Almost everyone had a soulmate. There were two types of attraction that helps you find said soulmate. On your 18th birthday, either their name would appear on our forearm in their eye color and would glow when you got close to them. The other was quite rare. Most people did not even believe that it was real. You would feel magnetically attracted to them once you were within the same room. You were never paired with a soulmate that didn't have the same attraction that you did.
Roman Kings was not gifted with a soulmate. He had dreamed of finally meeting the One, his true love. When his eighteenth birthday came and went without a name appearing on his arm, he threw himself into his work. He was trying to get a Performing Arts Degree at Grand Mountain University. Roman was not looking forward to sharing a dorm building with others that did not have soulmarks. Those that had found their soulmates lived in another set of dorms. Those still looking, were in yet another dorm.
Virgil Thomas was not gifted with a soulmate. He also was not gifted with a father. He ran out on his mother once he realized that she was pregnant. It was hard for the, someone who no longer had their soulmate and a child that had no soulmark. Virgil tried to support his mother, but she was not doing well. After eighteen years of being mate-starved, a term that was used when a soulmate was away from their partner for too long, she was getting sick. The doctors knew what was happening yet did nothing to fix it, not that they could anyways. They assumed that she had done something to make her bonded leave her. After all, it was a miracle that she was still alive, being mate-starved for so long. Virgil was always a quiet child, separating himself from the other kids. He wanted to become a writer. He went to get his degree at Grand Mountain University.
Patton Hart was not gifted with a soulmate, no name appearing to show that he had someone that was his perfect match. Yet, he still was a happy, bubbly guy, supporting his brother Remy who was searching for his mate, Emile. Patton still wanted to find love, but that could wait. Currently, he was preparing to go to Grand Mountain University to get his physcology degree.
Logan Sanders was not gifted with a soulmate, but to him, it didn't matter. He did not care for love. If someone was not made for him, he would not care. He considered himself an intellectual. Learning was his passion. His soulmated parents homeschooled him. He learned at a very accelerated rate for his age. Finally, he was going to get an education outside of his home. He was going to study Physics at Grand Mountain University.
The school had a seminar for those without soulmate the second week of school. Titled, "You don't have a soulmate and that's okay!" Of course, it was led by someone with a soulmate. There was a lot of prejudice against those without soulmates. It was hard for them to get jobs, hard but not impossible though. Many people thought that if you were not given a soulmate, you must have something wrong with you.
On a surprisingly warm September day, about thirty teenagers were meeting in a small auditorium. The teacher, a middle-aged professor of soulmate sciences was standing, preparing this lecture when it happened.
A boy in a red jacket, one in a black polo with a blue tie, another in a dark purple sweatshirt, and one with a light blue shirt and glasses al suddenly stood from their seats. Running in the same direction, seemingly confused for the reason why.
They stopped right before crashing into each other. Their hands pressed against one another, forming a circle. The one in the purple sweatshirt tried to move first, pulling his hand from the others. But, the others were pulled with him. His eyes widened and he continued his attempts to remove himself from the others. The boy in the polo tried to calm him saying, "My name is Logan Sanders. I may know what is happening. If we can all stay calm, perhaps we can fix this… predicament"
The others in the room were surprised, a few had an idea what was happening, wishing that it would happen to them. The teacher scoffed but let them leave the room to fix this problem when Logan had asked for permission to do so.
Together the four boys awkwardly shuffled out of the room into the quiet hallway.
Once they were alone, the boy in the red jacket spoke up, "What the heckity heck is going on? This is making me feel bitterly jittery and not very glittery!"
Logan began to speak," I believe that we are some of the very few that have ever experienced this. The rarer of soulbonds, magnetic attraction-"
The boy in the blue shirt squealed, "Soulmates!"
"Yes, now I believe introductions are in order, let's say our names and what we are majoring in. I will start, I am Logan Sanders majoring in Physics, and minoring in applied math"
The blue-shirted boy spoke next, "I'm Patton Hart, majoring in psychology"
The one in the red jacket was next, "Greetings, I'm Roman Kings, majoring in the Performing Arts, specifically theatre."
The boy in the purple sweatshirt took off his hood and gave a nervous wave, "Um.. I'm Virgil Thomas. And I'm majoring in Writing."
After this, their hands became unstuck. And Logan spoke up once more, "Now that we have established a basic bond, it will need continuous stimulation. I believe that it will be beneficial to all of us to share phone numbers and schedules so we can schedule times for bonding. If we can, we should apply for a room or two in the soulmate dorms."
They were soon moved into the soulmate dorms. Getting together for movie night on the weekends, most of the time Disney, with Virgil showing them the darker side and Logan complaining that most of what was happening was not realistic and Roman and Patton singing along to all the songs.
This could be the start of something new.
This is a one-shot but I may add others like it if this one does well.
