Sapphire Marks -semishira-

  Semi grows up hating his soulmate.

Not because he knows who they are but because of the bruises that always followed after them.

At the age of 8, Semi’s first bruise appears on his arm.

A huge purple bruise covering half his forearm. It wasn’t as painful as he expected but the looks he got from his classmates the next day were.

“Your soulmate must be stupid if she got a big bruise like that.” a girl in his class mocks, a wave of laughter follows immediately after.

Semi comes home crying of embarrassment because of his soulmate’s bruise. Semi’s mom pulls him out of that class that same day.

Bruises gradually start appearing on Semi’s skin. On his arms, legs, waist, even his face.  The insults never stopped and Semi often found himself being sent home early.

Every once in a while, Police would come over because concerned and nosy neighbors keep calling them over.

Semi would come home only to find police cars in his front yard. When he comes inside he is immediately questioned.

“It’s my soulmate, not my mom!” Semi would always yell at them, stomping into his room.

By the age of 12, Semi begins despising his soulmate.

He is almost taken away twice since many claim that his bruises come from the many beatings of his parents. Semi would always say it wasn’t them but he would be brought to the police car while his parents were questioned.

“It's not fair! Why do they have to visit me and not my soulmate.” Semi would cry, earning a few sympathetic looks from the cops guarding him.

Bruises also start forming around his wrist, leaving him a difficult time playing volleyball. Oftentimes he would be asked by his coach to sit down because of how painful his wrists were.

Semi is 16 when he comes to Shiratorizawa. By some miracle, he manages to snag a sports scholarship despite his difficulty.

He meets a lot of talented players, all of them immediately being his close friends.

None of them mention anything about Semi’s occasional bruising, probably since they were waiting for Semi to explain on his own accord. Semi was glad that they respected it.

He tells them about his soulmate two months later.

Semi is 17 when bruises stop appearing on his skin.

He will still get bruises occasionaly but luckily these bruises were only minor. On the hand, arm, and sometimes on the face. Nothing compared to the five or so bruises he would receive every week

Semi thanks whatever gods there are that these bruises were easily hideable.

However, that still never changed his feelings towards his soulmate. 

He is in his second year when he meets a very peculiar first year.

Shirabu Kenjiro.

There is something very odd about him. From his first day in Shiratorizawa, Semi could already tell.

It wasn’t a bad feeling but it was also not good.

“It’s probably because you guys don’t get along.”

No.

He feels like he knows Shirabu from somewhere. Kind of like a sense of déjà vu.

Semi didn’t like him.