A/N: Hey guys! Sorry for a) the long wait (life is busy y'all) and b) this one is shorter, but I hope you enjoy!
"Keefe!" Sophie gasped, as his eyes fluttered open.
"Hey, Foster," Keefe said weakly. He winced in pain as he slowly pushed himself into a sitting position. Sophie let out a sob, and flung herself onto him, holding him tight, never wanting to let go.
With his remaining strength, Keefe lifted his arms and wrapped them around Sophie. "I missed you too. Because, you obviously missed me. I mean, who wouldn't miss my fabulous self?" He never was able to resist cracking a joke, whether it was an appropriate time or not.
Instead of laughing, Sophie started sobbing harder, her whole body shaking as she gripped Keefe tighter, her head burrowed into the crook of his neck. Startled and concerned, Keefe quickly attempted to calm her down.
"Hey, hey, hey", he said softly. "It's ok, I'm here now. It's ok. I'm ok". He continued to whisper assurances, gently stroking the back of her head. "It's ok. I'm here. I won't leave you again".
Slowly, Sophie's cry diminished into soft sniffles. Abruptly, she sat up, startling Keefe. Suddenly, without a warning, she started to punch Keefe's arm. Multiple times.
"Don't. You. Ever. Do. That. Again!" she exclaimed between punches. Then she stopped, realizing what she had just did, looking a bit embarrassed.
Keefe only chuckled. "I guess I should be glad you're not wearing your Sucker Punch."
Sophie let out a half-smile, then said quietly, "You really scared me, you know that?"
Keefe's face softened. "I'm sorry, Foster. I'll try to run into danger less often, ok?"
Sophie let out a shaky laugh. "We both know that's a promise neither of us can keep, no matter how many times we say it."
Keefe sighed. "C'mere," he said, opening his arms again.
Sophie lay down next to him, nestling into his arms. In that moment, nothing else mattered. In that moment, they didn't think about their friends, their family, their undefined relationship, or the Neverseen. They just lay together, side by side, Keefe's arms cocooning her. All that mattered was that both of them were okay, that they were able to be here, right now. They had each other. And that was all they needed.
In this moment, they felt like the only two people in the world. They were lost in the comfort of each other, savoring it, wishing they could stay there forever.
Of course, they weren't the only two people in the world. In fact, they weren't even the only two people in the room. Because alas, they failed to realize that Elwin and Ro had never left...