Ten Years - Almost

On the day before her eighteenth birthday, Shego spends far, far longer than she'd ever admit waiting for her journal to appear. She sits, cross legged, on her bed. Staring at her desk. What will it look like? I wonder if they already have theirs. I hope they do, I'd hate to be the one to get it first. The clock strikes midnight and a small, simple leather bound journal appears on her desk. Accompanying it is a silver pen, a silver ring emblazoned with a floral pattern, and a small notecard containing an explanation.

Your Soul Book and You:

When you write in the book with the pen provided, it will be instantly readable by your soulmate! The pen can also be used to erase old marks, should the book begin to run out of space (it shouldn't, there are hundreds of thousands of pages - magic is convenient)!The ring will vibrate softly when your soulmate writes in their journal. We recommend wearing it at all times, just in case.Your book can never be lost or destroyed. You could hide it if you chose.If you have received this book, you definitely have a soulmate. We cannot guarantee that they will match your expectations, but we can be absolutely certain you will fit together perfectly. If nobody responds when you write, consider that your soulmate may not have received their book yet!The initials and date on the front cover of the book are the first and last preferred name of your soulmate, not their legal name. The date is the month and day of their birth. The year would be too easy!Your book is totally private, and saves itself! Only you and your soulmate can read it, and if you lose or destroy it somehow (accidents happen!), the replacement will be exactly the same - down to the dog-eared pages!

After spending several minutes fidgeting with the book, too nervous to open it, she slipped on the ring and decided to go to sleep. I'll write to them first thing in the morning. Shego slept comfortably, though she found it took longer than normal to actually fall asleep. She kept twisting her ring, hoping that it would buzz and alert her to her soulmate.

The sharp trilling of her alarm clock woke her suddenly, ripping her from a wonderful dream - wherein she had been kicking the shit out of an annoying kid from her senior year of high school. She sighed, sitting up, and stretched to crack her back and shoulders. Immediately, her mind jumped to her book. Right, I should at least see what their initials and birthday are.

The inside of the front cover is an off-white background, an orange floral pattern sprouting randomly across the page. In silvered, flowing calligraphy, the letters KP sit cleanly at the center of the page. Just under it, in the same script, 6/7 .

KP, June seventh. Weird. Don't know anybody like that. She flipped to the first page, looking into the off-white emptiness it contained. Guess I really am first. I figured, when they didn't write anything last night. Still... Shego flinched, her emergency alarm going off. She grabbed whatever piece of clothing was near - a green t-shirt - and flung it with enough force to knock the thing off the desk and deaden the sound.

Carefully, she lifted her pen and began to write.

6/14/2010

Is it against the rules to tell you my name? I don't even know if there are any rules. I won't tell you, just in case. I just turned eighteen - it's my birthday today. But I guess you knew that? Haha, that's weird. Honestly, it's a bit lonely to be the first one to get my book. I'm not good at the whole 'people' thing, so I was hoping you'd be able to pull me out of my shell.

Sorry I missed your birthday, by the way. I'll make sure to write one every year from here on. It's weird to say that - I never thought I'd be the kind of girl to be obsessed with her book. I haven't stopped thinking about it since it showed up.

I should tell you some stuff about myself, right? I currently do MMA as a hobby, just to keep myself in shape. You won't have to worry about me getting into any trophy fights and getting injured like in the movies. I'm just about to head into college - I'm thinking about teaching something like advanced sciences or maths. I haven't decided yet, but I have a good head for physics.