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@sparklenarniawizard

Broken heart/Broken mind

Chapter twenty

(Human AU)

Sophie and Keefe met in the children's hospital when they were little. Because of how long they were confined to the four walls of the hospital, they became very close during their stay.

As the years pass, they wind up being in the same classroom together due to their physical conditions. This makes their bond deepen.

But are they able to handle when life gets tough, throwing problems and complications their way?

Sophie and Keefe walked through the doors of the mall after being dropped off. They were going to go after school Monday, but it turned out they were both going to be busy after school for the rest of the week. So now it was Saturday, and they both had time.

"So, which way is it?" Sophie asked

"This way."

Keefe took her hand and started to lead her down the left side of the mall to the escalators. They rode it to the second floor. To the right was the jewelry store.

They went to the counter and placed the bracelet and charm down.

"Hello," Sophie said to the cashier. "Can I get this charm placed onto my bracelet?"

"Of course, dear. Follow me."

The lady led them to a different counter with a few tools. She fiddled with the charm before doing something to attach it to the bracelet.

She handed back the bracelet. "Here you go. By the way, you two are adorable together."

Keefe's eyes widened, almost looking horrified. Sophie tilted her head. "Huh? We're... not together."

"He's the one who got the charm, yes?" the lady clarified.

Sophie nodded. The lady tilted her glasses down to look at her. "Mm-hm," she hummed. "Whatever you say, darling."

"That was weird," Sophie murmured under her breath as they left.

"Uh... yeah, strange," Keefe agreed, but he wouldn't quite meet her eyes.

They walked past the food court. One of the cafés smelled amazing, and they still had an hour before being picked up.

"Want to get lunch?" She pointed to a little stall called 'Christy's Café'.

"That sounds good," Keefe said.

They got in line for the stall. When it was their turn, Sophie ordered the chicken wrap and Keefe got the salami sandwich. A guy with dark skin, named Wylie, gave them their food.

They took a seat at a small booth. Keefe tilted to the side to nudge her shoulder. Sophie did it back a little harder. Then Keefe.

They kept going back and forth until they were in a shoving match. People were definitely staring, but they were laughing too much to care.

She tried to gasp a breath in. Her sides hurt, but he wasn't giving up yet, so she wasn't either. She gave one last good shove, and-

THUNK!

Keefe was on his side on the ground. Tears were in the corners of his eyes as he cackled.

"Get up!" she told him, but she couldn't take herself seriously either. She was sure her face was red from laughing.

The guy from the stall wandered over to the table. He looked between her and Keefe.

"Is he alright?"

Sophie had to use all her self-control to choke out an awnser. "He's fine."

She nudged his side with her foot. "Get up," she hissed, still trying to control herself.

That caused him to roll over onto his stomach to try and muffle himself. It wasn't working very well, but Sophie appreciated the sentiment.

Wylie just stared at them for a little bit longer before walking away. Although she could hear him snickering as he made his way back.

Sophie grabbed Keefe by the shoulders to drag him back up into the booth. He was still in hyena mode. He buckled over and rested his forehead on her shoulder.

"You good?" Sophie had to ask.

He had gone completely red, likely from lack of oxygen. He was still shaking. He wrapped his arms around Sophie to steady himself. It made her cheeks warm, and her heart flip.

Maybe it wasn't an aura? It wasn't like her others. The normal ones felt like a stalled heartbeat. These ones felt like it was doing summersaults. She didn't understand why she had been so twitchy around him lately.

"No," he managed to get out, cutting her off from her thoughts. "I'm crying."

She snorted. "Easy boy." She patted his head. He shook his head.

After five minutes, he finally managed to collect himself. Mostly. He was still hicuping slightly. He wiped the corners of his eyes.

"Sorry," Sophie told him. "Didn't mean to push you that hard. You alright?"

"You're good. I knew what I was getting myself into. I'm fine."

"You're sure?" She pointed to a forming purple blotch on the elbow he fell on.

He shrugged, "You know I just bruise easily from the baby aspirin. Doesn't even hurt."

"Alright." Her phone dinged. "Oh, my mom is here. Let's go.