"Ten lien says those two'll break up." Ruby pointed subtly with her thumb to a couple in the corner of the cafe, who, put bluntly, were all over each other.
Her sister, Yang, merely shook her head. The two sisters sat in a solitary coffee shop, not too far off campus from their school of Beacon Vale University. They had been there for hours at this point. Their cups of coffee had long been finished.
Yang laughed, "Psh, look at them. They might as well be eating each other's faces." The blonde relaxed back into her seat, confident in her words. "No way they're breaking up. Sorry Rubes, gotta call you on your bluff."
Yang watched as Ruby's lip slowly curled into a smile. "I wasn't bluffing."
Her hand unfolded into an open palm, awaiting the money that Yang now owed her. Yang, on the other hand, could only stare, her once comfortable seating slacked. Eventually, the older of the two sighed in defeat and unwillingly fished a fresh ten lien bill from her pocket.
"Yang, keep it." Ruby's smile grew bigger as she folded her hand back into her pocket. The redhead watched as Yang realized the trick she had pulled on her. Ruby couldn't help but laugh at the face her sister made, which quickly twisted into a very annoyed look.
"Ha ha, very funny. You know, I'll be doing that to you from now on, right?" Yang said, as she puffed her cheeks and crossed her arms.
Ruby snorted, "Looks like I won't be making bets with you then." She then stood from her seat and made her way towards the door, her sister followed soon after.
As she held the door for Yang, Ruby looked back at the couple one last time. A red string hanged from each of their pinky fingers, both leading off into two opposite directions. Swiftly, Ruby turned around, leaving the coffee shop as well as the couple.
Do you know the legend of the red string of fate? The very string that binds lovers together from the moment they are born? Perhaps not, for the human race has decided to classify the legend as false, contrary to their ancestral counterparts. This may be the fault of a change of times polluting the original legend.
It started with a man by the name of Yue Xia Lao, the guardian of the red strings. He alone possessed the power to see the red strings of others, eventually guiding them to their fated person.
In ancient times, when the idea of true love was believed to be fact, human beings thrived on the legend of the red string. Yue Xia Lao was at his busiest during these times. Helping this person, then that one. But, unknowingly to Yue Xia Lao at the time, his power was weakening as the years passed by. And as his ability to bring people together dwindled, so did the connections of others to their fated persons.
Humans were desperate. And as a result, many quickly married in hopes that they had chosen their fated one. The chances of that happening, however, were slim to none. Red strings getting crossed caused unhappy marriages, abusive relationships, divorce, cheating, and corruption.
In a moment of need, Yue Xia Lao exhaled, releasing some of his powers to a child of his family. His descendant. Yue Xia Lao's powers continued through the generations until, finally, the current descendants of his powers, Yang and Ruby, were born.
What one can see, the other cannot. This is both an advantage and disadvantage. The workload of Yue Xia Lao's powers are split, but at the cost of Yang and Ruby's powers being weaker than their predecessors. Neither of the two girls see this as a problem though, as they also have the advantage of each other knowing what the other has gone through.
Now, the girls attend Beacon Vale University, where they have already helped others find their significant other. But what neither of them would suspect, was that they would find their fated person as well.
A new story. Yay.