"Up and at 'em, Migo! Time to ring the gong!" Dorgle said cheerfully.

"Yes!" Migo said excitedly. He got up like he did every morning to help his dad. They did this every morning in order to wake the Glowing Sky Snail and bring light to their village.

He pulled and set the rope in place, helped turn the wheel til it was set, and turned the crank to where his dad needed to aim.

"Launch!" Migo's father said.

Migo pulled the lever, sending his dad hurling toward the gong.

A loud CLANG! rang through the village.

Dorgle watched the Glowing Sky Snail rise after he got off of the gong.

Migo watched with excitement as well, as the light blue Glowing Sky Snail peaked out over the blue horizon.

"WOOHOO!" He exclaimed. "Good one dad!"

Migo looked out over the town.

I wish I could see how everyone really looks. He thought.

For generations, yetis have found there soulmates by the color of their eyes. The yeti would be born with the ability to see the world in only the color of his or her soulmate's eyes. Migo knew his soulmate's eyes were blue, because for as long as he can remember he has only been able to see blue. He hoped that today he would meet his soulmate.

Dorgle came back up to the house and walked over to his son.

"Today's the day, son." He said as he patted his son's arm. "Are you excited?"

"Yeah, but also a little nervous." Migo said.

Dorgle chuckled lightly. "Don't worry son, I remember being nervous too."

Migo smiled at his father.

"Okay, I'm ready."

"Not yet, you aren't." Dorgle chuckled as he walked back inside.

"What do you mean?" Migo asked, following his father.

Dorgle walked to the shelf over his bed. He reached up and grabbed a small box from the shelf then turned to his son.

"I've told you about all the traditions of this festival." Dorgle said.

Migo nodded.

"In order to fulfil the part of a soulmate, you will need these."

Migo's father opened the box and pulled out two rope bracelets. Migo could tell they were both beautiful, but he couldn't tell what their colors were other then blue.

Migo gasped as he realised what they were.

"Yours and mom's bonding bracelets?"

Dorgle nodded.

"My father wore them with my mother, I wore them with your mom. And now son," Dorgle took his son's hand, placing the bracelets in it. "You will wear them with your soulmate."

Migo's eyes pricked with tears. He knew they weren't just any bracelets, they held magic. These bracelets could adjust to fit anyone that wore them, and they could only be worn by soulmates. The bracelets themselves were drawn to the soulmate of their holder. Migo hugged his dad.

"Thank you, dad." He said.

Dorgle hugged back. "Your welcome, son. Now let's go to the festival."

Migo parted from his father and nodded.

Dorgle and Migo walked down to the center of the village, just in front of the Stonekeeper's sanctuary. Migo had to keep his eyes to the ground in order to follow tradition. One was not meant to see another's eyes until the ceremony, except family and those who have found their soulmate.

"Welcome one and all." The Stonekeeper spoke to the crowd. "To the Soul Bond ceremony!"

The whole village was buzzing with excitement. Parents get to see their kids find their soulmates, and the kids get to finally meet their soulmates.

"I'm happy to present the newest soulmate candidates!" The Stonekeeper spread his arms out, gesturing to the crowd. The kids that would participate in this year's ceremony walked to the front of the crowd and turned to their parents. The village cheered seeing the many young yetis ready to find their other half.

The crowd quieted as the Stonekeeper continued. "As you all know, this year my daughter, Meechee, will be joining the ceremony."

The crowd cheered again.

"I am looking forward to meeting the lucky yeti who is her soulmate." The Stonekeeper sounded cheerful, but many knew that that was not a compliment, it was a father's warning for his daughter's soulmate.

"Now," the Stonekeeper announced. "Let the ceremony begin!"

The village all heard the Stonekeeper's staff hit the ground, beginning the ceremony.

Immediately all the kids that were participating in the ceremony looked up and around at their peers.

Of course no one immediately found their soulmate. Most of them were timid.

"Ow!"

Migo heard one of the yetis beside him yelp.

"You okay?" He asked.

"Yeah," the yeti said. "Just felt like my toe hit a rock."

Migo looked down at the yeti's feet and saw that their was no rock there.

"Caden?" Came a female voice. Migo looked over at the yeti who had called. He noticed their was a rock just by her foot.

The yeti in question looked up at the girl.

They both groaned suddenly as they held their head in their hands.

The crowd quieted and watched in amazement.

After they both had recovered, they looked up and gasped. Tears filled their eyes.

They both raced over to each other wrapping the other in their arms.

The village all cheered.

The Stonekeeper walked to the newest couple.

They both turned to him.

He smiled holding his staff before them.

Part of the tradition was, in order to be officiated as soulmates, the yetis had to speak the correct color of the Stonekeeper's staff. His staff is made of a magic material that would cause the name of the color the staff held to appear in the minds of the new soulmates. It only worked if they had found their soulmate.

"Please state the staff's color." The Stonekeeper spoke.

Both yetis took deep breaths and spoke a single color simaltaniously.

"Green"

The Stonekeeper turned to the crowd.

"Everyone,"

The village was quiet with anticipation.

"I give you, your first soulmates of the Soul Bond ceremony!"

The crowd erupted in cheers. The Stonekeeper hugged the two yetis as his way of blessing their union. The two exchanged their bonding bracelets, placing one on the other, then on themselves.

After that, everyone started jumping into the ceremony.

Migo was getting more and more nervous as he saw more of his peers finding their soulmates.

He was starting to notice that he wasn't feeling any of the signs that he was near his soulmate. Feeling their emotions, hearing through their ears.

Without realizing it, Migo had wandered over near Meechee, by the entrance of the village.

"Hey Migo." She said.

He looked up at her, he didn't feel the stinging in his eyes.

"Oh, hey Meechee." He said.

"Holy wow-ness, Migo!" She exclaimed.

"Huh?! What is it?" He asked.

"Your horns! They're blue!" She said happily.

"Really?" Migo said.

He was familiar with the color blue. He tried to imagine himself with blue horns.

Meechee stopped. She went from smiling to a look of sympathy.

"You haven't found your soulmate yet, have you?" She asked.

Migo shook his head, he looked around at everyone else. His heart dropped.

"Migo...." Meechee stepped back.

Migo looked at Meechee with widened eyes.

"I'm so sorry.." She said.

Meechee quickly walked away.

Migo looked back around at the village again. It looked like everyone had found their soulmate. He spotted the Stonekeeper walked over to him. Migo sucked in a breath.

"Migo," the Stonekeeper spoke.

Migo found himself looking to the ground out of habit.

"Is everything alright?" The Stonekeeper asked.

"I-" Migo started when one of the other yetis spoke up.

"Stonekeeper, I think there are no more candidates left."

"Is that so?" He asked, turning back to Migo with a smile.

Migo did not return it though.

"No." He choked out.

The Stonekeeper's smile faded. He looked around at the village.

Migo fidgetted with the bond bracelets in his hand.

I didn't find them. He thought sadly.  I'll never find out who they are if they aren't here.

The Stonekeeper turned back to Migo sadly. "Oh, Migo."

He placed his hand on Migo's shoulder.

"It pains me to do this, it truly does."

The Stonekeeper walked back toward the crowd.

"But, I have no choice."

Everyone had gone quiet. Nobody enjoyed it when the Stonekeeper had to do this.

According to tradition, those who do not find their soulmate during the ceremony would sucum to the disease that causes their eyes to only see their soulmate's eye color. It was bad luck to have this happen. The yetis that did not find their soulmates......were banished.

Migo's father ran out to where his son and the Stonekeeper stood.

"Stonekeeper, let me talk to my son....please." He begged.

Migo could hear the tears in his father's voice.

The Stonekeeper looked sadly at Dorgle.

"I'm sorry, but you know tradition."

Dorgle looked up at his son, tears already running down his cheeks.

"It's okay, dad." Migo said, trying not to cry himself. "We have to follow tradition."

Dorgle looked down at the ground, saddened.

The Stonekeeper placed his hand on Dorgle's shoulder.

"Migo, to follow tradition so loyally is admirable. I'm sorry that I must do this." Stonekeeper spoke.

Migo looked up at the village. Everything was blue as it always had been, but now he saw what that color could symbolize. His vision started to blur with tears as the Stonekeeper continued.

"You have not found your soulmate, you will not be allowed to stay in the village."

Migo nodded.

"Alright everyone, let's get back to the ceremony." The Stonekeeper guided Dorgle and the rest of the village away to celebrate the rest of the Soul Bond ceremony.

Migo, heartbroken, walked away from the village.