Magian Academia: the Sorceress of the Stars

Chapter 16: As I Fall

Sienna Astra's POV

Lahat kami'y antok na antok na naglalakad. Anong oras na din kaming natulog dahil sa game namin kagabi. We're currently walking back to the base camp.

Nagmessage kasi si Ms. Lea na we need to go back there. She said we have to be there at exactly 3 pm.

Tanghali na kami nagising kaya paspasan ang pag-aayos. Medyo mapapaaga daw ang alis dahil kailangan daw ang lahat ng instructors bukas. Mahaba pa din ang byahe kaya naman alas tres palang ay aalis na. 

I haven't found my familiar yet. Ako nalang ang wala sa aming lima. 

Hindi naman bago sa akin 'yon dahil noon pa man, hindi na ko espesyal.

"Zero, pwede makiride sa pet mo?" pa-cute na pagpapaalam ni Cress. Napapailing naman ako dahil ito na naman kami sa walang tigil na pag-aangal ni Cress.

"No." tipid na pagsagot ni Zero. Kahit kailan talaga napakadamot nito. 

Hindi ko alam kung ano meron sa akin ngayon pero dahil ako si Sienna, binatukan ko ang lalaki at sabay takbo ng mabilis. When I say 'mabilis', literal na mabilis.

"What was that for?" pasigaw nyang reklamo.

"Nothing!" I shouted back. I used my enhanced speed para hindi nya ko maabutan. It really helped me but sad to say, Zero was fast as I am. I have no idea how. Good depth perception, good hearing, and an another speedy. I guess it's really good that I was able to get a head start.

"Get back here!" Sigaw nya, habang natakbo. I couldn't tell if he was mad or what, but I knew he was close to me kaya naman mas binilisan ko pa ang pag takbo ko. 

Nagtakbuhan lang kami ng nagtakbuhan nung bigla akong may naramdaman na may humahatak sa akin, causing me to fall. Pinikit ko ang mata ko at hinintay ang pagbagsak ng katawan ko sa lupa.

I waited for seconds pero iba naramdaman ko.

I felt two arms wrapped around my waist and a body close to mine. I opened my eyes just to meet his two bright golden-amber eyes. Hindi ko mai-iwas ang tingin ko. It felt like I was being magnetized by his eyes. Is that one of his skills?

I snapped back to reality when I heard him speak. 

"Sie, are you okay?"

Huminga ako ng malalim at tumango. Nang mapagtanto nyang masyado syang malapit, tinulungan nya 'kong makatayo ng maayos bago lumayo. He looked at me and grinned. Umakyat naman lahat ng dugo ko sa mukha.

It's hot. It's freaking hot! Why did it get so hot all of the sudden?

"W-What?" I managed to say. Shit. What the hell is happening to me?

"That's what we call, 'Karma'" He said. Kumunot ang noo ko sa sinabi nya na sya namang ikanakunot din ng mukha nya. Lumapit sya at pinilit ituwid ang noo kong lukot, "And stop frowning." 

And that, my dudes, made my stone-hard heart skip a beat.

Air.

I need air.

My body is screaming for air. 

Did he use his ability on me?

That's unforgivable!

We stared at each other for I don't know how long.

Ito na naman yung magnet feeling. 

These past few days kahit puro pang-iinis lang ang ginagawa nya sa akin, nagiging kumportable akong kasama sya. I feel safe around him. But maybe because I knew that he's too powerful na kayang-kaya nyang protektahan ang kahit na sino.