I laid in bed staring at the ceiling for what seemed like eternity. But I've only been awake for about five minutes. It was about 4 am and I didn't feel like doing anything. The only thing I could do right now is play my guitar but dad might hear and he might get mad at me for waking him up.

Fuck it.

I quietly got out of bed and made my way over to my closet. I opened the door and grabbed my guitar. I already knew what song I was gonna play...it's the only song I know every word too. My soulmate song. As much as I hate the thought of being forced to love someone, I couldn't help but love the amazing songs that came with the random people the universe paired you with.

"You and I, we're like fireworks and symphonies exploding in the sky

With you, I'm alive
Like all the missing pieces of my heart, they finally collide

So stop time right here in the moonlight
'Cause I don't ever wanna close my eyes"

I stopped for a small moment when I thought I heard footsteps but everything was silent so I continued singing.

"Without you, I feel broke

Like I'm half of a whole
Without you, I've got no hand to hold
Without you, I feel torn
Like a sail in a storm
Without you, I'm just a sad song
I'm just a sad song"

I hummed the next part of the song. I smiled as I did but I couldn't stop the bits of tears coming. Soulmate songs are duets so you can sing them together but I haven't found mine yet. At least I have one. There are stories in history that tell of people that haven't had soulmates or lost their soulmates before they even met them...just like.....I smiled to myself as a few more tears ran down my face and started singing again.

"Without you, I feel broke
Like I'm half of a whole
Without you, I've got no hand to hold
Without you, I feel torn
Like a sail in a storm
Without you, I'm just a sad song

You're the perfect melody
The only harmony I wanna hear
You're my favourite part of me
With you standing next to me
I've got nothing to fear

Without you, I feel broke
Like I'm half of a whole
(insert humming)
Without you, I feel torn
Like a sail in a storm
Without you, I'm just a sad song

Without you, I feel broke
Like I'm half of a whole
Without you, I've got no hand to hold
Without you, I feel torn
Like a sail in a storm
Without you, I'm just a sad song, I'm just a sad song"

I strummed the last but of the song and smiled as the last few tears finished rolling down my cheeks. I smiled to myself and laid the guitar on my lap. All was peaceful... then there was clapping.

I quickly looked up and turned to my door to see my father and brother in the doorway. "Not how I'm usually woken up but I liked it, son." My father walked over to me and sat down on the floor beside me leaning on my bed.

"Good job lil bro" My brother ruffled my hair and sat on the other side of me. "What time is it anyways?" He asked rubbing his eyes.

"around 4:15. Still better than when...that happened." My father leaned his head on my mattress and closed his eyes. I looked up at my brother and he only looked down at me. Neither of us knew what to do. Sure this has been happening for a long time but neither of us knew how to comfort father. He barely ever did this in front of us and when he did, he quickly made a joke to distract himself. I pulled my knees up to my chest and slightly hugged myself. I felt myself drifting back into the abyss of sleep. Right before I did fall asleep I heard father say something. "-in bed. You too. Tomorrow's an important da-"

I woke up and looked at the time. 7:27 am. I looked around to see that I was lying in bed and my guitar has been put back in the closet. I waited for who knows how long until my brother knocked on the door. "Father wants you to patrol the territory later. He also said to hurry up and get breakfast. He's got something important to tell us later or some shit." I nodded and got up. I walked over to my dresser and pulled out some random outfit. Purple button up, Black and purple tie, black ripped jeans, purple flannel, and some black fingerless gloves. Purple....her favorite color.

I quickly got dressed, loosely tieing the tie around my neck and the flannel around my waist. I put on some random pair of black socks and walked down the stairs.

A henchman put a plate of food on the table and motioned me to sit. "So. How's your life, Kevin? How's the wife?" he grunted and leaned on a wall. "Getting a divorce eh. She finally found out what type job you're doing? You'll get through it." He smirked which caused me to smirk. I continued the one sided conversation as I ate. When I finished he took my plate and waved me to the tv room. "See ya later Kev."

{tiny time skip}

"You're probably wondering why I wanted to speak to you two." My father sat at his desk. The desk, usually empty (except for a handgun), now had two files on top of it. "I have come to a decision. Well, technically it wasn't my decision." He looked down at his hand. The hand that had his wedding ring on it. The ring that brought back so many memories.

"Father?" my brother spoke up and seemed to have pulled father from his trance.

"Sorry. Anyways, you two will be going to school." He said it like it was nothing. Like we haven't spent our whole life being homeschooled or self-taught. As if we didn't spend half our lives being taught by some henchman.

"Escuse me father. Did you say we would be going to an actual high school?"

"You heard me correctly. You two will be attending the local high school, starting on Monday." he started opening the files and showed us some papers basically saying we would actually be starting school. Then he opened a small drawer and pulled out two small boxes and a paper. He put one box in front of each of us and handed my brother the letter. He then passed it to me to read.

'Dear Warren and my two favorite boys,
I want you to know that I love you so dearly. I will miss you so much when all of this is over.'

I skimmed over the rest of the letter until I caught one paragraph.

'I want you boys to go to school at some point. You can't be stuck in homeschool your whole life. But don't worry, school isn't so bad. I want you to be brave when you do start. I need you to be the brave little boys I know you are.'

I finished reading the letter and put it back down on father's desk. I then grabbed the box. "Don't open them yet boys. I want you to wait. Keep them until you feel like it's the right moment. That being said, Virgil, it's almost 3. I want you to go patrol for a bit." I nodded and shoved the small box in my jean pocket.

{time skip}

I walked around the small section of town. Everyone seemed to be in a rush. Why wouldn't they? Father is the most feared crime boss in town. Everyone knows him and yet, the police still can't catch him. I smirked a bit when I saw a woman holding her son closer to her when I walked by.

I walked down a small alley and started humming the beginning to my song. I thought I heard someone's voice actually singing it but it might've been just my imagination. Soon I started singing the song.

"With you, I fall

It's like I'm leaving all my past and silhouettes up on the wall
With you, I'm a beautiful mess
It's like we're standing hand and hand with all our fears up on the edge

So stop time right here in the moonlight
'Cause I don't ever wanna close my eyes"

Moments after I finished that part of the song I saw someone quickly walk past my alley and looking at the other people around here. He seemed to be wearing a red and white shirt (kinda like Sultan, if you know who that is) with a red and yellow coat around his waist. He had bright blue jeans and red high tops. He looked like some sort of modern disney prince. After awhile of watching this guy walk in circles he sat on a bench. I started walking over to him so I could tell him to go but then I heard something.

Is that my song? Is he humming my soulmate song? Oh nonono. This guy can not be my soulmate. We look like complete opposites.

"What the fuck is someone like you doin in this part of town?" He looked up at me. Well shit. I'm gay. You can't really blame me, his eyes are so beautiful. They look like a bright blue sky on the sunniest day ever. I quickly snapped out of my thoughts and noticed he was staring at me. "Earth to rando! Get the fuck off my dad's territory!" I pointed down the street and he quickly nodded and started grabbing his bag. I walked back down the alleyway and started singing again.

"You're the perfect melody
The only harmony I wanna hear
You're my favourite part of me
With you standing next to me
I've got nothing to fear"

I turned around and saw the dude quickly running away from me. Did he hear me singing? Shit. I hope he doesn't go to my school.

{time skip}

"Hurry up. Father says you need an actual sleeping schedule before we start school."

"Look who's talking" I retorted "and whoever the hell could get an actual sleeping schedule in two goddamn days, I would like to meet this person and force them to tell me their ways."

"Try and get some sleep. Please V." I sighed and finished changing. I opened the bathroom door and started walking back to my room.

"I'll try. But I cant promise that I wont keep waking up at 4am." He ruffled my hair and pushed me towards my door.

"Good. Oh and before you sleep, the world thanks you for not taking as long in the bathroom as Michael." We laughed and went our separate ways to our rooms.

Time for another night of lying awake staring at a ceiling.

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