Tangled With The Devils (Devils #2)

Chapter 3

The moment stealer...

BELLEYEL smiled as she swayed with Icell, in sync of the beating of the music. Hinawakan niya ng mahigpit ang batok ng asawa at idinantay ang baba sa balikat nito at inamoy ito.

"Amoy babae ka." Belle said with a smile.

"Okay you got me," Icell laughed, "sorry for using your perfume."

Hinawakan nito ang kanyang kamay ng mahigpit sa pagitan ng kanilang pagsasayaw saka nito ibinaon ang mukha sa kanyang leeg. He sniffed in her scent, his warm breath fanning her neck.

"I still can't believe that we already gotten this far." He sighs. "this dream were long, and I don't want to wake up."

"Really Icell?! Hanggang ngayon hindi ka pa rin makapaniwala na magasawa na tayo?"

"It just seem impossible." He muttered.

Hindi na nalang nagsalita si Belle at ninamnam na lamang ang pakiramdam na kayakap ang asawa. Sa ilang taon na nagdaan, hinding-hindi siya nagsasawa na kasama ito. Even laying with each other, just staring in each eyes were enough to satisfy them.

"Belle...," Icell called her name, and there was something in his tone now. But Belle did not notice it until ne said, "what if I go back again?"

Natigilan sila sa pagsayaw sa musika. Mula sa pagkakandantay sa balikat ng asawa ay tumitig siya dito ng nakakunot ang noo. Halatang hindi nagustuhan ang sinabi nito.

"Do you want to?"

Umiling ito. "No," He sincerely said. "but something tells me that I need to."

Belle looked at him firmly. "Why are we getting there now, Icell?"

"Belle, remember when I told you that we will face hardships as long as I'm with you, with Eros, and Victorique—"

"So are you going to leave us?!"

Icell's eyes opened wide, "No that is not what I meant."

Tinitigan niya sa mata ang asawa at bahagyang humiwalay dito.

"Pero parang iyon ang pinupunto mo nang sinabi mo iyon." Medyo tumataas na ang boses na sabi niya dito. "bakit? Does this life, with our family bore you?!"

Napamulagat si Icell sa sinabi ng asawa. Tuluyan na silang napahiwalay sa isa't-isa.

"I did not say anything like that!"

"So what are you trying to say?!"

"What I was trying to say is that I need to do my obligation in this family!"

"But going back as a killer doesn't solve anything!" Belle said, afterwards stopping. "this is about Victorique's recent kidnapping right?"

Natigilan si Icell at umiwas ng tingin sa asawa. Sa tagal ng kanilang pagsasama ay alam na niya na kung gano'n ang reaksyon ng asawa ay tama ang kanyang sinasabi.

"We all knew that it was because of me why—"

"Ikaw lang ba?!"

Napatigil sa pananalita si Icell nang nakasigaw na ang asawa. He knew that he should stop talking but there is so much to say, some explanations that he want Belle to understand.

"Belle, makinig ka muna sa akin," Icell pleaded, "Gagawin ko lang naman ang lahat para hindi na tayo guluhin ni Chauslte. And whatever happened to the Blanks, that f*ck*ng mafia I left will have nothing to do with me."

"You're so unfair, Icell."

Biglang sabi niya na nagpaangat ng paningin nito sa kanya.

"At first you wouldn't leave me alone when I run away from you, and when I decided to be with you, you're the one who is running away now. Ano 'yon?! Kung gusto mo dapat sundin ko, ako lagi mag-adjust?! Tapos pag ayaw ko wala akong magagawa?!" Belle bit her lip in frustration. "ang galling n'on hah?!"

This was supposed to be a happy anniversary for both of them. Icell felt like he was the happiest person, with a wife who would surprise him when their anniversary came. But he knew he ruined it by bring that topic up.

"Belle, I will come back..."

Pero hindi na ito nakinig sa kanya. Tumalikod na ito sa kanya ngunit pinigilan niya ito sa kamay at hinila pabalik sa kanya. Hindi na naman ito nanlaban pa. But she seems too weak to be not able to struggle away from her. And she was shivering. He knew then that she was crying.

"Belle..." Icell muttered taking her face in his hands, firmly, tenderly. "don't cry, I'm not dead yet."

And somehow she laughed with his joke, but then he had to endure Belle's punch on his chest that he didn't mind.

For him it was happiness, having this kind of sadistic wife and him as the masochistic husband who will let his wife punch him at her hearts content.

"F*ck you," Belle cursed that made Icell look at him, agape.

"Is my wife cursing me now?"

Sumimangot lang ang asawa at hindi siya sinagot. Nailing na lamang si Icell at hinaplos ang pisngi ng asawa. Then his face softened.

"I'm in pain," He say, his voice was soft. "it hurts that I can't help but to follow what my wife says, there's nothing I could do for I was my queens slave."

Tinaasan siya nito ng kilay. "You made me sound like the villain here."

"Well, I'm innocent here." He said, raising one hand up to swear something.

Belleyel just laughed once again, her tears rolled down her cheeks even more as she move her head with her laughter. Inangat nito ang kanyang kamay at pinagsalikop iyon sa gilid nila.

"I'm sorry, I won't think about it, ever."

"Hmm-mm..." She hummed, savoring the 'too' sweet feeling that both of them are sharing.

"But...," Icell slowly said, picking his words. "if the situation calls for it, I'll do the father hero thing, okay?"

Napadilat ng mata si Belle at tinitigan ang seryosong mukha ng asawa. She knew she could not stop him anymore, and she already had the idea that someday Icell will get back to where he is when she first met him.

The beast...

And that thought scared her the most, at first she almost lose him, barely escaping tragedy. But now...

"But what if I lose you completely, tandaan mo, hindi nalang ako ang maghihintay sa'yo...," Hinawakan niya ng mahigpit ang kamay ng asawa. With her hands his warm hands became hot, they almost melted by each others arms.

"Where not there yet, Belleyel." His voice came in a hush. "but we are never going to be apart, in a way that I could never sense you anymore."

Lumunok siya at humawak sa balikat ng asawa.

"Promise me, if that time comes. Make sure that you'll be done f*ck*ng them, and that you'll come back to us."

Tumawa si ito sa kanyang sinabi, and in a moment there, they were both relieved. Relieved that their trust with each other are strong enough.

"I f*ck*ng promise."

"Good." At hinalikan na niya ito.

He breathes as he takes his time savoring her mouth, as precious as the words that will never be crushed through time and chaos. His hands traced the shape of her hips, filling the emptiness he felt whenever he wasn't with her, without touching her.

Opening his eyes he pulls away and stared at her. Belle knew what those dancing emotion meant as he look at her.

"Where's the kids?"

Belle seductively played his necktie, tugging at it slowly as a way of teasing him. Oh, how it worked.

"They're with Spencer." She leaned near him and whispered on his ear. "so we're going to have a busy night together, My Beast."

He smiled wickedly. "I like this business."

Napatili siya nang buhatin siya nito sa mga kamay nito at patakbong inakay papunta sa hagdanan. Dahil sa pagmamadali ay napatid sila sa hagdanan. Buti na lamang ay naagapan siya ng kamay ni Icell. Pero dahil sa hindi na makapaghintay ay hindi na sila nakaabot sa kwarto.

"Naughty." She commented.

"I don't care..." Then in haste, he removed all her garments.

The rest is up to them.

__Victorique's POV__

NAGLAKAD-LAKAD kaming dalawa ni Spencer sa bakuran nila. Buti na lamang nakatulog na si Eros sa pagtataray kay Spencer. Iniwan namin siya sa guestroom ng bahay niya at pinuntahan ko siya sa kusina kung saan ko siya nahuling umiinom ng alak.

Doon ko lang siya nakitang uminom, at hindi ko alam kung bakit medyo nagmukha siyang 'cool' sa akin habang pinapanuod ko siyang uminom ng alak. The same scene nga kasi yung kanina doo sa mga movies na napapanood ko.

Well, going back, ayon naglalakad kami sa bakuran niya. We are currently walking on a pathway of garden of flowers and trees.

Pero lahat yata ng mga ito ay hindi ko maa-appreciate kasi kinakabahan ako. At ang awkward rin kasi wala ni isa sa amin ang nagsasalita.

Pinagkasya ko na lamang ang sarili ko sa pagtingin sa mga bulaklak. Kaya napasigaw pa ako nang bigla siyang magsalita sa likod ko.

"Victorique."

Nang ligonin ko siya ay nakatigil na pala siya hindi kalayuan sa akin. Watching me closely, as if looking for any signs of answers within my face. And I wondered what facial expression says 'yes' or 'no'.

Okay, this is awkwardly awkward, staring at each other as if each of us is a statue.

"Ah...," I cleared my throat. "anong kailangan mo?"

At first, he stared directly at me, and I stared back. Nakikipagtitigan kasi siya sa akin kaya nakititig narin lang ako baka iyon ang gusto niyang mangyari. Wala naman yata kasi siyang balak na magsalita.

"What is your answer?"

"Ay tipaklong!" Literal na napatalon ako nang sabihin niya iyon at sinadya ko talagang tumili dahil nakakita nga ako ng tipaklong sa damuhan. "grabe naming ito nanggugulat! Muntikan na akong mapatid dahil sa kanya!"

Bigla kong sunod-sunod na sigaw kahit pa nagmumukha na akong tanga dahil nonsense ang pinagsasabi ko, para lang mawala ang topic namin tungkol doon.

"Pero paano kung ma-fall ako, ica-catch mo naman ako diba? Ay kanta pala iyon, haha, hindi nangyayari sa totoong buhay, pero kung sakali—"

"Victorique, what—"

"Oo na, ako na si hopeless romantic. Ang sasabihin mo lang eh, bakit ka kasi mafa-fall, para saan pa na nag-practice ka ng taek woon do—"

"Victorique!"

Napatigil ako sa pananalita nang bigla niyang hawakan ang braso ko at ipaharap sa kanyang gawi. The plan that I wasn't going to look at him until our conversation failed in an instance when he grip my shoulder.

"Iniiwasan mo ba ako?"

"Hah? Bakit naman?" Kunyari ay clueless na tanong ko.

Kumunot ang kanyang noo.

"Because I proposed."

Napatigagal ako nang sabihin niya iyon. This Spencer seemed different from Spencer I knew. Spencer should hesitate before he could say something like that. This Spencer seemed to have guts of a ten men.

The smell of liquor invaded my nostrils, making me realize that he drank too much. But be doesn't look tipsy to me.

"Did you just drink?"

"Obviously, but I am not drunk."

Hindi ko pinansin ang sinabi niya at tumayo ng maayos.

"Bakit ka uminom?"

"Para magkaroon ako ng lakas ng loob na tanungin sa'yo kung ano na ang naging sagot mo."

Muli ay natigilan ako at napipi. Masyado namang napaaga ang paniningil ng sagot niya sa akin eh hindi pa nga ako nakakaisip ng sagot.

"Spencer, I haven't thought—"

"And now is your time to think." He said, taking me by my shoulders. "Yes or no."

Muli ay pumasok ang kaguluhan sa isipan ko. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang gagawin ko. Ang mga alaala at inhibisyon na iniiwasan kong isipin ay parang nagkakarera sa bilis.

My answer is vague. I don't see what is certain, I don't know what choice would I regret and what would make me happy. Because I should be careful with choices I would pick.

Because in every option, there is only two consequences.

Whether it will make me whole or break me.

And the latter part is that no matter what choices, there would always be regret in the end.

To add to my confusion is that my feeling that really confused me these past few days.

Tinignan ko si Spencer na diretso lang nakatingin sa akin. He is kind, caring, sweet. Everything about him is nice. Nice.

But I just can't see a reason why I will choose him.

Choose him?

Choose? Bakit may isa bang lalaki sa buhay ko?

"Victorique."

Muli akong napatingin sa nagsusumamo niyang mukha. Waiting for me to say something.

But just like the coward I am, I just shake my head. Disapproving.

"No..." I said slowly, "No...I don't know..."

Pagkasabi ko n'on ay tumakbo na ako pabalik sa bahay niya at dumiretso sa guest room niya. Doon ay nakita kong humihilk na natutulog si Eros.

I watched him sleep, but not really watching. I was just merely staring into space. Until I saw his lips forming a smile.

As if he already heard the news. A good news for him.

Yeah, you're right little brother.

I said no.