Gavirelle fell to her bed with utter exhaustion. The pillow made a light whiff noise and the springs from the bed groaned at the impact. Gavirelle looked at the clock. 2:16 am. No matter how long her day had been, she could never fall asleep before 4. Her black lab orion jumped onto the bed next to her and covered her face in slobbery kisses.
"Orion... Your breath is horrid, I didn't ask for this."
Orion stopped and perked his ears and tilted his head to the side.
"have I offended you? Forgive me, king Orion. Please, proceed!"
Orion huffed and let out a tiny WOOF, then proceeded to lay his head down and pout. Gavirelle let out a small chuckle and proceeded to pet him. Playing with his silky, floppy ears. She reached for her headphones and covered her ears. She began to play her song. The song that was made for her. She felt the beat tingle in her fingers and the lyrics tugged at her heart. The man's voice was almost haunted, but she found it to be astonishing. The song was thousand mile wish, by finger eleven. She wondered what her soulmate looked like. She thought about what their voice would sound like, or the color of their eyes. Ever since she became old enough to learn that everyone was born to a song, and another soul was born to that same song... She couldn't stop thinking about it. She had met so many wonderful people, sometimes she felt that she maybe even could learn to love them. But, she always stopped herself. She wanted her first love, to be with the other half of herself. It made the most sense. So, she had never been kissed. Never been held, she never let herself look into anyone's eyes for too long. She wanted that one moment, to be everlasting.

Gavirelle had started to drift to sleep, until Orion shot up and began to growl. She pulled off her headphones and turned down her music. Her heart started to race as she heard footsteps in her kitchen. The...