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“What else can you do beside shooting a damn gun?”
“Well, I’m good with tactics, plotting, business and negotiation too.”
“That will definitely not gonna help in changing the baby’s diaper!”
“Red!! Anong gagawin ko dito?” Gray’s deep voice echoed from the living room kasama ng malakas na iyak ng baby.
“Hindi ako ang nagpatuloy niyan dito. Figure it out!”
Earlier~
Ding! Tumunog ang doorbell.
“Hwag mong bubuksan and pinto!” I shouted.
I drew my gun from my hoster at pumwesto sa likod ng pinto. To my dismay, mukha ni Mrs. Santos, ang kapitbahay ko sa kabilang unit, ang tumambad mula sa monitor sa gilid ng pinto. I released a deep breath and inserted my gun to my jeans back pocket at binuksan ang pinto.
“Hello Red!” Bati niya.
“Mrs. Santos, napabisita kayo?” Ngayon ko lang napansin ang hawak-hawak niya.
“Iiwan ko sana sa iyo itong si Bric. Walang kasing magbabantay sa kanya ngayon. Nagpatawag kasi ng emergency meeting ang pinatatrabahuhan ko, nasa trabaho din ang Daddy niya kaya baka sakaling libre ka—“
“ Pasensya na Mrs. Santos—“ Her smile started to become a frown.
“We’ll take a good care of him. Don’t worry.” Biglang sumulpot mula sa likuran ko ang loko at Inakbayan ako. I glared at him.
“Napakabait naman nitong kasama mong binata. Ang gwapo pa.”
“Nagakakamali po kayo. Hindi—“ The idiot tugged me closer which caught me off guard and cut what I’m about to say.
“Thank you Madame. Your baby’s in good hands.” He beamed his pearly smile to the lady.
“Siya, iiwan ko muna sa inyo si Bric! Salamat” At inabot sa akin ni Mrs. Santos ang anak niya at ang bag ng mga gamit nito at humarurot paalis.
“Waah~~ Baby!!!” Inagaw niya ang baby mula sa pagkakahawak ko.
“Ah! Nagising siya!! Red! Why is it staring at me? What do I do?”
Pinandilatan ko lang siya. Akala mo, sa kanya tong apartment. I slapped myself. Why the hell am I acting immature? He’s rubbing off his stupidity on me!
“Bahala ka sa buhay mo. ikaw magbantay niyan!!!”
Kasalukuyan~
The door to my room exploded open.
“Red! Anong gagawin ko? Ayaw niyang tumigil sa kakaiyak!” Napaface-palm ako.
“Tapatin mo nga ako, sa 14 years, anong ginawa mo dun sa Italy ha? Bakit pagdating mo dito wala ka ni isang alam gawin?”
“Teehee~” Ngumiti lang siya at kinamot ang ulo. Napabuga na lang ako ng hangin.
“Hindi ko to gagawin para sa iyo. Nabibingi na ako sa iyak ng baby. Got it Gray?” I looked at him, He was looking at me when his lips parted into a smile. I felt something skipped inside of my chest when his eyes curved softly as he smiled. Hindi ako nagagalit when he does that, instead I feel something...different. Is it attraction? Impossible.
“You just said my name.” He said.
Shit! Nandilat ang mga mata ko nang marealize ko that I was staring at him for too long. And I’m a damn idiot for being stuck in the moment while staring at his face.
“I didn’t intend to.” I scooped the baby from him and tried to move closer away from him as possible while I tend the baby. But I guess, he noticed what I’m trying to do and made his way of following me.
“Check mo muna ang diaper niya kung puno na...” He was standing right beside me, our arms brushing past each other as I place the baby on the baby cloth on the counter top.
“...kung walang laman, then try to pat the side of his cheek. If he open his lips and follows to suck your finger he’s hungry.” He’s getting so close that I could feel his warm breath hit my nape. His lips brushed my ears. I suddenly became conscious and my ears became tensed, his slight touch sent a stronger sensation that I could almost feel him nibbling it. Wait. What?! He was really nibbling my ear!
“W-what are you doing?!” I immediately jolted away, I could feel my heart’s skipping a beat and my face flushed deep red.
“I find it really so damn sexy to hear you calling my name like that. You left me breathless for a while there.”
“Stop playing with me.” I said while trying to control the abnormal rhythm of heart much to my chagrin, isn’t going to calm down for a while.
“I’m serious.”
Dead Silence. Moments later, a sharp cry of the baby sent me back to reality. I scooped the Bric and gave him to Gray.
“P-padedehin mo!”
~~
“Sinong mas gwapo? Ako o ang Daddy mo? Edi Ako~~” He shook the baby up and down and attacked him with kisses and the both of them giggled with glee.
I unconsciously studied him. He could be a jerk sometimes, pero ngayon, I could only fascinate on his childishness. I should avoid him if I kung away kong magsisi sa huli. No, I don’t want myself to be attracted with him or he’ll be my weakness later on. But I can’t move nor look away. His smile smile could drive away all coherent reasoning from my entire body. He introduced me this new feelings I dont even know how to handle . How could I let this idiot took away my defenses? Maybe I could kill him, but he’s so stupid that he’ll never even realize it. I smirked at the idea.
“Awww. You’re so cute It made me want to have my own baby right now~” Napafacepalm ako. Positive. He’s really stupid.
“You smiled.” His low voice, the same voice that sent my senses off track, made me open my eyes to see that he was looking at me.
“It’s my first time seeing it.” I panicked. It was the second time he caught me staring at him and acting like a flustered high school girl.
“you should smile a lot. I love it.” He said with a lazy smile.
My heart stopped.
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“you should smile a lot. I love it.”
Gray’s voice still rang in my head. For the past year I forgot how to smile sincerely. I would always smile after a headshot to my enemy or pawning over a success, but it was different. It was a smile that does not have an evil intent in it, a smile that fills the heart with warmth. And for the first time today, I felt it again.
Gray! Answer the phone! Damn it! Gray! Answer the phone! Damn it!
Nagv-vibrate ang cellphone ni Gray sa ibabaw ng mesa. Without his eye leaving the TV, dinampot niya ang phone niya.
“Gin?!” Napatayo siya mula sa couch.
“Anong ibig mong sabihing pupunta ka dito?! Sa labas...Ano?!”
The doorbell rang. I grabbed my gun from my holster and slowly went closer to the door.
“Red! Don’t open that door!” He shouted from the living room. Dali-dali siyang napatakbo papunta sa pinto and cover it with his whole body as if his life depended on it.
“What? Why?
“Gin...Gin is outside.”
“Ano? Siya lang naman pala eh!” Gin Andrea Fontana, Nakakatandang kapatid ni Gray.
I grabbed the door knob but he pushed my hand away.
“Tabi...” I said flatly as while I stared at him. He pouted and inched away from the door. I yanked the door open.
“Red...” Gin stared at me. I gave him an affirmative nod.
“Well, where do you think you’re going Gray?” Gin said nang makita niyang dahan-dahan na naglalakad siya papuntang bukas na bitana ng kusina. And were in the freakin’ 8th floor of the building!
“Away from you.” I saw Gin smirked silently.
“Unfortunately, you won’t be needing to go anywhere anymore. We took care of the little problem at the headquarters, and the old man wanted you back there. You have to talk about something “
“And you too Red.”
I sighed. Matatapos na din. Sa wakas.
~~
The mansion was a mess, a mass of broken furnitures, empty bullet shells lying on the floor, and blood splatters everywhere. At napansin ko pagpasok ko, parang dumoble and numero ng mga nagbabantay ngayon.
“Gray! Look at how you’ve grown!” Sinalubong kami ni Don Miguel habang papasok ng conference room.
“Yeah. I know Dad. Stop hugging me now.” Sabi niya habang tinutulak si Don Miguel papalayo.
“My, my. So cold! Mukhang nahawa ka nito ni Red sa dalawang araw mo siyang nakasama.” Don Miguel looked at me and smirked.
The door yanked open and I saw three faces, similar to Don Miguel at Gray ang pumasok.
“Oh! Kuya! Naka-uwi ka na pala!” A tall and skinny guy entered. Ashen brown hair, a Fontana’s distinctive hair color, and a lip piercing, he was Gian Anico Fontana, 18, bunso sa magkakapatid.
“Yeah. Nagbabanda ka pa din pala Gian?” He said as he noticed the case of the guitar of Gian’s back.
“Yep!” Matipid na sagot ni Gian habang nakangiti.
“Gray!~” A female leapt to him. Her hair a shade lighter than Gray, her features are almost the same as Gray but a bit softer and more curvy 36-24-34- killer body. Gia Angela Fontana, 23, supermodel.
“Gia! Hwag masyado madikit! Magkakapalit tayo ng mukha nito eh!”
“Don’t worry. Kambal naman tayo. Magkapareho lang mukha natin.” Gia said as she continued rubbing her face to Gray.
“Save the greetings later. Let’s get down to business.” Singit ni Gin, ang huling pumasok. Gin Andrea Fontana, tall and muscular figure, business suit, clean cut hair and shaved face. At the age of 25, he already monopolized ten companies to work under the Arma Fiamme Morte. He was most suitable person to be the heir; his refusal to it still remains a mystery.
Silang apat ang mga anak ni Don Miguel Fontana, they may look ordinary persons blessed with the looks that could kill, but they’ll willingly use it to kill without hesitation if in a dire situation.
We all took a set each on the long table, with Don Miguel at the center. He cleared his throat and started talking.
“As we all know, 2 days ago Pinasok tayo ng tao ng mga tao ni Gerardo, and the whole mansion was in a wreck… Oh! My poor antiques!”
“Dad, they destroyed my make-up room, and my walk-in closet.” singit ni Gia.
“And they freakin’ touch my music room too!” singit naman ni Gian.
“Yes, my children, I can feel you too. We’ll make them pay for it!” drama ni Don Miguel habang hawak ang dibdib at nakangiwi.
“Everyone!! Dad! Get to the point!” singit ni Gin.
“Pero ang mga mahal kong vase at jars!” Napaface na lang ako. Nagtataka talaga ako. Bakit kailangan pa nila akong isali sa walang kwentang usapan na to?
“Okay, I’ll take hold from here.” He cleared his throat. Naputol ang padadrama nila at natamik ang lahat.
“We are still investigating kung papaano sila nakapuslit dito sa loob ng heavily guarded, 20 hectares na mansion. Maaring may espiya si Gerardo dito but another problem here is, walang kinalaman ang kidnapping attempt kay Gray at sa infiltration dito.”
“What are you trying to say Kuya?” Nagtatakang tanong ni Gia.
“They infiltrated the base para itumba tayong lahat. But that did not happen. And yes, they thought the whole all members of the Fontana clan were here that time, if that incident in the airport did not happen at that time, by the time that Gray was supposed to arrive here. They’re plotting a mass murder which did not happen at all.”
“So your saying na iba ang nagtangkang kumidnap kay Kuya sa gustong pumatay sa kanya?” Gian inserted.
“Exactly.” Gin snapped his fingers.
“Impossible. Who will do it if not Gerardo then?” I said, as I slammed my fist on the table.
“Yes, it’s possible.” I saw tension build up on his face, jaw clenched. All eyes are on him.
“Do you have any idea who is it?” Don Miguel asked.
He clenched his fist and took a deep breath
“Violet…”
A/N: yoohoo?! Ano/Sino kaya tong si Violet? Anyway, Comment lang ny reaction, suggestion or constructive critism, or sino man ang may gusto ng dedication! Hindi ako nangangain ng tao! Promise!
Chapter 3.5~
Q. : Bakit si Gray ang tagapagmana at hindi ang Kuya niya na si Gin? Diba ang mga Unang anak na lalaki palagi ang mga tagapagmana?
A.: Ganito kasi yan~
14 years ago~
When their Dad brought up the topic “Who want to succeed the Fiamme?”.
Don Miguel: Alam ko mga anak na lahat kayo karapat-dapat at gusto niyong maging Boss ng Fiamme paglaki nyo kaya---
Gin (12 years old): Ayoko ko! Magiging author ako ng mga detective models paglaki ko!
Gray (9 years old): Magiging Adventurer ako paglaki ko! Hindi ako uuwi ng bahay hanggang di ko nalilibot ang mundo! Sasakay ako sa malaking robot, lilapad sa outer space at---
Gia (9 years old): Barbie!~ Magsusuot ng pink at skirt lahat ng mga tauhan ni Daddy~ Magiging pink ang mansion pag ako nagging Boss~ Yay~ I’m a Barbie girl ♫ In a Barbie world ♪---
Gian (4 years old): * Hinampas ang bagong biling laruang gitara sa sahig* Magiging rockstar ako paglaki ko Daddy~ Rock!!~
Don Miguel: *sigh* Ok, alam kong wala sa inyo ang gusto maging Boss---
Gia: Ako nga sabi Daddy eh~
Don Miguel: Ah, Ok anak, bibili na lang kita ng malaking Barbie House, Hwag ka na lang maging Boss ha?
Gia: Barbie House? Okay! Ayoko ko nang maging Boss~
Don Miguel: OK, wala na sa inyo ang gustong maging Boss? Idaan na lang natin to sa taguan? Ang unang mahuhuli ni Daddy ang magmamana ng Fiamme. Ok ba?”
“Ok!” sabay na sigaw ng tatlo.
“Ok! Pagbilang ko ng sampu nakatago na kayo~”
Gin: *Nagtago sa loob ng Closet*
Gian:*Nagtago sa likod ng kurtina*
Gia:*Umupo katabi ng mga Barbie dolls niya*
Gray: * Nagtago sa likod ng kurtina kasama ni Gian*
Gin: Ano ka ba Kuya! Nauna ako dito!
Gray: * Umupo katabi ng mga Barbie dolls ni Gia.*
Gia: “Ew Kuya~ You don’t look like a Barbie~”
Gray: * Nagtago sa loob ng closet kasama ni Gin*
Gin: “Get out” *sinipa si Gray palabas*
“Sampu!!!”
At yun nga~ Ngayon, Business man at Sikretong author naman si Gin, Endorser ng Barbie at Supermodel naman si Gia, at Sikat na rockstar naman si Gian, at dahil natalo si Gray tago-taguan, siya ang naging tagapagmana ng Fiamme! The End!
Gray: Walang nanyaring ganyan! Sinungaling!!!