Prologue ~ Blood in the Bowl

"Hey look what I found!"

Lucy turned her head not surprised to find Levy waving a book in her face.

"What's this one about Levy?"

Levy's eyes shimmered with excitement, eager as always to share her new knowledge with her friend.

"It's a book of legends and simple spells!"

Lucy chuckled. "Do you actually believe in spells?"

The bluenette shrugged, "Well, you never know 'till you try right?"

She leaned in close, eyebrows wiggling mischievously. "Wanna try?"

Lucy laughed and nodded eagerly as Levy began flipping through the pages of the dusty old book. She slowed and finally stopped on a page before smiling up and turning the book to face her blonde friend.

"What about this one?"

Lucy read the page, it was a spell for finding your soulmate.

The blonde blushed and smiled. She'd always loved the idea of soulmates and finding one's perfect match. If this spell worked then maybe it would give her he push in the right direction to finding them.

"Let's do it!" she said punching a fist in the air enthusiastically.

"Alright!"

Together the two scrambled to get the necessary ingredients for the spell. They grabbed two wooden bowls and filled them with water. They grabbed a sharp knife from the kitchen as well as scrubbing alcohol and a clean cloth. They then sat on the ground by the open window, letting the light of the moon fall over the bowls, its silver glow reflected in the waters.

"Okay so all we have to do is spill a drop of blood into the water and ask to know our soulmate" Levy explained calmly.

"Are you sure this is safe?" Lucy asked eyeing the knife warily.

"Of course, we have the alcohol to sanitize and as long as we nick somewhere with no important arteries or anything we should be good"

"Okay"

"Here, I'll go first"

Levy frowned in thought, then carefully nicked her elbow with the knife. Just a small cut, nothing too deep but enough to bleed. She then held her elbow over the bowl and squeezed a drop into the water. She scrunched up her eyes tight and Lucy could practically hear her demanding the identity of her soulmate despite the bluenette not making a sound.

The blood swirled in the water, the crimson glowing in the moonlight, it floated round and round until it settled in a G shaped swirl.

Levy opened her eyes and looked at the G excitedly.

"Oooh! Their name starts with G! I wonder if it's a George or a Greg, or perhaps a Galahad?!"

Lucy arched a blonde eyebrow skeptically. "Galahad?"

"From the Legends of King Arthur!"

Lucy snorted, she was really starting to doubt this worked. After all liquids naturally swirled so the letter was almost guaranteed to be a G, C, O, or Q, which meant this whole thing was probably rigged.

The blonde said as much to her friend who just tsked at her.

"C'mon Lucy, just give it a chance!"

Lucy sighed and took the knife, sanitizing it with the alcohol and the rag. She decided to allow herself the chance to imagine what it would be like to have a soulmate, what her soulmate would be like. They'd definitely have to be kind, and free-spirited, not controlling like certain people she'd had in her life.

She took a deep breath and, mimicking Levy, made a small cut on her elbow. Putting down the knife she squeezed a drop of blood into the water and closed her eyes.

In that moment Lucy allowed herself to make a wish, something she hadn't done in a while. She wished for help in finding a soulmate, her other half, someone who would take her on adventures and never let her fall.

She opened her eyes when Levy gasped.

She looked into the bowl and gasped as well.

There, sparkling in the moonlight was a very straight-edged letter N.

Levy giggled, "Who said it was rigged?" she teased.

Lucy just smiled. This was magic and better yet, it was her first clue to finding her ultimate partner.

Now all she needed to know is what N stood for.

A/N: So I love all the SoulmateAUs and I was running out of fics to read so decided to write one :P Let me know if you're enjoying it because while I actually did plan this out (SHOCKING) I tend to lose motivation and your reviews really do help! And of course critiques on how to improve are always welcome!
Hope you enjoy!
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