Chasing Hurricane (PlayboySeries#2)

Chapter 14

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"Friends na kami ng mga pinsan mo." the ever-talkative-feeling-close Von Khenry Montejar said with all smiles. As if that would make the world a better place, right?

"And so?"

"Nothing. Just sharing." parang tanga talaga.

Pangiti-ngiti pa siya habang nakatanaw sa paligid. Tuwang-tuwa ka talaga boy? Baka naman may gusto siya kay Azrael o Damon? Impossibleng kay Hades dahil hindi naman kasali si Hades sa sinasabi niyang 'close' niyang pinsan ko 'kuno' tulad ng sa kanila nina Azrael at Damon.

Like I said, Hades is not that really the approachable type to anyone he barely knows. 'Barely knows', as in, yung nakasama niya buong buhay niya. Tulad nalang ng pagsasamahan na meron kami na mula ata nung umedad kami ng 1 ay pinagsama-sama na kami, puwera nalang kay Azrael.

"You know what? I still can't believe I will be able to actually like Azrael's presence. Unlike the first time when he was like that annoying boy who loves to hangs around to Cassiopeia. I thought he was just another boy who will try to persuade Cassy to get into her pants. But then, when I knew he was actually your cousin... nag bago na pananaw ko sa kaniya." aniya pa. He was looking around like he owns the damn whole city with that sweat-look. Pinasadahan niya ang kaniyang buhok tsaka ako binalingan ng tingin.

Damn that smile, again. I look away.

"Masaya na ka niyan?" mabilis na alaska ko bago niya pa mapansin ang namumuong pagkailang ko na naman. The fuck.

"Di naman. I'm just fascinated with the thought of having someone who are out of our circle." I tried to look above the starry night and focused on finding those 3 stars, perfectly in line. My favorite star. The Orion's belt.

Ever since I was a child, every night I look up the sky to watch it. Since then, it became my guide. Wherever I am, which country I am in, it serve as a reminder to me that I am still on my right track.

"Bakit? Tinadhana ba kayong lahat na maging magkakaibigan talaga?" heaving a sigh, I asked and look at him. Nakatanaw na naman siya sa unahan kaya ang kaniyang gilid na angulo ang tanging nakikita ko. Mula sa mamasa-masang buhok, sa makapal na itim na kilay, singkit na mata at matangos na ilong, hanggang sa labi niyang patuloy na nakangiti sa mundo.

Tinagilid niya bahagya ang kaniyang ulo bago kunot-noong napailing.

"Hmm. Not really... but sort of." he answered after a quite minute. Anong ibig niyang sabihin?

"Let's just say that it was the connection of our parents towards each other that brought us together." dagdag niya at sumandal sa barakida ng balkonahe.

"But it's okay. Everything turns out so well, anyway. Nagkakasundo-sundo naman kami lahat kahit na medyo nakakabanas paminsan-minsan ang ilan sa kanila, lalo na ang magkapatid na Montefalcon. Don't get me wrong. I'm super friends with Shiro, I consider him as my male best friend so as Nikko, the reason why I don't trust him in some ways. Parang si Cassiopeia na nga lang ata ang normal sa kanila. But so far, they are great friends." he said it as if he was actulally talking to himself.

Wow. Kung makapag salita ito akala mo kung sinong normal din.

But, what he said was kinda interesting. Why did we not know about these kind of information by the way? When in fact, at first we were given a limited instructions about the mission but a whole releable information about the mission. How come we did not got these?

I face my body entirely at his direction with my side on the railings and saw how his mouth rose for a smile as he saw what I did in his peripheral vision. I was about to ask him more when I suddenly felt a presence coming to where we are. Bago pa magpakita sa bukana ang taong iyon ay naibaling ko na ang atensyon ko roon.