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Chapter 25: Marriage Offer
"All the highest praises to the royal bloods who are with us tonight!" Panimula ng master of ceremony ng piging. We clapped our hands as the pixies made small fireworks, sign that the party have started.
"You've got to be kidding me." Bulong ng katabi ko. Tiningnan ko siya at mukhang iritadong-iritado siya habang pinapagpagan ang silver tux niyang kumikinang na ngayon dahil sa mga glitters. I can't help myself but to laugh. He's so cute.
"Why did I even came here? It's too corny for me." Iritado na 'rin si Gacrux habang gaya ni Sync at pinapagpagan ang white tuxedo niya. Naniningkit ang mata ng dalawang lalaking nasa table namin habang ako naman ay pinagmamasdan lamang sila habang natatawa. If you have seen their faces right now, pwede nang plantsahin sa sobrang pagkalukot.
"Edi umuwi ka." Sync smirked at Gacrux kaya tiningnan siya nito ng masama.
"Ba't di'ka mauna?" Pang-aasar din pabalik ni Gacrux. Heto na naman sila. Simula nung unang pagkikita nila ay hindi na sila natigil sa pagbabangayan.
"Ikaw ang nagrereklamo, ikaw ang umuwi." Sagot naman ni maligno. Nagsusukatan sila ng tingin na tila ba papatayin na nila ang isa't isa.
"Are you even invited? You're not a prince." Gacrux mocked maligno more. I saw maligno's fist closed and his jaw clenched.
"Guys ano ba? We're on a party. Don't ruin it." Pagbabawal ni Kaira pero hindi pa 'rin tumigil sa pagsusukatan ng tingin ang dalawa.
"You're a prince, but you just let yourself be imprisoned my a mortal." Then maligno sarcastically laugh. Oh I forgot, nasaan na nga pala ang mga bihag namin noon? Nawala na sila sa isip ko dahil sa pag-aalala ko sa Wizardouz Kingdom.
"Stop with those non-sense. By the way Kaira, have you kept the ninja and the mad scientist?" Tanong ko kay Kaira na tinaasan ako ng kilay ngayon. Parang hindi naman 'to umiyak sa harapan ko nang masira ang kingdom nila, nakakainis!
"Yeah. Nasa kulungan sila ngayon." Sagot ni Kaira kaya hindi ko na siya sinagot. They can handle them.
"Let me invite on stage the kings who are beyond this event. Let us all welcome, the kings of Haumea!" We clapped our hands as eight kings went to the huge stage. Lahat sila ay may mga korona at iba't ibang kaharian ang nirerepresent nila. Kasama na doon ang apat na hari na dumalaw sa'min noong nakaraang linggo.
Nagsalita sila isa-isa kaya hindi ko na pinakinggan. It's too boring for an adult like me.
"This is too boring Xheila." Pagrereklamo ni Sync kaya inirapan ko siya.
"We need to attend this event okay? Just stay still." He just sighed with my answer. Napailing nalang ako, parang bata naman.
Pagtapos ng pagspeech at pagpapakilala ng mga hari ay may iilang nagpakita ng iba't ibang performance. May mga gumamit din ng mahika. May mga alpha ng werewolf ang nandito, marami ring bampira, wizards at sorceress na kagaya namin, mga diwata at iba-iba pang lahi. Sure, masyadong mahahalaga ang mga taong naririto ngayon.
Pagkatapos ng performances ay kumain kami. Maaari na kaming makipag-usap sa isa't-isa ang this is my chance to build connections. Maybe hindi pa lahat aware sa darating na war dahil hindi pa ito naiaannounce sa buomg Haumea. Kami-kami pa lamang daw ang nakakaalam tungkol dito.
"So Sync, nabalitaan ko ang nangyari sa Wizardouz Kingdom. How was it?" Kaira asked while we are eating. Bakit ba si Sync ang laging kinakausap neto? Masyadong halata. May girlfriend na nga 'yung tao singit pa ng singit!
"It was already fixed. It's been already three weeks since it happened. Magagaling ang mga wizards na nasa kingdom kaya napabilis ang proseso." Sagot ni Sync saka sumubo ng pagkain.
"Hindi ba't matagal nang nakasara ang school para sa mga wizard? Why don't you just enrol your students to our school?" Tanong pa ni Kaira kaya kumunot ang noo ko. Anong trip neto? Nasa kabilang dulo ang kaharian nila, napakalayo sa'min. Tsaka gusto ba niyang papakin ng mga bampira ang mga wizard? No way.
"There's no way for the wizards to be involved with vampires. Didn't you know the last incident? Kung hindi lang royal blood ang kasama namin malamang ay naubusan na iyon ng dugo." Pagsingit ko kaya nakuha ko ang atensyon niya. I can talk whenever I want dahil mga wizards and pinaguusapan. My wizards.
"I see. Then how could you train your wizards then?" She asked again. Bakit ba masyadong pakielamero ang babaeng 'to? She should just shut up.
"Wizard Academy will rise, soon." I answered kaya nanlaki ang mata niya sa gulat. Nakakagulat bang magbabalik ang pinakasikat ma eskwelahan sa mundong ito?
"Oh my god, really? Then, magbubukas ulit ang portal na nagkokonekta sa Earth at Haumea?" Excited na saad niya. Bakit tuwang-tuwa siya na magbubukas ang portal?
"Obviously. Why? You want to transfer to the mortal world?" I asked, sarcastically.
"Ofcourse not. I was just excited. Well then, goodluck!" He faked a smile kaya di ko na siya pinansin. She hates me so there's no reason for me to like her.
Pinagmasdan ko ang kabilang table kung nasaan ang mga knights at laking gulat ko nang may mga prinsesa na silang kasama sa table! Woah, anong meron? Humaharot ba ang apat na 'to?
Napansin nilang nakatingin ako sakanila kaya tiningnan din nila ako. Nagulat ako nang dali-dali silang pumunta sa table namin.
"Bakit prinsesa? May kailangan ka'ba?!" Tanong ni Inferno na tila nag-aalala. Kinunutan ko lamang sila ng noo dahil sa ka-oa-yan nila.
"Wala! I was just gazing at you. Napatingin lang may kailangan agad?" I rolled my eyes to them. They just sighed then quietly went back to their table tsaka ulit nakipagtawanan sa mga girls na kasama nila.
Napalingon ako kay Gacrux nang mapansing kanina pa siya nakatingin sa'kin. Teka, may dumi ba'ko sa mukha?
"Stop staring to my girl." Sync warned but Gacrux didn't stopped staring at me. What's with him?
"I said stop--" tumayo na si maligno at akmang susuntukin si Gacrux pero tumayo na rin ako para pigilan siya. Inilingan ko siya senyales na tumigil siya dahil nakakahiya sa mga tao rito. He just frustratedly sighed then he walked out of the hall. Napabuntong-hininga nalang din ako tsaka tiningnan ng masama si Gacrux.
"What's with you?!" I asked in anger.
"I just love teasing your loser boyfriend." He smirked at me. Pumikit ako upang pigilan ang inis ko sakanya tsaka umalis sa table upang kumuha ng wine. I should let myself be apart of those vampires.
"Hey, highest princess of wizards, right?" May bumati sa'king lalaki habang kumukuha ako ng wine. I looked at him and he's shouting for extravagance, too. Well, what do I expect eh mga royal bloods at may matataas na posisyon ang kasama ko ngayon dito?
"Yes. You are?" I asked.
"Brayle. Alpha of the MoonPack." He answered. Oh, so he's a werewolf.
"Xheila, princess of the Wizardouz Kingdom." We shook hands.
"I know. I'm hearing a lot of stories about your kingdom and the prophecy years ago." He answered. We're quite popular huh?
"We made a mistake about that prophecy." I downly said. Tumango naman siya.
"Yeah. I heard that you killed the prince of darkness instead of marrying him. What a strong woman." He smiled pero hindi ako natuwa, the fact na nakapatay ako ay hindi magandang pakinggan. Naging usap-usapan kami sa iba't ibang sulok ng Haumea noong mga panahong iyon dahil ako dapat ang magiging susi sa katahimikan ng mundo namin. But then yeah, wala silang idea sa mga nangyayari ngayon.
"Oh right. Lately ay may umatake sa kingdom namin." I started my reasons why I am here tonight. To seek for help and to build connections.
Kumunot ang noo niya bago sumagot, "what? Who did that?" He asked.
"I don't exactly know who they are but they are from the dark forces." I said kaya nagulat siya.
"Dark forces, again?" He asked kaya tumango ako, "what about it?"
"I need your help." I said sincerely. He nodded.
"To be able to gain our pack's loyalty, we need a pledge. At hindi kami basta-basta nagbibigay ng tulong. It's a give and take process." He said. I already expected this.
"What do you want in return?" I asked.
"We'll see. I'll think about it some other time." He said. Aalis na sana siya nang pigilan ko siya.
"Wait! What if they invaded us again? We don't have enough allies." I said but he just smiled at me.
"We'll see when you're invaded again, princess. Hindi madaling makuha ang loob ng pack ko." Then he walked away. Hindi ko inaasahan na ganito kahirap makakuha ng tulong. Is it a rejection?
"So you need help huh?" Napatalon ako nang marinig ko ang boses ni Gacrux mula sa likod ko.
"Since when did you start eavesdropping?" I asked while raising one of my eyebrows.
"I didn't eavesdrop. I just accidentally heard your conversation while pouring a wine." He answered tsaka pinakita sa'kin ang hawak niyang bote ng wine at baso. Hindi ko na siya pinansin at bumalik na sa table kung nasaan kami kanina. Nakita kong pabalik na si maligno na nakakunot pa 'rin ang noo hanggang ngayon. Sumunod si Gacrux tsaka umupo. He was smirking while looking at me, then to maligno, then me.
"Gacx, are you some sort of irritating kid? Kanina ka'pa nang-aasar dyan." Kaira put her arms in her chest whole pouting at Gacrux na palipat-lipat ang tingin sa'min ni Sync. Alam niyang hindi pwedeng gumawa ng gulo si Sync ngayon kaya malakas ang loob niyang mang-inis.
"I heard about your problem." Panimula na naman niya. Hays.
"What problem?" Tanong ni Kaira.
"Their kingdom needs allies for protection." Gacrux said then sipped on his wine.
"Then?" Kaira said. Napalingon na rin si Sync dahil sa sinabi ni Gacx.
"We have so much trained vampires to protect their kingdom." Sagot ni Gacrux saka ngumisi.
"Really? You can even fight with ghouls." Maligno mocked.
"But your kingdom plus my kingdom would be a big benefit." Sagot ni Gacrux kay Sync. Totoo ang sinasabi niya. Kahit makakuha lamg kami ng ally na kaharian ay malaking tulong na 'yon sa'min. Hindi biro ang bilang at lakas ng mga bampira.
"We don't need your help." Pagtanggi ni Sync.
"What do you want in return of you kingdom's loyalty?" Tanong ko kay Gacrux, ignoring what Sync has said kaya napatingin siya sa'kin.
"Xheila? We don't need them! We could just get another kingdom but not them!" Pangongontra niya sa'kin. Man's pride, oh god.
"Do you really want to know, princess?" Gacx said. He smiled.
"What are you thinking Gacx? We couldn't just give our kingdom's loyalty! It's not that easy!" Pangongontra rin ni Kaira sa kapatid.
"Yours and mine, we could just merge to form a stronger kingdom." Gacrux said. Napakunot na ang noo ko. Parang hindi na maganda ang patutunguhan ng usapang ito.
"We don't need your help. We have the four kings already. It's enough, Xheila. Let's just go home." Pag-aaya ni Sync tsaka na tumayo pero bilang prinsesa ng Wizardouz ay desperada na'ko. Wala namang mawawala hindi ba?
"What is it, prince Gacrux?" Tanong ko.
"Xheila! Let's go home!" Mukhang naiinis na si Sync sa katigasan ng ulo ko pero hindi, this is for our kingdom. I should set aside my pride right now.
"Marry me." Gacx said. And with that, I just saw him resting on the ground with a piece of blood in his lips.
"Damn you!" Maligno was raging in anger. Hinila na'ko palabas ng hall ni Sync tsaka na kami sumakay sa karwahe. Nakatulala lamang ako habang iniisip ang sinabi ni Gacrux.
'Marry me.'
Bwisit.