"Ready to find your soul mate?" My brother Gilbert asked as we drove to the auditorium
"Nien." I responded.
"Come on it won't be that bad besides you are meeting your soul mate. They are meant for you."
"Wow bruder you can be really inspirational when you want too."
"That's because I am awesome. kesesesese!"
"And there goes the inspiration."
"Come on bruder don't be a un-awesome stick in the mud."
"I'm not being a stick in the mud."
"You are so." Gilbert said until I gave him a glare and he shut up. Neither one of us spoke again until we got to the auditorium. "So you remember how this works again."
"Yes. I register at the office and then I go an sit in my designated seat. Once the event starts they will begin to call us by last name up to the stage. That is when we will find out the name of our designated soul mate."
"Wow you have been preparing for this. When I was 18 and going through this I had no idea what to do. But it was still the best day of my life. It was the first day I meet birdie!"
"Nein Gilbert I just pay attention when teachers talk. And Gilbert I know about that day I was there after all."
"Kesesese! Well now it is my turn to watch you find your soul mate! Have fun I will see you after the ceremony with the lucky person. "
"Yes and try not to make me look like too much of a fool up on stage."
"Nien, I will." Gilbert said as he ran off to head to the family viewing area for the ceremony.
"What have I gotten myself into." I thought as I walked into the auditorium to go find the sign up.
"Name." The lady asked as I reached the office.
"Ludwig."
"Ah last name?"
"Um I don't have one." (Fun fact Germany actually does not have a human last name. There is supposed to be a reason but Hidekaz Himaruya hasn't said why)
"Oh, umm never mind I found your name. Haha silly me its right here at the top of the list." The women said way too cheerfully reminding me of my one friend named Feliciano Vargas.
Feliciano is a super hyper and happy Italian. He along with my other friend Kiku Honda and I make up the group in our school called the Axis Powers. We got called that name once by another student and for some reason it just stuck so now everyone calls us the Axis Powers.
"You are in the first seat in the first row. Have a nice day meeting your soul mate." The women said giving me a smile.
"Thanks I will." I said as I entered the auditorium and attempted to find my seat. But I was interrupted by a sudden high pitch voice calling my name.
"Ludwig!" I heard Feliciano scream as he came running over to me with Kiku in tow.
"Hello Feliciano, Kiku."
"Hello Ludwig how are you?" Kiku asked politely.
"I am fine thanks. A little nervous but that is nothing I can't handle." I reply back
"Oh, Luddy who do you think you will get as a soulmate? I bet we are all going to get amazing people as our soul mates. Fratello is so lucky he already knows his soul mate is Antonio and doesn't have to have the excitement and nervousness of waiting. Ve! I'm so excited!" Italy says while dancing on the spot.
"Calm down Feliciano. You are going to get sick if you don't calm down. " Kiku said.
"Yes Feliciano you have to calm down and it looks like we all have to go to our seats now. Looks like it is about to start." I said which sent Italy bounding off and Kiku and I to sigh. That Italian was going to be the death of us.
"Welcome everyone to the soul mates ceremony where all of this year's 18 year olds will learn the name of their soul mate. Now if everyone could take a seat we will start." The MC said as she took the microphone. "Thank you all. Now I would like to start with saying something about a soul mate..."
I could tell the women was talking by the look of her lips moving. But for some reason I couldn't make out any words. Maybe I was more nervous than I thought.
"Now let's begin what you have all been waiting 18 years to hear. The matching of you to your soul mate. First name on the list is Ludwig...Um... Ludwig would you come up please." She said obviously puzzled at my lack of last name.
I took one last breath and then I got up and began to walk up to the stairs that lead to the stage. However I did not feel like I was controlling my body I was so nervous. So before I got up on stage in front of everyone I sighed and put on my normal straight face. That was until I heard the familiar voice of my bruder screaming from the family section of the auditorium.
"Yeah that's my baby bruder make Gilbert proud!" My bruder screamed causing me to go beat red.
"Thank you for the Mr Beilschmidt." The lady said as I reached the middle of the stage and stood beside her trying not to seem to embarrassed or nervous.
"It's Just Ludwig by the way." I whisper to her to try to explain my name.
"Thanks." She whispers back. "Now for our first soul mate match of the day we have Mr Ludwig."
Suddenly my school picture appeared on the screen behind her.
"Your soul mate Mr Ludwig is Feliciano Vargas." The women said as a picture of Feli appeared beside mine on the screen.
I was in shock my soul mate was my friend the bubbly happy Italian that was nothing like me. Feliciano Vargas was my soul mate.
"You two may meet after the ceremony and may you two soul mates be in lover forever. " The women said as she motioned for me to leave the stage.
Once I got back to my seat I looked over my shoulder to try to find my Feliciano and sure enough there he was sitting at the back of the room eyes locked on mine. That's when he gave a huge smile and held up his hand in the shape of a heart. At that my heart melted and I that is when all the stress went away.
I knew right then and there I had found my soul mate.