~Sokeefe Forever (Part 1)~

~Chapter Thirty Eight~

(Keefe's POV)

"WHAT? Ro..." My eyes shifted to hers, hoping she could see the hurt and betrayal in them. "You joined the Neverseen? Why?"

"Although they're complete losers... I agreed to join the Neverseen to save my kingdom." Ro whispered. "Look, I'm sorry, but... I can't lose my family. And," Ro spun around to face Gisela, glaring hard. "I never agreed to kill anyone."

"Maybe not, but you agreed to join my cause, so you must do what I say. I have the crystal from Elysian if you don't think I can attack your home." Gisela replied. "Also, son, I don't think it was a wise choice to marry the moonlark. She's too dangerous for anyone to ever marry her."

Tears filled Foster's eyes, and I tilted her chin up to face me. "Don't listen to her. You know whats true and what's not. Listen to that voice, not her voice."

Foster leaned into my palm. "But... She's right. Ever since you've known me, I've put you in danger. And I want to make sure you stay safe. Even if it means..." She picked her head up, taking her warmth with her. "Even if it means Ro kills me instead of you."

"Foster, no. That's exactly what my mom wants. We can get out of this." I assured her.

"No, we can't. Because look at how many people are with Gisela compared to us. I can't ask all those people to fight their way out of this! I'll feel too guilty... And..." Foster's voice cracked. "She's caught us, Keefe. You're going to leave this church, and I'm not. I know we've been through this lots of times, but... Since I'm going to die today..."

Sophie glanced at Edaline, and as she whispered, "You may now kiss the bride," Sophie cupped my face and kissed me, long and sweet. We had shared this emotion many times, but this time, it was mixed with sadness, like...

Our last kiss.

A final goodbye.

And although people were clapping, the only sound I could hear was Foster's voice, whispering, "I love you, Keefe. Don't ever forget that. Don't do anything stupid because of me. I'm always here, whether I'm alive or not. Nothing you do will change that, because... Team Foster-Keefe is going to win this."

"Foster... I have a plan." I whispered to her just before the clapping died down.

"Okay, cool, you're married," Gisela said sarcastically. "Ro, pick one and kill them. Otherwise, this entire army of Neverseen members will kill everyone, including the people in your kingdom."

"Soo, wait, mom," I said, trying to distract her, "How is Ro going to kill us, exactly? Because... I don't know... It seems like this is more efficient." I grabbed the dagger from under Sophie's cape and flung it towards the lights. Everything went dark.

"That was a foolish mistake, son." Gisela warned over the nervous chatter in the crowd.

"Maybe it was. But this isn't." I replied smugly. I grabbed a throwing star from my boot and used my night vision to track down Ro. I flung it towards Ro, and she yelped. Then she fell to the ground.

If she's unconscious, she can't kill one of us, can she? I know, it seems messed up, but I'll make up for it later. Right now, I need to get everyone out of here.

"Fool." Gisela spat. Through my night vision, I pushed Foster and Edaline behind the curtains of the stained glass windows.

Then I spun around to find two hangry trolls leaping at me. I barely dodged them and pulled out more throwing stars. I could hear Sandor and the rest of the bodyguards as they fought off hundreds of Neverseen members.

Suddenly, Wylie raised his arms and called light orbs to fill the ceiling, meaning everyone could see again. Linh and Marella were attacking at least fifteen Neverseen members at once, and the rest of my friends were fighting pretty hard, too.

I flung another throwing star at the troll next to me, leading it to drop to the floor in pain. I levitated up to the ceiling as I rallied my concentration.

I felt an electric spark light up in me, my ice blue eyes burning with power. My smirk was clear as I turned to my mother.

I had enough.

I had learned to target one person at a time, so I focused on my mother as I shouted, "SLEEP!"

My mom's body went limp.

My eyes lit up with joy. I turned to the trolls. "DIE!"

Their pulses stopped completely. I sprinted over to my mother and tied up her body, bringing her over to Foster. "Search her memories. I'm gonna go help them. Don't move a muscle." I warned. I set my mom in front of Foster and Edaline and then sprinted over to the crowd of Neverseen members. I raised my arms, focusing on all of their minds as I shouted, "SLEEP!"

There were body thuds all over the room. I smirked when I noticed my friends' surprised expressions. "Tie them up. I've got Ro, don't worry."

I sprinted over to Ro's body and put pressure on her wound. "Ugh, I'm dead meat... She's gonna kill me."

"You're right, I am." Ro whispered weakly. "Did you really have to hit me in the shoulder?" I hugged her tightly.

"I'm sorry, Ro. I didn't want you to kill either of us, so... I kinda put you out of commission." I mumbled.

"I might still kill you, though, so I suggest you keep your guard up for the next few years. Maybe decades." Ro teased. I laughed as I bandaged her wound.

"Go to Blondie. I'll fix myself up." Ro finally whispered. "Sorry I had to ruin your wedding day."

"It's fine. As long as I get to sing the Ballad of Bo and Ro after this..." I replied.

"Keep dreaming, Funkyhair." Ro said. I grinned, hugging her one more time before I ran over to Foster.

"Okay... What did you find?" I asked her.

"Nothing. She erased her memories, somehow." Foster mumbled.

"Well, at least she can't cause any more trouble." Edaline said positively. "She's going to be locked up in Exile for a while."

"I guess... It would've been nice to know-" Foster stopped talking when she realized something. "Wait... Gisela said something about controlling humans when she was with Vespera, right? So... What if these are humans?"

Me and Foster sprinted to the Neverseen members. And after throwing down their hoods...

We discovered that every single member had brown eyes.

*Squeals*

Did anybody else squeal or am I weird? You know what, don't answer that.

Hope that was enjoyable. Have an amazingly KOTLC day!

TEAM FOSTER-KEEFE FOR THE WIN!

-SilvenySlays :)