Heartbeat Or Break

Soul Mate Conundrum (PhaYo)

10k Bonus side story
PhaYo

This is set in an AU where P'Pha does not exist as such.

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Wayo POV

I live in a world where everyone has a countdown. We aren't bombs, but everyone has a timer on their wrists. Each has a time that counts down until your heart is binded with your fated soul mate and the timer is replaced with matching hearts, each as unique to the couple as a fingerprint is to each human being.

An example being is that my mother and father worked alongside for years before the top company known today was established and only when my father confessed his love to my mother did their timers stop, glow and then become red engraved hearts. From then on, they prospered and we now live as the rich company and family we are known as today.

However, I am an odd one out since my timer is set to 0:0:0, but it has been since I've been born meaning I'm broken. I've come to accept that I'll never have a soul mate, but by "accept" I mean I curse the God responsible for placing the timers each day, but otherwise I'm fine.

I lay on my bed, thinking about why our world works like this. I already knew I wasn't the only one without a soul mate, but that didn't make me feel any less lonely. However I began to feel slightly depressed so I chased the thoughts out of my head and slept.

The next morning, I cursed the God of Fate again as I woke up as he was the reason I lost my sleep last night.

I got picked up by my best friend, Ming Kwan, who was excited as his timer now had only a few days to go now. Also we recently had made friends with some of our upperclassmen, Kit and Beam, who were medical students and Forth, who was an engineering student like Ming. Forth had introduced us to the other two and Beam had made quick work of inviting Ming for drinks as he thought Forth and Ming were most likely to be "babe magnets" and I really agree with him as they were probably the two most handsome out of us all.

Ming picked me up and we left for school. It turned out to be a normal day and I came home tired, I had pent up frustration so I decided to release it in my average way, but this time something was different.

I shouted, "curse you God of Fate for being lazy and being sh*t at your job!"

However the one thing I wasn't counting was a reply, "must you use such vulgar language when insulting me", a male voice said and I literally jumped onto my bed and under the covers.

I felt the bed strain as the man sat down on the side of my bed. "What a lovely introduction", he remarked. "I am one of the several Gods of Fate. My name is Phana, but you can call me P'Pha", he introduced himself to me.

"P'? I think I'll just settle for Pha", my voice came out muffled from under the blanket. He mumbled something about me giving him sass before I was revealed from beneath my covers, to be precise, he dramatically pulled off my sheets and threw them across the room.

"Go get that sheet and put it right back, right now", I demanded, getting up from the bed and he obliged and put the cover back on obediently. "I'm Wayo, you can call me Wayo", I introduced myself politely, "Now who the hell are you and what are you doing in my house?"

"Must you mention that place, also I have already introduced myself and I'm here to help you find a soul mate so put that slipper down", he obviously had realized I'd started equipping myself, my slipper was not my first choice, but I chose that over throwing my precious 'One Piece' manga books.

I took a minute to actually look at the man who claimed to be a God. He was good looking and handsome, although I'd never admit that to him. He had a good face, his body was pretty toned from what I could see and if girls could see what I am right now,  they'd surely be swooning after him.