With All Might

Kabanata 19

Mutual

"Hex! Come here! Take a look at this..." I giggle as I seriously help the struggling beetle.

"Be careful!" he said and guided my hands.

"Masyado kang praning. Beetles don't bite." I said while putting the beetle back in the sunflower.

He hiss and check my palm. He gently blow it then entertwin his long fingers to mine. My face heated and he only smile at me sweetly.

"Let's go back. Zaccarroz might notice we're gone." he said as we walk back towards Ilustro.

"But I want to tour more!" I pouted my lips and sway our hands. He shook his head and pinch the bridge of my nose.

"You know what happens when we tour." he smile playfully.

He kiss me three nights after my debut and I responded the same the next night after he initiate the kiss. After my debut, we become official. There was no confession or courtship. It happened suddenly and we didn't question. What we realize is just we were so crazily in love with each other that we can't go on a day without being together.

But because of our age gap and me just turning eighteen last month, we keep our relationship a secret. The two of us only know our status. It was fine with me because I want things simplier and less complications for the meantime. Kuya Hex also couldn't find the right timing to tell our parents especially Kuya Zac about our relationship. And we want to savour what we have now, alone, together. We want to spend the most of it like this for now.

"Why? What happens?" I tease him and he only groan and pull me closer.

I push him and I run inside the flower field. He chase me and slowly, we stop in the middle. He lift me up a bit and I close my eyes as his lips crush unto mine. My hands shaken nervously while grabbing the back of his hair as I tried to deepen our kiss.

He stop suddenly and we both catches our breath. Although we are now official together, Hex still respects me. His biggest rule in our relationship is to not get so intimate because he respects my purity.

"Zaccary..." he slowly warn me.

I smirk at him and his eyes bore at me darkly. I giggle and tried to kiss him passionately and he only groan again to kiss me back with the same heat. I tried to deepen it again but he stop me. I was just teasing him but I can really feel how he control so much not to give in.

We hold hands and went back to Ilustro. Pinagpag niya ang nakusot niyang t-shirt. Inayos niya rin ang buhok kong nagulo niya dahil sa halikan namin kanina. Pinasakay niya ako kay Ilustro at sumunod siya sa likod ko saka hinila ang renda para makatakbo na ito.

I lean my back in his hard muscled chest. He mutter silent curses. Tinagilid ko ang ulo ko at nakita ko ang pagpikit niya. I lean more and he groan like an angry beast.

"That's why you like touring, huh?" he open his eyes and stare at me madly.

Ngumisi lang ako. "You're going back to Manila in two weeks time. I'm just savouring our moment. Magiging busy ka na naman."

"I'll call you from time to time. Uuwi ako kapag weekend." sabi niya.

I sigh. "But isn't it going to be hard and cost of time? Mahirap ang Law. Your schedule will get tighter too."

"I can manage, Zaccary. I can compromise." giit niya kaya tumango nalang ako.

Hinila niya uli ang renda at mas pinatakbo ng mabilis si Ilustro. Sinalubong kami ni Kuya Zac pagdating namin sa kwadra. Agad bumaba ang mga mata niya sa isang kamay ni Hex na nakapulupot sa baywang ko. I cleared my throat and smile at him. Kita ko ang pag taas ng kilay niya pero agad din naman siyang ngumiti.