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CHAPTER 15 - It Couldn't Be Her

CHAPTER 15 - It Couldn't Be Her

NAKATINGIN sa kawalan si Virgo nang bumalik si Vixor sa Castello. Nalaman niya mula sa tagapag-silbi na ihinatid si Virgo si Arietta patungo sa silid na inuukupa nila.

Si Arietta ay ang pinaka-matagal na nilang tagapag-silbi sa Castello at mapagkakatiwalaan niya ito.

Umalis siya kanina sa Castello, dahil hindi niya kinaya ang emosyon sa mukha ni Virgo. She looks so sad, alone and in pain. Something tugged in his heart. Sa halip na pagbigyan pansin kong ano 'yon, tumakbo siya.

His emotions have been long gone. Thanks to his parents. Pero kanina, habang sumisigaw ito sa sakit dahil sa walang habas niyang pag-atake sa leeg nito, sa unang pagkakataon mula ng maging Rogue siya, he felt something. Something ... like ... pity.

He pitied the woman. And that's new to him. He's been a Rogue for a hundred year now. But unlike the rascals rogue, he can control his thirst for blood and death. Thanks to the tattoo in his back. The Tattoo that only few has. Alam niyang marami ang ini-experementuhan ng mga magulang niya. Hindi lang silang magkambal. He knew there are others like him, but he haven't meet one, except Lucien who turned because of his brother's blood in his veins.

Speaking of Lucien...

He and Lucien is the same yet different. Matagal na siyang Rogue, samantalang ito ay baguhan palang. Lucien has emotions, he hasn't. Lucien turned Rogue after drinking the blood of his brother, after he killed him. While he turned Rogue because his parents experimented on him and his twin, Vixon.

Rogue's blood can turn a normal vampire into Rogue. Kapag ang isang Bampira ay nakainom ng dugo ng isang Rogue, kahit isang patak lang. He or she will turn. But not automatic. The turning takes days, week even. But Lucien's case is different. Because it was his brother's blood that spread through his veins, he turned rogue in an instant.

Sabi ng ama niya noon, babalik ang emosyon niya kapag nakilala niya ang magiging katuwang niya sa habang-buhay. It never happened. After a hundred of year, his emotion didn't come back.

Until earlier in the ball room.

Ito ba ang tinutukoy ng ama niya? Is Virgo the one for him? Yeah, right! What a piece of shit! Heto na naman siya sa mga haka-haka niya na hindi naman totoo. Paano magiging sa kanya si Virgo samantalang ang namatay niyang kakambal ang nakalaan dito?

Nilapitan niya ang dalaga na nakaupo sa gilid ng kama at nakatulala sa hangin. Tumabi siya ng upo rito. Hindi siya nagsalita. He waited for her to speak. And she did. After a couple of minutes.

"Bakit nila ginawa 'yon sa'kin?" Tanong nito habang namamalisbis ang luha sa mga mata. "Bakit?"

Huminga siya ng malalim bago sumagot. "That deal was made before you were born. Natakot lang siguro ang ama mo noon na maghirap kayo at hindi maibigay ang mga pangangailangan mo. That's why he did it. Well, that's just a wild guess."

Bumaling ito sa kaniya. "Bakit sila pinatay ng kakambal mo?" Humikbi ito. "Kahit anong gawin nila mga magulang ko pa rin sila at hindi ako magagalit. Sana sinabi nila sa'kin."

"My brother was pissed off." He sighed. "Ang usapan, kapag nag-debut ka na, ibibigay ka na nila sa'min. Pero hanggang sa mag-twenty ka, wala pa rin." He gazed down on the floor. "Binigyan ng palugit ng ama ko ang ama mo. But your father didn't listen. Nag-plano siyang itakas ka o ilayo sa amin. So, yeah."

Mapait na ngumiti ang babae. "Kaya ba dinala mo ako rito? Dahil sa deal na 'yon? Because honestly speaking, i don't give a shit anymore. Kill me, bite me, rape me, and mutilate me. Do it. Wala na akong paki. Ayoko na."