It was awkward for Valouise at first, being surrounded by all these weird multi-millionaires she just met who are with super powers— the Eisenhowers. But, Valouise saw how kind they were. They really were.
They're not that bad. She thought. They just look like a simple and normal family full of humble, kind and happy people. They all have their distinctive personalities. Dolion, bubbly and the most funny in the family. Terra is sweet, she acts so fragile and warm. Mithran, just like Bylur, are both simply silent and not expressive, the difference is that Bylur is much kinder with his words. Mithran just gets on Valouise's nerves for its stern and unfiltered attitude. While there is Azrail, he doesn't talk that much but much more a talker than Bylur, he's also with her girlfriend who's actually a human like Valouise. Then, there is Mist and Armin who Colden could do fun things with. There were many of them yet, Valouise was thinking about how Colden was never there when he was
an Eisenhower— is he really the bad one?
“Ikaw, Valouise? May boyfriend ka ba?” biglaang tanong ni Armin sa kaniya.
“Ha? Wala! Wala akong plano sa ganiyan.” agad na sagot naman ni Valouise.
“Oh? Sayang, may Bylur pa naman kami oh!” Pilyo nitong saad at tinuro si Bylur. Tumawa naman ito at si Dolion.
“Shut up.” Bylur hissed at them. Valouise smiled in secrecy. Pikon si Bylur, halatang-halata sa mukha nito at palaging siya ang inaasar ng mga ‘to.
Then, they both shut up and went to pissing another family member. Sa taas ng oras nilang pag-uusap, nalaman ni Valouise na si Bylur ang nagsisilbing haligi ng pamilya nila— siya ang sandigan at laging takbuhan ng mga ito. Ilang oras pa ay nagsialisan na ang mga ito. Pero si Mithran, bago ito umalis ay may bilin pa itong lalong kinainis ni Valouise sa kaniya.
“Know your place. Draw a line and never cross it, okay? That's the least thing you could do. Wrecker.” Valouise's forehead creased in confusion. Hindi n'ya alam saan nanggagaling ang inis ni Mithran sa kaniya at paano nito nagawang magsabi ng mga ganoon kahit wala namang ginagawa si Valouise.
“Saan ba nanggagaling ‘yang inis mo sa akin? Kung may gusto ka sabihin, sabihin mo kaagad. Don't give me your foul attitude, Mister. I don't tolerate such things.” Valouise whispered.
“I don't like you. I don't like you near Bylur or any of us.”
“Great! I don't like you either. That makes it fair, right?” Valouise said in a provocative way with a smile on her face, making Mithran leave the house with anger. Valouise sighed in satisfaction. Mithran has been that grumpy to her and she doesn't even get it.
Pagkaalis nang lahat ay agad namang niligpit ni Bylur at Valouise ang mga gamit. Bylur also washed the dishes and almost everything, saying that Valouise shouldn't be helping him since she stays there as a guest.
“I hope they did not make you feel awkward.” Biglang saad ni Bylur habang pinupunasan nila ang mga pinggan na bagong hugas.
“Ayos lang naman. Masaya sila kausap.” sagot naman ni Valouise na may ngiti. “Except for that bastard.”
She whispered and sighed.
“What?”
“Wala! Sabi ko, it was not that hard— it's not hard to vibe with them.” Sagot naman ni Valouise. Inilagay ni Valouise sa cabinet ang mga natapos na n'yang punasan.
“Sa kwarto muna ako. Magpapahinga.” paalam n'ya at tumango lang si Bylur.
When she went to the room, she immediately lay down on the bed and stretched her body.
“Hmm..” she groaned then sigh. Napatitig siya sa kisame at napaisip tungkol kay Colden at sa babaeng nag ngangalang Galina.
I need to know where this chaos came from. Nadawit ako sa away na wala naman akong kinalaman.
Gusto n'yang kausapin si Bylur pero sa tingin n'ya ay hindi magandang gawin iyon ngayon. Napagdesisyonan n'yang isingit na lang ito kapag nakapag-usap sila ulit. Bumuntong hininga siya at tumayo. She went to her vanity table and took her journal notebook. She started to write a story outline — a story about her situation right now.
She's a non-fiction writer but she thought it was time for a change. Hindi n'ya masasabing pagbabago ito lalo na't nangyayari talaga sa kaniya lahat ng kababalaghang hindi n'ya naman pinapaniwalaan. She started to write the names she would use, the time, the place and the important scenes she could think of. She was hesitant to write it but she wants to experiment and explore.
She was still writing when someone knocked on the door. She stood up and went to open it.
“Did I bother you?” tanong ni Bylur na nakadungaw sa pinto.
“No, it's fine. Pasko ka.” Sagot naman ni Valouise.
“May ginagawa ka ba?” Tanong nito.
“Yeah… I'm writing an outline kaso nagdadalawang isip ako eh.”
“Why? May I see?” Bylur asked and Valouise just nodded. Agad namang pinulot ni Bylur and notebook ni Valouise at binasa ito.
“Hindi kasi ako nagsusulat ng fantasy novels baka hindi ko majustify.” Valouise hissed and sighed. Bylur looked at her with a smile.
“I doubt that. Hindi naman ata fantasy itong isusulat mo?” Mapilyo nitong saad at inirapan n'ya ito.
“It is. Kahit naman nangyayari sa akin itong sinusulat ko, lalabas at lalabas itong fantasy novel sa lahat. Who the fuck would believe a soul eating monster and an ice lord?” Sarkastikong sagot naman ni Valouise dito. Bylur sat down the bed, facing Valouise.
“Ikaw. Kaharap mo nga ngayon eh.” biro nito at napalingo-lingo na lang si Valouise. Bylur looked at the outline once again and he was silent for a little while. Valouise felt like he was judging it.
“Huwag mo ako ijudge ha! Hindi ako sing-galing mo.” Birong saad naman ni Valouise ngunit hindi pa rin ito umiimik kaya lalo siyang kinabahan. Ilang segundo ba ay nagsalita na si Bylur.
He looked up to her with his eyes flashing with excitement.
“Do you want to write it… with me?” he softly breathed those words.
“W-What?”
“Ayos lang ba kung makikisali ako sa'yo? I personally want to write with you. I want to work with you.” Sambit nito.
“Screenwriter ka. Underrated writer ako. I'm too far to reach you.” Deretsong saad ni Valouise. Tumayo si Bylur at lumapit sa kaniya. They were just one step away from each other. Valouise was just shoulder tall to Bylur so, he needs to look down on her.
“Does it matter? You don't need to reach other people's standards to become great. You're a great writer yourself, Valouise.” he hushed. He stepped away from her and put her journal down.
“But it's up to you. Just tell me if you accept my offer or not and don't worry about declining. Go for the decision you're comfortable with.” dagdag ni Bylur at nagpaalam na. He went out of the Valouise room and she was left there, speechless and wondering.
FAITH
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Lords Series #1: Lord's Obsession (UNDER MAJOR REVISION)
FantasíaLORDS SERIES #1 This story is all about the woman named Valouise who got affiliated with the Frost Lord and Prince, Bylur and Colden Eisenhower making her life be in a real life fantasy but also puts her life be in a horror situation she never expec...
