Characters involved: Kisaki Tetta
Kisaki's voice wafted through the empty office as he spoke, with his soft yet daunting tone drawing your gaze away from the window you had been staring out of for the past hour.
"Same as always. He was looking for a woman they could treat like a child and I didn't want to deal with his shit."
He scoffed at your bluntness but didn't bother saying anything else as you finally moved towards his desk to analyze the alliance contracts he had drafted.
It was only when you were looming over his shoulder with a paper clutched between your fingers that he spoke, this time with his tone holding the familiar calculative lilt you were used to.
"Maybe you should try looking for your soulmate instead of letting our idiot members rope you into blind dates."
You didn't bother turning towards him, but there was no mistaking the way your grip on the paper tightened, with the new crinkles paying testament to your annoyance.
"You and I both know the soulmate bond is only for those fortunate enough to live a normal life."
"It's adorable how you don't want to drag your fated someone down here with you."
This time you didn't bother hiding the glare you sent his way, but after years of being subjected to your deadly stares, Kisaki was practically unaffected by your hostility.
"But what if it's someone we already know?"
His question had you turning to keenly stare at Kisaki as he set down and gave you his undivided attention.
"Well, did you ever bother checking?"
The small shake of your head was enough of a response for Kisaki to completely turn towards you and flip over your left wrist.
His fingers delicately trailed over the black glove many chose to wear to conceal their marks before swiftly tugging the soft material away to reveal the mark you had committed to your mind's eye ever since it formed.
A mark that was completely identical to the one on his wrist.
Seeing the two marks together was shocking enough to have you quickly tug your hand away, choosing to cradle it against your chest as if you had just been burned.
Kisaki's eyes remained on your wrist even as you asked the question, only choosing to meet your gaze once you called out his name.
You had known him long enough to be able to tell when Kisaki as lying. Perhaps that was why it was so easy for you to nod along to his reply and take to leaning against his desk again.
"The mark materialises the day you see your soulmate for the first time."
Kisaki's voice was a little above a whisper as he repeated the statement your parents would always repeat when asked about the marks on their own wrists. But unlike them, he sounded more shocked than wistful.
"How were we stupid enough to not realise ours happened at the same time?"
He shrugged at your outburst but was quick to reach out and once again hold onto your wrist, this time with his fingers delicately trailing over the mark.
The two of you remained like that for a bit; with neither of you bothering to voice your concerns even as you analysed the marks that bound you together.
"Apparently, we're fated to be each other's."
Kisaki finally left his chair as you spoke, with the action making you hesitantly lean further into his desk.
"And you're fine with that?"
Kisaki was never one for proximity, perhaps that was why you were so surprised to see him get so awfully close to you, with one of his hands resting on the desk behind you while the other idly fiddled with your hair as he awaited a response.
"I guess if it had to be anyone I'm glad it's you."
You couldn't help but cringe at how uneven your voice was.
Enemies both big and small were nothing for Kisaki's right hand known for her strategy and strength, yet somehow a little bit of proximity was enough to have you cower away.
He leaned in closer until your foreheads touched, with the action making you slip your eyes shut even as your heart began to run rampant.
"But maybe try not to get into any more relationships for now."
You couldn't help the chuckle that escaped your lips at his words, with the sound making Kisaki pull away with a smile of his own.
The two of you must have been the most peculiar pair of soulmates; two people so close yet so awfully apart. You had been by each other's side ever since you were angsty teenagers who thought they could run the world to the people who actually did.
Yet somehow, you had never thought of actually being together.
You knew things would change between the two of you come morning, but you couldn't help but feel comforted by the thought that it was Kisaki who you were meant to be with.
For whether you were fated to fall together or rise with one another, it would be together. And that was good enough for you.
