A/N: Hey babies so to start off this idea is not entirely my own I saw a screenshotted Tumblr note on Facebook that had the idea of:
"I wish there were necklaces given to us at birth that were half of a unique shape and your soulmate wore the other half and they got warmer the closer together you were and colder the farther away you were so you could go on this journey when you're ready to find your other half so that you could be spared all the pain and heartbreak of being played with by those who don't take daring as seriously as you do."
Now I have no idea who the original creator of the note is but I really liked the idea and thought it would be neat to see so if you know the real creator please let me know so I can properly credit! Now enough talk let's get to the story! OH WAIT! This story is a NO POWERS AU meaning everyone is human! Okay now Enjoy!
1: Pamela Isley.
When every person in the world is born they are given a special necklace that bares half of a unique shape and when the time is right, when a person turns 18, the necklace will bring the two halves together, bring soulmates together. Because of this some people can't wait to turn 18 and begin their journey to find their other half of themselves but there are a few people who dread the day...among these two groups were two young women both unsuspecting and both about to take the first step of their journey.
Pamela Lillian Isley was among the people who couldn't wait to turn 18 because it meant she could get out of Seattle, hopefully, and go somewhere new and better away from her home life, a father who couldn't care less about her and a mother that probably only cared about raising her daughter to be a proper young lady, her whole life from the time she could talk had been filled with lessons from her mother how to properly act. She took piano at six, mastered table manners at ten, and began learning to be a proper hostess at eleven, all these lessons were the reason she loved escaping to her garden where she could be alone and look after her flowers without her mother yelling at her for being in the dirt and pulling weeds.
That's where 17 year old Pamela was now, in her garden her bright red hair blowing gently in the soft breeze and sticking to the exposed lightly tanned skin of her neck and the shoulders of the moss green sweater, which she wore with blue jeans that had mud stains on the knees and a pair of brown worn boots, as she sat among the flowers she considered her friends, she had real friends of course she wasn't crazy but she just preferred plants to real people. Looking at her watch she let out a sigh seeing it was two minutes till she turned 18 and her necklace would activate giving her first an image of the place she would find her soulmate, but only a vague one, then it would begin to grow warm or cold depending on how close or far she was from the other person.
Her fingers played with her necklace as her forest green eyes looked down at it. It looked like a vine of climbing Ivy with four little leaves, it was this that had prompted her closest friend Selina Kyle to give her the nickname Ivy the first time they met. Pam had met Selina when they were kids and the other girl with the necklace that looked like the silhouette of a cat was Pam's exact opposite, wild, strong, sarcastic, outgoing, but mostly free. She often reminded Pam of a stray black cat with her black hair cut into a pixie cut, black painted nails, her normally black attire and her sharp green eyes. Selina had left Seattle behind the minute she turned 18 nearly two months ago but she kept in touch with Pam often by sending pictures from wherever she currently was, thankfully her family had money to spare so she could go anywhere to search. Pam on the other hand had only saved up enough money to travel to one place right away and hope it was right or settle in long enough to save enough money to travel again.
Pam glanced at her watch and took a deep breath as she closed her eyes holding her necklace counting down from ten. As she reached zero her necklace grew warm for a moment spreading the feeling through the redhead's body, behind closed lids she could see herself standing in some kind of green house of a large overcast city but she knew it wasn't anywhere in Seattle, it was the wrong kind of overcast, before she could analyze it further the warmth started fading and the image vanished as her necklace grew cold as ice in her hand. Letting out a sigh she opened her eyes and let her necklace go getting to her feet and grabbing the large duffle bag from the ground, she was just about to leave when her phone chimed in her pocket making her take it out and smile at her message from Selina.
'Happy birthday from gloomy Gotham! Xoxo'
There was a photo attached that Pam opened and let out a giggle, Selina was standing under a red umbrella in a goofy pose as it rained around her, clearly someone else had taken the picture leading Pam to reply with more than her thanks.
'Gotham huh? No luck in Florida?'
She didn't get a reply for a long moment before her phone chimed again.
'Not even a breath of luck there, but here my necklace is warm. Did your necklace activate Ivy?'
Pam smiled at the nickname before shuddering at her cold necklace.
'Yeah just a few minutes ago, my mate is in a city somewhere, all I could gather was it's mostly overcast'
Selina's reply came a little faster this time.
'Really? Maybe you should come to Gotham the sun hardly shines lol. Anything else?'
Pam slung her duffel strap across her body and started walking through her garden.
'I'll meet them in a greenhouse of sorts but that's all I got to see.'
She could just picture the laugh that Selina would give at the information along with some comment about how fitting that was.
'Imagine that? Sounds about like something I'd expect from you Ivy. Ya know you really should come to Gotham, even if it's not the right place we can catch up.'
Pam thought about the offer and about what she'd seen as she took her necklace in her hand again sending a quick reply before leaving her garden headed for the airport.
'Okay, see you soon Kitty xxoo'
Arriving in Gotham Pam couldn't help but look around taking in the new yet familiar grey sky and give a faint smile as she looked at the city skyline. Her smile widened hearing a familiar whistle to get her attention making her turn around to face the familiar dark haired woman with piercing green eyes standing with her hands in her hips and a smirk on her lips.
"About time you noticed me Ivy, I've been calling your name for five minutes since you get off the plane."
Pam rolled her eyes but her smile didn't falter as she made her way over to the dark haired woman hugging her ignoring the way she grumbled but still hugged her back for a minute then pushed her shoulder lightly.
"Alright alright enough mushy crap."
She smirked grabbing Pam's duffle and swinging it over her shoulder.
"Let's get to my place before it gets too late. By the way have you noticed something?"
Pam shook her head as she followed Selina making the other girl roll her eyes and point to her neck.
"It ain't cold as ice."
Pam looked at the other woman's necklace then back where she was being led.
"You said your necklace was warm here, have you gotten near them yet?"
Selina shook her head leading the redhead to a sleek black car and tossed her bag in the backseat.
"Not yet but I start my assistant job tomorrow, I figure where better to meet enough people to possibly find my other than working under Wayne Enterprises. But I wasn't talking about my collar flower child, can't you feel your own?"
Pam froze in opening the passenger side door registering for the first time that her necklace wasn't like an ice cube hanging against her collarbone but rather a soft warmth like when she'd rest a new mug of tea against her chest as she read in her garden. Lifting the little vine shape she bit her lip but couldn't hide the small smile that turned up the corners of her mouth as she felt the little area of warmth in her palm.
"They're here."
Selina rolled her eyes but kept her smile as she got in the driver seat starting the car.
"I just can't get away from you can I Pam? You all but attach yourself to me because I saved your ginger hide once then I move away to find my soulmate and yours turns up in the same place, I'm doomed!"
Pam laughed at Selina's dramatics as she slipped into the passenger seat and put her seat belt on. Of course the dark haired woman had a point, the only reason they had even met at all was because one day in grade school Pam was sitting under a tree on the playground and a group of girls came over and began teasing her for the wide frames green glasses she wore and how pale she was, one girl had even gone as far as to grab a fist full of her red hair and yank her to her feet by it then forced her to stay still as the other two kicked dirt at her calling her names. It was then that Selina came running over and threw a bottle of water over the two kicking dirt making them stop and face her as she threatened worse if they didn't go away and leave Pam alone, it worked surprisingly well because they all ran away. From then out Pam followed Selina around like a puppy and even though she'd never say it Selina didn't mind all that much.
"Yeah guess you're cursed to live with me at arm's reach forever."
Pam giggled and Selina snorted driving toward the city letting a comfortable silence fill the car. Pam looked out her window as they passed through the city giving a gasp as her necklace flared suddenly for a fraction of a second then it was gone, her gasp drew the other woman's attention making her slow the car a little.
"You okay over there Pam?"
It took a second but the redhead nodded eyes searching the mirror for any sign of someone on the street that had notest the feeling but they were already too far away making her deflate a little.
"Cheer up Pam, if you felt it driving by I'm sure you'll feel it again we aren't far from the university so who knows maybe they take the route everyday to get to the school."
Pam gave a small smile and nodded looking in the mirror again despite knowing it was useless as Selina stopped the car outside a tall apartment building.
"Well here we are home sweet home, after we climb two flights."
Pam gave a small groan that made Selina chuckle as they got out and started heading inside. Selina's apartment wasn't bad there were two bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen dining area that was open to the living area which Pam was quick to notice was dominated by cat things like scratching posts and carpet covered perches. She was about to ask about the objects when something rubbing against her ankle made her yelp and look down and promptly blush seeing a little grey kitten with blue eyes looking up at her with its head cocked to the side, in truth she'd forgotten Selina had the kitten and took it on all her travels she was just thankful the other woman was moving a few things from the guest room and hadn't seen her embarrassing little yelp.
Kneeling down Pam held her hand out to the kitten letting it sniff her then gently picking it up when it purred rubbing against her.
"Friendly little furball aren't you? You must be Isis I've heard so much about."
The kitten continued to purr rubbing its head against her cheek earning a giggle.
"She warmed up to you fast, funny last time I had someone over she ran off and hid until they left, of course the guy was a dick anyway but that's beside the point."
Pam smiled a little wider kissing Isis's head earning a soft meow then another headbutt against her chin.
"What can I say, I'm a nurturer by nature living things just love me, well not people so much but that's okay cause people are just messy and selfish anyway."
As she spoke she nuzzled her nose against the kittens earning a loud purr and a small hmph from Selina making her smile sheepishly.
"Okay not all humans clearly but most of them."
Selina let a small smile curl her lips walking over to the redhead wrapping her arms around her shoulders with a gentle squeeze.
"I'm gonna enjoy having you around kid, you're odd and I like it. Welcome to the island of misfit toys!"
Pam laughed as the woman used the same words she had a couple days after Pam started following her around even if the ending was stolen from a movie they'd watched once, and a book she'd read, called Perks of Being a Wallflower. That night as Pam lay in the guest room bed with the clouded moon light shimmering in the window she held her necklace gently stroking it and smiling remembering how warm it had gotten and how it seemed slightly warm still. She looked out the window letting a smile cross her lips a single word falling from her lips as she slipped off to sleep.
"Home."