I flopped onto my couch and sighed. At that moment, I had absolutely no reason to go into the outside world.

I mean of course I could've gone and looked for my soulmate, but seriously? Who goes around just singing their soulmate song in hopes that someone will know it too, and then they get married and live happily ever after?

Oh, right! The entire world! Well, except for me.

In all honesty, it's stupid! Especially, when you're a person who can't sing to save her life! But I mean, I guess that's why my song is, well, my song. It doesn't really have singing? It's more of a rap sorta thing.

Anyways, what I was trying to do in the first place, was find reasons to live.

I had just gotten to a grand total of zero, when I heard a creak.

Now, the rational part of me said that it was just the neighbors upstairs walking around, but the more paranoid part of me told me that those sounds didn't come from upstairs and that I better hide because someone was going to murder me.

So, obviously, I listened to the paranoid part of myself.

I silently crept to my bedroom and slid under my bed. I know, genius! Either way, I was there and I wasn't going anywhere.

I know, it was probably very silly of me to be scared over nothing. But at that moment, I couldn't be more grateful. Why? Because I heard footsteps.

What made it all the more terrifying, was the fact that I live alone. Of course, it could've been the people next door or down below. There were quite a few people living in the apartment building.

But the footsteps were in my apartment, and I was terrified.

As the footsteps got closer, my breathing seemed to stop. I could see a pair of shoes walk into the room. I was dead silent. It was like those moments when you get so scared you're paralyzed.

The shoes stopped. Faintly, I could hear the tune of a song being hummed.

My heart stopped.

I knew that song. It was, my song. The only ones thay should know it was me and my- soulmate.

The person starting singing under their breath. I could barely hear, but I didn't need to hear the words.

I could vaguely make out what part the person was singing.

"Everyone give it up for America's Favorite Fighting Frenchman!"

"LAFAYETTE!" I screamed while sliding my upper body out from under my bed.

We both froze.

I stared at him. He stared at me.

We stared at each other.

"I'M TAKING THIS HORSE BY THE REINS MAKING RED-COATS REDDER WITH BLOODSTAINS!" He yelled as soon as soon as he came out of his trance.

This snapped me back into reality.

"AND I'M NEVER GONNA STOP UNTIL I MAKE 'EM DROP AND BURN 'EM UP AND SCATTER THEIR REMAINS!"

We burst into laughter.

"I can't believe" I wheezed "that the person who- who broke into my apartment is my soulmate!"

He laughed even harder.

"Broke in? I knew I should've made sure he actually followed through!"

"What?" I asked while I completely stood up

By this time we both had to catch our breath.

"How about we start over? Hi, I'm Elliot. Your new roommate." He said

"What? I don't remember- ohhhh that's what he meant by new faces! It makes sense now!" The pieces slowly began to fit together in my mind "Well then. Hello Elliot! I'm Cora. It's nice to meet you!"

"Well Cora, how about we go have a chat with the manager about being more specific." Elliot said putting his arm out.

I hooked my arm with his "That sounds like a great idea to me! And maybe, get some luch afterwards?"

He grinned at me "It's a date!"