A new character?!
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Wait . . . what?
I stared at his hands at first, then at his tab . . . then at the notification.
A new . . . character?!
I was frozen in my place, and couldn't comprehend what I just read. No, I couldn't understand what was happening. How could there be a new character?! There's no author! Did the ghostwriter add him? But why? Hindi naman siya kasali sa plot!
"My lady?"
Natauhan ako nang marinig ulit ang malalim niyang boses. Umangat ulit ang tingin ko sa kaniya, doon ko napagtanto na may nakatakip sa kaniyang mga mata.
He's wearing a half mask, covering the upper part of his face. Behind his black mask is his peeking red eyes, the same shade as my hair. Unlike the other nobles wearing grand clothes with golden embroideries, he's just wearing a plain black shirt, showing some of his chest.
And . . . it's my first time seeing literal web-like, ashe gray hair.
"O-Oh." Natauhan ako, wala sa sariling napahawak sa kamay niya. He showed a teasing smile of victory. He took me to the dance floor, I'm still dumbfounded.
I can't take my eyes off him. Who is he? Is he the new character?
I glanced at his tab. He must be. He has tab information! Is he acting on his own? Or is he like the others?
No . . . if he was, he wouldn't dance with me, wouldn't he?
My head is full of questions that are answering themselves.
"My lady, calm down. We might lose our balance." He chuckled. Namula ako sa narinig, hindi ko napansin na ilang beses ko na siyang natatapakan.
"I-I apologize. I'm a good dancer, I swear." I tried to lighten up the mood. He chuckled again. He has a deep voice, but it's not husky, it's the opposite, it's soft and comforting.
"Well, I don't doubt that," he answered. "I guess I'm lucky to be your partner." We continued dancing.
He's good, with his dancing skills I'm sure that he has been to different balls. That makes him a noble.
"Excuse me, sir?" I intentionally stopped, waiting for him to continue it with his name. But he didn't continue it but asked me instead. "Yes?"
Napatikhim ako. Should I ask if he's another character? Isn't that rude? But . . . I want to know.
"Uhm, why did you choose me to be your dance partner?" I asked instead. Inikot niya 'ko, sumabay sa pag-ikot ang kamay niya na nakaangat.
"No particular reason. I just wanted to dance with a beautiful lady."
I softly chuckled, acting flattered by his comment. Come on, there's another reason, right?
"Then, did you come here alone? Don't you have a partner?" I asked again. Our hands met, and we moved with the music.
"My, my, we're already on that level, my lady?" He teased. Again, I went with the flow and chuckled with him. "You're full of questions, don't you?" he added.
"Well, again, I apologize. I'm a curious one, you see," I answered him. Our positions changed. Umikot ang kamay niya sa harapan ko, dahilan kung bakit nakulong ako sa bisig niya at nasa likuran ko siya.
"Say, why are you covering your face? You might have trouble seeing," I asked again, still wary and suspicious of him. Inikot niya 'ko at muli kaming nagkaharap.
"Nah, I could perfectly see how beautiful you are," he teasingly answered again with a smirk on his lips.
This time, I didn't go with the flow. For some reason, that answer made me softly chuckle. "It's the same for me," I answered, hinting that I wanted to see his face. He lost his smirk when I gently moved his hair which was slightly covering his eyes.
I softly smiled, eyes are on his. "Still, even with the mask on, I could see how beautiful you are." I chuckled teasingly, and slightly closed my eyes.
He was taken aback. I guess he wasn't expecting that I would tease him back, or maybe because I called him beautiful. Well, despite the intention of teasing him, my answer was real. He is beautiful.
Nahinto ako sa pagtawa nang mapansin na hindi siya sumagot. Bigla akong kinabahan. Did I offend him?
Kinakabahan kong minulat ang mga mata ko para tignan siya. Pero nahinto ako nang makitang nakatingin lang siya sa 'kin, namimilog ang mga mata. Kahit natatakpan ng maskara ang itaas na parte ng mukha niya, hindi kasama ang tenga niya na nakikita ko ang pamumula.
"I-I apologize, was it too far?" I said, worried. But rather than answering me, he gently took my hand that's still in the air for touching his hair. Ang kabilang kamay niya ay dumeretso sa bewang ko para ilapit ako lalo sa kaniya.
"O-Oh." I reacted, surprised. My eyebrows rose, eyes widened. Hindi nalayo ang mga mata niyang nangungusap sa 'kin.
"Come on, why are you like that, my vina?"
Hindi ako nakasagot. Sa maikling sandali, para akong tumigil sa paghinga. For some reason, my heart was beating too fast, so fast that I could hear it. My mouth opened first, but before the words could follow, I felt another hand pulling me away from him.
A warm hand is touching my right shoulder, with him on my left. Nakaalalay sa likod ko ang buong kamay niya. Ang kabila ay mariing inagaw ang kamay ko sa kasayaw ko.
Mas lalong namilog ang mga mata ko nang makita ang pamilyar na mukha na pumagitan sa 'ming dalawang sumasayaw. He has his irritated look on, but more pissed for some reason.
"C-Cedric!" I called his name.
He didn't look at me, his look was fixed on the man in front of us. Still irritated, his mouth opened.
"Excuse me, but keep off your hands of her. She's not someone you should even touch."
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