Middle Realm

3

"I hate the guts of that Atlas." Biglang sabi ni Thanara habang kumakain kami. We're just silent and waited for her to continue.

"Or you just missed Zandria because of him." Dagdag ni Thrax na nagpangisi sa akin.

"You don't hate him, Thanara. You just remembered Zandria." Dagdag ni Thrax at parang nahipnotismo naman si Thanara na tumango.

"Siguro nga." She whispered and continued eating.

"What do you think of the Runes?" I suddenly asked them. Napatingin naman silang lahat sa akin kaya tumaas ang kilay ko.

"My father told me something about that." Thrax answered, pinunasan nya muna ng napkin ang labi bago nagsimula.

"He said that only one person can be the master of every Runes. Once you activated it, you'll become their owner. I don't really understand it everything. You know my father." He shrugged that made me nodded.

His father is so terrible. He gave us a mission one time to find his beloved ring. Binigyan nya kami ng clue na hindi din naman maintindihan.

"Life, find it in life." He said that made us groaned in frustration that time. Where can we find the life he's talking about right?

So in the end, he punished us because we didn't manage to find it. Ang sabi nya ay nasa ilalim daw iyong ng puno. Anong connect non sa clue na binigay nya?!

"Bilisan nyo, may pasok pa tayo." Eleena said and stood up. Umakyat na sya para siguro mag ayos ulit kaya sumunod na ako.

I didn't wait for them and just bring Freya with me so we can teleport. Napailing naman si Freya pero wala ding nagawa dahil nasa room na kami.

Paupo na sana ako ng bigla akong mapahinto. I just stopped because my fathers try to communicating with me through telepathy.

I forgot to say that I can read minds but I chose not to. Because it's their privacy, I don't want to invade something precious to them.

"Go out, Linnaea." He commanded me through my mind. I almost rolled my eyes.

"I just entered the room, father." I answered. Of course, through my mind. Baka isipin nalang baliw ako kapag nagsalita akong magisa.

"Just go out. I have a present for you." My eyes widened at his words and immediately go out. Wala naman akong bag na dala kaya wala akong iintindihin.

Lumabas ako ng room at pumunta sa field para matanaw ang langit. It's clear but I can feel the lightning's striking.

"The heck." I unbelievably said when I saw how the clouds go down with a box on its top.

"I didn't know that you're a cursy type of woman." Napalingon ako sa gilid ko ng may magsalita.

It's the great Uno.

Hindi ko na lamang sya pinansin at kinuha ang box na hindi ko alam ang laman sa ulap. Agad naman itong naglaho.

I'm confused because I thought my father will give it through lightnings. So kanino pala ang lightning na nararamdaman ko kanina?

"My father's." The man beside me answered. Tumango ako at aalis na sana ng biglang manlaki ang mata ko dahil sa na realized.

"You just read my mind, didn't you?" I coldly said but he just shrugged and walked away.

Inis akong umirap at pinakalma ang sarili dahil ayoko naman magka delubyo dito ngayon. Pumasok ako sa room at nakitang kumpleto na ang mga kaibigan ko.

"You also have that?" Freya said the moment I went near them. I nodded and put it on the table.

"I don't know what's that." Sabi ko at bored na umupo.

"Seriously, father?" I hissed at him through my head.

I heard him laughed, "That's important. What's wrong with you?" Natatawa nyang tanong kaya huminga ako ng malalim.

"I thought it's a lollipop." Pag amin ko na ikinatawa nya. Hindi na sya sumagot kaya napatingin ako sa box sa harapan.

"Let's open it?" Aya ni Thanara, hindi na sya badtrip. See? Her mood swings are so unbelievable.

Tumango naman kami at binuksan na ang box na sakto lamang ang laki. My eyes widened when I saw three lollipops inside.

"Oh my god." I exclaimed and get it. Agad kong binuksan ang isa at natutuwang tinawag si Ama.

"Thanks, father!" I said. Hindi na sya sumagot pero ayos lang. Lollipops are important.

"Sapphire, look if you also have this weird letters." Sabi sa akin ni Freya kaya sumilip ulit ako sa loob ng box para tignan ang sinasabi nya.

Kinuha ko ang dalawang papel sa loob at binigay sa kanya.

"Ikaw mag tingin. Sapat na sa akin ang lollipop na binigay ni Ama."

Napailing sya sa akin but I just ignored it and eat happily.

"I don't understand even a single thing." Sabi ni Thrax kaya naagaw nila ang atensyon ko.

"That's rare." Eleena commented that made me agree.

Magsasalita pa sana ako ng biglang lumapit sa amin si Noah. Umayos ako ng upo dahil nakataas ang paa ko sa ilalim ng lamesa.

"How may we help you?" Magalang na tanong ni Freya. I remained silent and just staring at him.

He smiled at Freya that made my eyes widened. Don't tell me he likes Freya?!

"We notice that you also has that weird paper so I decided to approach you. Because we also have that." Pinakita nya ang papel na hawak at napatango ako dahil parehas nga ang sa amin.

Lumapit sa amin ang Roman royalties at umupo sa harapan namin. Nilapag nila sa table ang mga papel na may mga putol putol na words.

"Something's still missing." Nalilitong sabi ni Aidan. Kasabay non ang pagpasok ng mga Greeks. Wala si Poseidon dahil baka badtrip pa din. Tumaas ang kilay nila ng makitang nagkukumpulan kami.

"What's happening?" Sabi ni Blade at lumapit sa amin. His eyes widened and pointed at the papers on the table.

"May ganito din tayo!" He said and put down his paper in front of us.

"I thought my father's just weird." Bulong ni Cloud at nilapag din ang papel sa lamesa bago humanap na upuan.

"It's still incomplete." Yesenia said.

"But we can read the words, I guess?" Sabi naman ni Marius but Thrax shooked his head.

"The important parts are missing, we need to find it."

"How?" Eira asked but Thrax just shrugged.

"Wait, tatanungin ko si Ama." Sabi ni Cloud na agad namang pinigilan ni Haze.

"You can't." He coldly said that made Marius and Blade agreed.

"The other one is on Poseidon." Uno suddenly said and sat down in one of the chairs.

"And where is he?" Thanara asked but Uno just shrugged.

"Scan the ocean." I smirked at Uno's answer.

Inis namang umirap si Thanara at pilit pinapakalma ang sarili. I turn my attention to Uno.

Ngayon ko lang sya napansin since first day of school. I stared at him, napalingon naman sya sa akin at tumitig din pabalik. I smirked and turned my head to his direction.

If my memory serves me right, his father is Zeus, the counterpart of my grandfather. His mother is our Goddess, Frigg. I'm wondering, are we relatives?

I tried to call my father to ask this important question. But I'm not removing my eyes off him. Ganoon din naman sya.

"What is it, Linnaea? I'm in a meeting." My father acted mad.

"Father, do you know someone named Uno?" I asked him because I don't know the real name of that man.

Natagalan pa bago sya sumagot, "Uno? You mean Ashvin Oliver? Father's son?" Lito nyang tanong na halos magpairap sa akin.

"What about him, Linnaea?" He asked again.

"So we are blood related?" Paglilinaw ko. Hindi na naman sya nakasagot kaagad.

"Hmm, we're basically brother's. He's supposed to be your uncle." I am about to remove my gaze with my supposed to be 'uncle' when father added more.

"But—."

"But what, father?"

"Odin isn't really my father by blood. Why are you asking?"

"So he can be my boyfriend?"

"What?!" I giggled because of his reaction.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY, SAPPHIRE LINNAEA?" He shouted inside my head that made me blinked.

"Calm down father, I'm just asking." I giggled again. I heard him sighed.

"You can, but I'm sure that Frigg will be mad. So stay away from him." He said before cutting our connection.

I smirked.

Nakatitig pa din ako sa kanya habang nilalaro ang lollipop sa bibig ko. I licked the lollipop while still looking at him. Pinadaan ko din sa labi ang dila at tinagilid ang ulo ko.

I smirked when I saw his Adam's apple go down. Haharap na sana ako sa kanila ng may ngisi sa labi but stopped because Uno stood up.

Lumapit sya sa akin kaya mas lumawak ang ngisi ko. He put his hands on the table in front of me. Yumuko sya ng kaunti kaya halos magka lebel na ang mukha namin.

I saw all of them stopped in their things and looked at us with jaws dropped, except from my friends of course.

I felt Freya held my shoulders.

"Stop it, Sapphire." She said with authority.

I smiled, "But I didn't do anything." I whispered while still staring at Uno's eyes. His eyes became gold that made me shocked, but I didn't show it. Ako lang ang nakakita ng mata nya because his back is on them.

"Back off, Uno." I heard Thrax and Aidan said that made this man in front of me smirked. Tumaas ang kilay ko dahil gwapo pala sya. Kadalasan kasi ay walang reaksyon ang mukha.

But you can't deny that he's above the handsome level. His looks are superior. Bumalik na sa itim ang mga mata nya, but if you'll look closer. May pagka purple yon. Masyado ding matangos ang ilong nya, mahaba ang pilik mata, at mukhang laging inaantok. He's complexion is fair. His hair is long and curly. But not long enough, sakto lang na natatabunan ang mata nya madalas.

My eyes look down on his lips and smirked because of amusement. How can a person have a perfect lips? It looks soft too. And his jaws? Oh Gods.

"Sapphire." I heard Eleena called my name.

"I'm not doing anything." I answered again and look at his eyes again. He's just staring at me intently.

"Pre, tama na." The son of Apollo said and tried to hold Uno. Agad naman nyang nilayo ang kamay na parang nakuryente.

I hold his collar and was about to push him away when he leaned down to my ear.

My eyes widened a bit when I smelled a familiar perfume. I'm sure that it's him! The man in the dark room!

"You smell good." My mouth almost dropped open when I heard his words.

But not like the first time, I'm not able to answer it because of shock.

"I almost not believe you when you said that you're a student here." I heard someone said and laughed. A girl laughed too.

"I just can transformed into a mermaid, but I'm a human asshole." My eyes widened when I heard the familiar voice. Hindi ko na pinansin si Uno na nasa harap ko pa din at agad na tumayo.

Thanara run to the door and when it opened, we saw Zandria with Poseidon's son. Zandria's eyes widened when she saw Thanara and immediately hugged each other.

"I missed you b***h!" Thanara shouted happily that made me sighed. Only Zandria can make the mood swings of Thanara stopped.

"Maingay na naman sa bahay." Eleena commented but smirking while looking at the two.

"I missed you guys!" Zandria said and immediately run to us. Tumalon sya sa sobrang saya at yumakap kay Thrax. Halos matumba na sila kung hindi lang nahawakan ni Eleena si Thrax.

"You're still mataray?" Zandria said the moment she hugged me.

"I'm not." Depensa ko na inirapan nya naman ng pabiro.

"I miss you, Angel." She said when she saw Freya. Niyakap nya din si Eleena bago tumingin sa aming lahat.

"What's the tea?" Her favorite sentence.

"That's familiar!" Sabi na naman nya at tinuro ang nasa lamesa bago pa may makasagot sa tanong nya. May kinuha sya sa bulsa ng uniform nya at nilagay din sa lamesa. Tumingin kaming lahat kay Atlas. He put the paper he's holding in the table too.

Inayos naman iyon ni Thrax at binasa naman ni Yesenia.

"Come, find me. I'll show myself so find me, completely. Find the two, and the prophecy shall start."