Helloooooo people! Back, with Chapter 10! Yay! The actual story part of "Love Plus One" has already reached over 16,000 words, and I don't plan on stopping any time soon. This time, we've got a Biana POV! (it's not until after the Sophie POV this time, but don't just scroll down to read it). Out of curiosity, who do you ship Sophie with in the actual books, and who do you ship Sophie with in my story?

-Homework and Crushes

Sophie POV

"It's been forever since we got to do this," Sophie said to Dex, smiling. She closed the door to her room and sat herself crossed-legged in the middle of the floor. Dex did the same, and spread out his books.

"Yeah," he answered, also grinning. "You've just been so busy lately. I guess you just don't have time for little old me."

Sophie smacked his arm playfully. "You know that's not true. Don't make me feel bad."

He was laughing. "I'm not, I'm not. I know you wuv me."

"And you better remember that." Dex rolled his eyes. Sophie sighed and put her hands on the floor behind her, leaning back. "Anyway, that whole council meeting is stressing me out. It's nice to just relax and do homework with you."

Dex frowned. "You're freaking out about that big announcement?"

"Yeah," Sophie admitted, bringing her knees to her chest.

"Why?"

"If this meeting warrants a huge announcement to every elf in the Lost Cities, it's obviously got to be something pretty important."

He pursed his lips. "I guess. But if it was something really serious, the Black Swan would already know, and would have told us about it. Or our parents."

Sophie gave him a look. "You know the adults like to keep everything to themselves until the last minute. They're always trying to convince us that everything is 'fine.'"

Dex smiled a little. "I think that's because they don't want a certain someone to rush off and do something rash."

"What?" Sophie scoffed. "I have no idea who or what you're talking about."

Dex nudged her shoulder. "Sure you don't. But for now, just calm down. We'll deal with all that when the time comes. We've still got a few days of peace, might as well enjoy them."

She sighed. "I guess you're right. Do you want to get started with all…this?" She gestured at the piles of homework they had to do.

"Sure."

They worked quietly together, occasionally asking each other for help. Most of their classes were different, but Sophie had to admit that it was nice to just hang out with Dex. And it was true; she had been busy lately. She sometimes worried that she ignored her best friend too much. At least they seemed to have gotten past the k-…well, you know. That.

Speaking of which…

"So, Dex…" she started, putting her pencil down and batting her eyelashes innocently.

He was on instant alert. "What?"

"Are you going to tell me what's going on between you and Marella?"

His eyebrows furrowed. "What do you mean?"

"Come on, Dex. You've been spending a lot of time together. I thought maybe…" She trailed off.

"Oh. Oh." His cheeks went a bit pink. "No. Whatever you're thinking, no. Nothing is going on."

Sophie groaned. "Come on, Dex. I'm your best friend. You can tell me. There has to be something." She felt a little bad about pushing it, but now her curiosity was piqued.

"And I'm telling you, there is seriously nothing going on."

Sophie eyed him doubtfully. "Really?" She thought for sure that he and Marella were hitting it off.

He nodded. "Really, really. And…even if I did like her, she already made it clear she doesn't want that kind of relationship with me."

"Oh." Wow, poor Dex. "I'm sorry."

He waved his hand. "Like I said, I don't like her anyway."

"Then…is there someone else you like?"

The blush on his cheeks neared scarlet as he quickly turned away. "No."

Sophie chuckled. "Now I know that's a lie." Then her face fell. "It's not…you…know…and I'm going to sound like a jerk for asking this…me?"

Dex's head snapped back to her and his eyes widened. "No. Definitely not. I mean, no offence, but no."

She nodded. "Okay, good. Sorry. But then…who is it?"

Dex's head swiveled away again. "No one."

"Deeeex!"

"I don't know!" he cried.

Sophie titled her head curiously. "What?"

"I don't know," he spoke again, more quietly.

"You don't know who you like?" Sophie was confused. Was there someone? There had to be, or else Dex wouldn't be acting like this. If it wasn't her (thank goodness) and it wasn't Marella, who was it? Biana? Linh? Dare she think it…Stina?

"I don't know if I actually like…this person."

Oh. Sophie supposed she could relate to that. And it's not exactly like she was the queen of figuring out feelings. And who said it had to be one of her friends? There were plenty of other girls at Foxfire, a lot of which would probably be more than happy to go out with her cutely dimpled friend.

"Do you think the person likes you?"

Dex sighed. "No. And they probably never will. I'm really good at getting impossible crushes."

Sophie scooted closer to him and draped an arm over his shoulder. "Oh Dex, stop it. You do not get 'impossible' crushes."

"Sophie, it's fine. Can we just drop it? He looked at the clock on Sophie's night stand. "I have to go, anyway. It's getting late. This was nice, though. We'll have to do it again." He gathered up his books, gave Sophie a hug and started walking toward the door. "See you tomorrow!"

"Dex-" she started to call after him, but was interrupted by the sudden vibrating of her Imparter. Sighing again, she picked it up, "BIANA VACKER" blaring on the screen. She accepted the call, and the excited face of the Vacker daughter filled up the screen.

"Sophie! I have to tell you what happened yesterday!"

Her face was flushed and her eyes were wide. Sophie went over to the bed and made herself comfortable against the pillows. This was going to take a while. "What happened, Biana?"

She was practically vibrating with energy. "It was something with Evan!"

Sophie brought he Imparter close to her face. "What?" she cried. "What happened with Evan?"

"Oh, look who's all excited now." Her tone was laced with amusement.

Sophie rolled her eyes. "Just tell me."

Biana took a deep breath. "I kind of told him I liked him."

Sophie's eyes bugged out.

Processing…

"You what?!"

Biana POV

"What are you still doing up?"

Biana looked up from a mug of hot chocolate to see a pajamaed, black-haired elf standing in the door of the kitchen. She was startled into speechlessness; she hadn't been expecting him to wake up. She knew the staring was probably getting creepy, but she couldn't even force out a word.

Evan arched an eyebrow. "Are you alright?"

Biana took a quick sip of hot chocolate, and almost sighed as she felt the warmth fall down her throat and spread throughout her body. It felt like she'd been rejuvenated. Thank you, human inventions. Delicious human inventions. "The better question is; what are you doing up?"

"No way," he answered, coming over to sit on the stool next to her. "I asked you first."

Biana stared down into her cup and shrugged. "I just can't sleep."

"Why?"

She looked back at him, and his blue eyes were filled with curiosity. Biana shrugged again. "I don't know. Sometimes it's just hard. I just think…about things."

He chuckled. "Yeah, I feel you. Sometimes you can't help where your mind wanders." And then he seemed to actually be in his own world. His eyes went a little glossed over. Biana took the time to study his sharp jawline and manly stubble on his cheeks. It was quite different from Keefe's always-smooth-shaven face.

"Anyway," she coughed, and Evan's attention reverted back to her. "What about you?"

"Same. Endless thinking into the mysterious of life. Also, whether or not Oreos are better than a Girl Scout Samoa."

"What?" she asked, then waved her hand dismissively. "Never mind. Sophie's always throwing out random human references, and I still don't really get them even after she explains them."

He laughed. "Sophie is human at heart."

There was something about that comment…but Biana chose to ignore it.

"Anyway…" Her hot chocolate was finished, and she had no other reason to stay. "I better head upstairs and go to sleep."

He nodded. "Yeah, it's already pretty late."

Slowly, she got up and put her mug in the sink. Then, slowly slowly slowly, she made her way to the door…

"You must be really tired. You're moving like a slug."

Biana's cheeks flushed. "Oh, erm, yeah. Well, good night."

And Biana was about to go back to bed. She was going to go upstairs and kick herself for everything she'd done and said. She would obsess over everything. But something made her stop. Something she had to know before she got her heart set on this. Like what had happened with Keefe.

"Do you like Sophie?" she blurted out, her back to the kitchen.

Silence.

She turned around. "I mean, I know it's all of-" She cut off, because Evan was right in front of her.

She hadn't even heard him move; not a sound. And here he was all of a sudden. So close.

"What makes you ask that?" his voice was a low, hoarse whisper. It made her shiver.

"I-I…"

He tilted his head, just slightly. "Hm?"

"I think…I think I might like you," she managed, and she couldn't believe the words that were coming out of her mouth. "And I just…if you like Sophie, then…"

One of his hands reached out and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "You like me?"

"E-erm, y-yes. Maybe. I don't know…" She trailed off when his finger lingered by the side of her face. But he was frowning.

"You probably shouldn't." Her heart dropped to her feet. It felt like everything inside her had shattered. Then he spoke again. "But that's up to you."

What? Biana tried to enforce some confidence into her voice. "You still haven't answered my question."

"Of course I like Sophie. She's my best friend. But all I'm saying is," he leaned down and whispered in her ear, "I'm just not sure if I'm ready for a relationship. But…maybe…"

Biana felt her heartbeat pick back up. "Yes?"

He stood back up abruptly and ruffled her hair. "But maybe, Biana. I can't give you any more than that. Good night." He walked past her and went up the stairs, all the while his hands stuck in his pockets. Biana was left there, stunned.

There was something about Evan, something that was so different from Keefe. He held a mysterious air about him, and it was drawing Biana in.

But she had a chance. He'd said so himself, and that was more than Keefe had ever given her. Biana wouldn't give up this time.

But if she'd seen the smile that was on the strange elf's face as he walked away, she might have been singing a different tune.

*fanning her face* I finally got some Evan/Biana action in here! And we're bringing on more drama (gotta love it). I decided to really broaden the story beyond just Keefe, Fitz, Evan, and Sophie's troubles, mainly only with Biana, and if you didn't notice, Dex *wink wink*

I also decided I'm only going to answer reviews with specific questions or longer comments, or I'll shoot you a PM. No offence to anyone who reviews; I love seeing ANY and ALL reviews. They totally make my day! It's just that my responses are starting to get too long. BUT IT'S YOU AWESOME READING PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING THAT HAPPEN! I LOVE YOU ALL! I will give a shout-out to anyone who reviews, though.

Thanks RisenCalamity, Rachelc85, Strikestar, a Guest, and SophieJeanChase for commenting and reading!

sophie foster: Lol, pretty much. Hmm, well, I can't guarantee there will be a capture scene in the near future, but maybe later. Well, let's see. You've probably already seen it, but "The Matchmakers" by twinkletoestbh is one of the most famous KOTLC fanfics on here, that's always super enjoyable to read (I know I swooned. Multiple times). I've got a ton of Favorited stories on my profile you'll be able to see, but it's mostly Keefoster. And lol, I'm sorry for the wait. You can expect another one on May 31st, I update every 2 weeks! Thanks for reading, and the enthusiasm!

MarsCrafted: Thanks so much! I actually have an Evan POV of the swimming chapter, which I'm going to turn into a bonus scene, probably at the end of this story. But I'm not stopping the story for a while, so I'm not sure when that will be. And it's no problem. I update every two weeks, so the Thursday after next Thursday (May 31st).

Keefoster0208: Hmm okay, I'll see if I can fit a Keefe POV in here somewhere. If not, I'll write one and add it as a bonus scene (or maybe he'll explain later in the story).

Mia: YES! SHE DOES! I mean, she's on her 7th book. Harry Potter made his decision by book 6. LET'S GO, SHANNON!

readstoomuch09: I have not read the books. But I watched the first season on Netflix, and absolutely LOVED it. How something can make me laugh until my stomach hurts and then cry and feel awful about life, I don't know. I've been meaning to watch the second season.