AN: I know many people won't like a fic with this pairing but I love these characters so much. And it's hard to find fics having them as main characters so.. I decided to write one. Hope you like it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.

SOULMATES

Life can be quite unpredictable sometimes. Even if you are a wizard. You never know where your next step might take you. The first time you see certain things or meet certain people, you don't have the slightest idea how important they might become for you. No matter how much you try to fight your own heart over somethings, there are times when you just can't help but lose. You can't go against what's written in the fate, now, can you? One thing's for sure, we don't know who we might end up falling in love with. It's never in our own hands.

Hearts choose hearts.

Some people are your destination. They are meant for you. No matter what path you choose, you'll always find them in the end. They're yours to find, to keep, to protect, to cherish, to grow old with, to Love..

So here I am, James Sirius Potter, looking at my beautiful wife sleeping peacefully in my arms. And All I am thinking is damn I love her. The realisation that she's mine makes me feel like the luckiest man alive. And I know, I just know that I'd do anything to see her smile. The smile that melts my heart every single time.

But, my love story is not so simple. Not at all actually. It was definitely like flying a broom when you're completely drunk. Sounds absurd doesn't it? Well, it sure can take a while to realise your true feelings for someone. Let me take you back a couple of years...

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It was the beginning of summer break after my sixth year at Hogwarts. And I already wanted to go back. Sure, it felt good to be back home but I badly missed my friends and pranks and roaming around the castle after midnight under my invisibility cloak and breaking rules and snogging and damn.. Quidditch. In fact, I was just reading the Quidditch magazine, resting lazily on the couch. And my parents were talking about something. Genuinely I was not interested in whatever they were talking about until... I heard my name.

"James would surely fall for a redhead, mark my words," my father was saying in a playful tone, gesturing towards me. "It's a Potter curse."

"So you mean, the only reason you fell for me was because you liked my hair?" Mum spoke suddenly, sounding a bit offended.

"Uh No, of course not, Gin. But that surely is one of my favourite things about you. I'm not gonna lie."

"Wait," I interrupted them. "That's not necessary. Not at all. I mean I've never felt that I'm only attracted to redheads or something."

"That's exactly what I thought, son, but there comes a time when you just can't help it. Believe it or not."

The surety on my dad's face was kind of scary.

"Well, We'll see! I might just be the one breaking this curse then," I said, firmly.

Now I couldn't wait till I get back to Hogwarts and prove my parents wrong. I'm hundred percent sure that it was a mere coincidence that granddad and dad ended up falling in love with a redhead. It ain't no bloody curse. Don't wanna brag or anything but I won't deny the fact that I'm quite famous among girls. I've had lots of girlfriends. I don't exactly remember their names but they all were quite good looking, to be honest. And no, NONE of them was a redhead. Thank you very much. Okay, okay I've never been in love but that still doesn't mean I'm gonna end up with a redhead. I mean, I'm definitely into blondes... Right?

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It was the last week of Summer break and we were all gathered at the Burrow, as always. Well we all were there except for the Granger-Weasleys. They'd spent the whole Summer break visiting the beautiful places in Paris. Lucky them. Aunt Hermione had always wanted to go to Paris. She had always loved it. Rose was no different though. I remember how excited she had been the day they were leaving for the trip. Which was quite a sight, knowing that she's hardly excited for anything. Or maybe she hardly shows it. I refused to let Rose take any of her books along or else I knew that the mere sight of books would be enough to distract her from enjoying herself to the fullest. Damn, it was hard. But I succeeded nevertheless. I really wanted her to have a good time. She is my best friend. Even Lily spent quite a lot of time convincing Rose to try and use some makeup, take lots of pictures, try new hairstyles and all that girly stuff. It's a mystery how girls can talk about this stuff all the time. But, never. I repeat. NEVER try to interrupt or stop them or you'll be rewarded with death stares combined with hexes dangerous enough to cease your existence

Girls. One minute they'd be the nicest beings ever, while in the other you'd find yourself running for your dear life. One can never truly understand them.

Anyway. They were returning today, so we were all here at the burrow waiting for them. I was sitting in Uncle Ron's old room, reading magazines. Everyone was quite excited to meet them after almost three months. I badly missed hanging out with Rose and Hugo. Three whole months without seeing them, seemed like a very long time. Specially considering that we were used to meeting eachother every second day. Our parents are best friends so it's quite obvious. Life without them seems incomplete. Mainly Rose. Rose and I, we've been best friends since as far as I can remember. My parents are always telling how I was all excited the day she was born and I wouldn't let anyone else hold her. Obviously I don't remember any of that but it's true, she is my favourite cousin.

After waiting for what felt like eternity, when I was almost about to doze off, I thought I heard footsteps. I was in the process of getting up when I heard Rose's voice.

"Hey, James!"

"Hey, Ro... Rose?" I couldn't believe my eyes... Rose didn't look like the way she did before the holidays. Not at all actually. Gone were the messy hair, old baggy shirts and trousers, that dishevelled look. Now stood infront of me a girl wearing a beautiful burgundy dress, hugging her lean figure perfectly. I could swear she was wearing lipstick, even her nails were painted. She looked entirely different. I mean of course Rose had always been good looking but at that moment, Merlin, she looked Beautiful. Everything perfect. And her hair, her hair looked so soft, wavy and neat, a wonderful shade of re... Red?

"Uh James? Are you all right?" Rose's concerned voice dragged me out of my thoughts. I realised how stupid I must be looking staring like that.

Shit What the hell was I thinking! This is Rose, for the love of God. My cousin. My best friend.

"Uh y-yeah, yeah. I was just-um-busy t-thinking.." I stuttered out.

"Thank God you're all right. You looked like you were petrified for a minute." Rose said, jokingly.

We laughed and I hugged her. I was relieved she didn't ask me exactly what was I thinking about.

"I've missed you, idiot."

"I've missed you more, Rosie." I smiled. "So, tell me how are you? How was Paris?" I asked as we sat down.

"Oh James! It was Perfect, every second of it. It was definitely the best holiday of my life. The beauty of that place makes you feel like a new person. I fell in love with it. It's true, what they say, travelling is like a therapy."

"That I can definitely see. Merlin, you look absolutely stunning, Rosie!"

"Yeah I got that a lot today, everybody was kind of surprised," she said, smiling shyly. "Thanks to you,though. If you hadn't made me leave all my books behind, I would never have found time for this makeover." She looked genuinely happy and I was even more glad I didn't let her take them along that day.

"Well, you're welcome. I knew it would be a good decision," I grinned.

Suddenly as if remembering something, she reached into her bag and fetched out a box. "Here," she took my hand and handed the wrapped box over to me. "I got you something, a thank you present." she added.

"... Rose, you really didn't have to-"

"Shh James! Please, I really wanted to. Now open it, go on." She pleaded.

Inside the box was a wrist watch and a small card which said:

Dearest Jamie,

You're the Best. Love you loads!

Rose xx

I couldn't explain how special it made me feel. I was literally speechless.

"Like it?" she asked.

"Like it! I love it! It's incredible. Thanks a lot, Rosie. I think I'm gonna wear this everyday."

"I knew black would be the right choice," she said, smiling wide.

And was she blushing?

"Dinner's ready!" I was about to say something when we heard grandma call.

"Come on, let's get downstairs," she said, taking my hand. "Everyone must be waiting. And yeah, I still have to tell you everything about the trip." She added, excitedly, forcing me to get up.

"I can't wait."

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The rest of the evening was filled with excited voices, laughters, stories, Quidditch talks and delicious food. As always. Everything was same. Everything but me. There was something different. I couldn't exactly name it but whenever I looked at Rose, I got this feelin...

No, no, no, no! This is completely mad. I'm just being stupid. There's nothing like that. There never can be. No fucking way. This is just a random, temporary feeling. It's gonna go away in no time and everything's gonna get back to how it used to be. Yes, it definitely is. I just gotta clear my mind and get rid of all these stupid feelings and get back to being friends with Rose. That's all.

And clearing my mind's exactly what I did, all night, even after reaching back home. I decided I'd go to sleep only when I was able to get rid of every illogical, stupid thought. And guess what.

I succeeded

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AN: Okay. I know James should have been attracted to her even before her transformation ( which he is, in a way) but that change was necessary to make him notice her in a different way and to bring his feelings to surface.

Ps. Please, please review. I'd appreciate it. And ignore the grammatical mistakes, if any.