Hey guys! I really love all the 'soulmate' AUs out there, and this one is my favorite. The idea that on your eighteenth birthday, the word your soulmate says to you will appear on your skin. This idea came from Pinterest. As always, thank you guys for your reviews (Guest and horsegirl2430), favs, and follows! Love you!
Gabriel Novak opened his eyes and sat up. He glanced at his alarm clock, telling him that it was only a quarter after five in the morning, but today wasn't just another day. Today was his eighteenth birthday and that meant that he should have words on his body: the first thing that his soulmate was going to say to him. Gabriel turned the light on in his bedroom and squinted his golden eyes as they adjusted. He looked at himself in the floor length mirror on the back of his door and saw it. There on his ribs.
"'What?'?" Gabriel read out loud. That was it? Nothing about their name or where they were or…hell anything?! Just the word 'what'? Great. This was going to be really easy. Gabriel sighed, turned his light back off, and flopped back onto his bed. This was totally not worth waking up early for.
"Cassie, do you know how many times a day I hear the word 'what' from people?" Gabriel asked his cousin, Castiel at the breakfast table just over two hours later. Castiel rolled his eyes and went back to his book. He knew that if he let Gabriel talk it out, he'd be okay. Sometimes he just wanted to hear the sound of his own voice. Castiel supposed that he should be nicer to Gabriel. After all, he was going to have words appear on his skin in July and he hoped that Gabriel would be nice about it. Castiel set his book down beside his cereal bowl and cast his blue eyes towards his cousin.
"I know you hear it a lot, but this is going to be the first thing this person says to you. Plus, I think when you see them, you'll just know." A sense of calm broke over Gabriel and he ran his hand through his dark blond hair.
"Yeah, I guess so."
"So, just be careful and don't be stupid."
"Well, neither of those things are fun." Gabriel stood up and took his plate of half eaten food to the kitchen. His mother was in the kitchen, fixing her earring.
"I have to run to work. Will you please get to school on time today?"
"Mother," Gabriel put a hand on his heart and wore a hurt expression. "I would NEVER make myself or Castiel late to school on purpose."
"Of course you wouldn't. Castiel!"
"Yes, Aunt Sarah?"
"Please make sure the birthday boy here gets to school on time!"
"Of course." Gabriel rolled his eyes and got a kiss on his cheek from his mother.
"Happy birthday, sweetie. We'll have dinner later after your father gets home."
"Yes, Mommy. Love you." Sarah smiled.
"Love you too, sweetheart."
Across town, there was a younger boy that was getting ready for his day of school that had one word that had appeared on his ribs too. He, however, was unaware of the change on his skin. He would see it there in a couple hours and stare at the word, confused about what it meant. Well, of course he would know what it meant. It meant that today was his soulmate's eighteenth birthday and that was going to be the first thing that was said to him by them. His word was about as helpful as Gabriel's. Sam Winchester was going to find the word 'Wow' on his tan skin.
Four Months Later
Dean Winchester woke up on a gloomy January morning and sighed. Today was his eighteenth birthday and he knew what was waiting for him. Well, what he hoped was waiting for him. There was always the possibility that there was nothing there at all. Dean sat up and looked down at his naked torso. He read the words. 'Yeah, I'm fine.' What would Dean have asked them that they responded that way? Did something happen to them? There was a knock at Dean's bedroom door.
"Dean, are you awake?" A gruff voice came through the door. His father, John, must've wanted to make sure Dean was awake for school.
"Yeah!" Dean called through the door.
"Good, come get breakfast." Dean heard heavy footsteps retreat and then another, smaller set, walk up to his door. His younger brother, Sam walked into his room.
"So?"
"So, it's none of your business."
"Come on, Dean. You've already seen mine."
"Yeah, my little brother got his words before I did. No need to remind me."
"Word. Will you just show me?" Dean sighed at Sam's puppy eyes and moved his arm so that Sam could see what had appeared.
"'Yeah, I'm fine.'?" Sam read and then looked at his brother. "Are you going to hit them or something?"
"I don't know, do I? If I had any idea I would be able to find them." Sam paused for a moment.
"I think you're going to hit them, so hopefully it's a guy." Dean rolled his eyes.
"Shut up, Sammy." Dean pushed Sam's shoulder, making him move away.
"Seriously though, do you think you're going to start looking now?" Dean shrugged as he threw on a shirt to wear out to breakfast.
"I don't know. I mean, that's the point of this, right? For you to find your soulmate?" Sam nodded and the two Winchesters walked out to their breakfast table.
"Happy birthday, Dean." Mary Winchester piled scrambled eggs onto a plate that already had bacon and toast on it.
"Thanks, Mom."
"So, what does it say?" Dean sighed, but knew his mother would get it out of him eventually.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Dean recited. He figured he better get used to it. People were going to be asking him all day.
"Hm, sounds like you two may get into some sort of altercation."
"Why does every body think that we're going to get in a fight or something?" Dean grumbled before walking to the kitchen table.
Meanwhile, a blue eyed, dark haired boy was discussing his words with his cousin at their breakfast table.
"This wasn't supposed to happen for another six months!" Castiel hissed towards Gabriel. Gabriel shrugged a took a bite of his waffle. "You are not helpful. Thank you."
"Look, Cassie, you need to relax. Remember what you told me when I was freaking out?"
"Yes, but yours wasn't "You okay, buddy?" It sounds like I'm going to get hurt."
"Well, I think it's a guy though."
"What makes you say that?"
"They call you 'buddy', that's usually something guys say."
"Well, it doesn't say what I say to them first, so who knows, maybe I call them something first?" Castiel sighed.
"We'll figure it out, Cassie. Don't worry." Hearing that from Gabriel usually makes Castiel worry more and this time was no exception.
Two Months Later
"Cassie, you can only read so much on Spring Break." Gabriel rolled his eyes at his cousin. They were at the library and Castiel was trying to find books that he could read on their four-hour drive to see their grandparents.
"Stop, we'll leave soon. You act like it's killing you being here."
"Maybe it is!" Gabriel declared. He stood next to Castiel as he continued to search for books and continued his annoying antics until Castiel decided to leave the section they were in.
"Sammy, don't you have enough books at home?" Dean complained while walking with Sam to the library.
"I've read all of them, Dean. I need something different." Sam replied as they walked inside. Dean followed Sam to horror section of the library until he decided to go off on his own. That was when…
There was a something solid that Castiel bounced off of and he fell to the ground with a thump. He looked up and saw a tall, handsome guy around his age. He bent down to be eyelevel with Castiel and he caught his breath by the green eyes staring at him.
"You okay, buddy?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." Dean heard the words and stared at the blue eyes of the person that just said them. Dean and Castiel stated at each other for a long time.
"Cassie are…?" Gabriel rounded the corner and saw a guy that was at least six-something with shaggy brown hair. Gabriel felt like he floated towards the man. The man looked at Gabriel up and down with his eyebrows scrunched. He had the most beautiful hazel eyes.
"Wow." Gabriel whispered. Sam heard the man say the word that had been on his skin for six months, but couldn't believe it. The golden eyes and hair, even in the crappy library lightening, he looked practically angelic.
"What?" Sam replied, looking down at himself. Gabriel shook his head and smiled. That was it. Castiel had been right. He would just know.
"Sorry, I just…you look….wow. I didn't know you would look like this."
"I'm sorry, should I know you?"
"I um…you might think I'm crazy, but, I think you're my soulmate." Sam stared or a moment. He really didn't know that his soulmate was going to be straight forward.
"Y…you said 'wow' to me."
"Yeah, and you said 'what' to me. My name's Gabriel." Gabriel stuck out his hand, almost desperate to touch the man now that he knew. Sam took and shook his hand.
"I'm Sam." Sam smiled wide. He knew this was it. His true soulmate.
Castiel was staring into the green eyes when the man finally spoke.
"Hi, I'm Dean." Dean managed to get out.
"Castiel."
"I um…this maybe crazy, but would you want to go on a date? I just,"
"You think I'm your soulmate?" Castiel offered. Dean slowly nodded and a toothy smile spread across Castiel's face. "Yes, I would love to go on a date with you."
