, mallowmelt, and custard bursts to feed a small army. So naturally they devoured them.

"Thanks Mom, that's way better than breakfast." Sophie mentioned as Della curled her hair. Later, when Edaline conjured up their gowns, Sophie and Biana both flipped. Biana's gown was silver with plenty of ruffles and sparkles. It had a sweetheart neckline with flowers running down the bodice into the folds of the floor-length skirt. The three-quarter length sleeves were sheer, but had flowers matching the ones on the rest of the dress. Biana's hair was silky and fell in gentle waves down her back. Her pristine makeup made her beautiful eyes look bigger. A pair of 4 and ½ inch heels finished the look.

Sophie's dress was also silver. It had sleeves that just fell off her shoulder, a straight neckline, and a floor-length skirt. The bodice had a simple crisscross pattern and a sash tied in a bow in front. The skirt had a layer of sheer fabric over a simple silver base. Sophie's hair was pulled into a bun with curls falling out of it. Her makeup was simple enough to match the dress and she wore silver sandal heels about an inch and a half tall. Sophie only wore her registry pendant and her cognate rings. The rest of her various elixirs were tucked into a small silver purse.

"Sophie, you're stunning!" Biana squealed.

Sophie blushed, "Not as stunning as you."

"Let's go," Keefe said. "Milady's."

They left together, arm in arm. When they got downstairs though, the room that was supposed to be filled with people was empty.