Scent of Eclipse

Chapter 17: Love Training

He started to strum the guitar he's holding and fixed the mic close to his lips. He closed his eyes. It's my first time seeing his body. It is a good figure. But it was never good showing it.

I was caught by his broad shoulders and body. I cursed when his sweats shined all over his body. What are you doing, Zion Saber Flinn? Why are you doing this?

Mukha kang rebeldeng hindi napakain nang ilang taon. Mukha kang nauuhaw... Why would you even kiss your mic before singing?

"She's been... Locked up inside her apartment... A hundred days..."

Kalmadong kanta niya ngunit lumakas ang tibok ng puso ko nang marinig ang boses niya. Malinaw at walang bahid ng maling tono. My stomach rumbled when I saw his eyes landed on me.

My lips parted when he stares at my lips. And now I realized that I am not wearing the usual shade. It's my first time for how many years to not wear red shade. Damn, Rashea! Why did you put a light shade without my idea? Talaga bang lagi mong dudumihan ang paningin ng iba sa akin?

The crowd is swaying and singing with him in unison. They're all cheering him. Now, it is a romantic place... Peaceful and not aggressive... Unlike the last time that I even got in a fight. Empire Whisk is a bar that serves two moods...

Sa bawat titig niya sa gawi ko ay nagkukunwari akong nakatitig sa mga tao. Are we both pretending that this moment is a mystery?

He's looking at me the whole time while singing the song. And then I was shocked when he uttered something that was heard on the radio.

"Someone's here again..."

He smiled showing his tongue on the side of his lips to catch that little moment before singing again.

Damn you, Zion. Nakakapanghina ng tuhod!

Are you talking behind my back in a way of singing in front of me?

"Will you be my superman so I will not wait again?" I asked in the air while staring at him when his eyes met mine.

I don't know what to say. I've wasted all my time chasing with no shame for those long years... Now that he's acting so close to the sun like he never came from a distant like he was the moon, why can't he just fill my empty days?

Nagkunwari ulit akong sa mga tao nakatingin nang mahuli ako nitong nakatitig sa kanya nang tuwid. Tumalikod ako at umiwas-iwas ng tingin ngunit tinitiyak kong sumisilip ako sa gilid ko.

The whole crowd yelled. I was about to slap that bitch up approaching near the stage to him but I paused when I heard what she asked. It's a teen... Oh no, I can't beat her.

"Taken ka na ba?" She asked and the crowd made a sharp cry.

My heart skipped a beat and my body got wet by my cold sweat waiting for his answer. He looked at me again. 

"Yes."

My wolf growled wild inside my soul when he said yes.

He laughed above the stage before looking down at my direction. The crowd stared at me with a smile on their lips. Umiwas ako at nagkunwaring may kausap sa telepono. Nakita ko siyang hinaplos ang buhok ng batang babae.

Naglakad ako palayo nang naghihiyawan sila at sa likod ako ng bar counter dumeretso. Sa parteng restaurant ng bar. It is covered with a glass window, tinted and you can't see what's going on from the outside. Umupo ako rito para kumuha ng hangin at magpakalma.

Lumapit ang isang waiter at binigyan niya ako ng menu.

"Oh," I silently whispered when I noticed that it was Dixon.