Chapter 1
Lexa always loved going to the playground. It made her feel like a regular six year old. She always made friends-for-the-day with other kids on the playground; even though she knew she'd never see them again. She grinned and ran to her favorite attraction, the monkey bars. She was determined that today would be the day that she would climb to the top. As she reached up to start climbing, she realized her pendant had fallen out of her shirt. She didn't understand why she had to constantly wear it. Her parents said it would help her find her 'soulmate'. She didn't even know what a soulmate was. How was she supposed to find her soulmate if she didn't understand what one was?
She grabbed her pendant and stuffed it back into her sunflower t-shirt. Lexa's pendant was noticeably warm and she couldn't help but wonder why. There was only one other person on the playground and that was a girl.
The other girl ran over to the monkey bars and smiled,"Can you climb to the top? I sure can't."
Lexa looked at her and pursed her lips,"No, but I'm trying to. Maybe we could help each other," she offered with an outstretched hand,"I'm Lexa."
The girl shook Lexa's hand and Lexa noticed her pendant had drastically warmed,"My name is Clarke."
When Lexa released Clarke's hand, she pulled her pendant out of her shirt and off her skin so that it wouldn't hurt her.
Lexa and Clarke climbed together to the top of the monkey bars and talked nonchalantly. After a few minutes Clarke's pendant around her neck started to get scaldingly hot. Clarke quickly pulled off her necklace and held it in her hand. Clarke noticed Lexa's necklace was currently glowing a deep red, just like hers,"Lexa, is your pendant hot?"
"Yes!" Lexa quickly responded,"It's burning my skin. It really hurts."
Clarke's deep blue eyes lit up,"Lexa Do you know what that means? My mommy says it means we're soul mates. She says it means we're gonna get married!"
Lexa glared at Clarke. Clarke flinched at the sudden change in emotion and felt fear run through her spine. Lexa retorted at her obnoxious claims,"No. It doesn't mean we'll get married. We will never get married. I am a girl and you are a girl and that is nasty. You are nasty and stupid for saying that too. Don't ever talk to me again."
Lexa jumped down from the monkey bars and tucked her pendant into her shirt ignoring the burning sensation. She walked over to her mom with her arms crossed,"Mommy, can we leave? I don't like this playground anymore."
Her mom quickly gathered her items and began to walk Lexa back to the car. The last thing Lexa saw before leaving was Clarke running to her mom crying. She instantly pledged to herself that she would never ever tell anyone what happened at the playground that day.