The Keepers [TKS#1]

24. Amber and the Festive

AMBER

"Kulay ubeng rosas na iisa ang tinik, golden moss of summer, five seedless cherry, newborn grasshopper, spider with ten legs..." Mistress Fhaun checked all the ingredients na nasa listahan habang bahagyang tumataas ang kanang kilay nito sa bawat item na nahahawakan as if she's trying to meticulously check kung sariwa pa ba ito o may konting bawas. Nasa harap kami ni Silex habang iniisa-isa niya ang bawat item samantalang kausap ni master Uran sina Lara, Laurent at Alvis. Here we ago again Mistress Fhaun... be the best witch that you can be.

Nalala ko sina Lara, Laurent at Alvis.

Marahil sa mga oras ding yun ay ipinapaliwanag na ng master kung ano ang dapat gawin sa mga lapastangan tenebris at kung bakit kinailangang dalhin sa teritoryo ng Cairos Academy si Lara. I have missed a lot of information because this Mistress Fhaun just became fussy and a pain in the ass.

"Do you think we miss something?" Tanong saakin ni Silex na naiinip na rin dahil hindi pa natatapos si Mistress Fhaun sa pagchicheck ng mga ingredients. He snorted as if gusto na niyang lumabas ng kitchen kung saan kami pinapunta ni Fhaun. Amoy herbs and spices na kasi ang kusina. It's a bit suffocating lalo na't nandito ang pinakapaborito kong tao.

Gosh. We did miss something. Naisip ko. For sure Fhaun heard it.

Nang matapos na ito sa pagbibilang, humarap ito saamin ni Silex. Nakapameywang, her eyes raged as always and her eyebrows half-raised without batting her eyelashes.

Monstrous witch. End of the world. I gasped for an air. Yes we did miss something, I almost fidgeted.

She pouted. She has the best pout in the whole Cairos. "You missed something. You did miss something very very important. Where is the tail of Arang?"

Lagot! Lagot na lagot talaga. Walang nakakuha saamin ng tail of Arang. "The tail of Arang is with the other eight tails of Arang I guess." Buy my joke Miss Fhaun.

"Your not funny Miss Frost. Sa lahat ng pinakuha ko sa inyo, how come you missed the Arang's t-"

Biglang bumukas ang pinto ng malaking kusina. It cut the litany of Fhaun. The door revealed Laurent who obviously was gasping for air and sweating profusely. Nagkatinginan pa kami ni Laurent at nabasa nito marahil ang kabado kong mukha.

Fhaun might might have read Laurent's mind and she asked half smirkingly "You have it Mister Hale?"

That witch! Tubuak ka sana ng buntot sa magkabilang butas ng ilong mo! Hihihi.

"Yes Mistress Fhaun. Sorry nakalimutam ko sa sobrang dami ng nangyari kagabi." Laurent confessed. Nilabas nito ang kumpol ng hibla mula sa buntot ni Arang.

"Good. Good!" Mukhang natuwa si Mistress Fhaun at naging matagumpay ang misyon namin. "Next time Mister Hale, don't overuse your summoning powers because it can consume you if you accidentally awaken one strong possesive monster. Anyways, using seven of your best monsters is quite inpressive to catch Arang." And without further adieu ay dinissmiss ni Mistress Fhaun sina Laurent at Silex. Pinaiwan ako nito na tila may mahalagang sasabihin. Why? Anong kamalditahang manhkukulam na naman ang gagawin mo?

"M-may kailangan ka pa saakin Miss Fhaun?" pag-uusisa ko. I stopped myself from thinking things. Lagot na baka kung ano pang masabi ko.

Tumingin siya saakin. With her usual serious killer looks na hindi na nagbago simula nung unang araw ko itong makita. "Miss Frost, where is the 17th page of my spell and potion guidebook?"

Lagot! Lagot! Lagot! Patay ako nito. Hiniram ko lang naman Miss Fhaun.

"Akin na." She said on a plain voice as she extended her left hand to get the page I stole slash borrowed. Ang mahirap sa mukha niya, hindi madaling basahin kaya hindi mo alam kung galit ba ito o hindi, kung mukha ba itong in good mood o dinadaanan ng menopause.