Aiden:
"Congratulations to the both of you. Noong una, I doubted the Headmaster's decision, but what you did was unbelievable. No one's ever scored a point higher than 50. Kayong dalawa palang. So I hope that you keep this up until na final evaluation exam. Congrats again for topping the preliminaries."
Pagkatapos kaming kausapin ni Miss Alura, binigay niya saamin ang merit cards namin. L and I both got 63 in the preliminaries. Kahit hindi namin alam kung papaano, okay na din. Kahit preliminaries palang, very rare ang makakuha ng points 50 and above. Except for the royalties. Hindi naman sila sumasali sa mga preliminaries, so big deal para saamina ng ganitong mga pagkakataon.
"Aideeen~" Oh no. Hinanap ko kung saan nanggaling yung boses and I saw Blythe running our way. Parehas kaming nakatingin sakaniya habang tumatakbo. What's she up to now? Sasakay nanaman sa likod ko? Please not again.
"Princess, please, wait up!" Nakasunod naman sakaniya si Blaze na hinihingal at pagod na pagod dahil sa pagtakbo. So siya naman ngayon ang babysitter ni Blythe? Sumuko na agad si Ace?
"Aiden!"
"Omp!" Muntik na kaming ma-out of balance ni Blythe nang bigla niya akong yakapin ng sobrang higpit. Nakahinga naman ako ng maluwag noong bumitaw siya.
Tumingin siya sa taong nasa likod ko. "L!"
Parehas na nanlaki ang mata naming tatlo nina L at Blaze nang biglang yakapin ni Blythe si L. Kaylan pa sila nagkaroon ng close contact sa isa't isa? Bakit sila nagyayakapan?!
"Hey," hinila ko ang uniform ni Blythe sa likod kaya naghiwalay din sila. "Anong ginagawa niyo dito, Princess?" I asked, emphasizing the word Princess to tease her.
"Aiden, naman! Bakit princess nanaman tawag mo saakin?" Nagpout siya and it just made me want to pinch her cheeks. Pero I tried to fight the urge. Wait, what urge? Ugh! "Wala kasi akong magawa, wala pa namang klase. Kaya naglakad-lakad muna kami ni Blaze."
Binaling ko ang atensyon ko kay Blaze na naka-indian seat at hinihingal parin. "Nasaan si Ice Princess? Bakit ikaw pumalit?"
"Tinawag ni... King Rouel. May... may ipapagawa raw." Blaze said in between his breathes. Saan kaya galing ang dalawang to at pagod na pagod siya?
"Wow! 63 points! Ang galing galing niyo naman!" Lumingon ako para makita si Blythe at L na nag-uusap. Namamanghang nakatingin si Blythe sa merit card ni L, the latter was staring at her intently.
"Matutunaw ka na, Blythe." Tumingin silang dalawa saakin. L was glaring at me, and Blythe looks confused.
"Huh?"
"Wala. Tara, kain tayo." Pag-iiba ko ng topic. I want to keep her away from him as much as possible. Who knows what this mind-freak is planning about the princess.
"Ehhh?" Tumingin siya kay L. Don't tell me... "Sama ka."
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BINABASA MO ANG
Once Upon A Fairytale
FantasiBlythe was born in Fantasia but danger brought her to the other world where she lived as a normal person. Until the day came when she has to come home and be Fantasia's Princess. With her best friend Aiden by her side, everything was okay. Until she...
