Stubborn Soulmates

Chapter 2

Natalie and I started wandering through the ballroom, although she was mostly dragging me along. I missed my safe spot near the refreshment table, and all the food on it of course. Unfortunately Natalie was adamant that meeting our soulmates would be a good thing and that it wouldn't happen if we just stood around, so I was forced to go with her.

It seemed like most people did not want to be alone in this, so everyone moved about in groups. You could hear the sounds of joy from people finding there soulmate in the first few minutes and we saw the first lovey-dovey couples walking past us already. I didn't want to be floating on a pink cloud just minutes after meeting someone. It's strange that people already feel so much for each other within mere seconds of their first encounter.

We met with a couple of groups of guys already and my feet were hurting from these damn heels. Who invented those things anyway? I was going to complain to Natalie about wanting to sit down when I heard her let out a little gasp.

I looked up from my daze and saw her looking at a handsome man with blonde hair and green eyes. He looked at her like he just saw the sun after twenty years of being locked up in a cave and I knew right away that they were soulmates.

'My name is Blake, and who might this gorgeous lady be?' he asked?

Oh my, how slimy, but that's exactly what Natalie likes. I looked at Natalie, who I could almost see having heart-shaped eyes. I could only hope that Blake was going to turn out to be all she ever wanted and more. I didn't want my friend to get hurt.

'I'm Natalie.' she blushed. She was still looking star struck and I knew it would take a while for her to start talking again so I nudged her.

'Right, sorry. Nice to meet you Blake. I'm looking forward to getting to know you.'

He smiled at her and held his hand out, taking her with him to god knows where, leaving me all by myself. I couldn't really blame her. I wished Natalie all the best, I really wished I wouldn't lose my best friend because of this whole soulmate thing.

The only upside was that with her finding her soulmate I could finally go back to my food and sit down. I did not want to mingle with the crowd. First, I had to find myself a bathroom though, because I really had to pee.

I did not see any signs pointing towards a bathroom, but who would soil their beautiful castle by putting toilet signs in it anyway. I figured if I followed the walls of the ballroom I would eventually find a hallway that could possibly lead to a bathroom.

The first hallway I found was to the right of me. No one was there, so I figured the bathroom might be further along. I walked over the plush red carpet, making my way through the winding corridors of the castle. There were several doors but I didn't dare open them in case it wasn't the bathroom. Of course the doors had no signs on them either. How does a girl find a bathroom in this place?

I walked a little further and was about to turn around and make my way back when I heard a noise. It sounded a lot like water? Maybe this was the bathroom?

Turning the golden knob, I opened the door, but instead of a bathroom I had walked into a bedroom. There was a king-sized bed, the black duvet messily laying on top of it. A couple of red and grey pillows rested against the headboard. A giant window to my left caught my attention and I walked towards it. There was a view of a beautiful garden, filled with numerous little lights, illuminating what the night sky didn't. I couldn't make out the different plants, but the scene itself was already breath-taking.

'Beautiful.' I whispered to myself.

A door to my right opened and a man came out. Naked. He hadn't seen me yet, so I did the only thing that came naturally to me and let out a loud yelp. I had never seen a naked man before and to see this all of a sudden with no warning of mental preparation time had me shocked to say the least.