Echoes Of Vanth Academy

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SOUTH SAINT NOIRE TRAINING FACILITY
The South Saint Noire Training Facility is situated in the gangster realm, where elites have been residing for many years to undergo their training.

Euphrasia.

"Ling!" Aurora called me, napatigil ako sa paglalaro ng cellphone. I looked up at her. "Have you seen Storm?" she asked, a smile playing on her lips.

"No, I haven't seen Kuya Storm" I replied, pero yung mga ngiti sa labi niya parang may binabalak eh. "But that look on your face makes me wonder, what are you planning?"

She squeezed my hand lightly. "I've told you, stop calling me 'ate,' it makes me feel old" she chided gently, sitting down beside me.

"I made cookies for him kasi, gusto ko ibigay yun at saka mahilig siya sa cookies diba? Binibigyan mo din si Storm ng cookies and he always accepts them, doesn't he?" she asked.

"I'm not entirely sure if Kuya Storm loves cookies, but he does eat the ones I bake, so I guess he likes them" I replied with a smile pero hindi ako sure kung gusto niya ba talaga pero kinakain niya naman yung binibigay ko I guess that's already an answer.

"Pero pano ako? wala bang sakin?" napanguso naman ako. Dapat meron no! Aba.

She pinched my cheek. "Of course, silly! You're my number one supporter sa ka deluluhan ko, sympre meron ka, there's some in the fridge for you" she said, my eyes twinkle.

"Thanks, Aurora, but what does 'delulu' mean again?" I asked, the term slipping my mind even though I knew it came from common slang, Kiyoshi said uso daw yun sa normal world, I always hear them saying that, nakalimutan ko lang talaga kung anong meaning.

"Delulu means delusional, Delulu for short" paliwanag niya kaya tumango ako, "You should visit normal people more often. Madalang kalang pumunta dun eh tapos nagkukulong kalang sa Mansion ng grandpa mo" aniya.

"Eh alangan naman makisama ako sa ibang tao? Why should I? They're different from us" I said seriously. "Ano kaba! we're still humans padin naman"

I raised an eyebrow. "With abilities" I murmured, and she pouted.

"It doesn't matter if we have powers or not. Just like what Tita Zaia told us, we're special but still human. And besides, we need to be friendly with them, don't we? You really never listen, Ling." she scolded lightly, kaya napairap ako.

"Whatever" I shrugged. "Wala kabang training today? bakit gumagala kalang dito? Gusto mo ba ng malupet na punishment?" natawa naman siya sa sinabi ko.

"That malupet thingy, saan mo nakuha yan?" she playfully chuckled.

"Kay Kiyoshi, he keeps saying it, so it stuck with me, nakigaya narin ako, bakit ba?" I explained, kaya mas lalong natawa siya. "Ikaw talaga, ang cute mo"

"And so pretty too" she added playfully, "Ikaw din naman, ang ganda mo din naman" i complimented her back.

"But not as pretty as you. You're just twelve, yet you're already so beautiful" she said, my eyes rolled playfully.

"Maganda ka nga kasi" may halos inis na sabi ko, ayaw kasing maniwala ang ganda naman talaga niya, She never believed it, but she was indeed beautiful and incredibly kind, she looks like an angel from the heavens.

"Anyway, wala akong training ngayon, free time ko ngayon, since na master kona ang combat training" she explained. I gave her a bittersweet smile.