❥ Soulmate AU; Where your soulmate gets a mark on his skin, the moment you fall in love with him.

• Semi x Een •

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"I hate to burst your bubble, but your soulmates could be on the other side of the earth, you know." Tamachi-sensei has to say when she walks into the ruckus known as Class 3-2.

"I am so glad you aren't our homeroom teacher." A voice from the far corner of the room replies, making everyone in the class giggle.

We would have thought that; what with all the soulmate hunting we were doing, we'd find a lot of pairings, but the world doesn't work that way.

"The world is cruel and harsh. Haven't you all read enough angsty books to know this by now?" She asks, later in the lesson. "Two of my best friends were soulmates, and there wasn't anyone in the world that they hated more than each other. They ended up committing suicide."

"D-Don't make it sound so scary..." I mumble, lightly tapping on my opened notebook. I couldn't help sighing. I could only pray that Semi and I didn't end up with that sort of luck.

I didn't have any problems against Semi; he was beautiful, he seemed reputed, and according to Tendou, he takes care of his friends and teams better than anyone else can.

If anything, I was the lucky one for Semi to be my soulmate.

Compared to Semi, I was a nobody. No wonder everyone reacted with utter shock; even I was surprised, myself.

Aw man, I feel like such a disappointment. I groan internally, as I see my reflection from the window.

I hoped that I would match his liking... Or for his sake; I hoped that we would find something slightly different about our marks, and find that we aren't actual soulmates.

The latter makes my lips tremble.

•••

Shiratorizawa Academy held their monthly examinations the following day. Everyone, even the academically-gifted students, seemed a little off-balance as they entered the examination hall.

Japanese, English, Mathematics, Science, and an alternate between Home Economics and Physical Education were a must here.

I dreaded Physical Education the most.

Somehow, my prayers are unheard, when our Sensei announces that we were playing volleyball in the gym today, along with multiple other classes in the grade.

Kill me.

Hichimiya and Tendou were doing some kind of hyperactive dance which was making Aimee, who stood a foot beside me, facepalm multiple times.

"I hope that my soulmate lives very, very far away from Shiratorizawa." She whispers, dragging me away to the other end of the court. Much to my dismay, we are paired with class 3-1, the students of which pours into the gym a few seconds later.

"Give me a B!" Tendou cheers.

Nobody gives him a B.

"Dude, volleyball starts with a V in English, not a B." Someone from class 1 yells. The atmosphere begins to warm up and our gym instructor jogs up to us with a clipboard in hand.

Luckily, one of my prayers are answered; the girls and boys were playing separately. I couldn't thank God enough.

And while we ran to either side of the court, I scan the many, many students to see if I could find my soulmate.

I find myself inhaling when my eyes land on him; He is so beautiful oh my lord.

Would I ever get used to it?

"Een? EEEEEEEEEEEN-CHAN."

I snap out of my fantasy when I hear Tendou making siren noises in my ear.

"What is it, Satori?" I want to know. He drags me away from the crowd, near the middle of the court.

"You okay?"

"I'm shitty but I'm alright." I don't even bother lying.

"Oh well. Anyway... I never got to ask, but has Hichi-chan found her soulmate yet?"

"Nah. She still has a few months to turn 18." I let him know.

"Tendou-kun, Fujiwara-san. If you're both done gossiping, please head back to your respective teams!" Yoshida-sensei scolds, making me flush red. I want to blame Tendou for it, but I was equally responsible for it this time. I am mumbling gibberish as I run to the left side of the court.

And when I shoot a glance to where Semi had stood earlier, he is shaking his head in disapproval, towards me.

Yay.

•••

We are starting our third set when the boys wrap up their match. I am horrified when I find that they begin to surround us, eager to see which team would win.

I try not to let this fact distract me, focusing on the ball as much as I could. Making me be a middle blocker just because I was slightly taller than some of the others was very unfair on me.

Don't think about Semi. Don't think about Semi. Don't think about Semi.

My mind chants this, but then again, trying not to think of something is also the same as thinking about it.

And in my embarrassment that I was letting so many spikes go past me, I lose my head and end up taking a spike straight to my face.

"Oh my gosh! Her nose is bleeding!" Someone cries.

"Oooh, that's gotta hurt like a bastard oops."

"Someone take my Een to the infirmary!"

"Where's her soulmate when she needs him?"

When I manage to open my eyes, Aimee is pointing a finger at where Semi was standing.

"Mr Soulmate. You go with her. Chop chop."

And even though I loved the sass level of Aimee when she was at her max, right now was not the appropriate time for it.

"It's okay, I can go by myself." I let out a croak, putting both my hands over my face. Really, if Semi had seen my face then, I was literally ready to give up on life and move to Bangladesh.

"Okay."

I wasn't the only one who was shocked. In fact, there was a lot of tension in the air when he nods at me. When I shoot a glance at Tendou, he is giving me a thumbs up. Feeling flustered, I shake my head and catch up to my soulmate who was walking ahead.

"Keep applying pressure to the injury." He advises as we climb up the flight of stairs. I give him a nod, following him when he opens the infirmary door for me.

"Thank you," I say, in a higher-pitched voice then I might have wanted to. I wanted to cry right afterwards.

The nurse glances at us, and when she sees me, her eyes go wide.

"Ah, Fujiwara-san, what happened?"

"I got a ball slammed on my face."

"Well, I can't treat you if you don't take that hand off your nose." She says. She then shoots a glance at Semi, whose eyes turn to face mine.

"I'll head out, then."

With that, he excuses himself and walks out of the infirmary. The nurse glances up at me when I let out a loud sigh, and I can't even blame her.

This is what I get for holding onto false hopes.

"Well, let's get that treated." She says, taking out her first-aid box.

This is the worst day ever. I think to myself, as I thank her and make my way out. The tissues inside my nostrils were absorbing the blood, and I begin to feel slightly nauseous.

I just need to head back to my dorm and lie down...

When I reach the door, I freeze when I hear my name.

"Where's Een?" Tendou's voice queries.

"Inside."

I would recognise that voice anywhere, and it wasn't even fair. I hadn't even heard it that much for it to be so familiar to me.

"Why didn't you stay with her until she got treated?" Tendou asks. I am sure that he would have an idiotic, shocked expression on his face as he says this,

"I'm sure she doesn't want me to see her nose bleed like that, even though I did see once." Semi's voice admits, making me give myself a face palm to suppress the groan I wanted to let out. "I don't want to embarrass her any more than she already is. She's a girl, after all."

My heart doesn't stop thumping as I lean against the door, with my eyes shut. A little smile forms on my face as what he said replays in my head.

He is so understanding, oh my god.

The smile on my face doesn't go away until the door opens from behind me.

I fall right backwards with a yelp, and I would have hit my head on the ground if two arms didn't catch me, breaking my fall.

But like in those romantic movies, it isn't Semi who catches me.

In fact, it is Hichimiya.

"What are you doing?!" She cries loudly, letting out an 'oof' and giving me a push back up. When I get up straight, I see that Semi and Tendou are leaning against the wall and looking at where we stood.

And when he makes his way back to the gym without a word, I begin to internally sob.

Why are things like this happening to me?

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a/n; ughgdfug semi uwah he's so gorgeous i can't sgidgszudbgharfhaeghisz

ranking; #707 [08.01.17]