A/N: Hi! So I'm breaking away from my usual topic for Kotlc, so this time it's about Sophie and matchmaking! I hope you guys like it, and let me know if you want more animal or elf stories!
Sophie Foster ducked as a flaming sphere of Everblaze flew at her head. They'd almost won the final fight with the Neverseen, the one that could change…. Everything. She flung two ninja throwing stars at Fintan, and even though her aim had been flawless, he melted them with another blast of Everblaze before it made contact with him. Linh had been standing to the side, whispering strange words to herself as we all fought to take down the last member of the Neverseen.
A blinding light forced Sophie to close her eyes. Fintan took his chance and launched another burning blaze of Everblaze at her head. She was to slow to react. Was it the end? Before she could do anything, Keefe threw himself in front of her, and as soon as the Everblaze touched him he became a blur of flame. Sophie shrieked, rage clouded her mind, and she just let it all out in sickening waves.
Fintan collapsed, his body convulsing. Sophie had learned to control where she inflicted, so only Fintan had been affected. A massive wave then smashed him into the cliff face with a bone shattering crunch. Keefe turned around as the hungry flames devoured him. His sparkling, ice blue eyes shone clear, as he mouthed three words: Good bye, Foster, before he turned into ashes, the wind carrying his remains away.
Sophie's heart wrenched as the memory cycled through her mind. It was like it had happened yesterday, only…. Keefe had been gone for months. She'd stayed shut in her room, and no matter what anyone tried, she hadn't left since that devasting day. They'd won, but…. The losses had seemed to great to be true. Keefe couldn't be gone.
A soft knock on her door stole her away from her thoughts. Sophie muttered "come in," and Fitz entered her large bedroom. He'd come to see her, everyday, bringing small things to cheer her up. Nothing worked though, she was in a constant state of loss. Fitz made his way to her bed, carefully sitting down beside her.
"Hey, Sophie," he said in a gentle tone, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear. His touch was soft, gentle.
"Hey, Fitz…" Sophie mumbled, staring off into the distance. Fitz frowned. Everytime he came, it was as if Sophie didn't even realize he was there.
"I know it's hard, losing Keefe…. You have to try and move on, though," Fitz tried to get her to look up at him. Sighing, he tried something else.
"Can you at least come with us tomorrow? To the matchmaking office? It'll be fun! Please? For us? For me….?" Sophie thought about this. Matchmaking? She had totally forgot about it. Her cheeks flushed slightly at the hopeful thought floating through her mind.
Fitz poked her until a small smile split her mouth. "There's a real smile! That's the Sophie we all know and love," Fitz laughed. Maybe Sophie had imagined it, but did he put slightly more emphasis on 'love'? She turned to look at him, and was taken back by his beautiful teal eyes- she missed seeing them. Weird as that sounds.
"Come with me, I want to show you something," Fitz exclaimed eagerly, grabbing Sophie's hand and pulling her up off the bed. As they passed Vertina, her mirror, Sophie's appearance suddenly broke her mental barrier. She looked as though a group of imps had been chewing on her hair, swallowed by a tornado and spit back out.
"Hold on, I need to change, and do something with…. This," Sophie explained, gesturing wildly towards her hair. Fitz smiled and left her to go get ready.
Sophie changed into a light red dress with a v neck lined with small rubies. Vertina helped her pull her hair into a braided updo. Soon as Vertina started with the makeup, though, Sophie stepped out of the mirrors range before racing down to where Fitz was waiting patiently.
"Wow, you look…. Amazing," he breathed. Sophie blushed. It felt good to actually get dressed and do something with her tornado hair.
Fitz brought her outside to Calla's Panakes tree. The sun was setting, painting the sky in beautiful golds, oranges, purples and reds. They sat down together at the edge of the tree, watching the beautiful sunset before it faded away to the dark night sky full of shining stars.
"Try and come out a bit more, Sophie, you've missed so much," Fitz whispered.
"I just miss Keefe…. It wouldn't be the same," Sophie murmured, resting her head on Fitz's shoulder.
A/N: That was a weird way to end it, maybe, but wait for next chapter then it'll make sense, I promise! Thanks for reading! And if you haven't yet make sure to read some of my friends stuff, Light-and-Shadows-Mist-and-Ice! They write awesome stuff!