SELENE

EXTRA

EXTRA

"This is going to be a scandal, Grey." simula ni Ysla sa kasama niya.

Nakatingin lang sa malayo ang binatang tinawag si Grey habang tinatapos ni Ysla ang pagkukulay sa mga kuko nito sa paa. Inayos lang ng binata ang salamin suot nito bago nagbuntong-hininga na lang siya.

"The Queen of the Sea elope with some human, really? You let it go under your radar, Grey?" Ysla mocked.

"He is that cat's twin brother. Why do you put the blame on me? Put the blame on the cat. Why the hell did my niece fell in love with that cannibal cat? Why did she agreed to be the rebound?" He hissed angrily.

Napabuntong-hininga si Ysla at tinakpan ang lalagyan ng nail polish niya.

"I know you're guilty with the elopement. You could order me or you could get them yourself, Grey."

Tumingin si Grey sa kasama niya at ngumisi, "Why would you think I am guilty?"

Ysla crossed her legs and rolled of her eyes in annoyance, "You trim your long hair. You've growing that hair since that day and you just got it trimmed?"

"My hair has nothing to do with the elopement, shut it."

Natawa sa kanya si Ysla.

Isang taon na ang lumipas pero simula nang pakawalan nila ang kapatid ni Rei Amano at ang Reyna. Kaya hindi na nila ito mahagilap kung saan probinsya sila mahanap o sadyang ayaw lang magsalita ni Grey dahil kung tutuusin ay may kakayahan ito hagilapin ang mag-asawa.

"Anong gagawin mo kapag nangialam ang kapatid mo? Alam mong kahit ako ay walang sinabi sa kanya diba? Maikli ang pasensya ng kapatid mo, Grey."

Tumayo lang si Grey at nahilamos niya ang mukha niya. "Sigurado akong hindi mangingialam si kuya!"

Umiwas ng tingin si Grey sa kanya, nagsimulang magpalakad-lakad pabalik-balik sa kwarto.

"Grey, huwag mo sabihin na-," Biglang may napagtanto si Ysla bago siya hinampas sa pader ni Grey. He smashed her to the wall which surprised Ysla. He held her neck and she felt her legs weak.

"Oo na! He manipulated some strings and that's the reason they couldn't track them... I don't know how long will his manipulation last but-please just shut it...for a while."

"What?! What about the repercussions?"

"I don't know-this is the first time he did something this big that involved the entire mermaid clan...Heck, I don't even know if Rei is aware of all the shit."

"Anong iniisip ng kapatid mo...?" Hindi makapaniwalang bulalas ni Ysla.

"Why the hell is a succubus concern so suddenly?"

It pissed Ysla off and held him by his arm but, it wouldn't budged. She find it irritating at the same time.

"I didn't know the youngest of those children knows how to be guilty." Ysla barked back.

Binagsak ni Grey si Ysla at lumayo agad sa kanya, "I don't know his motives. Hindi ko alam kung paano niya naplano ang lahat ng hindi alam ni papa."

"Sigurado ka bang hindi alam ng papa nyo?"

"If he knows, he'll summon us all back to Japan. Even if it interrupts his shoot on his weekly series and his other Hollywood work commitment."

"Maybe, he already knows this but he turned a blind eye..."

Natameme si Ysla sa narinig niya.

"Just who the hell is your older brother...for your father to turn a blind eye on... I doubt he likes to spoil all of you..."

Halatang umiwas sa paksa si Grey at umalis ng kwarto. Padabog itong lumayas sa kwarto nila.

"Hoy, bumalik ka dito, Grey! Ordinaryo lang naman siya dati ah! GREY! BUMALIK KA DITO!"

Hindi na niya naabutan si Grey at napasigaw ito nang may isang matangkad na babaeng lumitaw sa harapan niya.

Nakasuot ito ng mataas na puting heels, nakasuot ito ng blouse na may mga ruffles, maikling itim na pencil skirt, at puting lab coat na may nakasulat na Park Miho.

"What are you doing here, Miho?"

"My Jun-ho is angry, you know..."

"How the hell did the head allowed him or turned a blind eye about the elopement?!"

"Saber and Rhea are dead and the child is nowhere to be found..."

Napalunok si Ysla sa narinig tungkol sa bata. "Anong bata?!"

"Do something about the child, Ysla. If you don't, you both will taste my Jun-ho's wrath. Grey doesn't want it but, you still don't know how my Jun-ho gets angry...right? Or maybe the taste of the head's wrath himself?" Miho sent out a cryptic smile to Ysla.

"Miho...I'm a demon. He's a mere youma." Mariing wika ni Ysla. She's clearly faking it though.

Alam naman ni Ysla ang tungkol sa kapangyarihan ni Grey at ng mga kapatid nito pero ngayon lang niya naramdaman ang takot at kilabot sa harapan ng babaeng si Miho. She was supposed equal with her.

"I don't have time to deal with a low demon like you. I still have patients to handle. Please tell Grey about it. Saber and Rhea are dead and their child is nowhere to be found."

What child? The couple already produced a child? And they're dead.

"Sinasabi mo bang kailangan namin alamin kung anong nangyari kina Saber at Rhea? At paano doon sa bata?"

"Kung pwede lang mangialam ang Jun-ho ko, kami na ang tatapos ... anyway, please deal with it. Jun-ho or the head? Pick your poison. Toodles~"

Nawala na lang sa harapan niya si Miho.

Doon lang niya hinayaan bumagsak ang katawan. Miho is a dangerous woman and she can't believe that a succubus is afraid of a mere Phantom.
"Just what happened in a year?"

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