I can't believe i've gotten 67 reads already! Tysm to whoever has read it! (I'm still craving for when 67 is a tiny number and i'll be celebrating 1K reads tho . . .) I hope you enjoy this next chapter!

–Anonymouscuzwhynot

Sophie kept on replaying the past hour's events. When Keefe slightly blushed when Sophie took his hand. And what he called her. Keefe might think she wouldn't notice, but she definitely noticed. She didn't notice when her consciousness drifted away, changing to visions of bright ice blue eyes and crooked smirks, crooked enough for Mentors to send him straight to detention. And there was a glint of mischievousness in his eyes. Those eyes, those beautiful ice blue eyes always looking for her.

Sophie woke up from her nightmare–free dreams by a loud clanging in the lab section of the Healing Center. Elwin was saying, "No, no, no! You put the ruckleberries in before the Fart a la Carte, then you add your Burp-Blaster–Gurgle-Gut mixture to the pot!" More clanging followed, and a big pop sound came from the lab. Elwin and Keefe walked out, arguing. Some of Elwin's fingers were bloated like Mr. Forkle's, and so were Keefe's legs. He tried to walk, but almost–tripped every few steps. He settled for waddling over to Sophie's cot.

"Hey, Foster!" Keefe exclaimed, smiling at her. "Nice to see you're awake!"

"What were you guys doing in there with ruckleberries and Fart a La Carte and Burp Blaster and Gurgle Gut?" Sophie demanded.

"Oh, you know, just getting payback from what happened yesterday."

"What happened yesterday?"

"Oh, I just sang another verse from The Ballad Of Bo and Ro! Wanna hear it? It goes—"

"And then?" she pressed.

"Well, Ro got annoyed, so she slipped me some Gurgle Gut, which was why I was here last night when you barged in and tackled me. You can't live without me, can you?" Keefe smirked, but Sophie caught a quick glimpse of a hidden blush. "Anyways, Elwin was giving me a remedy for that, and we agreed that I'd come here today to brew something up. It'll be epic!" He pumped his hand into the air. "HUNKYHAIR WINS!"

Sophie couldn't help laughing. Keefe smirked at her. Elwin smiled and came over to check her leg. "Well, your leg is completely healed, so you could go home if you like," Elwin announced.

"Sure. Can I get an extra supply of marrow regenerator just in case?"

"Yeah, here." Elwin pulled out a bottle of marrow regenerator from one of the shelves and handed it to Sophie.

"Hey, Keefe, can I drop in when you're giving Ro the elixir?" Sophie asked.

"Of course, Foster. Just make sure you stay far away." Keefe flashed his trademark smirk and glittered away.

Plz don't be mad that this is ultra short and doesn't have much sokeefe fluff in it, but I got some big plans for the next (or maybe next next) chapter! also, plz follow me if you think that my story is great!

–AnonymousDolphin