The Tale of the Guardian

16

"Kuya Light!" Asha immediately got me away from Light's grip. Hindi ko napansin na nan'dun na silang lahat sa field.

Light, Flame, Leven, Ashly, Asha and even Ate Sofia. They look fine, walang visible injuries akong nakikita. I was somehow...relieved.

But the sudden movement of Asha made her garner all of their attention. They all seems worried and confused.

"Pabayaan nalang natin si El at Arthur. May importante silang pag-uusapan" then there was a long silence and a rising heavy tension in the air.

Nagkatinginan kami ni Asha. Pinandilatan ko siya ng mata.

"Y-you should go to the infirmary first. Mag pa check muna kayo kay Ms. Norris" now she's stuttering.

"I already checked them" Leven said and signaled Asha to back away from me.

They didn't move an inch so as Asha. And the tension was getting even heavier. When I glance at Light, he was already looking at me. His brows furrows with that cold piercing look. He gave me that look like I did something terrible.

"Anong nakain mo Ash?" Flame couldn't help but to talk. He have this silly grin on his face.

While Asha is still holding my wrist. I was even in her back, a stance where it looks like she was protecting me. I felt a light nudge on my left and when I turn, it was Arthur. It also looks like he is ready to attack when someone gets near.

"What the heck?! We aren't the bad guys here" Flame's smile faded, now he looks like he was annoyed. He tried stepping forward when Ate Sofia stopped him by holding his collar in the back.

"You wanted me to check her mana right?" Amidst of that, Ashly step forward.

"I told her I just needed her. I didn't know she would bring her squad" Asha whispered at me.

Ashly's eyes glowed and when the glow subsides, she glared at me, at Asha and Arthur.

"Her mana is low, didn't I told you to check on her?" Pinapagalitan niya na si Asha. And then she turn to look at Arthur.

"And why do you have her mana?" Ashly glared even fiercer. Flame and Leven was shocked and tried getting near at Arthur but was stopped by Ate Sofia. She stopped them with the same method she used to stop Flame awhile ago.

It was pure chaos. But then suddenly the space feels like it is shifting. And time stops that your heartbeat slows down. We are slowly getting dizzy. We dropped on the ground and the shifting of the space stops. Flame and Asha were already vomiting.

Lumingon ako kung nasan si Light kanina pero wala na siya 'dun. Only the black mist remains. Napahawak ako sa noo ko hindi dahil sa hilo kundi dahil sa stress. Now they must have think that Arthur and I had sex.

Transfering mana could be in three ways, one is by using mediums which is flasks. One is directly giving it by physical touches. Last is through sexual intercourse.

That is why Asha is my preferable mana in storage. But then only a living mana meter could decipher a mana. Since Ashly already touched and saw my mana, she would know it instantly. Hence why she knew Arthur have my mana.

"My bag, it was with Arthur and when he release his mana the flasks blew up. My mana too, I put it in one of the flasks when it was eacaping"

Flame's still giving me that suspicious look. Tumayo tuloy si Asha para sana tusukin 'yun sa inis.

"Then let's call Ashly, let her see Art's mana and compare it to El's"

"So you're also on first name basis?" Leven who's sitting beside Flame spoke.

Napatingin ako kay Asha. Mabilis itong tumango. I could only roll my eyes, it looks like she still doesn't have a clue.

"Of course! We are friends!" Then she smiled brightly. Leven could only sigh and annoyingly closed his eyes.

Lumingon lingon ako sa dorm nila. It is much bigger to the Level 2's dorm. I also thinks they are all living in the same dorm. Liningon ko ang bagahe ni Asha na nasa dorm na din nila.

After what happened in the field, they brought me in their dorm to discuss about me and Arthur. While they just send him in the arena. Telling him to finish the sorting.

"Where's Ate Sofia, Ashly and Kuya Light too?"

"Ashly and Sof went to the HM Office. They also sort something out" tumango tango ako at pasimpleng lumingon lingon ulit sa paligid.

"Light's not in here. I think he's traveling" I cleared my throat when Leven talked and was looking at me the whole time.

"I think I should go too" tumayo ako.

"Where?" Sabay nilang tatlo na saad. My brows furrows.

"In my dorm?" I asked, confused.

"This is your dorm now. Sof and Ashly talked about it with the Head Master." Napakunot ang noo ko.

"When?" Nilingon ko si Asha.

"We discuss to vote for you to transfer even before what happened on the field" so they already planned to transfer me.

"All done" sumulpot si Ashly at Ate Sofia sa loob ng dorm.

"Welcome sa Level 1" Ashly gave me a hug.

"Ashly, tignan mo nga kung nandiyan ba sa loob niya yung mana ni Arthur! Ayaw maniwala ni Flame samin!" Asha pointed at Flame. Sasagot na sana ang huli nung mag salita si Ashly.

"No. I just said na nakay Arthur ang maliliit na mana fragments ni El. I didn't said El had Arthur's mana though?" Ngayon masama na ang tingin ni Ashly kay Flame. Flame held his hands up like he's surrendering.

"I didn't said she's cheating!" Depensa niya sa sarili.

"Atupagin niyo yung kaibigan niyong lalaki! He was the one who cheated on my friend first!"

Nakatayo na si Asha habang nakapamewang. I could only sigh. Would this be the scene I'll be witnessing every single day? At bakit sa cheating na napapadpad ang topic na 'to?

Wala namang meron samin ni Light---then I remembered what happened on the day they were living for the dunngeon raid. Napapikit ako nung maalala.

"Cheated?" Si Leven ang nagsalita, confused din.

"Mag papakasal na kaibigan nio, pero hindi niyo alam?!" Everyone fell silent until Flame speak up.

"Ah! Si Charlotte?" Now he garner all of our attention.

Napakurap kurap siya nung nasa tabi niya na si Ate Sofia.

"You knew?" A threatening presence was felt in the room. Hindi nakapag salita si Flame.

"I k-knew that she was claiming she's Light's fiance. But wala namang sinabi si Light, so she must have been bluffing right?" He added an awkward laugh at the end.

"So she really is? She's Light's fiance?" Asha said a threathening whisper.

"I'm engaged?" Sabay kaming lahat na napalingon sa pintuan ng dorm. There we saw the main topic, he's leaning in the door frame while crossing his arms.

His question was not directed towards Asha or anyone in the dorm. It was directed at me.

"To whom?"  Still no one answered his question since he wasn't looking at anyone but me. And strangely, I can't make myself talk.

"We?" He pointed at himself and me!

"No!" Hindi ko na control ang lakas ng boses sa pag sagot sa kanya. My voice was loud and it sounded too defensive.

Then I heard Flame and Leven's laugh.

"I'm engage to someone else?" Now the question wasn't directed at me. It was meant for everybody in the dorm.

And what's more annoying is that he looks really confused right now, like he doesn't have a single clue that he is engaged.