Kat had heard she had to go to some meeting when she turned seventeen. She have her bestfriend and her family a hug and left. They had been her family since the accident and she couldn't believe she would be leaving them for a bit. Sitting listening she heard about her soul mate. Smiling she look at the sketch and took her charm and stood. Someone name Alex he look handsome from what she could tell. She pull her long red hair in front of her and started on her journey to find him.

Cal had gotten up and gotten on the train as well. She too, took a window seat across the aisle from Autumn. She looked out the window and hummed a soft tune, looking at her Charm every now and then. It was a single music note with a pencil struck through the middle. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Leo was lying down on his bed, looking at his charm and wondering where his Soul Mate was right now. His charm was a camera with a building in the lens. After about fifteen minutes, it started to glow faintly. He sat up on his bed, excited. She was getting closer. He was closer to seeing her face and who she was.

Annalyn was watching the stream of people until she saw an artist focused on a pair of soulmates... Including her sister. Uh oh. She hurriedly went over and touched the artist lightly on the shoulder, "Um, please pardon the interruption, sir, but um, the girl you're drawing, she really doesn't like to be drawn, and she will probably pour acid in your sketchbook if she ever finds out you drew her. From personal experience, I know that." Then she realized her charm was glowing super-brightly. "Wait, you're James... Oh, my. Um..." Aery sighed. "So now that I've figured out who you are, I'm going back to my lab to finish the experiment I started this morning. If you will excuse me." She got up abruptly and walked out the door, not even noticing Annalyn and James.

James had just finished his drawing as the girl came over to him. His charm was in his pocket, so he didn't see it glowing. "I'm already finished my drawing anyways. And whatever she doesn't know won't hurt her. She just doesn't appreciate art." Then he looked at her. "And how do you know my name? Have we met somewhere?"

Annalyn blushed. "Oh. Um..." She opened her palm to reveal her glowing charm. "I... um..." She couldn't formulate a coherent thought. "I'm a charm-maker and they goofed and let me make my own charm, so I saw the name of the person who was supposed to get the other one, and that person was named James? And now my charm is glowing while I'm close to you so I'm guessing you're James?" She grinned. "I'm not even making any sense, am I?"

Long slender fingers gently picked up the egg, handling it as one would handle a precious jewel. Julian gently tapped it against the side of the bowl, watching carefully as the fragile shell of the object fractured and he emptied the contents into the bowl one-handed as reached for a whisk with the other. He had been working on this since he had gotten up, wanting it to be ready in time. One eye was trained on the cake he was baking but the other glanced at his Charm, a chief's hat surrounded delicate pastries. At first it had remained pale but as the time slipped by it had steadily getting brighter and with it's shine Julian's excitement rose. His soul-mate was getting closer and he couldn't wait until he could see her face for the first time. As Autumn glanced up from her drawing and looked at her Charm a bolt of butterflies shot through her stomach. It was glowing faintly as the train drew closer and closer to Skhadi the shine increased. Autumn packed away her pad, too excited and nervous to concentrate on drawing anymore. It seemed like hours later before the train stopped at Skhadi and Autumn quickly gathered her things together. She exited the train, taking in the city before her. She held her Charm in her hand then looked around, wondering which direction she should pick. Alastair watched and Aery stood and exited the building. He sighed and followed after her. He debated going back to the apartment but decided against it. The memory of Autumn was still too fresh and going back there would only hurt. So he turned and began walking towards his workplace; at least that would take his mind off things.

Leo looked out the window as far away he saw the train come to a stop. Among the few people that got off, one girl in particular stood out to him. She held something in her hand, and he could only assume that was his Soul Mate. He grabbed the picture, put his Charm bracelet that he had made on, and headed out of his apartment towards the train station. He noticed that as he got closer, his Charm glowed more and a little smile crept onto his face.

Autumn's eyes were fixed on her Charm, which was roses encircling a paint canvas. Her eyes widened when she noticed the glow was getting brighter. She wasn't moving so did that mean her soul-mate was coming towards her? Her head shot up, eyes wheeling around. One boy in particular stood out to her. He was carrying something and walking in her direction. He was very handsome in Autumn's opinion. As he got closer Autumn recognized the boy from the picture. A small blush crept over her cheeks when she realized this was indeed her soul-mate. A smile slid across her face as she watched him get closer.

Leo eventually came up to her, noticing that his Charm was glowing and just now seeing that the Charm she held in her hand was glowing too. "Oh, um, hi," he began, feeling a slight blush coming. "I'm Leo Evans. I, uh, I took this picture earlier for you," he said, and he handed her the portrait. "You are?"

Annalyn blushed. "Oh. Um..." She opened her palm to reveal her glowing charm. "I... um..." She couldn't formulate a coherent thought. "I'm a charm-maker and they goofed and let me make my own charm, so I saw the name of the person who was supposed to get the other one, and that person was named James? And now my charm is glowing while I'm close to you so I'm guessing you're James?" She grinned. "I'm not even making any sense, am I?"

James smiled, and, unlike most of the others who had found their soulmates already, he wasn't blushing at all. He looked at her, pulling out his charm, which was glowing brightly. "Yes. I am," he said. "Well, if they made a mistake and let us find each other then it must have been fate." He seemed somehow happy because of this fact, and leaned down closely and whispered. "At least you're more interesting than the person in my folder..." He chuckled as he stood up straight again. Of course, Ashlyn, seeing James with his "soulmate," decided to sneak up behind James's soulmate and suddenly hugged her tightly from behind, picking her up with the hug. "Oooh! Who knew that James's soulmate would be such a cutie!"

Kat step out of the town hall and walk to the park and sat on a bench. She look at the portrait of Alex and look around not seeing him. She look at her charm as it wasn't shining yet meanin she wasn't close. Sighing she wonder how long this journey will take, she was already feeling homesick missing her friend.

Annalyn grinned up at James. "I don't know that that's much of a compliment; I'd hope I'm more interesting than a blank piece of paper!" Then she yelped as Ashlyn picked her up a good foot and a half off the ground. She twisted, trying to figure out who the heck was hugging her so tightly. "Hello there? Please put me down so that we can have a civil conversation?" And hearing Ashlyn's comment she muttered, "And I'm not a "cutie." I'm just really short." She looked up hopefully at James. "James? Help, please?"

Autumn blushed even further as she reached out, small hands gently grasping the frame and holding it up to examine it. It was amazing! She did find it a little ironic that he had taken a picture of the sunset over the sea and she had been drawing it on the train. She tucked her now luminescent Charm into her bag seeing as she didn't need it anymore and smiled at him, hugging the picture to her chest. "M-My name is Autumn Eirwen. It's very nice to meet you." She replied shyly. She brushed her hair back from her face, having left it down so the tortoise locks were tumbling well past her waist. Now that she thought about it, her hair practically brushed against the backs of her calves. She contemplated cutting it a few times but just never got around to it. Alastair was immersed in his work though every so often he would get a faraway look in his eyes as he wondered how Autumn was fairing. He would then shake his head and throw himself into his work, surprising some of his colleagues with how fierce he was working. Julian stared down at his cake in satisfaction. The batter had finished baking and he decorated it with white cream cheese frosting with edible red and pink roses scattered in a spiral around the pastry. He carefully put the cake into the refrigerator and glanced at his watch. The next train should be arriving soon. With that thought in mind he grabbed his Charm. He had fashioned it into a necklace so he hung it around his next as he grabbed his coat and a book to read while he waited. Then he was out the door and headed towards the station to wait for his soul-mate.

Unlike Alastair, Aery couldn't concentrate. So after trying, and failing, to get back into her molecule modifying project, she packed everything up and went out to the square to sit by the fountain and try to decide her next move, in regard to the whole thing with Alastair. She thought that she'd done something wrong. She'd probably come off as too much of a workaholic, the kind of person who loved nothing and wound up "marrying" her job. Well, what did she know about love? The only thing she'd ever loved in life was science. Not even her parents. She respected them, but she'd never gotten any love or kindness from them beyond what the normal well-mannered adult would give to a child. There was no attachment there in any way. The only one she really cared about was Anna, and even then there was no real relationship beyond that of a mentor and sometimes-bodyguard. I've never loved anyone. I used to scorn those who ever loved and got hurt by it, but to be human, one needs to know love. And I don't. I'm not truly a person, just a mind and body enslaved to science. There's no feelings in me. I squashed them out when I was little and they never came back. And for the first time in thirteen years, a tear spilled over her eyelashes and rolled down her cheek.

Annalyn grinned up at James. "I don't know that that's much of a compliment; I'd hope I'm more interesting than a blank piece of paper!" Then she yelped as Ashlyn picked her up a good foot and a half off the ground. She twisted, trying to figure out who the heck was hugging her so tightly. "Hello there? Please put me down so that we can have a civil conversation?" And hearing Ashlyn's comment she muttered, "And I'm not a "cutie." I'm just really short." She looked up hopefully at James. "James? Help, please?"

James chuckled. "Okay sis, put her down. And put down the liquor too." Ashlyn pouted, and put down Annalyn, before taking a swig of her sake. "No. My sake." "You're drunk." "So?" "Put down the sake." "No." "Yes." "No." "Yes." "Noooo..." Ashlyn slurred the last word before taking another swig then leaving.

James chuckled. "Okay sis, put her down. And put down the liquor too." Ashlyn pouted, and put down Annalyn, before taking a swig of her sake. "No. My sake." "You're drunk." "So?" "Put down the sake." "No." "Yes." "No." "Yes." "Noooo..." Ashlyn slurred the last word before taking another swig then leaving.

Anna rubbed her sides where Ashlyn had grabbed her. "Oh my. That was your sister?" She giggled. "Scary sister. Okay, good to know." Then she realized something. "Oh wait a minute. Since there was a... mixup... with your folder you don't actually know who I am. Right." She winced at how feeble the lie sounded. "My name's Annalyn, Annalyn Rivers. I usually go by Anna though. I'm a charm-maker-in-training." Again she winced; she wasn't supposed to tell anyone that she was only in training. Note to self, Anna, don't take a job where you regularly have to lie cause you'll screw it up badly.

James chuckled. "Okay sis, put her down. And put down the liquor too." Ashlyn pouted, and put down Annalyn, before taking a swig of her sake. "No. My sake." "You're drunk." "So?" "Put down the sake." "No." "Yes." "No." "Yes." "Noooo..." Ashlyn slurred the last word before taking another swig then leaving.

Anna rubbed her sides where Ashlyn had grabbed her. "Oh my. That was your sister?" She giggled. "Scary sister. Okay, good to know." Then she realized something. "Oh wait a minute. Since there was a... mixup... with your folder you don't actually know who I am. Right." She winced at how feeble the lie sounded. "My name's Annalyn, Annalyn Rivers. I usually go by Anna though. I'm a charm-maker-in-training." Again she winced; she wasn't supposed to tell anyone that she was only in training. Note to self, Anna, don't take a job where you regularly have to lie cause you'll screw it up badly.

James chuckled. "Don't worry. I know. My soulmate isn't supposed to come for a couple more years, which would be pretty annoying. Because by that time I would be too busy capturing art. So you actually helped me," he said. "Besides, of the information they did give me, I doubt I would get along with my true soulmate..."

Relief filled Anna. He wasn't going to report her. Of course all the authorities had to know already, but he wasn't mad at her. She smiled. "I'm pretty fond of art, actually, but I'm more into music and, well, obviously jewelry making. Do you play music at all?" She asked. "If you do, at some point we might be able to write and play something together, if you wanted to anyway?"

Apollo [+]

Sitting through this whole briefing was the most boring thing Apollo could ever do. He felt as if he was caged having to sit down behind someone and listen to this old guy dressing like a kid give everyone a speech. It was their goal to find their Soul Mates was all Apollo got out of it. He admitted that he was not happy sitting in the room but he was eager to find this girl so he could sing to her. After all it was always a greater experience to sing in front of people than by yourself. With a guitar case strapped on his back he jumped on the train to Slask. He was going to visit this girl as soon as possible. then Apollo realized he had not taken the time to read the girls name. Aw well he was just going to say hi to everyone in Slask until this Charm starts to glow. Yeah it might take a while but the journey was always the best part of life.

Nix [+]

Nix wakes up and eats the pancake cake his mother left for him one morning. Since there was absolutely no clean utensils so Nix pulls out a box addressed as New Fork of Nix. It was a birthday present his grandparents sent that he had yet gotten around to open. It was a fork made from one of the most expensive materials on the market. It was supposed to be flame resistant and could survive if you drop it off of a skyscraper. Nix continued to eat his breakfast before he was out the door that day.

While this was going on, Ruby was inside of the town hall, retrieving her charm as well. As soon as she was done though, she had to go back to work at her job as a waitress. While she walks through the tables, she looks down and touches her charm, which is placed in her pocket. She took orders, and made sure she kept a small smile on her face the entire time. She just couldn't wait until she found her soul mate. She wondered if he was searching for her right now.