Heiress Of Aeraseis

Kabanata 26 - Hearts Desires

K26 - Hearts Desires

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Raisha

She's finally here! She's here!

My eyes are teary as she stared back with her beautiful purple eyes. She's awake. Finally!

Naiiyak na tumakbo ako upang mayakap siya. Hindi niya alam kung gaano ko siya na-miss! Hindi niya nakita iyong pegasus ni Ipo-ipo, iyong mga birds na pumo-popo tapos hinuhulog lang. Lalo na iyong water bridge ni Wave! Naku! I'm sure malulula rin siya doon! At ang mas grabe, hindi niya nakita ang pagiging mahina ni Fierra! Dalawa sana kaming magiging masaya. Dalawa sana kaming pagtatawanan ang bruhang iyon!

She's my bestfriend since forever. She have been with me throughout my life. We have differences pero gora lang. Mas matalino nga lang talaga siya sa akin and admit ko naman iyon. Ang hilig kasi niyang magbasa. Anything that would interest her, she would read. Pero mas bet talaga niya iyong Harry Potter. Super love niya iyon. Siguro kung pwede lang magpapa-tattoo na siya ng lightning bolt sa may noo niya. But she's easily hurt so ayaw niya.

I can't believe it, but yeah. My bestfriend is awake and I'm so happy!

"Careful, Raisha.. You don't want to drown, don't you?"

Naguguluhang lumingon ako sa humawak sa balikat ko. I felt like I've woken from a trance and found myself in a deep water!

Why am I here? Where is Alline? She's awake, right?!

"Come on, umahon ka na." Seryosong pakli ni Spring.

I couldn't help but to keep my tears back. I felt like I've been played. I was showed that my bestfriend's back to drown me?! They are so cruel!

Unti-unting bumabangon ang inis ko habang sumusunod sa malaking bulto ni Spring patungo sa dalampasigan. Kung tumuloy pa ako ay mas malala pa yata ang aabutin ko sa mundong ito! I'll be dead from drowning!  Ni wala man ni ha ni ho? Malulunod na lang ako basta-basta? And where are they? Hindi ba't naiwan itong si Spring sa palasyo?

Ang sarap ipabugbog kay Spring ng gumawa nito sa akin!

Inaasahan kong pagtatawanan ako ni Fierra pagkadating ko sa kanila but I am wrong. I saw her so devastated that I just shut up. Halos wala sa sarili ang mga nauna kong kasama. Tierra, Firenn and Ice are just quiet. Normal lamang iyon kaya lang ang hindi ko maintindihan ay kung bakit ang tahimik ni Wave. Lahat yata sila ay tila pagod na pagod. Iyon bang parang nakipaglaban sila ng napakatagal and then they lost.

Teka? Where is my bestfriend?

"They are so dead! Bakit kailangan nilang ipakita iyon! That's just so yucky! I don't like him! You sirens, erase that!" Nagulat ako sa biglaang pagtayo ni Fierra at pagsigaw sa hangin. Err, who is she talking to?

Naguguluhang inilibot ko ang paningin. Nasa isang maliit na isla kami. Is this what Tierra told her that island called Anthe--? Ano nga iyon? Ang hirap tandaan! Isla na lang. At tsaka bakit buhay pa itong si Wave?

"Hoy! Hindi ba nahulog ka sa cliff, Wave? Marunong kang lumipad?"

Hindi naman siguro ako namamalikmata kanina? Tsaka paano kaya kami nakapunta dito? Mukhang malayo ang distansiya ng pinanggalingan namin. I couldn't clearly see the cliff we've been through.

Hindi ko alam pero bakit kaya ang bango nitong isla? The scent's kinda addicting. Oh, must be the flowers. Ang dami rito'ng nakapaligid na bulaklak na kakaiba. Iba-iba rin ang mga kulay. Some are even hanging from trees like beautiful curtains! Wow, nakaka-bighani pala ang islang ito!

"What? You won't come out? You bitches!" Patuloy na sigaw ni Fierra.

Err, the birds are already flying with her voice. Super sigaw talaga siya. Nabulabog yata sila. Para siyang mga tambay na lasenggero sa mundo ng mga tao. Iyong sobrang lasing na at naghahanap kung sinong matapang. Gosh, ang warfreak talaga ni Fierra. I hope she wouldn't toast this island into flames. Papagalitan siya ng DENR!

"Fierra! Shut up! Hindi mo sila gugustuhing magalit. We need them!" Pagbabawal ni Firenn sa kapatid.

"Well, I don't need them! 'Your' heiress need them but I don't! I don't care about her! She can sleep all her life." Sabay irap nito sa kapatid.

Bago ko pa siya masugod ay natulala na lang ako sa biglaang pagiging yelo ng buong katawan ni Fierra! Woah! Sino may gawa niyan?! That was too fast!

"Shihira!" Firenn hissed. Dali-dali nitong nilapitan ang kapatid.

Si Ice? Waaah! Oo nga no, siya nga pala ang may Ice magic! So cool, buti nga kay Fierra.

I don't know what Firenn is doing but he's touching the bloke of ice which is Fierra. At may lumalabas na kulay pula sa mga kamay ni Firenn. Dinidikit nito iyon sa kapatid nito.

I couldn't help but smirk. Bahala ka diyan.

"Shihira!" Si Whirlwind naman ngayon ang dumating at nagmamadali itong lumapit kay Fierra. I mean sa ice statue.

"You can't do this, Shihira! If the Baron knew.." Firenn trailed. No development whatsoever with whatever he's doing.

Bakit kaya walang nangyayari? Shouldn't the ice melt already? Si Firenn ay apoy din yata eh.

"The Baron will understand, Mashveil. Your sister's hardheaded." Ice seriously said, not even slightly bothered.

"So, what do we have here.."

"Where is Alline?" Ice stood up, asking with his normal icy cold voice.

My eyes grew wide as I saw three half-human, half-bird and a beautiful woman  landed on the ground. I could still hear their flapping of wings.

Shouldn't the siren's be with a tail?

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Alline

"Why are you here? Paano ka nakapunta dito?"

Naguguluhan ako. This is some kind of my dream but someone else entered?

I'm still on the process of accepting the fact that I saw myself, a younger self-- with a beautiful and regal-looking woman as her Mom. I mean, okay, I'm in my dream so it could be just what my heart's desire, right? That's what dreams are all about. We tend to put in our thoughts the things we want and then it will eventually take place in our dreams.

Yes, I am longing for a family, especially a mother. And that must be the reason why I saw myself with one. Kahit na ba napaka-superficial niya.

"I'm a dreamwalker, Crystalline. I can enter your dreams, not just yours, I mean.. But don't you think you're taking too long lingering in here? Don't you want to wake up?" Seryosong paliwanag at tanong ng babae.

Nanghihinang naupo ulit ako sa gawa sa glass na swing.

I stared at my surrounding and heaved a sigh.

"I want to but I don't know how." God knows how much I want to see them! My bestfriend, si Kuya Snow.. si Ice.. si Firenn, ang cute na si Tierra, ang mayabang na si Whirlwind, Spring's bulky image..at kahit ang nakakainis na si Fierra. I want to see all of them.

"Maybe you're not trying enough." Pinagtaasan niya ako ng kilay. I have this impression that she's kinda suplada.

"Maybe you're too weak.."

Naiinis na tiningnan ko siya. She thinks I'm not trying? She thinks I love being alone here?!

"Then maybe you don't know me too well!" Naiinis na sigaw ko sabay tayo.

I was about to rant more nang tila yumugyog ang paligid. Unti-unting nanlalabo ang paligid.. The image of the woman is fading, iyong smirk lang niya ang huli kong nakita habang naririnig ko ang isang awitin.

I can hear a lullaby, but its not putting me to sleep.. It's waking me up.. My body and consciousness is coming back.. I could feel it..

And before I know it, my eyes opened.

And I saw him.

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