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"That looks horrible."
Sophie groaned.
"Thanks so much."
He shrugged.
"Hey, it's the truth. And as your non-paid art teacher I am obliged to to give you words of advice."
"And the advice is?"
"Don't draw."
Sophie used telekinesis to throw a pillow at his head. Luckily, for him he ducked just in time, and the pillow tumbled to the ground.
Dex rolled his eyes, while sitting on Sophie's bed.
"Cut out the flirting!"
Both Keefe and Sophie blushed.
"It's not like you and Biana don't." Fitz commented.
Dex turned a scarlet red. At her name Biana sat up.
"Huh, what?" They all cracked up, even Biana, though she had no idea why. Sophie smiled, she had the best friends ever.
They had been ever since they met.
A 7 year old Sophie ran around trying to tag her adoptive cousin, Dex.
"I'm faster than you." He proclaimed.
"You are not!"
And that's how they ended up racing through the lush gold grass. Suddenly she crashed into someone.
A boy with dark brown hair and teal eyes who looked a couple years older than her was rubbing his arm.
"Ow." He mumbled.
Sophie winced.
"I'm sorry."
She heard a chuckle.
"Oh, don't mind Fitz. I'm Keefe." The boy who spoken was maybe about a year older. He had blonde hair that was artfully tousled and ice-blue eyes. Standing beside him was a girl about her age. She was probably "Fitz's" sister. They shared the same eyes and the same colored hair.
"Hi. I'm Biana."
Not really knowing how to respond she offered a handshake. That's what adults always did.
Keefe snorted.
"You're so formal."
"Um...yeah, I guess." Sophie caught a glimpse of strawberry blond hair.
"Sooooophie! I told you I could beat you. Ha." He looked over at the 3 elves.
He frowned.
"Who are they?"
Sophie was about to introduce them but Keefe beat her to it.
"I'm the amazingly handsome Keefe Sencen. This here is Fitz NotAsAmazingAsKeefe Vacker. And this is Biana Vacker."
Dex shifted.
"Aren't you the elf who tried to run away a few years ago?" He asked Keefe.
Keefe's face darkened.
"That's not important. Who are you?"
"Oh. I'm Dex Dizznee. Sophie's adoptive cousin. My dad owns Slurps and Burps."
Biana paled.
"That place is full of crazy elixers." She wailed.
Fitz swatted his sister.
"It was only once, okay. And Keefe made me." Sophie could already tell Keefe was the prankster kind.
He turned to Sophie.
"You're the elf who was found 7 years ago." She decided not to mention she was a Telepath and Polygot, yet.
Sophie nodded.
"Well me and Biana live at Everglen. And Keefe lives at Candleshade, but more often than not he sleeps over at our place."
"I live at Rimeshire and Sophie lives at Havenfield." Dex added.
They all smiled.
"Great! We can meet up and just hang out."
She knew right then that she had made 3 new friends.
And that's how Sophie met them. And with them around, life in the Lost Cities was going to be very interesting.