Look at the stars//The Lunar Chronicles Oneshots

Of Love and Loss

(Soulmate! AU)

Kaider + Cresswell + Jacinter + Wolflet

Kai thought that having a soulmate wasn't anything special.

Sure, there were perks, like the connection between them that "nobody could ever compare to," or the "understanding and love that ran deeper than just the heart." At least, that was what Carswell had said.

Kai swore that Carswell was a completely different person before he met Cress, his soulmate. Maybe he went through an identity crisis, or something. Before Cress (which Kai referred to as B.C.), Carswell had hooked up with every single girl in the entire school. He goofed around with girls often, moving on in less than a week sometimes.

But then, one fateful day in November of last year, Carswell had met Cress.

"It was like an angel had descended from heaven onto earth," Carswell had said. Kai gave him an unimpressed look. "Really!" Carswell hurried to defend himself. "She was glowing."

"Mhm," Kai hummed, bored.

"Hey!" Carswell smacked Kai across the head. "Take notes! You haven't met your soulmate yet."

That was like a poison arrow straight to Kai's heart. Everybody around him had already met their soulmate. Cress and Carswell, Scarlet and Wolf, even Winter and Jacin! Most of them seemed like the most unlikely pair, but they clicked together as easily as two puzzle pieces. Pinned as the "lonely and single" friend of the group, he often trailed behind them whenever they did something together, not able to bear the looks that the soulmates shot each other, being the seventh wheel.

They were so cheesy that he wanted to throw up, but somewhere deep in his heart, he ached for a person that would understand him like that. Sighing, he pulled himself out of his thoughts and yanked his sleeve up. He delicately traced a finger over the azure butterfly tattoo that rested on the inside of his wrist.

"Someday," he whispered. "I'll find her someday." Tugging his sleeve back down, he stood with a huff, flipping his hood over his hair. His phone buzzed from his pocket, and he took it out, seeing Carswell's name on the screen. "Hello?"

"Kai!" Carswell yelled into the phone. His speech was slightly slurred.

"Carswell?" Kai's eyebrows furrowed. "Where are you?" From the loud music booming in the background, he concluded that he was at the club. As if confirming this, Carswell let out a giggly laugh, followed by a loud belch. "I'm coming to pick you up," Kai sighed.

"Aw, Kai, you're no fun-" Kai hung up on his drunk best friend, grabbing the car keys from the drawer before setting out for Carswell's favorite club. He hoped that his best friend hadn't gotten himself into too much trouble before he got there. Surprisingly, when Kai pulled up in front of the club, Carswell was already waiting outside.

He had draped himself over the wooden bench in the front, barely supporting himself. Swaying side to side unsteadily, he shot Kai a drunken smile when he reached him. "Oh, hey buddy!" he chirped. "Didn't expect to see you h-here." He burped. Kai wrinkled his nose at the smell of alcohol that came off of Carswell in waves, grabbing him right before he collapsed to the ground. Carswell giggled again. "Oopsies."

The door to the club opened, and out stumbled two other girls. One had a head of messy, red curls, her body slumped onto her companion. Her companion - an olive skinned girl with caramel hair - supported her the best she could.

Kai swore that she glowed. He almost dropped Carswell from the shock of her beauty. This was her. He had found his soulmate.

"Why'd you drink so much?" the one with the caramel locks groaned.