Fukitsu Academy

Chapter 1

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'She's a Tanaka'

"Saph!" gumulong Si Saph sa kama at tinakpan ng unan ang mukha niyang nang marinig niya ang boses ni Nyx mula sa labas ng kwarto niya.

At the other side of the door, Nyx was busy fixing his shirt's collar while facing Saph's white bedroom door. He is used to her waking up late, but today was not an ordinary day. He had something prepared for her today.

"Young master, should I wake her up?"

Tumingin si Nyx na matandang babae na nakatayo sa gilid niya. May dala-dala itong tray na may isang tasa ng honey-lemon tea. Hanggang dibdib niya lang iyong matanda at halos puti na ang buhok nito. Saglit na ngumiti si Nyx sa kanya.

"It's okay, Lady March. I'll take care of this. Mamaya mo na lang po ibigay 'yan kay Saph," anito. Tumango naman iyong matanda at naglakad na papunta sa hagdan saka bumaba. Pag-alis nito ay tumingin muli si Nyx sa pinto ng kapatid niya.

"Hey, I'm just reminding you that Anpa said we'll have visitors later," aniya at inayos ang buhok niyang medyo basa pa.

Saph rolled over on the bed once more at ginulo na rin ang buhok niya sabay pikit. She hates waking up early. Dahan-dahan niyang minulat ang mga mata niya at tumingin sa bedside table. Makikita rito ang kanyang cellphone, isang astronaut lamp, at ang kanyang alarm clock. Saph's face heated up with anger when she realized it was still six in the morning.

"Ang aga pa, Nyx," sabi niya pero wala siyang narinig na sagot nito. Nyx, on the other hand, only heard murmurs from her room.

Wala nang nagawa si Saph at bumango saka naglakad papunta sa kanyang pinto at binuksan ito. Bumungad sa kanya ang kanyang kapatid na nakabihis na na parang aalis. Nakasimganot na nakatingin si Saph sa kanya pero natawa lang si Nyx rito. Magulo kasi ang buhok nito at halatang gusto pang matulog.

He brushed his index finger just on her nose tip. Nainis naman si Saph at inulit ang sinabi niya kanina. "Ang aga pa, Nyx," anito at humikab.

Natawa muli si Nyx at tumingin sa cellphone niya noong nagvibrate ito. "Mamaya, alas sais ng hapon. 501 North Street," sabi niya rito at pinisil muna ang pisngi ni Saph bago tuluyang umalis.

Naiwang nakatayo si Saph sa pinto ng kwarto niya at parang naguguluhan pa. Umiling na lang siya at pumasok na sa kwarto. It was their summer break, and she was planning to sleep all day. She recalled what her brother said. Saph knew it would be one of those business meetings that her grandfather prepared for them.

As far as Saph was informed, corporate meetings are supposed to be held in a proper setting. For her, North Street is just a street.

Baka naman may secret place sila doon? Isip niya at tumingin sa salamin na kasing tangkad niya lang. She looked at her brown, wavy, and waist-length hair, as well as the mint green pajamas that she was wearing.

Her hazel eyes, the same color as her brother's, glimmered in the firstray of sunlight that entered her room.

Why am I being asked to come now? Isip niya ulit.

She's never been invited to any of these meetings before. Tanging si Nyx lang ang nakakapunta. She thinks that her grandfather runs a sketchy business because of Nyx's suspicious character after coming home from one of those meetings.

And as for her grandfather, Saph and Nyx call him Anpa. She had never met him in person. She has never seen his face, nor his shadow. Her grandfather only supported them financially. He gave them a roof above their head and not only a simple roof, but a big one. She lives in her grandfather's mansion. The mansion has a number of people waiting to serve them their food, wash their clothes, clean the areas, and mostly handle everything that needs to be done around the mansion.