Chapter 5
☆Snapped Her Out☆
••Kuting. Jade Soleil's POV••
It's been a week past since that night and now, ito kami, nag eensayo ng matindi habang nag aantay ng susunod na laban sa Empress throne na next week pa gaganapin dahil busy ngayon buong mafia lalo na ang Emperador nila.
Hindi naman ako sasali pero mas ok nato, mas mahahasa ako at isa pa, si my Queen lang naman nag tuturo sakin sa pakikipag laban noon pa na ngayo'y ito nga, kaharap ko na at susugudin na ko.
"Focus Jade Soliel." My Queen said in serious tone at inataki agad ako holding her wooden sword.
Agad kong hinarangan atake nya pero hindi ko inaasahan ang malakas nyang sipa sa tagiliran ko na hindi ko na nasangga.
"Ahh!!" I groaned in pain sabay salag muli dahil umatake na naman sya na kina atras ko pa dahil sa lakas ng pwersa nya.
I fought back in anyway possible using all my strength but My Queen just blocked it all effortlessly.
"Yaaahhhhh!!!!!!!" I yelled habang pasugod at mas binilisan at nilakasan pa atake ko then she smirked.
Jusko, nagawa nya pa kong ngisian eh halos mamatay nako sa hingal at pagod rito pero sya magandang pagmasdan parin kahit pawisan na gaya ko.
Napangiti ako. Haha ang ganda talaga ni My Queen kahit tagaktak sa pawis.
"I said focus!!" She yelled that snapped me out again at nasapak pa ko.
"Ouchhh!!!" Hawak ko sa panga ko but as usual, umataki na naman sya kaya halos wala na talaga kong time uminda.
She's powerful and too fast even her moves, lahat napaka unpredictable. Sobrang lakas ni My Queen kahit na hindi nya pa ginagamit buong lakas nya base sa mata nyang kalmado pa.
Kung ito nag seryoso, tagpas leeg ko rito.
I shook my head then focus on our combat training kung training pa nga bang matatawag to dahil feeling ko mamamatay na ko ngayon palang sa pagod at sakit ng katawan ko.
My Queen raised her hand and i quickly see an opening sa tagiliran nya at akma na kong atakihin yon ng hindi ko inaasahan na tutuhurin nya ko imbes na aatakihin ng wooded sword.
"Ahhh!"
Napaluhod ako sabay sangga ng pababa nya ng wooden sword na akala ko'y yon ang una nyang gagawin.
She really knows how to control her enemy in a way na advantage sa kanya at nakaka badtrip dahil kahit alam ko naman yon pero kusang na kilos talaga katawan ko.
lumipad na yung kalahati ng wooden sword ko matapos maputol at yung wooden sword ni My Queen nakatutok na sa leeg ko.
"Your fast reflexes might kill you Jade Soliel, don't rely on it most of the time.. try to use your mind too." My Queen said sabay baba na ng wooden sword nyang nakatutok sa leeg ko.
Napatungo ako sabay pabagsak na napahiga nalang sa basketball gym dito sa mansion na ginawa naming training ground ni My Queen.
I can really feel how my sweat runs down on my body kasabay ng paghabol ng hininga.
"Does it hurt?" Napatingin ako kay my Queen na ngayo'y may hawak ng tubig.
She drunk on her bottled water habang nakatingin sakin.
Kagat labi akong umupo dahil sa sakit sabay indian seat at mas nadama ko lalo yung mga bugbog sa katawan ko na normal na rin naman samin na kung tutuusin kontrolado pa ni My Queen bawat ataki nya kanina.
"Worth it naman yung pain my Queen.." sabi ko sabay stretched ng iabot nya sakin yung bottled water nya na agad kong tinanggap.
"Take a rest. Don't take a shower quickly." She said at napangiti ako ng malapad sabay ubos nung tubig dahil sa tindi ng uhaw.
I laid down again at unat sa mga kamay ko.
Para akong nakahinga ng maluwag dahil tapos na yung training ngayong araw.
"My Queen.. Pag namatay ba ko iiyak ka?" Wala sa sariling tanong habang nakatingin sa kanya na kinalingon nya sakin.
She looks so serious as in dead serious kaya agad kumabog dibdib ko sa kaba dahil wrong question ata sa pandinig nya tanong ko.
"Don't die on me Jade Soliel.. naiintindihan mo?" Seryosong sabi nya. Natigilan ako at nakipagtitigan sa kanya.
She really looked so serious while waiting for my response.
A smile slowly crept into my lips sabay tango.
"Yes my Queen.. I won't." I said at tingin na sa kisame.
Pumikit ako ngunit muli ring napamulat dahil nadama kong humiga rin si My Queen malapit sakin.
Napalingon ako sa kanya at nakita ko syang nakapikit lang habang naka patong mga kamay nya sa tyan nya.
She looks so calmed as if she's in peaceful world of her own and even her breathing kalmado lang rin.
"Ganda mo my Queen." Anya ko at napamulat sya pero hindi ako nilingon.
"Kuting." She called at napatagilid naman ako para mapagmasdan sya ng ayos sabay patong ng ulo sa kamay ko.
"No matter what happened to me, if something happened to me. If possible, if you can... please.. live your life to the fullest."
I was caught of guard because of her sudden words.
"My Queen.." I called like a whisper at nilingon nya ko.
"Don't ever sacrificed yourself for me ever again. Don't put yourself in danger para lang sakin dahil hindi kita niligtas noon para dyn." Her eyes is too serious at hindi ko alam kung ano sasabihin ko.
"I might be your Queen but i can be your knight cause I'm your friend. I'll protect you, hindi kita hahayaan na mawala rin sakin dahil ikaw yung nanatili sakin at mahalaga ka sakin. Just like the name i gave to you, you're my precious Jewel that i want to keep with me so I'll protect you." Napaiwas ako ng tingin dahil feeling ko maiiyak nako.
Umupo si My Queen then she sighed.
"Don't ever asked that question ever again cause i don't wanna hear it dahil never ko yan hahayaan, naiintindihan mo?" Pumatak ang luha ko at ngumiti.
"I am my Queen." Sagot ko sabay tingin sa kanya.
She smiled hallway at tumayo na.
I just watched her leave and i was left alone inside the gym at napatulala lang sa kisame.
Tons of thoughts running inside my head hanggang sa hindi ko na namalayan na halos padilim na at papalubog na yung araw.
Napalingon ako sa bukana ng gym ng pumasok yung katulong at nag bow pa.
"Ms.Jade, pinapatawag na kayo ni Ms.Phoenix." magalang na sabi nya.
"Ok.. paki sabi pupunta nako, maliligo muna ko sandali." Anya ko at umalis na ito.
Nag buntong hininga muna ko at agad tumayo ngunit agad nangatog yung katawan ko na mabilis kong kinaluhod.
My vision's getting blurry kasabay ng pagsakit ng buong kalamnan at ulo ko.
I cough and i saw blood on the floor na kinatulala ko roon.
I closed my eyes and bite the side of my lower lips.
"No kuting... Hindi pwede.. lalaban tayo, kasama natin si My Queen, poprotektahan at sasagipin pa naten si My Queen.. matatag tayo.." mahinang sabi ko sa sarili ko.
Tumingala ako at pinahid luha ko.
I controlled my breathing at hinubad na yung damit ko para gawin pamunos yon sa sahig.
Napahinto ako ng may madama at marinig akong papalapit at mabilis binilog yung damit ko at tago sa likuran ko.
I saw her entered sabay crossarmed nya ng makita ako.
"Hehe M-My Queen.. a-anong kelangan naten?" Awkward kong tanong.
"Ano, dito kana titira?" She asked. Umiling ako.
Then she rolled her eyes.
"Get out there, sumabay kana samin mag dinner may pag uusapan tayo." Anya nya na kinakunot ng noo ko pero tumalikod na sya.
Mabilis nakong kumilos at nag pasyang sa gym na maligo since my mga restroom at shower rooms rin naman dito and i have some few changed of clothes rin naman don, actually kami ni My Queen.
After a few minutes, ito nako papunta sa dining dahil nandon daw yung dalawa.
I saw the two of them seriously talking at napalingon sila sakin then they start talking again.
"Let's go somewhere far for vacation for now Rain, let's worry about the competition next time.. we all need to relax tyaka wala naman agad mananalo don." Parang desperadong sabi ni Raven na kinailing ko nalang sabay buntong hininga.
"Ayoko nga! Ba't ba ang kulit mo? Mag solo ka, puro ka bakasyon." My Queen said in annoyance at hinayaan ko na sila.
The maids assisted me and gave me plates and utensils pati mga pagkain at kumain nako't hinayaan na sila dahil malalim rin iniisip ko kung paano pipigilan muna si my Queen na pumunta sa Assassin's Lair dahil hindi pa sya ok at hindi sya magiging ok pag punta ron.
"I don't know about that Rain.. I'm not sure about what you want to do cause you might regret it later on." Napalingon ako kay Raven.
"Anong meron?" Di mapigil kong tanong at napalingon sila sakin.
He sighed while My Queen just stood up na parang badmood.
"My Queen hindi ka kakain?" I asked habang habol ng tingin sa kanya pero hindi na sya lumingon.
Binalik ko tingin kay Raven na ngayo'y napapahilot na sa sintido nya.
"Anong nangyari?" I asked then he looked at me.
"Katabi ka lang namin, hindi mo parin narinig?" I shook my head sabay subo.
He sighed at hilot sa sintido.
"Tsk... Yang my Queen mo gustong mag pa retoke, papalitan daw nya mukha nya." Agad akong napa nganga at bitaw sa kutsara ko.
"W-what?!"
He sighed at parang stress na stress ganun rin ako.
"She said that it is the only way to easily solve her problem, if she changed her face, she can move freely without worries na walang makaka kilala pa sa kanya kaya i suggest mag bakasyon narin muna baka kumalma muna utak nya at di magpadalosdalos.." Anya ni Raven.
"We still have more problems and now this?" He said sabay tungo.
Agad akong napatayo para puntahan si My Queen.
"Oyy san ka pupunta?!" I heard pero hindi nako lumingon.
I don't really care about my Queen's looks but i just don't like the idea na pati mukha nya igigive up nya narin para sa kanila.
Her wealth, her fame, her title, everything she have before ay halos limas na sa loob lang ng anim na taon na nawala sya and now even her face isusuko nya na rin?
No.. Hindi ko na yon hahayaan, she will gonna regret it someday.
I know it's for Vlad..
I'm sure of it cause she's worried that she might ruin them without intention dahil kung walang karelasyon si Vladimir ngayon, anytime pwede ng magpakita si My Queen but everything suddenly changed.
Binuksan ko kwarto ni Aristia ng wala ng katok katok.
Napalingon sya sakin habang nagsusuot na ng panibagong damit.
"Hindi ka ba marunong kumatok o kailangan narin ba kitang turuan?" Walang kabuhay buhay nyang tanong sabay harap sakin.
I stared at her, more like a glaring na kinakunot ng noo nya.
"How much more are you willing to sacrifice Aristia?" Diretsyahan kong tanong na halatang hindi nya inaasahan.
She stared at my eyes for a while then she sighed at tinalikuran nako para damputin damit na suot nya kanina.
"Get out of my room and train more, I'll be gone for a while, samahan mo si Raven mag bakasyon.." She said na kina inis ko dahil alam ko kung saan sya pupunta.
Mabilis akong lumapit sa kanya. I pulled her arm upang iharap sya sakin.
"What the hell you think you're doing?" She asked in serious tone.
"I should be the one asking you that, what the hell you think you're about to do now Aristia Rain?" I said at mahigpit na humawak sa braso nya.
She flinched a bit but i held her more tighter.
"Wala kang pakialam kung anong gusto kong gawin." Matigas na sabi nya at mabilis na inalis pagkakapit ko sa kanya.
She was about to grab her pursed ng ako na kumuha non at hinagis ko agad sa kung saan na sinundan nya pa ng tingin.
I quickly attacked her na halatang hindi nya inaasahan dahil tumama yung sipa ko sa bandang panga nya.
Blood flowed on her side lips then she glared at me.
I glared back dahil badtrip nako. Sobrang nababadtrip ako.
"Nasisiraan kana ba?!" She asked at kita kong galit narin sya but I ignored it.
I quickly attacked her again with everything I've got na maski pag iba ng kulay ng mata ko ay nag kusa narin.
I'm treating her as my enemy right now. She's my enemy, I need to wake her up before she completely destroyed My Queen.
"Jade Soliel!!" She called in gritted teeth habang nasangga but i didn't stop.
I used all the things i learned from her and subconsciously, ginamit nya bilis ng reflexes nya dahil sa mabibilis at unpredictable na ataki ko kaya nag karoon ako ng opening at nasikmuraan sya.
"Ugh!"
She kneeled a bit then I kicked her again and landed to her jaw na kinatilapon nya pa bago natumba.
She groaned in pain and about to stand again ng dumagan nako at hinawakan mga kamay nya at nilagay sa ulunan nya na agad nyang kinapalag para maka tayo.
"Get off of me!" Galit nyang utos at nagkulay pula narin mga mata nya.
"I will kill him." Agad syang natigilan at napatingin sakin.
"I'm not joking right now Aristia. Papatay ako kahit yung pinaka mamahal mo and if i need to die in exchange, I will." Seryosong sabi ko.
I stared at her and showed how serious I am at unti-unting nagbago muli mga mata nya.
"Stop being like this, he don't deserve all your sacrifices, he might love you so much before but those love is not for a lifetime one.. wake up rain and accept the fact that he's not the one for you anymore!"
"You don't know what you're saying." She said.
I smirked at mas hinigpitan kapit sa kanya.
I know that she'll get hurt more once i tell her this but she needs to know dahil malalaman at malalaman nya rin naman to soon.
"Angel's currently pregnant.." I said at parang unti-unting nawalan sya ng lakas at natigilan..
"W-what did you--"
"They are about to get married soon, wala ka ng babalikan. Your sacrifices and about to sacrifice now... you think it's still worth it? Mahal na sya ni Vlad, natutunan na syang mahalin habang wala ka.. nahuli kana, masaya na sya kahit wala ka." I said kahit na sobrang labag sa loob kong sabihin pa ito sa kanya dahil mas masasaktan sya.
I chose to hurt her more with the truth cause i need to snapped her out of this.
I need to wake her up that it's not worth it anymore kesa patuloy syang mag sakripisyo pa.
Nag unahan patak ng luha sa mga mata ni Aristia at kitang-kita ko ang matinding sakit roon.
I slowly released her from my grasped then she quickly covered her face. Her sobbed is too unbearable to hear.
Umiyak sya ng sobra at nagkuyom lang ako ng kamao at dahan-dahan ng umalis sa pagkakadagan.
The door quickly opened na kinalingon ko roon at alalang mukha ni Raven ang bumungad.
He stopped to gave me a questioning looked pero nag iwas nako ng tingin at umupo nalang sa tabi ni Aristia.
"I told her about Vladimir and Angel... I'm sorry, i can't keep it from her any longer." I said na sapat para marinig nilang dalawa at napatungo ako dahil sa sakit habang pinapakinggan ang matinding pag iyak ni My Queen na ngayon ko lang nasaksihan.