Soul Mate Timer AU - They don't meet as kids but instead meet when they're older. Jerry the troubled wrong-side-of-the-tracks street rat and Lucas the kind hearted timid rich boy.
Nervously adjusting his tie as people hovered around, excitedly chattering about the timer. A large number of girls had gathered around a large screen that had the timer and constantly checked and double checked to see if their times synced up with Lucas's. There was chatter left and right, a desperate search to find the person who had the syncing count down with Lucas's counter. Thankfully, his mother was there to keep the crowd back and assure them that when the soul mate was there, they'd be there. She was ready to kick in the face of the next person that tried to twenty question Lucas about the whole situation.
Time ticked down and as the minutes became seconds, the room gradually grew hushed with anxiety. Everyone looking to their wrists and looking around in confusion when no one was synced up with the timer. Had they made a mistake? Had they not invited the person? Had they ruined Lucas's chance at finding his soul ma--
Suddenly there was a loud crash from the floor above the silent ball room. A few more thunks and thuds before something - no someone - fell from the ceiling. The crowds screamed and scattered, barely moving out of the way in time, before turning to stare at whoever it was that had fallen from the sky that was currently hidden in a cloud of dust. Security guards leaned over the hole, calling down to ask if everyone was okay. The soul mate count down was nearly forgotten, minus by a group of the children that still had their eyes plastered on the screen.
While a majority of the crowd had scattered, a few had rushed over to make sure the fallen person was alright. One of these people being Lucas, who had been the closest to the landing spot. Kneeling down as he fanned away the dust to get a better look at who it was, Lucas would be the first person to stare at the unconscious Jeremiah Burton. The moment he saw him, the kids that had been watching the counter began shouting "ZERO ZERO ZERO!" The room fell into a shocked silence, everyone freezing as Lucas just simply stared in a silent awe at his 'soul mate'. Unsure himself if he'd really found him, Lucas slowly looked over to Jerry's wrist to check his own count down, but...
Missing. He had nothing but scars there, the young man didn't have a count down. The boy looked like he had just been in a fight and for that matter, Lucas could see the signs of ailment as well with how pale and sickly he seemed. His hand slowly moved to cover his mouth. Not in disguist, but in sudden panic and a silent regret for having not being able to find this person in front of him sooner. Jerry while out cold would be fine for the most part. Lucas refused to leave the young man's side as an ambulance was called. As the guards from the floor above would come into the room, they'd come to a stop when the situation was explained. Muttering started to fill the room, Lucas and Jerry near the center still where the crowd surrounded them, watching and silently judging. Once the two were swept away to the hospital, the room would explode with confusion and mild chaos at the revelation of just who their heir's soulmate was.
It wasn't until the next day, Jerry would wake up in the hospital to Lucas sitting next to him, nervously shifting about and looking out the window in thought. Jerry didn't say a word, Lucas riddled with nerves and Jerry just confused before he slowly sat up. "... Who are...?" he began before Lucas damn near jumped out of his chair in surprise. The Courtwater boy turned to look at Jerry and opened his mouth a few times before shutting it, unsure of what to say to his 'soul mate' suddenly. Despite going through various scenarios again and again in his mind, in the end, he couldn't figure out how to approach Jerry. The tired and sickly boy just stared at Lucas in confusion, before slowly reaching over to him and setting his hand on his head. "I just asked who you are, don't have a melt down, alright?" he questioned, slowly retracting his hand and Lucas gave a nod. Bowing his head and shuffling slightly, Lucas softly explained.
"... I-I'm Lucas Courtwater..." His thumb slid over the timer on his wrist, before he held it up to show to Jerry the 0's on it as he looked up at him. "I'm... Well, you're my... We're..."
Jerry's eye slowly widen at the sight and he looked over at Lucas. The boy riddled with nerves but dressed up still in his suit as he had refused to step away for a moment should Jerry wake up. Jerry's hand went to his own wrist, nervously covering the scars from where his timer had been removed and he shrank back slightly with an apologetic look. There was a long pause before he mumbled "I didn't think I... You're really...?"
Lucas gave a curt nod (and thus begins the beautiful bromance )
