057- KEEPER OF THE NORTHERN PILLAR
"Sev, okay ka lang?", bungad ko kay Sev nang maabutan ko siyang nakatulala sa labas ng bathroom ng private jet nina Kai.
Mukhang kakatapos lang atang maligo ng lalaking to dahil may nakapatong pang tuwalya sa ulo niya and he wasn't even wearing anything on his upper body.
"What are you? A freaking Ford model? Magbihis kana nga dun. Kanina kapa tulala diyan ah?", I even joked, dahilan para mapabaling siya sa gawi ko as he jolted from where he stood when our eyes met bago isinampay ang tuwalya sa balikat niya.
Sev's storm grey eyes reflected a disturbed expression by the moment he ran his fingers across his disheveled wet hair bago bumaling ulit sakin. He forced a smile at me.
Eversince we boarded the plane four hours ago, napansin ko na ang pagiging matamlay ni Sev for some unknown reason. Akala ko napagod lang siya since he hasn't been sleeping well for the last three days back at the academy dahil puspusan ang pagpaplano na ginawa nila nina Theo, Kai, Eur, Rios, Aeo, Niles, at Amadeus.
Sa araw ding iyon mismo ay bumalik na sina Claude at Evangelos sa Rome na siyang hinayaan nalang namin kasi wala naman kaming magagawa para pigilan sila. Pen and Aeo also decided to leave Valyria under the care of Myra and the huntresses of Artemis back at the academy temporarily since hindi namin ito pwedeng isama sa'min.
And yes, si Myra; that oracle of Apollo who fell under the influence of the Epithymía Pharmakon whose been constantly following the demon son of Zeus around. Good thing I was able to cure her immediately since I already acquired my mother's grimoire.
Moving on, all of us in the class Primarius decided to take the trip to Russia three days after that incident with the gods since our travel required a few preparations before we're all set... and here we are now.
Of course, Kai took the liberty to offer for our transportation since may private jet naman ang pamilya niya. Ano na naman kaya yung pinalusot niya sa mom niya. Paniguradong nag-aalala na naman iyon ngayon.
The first four hours of our flight went smooth so far. May natitira pa kaming limang oras before the plane lands on the Murmansk Airport sa Russia kaya yung iba sa'min---especially the girls, tulog.
"I'm fine, Kria. Just spaced out for a bit, that's all. No bother.", Sev briefly answered my question earlier kaya napaismid kaagad ako sa narinig mula sa kanya. Liar.
So you want to play the game that way, huh? Son of Athena?
"Okay, sabi mo eh. Whatever helps you sleep at night, brainiac.", sarkastikong saad ko nalang sa kanya bago naglakad palapit sa gawi niya para sana gumamit nung bathroom but when I was about to walk past him, my eyes widened in shock when he suddenly grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards him.
My face collided with his bare chest as I felt his arms wrap around my waist, enveloping me in a tight hug. Ibinaon niya pa yung ulo niya sa leeg ko na ikinatindig ng balahibo ko sa gulat. What in the name of Hecate is he doing?!
"Archsev! Ano ba---", I tried to struggle from his embrace pero mas hinigpitan niya yung yakap sakin. Nanlaki ang mata ko when I noticed that he was trembling. Bumigat din ang pakiramdam ko when I started to hear his heavy breathing.
I eventually stopped struggling, mas inaalala kung ano ang nangyayari sa kanya ngayon.
"W-Why are you---", I didn't even finish my words when he stopped me.
"J-Just this once, p-please. I lied earlier. I'm not fine. I feel like I'm gonna explode. P-Payakap sandali.", he mumbled against my neck as I slowly reached behind his back at dahan-dahang hinaplos ang likuran niya as I tried to console him.
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