Chasing Rogue

Chapter 17

Chapter Seventeen:
The Mission's clan

Rogue

"Rogue! You're here!" I heard my cousin scream from a distance.

I felt Sapphire tense up with the way she held my hand. This is her first time meeting the rest of my family.

"Mione, what a pleasant surprise! What brought you here today?" Mione hated Italy with a burning passion so it surprised me to see her here today.

"She's got an amante." My grandmother finally came in the view. The ever so beautiful Aurora Vega. "It's so nice to see you, mi amore! It's been so long!" She chimed.

I shyly chuckled. "I missed you too, Nonna."

"Well who do you have with you today? A woman? Bellisima." My grandmother said in awe with a thick accent.

"Hello, Mrs Vega." Sapphire shyly greets her, slightly lowering her head as if embarassed.

I could already tell that my Nonna likes Sapphire, she had a good eye when it came to good people. I know we share the same thoughts when it comes to Sapphire.

"Hai buon gusto." You have good taste. My grandmother genuinely smiles at me in a pleased manner.

"English so she could understand, Nonna." I chuckled.

She playfully hissed at me, "You have good taste, mi amore. She's one pretty woman." She proudly says.

"Thank you." Sapphire shyly says.

"From now on, call me 'Nonna' too. Are you going to marry my grandson?" My grandmother interrogates Sapphire with a smile.

"Nonna—" I tried interrupting her.

Sapphire looked at me with uneasy eyes, not knowing what to answer. "I-I'm—"

"That's in the long run, Nonna. We're not thinking of that at the moment." I quickly cut her off.

"I'll be looking forward to it." Nonna playfully give both of us a pointed look. "It's hot out here, let's all head inside. Your Uncles and Aunties have been itching to finally see you again my boy."

I held Sapphire's hand tighter and she seemed to be pre-occupied with her thoughts. It's probably because of Nonna. After all, makukulit naman talaga ang mga Vega.

"Are you okay?" I asked Sapphire.

"I'm a little nervous, Rogue. I've never been to a family gathering." She confessed.

"Well you're going to be in so many family gatherings from now on, because my family will be yours too." Mahina kong bulong sa teynga niya at masuyong ginaya ang ulo ko sa leeg niya.

"Must be nice." Bulong niya and I simply hummed in response.

"Let's go inside?" Pag aaya ko.

Sapphire

Nakaka-overwhelm. That's all I could think about right now. Everything is so overwhelming right now. Pero something in me feels at peace kahit na hindi ko alam kung anong dapat na maramdaman ko. He let me meet the rest of his family. They were all so welcoming and warm, except for his Mother of course, but I didn't want to think about that.