Qetsiyah Pov
"Why the king let the demons join us? Alam niyo. Sa tingin ko mapapatay na tayo ni zane bago pa ang totoong kalaban." Narinig kong sabi ng isang witch.
"You know what, I'm also curious about that. Demon doesn't care about our world." Sagot naman ng isang witch.
"Just stay away from them and stay close to each other." Kamila said to them.
I sigh. Naglalakad muli kami sa gitna ng gubat. Hindi ko alam saan na kami basta ang sabi ni Sariel kagabi ay malapit na kami sa Kingdom ng mga shadows.
Nasa dulo muli ang mga Demons. Sila Taylor at Ethan ay magkasama naman sa likod ng mga witches. Ako ay nasa tabi ni Sariel at ng mga sirena't kentawru. Mabuti sigurong umiwas muna ako kay taylor. Hindi kasi namin maintindihan ang isa't isa. Siguro ay palalamigin ko lang ang init ng ulo niya sa nalaman niya.
"She's just worried." Napatingin ako sa nagsalita. Si Sariel pala. Ang lalim kasi ng iniisip ko siguro ay nahalata niya.
I half smile. "Yeah. Maybe i'm really the problem." I said. Napayuko ako. Siguro ako nga, una palang ay binawalan na ako ni Ama na umiwas kay Zane. Hindi ko na sana pinilit pa sarili ko na lumapit sakanya at gawin ang mga bagay na 'yon. Taylor is right. I am soon to be a Queen, and a Queen should not act like this.
"It's all right. You just need to stop pushing yourself to him. If he wants you, he'll chase you." Sariel adviced. I smiled and nodded. Yeah a fake smile. Because zane is not really into me. He don't want me. He just wanted my blood.
"Are we close?" I said to her.
"I am not sure. Pero ang bilog kasi ay nagkakaroon na ng itim. Sa tingin ko ay ito na ang sign na malapit na tayo sa mga shadows." Paliwanag ni Sariel. Tinignan ko ang bilog na nakalutang. Mayroon ngang nakahalong itim, hindi ko alam pero bigla akong kinabahan.
I'm so close.
I'm so close to my mother...
Napahinto kaming lahat nang huminto si Sariel. Napatingin kami sa paligid. A Forest lake. Hindi pa naman ganun kadilim, pero bakit nakakaramdam ako ng takot? Hindi ko alam kung ako lang pero para kasing may naririnig akong ungol ng halimaw.
"Don't be scared with that sound. The only scary here are the demons." Narinig naming sabi ni Merliah.
Narinig ko naman ang pagtawa nang mahina ni Fred. Na para bang hindi makapaniwala sa sinabi ni Merliah.
Sariel sigh. "We need to swim that lake, wala na tayong ibang madadaanan." She said.
"There's a Sea Creature under the lake." Sabi ni Merliah habang nakatigin sa Lake. Tinignan ko siya. Mapapansin talaga na naging malamig na siya. Wala na ang malambing at parang kumakanta niyang boses. "You all wait here, we just need to take care of that monster. So we can be across the lake safe."
Tumango kami ni Sariel. Ang iba ay wala namang pakialam, naupo na nga ang iba sa damuhan.
"Thank you." Sabi ko kay Merliah. Namatayan siya ng kaibigan, pero heto siya ay pinapanatiling ligtas kami.
"We're not like the demons that doesn't care if people die." Sagot ni saakin pero nakatingin siya sa mga Demons sa pwesto nila. Napayuko naman ako. Wala naman ako magagawa. Si Zane naman talaga ang pumatay kay Matilda. Hindi ko rin masisisi si Merliah kung ganito ang pag-akto niya.
"Rose." Napaangat ang ulo ko nang tawagin ako ni Merliah. Seryoso siyang nakatitig sa mga mata ko. "Whatever you are feeling to Zane, stop it. He's not good for you." Sabi niya bago siya itinakbo ni Sephyr papunta sa Lake. Nagsunuran din ang ibang sirena na nakasakay sa mga kentawru.
Napatingin nalang ako sa malayo. Nakakatawang isipin na si Merliah ang nagpakilala kay Zane saakin, siya rin ang naghinala agad na nagkakagusto ako dito. Pero eto siya ngayon, sinasabing itigil ko ang nararamdaman ko para kay Zane.
They're all stopping me. Stopping me to love Zane.
But they don't know that i can't... I can't just stop it. Yes. Maybe he's bad but when i look at him in his eyes, i see the good in him. I know it's crazy, it is really crazy to be in love with a demon. But what can i do? This is my feelings, and no one can stop it, even him.
Hindi ko napansin na malayo na pala ang tingin ko at sobrang lalim na pala ng iniisip ko kung hindi lang lumapit saakin si Ethan.
"Hey Princess Qetsiyah. Mukhang malalim ang iniisip mo ha?" He is smiling at me. I smiled to him too, Ethan is really cute you know, naaalala ko pa na kapag nadadaanan ko ang ibang babae sa palasyo ay palagi ko naririnig ang name ni Ethan at sinasabi nila na they have a crush on him and how attractive he is.
"Ethan. I said just call me Rose!" Sabi ko at napatawa. Sobrang formal naman kasi nito ni Ethan. Kahit wala naman na kami sa palasyo prinsesa padin ang turing saakin at kahit na kaibigan ko naman siya.
He shrugged his shoulder. "Well, what can i do? You deserved to be respected. And calling you Princess Qetsiyah suits you." He said at tumingin sa malayo, kung naasan ang lake na tinungo nila Merliah.
I don't know what to say. I didn't know that he has so much respect to me. No wonder na maraming nagkakagusto na babae sa kanya sa palasyo. And if one day Ethan have a wife, She will be so lucky to have him.
Hindi kami ganun katagal na magkaibigan katulad ng kela Taylor at Aubree na simula pagkabata namin, i think i am already 15 when i get to close to him. But kahit na maikli palang ang napagsamahan namin ay talagang mararamdaman mo na isa kang mahalaga na kaibigan para sakanya, he is really caring though, and kind. And I'm hoping for the more years of friendship.
"Thank you, Ethan. But you can still call me Rose though." I said. And He just smiled and nodded.
"You okay?" Dahil sa tanong niya ay naalala ko nanaman ang mga tumatakbo sa isip ko nitong mga nakaraan na araw.
"I don't know..." Napahinto ako nang maalala ko na magkagalit kami ni Taylor dahil nalaman niya ang nararamdaman ko kay Zane. Tinignan ko si Ethan. Magagalit din ba siya saakin kung malaman niya?
"I don't know what happened to you and Taylor... but you two should talk about it. I known you for years, and you two are really close together. Wag niyo hayaan na masira pagkakaibagan niyo dahil lang sa isang misunderstanding. And how we will save aubree if you two are like this? Diba?" He smiled to me. Napaiwas ako nang tingin.
"It's not easy... I don't know, Ethan. I'm weak. Soon i will able to meet my mom... but i will not meet her because i need a bonding like mother-daughter. I need to fight her. I can't control my elements. How can i fight her? Our kingdoms are in danger. Hindi nga tayo sigurado kung maibabalik ba natin ang mga bato. Then Aubree... She's not safe. Then Taylor and i are like this. And..." Naalala ko si Zane. Napabuntong hininga ako. "I don't know what to do."
"You are not alone, Princess. We're here. And kaya nga may mga kasama tayo galing sa ibang kingdoms para magtulungan diba? We will work together, and we will do everything to win this. So don't worry, you are not alone. And You are Princess Qetsiyah, you can do it." He said.
Hearing those words is a best feeling. Kapag alam mo talagang may sumusuporta at naniniwala sayo ay talaga gaganahan ka na pagbutihan at lumaban. "Thank you so much, Ethan!" Sabi ko at niyakap siya. Sa mga naiisip ko negative ngayon at sarili ko na gusto na sumuko ay kailangan ko lang talaga ng kaibigan na maniniwala at susuporta saakin...
Zane Pov
"What's the plan for Fvcking Demon Hunters?" Theo asked me.
Tsk. I rolled my eyes. "We don't have a plan. They have one elementalist. Im sure her members won't give up on that dumb girl. They will save her and that's the time fred will be free. Fred is not stupid. He know what to do." I said while looking the South princess. She just finish talking to that stupid fish.
Im bored looking at her far away. I can't believe that she fell in love with me. Napapatawa nalang ako. I don't even know if it's real or if she is planning something for revenge. Because we are demons and i'm sure that she have many reasons to have a revenge on us.
"You know what? You can use her. You can make her your food... Look at her zane, she is so in love with you." Umigting ang panga ko sa narinig ko. I want to kill him but i won't. Hindi ko pinansin ang sinabi ni Theo kahit na gusto ko na siyang sigawan.
"Don't tell me that you are also having a feelings for her." Sa narinig ko ay doon na ako tumingin sakanya. Tinignan ko siya ng masama at hindi makapaniwala sa sinabi niya.
"Are you playing with me?" Sinadya kong palabasin ang dalawang sungay ko para matakot siya. You can't play me. You can't joke to me.
Tinaas niya ang dalawang kamay niya na parang sinasabi na suko na siya. Dahan dahan ko naman pinahinahon ang sarili ko para mawala ang dalawang sungay ko. Ibinalik ko ang tingin ko sa prinsesa na 'yon at sinagot muli si Theo.
"She's nothing to me. Soon, i will also kill her." Malamig na sabi ko habang nakatitig sa prinsesa. No one should know about it.
"If you say so..."
Umalis na si Theo at ito ako ay nanatiling binbantayan ang prinsesa. I want to finish this mission. I don't like myself being here and being near to her. Fuck. I want to go home to my fucking hell castle. I like there better.
Tumalim ang mga tingin ko nang makita ko ang paglapit sakanya ng kaibigan niyang elementalist na lalaki. Tss. I can fucking see that he is in love with her. Lalong tumalim ang mga mata ko nang makita ko ang pagngiti ng prinsesa sa lalaki at ang pagtawa nito. Matagal ko din silang tinignan hanggat sa nakita ko ang pagyakap ng prinsesa sa lalaki. Napakamao ako sa nakikita ko.
A fcking btch. Telling me that she likes and love me but now being clingy to other guy.
Why am i being like this? Damn. I don't like what I'm feeling because i have no feelings but I'm feeling something! Fck i need blood.
Aalis na sana ako nang may nagsalita sa gilid ko.
"They look so cute together." She is trying to have a cute voice but in reality it is annoying. This fvcking ginger haired witch knows how to annoy me.
"Don't talk. Please." I said with a disgusting voice. She's like a man and having a cute voice is not so cute together with her!
She sarcastically smiled at me. I can see that she is still angry to me. Ohh. Is this because to what i did to her witch fvcking friend?
"I heard that she's in love with you?" She said and looked at Qetsiyah. "You are so lucky. What did you do to have a princess that is so into you?" She added and looked back to me.
"Shut up or i will do to you what i did to your dumb witch, or worse."
I smirk. Nakita ko kung paano nag iba ang aura nito. She's angry and she wanted a revenge.
"Don't assume something. You wanted revenge by using her? Do it. Because i really don't care to you and to what will happen to that stupid princess..." Bago ako tuluyan na umalis ay lumapit ako sa tenga niya. "If you do it, give me the body and blood, ok? I would love to eat an Elementalist Meal. Especially if it's the Princess." I said and started walking away.
I said.
No one can play with me.
"We'll be watching you." She said angrily.
I waved my hand without looking. "Enjoy the view."
Don't mess up with me.
Taylor Pov
"Just understand her. She is so innocent. Mawawala din ang nararamdaman niya kay Zane." Sariel are trying to relax my anger. Hindi ko kasi alam. Basta sobra akong nagagalit. Hindi kay Rose pero sa isang demonyo na lalaki.
What did he do to her? To make her feel that way?
"You know what sariel. I know he did something to her. I need to know it." Matapang na sabi ko. This is not me. I'm not like this too. Sobra akong nagagalit ngayon and this is the first time.
I really care to Rose. She is important to me. She's like my sister. I don't want anything happens to her that's why i am not supporting her to fall in love to that cold ass demon.
I'm like? What the hell? How? Why? Why would she fall in love with that demon?? It's a freaking demon! Pwede naman siyang mainlove sa iba bakit sa isang demonyo pa?
"How to kill a Demon, Sariel?" Diretsong tanong ko kay Sariel. I can see that she is shock. Wala na akong magagawa na iba. Tutal ay halos lahat naman ay galit sa demonyong 'yon. Bakit hindi nalang siya mawala?
"W-what? You can't, Taylor. You can't kill a demon. And don't try, Taylor. It is dangerous." Sariel said.
Umiling ako. "No, Sariel. Alam ko mayroong paraan para mapatay ang isang demonyo. Tell me, Sariel! You are an Angel! You know it!"
"Im an Angel, Taylor. And killing anyone is not in my dictionary!" This is the first time i heard her shout. She's always the soft angel. At ngayon ko lang napagtanto na nadadala ako sa galit ko at nadamay p si Sariel.
"I'm sorry, Sariel. Hindi ko na dapat tinanong sayo. Thank you for comforting me." I said and smiled to her.
Umalis ako at hinanap ang mga Witches and Vampires. If i want to kill that demon, i know they're too. Nararamdaman ko ang pag alog ng lupa. That's me. Even my magic are angry.
Don't worry, Rose. You will not fall in love to that freaking cold hearted demon.
Because we're gonna kill him.
I will do everything just to kill him. No matter what happens.
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