Sorry for the long wait! This has been pretty busy but I finally finished the last chapter of Future Self! Thanks to all who have been with me throughout this story! I love you all and am sad to say that this is the end. With the end of this story, I'm leaving the fan fiction world! But it was a good time while it lasted! I'm so grateful for everyone who read my writing and I just wanted to tell you how it always made my day to read the comments and how overjoyed I was to know that you guys read this! Thanks so much and I hope you love this ending! :)
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Final Chapter— Sophie's POV
Her mind felt hazy and her body ached as she slowly pried open her eyes. A familiar looking white ceiling came in view when her vision had cleared. Slowly her eyes trailed down the wall until they met with a pair of beautiful icy blue eyes. A charming smile soon followed as he noticed she was awake.
"Hey there, Sleeping Beauty." Keefe teased. His hand tightened around hers as his warmth spread up Sophie's arm. She groggily looked at him and tried to sit up, but Keefe quickly stopped her. He shook his head and gently pushed her back down on her pillow.
"I don't think you should get up just yet. It's the first time you've moved after Soph faded." Keefe said. Sophie frowned, her eyebrows furrowed as she tried to recall what happened after Soph faded. Her mind was blank.
"How long have I been out?" Sophie asked, confused. Keefe's smile faded as he let out a sigh.
"A week." He answered. Sophie's eyes popped out.
"A week?!" She exclaimed. Keefe nodded gravely.
"The moment after Soph disappeared, you suddenly fainted and wouldn't respond or open your eyes. We were all so scared, Sophie. We didn't know what happened and it was like you fell into a coma. We didn't know… we didn't know if you'd ever wake up." Keefe explained, his voice cracking at the end. Sophie looked at Keefe— really looked at him— for the first time. There were dark circles under his eyes and it looked like he didn't sleep for ages. His eyes looked weary and tired, mixed with concern for her. She suddenly felt guilty for making Keefe worry. She avoided his gaze as she opened her mouth.
"Sorry." Sophie whispered. Keefe stared at her for a moment before smirking.
"It's alright Sophie, you're here now." He said softly. Sophie felt a faint blush creep up her face as Keefe slowly leaned closer. His face was just centimeters away from hers, their lips almost touching. Sophie slowly closed her eyes as she felt the soft warmth of Keefe's lips on hers.
"It's sweet." She heard Keefe mutter under his breath before finding her lips again. Her heart fluttered as her mind went blank, letting herself sink in his gentle kisses. Keefe's hand brushed her cheek as he cupped her face in his hands and pulled her closer.
"I love you." Keefe breathed in between their kisses. Sophie slightly opened her eyes to find Keefe blushing and looking at her. She immediately felt shy again but let a small smile slip grow on her lips.
"I love you too, Keefe." She barely got out before Keefe pulled her in closer for a deeper kiss. Suddenly the door bursts opened and all of Sophie's friends marched in. Sophie and Keefe gasped and pulled away from each other as far as possible. Biana had a silly grin on her face as she eyed Keefe and Sophie suspiciously. Grady and Edaline followed after. Grady's face was red with anger as Edaline had a huge grin on her face with sparkles of happiness and pride shimmering in her eyes.
"What were you doing with my daughter?!" Grady's voice raised in rage. Keefe looked stunned for a moment before calculating a safe answer. But before he could get a word out, Edaline laughed and wrapped her arm around Grady's. She gently pulled him back and spoke in a soothing voice.
"Now, now Grady. Sophie just woke up, let's give her some space with her friends." Edaline gave Sophie and Keefe a slight wink as she and Grady exited the room. Sophie's face flamed as she averted her gaze. She had never felt more embarrassed. Biana gave Sophie the look, with her smile wide and mischievous.
"Did we interrupt you two?" She asked slyly. Keefe smirked.
"Glad you got the hint. You can come back tomorrow." Keefe joked. Biana pouted.
"But then I wouldn't be able to see my best friend! After what just happened, I think she and I need serious girl talk." Biana countered.
"Girl talk can always wait." Keefe shot back.
"Guys! Ahem!" Sophie shouted. Everybody's eyes turned to her and suddenly she wanted to shrink down. Her cheeks were sprayed bright pink.
"Can we let this go?" She asked in a tiny voice, barely audible. Biana stuck her tongue out at Keefe before nodding at Sophie.
"So how are you feeling?" Fitz spoke up. All Sophie had to do was take one look at him to feel all the guilt in the world. She had to apologize to him as soon as they were alone, now that she knew she really loved Keefe. She just hope it wouldn't get in the way of their friendship. After all, Fitz was the first friend she ever had. He was special to her and she didn't want to lose him.
"I'm feeling better…" She forced a smile. Fitz grinned and handed her favorite stuffed elephant.
"That's good to hear. I brought you—"
"Ella!" Sophie said with glee. Her face lit up at the familiar sight of her. She squeezed the stuffed elephant before returning a genuine smile to Fitz.
"You know just what to bring to make me happy, don't you?" Sophie laughed.
"Hey that's what friends are for." Fitz replied. As soon as the words left his mouth, an awkward silence settled between them. Sophie quickly glanced at Keefe, who got the message and gave her a slight nod of encouragement. Then he turned to the rest and waved them out.
"Come on guys, Sophie's probably really hungry. Let's make her something nice!" Keefe ushered. Dex and Biana started to argue but Keefe cut them off and kept on pushing them out. He looked over his shoulder and gave Fitz a slight nudge. "Fitz, you stay here and keep Sophie company for me! Thanks!" With that, he and the rest disappeared out the door. Sophie breathed out relief. She had to thank Keefe for that later.
Just as she started to relax, she realized that she was now completely alone with Fitz. Her nerves started jittering as he took a seat in the chair next to her. She looked down at her hands as he stared at his feet. The space between them reeked of awkwardness. Finally, Sophie summoned as much courage as she could and opened her mouth.
"Fitz—"
"Sophie—"
They both spoke at the same time and paused.
"You go first." They said in unison.
"No, you!" They once again said together.
They stared at each other, unsure of what to do, before bursting out laughing. They little tension left between them completely dispersed. Sophie calmed down first and was able to get the words out.
"Fitz, we really need to talk… about 'us'." Sophie looked into Fitz's mesmerizing teal eyes as she continued.
"When we first met, my heart fluttered and i really believed it was love at first sight. You were the first friend I ever made, I ever had, by my side. You were the first person who told me who I really was. You were the one who showed me where I belonged. You protected me, saved me, cherished me. There's really nothing I can ever do to repay you for that—"
"Sophie, that's not true. There's nothing you need to repay me for—"
"Fitz, just listen. You don't understand how important you are to me. You are my first friend. You were my first love." She let the words sink in. Silence surrounded them and Fitz wouldn't look at her. She felt her lower lip quiver, afraid she had just ruined everything between them. So much tension was between them. Fitz sighed, breaking the quietness.
"Sophie?" He asked. Sophie swallowed nervously.
"Yes?" She replied, bracing herself for the worst. She shut her eyes, afraid to look at his face, afraid to see his hurt face, or furious expression. But all she felt was strong arms wrapping around her as Fitz pulled her against his chest.
"Thank you," he whispered. Sophie blinked. She did not expect this response. For a moment, she was too shocked to say anything. Then she finally remember to use her voice.
"For what?" her voice squeaked.
"That I was your first love. That I'm still important to you." He spoke gently into Sophie's ears. Sophie felt her eyes tear as she leaned into his hug and brought her own arms up to return his hug.
"Fitz… " Her voice was soft.
"I knew… I knew that Keefe had started having feelings for you. I started growing afraid that he'd replace my presence in your heart, that I would no longer be important to you. One day, he came over to my house. He told me that he loved you and he wanted to ask me if I was okay with that. I'm sure he knew I must of had feelings for you. To be honest, I was so shocked, I didn't even know what to say. I felt that I had no chance to even win you from him. But seeing how Soph loved me, how she chose me in the future, it gave me hope." Fitz confessed. Sophie held her breath. Her heart was thumping so hard, she was sure he could feel it, like how she could feel his beating heart underneath his shirt.
"Fitz… I'm really sorr—" Fitz quickly pulled back and put a finger against her mouth.
"Let me finish." Fitz said. He gave her a sad smile. "Keefe and I already talked. After a few days you had collapsed and was hospitalized, Keefe and I met outside your hospital room. He told me what had happened when you guys went back to the future. He didn't even waver when he declared his love for you. I can respect that. You two look so happy together. I can't get in-between that. So just knowing that I still hold some importance in your heart is enough for me. I just want you to be happy, Sophie."
Sophie couldn't hold back the tears much longer. They started trailing down her face as she buried her face into Fitz's chest.
"Fitz, I will never forget that you were my first love and my first friend. You will always be important to me and I will always cherish our friendship." Sophie cried. Fitz laughed softly.
"Thank you, Sophie. I will too." Just as they pulled out of their hug, the door once again sprung open as Dex, Biana, and Keefe came in. Sophie quickly dried her tears with the back of her hand as Keefe gave her a look as if to ask "are you okay?". Sophie nodded and gave him a big smile. Fitz went over to Keefe and gave him a little push to the seat he just sat in. A look passed between them as Keefe took the seat.
"So Biana and Dex here have a little something we made for you." Keefe grinned as Dex held out a tray with Sophie's favorite elf sweets.
"Hey are sweets really healthy for someone who hasn't eaten in a week?" Fitz asked, skeptical and worried. Biana jokingly slapped her brother's back and laughed.
"Stop being such a worrywart! Sweets are always good!" Biana told off her brother as he feigned pain in his back where she slapped him. They all dug in the food, sharing laughter and memories of their adventure.
It was the first time in a week that Sophie was finally returning to school. Based on what Biana had informed her, everyone already knew about the break-in at the lab and everyone was just itching to hear the story from the crew and Sophie. Rumors already filled the school and not a single student has not already heard some bizarre story about Sophie and the reasons for the break-in.
What a great thing to expect on my first day back to school, Sophie thought sarcastically as she opened the double doors of her school. The moment she stepped inside the building, all heads turned towards her. She caught people two people whispering about her.
"Oh my god, is that her? She finally came back to school. I wonder what happened." One girl whispered to another.
"Who knows, maybe she was too scared that she was going to be confronted by the headmaster about breaking in the lab." The other girl whispered back. Sophie sighed and tried to ignore other whispers as she headed to her locker. Luckily, Keefe was already there, waiting for her.
"Keefe! You're here!" Sophie sparkled, relieved with seeing his familiar face. He laughed.
"Yeah, figured you would have a rough time with your first day back." Sophie sighed as her shoulders drooped.
"Yeah… not the best welcome back I ever had." She shrugged. Keefe nudged her.
"Hey don't worry about it. Plus, you have a pretty persistence friend standing up for you." He smirked. Sophie raised an eyebrow, curious.
"Who?" She couldn't help but ask. Keefe pointed down the hall as a pretty elf with platinum blonde hair and big ocean blue eyes turned into the hallway. Sophie gasped.
"Sydney!" She gasped. Sophie almost didn't recognize her without her lab coat. Sydney was walking towards them, glaring at anyone whispering about Sophie. When she finally was close enough, Sydney sprung herself at Sophie in a hug.
"About time you showed up!" Sydney grinned as she stepped back. Sophie was shocked by the sudden affection from Sydney, considering Sydney once held a knife at her. Keefe laughed at Sophie's confused expression.
"Sydney had been quite worried about you after what happened. She visited you every day at the hospital too, but only for a few hours. Her dad was still dumbfounded with what happened at the lab." Keefe explained. Sydney groaned.
"Urg, don't remind me! I'm still trying to convince him that I didn't know you guys! He's still hung over that you guys got away…" Sydney sighed. Sophie giggled.
"I thought Keefe said that you were daddy's little Princess?" Sophie laughed. Sydney gave Keefe an angry glare before turning back to Sophie.
"Well, can't say that I'm not his favorite daughter." Sydney flipped her hair.
"More like his only daughter." A voice came from behind them. Sydney's face turned pink as Fitz squeezed in between Keefe and her and strode alongside the group.
"Hey Fitz!" Sophie greeted. Fitz flashed her a smile.
"Hey Sophie, glad to have you back." He gave her a pat before Keefe swatted away his hand.
"Fitz, Sophie's mine. I'd appreciate it if you don't touch my girlfriend." Keefe said in a fake serious voice, putting his arm around Sophie and pulling her in close. Sophie blushed as Fitz put both his hand up as if he just got caught. They all laughed at the joke before Fitz turned his attention back to Sydney.
"So your dad didn't fully buy your story, now did he?" Fitz teased. Sydney sighed.
"Almost! I swear! I never knew that man was so stubborn! He's so hung over the fact that you guys recognized me and talked as if we were friends!" Sydney complained. Sophie smirked.
"But aren't we your friends?" Sophie asked with a teasing tone. Sydney's cheeks turned a slight pink as she turned her head away, embarrassed.
"I guess I don't hate hanging around with you guys." Sydney grumbled. Sophie giggled as Keefe smirked.
"Someone's a bit shy. More so than I thought." Keefe joked as Sydney turned to glare at him. The four of them continued down the hall to their classes when a sudden announcement came on.
"May Sophie Foster, Biana and Fitz Vacker, Keefe Sencen, and Dex Dizznee come down to the office? The headmaster would like to see you." The four stopped in their tracks and exchanged a worried glance.
"Is this about what happened at the lab?" Sophie whispered. Fitz sighed.
"Probably." The four of them stood unmoving. None of them wanted to face the consequences.
"If you guys are being summoned for the lab break-in, then maybe I should come too? I could act as a witness." Sydney suggested. Keefe nodded.
"Yeah we might need that." Keefe admitted. Sophie let out a heavy sigh, bracing herself for whatever punishment they might give.
"Well, we might as well get going. It was nice knowing you all." She said sarcastically, pretending they were meeting their doom. Keefe laughed.
"Isn't my specialty in making the jokes in times like these?" Keefe asked. Sophie gave him a smile.
"Well can't say you haven't been rubbing off on me lately." She laughed. And with that, the four of them made their way to the headmaster's office.
As they entered, they noticed Biana and Dex had already been waiting, sitting down on one of the chairs. They looked a bit curious but even more nervous. They're faces lit up when they saw the rest of the group. Sophie was just about to run up to Biana when she realized that they weren't alone. The headmaster, her parents, and everyone else's parents were there. Not only them, but seated before them were the councilors themselves. Sophie gulped. This was a bigger deal than she thought. Though it kind of sucked that she might be getting punished for saving the world. Then again, she might as well get used to that feeling.
"Miss Foster," Emery spoke up. "We recently heard of the 'accident' at the lab and can't say that we weren't all shocked. Some maybe even disappointed. Sad enough to say that you were caught on camera, recording you students sneaking in, surely making you seem quite suspicious and guilt—"
"But," Oralie interrupted. "knowing how you kids are, you must have had a good reason for doing so. We here to give you a chance to explain yourselves." Oralie gave then an encouraging nod as the rest of the group exchanged a mutual agreement. They turned to look at Sophie, who was fated to save the future from the very beginning. Keefe held onto Sophie's hand as she breathed in and thought back to meeting Soph.
Honestly, she couldn't believe everything that happened took place in a time span of only 2 weeks. During those weeks, Sophie had been through all her worst, but now that she thought back on it, all she could remember was a new found respect in herself. Soph was right, she was a part of Sophie, and that was one thing she'll never forget. She wasn't not a freak or weak, but instead she stands up with her own strength. Meeting Soph changed her life forever, and she was grateful for that.
She paused as a light breeze fluttered the curtains. Everything was silent, waiting for her every word. Finally she smiled brightly as she began to tell her unforgettable tale.
"It all started the night I met my Future Self."
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