Taming the Vampire

EPILOGUE

M I L L E R

"I didn't have a chance to see her on the founding anniversary," sabi ko kay Axel.

Katatapos ko lang na isara ang mga botones ng polo ko, lumingon ako sa kanya at sinamaan siya ng tingin.

"W-What now?" he asked, a little flustered. He must have known why I was staring at him that way.

Bumuga ako ng hangin at mahinahon siyang pinagsabihan ng, "Goodness. Even after almost three decades, you still can't control your desire."

"Hm. Desire is a natural instinct for your loved ones. It's not an issue, not at all," he replied nonchalantly while shaking his as if it's the most obvious answer to give me.

He was tucking in his shirt after putting it on. Pinanood ko lang siya na matapos magbihis. Sumandal ako sa pader habang naghihintay. We just decided to leave the bed after we did a few tosses and turns on the bed... Alright, alright. Hindi lang tosses and turns. We did more than that. We made love.

"Hey, it's been a while," anito habang nag-aayos. At nang matapos siya ay dumiretso si Axel sa akin. "I simply miss your warmth, is that a no go?" Kumapit siya sa leeg ko at nakangiti akong hinalikan sa labi.

Mabilis lang ito, but the amount of charm Axel is showing me is enough for my reasons to melt away. Ganito naman talaga parati ang nangyayari. Even I myself never changed. Ganun pa rin, marupok pagdating kay Axel.

"Ah~ Bahala na. Tapos na rin naman..." I settled to this mindset, and immediately change the topic. "Saan ba tayo magkikita?" tanong ko.

"Yes!" Masaya na sigaw ni Axel habang nakakuyom sa ere ang mga kamay niya. Para siyang nanalo ng jackpot prize sa saya.

"When we have time let's do it again, huh?" he asked with his eyes deeply buried into mine.

"If we have time." I sighed, "Axel, saan natin sila pupuntahan?"

He was too happy na hindi na niya narinig ang tanong ko kanina.

"Oh, right. Uh... They are at the cafe near the Red Mansion."

Sa loob din ng maraming taon namin na pagsasama ay tila ba nahawa na rin sa akin si Axel. He can speak Tagalog casually now. Medyo nakukuha pa nga niya ang paraan ng pagsasalita ko. Maybe because there's no one else other than me who speaks the language in our house. Wala rin naman kasi talaga siyang ibang kasama sa bahay kung hindi ako lang.

Pero more than ten years ago, I had to be undercover at Ronaldo's den. Nabasag ang mahigit dalawang dekada na katahimikan simula nung namatay ang Supreme.

Hindi naman talaga naging mapayapa ang mundo ng mga bampira simula nun, but at least attacks from Ronaldo's henchmen were less to occur, not until they heard about the possibility of the rise of a new power.

I don't want Axel to suffer again so I volunteered to do the undercover job since I am a vampirized. Magaling na rin akong magpalit ng anyo.

At noong isang gabi lang ay umuwi ako, sakto lang para sa founding anniversary ng kumpanya ni Axel. We did it a little sa araw na 'yun and we did it hard earlier. Hindi ko naman siya masisisi dahil pati ako ay nangulila rin sa kanya.

"Kailan pa naitayo iyang cafe na tinutukoy mo?" tanong ko kay Axel habang nagmamaneho ako patungo sa sinasabi niyang cafe.

Today, I will meet the new Supreme for the first time.

"Not too long ago. Three years ago, I guess?"

"Ah, you're spoiling her?"

"Siguro. But she deserves it. She worked hard anyway. And don't worry, they disguise it as business place kaya hindi naman talaga nasosolo ng Supreme ang lugar."