(POV Mizuki)
I can't let Aristraeus have an idea about what happened between me and Shawn. I am not sure if I am protecting myself or I am just protecting Shawn.
Last day of school at minabuti ko na umuwi ng maaga. While posing as a normal student, I can't use my teleportation ability. I need to use a car or I need to walk like what normal people usually do.
Wala pa akong ilang minuto na nakahiga sa sofa nang biglang magsalita si Mr. Grey. Siya lang ang nagsisilbi kong companion dito sa bahay ko.
"May bisita ka! May bisita ka!"
"Sinong bisita ko? At bakit nagdodoorbell pa?"
Madalas na si Arthos, Arcella at Aristraeus lang ang bisita ko dito sa bahay. Hindi naman nila kailangan magdoorbell as they can appear whenever and wherever they want.
Pagbukas ko ng gate, I saw Shawn Castelo standing in front of me wearing his sexy smile. Bagong paligo lang siya at malamang katatapos lang ng kanyang basketball practice.
"I missed you..." he said before kissing me without any warning.
Magtatanong pa sana ako kung bakit siya nandito, pero pumasok na agad siya sa bahay ko. He seemed satisfied with the variety of white flowers in my garden. Napataas lang siya ng kilay nang makita niya ang tatlong sports car sa garage ko, courtesy of the god of fire.
"You have three fucking sports car? Bakit ang lumang kotse mo ang dinadala mo sa school?" tanong niya habang papasok sa bahay ko.
"Shawn, bakit ka nandito? I don't remember inviting you here."
"Aliya, I remember telling you about screaming your name in your bed."
"Bed? Shawn, nagkakamali ka. Hindi ako katulad ng mga babae na nakukuha mo sa isang pitik lang."
"Of course, I know that."
He smirked when he saw the simple interior of my house. I will probably stay here for a few years; hence, I did not bother to fully decorate it.
"What are you expecting, Shawn? That I have broomstick and cauldron tulad ng isang witch? Or coffins, dungeons and moats like vampires?"
"Aliya, I am expecting a pink-themed house. Hindi ko akalain na ganito ka-boring ang kulay ng bahay mo. Nevertheless, everything looks refined. I bet your house costs millions," sabi ni Shawn na biglang umakyat sa hagdanan para pumunta sa second floor.
"Shawn, ano ba! Wala naman ako sinabing pwede kang mag tour sa bahay ko!"
Hindi ako pinansin ni Shawn at binuksan ang mga pinto ng kwarto ko sa second floor. Para siyang isang buyer ng bahay na kinikilatas ang bawat sulok ng bahay ko.
"The first room is filled with countless of books. Second room is your closet. The third room is probably your personal lair," sabi ni Shawn sabay bukas ng pangatlong kwarto.
Just like the rest of my house, my room is painted in white. I don't usually stay here dahil madalas nasa cabin ako sa bundok.
"You have no pictures of your parents, pero may picture frame ka kasama si Mackane Benavides and Blaze Azevedo. This girl beside you, is this Avery Silvestre? The popular international model?" tanong ni Shawn sabay hawak sa photo frame na may picture naming apat.
"Sinabi ko ba na pakialaman mo ang gamit ko?" inis na sabi ko sa kanya sabay kuha ng picture frame.
"There is actually a resemblance to the four of you. Do you want to know kung ano ang pagkakahawig niyo?" tanong ni Shawn sabay higa sa kama ko.
Arthos has a dark reddish hair with a pair of majestic blue eyes. He looks like handsome devil with his lovely face.
Si Arcella naman ay may deep black long hair with a hint of blue, but she often change her hair color due to her modeling career. Her eyes are originally in sea green, but she is wearing contact lens most of the time to hide it.
Aristraeus on the other hand is the most normal looking among all of us. He has a long light brown hair and light brown eyes. He looks almost human, a fitting characteristic of the god of earth.
Samantalang ako, I have this an unearthly silver white hair with dark blue eyes. I just use my power to conceal my real appearance.
The four of us may be the four elemental gods, but we don't look the same. The only resemblance that we have is our immortality.
"Go ahead, Shawn. Ano ang pagkakahawig namin apat?" taas noo ko na tanong sa kanya.
Shawn took my hand and pulled me towards him. I fell on top of his chest, but he never took his eyes away from me.
"All of you spells danger like a beautiful calm water where there is a monstrous beast residing deep in it," mahinang sabi niya habang hinahaplos ang buhok ko.
"Ano tingin mo sa akin? Man-eating crocodile sa loob ng Lake Placid?"
"Aliya, if you are crocodile, I would be very ecstatic if you will eat me---"
Tinulak ko siya ng bahagya at bumangon sa kama. This man is surely seducing me and I think even the goddess of air does not have the power to say no to him.
"Shawn, bakit ka ba nandito? Pwede umuwi ka na?"
"I want to know you, Aliya. Take me to your so-called Cabin in the Woods. Let us spend the weekend there."
"Surely, Shawn. Magsimula ka ng umakyat ng bundok habang may araw pa. I will meet you there."
"Come on, we can use your glittering Stargate portal."
"Umuwi ka na, Shawn. Wala akong ipapakain sa'yo na dinner. Leave me alone."
Lumabas ako ng kwarto at bumaba sa ground floor. I can't breathe easy while we are on the same room together. Lalo na ngayon dahil alam ko na inaakit niya ko.
I am acting like a human being, not a goddess.
Anong tawag ng mga tao sa ganun? Marupok?