"So how'd it go?" Edaline asked as they left the Matchmaker's office.

"Fine." Sophie mumbled.

"Was That Boy on your list?" Grady demanded.

"Grady, she didn't even get her first list. She only got her packet." They looked at Sophie. "Where is her packet?"

"I didn't get one."

"Decided against it at the last moment?"

Sophie felt tears spring to her eyes. "I want to. I'm just... unmatchable."

"What does that mean?" Edaline asked.

Sophie shrugged. "It's never happened before?"

Grady and Edaline shook their heads.

"Great. Just great." Sophie kicked a rock lying on the road.

There was an uncomfortable silence as they left Atlantis and leaped to Havenfield.

Edaline said "Is it really that bad that you're unmatchable? You didn't even want to register in the first place."

"UGH!" Sophie yelled. "YOU DON'T GET IT! FITZ WON'T WANT TO BE WITH ME IF WE'RE A BAD MATCH! I HAVE TO BE MATCHABLE TO DATE HIM!" She ran up to her room crying.

I can't believe it... I just found out he liked me back, my fantasies of being with him could come true... AND NOW I'LL NEVER BE WITH HIM! Sophie thought, punching her pillow.

SOPHIE OKAY? Silveny transmitted. Sophie wiped her eyes.

Yeah Glitterbutt, I'm fine.

NOT TRUE! NOT TRUE! NOT TRUE! Silveny saw right through Sophie's lie.

Sophie sighed. Okay... I'm not really fine. Remember Fitz? Sophie transmitted an image of Fitz.

FITZ! REMEMBER!

Well, he was my boyfriend. Like you and Greyfall.

BOYFRIEND!

But now, he can't be my boyfriend.

WHY NOT?

So, elves get lists full of possible boyfriends, okay? And if you don't marry someone on your list, that's bad. Fitz said he had to marry someone on his list, and wouldn't marry someone who wasn't. But I can't be on his list. So he's going to dump me.

DUMP?

It means stop being my boyfriend. Sophie dissolved into sobs.

NO! Silveny insisted. FITZ NOT MAKE SOPHIE SAD!

No! It's not Fitz's fault, it's just... we weren't meant to be together, I guess. Sophie made an effort to stop crying.

SOPHIE NO SAD! OR SILVENY BE ANGRY!

Thanks, Silveny. Sophie broke their connection.

Someone knocked on the door. "Go away." Sophie said. Even if her talk with Silveny had calmed her down, she still wasn't ready to talk with Grady and Edaline.

"Sophie, it's Grady and I."

"I know. And I said go away!"

"All right," Grady said. "Dinner's in an hour."

Fitz's face appeared on Sophie's imparter. "Hi Sophie!"

"Hi Fitz." Just the person I didn't want to see...

"Biana told me that you were getting your matchmakers scroll." Fitz said. He was practically bouncing up and down. He was so adorably excited... how would Sophie ever let him go? (It's easy honey, just date Keefe.)

Sophie winced. "Um... about that..." JUST TELL HIM! her brain screamed, but she knew she wasn't ready. The sooner you do it the less it'll hurt, she told herself. But I don't want to! I can't tell him we'll never be together right now, when he looks so excited!

"I, um, decided to wait a little bit... you know, I'm fifteen here, but I still feel fourteen, and for me both are too young to think about marriage, so, sorry, but I'm gonna wait..." She was rambling.

Fitz looked a little disappointed, but he said it was okay.

"I am going to register," Sophie promised. WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? Her brain screamed. HE'S JUST GOING TO BE EVEN MORE UPSET WHEN HE FINDS OUT YOU LIED TO HIM! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!? Even though she knew the consequences, she couldn't help lying.

"Okay. I trust you!" You shouldn't, Sophie thought. "Bye! I'll see you tomorrow!"

Sophie decided to skip dinner and get some sleep.

This was a bad idea.

"Fitz, I, um, I'm unmatchable. I'll be a bad match, with whoever I marry." Sophie said.

"How do you know? You haven't gone to the matchmakers-" Fitz's voice faltered. "Wait. That time I called you, you said you would register later... you already knew, didn't you?" Sophie nodded. "YOU LIED TO ME!"

"Please, Fitz, please don't be mad, please. I couldn't let you go, I'm sorry, please forgive me, I'm so sorry," Sophie sobbed.

Fitz's expression was cold.

"Please, we can make it work. It won't matter if we're a bad match. Don't you- don't you love me?"

"I did, Sophie. But I'll never be with you if we're a bad match. Goodbye, Sophie." Fitz walked away.

"NO- Fitz, please! Please!"

"I said goodbye, Sophie." Fitz yelled. Sophie grabbed his wrist, but he pulled away. "Sophie, I can't be with you. Please understand that. I'm sorry, but we just weren't meant to be together."

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