Her Soul Mark had appeared in kindergarten when she was 5, waking her up from naptime to the curious sensation of her Soulmate's first words to her scrawling across her skin. It had been warm and tingling and her 5-year-old mind had barely registered anything beyond the thought of 'pleasant' before going back to sleep, unaware at the time that her entire life had just changed.

Callie tires to leave the bathroom quietly, hoping for Stef to come quickly. Mariana was in danger and she knew she had to do something. She would have almost made it out, if it wasn't for that stupid bottle. Now Nick has her and Mariana in their room, waving his gun in the air. AU. Set after Callie sees Nick. Brallie!

It starts like this: a blonde, a brunette, and a box of 120 crayons that Billy Ross rips the sharpener out of. But, she supposes, all great rivalries have some sort of wild origin story to explain the bitter air that surrounds them - what would make her and Missy's any different?