DEALING WITH THE DEVIL (Vander #1-COMPLETED)

28: it's payback time

"Since we were kids."

I smiled. "Is that so? Then why isn't he attached to you yet? Sorry girlie, that makes your argument invalid. Now, bitiwan mo ako or else pagsisisihan mo 'to."

That made her face white with realization dawning her. Opsie, one point for Pi.

Someone cleared his throat from the side, it was moreno boy. "Ehem, enough bickering." Lumapit siya sa akin at inilahad ang palad. "Heard so much about you from Artemis. I'm Poseidon by the way."

I accepted his hand with a cringe. Poseidon. Ew ew ew. Could something be more corny than their names?

"I hope those were pleasant things you heard," sabi ko sa kanya.

Tinapik niya sa balikat si girlie but the latter was still giving me deadly glares so I fucking return the favor. I also gave her fatal glares, huh she thought I would back down.

Never.

"I mean it Bellomo," wika niya sa akin. "If you have no interest at all, better not continue this shit. Ryu had suffered too much, he's been left alone since he was a kid. He may not look like it but behind his smirk is a sad man."

I rolled my eyes. "Yeah yeah, whatever. So when am I going to see Cooler?"

Girlie hissed angrily but I ignored her at sa halip ay bumaling kay Poseidon, the moreno boy. He pointed towards the direction where Rocket walked few moments ago. "Just go straight, malamang hinihintay ka rin ni Apollo."

Ah, Apollo Rocket.

"Question."

He smiled at me, "Shoot."

"Do you have any other name so that I won't call you Poseidon because seriously that is so cringey like ugh." I contorted my face to show him what effect it has on me.

Tumawa siya na tila mas lalo ring kinainis ni girlie na nasa tabi niya. Man, girlie looks like she wanted to kill me any moment by now. Too bad, I had a gun on my side and a syringe somewhere in my body. I won't let it happen without a fight.

"You can call me Red," sagot ni Moreno boy.

"Red, okay thanks Red. Now tie this little missy right here while I go and see the love of my life," nakangising wika ko. "Bye Red, bye girlie."

Kung anuman ang reaksyon ng huli ay hindi ko na iyon nakita dahil sumunod na ako sa daan na tinahak ni Ryu. Like what Red expected, he was waiting for me by the door, looking annoyed probably because he waited for a while. Huh, for a fucking while.

"What took you so long?" tanong niya.

"Girlie wanted to talk."

Kumunot ang kanyang noo. "Girlie?"

"You know that pretty little missy back there."

Mahinang tumango siya. "Ah, Mnemosyne."

I cringed and looks like he got it.

"I mean Steff," he added.

I rolled my eyes with a pout. "Whatever her name is. Now can we just get inside and see Cooler?"

He stared at me for a while hile before he nodded and pushed the door open. He guided me inside, walking in front with me on his back. "Cooler didn't know you tagged along."

"And is that a problem? He ditched me, well not really ditched, he had reasons I know pero what the hell? He canceled our date just to get shoot? Huh, he should have told me, I'll do the shooting instead!"