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SOULMATE AU EXPLAINED:
When you are born you have a soul mark that shows something that identifies your relationship with the other person. Then later on, around when you are 17 years old you get your second soul mark.
First soul mark – Platonic or familial, a being that will get you most, but not romantically.
Second soul mark – Romantic, your most important person, the person you love the most in the world.
Everyone has these soul marks, but when you are, fae, you also have the types of magic involved in the union with the soul marks.
So, for instance, Pat has a flame mark on a pride flag for Pa and him, as his familial soulmate. As well as, almost yin-yang smiley and frowning faces with flames coming from the frown and water droplets on the smiling face for him and Pran.
WORLD EXPLAINED:
Many years ago the Fae lived in harmony with each other, they ruled the land and helped the other beings within the world by using their magic for varying different things.
There was…
- Fire Magic – Anything to do with heat, smoke, or flames
- Liquid Magic – Manipulated liquids, and used liquids to do varying things. They got their power through and from liquids. Anything could be used as long as it’s a liquid, not just water.
- Earth Magic – Helps provide life, different from the forest and Animal magic, but more the understanding of life. Also are protectors of the earth.
- Air Magic – Helps with the day/Seasonal magic fae and Night magic fae to protect the air, they also make the weather changes. They know how to make a thunderstorm, tornadoes, and other natural storms. They also help the night and day magic by making it day and night.
- Forest Magic or Plant Magic – Gets their magic from plants, trees, and the life from the surrounding earth. They can grow trees or plants, and use them to help them. They can also speak to and understand plants and forestry.
- Animal Magic – Knows varying animal languages, and you tend to know more throughout time. You can also heal animals, and help them grow, Just like the Forest Magic, you can speak to and understand the animals.
- Night magic – They provide the night, show the stars off, and help with the growth process even during the night. They also help protect the creatures of the night.
- Seasonal Magic or Day Magic – They bring forth the days and help bring the seasons out into the world.
However, that changed as humans started understanding a little too much about what the fae did, and wanted to do what they do best, put things in categories. So, they took the power away from them and said that it would make more sense for them to just be with their magic.
Still to this day, there are many faes, who disagree with this, but it became just easier to agree.
PAT POV:
“A long, long time ago, we all lived peacefully together, because just like humans, we could go to school, work, and many other things together. Our kinds of magic might have been different, but that didn’t mean we weren’t the same type of being. I had friends who were different magic than me, there were even cross-magic couples. Soul marks were not necessarily magic exclusionary, and so your soulmate could have been an airy, forestry, or any of the others.” My Yai says to Anya and Anda, my newest twin cousins who are only four years old. She loves telling this story to every person in the family because she thinks it’s so interesting. She also wants all of us to realize our history and that we weren’t always enemies, no not enemies, more like adversaries. The two words might mean the same thing, but an adversary seems lighter than an enemy.
I have to hold back a laugh as she continues, but before she does Anya, the twin with all the questions asks, “How would two soulmates come from different magic? I thought there was a fate based on each type of magic.”
Yai seems to think about it for a second and then explains, “I think fate became that way because of the humans, though there are still soul marks that come up that are different types of magic.” Yai looks right at me and smiles and I feel the smiling and frowning faces on my arm, in a black and white form. I thought nothing of it, especially with half of it having flames for the fire magic I have, but then the other started having droplets of water almost on it, and I grew confused. I know this story, and that is why Yai is the only one who knows about this strange soul mark.
I get out of my thoughts, just as Yai continues with the story, “We could fight against the overruling party of the humans, who wanted to keep us hidden. Though then the humans wanted us to be grouped up in categories so they could understand us better. There was liquid magic, fire magic, forest magic, animal magic, air magic, earth magic, night magic, and season magic. Most fae didn’t think anything about it, but then some started believing in it all and that splitting us up might be a good thing. Which made it hard for cross-magic couples, friends, and even some families, which were frowned upon in our society. I was lucky that I stayed friends with some, but some of us oldies, don’t care about societal rules, we have gone through too much. However, just like every other US vs. THEM rhetoric ever put forth in our world, it becomes too much for some fae. Couples broke up, just because they had different magic, families don’t see each other anymore, and friends don’t even talk.” I watch as tears come to her eyes, she just looks so heartbroken about the things that societal rules put upon us.
I feel a heartbreak of my own because even though they could do it once, could two faes with different magic be together and happy? I have been waiting my whole life so far, for this opportunity to find my soulmate, and know that I have that one person who has nothing but unconditional love for me. Pran comes to my mind, as one person I wish it could be, I barely know him. He is just my neighbor and we used to go to the same school. Now, we are going to the same school and yes it annoys me when he gets better grades than me. However, I don’t care, I am so attracted to him, he is gorgeous, funny, sarcastic, a good friend, and a smart ass, and I want to always learn more. Oh, and his smile is something that I would die for, those dimples are the sexiest thing I have ever seen. Maybe, a part of me hopes that the soul mark means him, I always wished I could be close to him, this would be my chance.
I get taken out of my thoughts by two small hands tugging on my sleeves and I look down to see Anya and Anda looking worried. Then I hear Anda ask, “P’Pat, are you okay? You are crying.” I pat my hands on my face and do feel the water coming down my face, which seems weird, I don’t cry even when I am really sad. The twins smile at me and make grabby hands get up so, I pick them up and put them on my lap as I sit on the couch by my Yai. As soon as we all sit down I feel two pairs of arms squeezing me with a hug and I smile. Honestly, these two, Pa and my Yai are my favorite fae around. I love my mae and por, but they are still stuck in the views of society that we all need to be separated.
PRAN POV:
I smile as I listen to the joyfulness coming from next door, I feel myself wishing to be enjoying that kind of joy. I know that they had two new additions to their family come to them recently, I think they were twins they were so adorable. Anda and Anya, I think they said their names were.
I feel my thoughts flow out of me as I walk through the water of the streets. I start playing with water drops from the puddles, it’s like artistry, getting to the bare minimum elements of the water. I love anything related to art, this is why I love architecture, designing living spaces for people who need it, it gets me to do what I love, drawing and helping people. I want to design places for cross-magic couples, families, and other relationships, but that is pretty hard because my business would be frowned upon by a lot of people, especially my family. This is why I love doing this very elemental magic, just to the basics of the elements of water magic. Of course, I can do many things with water or liquid, but this is just fun for me.
I get so distracted with what I am doing with the water that I barely hear the gasp coming from nearby. I look toward where the gasp is coming from and I see two kids looking up at me, both maybe three or four years old. They have very similar black hair and very similar faces (both with slightly cheeky, but loving expressions), like they show their love by teasing and smart-ass comments. Honestly, these kids are adorable, and twins I think, they have the same looks and mannerisms as each other. Though what gets to me most is their red eyes, meaning they are fire fae, but not caring that I am not. I smile at them and do some more magic, splitting two water droplets apart and making the word “Hi” with the water. One of them giggles and the other just stands there with their jaw dropped looking in aww.
I chuckle slightly at their reactions until one of them speaks, “Hi, you have cool magic, I don’t have magic yet, except for this.” As they stop, they make smoke with their hands which soon turns to a small flame. It is so vibrant, but a basic spell, though when the flame turns into the picture of a bird, it looks like a phoenix. I smile and make a bird made of water to go along to fly with the other. Both kids smile and the same one from before speaks again, “Hi, I am Anda and this is my sister, Anya, what is your name?”
I smile and respond, “I am Pran, so you two are fire fae then?” They both nod and I continue, “I am a liquid fae, how old are you two? I am surprised that you two aren’t worried that I have different magic.” I see them both shrug and I smile, wow these kids are so open-minded, which is surprising since I know the owners of this house, well at least one of them isn’t.
Anda takes me out of my thoughts by stating, “Your magic is so cool, I wish I could do things with water or liquid. Fire magic is so dumb, there is nothing except destruction that we can do.” I think about that for a second trying to think of some of the cool things that fire magic can do and smile.
I look at them, “You can heat things, think about cold days, or what about cooking food? There are probably a lot of things you could do with fire or heat in general.” I respond as I make silly faces, and they both smile and giggle at that. Then I continue, “Though I am so surprised that you are so open to different types of magic, though that is good.”
“See Anda I knew it, that is what Yai Yai says, or what about Pat, I think he has a cross-magic soul mark.” Anya seems to snark out at her brother, I don’t pay attention to what she is saying until, the part about the cross-magic soul mark. I thought that was a unique thing to me, I never even thought I would find my soulmate or that it was a mistake.
I smile at the thought of not being alone in this, but then look at the siblings and ask, “Weird question, but are you two twins?” They both nod their heads enthusiastically and show their twin flame marks in gold and silver on their left shoulders.
Anya responds, “Yeah Pat says that we are special because we already know our platonic soulmate. Though, he and Pa are lucky too because they are each other’s platonic soulmates. Do you have a platonic soulmate yet? Oh wait, have you found your romantic one yet?”
I smile and laugh because these two are pretty adorable. They seem to be persistent so I smile and answer, “Yes I have found my platonic soulmate, he is my best friend.” I am about to answer the second question, but then a guy around my age comes out of the door.
He yells out, “Anda, Anya, what are you two doing? I have been looking all over for you two, you naughty little brats.” I chuckle as I see the twins roll their eyes, but then stop when I look him in the eyes. I feel the heat come to my cheeks as I feel my heart racing, wow this is what it feels like? This is my soulmate, right? It is the only thing that makes sense, so it has to be him. Maybe it’s just me hoping because damn he is gorgeous, clearly loves these two, and looks as in love as I feel right now.
PAT POV:
How is somebody this beautiful, I don’t get it. I just came outside to get my cousins, just in case they are causing trouble like they do a lot. However, walking out and seeing him there too, and the smiles of the twins. Oh, and that chuckle, wow this has to be a connection of some kind because it just feels right. No, not right, more like my world has gotten a lot crazier, but so much better. Our sight of each other gets broken as Anya opens her mouth and asks the other man, “P’Pran what’s wrong? Why are you staring at our cousin like that?” I see the most beautiful smile come on his face as he looks at Anya and Anda.
Then he replies, “I am not sure actually, how about you ask your cousin?” I sigh knowing that they will be asking right now when I know they know too much about my soul mark. I also know that Anya overheard my conversation with our Yai, talking about Pran and how I think he might be my soulmate.
As I thought she turns her attention to me and asks, “P’Pat, is P’Pran your soulmate?” I start walking over and sigh wanting to start explaining about my cousins.
However, as I am about to Pran just smiles at me and exclaims, “I would love to be your soulmate!”
PRAN POV:
Please can a pit swallow me up right now, I need to get away from this situation. However, what I said was right and I know that. Though not what you are supposed to say to somebody you barely know, especially when you have different types of magic. So much would be going against us, but I never felt like this for anyone else. My mind, body, and soul are already his and I know it, I don’t care if he has fire magic and I have water. I bite my lip scared about how he will react, scared of what will happen next. I like him though, from the first moment I met him, I hope that he will at least say something and not just dismiss what I am saying.
I swallow as I feel a presence in front of me, right in front of me, and as I look up I feel two hands wiping away my tears away. Then I see Pat in front of me smiling, and whispering, “It’s okay, I see your worry and you don’t have to be worried.”
I feel confused and so I respond, “Wait, why don’t I have to be worried? I doubt you feel the same for me, we barely know each other, except for competing on grades and being neighbors. Though for me, I have been falling for you since I first really saw you last year, and now you have become a bigger and bigger part of my life.”
Before I can ramble more, he blurts out, “You are my soulmate, I don’t want anyone else.” Then he blushes slightly, and continues, “I kept wishing you were mine at least, I guess there is only one way to know.” I watch as pulls up his sleeve to show the smiling frowning face with a flame and water droplets the same way that I have it. However, I have it where the water droplets are on the frowning face and the flame is on the smiling. I smile and show him, mine and slightly laugh as he grabs me into a hug.
I tear up slightly as Anda and Anya cheer for us in the background. Yes, it is going to be hard, but I can’t wait to see what comes into play for us, because I love him already.