The One Where No One's Ready Novels & Stories

“Get ready.” “Get ready for what?!” someone shouted. The thing moved faster. A sudden lunge A scream. It grabbed someone. Too fast. Too sudden. “No! Help me! HELP...!” The voice cut off instantly. Gone. Silence. Then— Nothing. No body. No blood. Just… empty space. “…erased…” Noah whispered. Lena’s stomach twisted violently. Her hands shook. “No… no, we can’t” Another crack. Another movement.

That’s all we got. Four weeks of pretending. And now? Now the storm is coming. And I don’t know if we’re ready.

"Leave your hotel, turn right at the street corner. The hotel will be on your right. Enter, remove your coat, climb the stairs, turn right. The bar is along the passage a short way, on the left. Nine o'clock. I'll see you then, Mr Noone." The line clicked dead before I could say, "Who are you?"

Camelia’s gentle voice came through. I glanced at the movie tickets in my hand. The couple in the movie poster was all wrapped up in each other. “There’s a new movie out. Do you want to watch it together sometime?” “Things are busy at the office right now. I can’t get away,” Camelia refused. Her voice was calm but distant. I was about to respond when a man’s voice cut through the line. “Camelia, I…” Before I could hear more, the call abruptly ended.

Since I first heard that song, my soul screamed to dance it with the one person who made me feel like this. —When you're so in love (oh, when you're so in love) And your souls touch (oh!) But it's still not enough Where does it go? (Whoa, hey) Where does it go? Nobody knows (hey, nobody) Where the love goes —And that was Nobody Knows. So why not end with a kiss? After all, not everything can be perfect, not everything can have a happy ending. And that's exactly what the damn, stupid phone wanted to interrupt, making us pull apart.

With a final glance around the room, I slip out, grateful to be free of the ball and its suffocating atmosphere. It’s not just physical exhaustion anymore. It’s the frustration of another night spent searching, hoping, and coming up empty-handed. The truth is, I’m tired of waiting. Tired of pretending that everything will work out in its own time. I know I should be patient, that I have years ahead of me, but the sense of urgency I feel is impossible to ignore. Something is coming, something big, something dangerous, and I need to be ready. But how can I be ready when I haven’t even found my One? When my powers remain dormant, waiting for the bond that will awaken them?

"Waiting for us to merge. Waiting for us to be... ready." Ready for what? The screen blinks one last time. PREPARE FOR UPLINK.

] [I'll have someone send over a new gown. [This one's grand enough. No more scenes.] After it sent, there was no reply for a long time. Julian stared at the screen for a while, his brow creasing. No matter how angry she'd been before, Elena would at least send something back to a message like that. Even if it was just a frosty "Understood." But this time, the chat box remained dead silent. A long while later, just as he was about to send another, one of his men suddenly pushed the door open.

“Everyone… get ready.” But for what? No one knew—not even Rio.

I stepped out of the elevator and walked down the hallway that she described and saw the waiting area. There were five other person waiting for the Interview, I thought I would be the only one. Lord please let me get through, I pray silently before greeting them and taking a seat. I looked on my wrist watch and the time showed 7:55am, five more minutes before the interview will start. "Is there a Miss Jada Montgomery out here?" A lady voice said causing me to get more nervous. I wasn't expecting to go in first, I need more time to calm my nervousness. I said to myself.