Dex had been nagging Sophie and me for weeks to try some elixir but I kept saying no, all too aware of the elves' nack for making their elixirs taste bad. Sophie also said no but eventually gave in, she needs to get a spine.

She took a few steps after drinking it and then became a slumped mess on the wall. "Uh, Soph, you alright there?"

"No, it's hot and I can barely-"

"Woah, what are those?" Dex asked pointing to some red bumps popping up on her skin. I paled and Sophie could barely get the word 'allergy' past her lips before she collapsed. She was still awake as I picked her up in my arms and ran for the healing center. Sophie may be taller than me but I was definitely stronger. To me, Sophie had the weight of a chicken, but on the outside, since she is taller when I carry her it looks like I'm struggling when I'm not.

"Hey! what's going on, oh god!" Fitz reached out to grab Sophie but I shoved his shoulder glaring daggers at him with a hiss as I kept running. He stood there frozen for a few seconds, a look of fear on his face like he just saw a bloodthirsty creature in front of him. Can't blame him though people have described me as such when I'm protecting Sophie.

Fitz caught up with us as Sophie barfed, I made sure to tilt her head a bit so it landed on the ground and not me as I jumped over it, the boys not being so lucky and slipping getting covered in the vomit. I ran into the Healing Center and the rest was a blur of Bullhorn screaming, Elwin getting Dex and Fitz out and left me inside to watch and help, learning experience, but I couldn't pay attention. My sister looked so bad she could die. Then I remembered, our allergy, it was fatal to us. Fucking Dex- no don't blame Dex he didn't know, he's just a sweet little cinnamon bun!

A few hours later Sophie is awake and fine, nothing to get into there except for her embarrassment of barfing. Oh yeah and Bullhorn screamed his head off which means Sophie could have died fun and I had to reveal I wasn't perfect by saying I also had the allergy. Boo. I threatened Elwin that if he told anyone I personally had it I would have his head but his 'I won't tell a soul' wasn't very believable. He also expectedly gave me a vile on a necklace as well in case I accidentally took limbium too and got a reaction.

When we got home Grady and Edaline had gone into a panic.

"Elwin?" Grady called, dropping everything when he saw us glitter into view. He raced over with Edaline hot on his heels. "What's going on?"

"I brought Sophie - and (Y/N) since she refused to go back to class - home to rest. She had a bit of a crisis."

"Crisis?" Edaline sounded panicked as she ushered everyone inside, and Elwin led Sophie to the couch with me plopping down and laying my head into Sophie's lap. "What happened?"

Sophie hid her face as Elwin gave them the full story, but just I closed my eyes ready to take a nap when Grady and Edaline gasped over Bullhorn screaming.

They both looked deathly pale.

"Did Bullhorn lay down beside her?" Grady asked. His voice sounded hollow. Banshees only did that when someone was on their final breaths I remembered Elwin had taught me once.

"Yes," Elwin admitted quietly. "At first he was just screaming, but then he got quiet and curled up against her chest—nearly gave me a heart attack."

"So . . . she almost died," Edaline whispered. Her eyes darted to Sophie and widened. "You almost died!"

Sophie shivered and I grinned.

"Yes she did, leave the almost dying to me, sis, that's my talent," I said and both Grady and Edaline glared at me.

"No! Both of you! No almost dying!" Grady yelled at us and I shrugged sitting up.

"Clearly you don't know my reputation." I grinned and his face darkened. He turned to Sophie and my eyes widened in horror.

"She use to fight in an illegal fighting ring, drank alcohol underage, and had been stabbed many many times. And don't get me started on the jumping off cliffs and hurting herself purposefully because she was simply 'bored'." Sophie rolled her eyes.

"Fu- I mean fudge you its fun!" I said and Sophie elbowed me.

"The fact you hurt yourself on purpose the way Sophie said constantly is very concerning (Y/N)," Edaline said and Sophie quickly changed the subject.

She cleared his throat. "I'm okay now, right?"

"You should be." Elwin turned to Grady and Edaline, "She's tough. How else could she survive so many disasters?" Elwin joked.

Grady and Edaline didn't smile.

"She looks so pale," Edaline whispered. She reached for Sophie but retracted her hand before actually touching her.

"She just needs to rest. She'll be back to normal tomorrow."

"I'm already back to normal," Sophie said. I watched blankly, are we ignoring me again? Ok.

"But what if this happens again?" Edaline asked.

"It won't," Sophie promised.

"Is that true?" Grady asked Elwin.

" I'll have to do some research. In the meantime, I gave her an emergency solution to keep with her. Let's hope she won't need it, and that it works if she does. I also gave one to (Y/N) because she apparently has the same allergy as Sophie so just in case."

"Hey, you said you wouldn't tell anyone!" I yelled and was ignored.

Edaline and Grady both nodded blankly at the news.

Elwin squeezed Edaline's arm. "She's fine now. Once she rests and has something to eat she'll be back to her old self."

"I am back to my old self," Sophie insisted but much like me was ignored, Aw! Ignored buddies!

Edaline nodded, but she didn't look convinced.

"Well," Grady said, turning to Elwin. "We should let you get back to work. Thank you for all you did to save her."

"Just doing my job. Besides, Sophie's my best patient." He gave Sophie a small smile. "Just make your next crisis less dramatic, okay?"

"Maybe this is my last catastrophe," she mumbled.

Elwin and me laughed. "You? Never." Elwin said while I said.

"Hell Nah! I got a pretty good feeling this isn't the last! And you know how spot on my guts are!" I winked and Sophie dropped her head into her hands.

Grady's lips tightened and Edaline looked at the floor. Clearly, they agreed with us. Except they didn't seem to think it was funny.

Grady helped Sophie up the stairs and Edaline brought us both a bowl of brothy soup in bed, but their minds seemed to be elsewhere. When we finished eating, Edaline clapped twice and the shades plunged the room into darkness. The shadowy light made them both look worn and haggard.

"Are you okay?" Sophie asked.

"We're worried about you two," Edaline whispered, her eyes on the floor.

I stayed silent as Sophie yawned and I stared at our adoptive parents.

"Get some sleep," Grady said as he tucked us in for the first time since we'd moved in.

Maybe it was the way he wrapped the blankets extra snug. Or maybe it was Edaline handing us our stuffed animals. Or maybe it was Sophie almost dying. Whatever it was, I snuggled into the pillow and Sophie, feeling so much like family I couldn't help whispering, "I love you guys," into the silence also realizing Sophie had done the same.

But my exhausted body fell asleep before I heard their answer.

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Well that's the next part, nothing really to say. Hope you liked it. 

Eat real food, Frink real water and  get 4 hours + of sleep or else (Y/N) will get killed before she has her first kiss! Mwhahahahahahahaah! 

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Bye!!

~Sahiko