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bmc: Richjake

Soul mate au. When you touch your soul mate, matching tattoos appear somewhere on your body.
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Jake's pov

I get up for school and look in the mirror. I smile at my reflection.  I'm free of almost any care in  the world, and I am so grateful for that.  I sweep back my dark Brown hair and grab my yellow back pack and head out the door. I get in my car and head to school, playing the newest hits on the radio.
When I arrive, Christine walks up to my car. I smile. I've been dating Christine for a few weeks now, but we are fully aware we aren't soul mates. We just agreed to go out until one of us runs into our partner. If we run into our partner. Some people never do.
"Hey, beautiful." I smile as I get out of my car. We hug and I give her a kiss, my hands on her hips. 
"Jake, there's something you should know. " She let's go of me and rolls up her sleeve.  She does me a little black music note, with swirls dancing around it.
"Christine,  that's amazing! " I grin.  "Who is it?!" I ask.
"You know that Jeremy kid? Jeremy heere? " she asks. I nod. " we accidentally grazed hands when I asked for a pencil yesterday in math class, I noticed it. I didn't know it was him until he rolled up his sleeves to write, then I saw it! " She explains with a grin.
"I'm so happy for you! You two will be so good together." I hum. She nods and hugs me once again before running off. Now I feel bad for kissing her earlier. Now I'm single.
I hate the idea of soul mates. It's scary to think that, out of all these people, only one belongs with you. And it can make you feel hopeless. I sigh and head to class. I accidentally bump into a shorter guy, and knock him over, before toppling over him myself.
"Ouch... shit, sorry." I apologize with a sigh. He just stares at me like I've grown a second head, before he traces his fingers gently over his neck. I look where his fingers go and see small roses start to form in the shape of a heart. The whole marking is no bigger than a golf ball, but it is extremely intricate and stunning.  The boy pulls out a mirror compact and examined his own neck before turning the mirror to allow me to see the exact same mark on my own neck. Mine mirrors his perfectly. We are both speechless as we just take in eachother's appearances.
The boy is short, like really short.  But he's built and can probably kick some ass. He has dark blonde hair, and a  red streak in his bangs, which are spiked up. He has dark green eyes, and freckled features. But he also has slightly off coloured scars on his face and arms.
"Holy shit. " I gasp.  "It's you..." I can't help the smile that forms on my face.

"I'm Rich. " the boy introduces himself. 
"I'm Jake. Nice to meet you, Richard. " I hum.
"Just rich. Richard's too formal. " rich shakes his head. "Sorry if I'm coming off as weird,  this is a moment every kid fantasizes about, and I didn't expect this, not out of nowhere. " He runs a hand through his bangs.
"Don't worry about it. Im still shook too. Ah! Umm, it's not a bad shook, I swear!" Why am I wigging out like this? Im usually calm and collected.

"I get what you mean. " rich chuckles.  I sigh and smile.  He opens his arms for an embrace of some sort, and I hug him tightly, him holding onto me for dear life.
"You're, like, the best at hugging, holy shit." I sigh happily. He laughs, and looks up at me.
"I'm glad I found you. I was running out of hope. " He admits.
"I am too. And you're crazy cute." I let go of him and stand up, before offering a hand to him. He takes it and stands up. "So, tell me about yourself." I want to learn more about this boy.

"Umm. There isn't much to say. Any questions?" He looks up at me.
"Well, if you dont mind me asking, how did you get those scars?" I ask.

"A house fire. I was playing with fire." He shrugs.
"Do you have any pets?"
"A cat. She was a stray, but she showed up one day and so we kept her." He nods. "You?"
"I have a German Shepard. His name's Apollo." I smile.
"Oh, sweet! I gotta see this dog!" Roch grins, revealing the slight gap between his two front teeth.
"Maybe you can come over sometime and see him." I offer. We hear the bell signaling for us to go to our classes. "Oh, shit. Um, meet me in the library before lunch. We can exchange numbers then, alright?" I suggest.
"Alright. Sounds good. " rich nods.

"Where's you're class? " I ask.
"The gym. "He answers. I take his hands tightly in my own and start walking him to the gym. When we get there, he hugs me once more, before scurrying into his class.
Goddamn... he's so cute.
The first part of the day drags on painfully slow. Quite a few people remark on my new tattoo but I dont say much about it. Just that it appeared this morning.
When the lunch bell rings I hurry to the library.

Rich's pov

Im on my way to the library, and this loser kid, mark, bumps into me on purpose.
"Dude, what the fuck? " I growl. He glances up from his game boy before rolling his eyes and continuing walking. "If you do that again, your days will be marked, shit head!" I snarl. I take a deep breath and head to the library. When I get there, Jake's already waiting for me. I run up to him, instantly forgetting my bad mood. He grins and we silently exchange slips of paper with our numbers scrawled on them.

"Jake... what if we turn out to be one off the unlucky couples? " I ask. Unlucky couples are soul mates that wind up not working out. There's no way to fall in love with anyone else either. Unlucky relationships can even end in the two completley despising eachother. I never want to hate Jake. 
"I could never see myself hating you." He takes my hand. I smile and cling to his arm.
"Can you see yourself loving me forever?" I ask.
"Actually, yes. I can definitely see that happening. " he chuckles. We head to lunch and I never let go of Jake's arm.
"Are you hungry?" He asks. I shake my head no.
We sit at a table and, sitting across from us, are Chloe and Brooke. I know them both, but not to well. I hang out with a different popular group. Mostly the guys from weightlifting.  Chloe and Brooke have their matching butterfly tattoos on the back of their left hands. They are holding hands tightly and being all cute and gay with eachother.
"Oh my god!" Brooke gushes. "Jakey! You found your soul mate! "
"Aw, and he's so clingy!" Chloe chirps. I blush and let go of Jake's arm. 
"Sorry." I apologize.
"No, its okay. I like it, she knows that. That's why she said something. " jake assures me as he rubs my back gently. I lay against his side.
"So, when did you two find out?" Brooke asks.
"This morning. " I explain.  "We ran into eachother in the hall, both of us fell. The whole fiasco."
"That's adorable. " brooke giggles.
Jake smiles down at me.
"Have you two kissed yet? " Chloe asks.
"No. We've only known eachother for A few hours. Isn't it a bit soon?" I ask.

"Brooke and I were making out in the janitor's closet within two hours of knowing eachother. "Chloe shrugs and Brooke looks away.
"Woo, Chloe,  you sure know how to get it." Jake teases her, with a chuckle.
"Right? Okay, but seriously,  Jake. When do you plan on kissing him?" Chloe interrogates.
"I dunno. Whenever the moment's right, I guess." Jake shrugs.
"Lame." Chloe huffs.
I hold Jake's hand Under the table. He smiles at me.
We ahh chat for the entirety of lunch, before heading to class. Jake walks me to chemistry, and I smile up at him. We stand outside of my classroom and to talk for a couple minutes.
"I'm really glad you bumped into me this morning. " i smile.
"Me too. It was killing me to not know who you were. " Jake runs a hand through his hair.  I latch around his waist and bury my face in his chest.

*timeskip*

Jake's pov

Rich is coming over for the first time today. We've been t to get her for a little over a month now. He's hella excited to meet my dog. When the doorbell rings, Apollo lunges over the back of the couch and hurries to the door. I chuckle and get up, answering the door.
As soon as the door is open enough for Apollo to tackle rich to the ground with affection, he does. Rich struggles to try and get up, but gives up and laughs as Apollo licks his face.
"This is Apollo " I smile.
"I figured so." Rich smiles as Apollo backs off and lets him up.
"He's a pretty dog." Rich looks up at me.
"Thanks." I move out of the way to let rich into the house. Ge looks around and gasps.
"Damm dude. This you is bigger than my hopes and dreams. " rich laughs.
"Where are your parents? I wanna make a good first impression."
"Oh. Um, they're kinda on the run. I don't think Thierry coming back." I shrug.
"Oh shit... they just left you?" Rich looks at me with eyes full of disbelief.

"Yeah. But it's chill. I can have people over whenever. And they send me checks to pay for the bills still. So yeah, it's just me." I shrug. "But, maybe someday, you can move in with me and when my parents forget about me for good, I can get a job and pay the bills and you'll never have to worry about anything ever again."

Rich envelopes me in a tight hug and I hug back. We pull away just enough to look into each other's eyes.  Before either of us realize it, we close our eyes and gently press our lips together. Rich's grip on me tightens. When i break the kiss, I look down at rich. His entire face is bright red and he smiles at me softly.
"I love you so much... holy shit, you have no idea..." rich whispers.
"I love you too. And I think I have a pretty good idea. "