The Twin Knights

Chapter 1

Ayuki's: 

I walked down the hallway on my own, because I tend to be with no one sometimes. Add to that the  corridor is quiet and empty, and no students were walking around since the classes began five  minutes earlier. That means, I'm super duper ultra mega and to the highest level late na. Nga naman,  pretty ladies often like to have time alone. 

I've been wearing my nerdy outfit; a cool nerdy look to be precise. I don't want someone to make fun  of me, and at least I have to preserve my fashion sense, even if I'm wearing something that might mark  me as one of those nerds who just enjoy books and books only. I perfectly chose the right but basic  outfit that is a pair of loose blue shirts that I let the edges hang together, flare and women's high waist  cut jeans fashion denim pants elastic trouser and Balenciaga Black Speed: high-top stretch knit  sneakers in black with black sole features memory sole technology for added comfort. 

I braided my blonde hair to reveal my jawline and to highlight my cheeks. Pak, ganda! I often use  eyeglasses to add some accessories, other than a necklace that I hid under my top. I purposely used a  contact lens to conceal my true eye color, dahil gusto ko itong isikreto mula sa iba. 

As I approached the front door of my assigned classroom, I could hear the teacher's voice and her  instructions to my classmates. Mahabagin nawa, kasalanan ito ng tulog. Oo, kasalanan niya at hindi  ako dahil inaakit niya ako! Bibilisan ko na sana ang paglalakad nang may marealize, dahil doon ay  hindi na ako nagmadali at kumalma na. I just didn't have to hurry and push myself to go to my class  because what's the point if I'm late already, right? It doesn't change anything. 

I sighed heavily as I imagined my teacher was slowly turning into a red bull; smoke comes out of its  nose because of my stubbornness. Patawarin niyo ho ako at ako'y isang marupok lamang na nilalang.  Dahil malamang sa alamang ay mabubugahan ako ng masamang hangin--ay este ng apoy. Pili lamang  sa academy ang nakakaalam ng identity ko kung kaya't kahit ang mga guro ay hindi ako kilala. 

"Are you in my class?" she asked, as soon as I walked my foot in class. Her brow rose and tried to give  me an imposing look, wow, taray. I can't feel anything apart from the fact that she looks like a clown  because of her too much blush on her cheeks, which makes me want to help her repair her face.  Namumutok sa sobrang pula ang mga pisnge niya na gusto ko na lamang kuskusin.

"Obviously, Miss. That's why I'm right here in front of you." Binigyan ko pa ito ng isang sobrang tamis na ngiti kaya mas tumalas ang tingin niya sa akin. 

"Are you making fun of me, young lady?" Uh-oh, patay ka, Ayuki! Unti-onti nang namumula ang leeg  niya, paakyat sa mukha. 

"Hindi po, Miss. It depends on how will you comprehend my words." Umayos ako nang tayo at  kinamot muna ang pisnge bago humarap ulit sa kaniya. I gave her another sweet smile right after I blinked my eyes. 

"Get inside!" she screamed. I didn't flinch, instead, out of annoyance, the side of my lips rose up. Mas natutuwa ako  kapag nakikita kong naiinis ang isang tao. 

Matapos niyang sumigaw ay napanguso ako at pilit na itinago ang ngisi. Inosente ko siyang  sinulyapan. Did I do anything wrong to make her mad? Well, whatever. She's always like that to me  before, whenever I get a chance to be in her class. Siguro hindi siya love ng magulang niya kaya kung  mainis sa'kin ay akala mo inagawan ko ng candy. Hmp. I love chips rather than candies! 

Pumasok na ako sa loob at tuloy-tuloy nag-martsa papunta sa upuan na nakita ko nang bigla na  naman niya akong tawagin, kaya napahinto ako sa paglalakad. 

"Where are you going? Uupo kana agad? Why don't you introduce yourself first!" she yelled again, when in fact, dapat ay sinabi niya iyon nang may paninindigan at may ipinaglalaban. Laban  lang, puso! Char! Dapat kasi ay with class at elegance. Just like serenity and tranquility, isipin mo na  nakasakay ka sa isang unicorn para kumalma siya. 

Bago ko siya harapin ay napahinga ako ng malalim. If she just knew who I am, she's not going to be  able to yell at me like that. Like really, huh? In sight of my twin brother, huh? Tsk. Tsk. I pursed my lips  even more. 

"You told me to get inside. You didn't even say po that I wasn't allowed to sit po, and most of all you  didn't say that I should introduce po," I mumbled back habang pabalik sa harapan ng klase. Diniinan  ko pa ang pagsasabi ng 'po' para madama niya na dapat kahit bastos ka ay magaling pa rin. Joke.  Hehe. Bad iyon!

I don't know if she heard what I said, but because her face is now genuinely serious in solid red, I think  she perfectly heard it. Oh, man. I'm afraid she might explode like a time bomb, and so I played with my  lips as I grew my eyes bigger as I walked in front of them. Hindi niya kasi alam na mas ginaganahan  ako kapag nakikita ko ang abidensya at resulta nang aking pang-aasar. Instead of being scared, mas  lalo pa akong naaaliw. Kabaliktaran sa kakambal kong matatawa ka sa pang-aasar niya. 

Minsan gusto na nila akong ibaon sa lupa dahil sa inis. 

"Introduce yourself now!" sigaw niya na akala mo bumibirit. 

Bago pa pumutok ang ngala-ngala niya, I approached the whole class with my sweetest smile in the  world. 

Napansin ko ang kakambal ko sa likuran bahagi ng klase kung saan kagat-kagat ang labi niya habang  pinipigilan bumulhatik sa tawa. It just means that he likes what I am doing, so I secretly roll my eyes to  him. I'm a tripper that would make you burst out of frustration and he's a tripper that would make you  laugh at your a*s out. 

"Ayuki Blythe. 17 years old. You have nothing to expect about me so, yeah. Anyway, naniniwala ako sa  kasabihang pag pangit ka, pangit kana talaga at wala ka nang magagawa, and I thank you!" small laughter flooded the entire room because of what I said. Hindi naman kailangan ng kasabihan,  sadyang bida-bida lang ako. Hehe. Anyway, it's actually easier to use this line to those people who  have an awful and nasty attitude. 

"Talaga bang ginagawa mong kakatawanan ang klase ko?!" 

"If that's your perception in this beautiful world po." I'm sincerely responding to her and giving her a  smile. 

After a small commotion because of my appearance, finally—magkakaroon na nang meet and greet  ang pwet ko sa upuan! Duh. Nakakapagod kaya tumayo nang matagal. Hehe. 

"Shut your mouth and behave now, class. Good morning to all of you, I'm Tiara Torres again, and I'm going to be your spell and potion professor." 

Oh, wow. I like the name of her! Tiara—sounds like a crown and is able to assert the throne.

Yumuko ako sa aking lamesa at pumangalumbaba gamit ang mga kamay dahil sa pag-iisip, dahil ang  baba ko ay isang source of wisdom! 

"I will be discussing about how to make a love potion..." 

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Akimiro's: 

I didn't leave my attention to my twin sister, who now looks innocently at our professor like she didn't  do something wrong before. Tsk. Tsk. Walang sinasanto. 

I'm at the back of the class, which is just behind my sister. I'm with Light Anax—the name of our group. They're all royalties that were my childhood friends, and one of them is my cousin, since our parents  were friends before. 

Ayuki doesn't want to declare that she's my twin. Since then, she's kept it a secret. I don't know  why she has to conceal her identity. We're dizygotic or non-identical twins, so they will have a  hard time to say that we're a twin because we don't even look like that. However, if you look closely,  particularly our eyes, you will be able to recognize our similarities. 

I look back at her, who now has her head down over her elbows, while her upper body is leaning  slightly to the table. She's hoping to go back to sleep as she normally did before. Yeah, Tss. She's too lazy  to listen because she's already had her advance reading so she already knows what the discussion is  going to be for today. 

"Miro, nabagok ba iyong kakambal mo noong maliit pa kayo o kaya tumalsik siya pagkatapos  ipanganak ni Tita Lean?" Kaizer bent over and whispered, though his eyesight did not leave my sister who doesn't give a single fvck about her surroundings. It's Kaizer Matthew Thompson, my cousin, and  the child of the Queen of Underworld—Tita Leah, the twin sister of my mother. He's the most talkative  guy in the group.

"Oo nga. Tignan mo, ni hindi nakikinig sa discussion! Dapat binibigyan mo ng isang ultimatum 'yan,” someone answered near us. Jayden Carter Hilton, the guy who likes to make fun of others, but can't even handle it when you piss him off. He's quick to lose his patience all the darn time. Tss. 

"Shut your mouth, fvckers. Even if she's sleeping, she can still hear you." I replied as I smirked inwardly. She can enhance her hearing ability so clearly, she could hear us. 

"What do you mean by that?" asked by my friend, Cody Mason Melton. Surprisingly that he spoke, he's  a quiet type of a person, and he just tends not to meddle in anyone's business. He's got a younger  brother—Raven who's a hundred percent an opposite of him particularly in personality. 

"Look at her." 

They're both turning their heads to the woman who's now giving them the strongest death glare, and  the two of them shut their mouths. She's still leaning over her desk, staring straight at us. 

"I told you," I said and then chuckled, as I saw the two of them weep because of the intensity of my sister's eyes. They were both anxious for simply turning pale in an instance. Tss. They became silent and composed  themselves like a robot, a straight body, staring at our professor. 

The class has ended, and when I look at Ayuki, she's no longer in her chair. Yeah, Tss. Sleep and flee. She doesn't want to join us every lunch given her sudden disappearance in front of our eyes. 

"Miro! Asan na 'yong lion?" 

"Wala," I said back to Kaizer. Referring to the disappearance of my twin sister. 

"Huh? Anong wala? As in nawala o umalis?" he asked, wondering if she's disappeared or left. Gracious. Gracious. This man can't close his mouth like he could do 24/7. 

"You know what? You talk too much. She disappeared!" 

"Oh—ah! Nawala pala." After that, he nodded his head rapidly and constantly. 

I shook my head as I knew he had no hope of being healed. I think he's the one who hit his head when  he was born. Why was Tita Leah born this way to him? I've got to file a petition for this!

"Guys, tara na! Kain! Kain!" And that's Greyson. Greyson Hunter Summerall, the son of Tita Jordyn, and the one who has a large trash bin inside his tummy. He eats a lot, and every minute he's hungry. 

"Palagi mo naman gustong kumain! Lumobo ka sana para tusukin kita ng karayom at pumutok!"  Jayden teases him as they organize their stuff before we went to the cafeteria. 

"You're so harsh, Kuya Jayden! Palagi mo na lang siya inaasar. Sana mabaog ka at hindi magka-anak," Raven defended Greyson, and he really did face Jayden, hiding Greyson behind him. 

Raven is the youngest among us and followed by Greyson. I'm the same age as Cody, Kaizer, and  Jayden. We're already 17 years of age. However, Cody is older than us when it comes to months,  though we didn't recognize him as 'kuya'. 

As we approached the entrance of the cafeteria, I could hear the loud squeal coming from the ladies because of our presence. Before they rampaged us, we immediately headed to the second floor of the  cafeteria. It's a private floor that was made for us—royalties. We asked our parents to create this because we can't enjoy our meal when we're on the first floor, students always flock over us and try to mess with our peaceful time. 

Somebody brought our meal, so we started to eat. I don't need to worry about my twin sister, she's already had her way to get what she wants. She's not the sort of girl who's a damsel in distress that you  need to save every time she's in danger. In reality, it is the danger itself. She likes to play a game that is not suited to weak people. 

The only thing that's going to give me a headache is her twisted mind. Her cleverness that you would  not be able to contain.