Lovely Ever After

Kabanata 98

Fun fact: Did you observe? I made Yomiere as the character who makes hasty decisions-that's her flaw, all of my characters are flawed in one way or another, you just have to read between the lines. :>

Kabanata 98

Nang nasa fighting arena kami ay agad na umupo sa bleachers ang mga team bosses, may iba namang mga tauhan na tila alam ang mangyayari kaya nakisali na rin sila. Ngunit kita ko sa kanilang mukha na manonood lang sila upang ibaling ang atensyon

Looking at their sad faces, Liham must have been a good mafia boss, no, the best, perhaps.

"I won't go easy on you, Young Lady." Vonrogue's playful voice interrupted my thoughts, looking at him, he seems to be good at hiding his true feelings, but like all the rest, eyes never lie. I see sadness in his eyes he cover with a smirk on his lips.

"Good, I want to defeat you at your best." Sagot ko habang tumitingin ng magandang espada sa weaponry, tumigil ako sa harap ng isang espada na may asul na dyamante, it must be a sapphire. Agad nitong nakuha ang aking atensyon kaya naman kinuha ko ito.

Surprisingly, the weight feels like the same sword I've been keeping. The texture, the double-edged style, everything-this feels like mine. So it will be.

"Nice choice." Vonrogue grinned.

Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay, pumunta na kami sa gitna ng battle area, cheers erupted the room and they were all cheering for Vonrogue, agad akong nakaramdam ng galit at inis, I will prove them all that they were cheering for the wrong person.

Nobody is better than me when it comes to swordfight.

"Handa ka na ba?" Vonrogue raised one eyebrow, "or you need to warm-up?"

I craned my neck and stretched my arms, "I'm good." I aimed my sword at him, "the first one to hit wins, no rules." My eyes darkened, I can end this quickly if I wanted, but I want to test Vonrogue first. If he truly is the best swordman, then perhaps he can compete with me, like Noah.

"Okay, let's fight!" Walang alinlangan siyang sumugod, he attacked me with his sword, I blocked it with mine, the impact was strong, but not too strong for me to back down.

Nagkaroon muli ng ingay, they were all chanting his name in unison, I suddenly felt out of place. Well, I am...

"Nice, Young Lady." Vonrogue licked his upper lip and smirked, "but not nice enough." He suddenly kept a distance, nagulat ako nang bigla siyang nawala sa harap ko, I blinked, pagkatapos ng ilang sandali ay nakiramdam ako, if I can't use my eyes against him, then I'll just use other of my senses.

I closed my eyes, losing my sight only strengthened my senses, this is something I learned while training against Noah, it works. Vonrogue didn't disappear, he only used his speed to disappear.

I inhaled, slowly feeling the surrounding, I put my sword at my back and there was a clash, suminghap si Vonrogue, "paano mo nalaman?"

"Don't underestimate me, boy." Sagot ko naman, I let myself drown in the darkness, "I'm not using my eyes."

My hearing sense sensed him keeping another safe distance, humarap ako sa kanya at minulat ko na ang aking mga mata.

"Tough." Vonrogue said, I took the moment he was talking to attack, he blocked it with his sword, but the sword he used to block me was suddenly cut in half.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to do that."

Vonrogue's eye widened, the cheering stopped, there was nothing but dead silence as the slice of his sword fall down into the floor.

"The fight's not yet over, or have you lost the sense of winning?" I mocked.

Galit niya akong tinignan, "I will-" I took the moment again and threw my sword at him like a shuriken, umigtad siya, but his timing was not perfect, the edge of the sword hit his cheek as it passed beside him.

"I win." My voice was cold and the victory made me proud of myself, maybe if Liham was here he would be cheering for me, then my victory will somehow make sense, because I've been fighting for someone.

But this victory... I'm fighting to replace him.

Tumulo ang dugo sa pisngi ni Vonrogue, he blinked, halatang hindi makapaniwala na isang babae ang nakatalo sa kanya. "You earned my respect, Young Lady."

Saktong iyon ay tumama ang espada ko sa pader ng fighting arena, the pointy edge went through the wall, ganoon kalayo ang lipad ng espada ko?

Tumalikod na ako sa kanya at tinignan ko ang lahat ng mga magiging tauhan ko, I gave them my smirk before storming out of the room, alam kong susunod ang mga team boss sa akin papunta sa conference room.

I wasn't wrong.

Nang kompleto na kaming lahat, including Vonrogue, tinignan ko silang lahat, "now, where is Mr. What-is-it-to-you? He said he'll quit if I'm his new mafia boss."

Tinignan ko siya, nakayuko ang kanyang ulo na tila nahihiya at nakakuyom ang kamao, "though I'm willing to forgive, I'm not willing to forget."

"I'm sorry, Young Lady." Halos ramdam ko ang pait sa kanyang boses.

"Fine, as long as all of you acknowledge me now."

"We do." Sabay na sagot nila, tinanaw ko silang lahat, I can see it in their eyes, some are still unwavering about it.

Tumingin ako kay Vonrogue, he just gave me an encouraging nod, may bandaid na sa pisngi niyang natamaan ng espada.

"I will give all of us a month to prepare for the coming war between this mafia and the Defenders of Justice. One month." I hope that one month is enough for me to accept his death.

I hope that one month is enough for us to accept that Liham's not here anymore.

That he's only a memory now.

That he's only living in my heart now.

"What do you guys say?" Vonrogue asked, interrupting me from my thoughts.

"Yes, Young Lady!"