How To Be A Princess 101

Chaotic Pair

Lesson Eleven

Chaotic Pair

                 “May problema ba?”

- Princess Xanara –

            Pinanood ko si Summer habang tila may naaamoy siyang ewan. Werewolf siya kaya’t malakas ang senses niya lalo na ang pang-amoy. Naglalakad kami sa hallway ng night rooms. Awasan na kasi ng Night Class at paalis na rin sana kami.

            Pinsan ko si Summer. Pamangkin siya ni Daddy, isang Hamilton.

                 “Blood. I smell blood, Xana.”

                 “Blood? Where?”

            Aakyat sana siya sa hagdanan nang pigilan ako. “H’wag. Ako na, you can go. I can handle this.”

                 “What? You don’t even know what’s up in there. I won’t leave you.”

            Ngumiti ako. “Kaya ko na ‘to, Summer. Sige na.”

                 “Pero—”

                 “Revina Hamilton, I’m fine. Go.”

            Napahinga siya ng malalim. “Pero kapag nagka-problema, kontakin mo ang mind link ko ah? Listen, Xana, what may be up there is dangerous. Kung sakali, always open your mind link. You understand?”

            Tumango lang ako. Nakarinig kami ng kalabog bago tuluyang umalis si Summer. Pinanood ko siyang lumayo. Nang masiguro kong wala na siya sa area, dali-dali akong tumakbo papunta sa itaas. Sinundan ko ang pinanggagalingan ng ingay hanggang sa tumapat ako sa pintuan ng Section D.

                 “What the hell are you doing!” I heard a voice from the inside. It was so familliar. I know that voice.

                 “Drink, Zero. Have fun.”

                 “Bitawan mo siya.”

                 “What’s wrong with you? Drink. She’s delicious. She’s in fear can’t you see? She’s frightened. Her blood will be fine.”

            s**t.

            Binuksan ko ang pintuan at pumasok sa loob. Nadatnan kong patay ang ilaw. Pero kitang-kita ko ang isang babae, yung babaeng bampira na kasama ni Zero. May hawak siyang cheerleader na meron nang sugat sa leeg nito.

                 “Xanara…”

                 “We have a guest.” She grinned at me.

            Automatic ang pagtatakip ko ng bibig sa nakikita ko. I wasn’t expecting anything like this nor this soon.

                 “Sage, bitawan mo na siya!” Zero tried dissuading her.

            But to no avail, she glared at him with blood dripping down her mouth. “Why don’t you drink? It’ll be a waste, Zero. She’s passing out. It’s not good to actually waste blood.”

            Zero stood there, drawn inside her eyes. And I stood there, shocked at the event.

                 “Zero! Fvcking drink it!”

            By that, he closed the distance and bit and sucked hungrily at the poor girl’s neck. It was aweful to watch but I couldn’t take my eyes off of Zero who’s ravaging the girl’s neck. What is he doing? Why did he do that?

            What happened to Zero?

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                 “Enough glaring, princess. It wouldn’t get you anywhere.” I heard Naya’s voice as she laughed seeing me staring at Sage Johnsons, the transferee who came from England.

                 “As a matter of fact, Xanara, kung nagseselos ka then go flirt with the whole team too.”

                 “As a matter of fact, Naya, if you go blabbing about jealousy and such stupid things you only do, the lady vampire might smrik at you by telling her she’s fvcking winning the goddamn game this time.” I said with such toxic, my eyes still fixed at Sage na lumapit kay Zero and gave him a deep kiss and licked his sweat off of his neck.

                 “W-W-Wait,” Divina paused. “What did you just say?”

            Nag-iwas na ako ng tingin at tumalikod, now facing a wall with nothing but just plain vandalisms. “Cheen, seal us.”

            Pumikit si Cheen at nag-chant ng unknown words para ma-seal ang magiging pag-uusap namin. I turned around and eyed Randall. The boys started going this way. Hindi naman gaanong halata dahil marami-rami rin naman ang team ng Claire Warriors. Iilan lang naman ang mababawas sa kanila sa paglapit nila Randall, Stanley, Ryle, Cyrus at Shin sa amin.

                 “Done.” Cheen softly announced.

                 “What’s up with the sealing?” bungad ni Stan na nagpupunas ng pawis niya.

                 “Anong oras kayo naglayasan kagabi?”

                 “Regular time.” Sagot ni Cyrus. “Something happened?”

            Napa-smirk ako. “Hindi ba dapat ako ang nagtatanong n’yan sa’yo, Cyrus? Sino si Sage Johnsons? Why is she even here without my knowledge? Not of course if she’s not a freaking vampire for Pete’s sake!” I hissed with gritted teeth.

                 “Woah. Calm down, she’s just Zero’s fiancee.”

                 “Fiancee?” Kreya and Naya mused in unison.

                 “Well isn’t she informed?”

            Napakunot ang noo nilang lahat. Wala bang nakaalam ng nangyari kagabi? Was it just me who witness the crime? Was it just me na tatanga-tangang nagligpit ng kalat ng mag-fiance na ‘yan?

                 “T-Teka, teka ang gulo eh. Fiancee ni Zero? May fiancee si Zero when he’s flirting with Ti-thees?” protesta ni Cheen.

                 “I’m not flirting with him, Cheen. I’m flirting with you.” (~~,)

                 “Isa pang banat, Xanara, sasamain ka sa’kin.”

            XD

                 “Seryoso na kasi. What is this about?”

            My smile faded. Halos nakalimutan kong may problema nga pala ako. Tsk. Ano ba naman tong utak ko?

                 “Last night… Summer smelt blood.”

            Nanlaki ang mga mata nila at tuluyan nang ibinaling ang atensyon sa akin. Alam kong may hints na. Alam na nila.

                 “I saw Sage and Zero sucking a cheerer’s blood and had almost drained the life out of her kung hindi ko lang napigilan. Kung totoong fiancee nga ni Zero si Sage,” I looked at Cyrus. “Hindi ba siya napagsabihang bawal ang gano’ng akto sa loob ng Saint Claire?”

            Cyrus wants to answer pero alam niyang hindi niya batid ang sagot. I saw Randall looked sharply at Zero na wala naman sa amin ang atensyon kung hindi sa bolang hawak niya at kay Sage na pinapanood niyang lumandi sa kung sinu-sinong team member ng Warriors.

                 “P-Patay yung babae?” tanong ni Naya.

                 “Hindi, luckily. I erased her memories of last night so she can go and pretend like nothing happened. Now explain to me what is happening?”

                 “Xana, I don’t really know. Remember, Zero and I are siblings but there were also those times na hindi kami magkasama. I basically know nothing about him and Sage. I just know that one is so viscious, bitchy and… crabby?”

                 “Crabby?” O.o

                 “Yeah. Like the crabby crab at the beaches. She likes having men between her fingers and squeezing them to pain. You know.”

            =____=

                 “Jeez, Cy, will you make sense?” pairap na sabi ni Naya.

                 “Want me to actually make sense?”

            Haist ayan na naman sila. “Tumigil nga kayo.” -___-

                 “I actually know her.” Nakakunot ang noo ni Stanley na pinag-aaralan si Sage mula sa malayo. “Remember, Thees, I used to hunt Zero and Cyrus? I’ve seen her before but only trivial ones. I barely remember her.”

            Sino ba ‘yang Sage na ‘yan?

                 “Xanara.” Randall called out. “What are you gonna do?”

            Nag-shrug ako. “Anything will do. Anyway, let’s just shrug it off for now. I’ll look for something intriguing.” Tumalikod na ako at umalis.

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            The wind feels like it’s pushing me back. Nakatayo ako sa pole ng terrace sa Pentagon. Ta-try kong tumalon sa sobrang nakakalulang agwat ng terrace mula sa ground. Di ako magsu-suicide. Magpa-praktis akong lumipad.

            Mwahahaha. xD Seryoso, walang halong biro. xD

            Hangin ang elemento ko. Di naman pwedeng hindi ako marunong makisama sa sarili kong elemento di ba? Actually matagal ko na dapat na na-achieve ang skill na ‘to. Sadyang adik lang talaga ang utak ko at hindi nga kinekeri ang mga gano’ng supernatural abilities.

            Napaka-exaggerated naman kasi ng kwentong ‘to eh. -___-

            Tatalon na nga sana ako nang may biglang humawak sa kamay ko. Kaya lang huli na dahil nasa ere na ang dalawa kong paa. So basically nakalambitin ako at hawak niya ang kamay ko. =___=

                 “What the hell are you trying to do!” Zero yelled at me.

                 “Sira ulo ka ba? Ikaw dapat ang tinatanong ko n’yan! Ano sa tingin mo ‘yang ginagawa mo? Baliw! H’wag mo’kong bibitawan, tatampalin kita!”

            Tumingin ako sa ibaba. Asdfghjkl! Ang taas! (_ _ǀ|)

                 “H’wag ka nang tumingin, malulula ka lang. C’mon, kumapit ka ng maigi. Itataas kita.”

            Napahinga ako ng malalim. Sinimulan akong iangat ni Zero pero bigla siyang huminto. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang makita ko si Sage na hawak ang kamay ni Zero na nakahawak naman sa kamay ko.

            s**t. ‘Kay. Panic mode. O____O

                 “Xanara!” I heard Ryle’s voice from below.

            I looked down. Nandoon silang lahat at pareho kong nagpa-panic.

                 “Fvck, Zero, if you let go of Xanara’s hand, I swear to the devil I’ll kill you!” pagbabanta ni Cyrus sa kapatid niya.

            Sage grinned. “Let go of her hand, Zero.”

                 “Sage! No…”

                 “Let go.” Muli na namang tumalim ang mga mata niya.

                 “Please don’t do this, Sage, not Xanara, don’t do this to her plea—”

                 “LET HER GO!”

            And there, binitawan niya ang kamay ko. I looked at Zero habang pa-slow motion ang pagkakahulog ko. No hint of guilt in his eyes, he just looked at Sage deeply. Sage on the other hand, grinned and caressed his face.

            Fvckshit. Eto na masakit do’n eh. Na-disappoint ka na, naloko at nasaktan, ngayon naman nahuhulog ako mula sa napakataas na terrace ng Saint Claire at hinihintay na lumagapak ang patay kong katawan sa matigas na lupa.

            I closed my eyes. Zero doesn’t love me as much as I love being with him. Bakit ko nga ba nakalimutan ‘yon? Pare, ang sakit lang. Kakainis siya. Bakit niya ba ako kailangang paasahin? Masakit kaya ‘yon.

            Mas masakit kesa sa paglanding ng katawan mo sa lupa mula sa mataas na terrace. Mas masakit pa do’n.