Chapter One: The Beginning

He was only nine when it happened for the first time.

He, Daniel LaRusso was sitting in his cheap bed staring at the math homework before him. He heard the sound of the front door opening alerting him that his mother was home from her second job, but he knew she would be gone within an hour to the next.

"Daniel I'm home. What do you want for dinner?" Daniel ignored her focusing on what times nine would give him thirty-six.

His mother worked three jobs, four on certain days to provide food and clothes for him. Just last year did they save up enough to get an decent size TV in the living room with color. He knew his mom worked hard for it but it still sucked when he heard the others kids brag about having TV in their own rooms. After all he, was the only kid in his grade without an TV or cellphone.

He was always the outsider with the same shoes from last year and the pants that were now three inches to high for him. But he didn't complain to his mom, because she was doing the best she could after he man who abandoned them for another family taking all of his mom's savings and maxing out her credit cards. He was an evil man and Daniel hated him despite his mom telling him not to.

Growing tired of staring at the homework before him, Daniel threw it back in his folder. Throwing his pencil off into the corner Daniel dropped against his bed cover staring at the ceiling.

I wish I could have an normal life.

I could give you one.

Daniel screamed. Louder than he's ever screamed before as he falling off his bed holding his hands over his ears. His mother is rushing through the door within seconds gathering her son in her arms, searching the room.

Finding no one Lucille rubs her son back calming him down.

"Baby what happened?" Lucille asked gently as she rubbed smoothing circles onto her son's back.

"Someone-e in my head." Daniel whimper out as he buried his face into his mother's shoulder, letting the tears fall. He was scared because he didn't know where the voice came from.

"Ohh baby, you don't have to be scared of the voice." Lucille whispered.

"Why not?" Daniel asked as he glanced up towards his mom. Lucille smiled softly as she cried the wet tears from her son's face. "Let me tell you the same story my momma told me about the voice."

Daniel listened as his mother tell him about the voice in his head. The voice was the person he was destined to be with because they're someone for everyone. Lucille told him, that God created an boy or girl for every boy or girl. This person who spoke in his head was the one his other half. Someone who would protect and care for him as he would do them.

"Was that man your soulmate?" Daniel asked softly. He wanted to know. He needed to know if the man who hurt his mom was her soulmate.

"Yes." Lucille answered softly. Daniel immediately pulled away from his mom as he curled into his own body his face firm and hard. "Then I don't want my soulmate."

"Dan-"

"No! I don't want a soulmate just so they can hurt me and leave me. Not like that man did you." Daniel ended with a whisper. Lucille ignored the urge to cry as she stared at her baby. Moving closer Lucille didn't try to pick Daniel back up into her lap she just pressed close to his side. "Daniel I know that you didn't like the man very much but it wasn't his fault." Lucille tried to reason.

"He left us! He left you!" Daniel stressed out. He couldn't understand why his mom never got mad about the man or blamed him for all their trouble. He left them not the other way around. "He was your soulmate how could he just leave?"

Lucille sighed as she glanced towards the ceiling before taking an deep breath. "Daniel I'm wasn't his soulmate."

Daniel turned towards his mom shocked, "But you said-"

"I know what I said. I heard his voice in my head my whole life but he never heard mine. He knew I wasn't his but he still tried to be with me for my sake. He loved me as much as he could but he couldn't deny his own soulmate forever. Yes, everyone has a soulmate but only a few of them actually are together. You can hear your soulmate Daniel and he can hear you, others don't have that. Now, are you going to hurt you soulmate?" Lucille asked.

Daniel thought about it for a moment before shaking his head no. He didn't want to hurt his soulmate like the man hurt his mom. He had to be better than him. Lucille smiled, "Good now try to talk to them."

"Okay." Hello?

Are you going to scream this time? Or are you an big boy now?

I'm a big boy!

Big boys don't yell in other head, idiot! The voice yelled back making Daniel's head ring with the sound.

You're yelling too idiot. Daniel snapped back.

Shut up. The voice ordered.

Daniel gasped snapping his eyes open, he didn't remember closing them. "He's mean. I don't wanna talk to him anymore."

Lucille smiled stopping an giggle as her baby boy pouted. She knew Daniel was mad right now but in the long run he would be happy. He had his soulmate. "Okay honey. Come on I made your favorite, spaghetti."

"Okay."

I don't like you meanie. Daniel thought quickly sticking his tongue out but he remembered that the meanie wouldn't see it. Frowning Daniel stood up and followed his mom out of his room towards their small kitchen.

You'll like me soon enough. The voice added making Daniel jump in surprise. Daniel poured more as he heard laughter follow form inside his head.

As Daniel dressed for bed he stared at his ceiling yet again. Part of him didn't want to speak to his soulmate because he was still angry at him from earlier. However another part of him wanted to speak to his soulmate again. He wanted to learn more about him. Daniel thought about it for a moment before deciding he would just ignore his soulmate until he said sorry.

I'm from Reseda, California. Where are you from?

Newark, New Jersey. Daniel answered quickly. He completely forgot about ignoring his soulmate for what happened earlier.

We're far away aren't we? Daniel asked. He didn't understand it but being so far away from his soulmate made him upset. He wanted to be closer.

Yeah but I'll find you. The voice replied quickly.

Daniel blinked staring hardly into the ceiling as he pushed his body completely down.

Why?

Because your my soulmate which makes you mine.

Daniel felt his eyes grow heavy as sleep lured him. He wanted to stay up and talk more with his soulmate but he couldn't help but yawn. Go to sleep. I'll be here when you wake up, I promise. Daniel nodded involuntarily. It was something about his soulmate voice that made him feel safe even if they were far away from each other.

Good night Daniel