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Chest Glow

This is an A.U. where when someone finds their soulmate, their chest begins to glow. I take no credit for the original idea, just the story I write.

I was crying in the corner of my bedroom after school. This had been the worst day of my life. My best friend had found her soulmate, while I had been left standing there in pain. My pitbull mix, Fria, nuzzled up under my arm and licked a tear off of my face. I smiled, and the sobs subsided. Maybe everything would be ok. I was only 14, and therefore still had plenty of time to find my soulmate. I just hoped I had one. I crawled into bed after quickly doing my homework and fell into a dreamless sleep.

I woke up the next morning to my phone buzzing and Fria licking my face. I shoved her off, laughed, then turned off the alarm on my phone. I jumped out of bed and grabbed a white t-shirt with a teal colored cardigan. I also put on a pair of jeans and my favorite shoes, which were black combat boots. I quickly finished getting ready for the day, and ran out the door to catch the bus. I smiled as I watched my house disappear and I got lost in my thoughts. Today was going to be a good day. I could feel it.

About an hour later I was sitting in my first class when my phone vibrated in my pocket. Discretely pulling it out so my teacher wouldn't see, I looked. My friend Alecia had texted me. 'Hey Melanie! Want to hang out at the bookstore after school?' I smiled and quickly responded. 'Hey Alecia! Sure that would be awesome.' Putting my phone away so I wouldn't get caught, I looked back up at the board. My mind began to wander as the teacher rambled on. Would I find my soulmate soon? What would they look like? What would their interests be? I daydreams the whole period and was startled out of my thoughts by the sound of everyone packing up. I hurriedly stuffed my books into my bag and walked out of the classroom as the bell rang.

The morning flew by until lunch. Getting the standard school cafeteria lunch, I scanned for my best friend out of habit. I spotted her, then remembered what had happened yesterday as I saw her with her newly found soulmate. Tears sprang into my wyes and I walked towards an empty table on the other side of the large room. I sat down and forced myself not to cry. I should be happy for her, not sorry for myself. But the tears began to leak out anyway. I wiped my eyes and left my lunch as I went to the bathroom to avoid being stared at. I called myself down and thought of my potential soulmate. Maybe it was someone I would never suspect.

After lunch, the rest of the day flew by. Before I knew it, I was standing at Alecia's locker while I waited for her so we could walk to the bookstore. As soon as she gathered all her stuff to take home, we were on our way. As we walked we talked about nothing in particular. That is, until soulmates were brought up.

"Have you ever wondered what your soulmate will be like?" Alecia asked me. Immediately my thoughts jumped to yesterdays event and tears sprang to my eyes. Blinking them back, I silently nodded. Alecia gave me a curious look. "Melanie, are you ok? What's wrong?" I shook my head, a symbol that I didn't want to talk about it. As we approached the doors to the library, we walked in silence. Finally sitting down at a table, a put my head on my arms and breathed a deep sigh. I felt a hand on my head and looked up to see a bit stroking my hair, smiling.

"Are you ok?" He asked. His voice was kind and sweet, like honey. His eyes were a deep brown, like a puppy looking up at you. I smiled up at him. Then, I felt a tingling sensation around my collar bone. I looked down to see a faint pink glow emitting from my chest, right above my heart. I looked up at him to see a similar light coming from the same area. My grin grew and and he smiled at me. I stood and he stepped closer to me. He leaned down and I sensed what he was about to do.

I met him halfway as he bridged the gap between us. The kiss was magical. All I could think was 'I don't even know this guy's name and I'm already in love with him.' Was this what it was like to meet your soulmate? Instant sparks, the immediate connection? All I knew was that I didn't care. I had found my soulmate, and he had found me.