Part Two/5

Po5 RedString Soulmate fic

Scarlett Adams can preview weather.

She knew that since she could understand how weather work. She was six. Since then, the Shan-Tung, a family who run the Triade, the Chinese mafia, made her train this wondrous ability.

Now, she developed another ability. Her eyes could see the Red String. In the Asian myths, a red string is the link with your Soulmate, the one who was made for you. Some didn't have one, either because they're not born or already died. It’s also possible to have more than one Soulmate, the more are two but it's already rare. Scarlett had four. Her four thin fingers are linked with a Red String who are directed on every side of the world. None of them were beside her.

So, she could date and have some fun with somebody at school, it wouldn't matter because she won't live the rest of her life with them. Not like Lohan would allow that.

Lohan Shan-Tung is the son of Han Shan-Tung, the godfather of the Triade who decide to adopt her while on travel at Jakarta, Indonesia. He’s six years older than her, and at twelve years old, he was ordered to look after her instead of training to be the next godfather of the Triade, Scarlett knew their relationship would be hard. And Lohan made her understand that by being harsh hard to please. When he's the trainer, every training lasted until late and his ask are certainly impossible to satisfy. Scarlett didn't complain. She's raised in a mafia family, she couldn't expect softness, she could be glad enough that none of the men kill or made those dirty job in front of her. And except Lohan, everyone were fine with her.

“So, what do you see for tomorrow’s weather, Scarlett?” Han demanded.

And Han. Well, she could really not complain if the man is cold with her, but yeah, if only she could, at least, feel some proudness in his voice when she gave the answer, she wouldn't complain much.

“Good. How’s school?”

With Lohan, she learned very early that's this question didn't ask about the daily problem student deal but…

“My grades are good.”

Mor about her Grades, marks and results. Well, not like Han Shan-Tung would afford a foster daughter if she couldn't be at level. But he couldn't expect more than good with her. If he wanted greatness, he had to turn to his son. Biological.

It's only when the godfather stood up that Scarlett looked at his red string.

She didn't know much about this, having never see the godmother, if there was. But Han’s Soulmate is alive and not beside him.

“You can go, Scarlett.”

Scarlett, it looked funny that her name was an occidental one whereas all about her is Asian. The place where she was adopted, the foster family and where she lived now, plus her appearance. But when she was like three, Han made her choose her name. She was placed before a board where words and names in every idioms where written and a woman was spelling them to her. If she reacted, the name is chosen. And she lifted her head at Scarlett. Actually, it was more Scar but no one called her that and something in her told her that the name would only be called by her Soulmates.

Once she's out of the room, Lohan entered and that's how she noticed.

There's a Red String at his last finger.

Lohan’s Soulmate borned.

Late this night, Scarlett searched on the web. Soulmate, mafia and red string were the keyword and each of them lead her to some fan fiction. She nearly tore her hair at the next mention of wolfstar fan fic. Maybe she should make a search in Chinese, but the net is controlled like the government controlled their passage to the restroom so she chose the best way to find answer. In hindsight, having free speech wasn't necessarily the best thing if people had to create fiction. Eventually, she found a forum where the Red string is mentioned. And Soulmate. But not mafia. Well, two on three mentions. She hoped it would be serious, through. Not quite far. But neither what she's looking at.

Then, she saw it.

Dream land chat.

She had sometimes dreams where a land and four guys were involved and she suspected being her Soulmates and a world where she could find them. But every time she tried to reach them, the dream ended and she's up really sad, like missing something.

That's why she clicked the link without thinking it could be a virus. Or trick. She entered an username that define her feeling, a cyclone was devastating her inside.

Powerboy and Don’tMindMe were the only connected. Two of her fingers reacted.

Cyclone : Hi?

Powerboy : Hi.

This time, the Red String of her last finger shook.

Don’tMindMe : Hello.

Now, the one of the first finger reacted.

 : Do you also have issue with your foster family?

Well, even her heart jolts.

Cyclone : How do you know?

Don'tMindMe : I’m mindreader.

Scarlett didn't care if he's kidding. She knew they're her Soulmates.

Cyclone : Cool! I'm medium. I can preview the weather.

Thats why they had the right to know that.

Don'tMindMe : Srly ? What will the weather like in Nevada for tomorrow?

So, he's American, not wondering why the Red String of the first finger pointed to North-West. But, wait, that's also the case for the last one, Powerboy. Maybe a Canadian? Carribean? British?

Powerboy : What's the equivalent in Britain?

Yes. So, two English Speaker. She would like stay with them like forever but it was already ten in the night and that wasn't her first time trespassing half of nine, the later was ten minus fifteen minutes and if she didn't want to be down tomorrow, she had to go to bed. Thankfully the guys promised they would talk again.

Tonight, her dream evolved notably. A boy with dark hair et blue eyes approchaed her et they talked and talked and talked. 

The following morning, Scarlett had to check things up before the day start. So, she went on Skype, changed her profile by suppressing the picture of her taken on journey in Beijing a year ago, then she connected on the chat, with her heart beating hard and fast.

They were here and those two Red Strings waved again.

Cyclone : Oh my, what's time is it where you guys are? It's like you're always connected.

As she wrote that, she already knew the answer. Don’tMindMe lived in some town next to Las Vegas, about 500 km, and Powerboy lived in the North England. So 16 and 8 hours late to hers.

Don'tMindMe : Actually I'm online just now. But…

Cyclone : But what?

Cyclone : Hello?

At this rate, she was worrying.

Cyclone : What happened to him @Powerboy?

Powerboy : Well, I'm not the mindreader one.

Don'tMindMe : Here am I. I was saying : isn't it 6 am in Macau, @Cyclone.

Oh, well, wasn't it cute of him to worry about her?

After changing their Skype, so the confirmation of their friendship and link, Scarlett was on very great mood and she felt that the day will be greater than she previewed. She told so to the godfather.

“ Is that so?”

“ Yes. It would be a beautiful day! “

She didn't wait the permission and went to school. But before exiting the residence, she crossed Lohan and made a move that she would never do if she wasn't in this mood.

“ Hey, Lohan! I know you may not be interested but I think you have the right to know that you have a Soulmate! That is, have a nice day.”

The sun was bright yellow outside. It didn't even set down until eight pm and Scarlett was so happy that not even the feud with the English teacher would darken her.

This night, before going on Skype, she went to the Dream Land chat first. Something was telling her, that the chat could bring her all her Soulmates. And she always trusted this instinct. And here, there was another chatter. Healer. The Red String of the middle finger waved. As his username said, he also got a power, a healing power and is located in Peru. But not in Lima, the capital city, of course not. So, that's where the South-West meant.

Cyclone : So, in what class are you @Healer?

Healer : I do not go to school.

Oh. Well, that’d be expected. Peru wasn't the wealthier country and if he didn't live in the capital, he won't live in a palace. Not like her.

Cyclone : You're not an actual English speaker, then! Me neither.

Healer : You are right. It's my employer who teached me. I'm novice.

Cyclone : Your English is good. I learn this language since 6 but I still have some issue.

Don'tMindMe : You do also learn Portuguese, right?

Don'tMindMe : @Cyclone

Of course he talked to her. From what she knew, Peru's language is Spanish and for most British schools, their second language is French. And in America… well. 

Cyclone : Yes. I actually could speak four languages : Mandarin, Cantonese, English and Portuguese. But I'm fluent only with the two first.

Powerboy : Well, it's already great to know all of this.

Don'tMindMe : I barely know some word in Spanish.

Healer : What about you @Powerboy?

Powerboy didn't answer for two minutes.

Powerboy : Language isn't my favorite ap.

Don'tMindMe : For real?

Powerboy : I have some issues with school.

Powerboy : I’m not going, for now.

Powerboy : I think that you made some conclusion by the time it is in UK, and the fact I'm on this chat with you means that I'm not schooling anymore.

Uh.

Cyclone : Do your parents knew that? Well, foster?

Powerboy : They don't.

There was a beat of blank. No one said anything for like five minutes. Five long minutes.

Healer : All of you have foster parent?

Scarlett allowed herself to breathe again.

Don'tMindMe : Yes.

Cyclone : Positive.

Powerboy : I do have a sort of foster parent. And you?

Healer : I do have a foster family.

Someone hit on her door.

“Scarlett? Are you still awake?”

Lohan. When she turned toward the screen again, the guys were talking about the meal system, when the meal time was on each country.

“Yes… I-I uh… Wait.”

She said her goodbyes and locked down her MacBook. Then, she turned to the door.

“Yes?”

Lohan opened and entered by himself.

“I want to talk about what you mean this morning.”

“This morning.”

What did she say again?

“Yeah, you know. About my Soulmate.”

Of course. In hindsight, why did she have to say that?

“Yes, what about your Soulmate?”

“Why did you say that?” Scarlett stayed silent. “Does that mean you could also see those…”

“Red Strings? Yes, to everyone's. Even the one of your father.”

Lohan made an attempt to say something but at the mention of his father he stopped. He hesitated about what to say but eventually opted for one answer:

“He’s also your father.”

Scarlett widened her eyes until they're as big as tennis ball. By the time she recovered, Lohan’s gone.

That was the closest thing he could say to knowledge her.

This night, some big tempest passed South China.

Eventually, all her Soulmates where reunited. And she could give a name to him. Scott. He's Jamie's brother, Don’tMindMe or TheFirstTyl. And he lived at Sydney, Australia. While she was writing to them, all of her red strings waved and she so wanted to stay with them. But Lohan called her as Power boy was talking his family and she didn't want to angry him while he just accepted her yesterday night. So she quitted them with sadness and today's weather where so cloudy with little threat of rain. Until she received a Skype message from flowerboy, namely TheFirstTyl, about twelve. She answered quickly and didn't care if she isn't allowed to chat into the school. What she care was that made her day and the sun started to bright again by the afternoon.

Thats how she understood her power was actually control the weather instead of predict them.

But before telling that to Han, she wanted to confirmed that. She looked at the Chinese channel one evening to check the weather. It happened what she wished. Sunny on the north, and cold on the south. That was actually really odd and never happened, so it really was her. Then, she tried to extend her power to other country. For example, United Kingdom. It would be so sunny for five days then so cloudy for the two days after that no one could see their hand as the fog is so thick.

She asked Powerboy or Freeboy about the weather one day, at 8 pm.

Freeboy : Actually, so sunny that I thought we're close to canicule on October then so foggy that accidents where casual by the week-end. Thankfully, my guardian worked at home.

Oh, she didn't think about that. It wasn't her intention to bother nor create accident.

Desertgirl : That wasn't what I predicted.

Freeboy : What do you mean?

Desertgirl : I actually can control the weather. If it was so moody at yours, it's because I wanted to check it up, but it didn't end how it should.

Freeboy : Are you kidding me? That's so wicked!

Freeboy : Does your power can control natural element too?

Uh. Wha?

Desertgirl : You mean earth… water?

Freeboy : Yeah! If yes, you're the one who could create earthquake!

Not really reassuring.

Desertgirl : Are you trying to cheering me up? Because it doesn't work.

Freeboy : Oh, sorry. I thought you would find that awesome to control the elements.

Shoot. Now, she bothered Powerboy.

Desertgirl : No, I'm the one who's sorry. It wasn't my intention to create problem to your country, but I didn't think about the consequence with the fog.

Freeboy : Oh. You don’t have to worry. With that, the people think it's because it the climate deregulation and try their best to stop polluting the land.

Well, if he thinks like that.

Desertgirl : Well, then.

Desertgirl : Am I too obnoxious to think that I'm powerful?

Freeboy : Not at all. You're really powerful.

That's actually made her happier than she thought.

By December, as the holidays approached, Scott stated all their thoughts.

When will them meet?

When the date is sealed, she was so excited that she couldn't focus on class and so stressed to ask permission to the Shan-Tung. But the need to see them made her brave enough.

Han didn't seem surprised.

Lohan did. And showed his disagreement by a frown, but it wasn’t like he could say something before his father allowed him to.

“So, you’re saying that if you're distracted in class is because you're excited to visite your friend, who lived in Peru, but you don't have the fonds to go, is that it?”

“Yes, it is.”

“What do you know about your friend?”

“I know him by corresponding with. He’s learning English and me Spanish, we tag along well and want to meet.”

“Corresponding by what?”

“... On the net.”

“What if it's a wrong identity just to trick you?”

It's not.

“It won't be a trick.”

Han looked in her eyes as she used a steady tone.

“One more question: do you really have to go?”

Scarlett didn't flatten at the gaze.

“Yes, I have to.”

The godfather nodded.

“Okay, I will buy you a ticket on China Air. But you carry yourself, your suitcase, the number of the airplane, its flight. It would be a good experience to the independency.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

She's up.

She made things up by herself.

Her luggages were on the size, with one on the conveyor belt and one she brught with her on the plane. She didn't lost herself and was on time for the flight. The thing that irked is at the landing. She's so lost in her mind as the time of the meeting is close. She allowed herself to calm for like thirty minutes.

By the time she recovered, the Red Strings of the twin were together. And the one on the pinky and middle were so thick that's like she had a ring with each fingers.

As she headed to the conveyor belt, no one was there anymore, and there was no sign of her luggage neither. There was only one person at the side and he’s holding her luggage. The Red String of her last finger was so big that she thought about touching it and bring the boy to her.

Powerboy. FreedomIsMe. Freeboy. The one who live in UK.

Matt.

His name is Matt. And he's the first Soulmate she saw. And she’s just to glad because the others will come right now.

End.

Index finger : Jamie

Middle finger : Pedro

Ring finger : Scott

Pinky finger : Matt