Teach Me How To Werewolf [COMPLETED]

Chapter 11 - Marked

(POV Eliana)

Pagtapos ng class ko, hindi ko inaasahan na nandoon si Tristan sa labas ng university building. Pagkakita niya sa akin, mabilis niyang hinawakan ang braso ko at dinala sa parking lot na parang nagmamadali.

Hala, bakit niya ko kinakaladkad?

"Tristan, wait lang. Bakit ka andito? Akala ko ba may lakad ka?" tanong ko nang makarating kami sa sasakyan niya.

"Anong relationship mo kay Lancelot Harrington?" bungad na tanong niya sa akin.

"Si Lance? Super friend namin siya ni Gwen."

"Is he courting you? Is he your boyfriend? Did you have a relationship before? Did you already fuck?"

What the hell? Bakit ganito ang mga tanong ni Tristan?

"Tristan, you must have confused me with someone else. Hindi naman ako kagandahan para magustuhan ni Lance. Part time model at celebrity si Lance, hindi ako type nun."

"Just answer my damn questions!"

Inipon ko lahat ng pasensya ko para di ko masampal ang lalakeng nasa harapan ko. Hindi pa nga kami mag-asawa, sinisigawan na niya ko.

"Bakit ka ba nagagalit sa akin? Bakit mo ba ko sinisigawan? Akala ko ba bati na tayo? May regla ka ba ngayon at galit ka sa mundo?"

He just looked at me at obvious na galit siya sa mga oras na ito. He opened his car's door and asked me to get inside.

Di ko maintindihan si Tristan minsan, masyadong emotional. Parang si Incredible Hulk na pwedeng maging green monster anytime. Sabagay, he already mentioned na heightened lahat ng nararamdaman ng isang werewolf. Malamang kung galit siya, his anger will consume him.

"Eliana, I'm sorry for being an ass. I don't mean to shout at you. Forgive me, I was just furious," mahinang sabi ni Tristan.

Though palagi kami nag-aaway, he is not afraid to say sorry to me. Kahit papaano, he is a complete gentleman with menopausal tendencies nga lang.

"Furious with me, furious with Lance or both?"

"You must be careful with that man."

"He said the exact same thing kaninang umaga. Is there something that you want to tell me?"

"Lancelot Harrington is also werewolf," he said after a long silence.

"Ah kaya pala galit ka sa kanya kasi pareho kayong doggies. Wwwhhat? He's a werewolf too? Namali ata ako ng school na pinasukan. Werewolf school ba yung university namin?"

"Of course not, para kang bata. Walang werewolf school, but we do have a training academy for new werewolves," he said as he smiled at me.

It is a warm and yet an apologetic smile. Moody talaga ang lalaking ito parang si Lance din.

"Tristan, bata pa naman ako. Ikaw ilang taon ka na? Nasa mid twenties?"

"Three hundred years old, give or take."

"Kaya pala mainitin na ulo mo, ang tanda mo na. Wait lang, three hundred years old ka na talaga?" tanong ko sabay tingin kay Tristan.

This man looks like a someone in his mid to late twenties. Paano nangyari na three hundred years old na siya?

"I'm still young compared to other werewolves. Yung iba, thousand years old na."

Akala ko, normal ang aging process ng werewolves tulad ng mga tao, pero para din pala silang mga vampires, matagal ang lifespan.

"How about Gwen? How old is she?"

"Around two hundred and fifty years old."

"Seryoso? Eh anong ginagawa niya sa university namin? Bakit pa siya nag aaral?"

"Because of Lancelot. My sister fell in love with him decades ago."

That's not a surprise at all. Gwen is head over heels with Lance. But that guy is always disregarding her. They actually look perfect with each other. Gwen looks like a classy and sophisticated princess while Lance looks like a handsome prince.

"Kaya ka ba nagagalit dahil akala mo aagawin ko si Lance kay Gwen? Tristan, your sister is my best friend. I know that she likes Lance and I don't have plans on betraying her. Hindi ako ahas, ulupong or anaconda."

"Nagagalit ako dahil Lance might have already marked you as his mate, but you were turned by our family. This will create a conflict."

Marked as his mate?

"You lost me, Tristan. Anong ibig sabihin ng marked as mate? Sorry di ko gets, slow learner ako. Jargon sa akin ang werewolf term na yan."

"Did Lance ever confess his feelings to you? Like he wants you to be his other half someday?"

"Other half?"

"Did he ever tell you that he wants to marry you?"

"Binibiro lang niya ko na gusto niya ko maging girlfriend, but knowing Lance, alam ko na sinasabi niya yun sa lahat ng babae. That's why we're friends. Hindi ako patola sa mga sinasabi niya. Wala kaming intimate na relasyon ni Lance. Mabuti ko siyang kaibigan."

"Eliana, do you think he loves you? Tingin mo may feelings ba siya para sa iyo?"

"He loves me as a friend siguro. I know that he cares for me, nararamdaman ko yun. But somehow, I can feel deep within me na si Gwen ang gusto niya, na si Gwen ang mahal niya. And yet, he's afraid to show his real feelings. He is trying to hide it for an unknown reason na hindi ko maintindihan."

"How about you? Do you like Lance? He's a charming man."

"I like him as a friend, that's all. And besides, I am already taken."

"Taken? What do you mean taken? May boyfriend ka na?" taas kilay niya na tanong sa akin.

"What? No! May amnesia ka ba? Akala ko ba ikakasal na tayo?"

Humalakhak lang si Tristan dahil sa sinabi ko. Nawala ata sa isip niya na papakasalan niya ko. Sabagay, napipilitan lang naman siya. Our wedding is not exactly something that he looks forward to...