Vampire High

Chapter 69: I'm Home

Chapter 69: I'm Home

"I'm going to dethrone Levy.." usal ko dahilan para matigilan sila Anice at Luigi. Nanatili namang tahimik si Gwen sa gilid na tila walang pakialam sa paligid.

"Xhiena, aware ka naman sigurong hindi iyon magiging madali, hindi ba? Declaring that means war," narinig kong sabi ni Anice kaya napatango lang ako.

Napapabuntong hininga kong tinignan silang dalawa ni Luigi ng diretso sa mga mata,  "Desidido na ako. Alam kong magiging mahirap, pero kelangan kong gawin. I won't be doing this just for myself. I'll do this for everyone in this world who's been suffering under Levy's reign."

"Hindi parin talaga ako makapaniwala na ikaw ang nawawalang prinsesa," naiiling na sabi ni Luigi at sumandal sa couch.

"Ako rin. I didn't expect that you're alive. Everyone thought of you as being a myth," dagdag pa ni Anice.

"Iba iyong feeling na parang kelangan kong lumuhod sa harapan mo uli at mabigay pugay," nakangising sabi ni Luigi kaya napailing ako habang may ngiti sa labi.

Naalala ko tuloy kung paano sila lumuhod na parang mga alagad ko sa harapan ko kahapon. Akala ko sa mga movies ko lang iyon makikita, pero hindi ko ineexpect na mararanasan ko mismo.

"Ano ba kayo?! Ako parin naman si Xhiena. Walang pinagbago. I'm still your friend who you fought and laughed with. Prinsesa man ako o hindi, sana manatili kung ano 'yung meron sa ating lahat. That's the only thing I don't want to change."

Kaagad lumapit sa akin si Anice at naluluha akong niyakap ng mahigpit, kaya mas lumapad ang ngiti sa labi ko.

Tanging kaming tatlo lang ang nasa Safe House ngayon dahil si Zynon ay nasa Infirmary parin at hindi pa nagigising. It's been a three days since the Venour Tournament, and we all felt that everything changed.

Kami-kami pa lang din ang nakakaalam sa totoo kong pagkatao kasama ang iilang mga Professors. Ipinakiusap kong huwag ipagsabi 'yon sa lahat, dahil ayokong madagdagan pa ang gulo ngayon dito sa Vampire High.

Everyone has a lot on their plate right now and I think an another big announcement like that right after the sudden tragedy that befall to this school would be too much.

"Whether you like it or not, starting from now on, everything will really change for better or for worst, that's because you came back," napalingon kaming tatlo ni Luigi kay Gwen na nanatiling seryoso ang mukha at nakatingin sa nakabukas na bintana ng Safe House.

Lately, I noticed since that incident right after we came back to the school, she's been spacing out a lot. Para bang ang dami-dami nyang iniisip.

"I will change this world for the better, Gwen," sabi ko kaya napalingon siya sa akin na hindi parin nagbabago ang ekspresyon.

"Aren't those just empty words?" tuluyan siyang tumayo at lumapit sa akin.

"Gwen..." pagpipigil naman sa kanya ni Anice, pero tila hangin ito at hindi niya pinansin.

"If you're waging a war, you need an army. A strong one, who will fight by your side and will never betray you. Dahil hindi mo mapapatumba si Levy Luxerfillia ng mag-isa lang. Remember, she's the queen, and everyone in this world bows to her."

She's right. Alam ko naman 'yon. I won't go to war with just a knife on the hand.

"I'll just give you one piece of advice. Marami ang kalaban mo higit pa sa inaakala mo, Xhiena. That's why you need more comrades. And right now, I'm thinking on which side should I go with."