Starlight Academy: The Ophiuchus

SA33:The Dancing Hall

RANA

"What happened?"

What? Agad akong napakunot tsaka siya tiningnan na unti unti ng tumatayo ngayon. But a butterfly caught my attention. It's the same butterfly Vin was admiring back then. I Dont know if we mentioned it but he was staring at one before.

Are they all connected?

"KUYAH YUPOU NEARLY KILLED A STUDENT!" Umiiyak na sigaw ni Enly s a kapatid at yinakap ito. He soften his gaze then looked at me.

Agad naman akong kinabahan at umiwas ng tingin.

"Are you ok?" He suddenly asked gently pushing Enly to the side tsaka lumapit sa akin. Tumango ako at aalis na sana ng hawakan nito ang kamay ko.

We both looked at my fist, It's red. Namumula ito dahil sa pagkapaso ko kanina sa mukha niya, but it wont have that much effect on me though. I cant be tainted with any bruises, unless he has it too.

"Does it hurt? Let's go to the clinic we will heal it."

"N-no." I refused looking at him confused. Akala ko ba nawala na ang bisa ng potion sa kaniya, bat ganito siya umaakto? Or was i wrong?

I looked at his eyes and saw his Iris formed onto heart that made me sighed in relief. So andun pa yun?

"Eh pano na ngayon tung Fort na toh? Ilang araw na lang bago ang Valentine's!" Tim said like a kid.

"Anong silbi nating mg elites kung hindi tayo ang gagawa diba?" I rolled my eyes.

"Kaya mo?"

"I am expert at this." I smirked.

Pero agad iyong nawala ng mapansin kong kanina pa ako tinitingnan ni zyrus still holding my hand as he caress it. Masyado bang madami yung linagay ko at ganito ang epekto sa kaniya?

Sabi kasi sa instructions isang drop lang para hindi maging obsessive ang isang tao. He will only like me pag isang drop, like lang unlike this. He's looking at me as if i am his world and its weird. Unless he is feeling something. That's what the instructions said.

Unless he was feeling something else.

"It's already lunch Let's go." Enly ordered tsaka pinanood na umalis sina Bernadette na masama ang tingin sakin ngayon. Ano na naman bang problema nun sakin?

"Rana? Let's go?"

"Hayaan mo kasi muna, nag-eenjoy pa sa haplos ng kuya mo eh"

Agad ko hinila ang kamay ko kay zyrus ng mapansing ako na ang pinaguusapan ni Enly at Tim. I glared at him and went near them.

"Eh ikaw kuya?"

"I need to do something first." Nauna itong umalis kaya't agad ring napatingin sa akin ang tatlo. They were teasing me with their looks and It's disgusting.

"Ikaw ah, anong ginawa mo? Ginayuma mo noh"

"What? No way." Agad kong sagot ng sinabi ni Enly na ginayuma ko ang kuya. They cant possibly figure it out right?

"Sus, haba kasi ng hair bhie!"

"Can we not talk about me? Yung Ball nalang asikasuhin niyo."

"Sure, basta ba may update kami sa inyong dalawa." Enly and time laughed. Napailing nalang kaming dalawa ni Enly at naglakad papunta sa hall. Doon na kasi kami kumakain eh, nagpapadeliver si Enly sa mga katulong niya.

Ang yaman!

"Do you know why i chosed this place instead of using the main hall?" Enly spoked while eating her food.

I looked around eyeing every Master piece that was carved onto the walls. This place is quite familliar to me, actually all of the parts of the Academy. Sa bawat sulok kasi naaalala ko ang ina ko.

Sa gitna ay may napaka laking chandelier na linalagay ni Enly for the coming Ball. Talagang pinaghandaan niya toh.

"No, why?" Vine asked. Mukhang curios rin ito.

"You'll see on the day of the ball but i will tell you something about it. This place was actually the same place where the queen always has her dance, her gracefulness was seen onto all the parts of the dancing hall."

"This place is full of Love and romance. At dahil Ball naman yun mas maganda pag dito rin gaganapin diba? Para feel yung sparks! The magic! The love." She squealed thinking of it.

The queen?

"Pano mo naman nalaman ang mga toh?"tanong ko sa kaniya habang tinitingnan ang mga nakaukit sa dingding.

"Well, may nagkwento sakin. She's actually staying in the kingdom with my father. But she never goes out kasi—"agad naman itong tumigil at napahawak sa bibig ng  mapagtanto ang mga sinasabi nito.

That must be a secret she just revealed.

"It's fine." I stated.

"Well, sekreto kang dapat kasi yun kaso nasabi ko na so Im gonna continue it. But promise me you wont tell anyone!"

Tumango naman kaming tatlo at pinanood itong lumingon lingon sa paligid. Its only us left in here, no need to worry.

"She has long white hair. She always sings me and my Brother a song. But she cant go out of her room, because she's suffering from a disease."

Long white hair? Song? Disease? How unfortunate she is. Pero may iba akong kutob sa sinabi niyang ito. Who is that white haired lady?

"Who is she?"

"We call her aunt white because of her hair. Pero sa totoo lang hindi pa nga niya nasasabi eh." She shrugged her shoulders that made me sigh.

Speaking of white hairs naalala ko na naman ang kapatid kong nasa bahay. She has white natural hair. And i do too, but..it dissapeared when i lost my source of power.

"Kumain na nga kayo! Pupunta pa tayong City mamaya! Mamimili tayo ng mga damit!" She sounded excited. Pati nga ako medyo naeexcite na eh.

If you dont know, i actually know how to dance. My Mother taught me.

I then started eating. Ive been here at the Academy for months and Im quite having fun. Minsan nalilimutan ko na ang dahilan kong bakit ako narito, at yun ang kinakatakot ko.

Paano kong maiba ang nais ko dahil sa paglapit ko sa kanila? What if my plan will be ruined by the same friends that i created? Besides they are the elites.

How will they react once they know? That i am not the person they thought i am.