Hey lovely readers! SO SORRY I didn't update sooner... life (and books) happens... anyway, thanks everyone for reviewing and reading my story! It means a lot to me :) I'll keep it brief, since it's been a while, and also I have to go to school :P Hope you guys like it (definitely not my best, sorta rushed, many apologies)

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And so began our secret relationship.

It was hard to find the right balance in public so that Keefe and I weren't too close, but also weren't avoiding each other. I was pretty sure Biana suspected something, but so far no one had asked me (or Keefe) about our situation.

I rang the bell outside of the light gate at Everglen as I adjusted the strap on my overnight bag. It had been about a month since Keefe and I "officially" declared we were dating (to each other. I know, it's sort of depressing).

"Sophie's here, Mom!" I heard Biana shout. The glamorous gates slowly opened and a dark shape darted out and grabbed my arm. "Come on! We have lots of things to do!"

I groaned, but couldn't help grinning. I had made an agreement with my friend that if she would let me play Base Quest with the boys, then I would let her go all girly on me.

As Biana pulled me through their kitchen, I waved to Biana's parents, who looked at me sympathetically.

"Hi, Sophie," said Della. Alden just smiled back, but I could have sworn he had muttered "good luck."

Up the stairs we went, then past many, many doors, finally arriving at Biana's room (I feel like I spend more time in this room than in my own!).

"Dump your stuff there, and let's get to work."

"But you said we could play Base Quest first!"

"I said no such thing."

"Pleeeeaaasse?" I asked, pouting and attempting puppy-dog eyes. Apparently, my attempt worked because Biana sighed.

"Fine," she said. "Those big brown eyes should have a warning label on them or something."

I blushed and turned away, putting my stuff on her huge bed. "Are Keefe and Fitz ready to get their butts kicked?"

Biana cackled evilly. Since she had mastered the art of Vanishing, and I could use my Telepathy skills to locate people, we had been the unbeatable team.

"Hey!" Fitz said, popping his head through the doorway. "We heard that!"

"What?" I asked innocently, batting my eyelashes and trying not to smile.

"Yeah," Keefe said, coming in behind Fitz. "You guys should be the ones preparing for the most epic takedown of all time!"

"That's what you said last time," Biana pointed out, smirking triumphantly.

"And the time before that," I added.

"And - "

"Enough," Fitz said, flustered. Keefe just grinned and winked, which made my stomach do a weird little tap dance.

"Well, I guess we'll settle this on the battlefield," Biana said, a wicked glint in her eyes, as she strode confidently past the boys. I quickly followed, Fitz and Keefe on my tail.

We reached the big meadow, and the game began. Of course, it was boys against girls (though Keefe put up a fight to be on my team). We had to set up some regulations, ability-wise, since there was literally no way to beat me if I used my "finding" talent. I couldn't use my built-in locator and couldn't teleport to the other side, Keefe couldn't use his Empath talent to find me ("But I can't turn it off!" he protested), and both Fitz and I couldn't read people's minds.

Luckily, Biana could still Vanish, so we definitely would win. I chose our usual spot, the huge tree in the left of the field, and the boys took the smaller, bush-like, plant about a football field away (I tried explaining this measurement to Biana, but she kept getting hung on the part where people tackled each other on a field)

("What a weird thing to do for fun!")

Anyway, there wasn't much vegetation for cover, so that was definitely a plus. I would be a distraction and transfer my thoughts to Biana so she could see what was going on.

"You ready yet?" Keefe shouted at us from his base. I couldn't see Fitz from my position.

"Are you guys questing first, or are we?" I replied.

"You did last time, it's our turn!" Fitz demanded, poking his head out from around the bush.

"Ready?" I asked Biana, who kept blinking in and out of sight.

On her nod, I shouted, "GO!"

I watched carefully as the boys immediately split and ran opposite ways. They were constantly trying new tactics, convinced that Biana and I had memorized the last one.

"You know the plan, right?" I quizzed Biana.

"You stay here and call for help when needed, I scout around-"

"How do you scout?"

Biana sighed, "Invisible, of course. And I try to find them."

"And what do you do when you find them?"

"I either do a bird call to alert you, or tag them by myself if I can."

"Perfect. Now shoo!" I said, pushing her in the direction of where Fitz went. She rolled her eyes at me, then vanished.

Biana and I had this game down to an art. She would scout for our biggest threat (Fitz in the majority of the games, considering his ability) while I waited at the base.

I circled the tree, alert for any sound, or movement, at all. I was fairly certain that Keefe would try and touch the base without me noticing, so I was determined to notice.

About 5 minutes into the game, with still no sound from Biana, and no appearance by Keefe, I was starting to get bored. I was tempted to sit down in the tall grass and rest, but I am not a quitter. So, I took a deep breath, closed my eyes for two seconds, and opened them, planning on refocusing, but instead seeing Keefe trying to sneak past me. He hadn't yet realized that I saw him, so I just watched out of the corner of my eye, trying not to laugh at the ridiculous waddle he was doing.

When he got close to the tree, I abruptly turned and tackled him, shouting, "GOTCHA!"

"Ahh!" Keefe screamed, startled, as I landed on top of him. I laughed at his high-pitched yelp, then grinned. "BIANA! Keefe down!"

The boy squirmed under me, trying to get up, so I shifted, and ended up straddling his torso. He continued to struggle, but eventually gave up. I beamed down at Keefe and he stuck his tongue out at me.

"So," I said, putting my elbow on his chest and propping up my chin with my hand, "How's life?"

"Pretty good," he replied, smirking. "I mean, it could be better. Like, for instance, I would like to not be on the ground with 100 pounds of Sophie on me... Wait a minute, that actually sounds pretty nice, when I phrase it like that."

I blushed and slapped his cheek, embarrassed. Keefe just wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.

We sat like that for who knows how long. Where was Biana?

Keefe and I conducted small talk, and I realized that since I was distancing myself from him, I hadn't really been able to see him that often (Shocker, right?).

The chatter died down, and I sighed, resting my head on his chest. I mean, honestly, how long does it take to hunt down a fashion-cautious 17 year old boy?

Keefe gave me a smug look and kissed my nose, making me giggle. Or, I would have giggled, if Biana hadn't suddenly appeared in the tall grass and shouted, "I KNEW IT!"

Both Keefe and I jumped, and I fell off of him. I'm pretty sure my face was so red it was purple, and even Keefe was flushed.

As I glared daggers at Biana, Fitz came up beside Biana, looking slightly awkward, but smiling none-the-less. I groaned and buried my face in my arms. I knew my life was going to get a whole lot harder know that Biana knew about my relationship.

Sorry, crappy chapter (and ending) I might end this fic soon, cuz I don't want it to drag on with no purpose... Sorry, it wasn't that greatly written, if you know what I mean, cuz I'm updating this before school (EEK!) Sorry about the long wait (again) and hope this helps your Monday!

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