Red String (Part 1)

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"Kaira! Your 14! Check your hand!" A familiar voice called. I looked up to see Brian, one of my best friends (even if he was, ya know, 10 years older then me). "Ok, ok chill!" I said, smiling a little. Closing my eyes, I raised my hand in front of my face and counted to three before opening them. "Woah.." the red string was there alright. "Its so...bright." "I know!" Brian said. He had already found his soulmate, so his string had turned purple. "Its cool, right?" "Yeah..."

"Angel! Hey, check your hand!" I looked up as my twin brother, Alex, kicked open the door to my room. "Why?" I asked. I saw surprise on his face. "Look!" He exclaimed, pointing at my right hand. I lifted it, my eyes widening. There it was. "But- but how? I'm not supposed to get it until I'm 14-" "does it matter!? You have a soulmate!" Alex interrupted me. "Go show mom and dad. Go!" He grabbed my arm and dragged me down the stairs to go show our parents. "Jesus, calm down!"

"Kaira. When did you get your red string exactly?" Tim asked me while we were making dinner. "Just today. I wonder who it is.." i mumbled, cutting the onions for the egg, bacon, and onion quiche they were making. "Just now?" "Yeah, it's my birthday, of course it would show up just now." "OH SH*T ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY!?" Tim exclaimed. I laughed. "Yeah, it is."

"Mom! Dad! Angel got his red string!" Alex exclaimed as he continued to push me down the stairs. Mom or, Astrum, was the only one down there, and she looked surprised. "That's early. Can I see it?" She asked calmly. I showed her my hand, and she examined the string. "Hm. Cool." She smiled. At least she didnt yell like Alex had.

The next day...

I booked it through the forest, checking behind me to see if Brian was still there. When he wasn't, I sighed with relief, slowing down. I started walking, humming quietly. I had been running to get away from doing work today, and I had succeeded. I looked at the red string again. "I wonder who it is on the other side.." i mumbled. I then realized I was outside of Astrums house. Knocking on the door, I politely waited, my axes swinging in my hands. My string was shining quite brightly, but I ignored it.

I heard knocking at the door and walked over, opening it casually. Suddenly, my string turned purple. "What the hell..?" I looked up to see a girl around my age with bright red hair looking between her string and me.
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What the fuck!?"

Fin.

So, there may be some confusion on the formatting, so let me explain

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So, there may be some confusion on the formatting, so let me explain.

The centered text is Angel, a 12 year old boy who cannot stand killing/blood.

The text that's to the right is Kaira, a 14 year old girl who kills for fun.

Just thought I'd clear that up ^^

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