Side character daycare center:

GT: Huh. You know, I've been here for while now. The author hasn't put me in a skit of his own in a while.

(something randomly blows up)

GT: I wonder what he's doing right now. I'll look through my Author-scope to see.

At the sophexcave:

Me: THIS IS WAR! (throws waffle)

(waffle hits Fedex guy)

Fedex guy: Sir! I'm just trying to deliver your giant gummy bear!

Me: NO EXCUSES! PREPARE TO MEET YOUR DOOM! (summons giant waffle monster)

Fedex guy: What the-

Side character daycare center:

GT: (looks away from binoculars) Yikes.

GT: (sighs) Well, I guess they don't need me anymore.

GT: (looks out window) Wait, hold on, what's that?

Me: AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! (crashes through window)

Me: (gets up) Ah, GT! There you are! Those Fedex people will stop at nothing to deliver my package! Come on, I need you!

GT: You really mean it?

Me: Of course I do! It's been a while since we've had a me and you adventure! Just the two of us, against the world!

GT: Yeah! LET'S DO THIS!

(the daycare wall breaks open, and the fedex guy walks ominously toward them)

Me: Welp, we're screwed.

Yay! Finally, GT's plot is advancing!

Comments!

MidnightBunnyy: Oh, I haven't even began to outdo myself. You'll freak out soon enough, trust me.

Swiftheart1267: Hilarious wasn't what I was going for, but again, I'm usually naturally hilarious. It's a blessing and a curse. The curse part comes into play mostly at funerals.

Abubble124: I have absoulutely no idea how to respond to your comment so me saying that is just going to be my response.

A very obsessed fangirl: Yeah, in my opinion Grady's personality is the easiest to write.

I am just working on this and working and working and working and taking extended breaks to play clash royale and look up random emulators on github.

Sorry that this chapter is short.

Now, on with the story!

Twenty-One

"Yes." Keefe repeated shakily. "Yes, I do have a crush on you, Sophie."

This was the first time she had ever seen Keefe blush that hard. Or Keefe blush, period.

Sophie wasn't surprised. Or shocked. Or even unsure of what to do. Deep down, she had known this was coming. Her next actions had to be executed very carefully.

"Keefe, calm down. I had already pretty much guessed that you did."

Keefe looked shocked. "Wha- How?"

Sophie listed them on her fingers. "Well, there was all your remarks about the foster fan club, the only girl that you actually tease is mostly me, more than half of your dumb decisions were made for me, the entire premise of "window sleepovers", essentially almost all of your remarks when were heading to and at the ogre capital,-"

"Sophie, I think I get what you're trying to say here."

"And the fact is, I did have a crush on you."

This time Keefe looked like he was about to have a stroke.

"But the thing was, it was barely a crush. It was just a fluttery feeling I got sometimes, but not actually anything undeniably romantic. And the only person I ever had those types of feelings for was, well, Fitz."

Keefe looked down-stricken. He rubbed his eyes and tried to respond, but Sophie stopped him.

"Keefe, I think any romantic feelings I had for you wouldn't have taken years to show up. I've gotten to know you, appreciate you, and be with you, and if they didn't show up then, they wouldn't show up now. I"m sorry."

Keefe shook his head, taking it all in. He broke into a teary smile. "I've taught you about emotions well, Foster. Too well."

"Hanging around an empath has its perks."

Keefe wiped a tear from his eye. "So I suppose we can't be together anymore now, Foster."

Sophie looked him dead in the eyes.

"Keefe Sencen, don't think for a second that you wouldn't always be my friend. The amount of things you've done for me is amazing, and I would never, ever consider abandoning you, no matter how awkward it gets, or emotional conflicts we get into. You are my friend, and I'm sticking with you."

Keefe stammered. "But... But what about Fitz?"

Sophie smiled. "He'll understand. He's your best friend, you can talk to him about this. And besides, I can't be the only girl you've ever chased after."

Keefe couldn't help but crack a smile himself. "Oh, don't worry Foster, I can guarantee that I'm quite the ladies man."

Sophie helped him up. "You see? That's what I'm talking about. Now, why don't we go let a wild animal loose inside of Foxfire and have some fun? It's been a while since the last stampede you unleashed."

Keefe brushed himself off, cracked his knuckles, and grinned maliciously. "There's nothing I'd like to do more."

What is up, KOTLC fandom!

Hope you've had a good time!

But considering you're reading this you're probably in emotional shock!

Yeah, we're breaking the fourth wall, we're pretty much breaking them all.

Groovy!

We also took a trip back to the 70's, so don't mind that.

I got to see the Fonz!

Was he even alive at that time?

Anyways you were probably expecting something to be brought up.

Fitz's theory that Keefe was trying to break him and Sophie apart!

Well, in case you were wondering, yes, it was true.

But to be honest, it was pretty obvious.

Keefe showing up at the exact moment that they were about to kiss,

Every single time except the alicorns!

Well, unless you missed the context clues, it's pretty obvious that she knew.

We left it unlisted for... reasons.

The author's under a lot of work, alright?

And she forgave him, because people do stupid things for love.

And Keefe is the king of that.

But the author guessed, that people might miss it and protest.

So we told you now. Our work here is done.

Stay safe!

And live from New York, it's Saturday Night Live!

Wrong show.

Oh. Sorry.