Sophie was trying to sleep, while still, the memories of what Steven said were flowing inside her mind, he told Rain that he can help her, and when Rain asked "How?" As he was going back in 3 days he said he will find out some way.
It was like Sophie was not even around them like she was invisible, Steven was ignoring the fact that Sophie could have powers as well and kept on concentrating on the fact that Rain could have their mother's power, and to Sophie's shock, Rain was ignoring her too like she was never born.
Just today Sophie thought, she saw Rain being happy with the human life, and maybe she was until he decided to come, but this wasn't hurting her as much as the fact that Rain was ignoring her, and just like Steven, thinking that only she has power.
After their discussion was over, Rain suddenly remembered Sophie was there and said, "Sow, if I can then I will take you with us, when I am 18." To which Sophie nodded smiling, but nobody asked her if she has powers or not, it was like even Rain thought that Sophie didn't deserve the powers like Sophie was not worth it.
It was hurting Sophie too much, for the first time Sophie was quiet and it was because not only Steven but Rain also treated her like an extra useless burden.
Maybe she was.
Steven was trying to sleep on the car seat but couldn't, he was excited as Rain finally agreed on accepting his offer of training her for that world. But he was also bothered by the fact that Sophie was unbelievably quiet today, while Rain was talking he glanced at her from time to time to only see her looking down at her feet while still sitting on the bean bag, she didn't move, she didn't fight, she didn't even utter a single word for protest to anything they both were saying.
He was pretty sure she will somehow try to ruin their plan, but he was confused over her silence.
Maybe she gave up, he thought.
Rain was sleeping while dreaming of the new world and her family there. In her dreams too, she was confused about what to choose, as much as the thought of a new world attracted her so did the thought of living a life as Kat did too.
It was hard for her. She wanted both but could have only one.
The next few days passed in a snap, Rain and Sophie enjoyed every day with Kat and Oliver, Rain got comfortable enough to talk with Kat and tell her all her secrets, but not Steven one, she also started calling them mom and dad, her crying while remembering her parents stopped, she was free and a teen once again. While Sophie was always free, was always calling them mom and dad, but in these few days had become quieter whenever she is around Rain, Kat noticed how Sophie glanced nervously at Rain every time they are doing some things together, she tried to talk with Sophie about it but Sophie was too private to say anything so she stopped.
Everything was happy, the midnight meeting was more fun for Rain as she was getting more and more information on powers and all, Steven was thinking that she was an emotion's manipulator, he thought, that was her power. Although she didn't feel anything like that she believed him.
Of course, she will believe him, she had felt special for too long, like she was not from this world, she had something special in her, and Steven was giving her all the logical explanations for her power. So she did believe in it. While she was in her world Sophie attended the meet one more day and started going out to Rain's room saying she needs to sleep and stopped attending meetings.
Rain didn't mind that, but Steven did, he even asked Rain sometimes, but Rain would say it was her choice and quickly start asking more about her powers which she can't see right now.
It was not like she was ignoring Sophie, but the time was so little and she needs to learn so much more, so she cant get bothered by Sophie. she thought, once I am 18 I will surely take Sophie with me, but if she didn't have power then would they all let her in? she even asked Steven once and he told her that it would be hard but don't think about that now.
in her mind Rain knew that a time will come that she will have to leave Sophie and she will have to prepare for that, if they all didn't let her in she will have to go into that world alone.
Sophie was too hurt to see either of their faces, she didn't want to do anything with them and their wonderful powers or weird world, she wanted a peaceful life and she will enjoy only that, so she started leaving them both in their clouds.
After all, she thought, I don't have anything special in me, I cant fly the paper birds now, maybe it all was a coincidence, Rain and Steven were right that she is powerless and just a normal human, maybe it was her mom only who made the birds fly, but nowadays even thinking of her mom was making her sad, she felt weird for being such an emotional ball but when Rain and Steven decided to ignore her and made her feel worthless something cracked inside her, and the pain of that crack always rises when she thinks of mom dad or anything emotional.
It was painful but she felt worthless even to tell anyone of her pain so she kept everything to herself, and cried every night before sleeping.
Steven started filling in Rain with all the information of her powers that he can collect, made her do some exercise he saw that would make her powers appear more frequent. Told her about the test human have to give to prove they have powers to join that world. Then Rain had too many questions and Steven had less time every day.
Steven hasn't told Ace about this agreement, as Ace wouldn't approve of it, he told him daily that he was just going to ask the sisters if something strange happened and Ace never questioned or doubted him. He knew he was breaking the rules of a mission but he wanted to help Rain so much that he didn't care about rules.
He was happy that Rain was practicing daily and he can feel the emotional tension whenever he enters Sophie's room while Rain is there, he was now sure that Rain had powers, and the plus point now was Sophie wasn't attending the meets so he was not cut in midsentence and could calmly explain to Rain without any interruptions from that little brat.
Days and nights went by and soon it was the time of the last meeting, Steven climbed the tree and entered Sophie's room through the window, Sophie was sitting on the bed writing in her diary, as soon as he came in she jumped in shock and he laughed, "Idiot!" She fumed.
He was still laughing, she looked at the watch on her bedside table which was reading 11 pm and she frowned, "It is not even 12, why are you here early?" He stopped laughing and smiled, "It is our last day, so why not."
She got up without showing any expression and started to move towards the door after putting her diary in the drawer of the bedside table and locking it, when he called, "Came back with her, will you?"
"Why?" She asked turning to face him.
"It is my last day, lets talk for the last time," He smirked.
"Cool," She replied while shutting the door behind her.
Rain was not asleep, she was just coming up with a bottle of water in her hand when she saw Sophie knocking on her door, "Boo." She yelled to scare her sister which made Sophie jump, "What is with you guys." Sophie complained.
"Who else made you jump today?" Rain laughed seeing Sophie angry.
"Him," Sophie said pointing at her door. Rain didn't know why Sophie always called him 'him' but she didn't bother to ask. She started giving the bottle and the scarf she was wearing to Sophie while saying, "Take this with you pl…."
"He wants me there too." Sophie cuts her off.
"What? Why?…" Rain was confused and surprised, and added while understanding her mistake, "I mean…"
"I know. He and I don't seem to like each other that's why. I know don't worry." Sophie replied while walking towards her room door with a scarf and bottle in her hands. While hurt was forming in her eyes in the form of tears but Rai couldn't see it as she was behind her.