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Lesson Eight
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“This is your punishment for making me wait for over two years.”
- Princess Xanara –
Ang hirap palang pinaghihintay ng bampira. TT___TT Hindi ko naman sadya ‘yon ah. Kung alam ko kasing naghintay talaga siya de sana umuwi kaagad ako. Di naman kasi nagparamdam. = u =
“Pwedeng pakibawasan ng konti? Konti lang?” *u*
De ayun nga. Pinapalamon niya ‘ko ng bongga. ("_ _) As in madaming-madaming rice at madaming-madaming kanin. Eh ang yabang, eh. Mwahahaha marunong na daw siya magluto kaya pinagluto niya ako. xD
“Hindi pwede. Kainin mong lahat ‘yan.”
“Zero naman, eh.” TT0TT
“The easy or the hard way, Xanara?” =___=
“Syempre the easy way.” xD
Kaya kumain na lang aketch. xD Okay naman yung niluto niya. May chicken adobo, may caldereta, may menudo, tapos may sinigang pa. *___* Buti na lang pala gutom ako bago ako pumuna dito wahihi. ^u^
“Ano, kumusta ang lasa?’
“Wukie naman. Mas masarap pa rin akong magluto.” :P
“Tss. Teka, asan ang cell phone mo?”
Nilabas ko ang cell phone ko sa bulsa ng pantalon ko at iniabot sa kanya. Tinignan ko lang kung anong gagawin niya habang kumakain ako. Dahil kaharap ko siya hindi ko masilip ang trip niya.
“Oh.” Tinapat niya sa harapan ng mukha ko ang screen ng phone. “Kapag tinanggal mo ‘yan patay ka sa’kin.”
Eto na naman tayo sa takutan ng p*****n, eh. =___=
But he put my old picture na na-capture niya ata dati tapos nilagay as wallpaper ko. Naks naman.
“Ba’t ko tatanggalin ‘yan eh ang ganda ko d’yan.” =____=
“Conceited.”
Napangiti lang ako. Gusto ko sanang asarin kaso ‘wag na lang, baka mapikon pa makasira ako ng momentum niya. Wahahaha. xD
“Xana, what do you say with uhm… inviting the guys in here for overnight?”
Napatingin ako sa kanya. The guys? Did he just mean…
“All of them?” O___O
“Ano… k-kung lahat sila sasama. Malaki naman ang Crescent mansion, kaya naman. Di ba?”
Di ba pwedeng kami na lang? =___=
“Chige, sasabihin ko sa kanila mamaya.” YoY
Ngumiti lang siya ng matipid tapos kumain na rin.
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Sinalubong ako ng mga mata sa sala pag-uwi ko. Eto na naman. Sasagot na naman ako sa mga tanong nilang walang katapusan. Tapos lalo na dahil nag-iimbita si Zero. Aish yawa.
“Sa’n ka galing?” nakataas ang kilay na interrogation ni Naya.
Nakaupo sila ng paikot sa may carpet ng living room. Watta mess. Puro cards. Wala ba silang date?
“Kayo ba eh mga walang lakad?”
“WALA!” ayan duet silang lahat.
Hoho ang pait nila. xD
“Well… since wala naman kayong mga date de might as well samahan n’yo na lang ako sa Crescent mamaya.” ^u^
“Crescent? Mansyon nila Zero ‘yon, ah.” – Divina
“Gusto mo na naman bang masakal ka ni Randall?” – Naya
“Uwaaaaa let’s go!” – Cheen
“Ate Xana, maganda ba du’n?” – Kreya
=_________=
“I thought baliw lang kayo. Nagkamali ako. Mas masahol pa kayo sa baliw. Baliw na nga kayo, praning pa. Sumama ang gustong sumama. Maiwan ang hindi. At kapag nakarating ‘to kay Randall, may masasakal ako bukas.” ^u^
Umakyat na ako sa kwarto para mag-pack ng mga magagamit ko sa overnight kina Zero nang pumasok sina Cheen at Kreya.
“Oh ba’t ka nag-iimpake?” usisa ni Cheen.
“Overnight kasi kay Zero mamaya. Ayoko namang pumunta ng hindi ready, noh. Oh anong ginagawa n’yo ditong dalawa?”
“Sasamahan kami ni Ate Cheen, Ate Xana. *O* Gusto ko rin makapunta sa famous Crescent.” *O*
Saktong nag-beep si pephone ko. Kinuha ko ‘yon mula sa ibabaw ng side table at tinignan ang message.
From: Cyrus manyak -___-
Aprub. Kasama silang lahat. xD kiss ko mamaya ah?
Hala. O__O Gusto na ba talaga niyang mamatay? -__-++
I turned to the two na nagtatakang nakatingin sa akin. “Dapat lang na sumama kayo. Lahat ng boys andu’n mamaya.”
Bigla-bigla na lang bumukas ang pintuan at nagpasukan sina Naya at Divina. Napailing na lang ako dahil sa pinaggagagawa ng dalawang ‘to. Well they are pro-Randall so safe to say, anti-Zero silang dalawa. Two for two. Gitna ako. xD
“Andu’n lahat?” *O* nag-ssparkle pa ang eyes ni Divina.
“Oo na.” =___=
“Pati si Randall?” *O* ewan kay Naya biglang naging interesado kay Randall nung isang araw nang napag-uusapan yung skills sa bed at sabihin nitong si Div na mas experienced daw si Randall kasi palikero.
Bastos. -___-++
“Hindi ata kasama si Randall.” = u =
“Eh? Si Ryle?”
“Ap kors kasama siya.” ^^
“Sasama akuuuu.” *O*
“Aketch na riiiiin.” *O*
Mga buang. = u =
Well anyway, at three thirty in the afternoon, we all drive to Crescent. There’s a couple of cars na sa parking area ng mansyon so it just meant that the guys were already there.
“Hoy, Cyrus!”
“Ow my princess has arrived.” (,~~)
“Do you want me to dagger you?” -___-++
Tumawa lang siya. Everyone started talking to their Avronas. While ako? Well I’m walking around the mansion, trying to find Zero. Saan ba siya nagsususuot? Ayoko sa living room baka harasin lang ako ng kapatid niya, mahirap na noh.
“Boo!”
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaah!” >OMisunderstanding
“Okay lang kaya sila do’n?”
- Princess Xanara –
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang marinig ko ang mga boses na papalapit sa kusina. I tried nudging Zero but he won’t get off. Imposible namang makatulog siya di ba? Haler? Kahoy ‘tong upuan at kahit pa sa balikat ko siya nakasandal at talagang nakayakap sa buong katawan ko eh mahirap pa ring matulog ng ganitong posisyon.
“Zero ano ba? Adik ka ba?”
NR. Seriously?
“Xanara? Yuhooo? Where art thou?”
Papalapit na sila ng papalapit. Hudas ka talaga, Zero. Siguradong lagot na naman ako neto eh. TT0TT
“Xan— Oh gosh!”
Ayan na nga ba sinasabi ko. -____-
I was dead startled when they began scanning what they saw. Zero wasn’t even moving. Jeez. What exactly is wrong with this person?
“Uhm… should we… leave the two of you?”
“Oh thank you for suggesting that, Naya. =___= Pakitawag na rin si Cyrus kung nasa’ng lupalop man siya nagsuot.”
“Okay.” Then they silently left us. Si Cheen ngumiti pa sa akin at nag-wink bago lumayas.
Alam ko namang kalahati sa kanila eh ayaw kay Zero. It should be Divina and Naya who does hate him. Kreya know nothing about it. And it really annoys me na pati sila eh nakikisawsaw sa debate ng mga magulang ko tungkol sa kung sinong pwedeng mag-bantay sa akin.
Mukha ba akong bata or whatever close to that para mag-react sila ng gano’n? -___-++
“Xanara.” Cyrus appeared on the kitchen curtain. “Trouble?”
“I think Zero fell asleep.”
Napakunot ang noo niya. Lumapit siya sa kinauupuan namin ni Zero. Humawak siya sa may bandang leeg ng kapatid niya and I just stared at him in confusion.
“What’s the matter, manyak?”
“Did he encountered a hunter?”
I started panicking. I looked at Zero’s sleeping face and it wasn’t good. Evidently, there’s something bad that he’s feeling. What could’ve happened that I missed?
“Hunter? Hunter kaagad? Di ba pwedeng nilalagnat muna?”
“Wow.” He smirked, almost a laugh. “Here I am thinking you’re the most smartest lady I have ever known in history and now you’re telling me na baka pwedeng nilalagnat ang bampira?” xD
=____=
“Sige lang, magpakasaya ka sa one moment of idiocy ko. Minsan lang ‘yan lubusin mo na.”
“HAHAHAHAHA!” :D
Buset na bampirang ‘to. -____-++
“Ano nga kasi ‘yon?”
He cleared his throat before stopping his laugh and turning back to his serious state. “When did you last heard about The Sector’s activities, Xanara?”
Natigilan ako. It’s been two years simula nang marinig ko ang mga bali-balita tungkol sa Sector. When I went to England, wala na kahit na isang balita sa Eunessia at sa Sunny Dale ang natanggap ko. Cut ang connections. Kasalanan ng matandang ‘yon. Kaya pati tuloy si Summer hindi ko na-rescue. Sabagay cut rin ang mind link niya sa’kin.
Anyway… -___-a
“Two years? You know cut lahat sa’kin di ba?”
“Oh I know, sucks to be you.”
Pang-asar ka talaga. -___-++
“In a span of two years…” he began speaking again. “They created a drug called static. It’s for vampires. When you get close to the drug or injected by it, it will slowly kill you.”
Napalunok ako sa sinasabi niya. Is he trying to imply na maaaring tinamaan ng static na ‘yon si Zero? Pero imposible. I’ve been here simula pa kahapon. If anything had happened while we were together, I should’ve known that right?
“Manyak, hindi ko naman nakitang naka-encounter si Zero ng hunter eh.”
“Most human hunter nowadays carry the static’s perfume everywhere.”
Napakunot ako ng noo. “Static’s what?”
“Perfume.”
“Are they insane? Why would they make the goddamn drug that’ll kill people a fvcking perfume, Cyrus?”
Zero flinched a little. I held him tighter in my arms. s**t naman. Kapag may nangyaring masama sa kanya, I swear I would go on a killing spree. Wala na akong pakialam sa ZAFT o maski sa kahit na ano. Mapatay ko lang kung sinong mga gagung nanakit kay Zero.
“I didn’t said it kills people, Xana. But I do said it kills vampires.”
“Wait… WHAT?!”
Cyrus sighed. “Static are harmless toxic for humans. Pure humans, even you. It’ll only give reaction to vampires. You see, hunters carry the smell. And if a vampire inhales the smell or get injected by it, unti-unting manghihina ang bampirang ‘yon. Moreover, mawawalan ng kontrol sa vampire instinct niya and would go on a ripping spree and it will kill them in no time either suicide for they cannot take it or the drug itself will kill them.”
Unti-unting nag-sink in sa akin ang possibility ng nangyari. Pwedeng nakasalubong si Zero ng hunter na may dala ng amoy na ‘yon at naamoy niya.
Kailan?
“Something must be done to ward off the scent if he really inhaled it, right Cyrus?”
“I don’t know. Ngayon ko lang nakitang naapektuhan si Zero. Hindi naman kasi lumalabas ‘yan ng bahay pwera kung papunta ng Saint Claire.”
Cheen can possibly do something about it. She has the ability to heal. I can but I don’t know what to do either. Mas kontrolado niya ang transfusion sa healing department kesa sa’kin. It’s not my craft you know.
“Then help me, idiot. Let’s take him to the room.”
Tinapik ni Cyrus ng malakas ang kapatid niya. “Hoy gising. Di kita kayang buhatin mabigat ka tol.”
=____=+
“Takte ka, ako na manggigising. Bwiset ka talaga.”
I turned to Zero. I slightly pat his cheek. “Zero. Gising. Lilipat ka sa room mo.”
“Ayoko… I wanna be with you…”
“Yes, I’ll be with you. Sasamahan kita sa kwarto. Sige na, tumayo ka na d’yan. Tutulungan ka ni Cyrus. C’mon.”
Tinulungan siyang tumayo ni Cyrus. Hawak ko siya sa kamay. He’s a little groggy but he can manage. Nakita kami nung mga taong nanonood sa living room. Cheen mouthed a question.
- I’ll tell you later. –
With that she only nodded. We proceeded to the room. Inihiga si Zero and I sat on the side of the bed.
“What happened? Do I have to know something?” I asked him.
Umupo siya. Nanonood lang sa amin si Cyrus.
“No, nothing.”
“Imposible. Nagsisinungaling ka sa akin. I can hear your heart beat, Zero. It’s racing. You’re lying.”
Natahimik siya. I was enraged. Why won’t he tell me everything? What does he know that I don’t? Why would he hid me things that he knows I’ll soon find out? Why can’t he trust me his secrets?
“Zero… why are you being like that?”
He just shook his head. Something stings inside my chest. He can’t trust me as much as I do.
Tumayo ako at umalis. I just have to talk to Cheen and see if he can do something with the static. I sighed. Why am I so unfortunate when it comes to trust? Damn.
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Bigla na lang akong hinatak ni Cheen papunta sa patagong corridor. I know it makes no sense dahil naaamoy naman ni Zero ang scent ko. So like reading my mind ay bumuntong hininga lang si Cheen. Hindi pa rin ako kumakalma mula sa nakita ko. First it was Sushame to Randall. Now a fvcking lady vampire to Zero.
“Seriously? Is there anyone left to me na hindi pwedeng maakit ng kung sinu-sino lang?”
Cheen chuckled. “Ano ka ba, Xana? H’wag ka ngang bitter. Di ka naman jowa noh. Remember, MU lang kayo. Misunderstanding.” xD
I sighed. MU. Leshe. Noon naman wala akong pakialam sa mga ganyan. I have something to focus on to. Bakit ko nga ba binuksan ang sarili ko sa mga bagay na kagaya nito?
*Brick by boring brick*
“Yes, hello?” I picked up the call.
“Xana, you need to go to Euenessia. There’s some situation in here.”
Oh great. Trouble after trouble after trouble.
- Writer
