From the soft grass Sophie and Keefe looked at the baby alicorn prancing and flying with her parents, Silveny and Greyfell and her big brother, Thistle.

"Aren't they cute?" asked Sophie.

"Yeah, almost as cute as you are," I teased. She rolled her eyes at the comment but I could tell from her wave of emotions that she was flustered.

The newborn alicorn was one reason I came, but there was another reason not just because Sophie and I were alone. Although that was a bonus.

"Hey, Foster?" Well it was now or never.

"Yeah, what?"

"Are you ever going to get married?" Oh wow Keefe, I told myself. Real smooth.

"Well yeah. Why do you ask?" I could see her hands fidgeting with her Ruewen pin.

I took a deep breath, "I know you still like Fitz, but-"

Sophie laughed, cutting him off. "You think I still like Fitz? That was just a crush, and besides he thinks of me as a sister."

"Then who?" I raised an eyebrow. Then she blushed, reaching up to pull an eyelash. I grabbed her hand preventing her from committing more eyelash murder. I was hit by nervousness and something else I couldn't quite place.

"So you gonna answer my question?" She shook her head.

"Ya know I could always read your emotions right?"

"Empaths." She grumbles.

"Well I could. Before you interrupted me I was in the middle of saying something."

"Sorry," she mumbled.

I continued. If I chickened out I would probably never get the chance again and hate myself forever.

"Do you want to go with me to the celebration at Foxfire?" Sophie blinked. Oh no. I was going to get rejected. Was this how the girls at school felt when I rejected them? Please say yes Sophie.

"You want me to say yes?" She asked smirking. Oh poop. She was a Telepath she could hear my little conversation with myself.

"Ummmmmmm...that would be ideal I guess." It was my turn to blush.

"Yes." Now I blinked. She actually said yes!

"I can still hear you," she reminded him.

"Do I get a kiss then?" He asked.

She smirked. "Later. When I tell Grady and let him calm down so he doesn't kill or severely injure you."

I sighed. But she leaned towards me and I wrapped my arms around her. She was warm. That was a weird thought. But now I could feel her emotions even more strongly. There was nervousness but there was something else overshadowing it. The one I couldn't place before.

Love.